Knox Trail Scout Executive Director To Retire
Dennis Prefontaine’s has served as Boy Scout of America Knox Trail’s first and only executive director; a Life Scout, the Holliston resident joined the Cub Scouts in 1954 and was awarded the Life Saving Award for helping a young man having a seizure.
Boy Scouts of America Knox Trail Council Executive Director Dennis Prefontaine will retire on Dec. 31, after four decades working with Scouts. The Knox Trail Council includes Newton scouts, who are part of the Viking District. A Life Scout, Prefontaine joined the Cub Scouts in 1954 and was awarded the Life Saving Award for his part in assisting a young man having a seizure and is a Vigil Member of the Order of the Arrow where he received the Order of the Arrow Distinguished Service Award. Being a professional with the Boy Scouts of America is the only job he has had since graduating from New Hampshire College (now Southern New Hampshire University) in 1970. He began his career with Pine Tree Council in Portland, Maine from 1970 to 1977 …
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Larry Bearfield
6:50 am on Wednesday, December 19, 2012
When Prefontaine first came to Norumbega Council there were NO "major infrastructure problems" at Nobscot Scout Reservation. It was a fabricated ruse to get rid of key volunteersi. Dedicated volunteers with a combined 100 years of service left Scouting because of the shameful accusations that were later proven wrong. Get the record straight!. more ›