Dumbing down BSA Mormons are not OK with the idea of morally dumbing down the Boy Scouts of America with the admission of homoelective (homosexual) boys to the program.

CROSBY - Rita Renae Rono (Larsen), July 21, 1961 - April 6, 2013. Crosby, Minn.

Baxter resident and Brainerd High School Class of 2012 graduate Nicholas Oldham of Troop 44 earned the rank of Eagle Scout from the Boy Scouts of America and received the Eagle Scout award at a special Court of Honor on Dec. 27 at the Northland Arboretum.To earn the Eagle, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts, Oldham participated in years of scouting, receiving rank advancements over time, completed at least 21 merit badges and led volunteers in a community service project. His service project consisted of clearing and marking snow shoe trails at the Arboretum.

Voters won't have to worry about long lines for the Tuesday, Aug. 14 primary if the predictions of Crow Wing County elections officials hold true.

Newel Hirst, of Troop 44, Brainerd, earned the rank of Eagle Scout from the Boy Scouts of America and received the Eagle Scout award at a special Court of Honor on Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

For Newel Hirst, there wasn't a question of whether he would become an Eagle Scout. It was a matter of how long it would take him. Hirst, 15, was named an Eagle Scout at his Eagle Scout Court of Honor ceremony July 7.

PEQUOT LAKES - David "Spigs" Franzen, 64, of Pequot Lakes, died at his home on Oct. 2, 2012. Services for David will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Interment will take place at Valle Cemetery in Brainerd, Minn.

NISSWA - James "Jim" Randolph Brown, M.D., of Nisswa, Minn., formerly of Duluth, Minn., the son of Thomas James and Cordelia Randolph Brown, died Aug. 8, 2012, surrounded by his family at home, after a long and courageous battle against prostate cancer.

PEQUOT LAKES - David "Spigs" Franzen, 64, of Pequot Lakes, died at his home on Oct. 2, 2012. Services for David will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Interment will take place at Valle Cemetery in Brainerd, Minn.

WASHINGTON - To the victors go the spoils. Still, in the Democratic presidential contest four years ago, the losers did pretty well. Joe Biden is vice president and Hillary Clinton is secretary of state.