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File Photo Members of the Troop, pictured here with radio personality Anita Dean, pose outside of the Samaritan Kitchen, one of many places where the Troop has volunteered. One Scout is holding a community service award that the Troop earned. Troop from puK*' The Troop, which i& one of the city's few African American Scouting groups, is known for its extensive volunteer efforts across the community. It boasted more than 70 members before problems began to surface last year. Though they are not members of St. Stephen, James and Vonda Flynt placed their only child, James Jr. in the Troop more than live years ago because of its solid reputation. James Flynt. an operations administrator f?r Replacements, Ltd.. said he has been pleased with the lessons James Jr.. a rising seventh grader at Jetlerson Middle School, has gleaned from his participation. "It's had a major impact on James Jr.." he said. Mr. and Mrs. Mickens ik> an out standing job of making sure those boys understand those core values of what it means to be a true Boy Scout ." The group was forced to cancel three Scout meetings last year because its leaders could not gain access to the church building. James Jr. and seven othirr Troop mem bers are now a year behind on earning their credentials for Order of the Arrow, a Boy Scout honor society, because they must be certilied by rep resentatives from the BSA and when the representatives came out. they were unable to gain access into the church . The boys have been neg atively affected in other ways as well by the well-publi ci/ed church controversy, Mickens said. "They know what's going on," said the 71 year-old. who hasn't attended a service at St. Stephen in over a year. The state of limbo the Troop finds itself in has been diffi cult for the Mickenses too. "We love them and we're devoted to those guys." Mrs. Mickens said of the Troop. "Whatever you do. do it to us. but leave the boys alone. They have not done any thing." Flynt also expressed con cern that the youth have had to suffer because of an ackilt conflict. "1 can understand if you have a problem with whoev Jackson-Wiggins er," he said. "But when it gets to the point where you're affecting the lives of young men who are trying to be good citizens and' repre sent the Boy Scouts, I don't understand that from a bibli cal perspective," Longtime St. Stephen member Priscilla Jackson Wiggins attended a recent Eagle Scouts ceremony at United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church. Despite the celebratory tone of the event, Jackson Wiggins, a city native and retired school teacher, said she was melancholy because she could not stop thinking about the situation with the Troop at St. Stephen. Jackson-Wiggins says that church members were not invited to weigh in on the decision to not renew the charter. "I grew up knowing that church people, when all else fails, that's where you can go - it's a family," said the grandmother of two. "But a family wouldn't kick a group of kids out." St. Stephen leaders declined to comment directly on the issue, but Church Secretary Priscilla Jackson issued a statement on their behalf. "We, the members of St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church, support the Boy Scouts of America," Jackson said. "We strive to work in their best interest, and we're advocates." American Legion Post 220 on Liberty Street has agreed to charter the Troop. The boys will begin meeting there at the start of the school year and will contin ue their civic-minded work, Mickens said. Flynt said he and his wife plan to keep James Jr. involved in the Troop regard less of where it is based. "Location is not going to change who Mr. and Mrs. Mickens are as people and it's not going to change what they teach," he declared. "We'll just make adjustments and don't worry about it and continue to move forward." File Photo Pastor James Cook preaches at a county wide Easter service in 2009. Non-traditional student leader earns scholarship SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Mae Timmons-Moore, a non-traditional Winston Salem State University (WSSU) student, has received a $1,600 Alpha Sigma LamDda Honor Society (ASL) scholarship. She received ASL's Dr. Paul Sable Scholarship, which is based on academic achieve ment, scholarship, leadership and need. Timmons Moore is a senior majoring in Political Science with a concentration in Public Administration at WSSU. She is employed as a specialty key account serv ice representative with Pepsi Beverages. "I am so pleased to receive the Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Timmons-Moore Society's Dr. Paul Sable Scholarship. It is such an honor to be chosen for my scholastic ability from among such a worthy host of candidates. In addition, it allows me to represent Winston-Salem State University in such a positive way," said Timmons-Moore. Timmons Moore has served as a volunteer with the Forsyth County Department of Social Services Relatives as Parents Program (R.A.P.P.), the Keep Winston-Salem Clean - Big Sweep Program, the Susan G. Komen 5K Walk for the Cure (Breast Cancer Awareness), the March of Dimes' March for Babies Campaign, and serves on van ious auxiliaries at First Baptist Church - Highland Avenue. Timmons-Moore is a cur rent member of the WSSU Non-traditional Adult Student Organization of which she is current past president and a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars honor society. Timmons-Moore recently completed studies in WSSU's Summer Study Abroad Program in Ghana and Benin, West Africa where she con ducted research on "The Evolving Role of Women in African Politics." Timmons-Moore is mar ried to Anthony Moore and has two adult children and six grandchildren. 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