I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the young men and leaders for participating in this year's Regional Ranger of the Year competition. This year’s evaluation was held in Fort Worth, Texas at Christ Church Assembly of God.

Ranger of the Year is a great opportunity for a boy to compete against other Rangers and begin to set goals early in life. You can start preparing your boys for next year’s competition by going to http://royalrangers.ag.org and clicking on the Ranger of the Year logo for more information. What an honor to have one of your boys considered the Regional and/or National Ranger of the Year.

There were thirteen boys who attended from various districts in the South Central Region.

Expedition Rangers
National Ranger of the Year - Kiah Bennett (NTX)
1st Runner Up - Chris Trower (NTX)
2nd Runner Up - Jonathan Finley (OK)

Boys who received outstanding status
Allen Elrod (OK)
Tyler Ryals (OK)
Joel Braaten (STX)

Boys who received excellent Status
Joshua Bryant (NM)

Adventure Rangers
1st Place - Ryan Braaten (STX) - Outstanding
1st Runner Up - David Rice (OK) - Excellent
2nd Runner Up - Seth Goins (WTX) - Excellent

Boys who received Excellent Status
Stephen Warne (NTX)
Joseph Eapan (STX)
Spencer Phinney (NTX)

So again, start working with your outpost now so that they can be involved in the next Regional Ranger of the Year in January 2007. Maybe one of them will be our next National Ranger of the Year from the South Central Region. Way to go Kiah Bennett!!!

Respectfully,
Tony Garcia, III