Dr. Jeanne Sinquefield is a longtime supporter and participant of the Boy Scouts of America, and this year, she’s helping a Missouri Council celebrate a Scouting milestone.

Dr. Sinquefield serves as a member of the Five Rivers District of the Great Rivers Council, which covers 33 counties from Interstate 44 to Iowa. Next year, the Council will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America by placing 100 mile markers along the Gasconade River.

Her commitment to the Scouts was profiled in the following Jefferson City News Tribune article:

By Michelle Brooks
News Tribune
Published: February 9, 2009

Great races – sprints, relays and long distance – are being planned along the Gasconade River for the summer of 2010 in celebration of the Boy Scouts of America’s 100th anniversary.

In preparation, the Great Rivers Council, which covers 33 counties from I-44 to Iowa, will embark on a 100-mile marker project.

“You can canoe down the Gasconade and never know where you’re going,” said Jeanne Sinquefield, a council member from Folk who is in charge of the project.

The Gasconade is the longest river in Missouri, spanning about 250 miles. The river may not be as big as the Current River, but is has nice access points and offers shorter canoe trips, Sinquefield noted.

“We liked this project because its 100 miles and its the 100th anniversary,” Sinquefield said. “It’s something good for the Scouts to be doing and its benefiting the community.”

In addition to the mile markers with GPS locators, maps of the river and its surrounding communities will be created for this project.

Sinquefield hopes the markers may be put up this summer. That will take some negotiating with several public agencies and private land owners.
Installing the markers will help several Boy Scouts earn their Eagle Scout honor. But Sinquefield hopes to involve the community as well as Scout troops and packs to sponsor the markers.

Already several troops have requested the mile marker corresponding with their troop number, Sinquefield said.

“People are into numbers,” she laughed.