Cook receives scouting's Venture Crew highest award

Emily Cook, Colfax, is the third person in the Inland Northwest Council of the Scouts BSA to achieve the "Summit," the highest award in scouting's Venture Crew, since the co-ed program was created in 1998. It is equivalent to the Eagle Scout award in the Boy Scouts.

Emily Cook, 20, daughter of Brad and Linda Cook, will receive her Summit during a Court of Honor scheduled for a future time. It was originally planned to be March 17.

"I've been involved with scouting my entire life because my parents were before I was born," Emily said. "My favorite parts are the hiking and backpacking, and the s...