SCOUTS

SCOUTS

David Capp attains Eagle Scout ranking

David A. Capp, a member of Boy Scout Troop 22, has earned the rank of Eagle Scout, Boy Scouting’s highest honor.

The award was presented at a recent court of honor. The troop is chartered to St. Christine Church in Youngstown. Capp’s Scoutmaster is Mat Sweely. His parents are Robert and Cindy Capp of Liberty Township.

Capp joined Scouting in September 1997 as a Tiger Cub with Pack 22. He advanced through Cub Scouts to earn the Arrow of Light Award and joined Troop 22 in February 2002.

He earned 26 merit badges and has served as assistant patrol leader, patrol leader, quartermaster and assistant senior patrol leader. He also earned his two-year Pipestone Award, lifeguard certification and mile-swim award. He also earned the Stambaugh Triangle for service to Camp Stambaugh.

He served three years as a staff member at the Mahoning County Cub Scout Day Camp, two summers on staff at GWRC Cub Resident Camp, one-half season on the Camp Akelia Cub Camp staff at Seven Ranges and two years as waterfront staff at Seven Ranges Scout Reservation. He also was charter treasurer for Venturing Crew 22, where he continues to be a member and serves as assistant scoutmaster with Troop 22.

For his Eagle Scout service project, Capp worked with Liberty Township Safe House to create an after-school tutoring program. He acquired the needed funding for his project through donations along with donated dictionaries, notebooks and other supplies and recruited volunteer student-tutors as well as volunteer professional faculty who served as support resources to the volunteer tutors.

Capp attends Youngstown State University, where he is working toward a degree in chemical engineering.

DOCTORS

Bitonte named president of medical association

Dr. Robert A Bitonte, formerly of Boardman, is now president of the Los Angeles County Medical Association.

Dr. Bitonte, who is a physical-medicine and rehabilitation specialist in Los Angeles, is a 1965 graduate of Boardman High School. He received his medical degree from the University of Miami in Florida in 1973, his juris doctorate from Southwestern University School of Law in 2000 and his master of laws degree in health law in 2003 from the University of San Diego Graduate School of Law.

He is the son of Esther Bitonte and the late Dr. Robert C. Bitonte. His sisters, Joanne Ciotola and Jeanne DeSanto, live in Canfield.

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