by Sharlene Irete
sirete@recordcourier.com
Minden resident Bill Semerau received good news about his $2.50 investment when he brought his Eagle Scout award collection to be appraised at the Genoa Antiques Show and Sale at the Genoa Town Hall on Sunday.
Including his own awards, Semerau's collection has six patches and seven pins. The oldest is from 1910 that he bought for $2.50 at a Rose Bowl swap meet in 1960.
Show organizer Martha Williams gave his collection an approximate value of $2,700.
"To you, it's priceless," Williams said.
Semerau joined the Boy Scouts in 1939 and received his Eagle Scout Award on March 31, 1953, from Gen. B. M. Bryan, 16th Corps Commander in Japan.
"Gen. Bryan signed the UN Korean Peace Accord three months later," said Semerau. "When he awarded me my Eagle pin, he said, 'I have every award offered and I envy you.'"
Retired from the Glendale, Calif., Police Department, Semerau said he's still an active scouter and participates in safety inspections.
Next year is the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of Boy Scouts of America.
The Genoa Antiques Show and Sale and appraisal clinic is held twice a year as a fundraiser for the Carson Valley Pops Orchestra.
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