Gilberto Lagos, 65, recently contacted The Press about a trip he had to the area in 1967 for a Boy Scout World Jamboree event, and included a screenshot of a souvenir edition of The Press commemorating the event he has kept ever since. As August approaches, so too does the 50th anniversary of the trip, which Lagos said they hope to celebrate by reconnecting with several host families and former members of his troop.

“It was my first time in the USA and, according to my father, it was a country to respect and admire for many reasons. The people from Coeur d’Alene were great,” Lagos wrote in an email. “All the families there made us feel at home.”

Lagos has been attempting to locate some of the families he and his peers stayed with near Fernan Lake after the event. He provided the following list of names to The Press. Keith Cousins, CdA Press

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