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Congregation
Shaarey Zedek
Boy Scout Troop
23, circa 1920
Bloomfield.
Questions about the new pack may be directed to Matthew Menely, district executive,
North Trails District of the Detroit Area Council of Boy Scouts at (313) 361-1291 or by
e-mail at mmenely@dacbsa.org .
Cub Scout Pack 1911 of Congregation Bnai Moshe will have a informational meeting
for boys and parents about its pack at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, at the West Bloomfield
Library, 4600 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Questions may be directed to Bill
Gesaman, (248) 338-0035, ext 122.
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Scouting On The Move
For the second time in its five-year history, Boy Scout Troop 364, chartered by the Adat
Shalom Synagogue Men's Club, has been honored with the Frank L. Weil Memorial
Award.
This coveted award, named in memory of one of the founders of the National Jewish
Committee on Scouting and its chairman from 1935-1957, recognizes Scout units that
achieve specific standards of excellence in programming, planning, leadership and
Jewish communal participation.
Now other Jewish boys will have opportunities to become Scouts as new Cub Scout
Packs open at several synagogues in Metro Detroit.
Congregation Shaarey Zedek of Oakland County will be home to new Cub Scout
Pack 1861, named in honor of the year of the synagogue's founding 146 years ago. The
Pack will provide youth programming to boys in grades 1-5 and is open to the com-
munity.
Shaarey Zedek's history with Scouting goes back to the earliest days of the movement's
founding, almost 100 years ago. Shaarey Zedek's Boy Scout Troops, with more than 100
boys, were one of the largest Jewish Scout programs in the country.
An informational meeting for all interested boys and parents will be held at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, March 6, at the Laker Center, 2075 Walnut Lake Road (at Inkster) in West
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Gear Up For Digital TV Transition
Roughly 566,100 Michigan residents who rely solely on over-the-air television signals
will be affected by the end of analog broadcasting on Feb. 17, 2009. All analog TVs that
are not connected to a converter box or a pay television service such as cable or satellite
will need to be upgraded by that date to continue receiving TV reception. By law, full-
power television stations nationwide must switch
from the old analog method to digital television
(DTV)
To learn more, you can visit the 20-foot TV rolling
around the Rock Financial Showplace, 46100 Grand
River Ave. in Novi, from Feb. 15-17. The gigantic
screen, known as the "DTV Trekker," is traveling
the country to help educate consumers about the
upcoming transition. The effort is sponsored by the
National Association of Broadcasters. Stop in from
2-9 p.m. Feb. 15, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Feb. 16 and 11 a.m.-
6 p.m. Feb. 17.
Making the switch to DTV involves three options: Buy a DTV converter box, buy a
new TV with a built-in digital tuner or subscribe to a TV service provider.
DTV converter boxes will be available in early 2008. To help consumers cover the cost
of the converter box, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) is issuing up to two converter box coupons valued at $40 each to households.
Information about the DTV converter box coupon program is available at wwwntia.doc.
gov.
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