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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Youngest in family joins his 3 brothers in Eagle Scouts

Paul Bartschi’s family has always been a close-knit group. Paul and his wife, Jennifer, raised four boys and one girl, and all the boys joined Boy Scouts. Earlier this month, Aaron Bartschi, 18, the youngest sibling, earned the rank of Eagle Scout at a Court of Honor ceremony at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Las Posas Road in Camarillo. In itself, the Court of Honor wasn’t unusual, although only 4 percent of Boy Scouts nationwide attain the Eagle Scout rank. Aaron’s Court of Honor on Jan. 8 was unusual because it was the fourth one he and his father have attended. Aaron’s older brothers, Paul III, 31; Jordan, 25; and Mark, 21, all made Eagle Scout before him. Now it was his turn.

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