Sam Howell II

President, Sam Howell; Vice President, Holden Kenworthy

"The movie adage 'Build it and they will come' is somewhat true even in Scouting," says Sam Howell II, president of the Buffalo Trail Council in Midland, Texas."If you build a good quality program and have quality volunteers and a full professional staff, the Scouts will come."

With a 14 percent jump in traditional units and a 13 percent increase in youth members, it seems the Scouts did come to the programs offered by the Buffalo Trail Council in 1998.
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Scout Executive John D. Johnson, left, and council President Sam Howell II are committed to traditional unit and membership growth.
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"The Boy Scouts of America has more to offer today than ever before," Howell continues."We have a program that meets the needs of today's youth, and more and more youth are going to need such a quality program to be involved in."

That is why the Buffalo Trail Council cannot merely be content with its 1998 growth.The years ahead will bring new groups of young people - young people whose lives could be changed forever by Scouting.

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Council Vice President Sam Howell said Melton was chosen to receive the award because of his community involvement outside the office of mayor.
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"Each year we try to find an outstanding person in the community to honor," Howell said."You see him supporting many, many organizations and causes, and he's just been very outstanding as far as his support of the city."Howell said past recipients of the award have included former Odessa Mayor Lorraine Perryman and the late District Judge Gary Watkins.