There is no one alive in Huntington Beach today that I feel has
contributed more to the general good of the city than Russ Paxson and Tim
Alvarez. They have been instrumental in keeping alive the oldest Boy
Scout troop this side of the Mississippi River.There is a reason this
troop is still No. 1, and they are the reason.They have touched the lives
of countless thousands of young people in the city and elsewhere.
It is not just the 2,500 or so Boy Scouts who have passed through the
troop.
It is also the 110 or so who have earned their Eagle award with Russ' and
Tim's guidance.
It is also the friends, family members, classmates and co-workers of
former and current Scouts who have benefited from their association with
the young men that Russ and Tim helped mold into the best examples of
citizens that Huntington Beach has to offer.
It is the countless troop service projects and Eagle projects these two
guys have helped with that have made this city a nicer place for all of
us to live, one step at a time.It is the other service organizations they
have been associated with besides the Boy Scouts, and the good things
they have done for the city through those organizations.
When you think about it, it is the sheer number of hours, days, weeks,
months and years of service to this city that makes them priceless.
It makes them the biggest of the "Big Kahunas."
