Boy Scout center opening nears

FARGO — After four years of planning and construction, the $4.3 million Jon L. Wanzek Center for Scouting in south Fargo is expected to open its doors as early as Monday.

The new 15,000-square-foot headquarters for the Northern Lights Council of the Boy Scouts of America is at 42nd Street South and 19th Avenue across from the Schlossman branch of the YMCA.

“It is such an exciting time,” Mark Holtz, Scout Executive of the Northern Lights Council, said of the move from the present downtown location at 301 Seventh Street S. “We’re packing up offices and looking to the future.”

The center, which broke ground a year ago, reflects the health and vitality of the scout organization, said Doug Restemayer, chairman of the building committee.

The new center is five times the size of the current building, and is more representative of the regional organization, said Steve McLister, Northern Lights Council president.

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