Dale Soendker believes strongly in the tradition of Boy Scouts.
He has been helping them for 23 years. His father was instrumental in getting Dale and his brother involved in Scouts, even though he never had that opportunity as a child. Dale joined the Cub Scouts at age 6 while living in Oregon. When he moved to Marshall, he joined Boy Scout Troop 42 and his father became an assistant Scout leader.
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