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9 November 2008

Saturday’s Eagle Nest – 11/09/2008

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Iowa
After a deadly tornado ripped through the little Sioux Scout Ranch in June, Sioux City boy scout Thomas Auen was faced with a long road to recovery, but he stood tall and proud Saturday as he accepted his eagle scout award. He walked for the first time using crutches on Friday, and by Saturday he was walking alongside his fellow scouts once again. He has been through ten surgeries to get to where he is today.
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City officials and the West Branch Lions Club on Oct. 26 honored Eagle Scout Tyler Dean for turning a designated green space in Pedersen Valley into a soccer field. “My Eagle Board of Review was held on Aug. 5, 2008, and I am proud to say I am officially and Eagle Scout,” he said. “I’m glad to see it is already being played on.”
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Jeffrey Powell of Charles City was presented the Eagle Scout rank on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, in a ceremony and reception held at the Charles City Elks Lodge. His Eagle service project was the construction of a pet isolation and supply storage building for the local humane society, Pets Are Worth Saving (PAWS). Powell presented PAWS representative Julie Taylor with a donation check of just over $400 for PAWS, which was leftover from the project fundraising.
Note: Page 4 of the 2008 printing of the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook says, under the Limitations heading, “Any funds raised for a project and not used for the purchase of project materials must be returned to the donors”. Some Boy Scouts are still using the old printing which can result in this funds donation error.
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California
Cameron Leon-Guerrero, a member of Troop 146 in Modesto, has been awarded his Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America. Cameron’s Eagle project was making and installing more than 150 garden markers at a community garden at Church of the Cross in Modesto.
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Dan Parks, a student at Westlake High School, has reached the pinnacle in Scouting, the rank of Eagle Scout. Dan’s service project was making body backboards for his Westlake High School advanced anatomy class.
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On Nov. 1, Alexander Gregory, 17, unveiled a 4-foot-high granite monument at St. Christopher Elementary School, inscribed on four sides with the names of 260 veterans who have served or are currently serving in the U.S. armed forces. Alex spearheaded the project during the past year as part of his Eagle Scout project for Boy Scout Troop 390. What began as an idea to honor his grandfather mushroomed into an $18,000 monument after brainstorming with Anne Ivie, his former teacher and principal at St. Christopher.
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Ross Whitlock, a junior at Aptos High, has earned the silver palm award in Boy Scouts. Since becoming an Eagle Scout with Troop 609 of Aptos, in March, 2007, Ross has continued with his troop, demonstrating leadership skills and earning an additional 15 merit badges.
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Colorado
Cole Kennedy, 17, of Castle Pines North, has earned the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers to Scouts, the Eagle Scout Award. For his Eagle Scout project, Cole built and installed 16 mountain bluebird houses in Daniels State Park, with lumber and supplies donated by Alpine Lumber. He has also maintained the birdhouses and conducted a trash pick-up.
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Georgia
Darlington School sophomore Cliff Knight recently received the Georgia Urban Forest Council’s Outstanding Student Award in recognition of his Eagle Scout project. Cliff’s Eagle Scout project, which he completed while involved with Boy Scout Troop 113, included the restoration of a section of the flood plain and bank along the creek side of South McLin Street in Rome.
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I am Ryan Swisher, and I was just awarded my Eagle Scout rank. I have been involved in scouting since I was in first grade at White Oak Elementary School. I am now a junior at Northgate High School, and I would like to acknowledge my gratitude to those who have helped me achieve this goal.
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Michigan
New Eagle Scout Trevor Collins of Plymouth Township didn’t like the look of the entrance to his church, Northville Christian Assembly. For his Eagle project, he wanted to “fix it up, clean it up and make it look a lot nicer.” “It took us about a day or so to clean it all up,” Collins said, noting planning took additional time, about 80 hours for Collins and nine other Scouts from his troop.
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Ohio
Michael Joseph Garwood of Plain City received the Eagle Scout award at a special ceremony at Cornerstone Church of Christ in Christian Union in Plain City. For his Eagle Scout project, Garwood led a team constructing and installing planter/bird feeders at the Gables Nursing home in Marysville. He also instructed a class for residents to be able to identify Ohio wild birds that visit the feeders.
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Boardman High School Junior, Dustin Corso presented his Eagle Scout project at Campbell City Hall. Many veterans turned out for this morning’s dedication ceremony to pay homage to current soldiers, fallen veterans, and P.O.W’s. Corso says his project was his way to give back to not only veterans, but to his community as well.
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Pennsylvania
Ryan Milletics, 18, son of Chris and Linda Milletics of Mechanicsburg, has received the Eagle Scout award, the highest achievement in Scouting. For his Eagle Scout project, Milletics performed projects at St. Joseph Church, including designing and building four shelving units with clothing rods for the uniform exchange room, designing and building shelving units for the package drop-off room and holding a uniform drive to collect, clean and distribute uniforms free of charge.
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Council Rock senior and new Eagle Scout Matthew Piette will see his dream realized Saturday when a new Armed Forces Memorial will be dedicated in Wrightstown. The event will take place at 2 p.m. at the township building, 2203 Second Street Pike. The memorial was Matt’s Eagle Scout project for Troop 99 of Newtown.
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Texas
Hunter Beach , 16, organized and conducted a blood drive for the American Red Cross at Lakeside Baptist Church. He is a member of Troop 36, a junior at Bryan Adams High School and the son of Sheri and Brock Beach of Dallas.

David Silva, 15, organized a school supply drive for the Family Gateway, collecting more than 1,200 items for children whose families are experiencing homelessness. He is a member of Troop 64, a sophomore at Woodrow Wilson High School and the son of Cristina and David Silva of Dallas.

Evan Sousa, 13, led the Kids Helping Kids carwash event in July, benefiting the Frisco Cares Children’s Clinic, which provides medical care for uninsured children in his community. The project raised community awareness and brought in $1,200 in donations to the clinic. He is a member of Troop 187, an eighth-grader at Wester Middle School and the son of Debbie Sholk-Sousa and John H. Sousa of Frisco.

Luke Woolman, 15, planned and organized a landscaping project at the new Cedar Hill government center by directing the trimming and cleaning of underbrush from a large area of trees, spreading mulch and installing two park benches that he built. He is a member of Troop 520, a sophomore at Canterbury Episcopal School and the son of Michele and Guy Woolman of Cedar Hill.
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Jake Vinson, of Troop 333, was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout during a recent Court of Honor ceremony. For his Eagle Scout Project, Jake constructed two wooden picnic tables to help serve the needs of the patients and families at the Hospice Homeplace facility. He wanted to honor Hospice Homeplace for the kindness shown to his maternal Grandfather, B. J. McDowell during his stay over the Christmas holidays in December 2000.
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Daniel Smith, a member of Boy Scout Troop 128 of Diboll, has earned the rank of Eagle Scout with a landscaping project at Jubilee Baptist Church. Smith, with the help of fellow Scouts, planted flower beds, installed a gutter system and poured concrete for footpaths.
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Virginia
Ben Mullet is a senior at Patrick Henry High School. As part of his Eagle Scout requirements, he hosted a bone marrow drive.
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Wisconsin
Drive along Plum City’s newly upgraded main street and it’s hard to miss Tyler Clare’s handiwork. The 17-year-old Clare, who’s now submitted his paperwork to become an Eagle Scout, spent non-school time off-and-on for a couple of years upgrading the flower beds in Duck Pond Park. His effort for the attraction in the heart of the village was part of his quest to be an Eagle.
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