Troop 847 Eagle Scouts

One hundred years after Arthur Eldred of New York earned this nation’s first Eagle Scout Award, new, independent research demonstrates the significant, positive impact Eagle Scouts have on society every day.  Since it was first awarded in 1912, more than 2 million young men have achieved the Boy Scouts of America’s highest rank. 

Eagle Scouts of Troop 847

Joe Brumble, 1961

Tommy Hudson, 1961

Don MacKenzie, 1961

Fred Hedge, 1962

Dwight Pemberton, 1962

David Turney, 1962

David Diamond, 1963

Allen Flippo, 1964

Billy Micks, 1964

Jimmy Rice, 1964

John Kincer Jr., 1965

John Woodard Jr., 1968

John Elder III, 1971

Harold Woodward, 1972

Steven Elder, 1972

Mark A. Spenik, 1981

Gary S. Spenik, 1981

Adam G. Spenik, 1982

Earle B. Swift, 1982

Peter J. Zinck, 1985

Denny E. Davis, 1986

Steven T. Owen, 1987

Thomas P. Zinck, 1988

Alfred E. Amstutz, 1988

Robert W. Lane, 1988

Martin E. Gray, 1989

Christopher W. Herlong, 1989

James E. Hicks, 1991

Jason B. Marcus, 1992

Andrew G. Willis, 1992

Josh S. Talley, 1992

Steven R. Fell, 1993

Brain K. Garvey, 1993

Joe Hoffmann, 1995

Andrew Harvin, 1997

Adam Johnson, 1997

Matthew Fell, 1997

Ryan Keeling, 1999

Joseph Arcidicono, 2000

Adam Peck, 2000

Joel Peck, 2001

David Arcidicono, 2001

Aaron Peck, 2003

P.J. Paradis, 2003

James McCaffery, 2003

Larry Shane, 2004

Garrett Oldland, 2004

TC Cleary, 2005

Tim Pitzer, 2005

Jeffrey Kovach, 2006

Blake DeMarchis, 2006

Alex Miller, 2007

Nathan Jones, 2007

Bert Massad, 2007

Eric Meyer, 2008

Alex Rowe, 2009

Nathan Dey, 2010

Adam Sidelko, 2010

Carl Morgans, 2011

Eric Sidelko, 2012

Rodolfo Falck, 2012

John Figurella, 2012

Chris Paradis, 2013

Ryan Martin, 2017

Samuel Rose, 2017

Wesley Gearhardt, 2017

Brandon Hornung, 2017

Hunter Evans, 2018

John Law, 2018

Jacob Gearhardt, 2019

Mackenzie Bruce, 2019

Ryan Hornung, 2020

Tristen Stower, 2020

Tyler Evans, 2022

Christopher Varone, 2022

Charles Smith, 2023

Nathan Gearhardt, 2023

Joseph Campbell, 2024

Joseph Campbell, 2024

Coming Soon

Boy Scout Troop 847 of Chancellor recently awarded the highest rank in Scouting, the rank of Eagle Scout, to three young men. Nathan Gearhardt, Christopher Varone and Charlie Smith were honored by Troop 847’s sponsoring organization, the Tabernacle United Methodist Church Men’s Club.

The Scouts received commendation from the Virginia House of Delegates’ Phillip Scott of the 88th District, and Chuck Martin and Mike Varone of the United States Submarine Veterans presented each of the young men for the USSVI Eagle Scout Award.

Tim McLaughlin from the Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors and Bill Micks from Friends of the Rappahannock were also present, supporting their achievement. Bill Micks, a former member of Troop 847, and Phil Scott are both Eagle Scouts as well.

The multiyear journey to the Eagle Scout Award is one of the most involved and transformative experiences a young man can have. A Scout earns merit badges and rank advancements to show the lessons and skills they learn, and the culmination in Scouting is that you must complete an Eagle project to show your leadership and giving back to the community that you live in.

Nathan coordinated and helped to plant over 30 trees at the new Belmont Park. Christopher helped to organize the building of a structure for Central Virginia Horse Rescue. Charlie helped to restore a trail, boardwalk and fence for the National Park Service.

Surrounded by fellow Scouts, family and friends, Nathan, Christopher and Charlie were celebrated for achieving this once in a lifetime accomplishment.

Published in the Free-Lance Star on May 4, 2023

Tyler Evans, 2022

For his Eagle Scout Project, Tyler replaced the gravel road leading up to the water tower. Additionally, holes were filled around the fenced area.