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15 November 2008

Saturday’s Eagle Nest – 11/15/2008

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Georgia
Scout Troop 477, chartered to Kingswood United Methodist Church, is pleased to announce that Michael David Fessenden, son of Donna and David Fessenden of Dunwoody, has earned his Eagle Scout Rank. Michael’s Eagle Scout Project consisted of trail improvements on two nature trails at Chamblee First United Methodist Church. These improvements included mulching each trail, cleaning and weather sealing existing structures, repairing bridges, building and installing three new benches, and hanging bird houses provided by church members.
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Illinois
Spencer and Skyler Nick spent three weekends in September 2007 painting and landscaping the house. Spencer Nick pulled weeds, put down mulch and edged beds during one weekend, while his twin spent two weekends painting the ranch-style house a light tan, turning the previously orange shutters a toned-down gray.
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Iowa
Kyle Nelson, the son of Scott and Sandy Nelson of Atlantic, was awarded his Eagle Scout rank at a ceremony at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on Oct. 19, 2008. Nelson’s Eagle project took place at Matthew’s House Daycare and Pre-school, which he had attended years earlier. His project involved cleaning the playground area of weeds, removing the old pea gravel, re-positioning railroad ties, placing down a new ground mat, and adding 13 tons of new pea gravel, which had to be carried in buckets by hand. The sand box lid was also rebuilt and painted, and new sand was added.
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Massachusetts
Andrew Watson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Watson of Amesbury, was presented his Eagle Scout award at an outdoor Court of Honor around a campfire. For his Eagle service project, he refurbished the baseball diamond at the Amesbury Park. He, along with other scouts and friends, worked more than 215 hours replacing benches, erecting protective fencing, reseeding grassy areas, resurfacing a gravel road and painting. This project was special to Watson, as he has played baseball on the field for many years and one of his final games was shortly after he completed the project.
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Kevin Legere, 17, of Boy Scout Troop 201 is the town’s newest Eagle Scout. Kevin, of 5 Debbie Drive, chose to do some beautification of the town’s public beach for his service project, Mr. Choquette said. Kevin received his award at a ceremony Sept. 27 at the First Congregational Church.
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Three boy scouts from Kingston have completed their trail to Eagle Scout. Colby Alves, Tim and Dan Benza worked together on three phases of renovating the N-9 bunker at WSP. Each has now attained the BSA rank of Eagle. The project began more than two years ago. At an early meeting of the Friends of Wompatuck, the bunker project was on a wish list for restoration. The exact history of the bunker was unknown to FOW. It was also different than the other bunkers, most of which have been removed from the park.

The first phase was the landscaping. Tim led a team of scouts and volunteers clearing the underbrush, removing Naval asphalt, laying out the garden area and beginning the ramp needed to access the loading dock. Tim’s phase stalled for a while due to broken promises from numerous con tractors.

While the site work was underway, Colby began to research the history. He joined forces with FOW Historian Jim Rose. The result of Jim and Colby’s research was printed on a sign now displayed at the site. For a full text of the sign, visit friendsofwompatuck.org or visit the bunker.

Dan’s part spanned the two years. At the start, Dan recruited helpers to remove debris and trash from the site. They then sanded, primed and painted the vault doors. He maintained the military markings on the interior of the doors. Dan also patched the concrete walls and applied paint to hide graffiti. After overcoming the contractor problems, Tim was able to continue in the summer of 2007. With help from donations, Tim built the concrete ramp and installed handrails. As the site work was completed, Colby installed the sign and planted the memorial garden in the fall of 2007. The garden, complete with two stone benches, is at the end of an unpaved path a few hundred feet off Union Street. The benches overlook the bunker, ramp, and sign, and some perennial flowers and shrubs. The boys have now completed each of the three phases.
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Michigan
The scouts from Troop 211 were honored at an Eagle Court of Honor ceremony Sunday afternoon at the College Baptist Church in Hillsdale, surrounded by their family and friends. Nick Dehn, son of Bob and Cindy Flynn, and Tyler Wilson, son of Phil and Laura Wilson, each began scouting as Tiger Cubs in first grade and advanced through the Boy Scout program to the Eagle rank.
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Minnesota
Fewer than 5 percent of boys who join the Boy Scouts nationwide stick around long enough to earn the rank of Eagle Scout — but eight members of the same troop did it simultaneously in Duluth. For more than a decade, the scouts — Sean Peterson, Ryan Stupca, Patrick Fitzsimmons, Max Strand, Ross Priolo, Tim Kokotovich, Taylor Hanson and Nickolas Hedtke — have spent Monday evenings tucked away in a corner of the basement at Hillside United Methodist Church. Over the years, they’ve learned everything from how to tie knots to how to survive in the wilderness. Peterson, who also is a Denfeld senior, decided to organize a drive for food and personal hygiene products for residents of the New San Marco Apartments. The project took hours to accomplish, but it was worth it, he said.
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Cook High School senior Tom Hill joined a select few when he became an Eagle Scout earlier this month. For his project, Hill took on the task of reroofing the chapel at Camp Vermilion. He not only assisted with the work but also conducted several fundraisers and solicited donations to pay for materials for the new tin roof.
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Matthew Peterson, son of Michael and Holly Peterson, received his Eagle Scout award during a Court of Honor at Concordia Lutheran Church in Superior. His Eagle Project involved removing overgrown and dying bushes around Concordia Lutheran Churches Parsonage. The area was prepared for planting by placing bricks around the flower bed, filling the beds with black dirt, edging the gardens, laying garden tarp and placing stones around new bushes. More than 20 scouts and leaders volunteered time to complete the project.
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Missouri
Brian Collins and Sam Fisher of Boy Scout Troop 702, chartered to Broadway Christian Church in Columbia, have earned their Eagle Scout badges. Collins completed his Eagle Board of Review on April 14; Fisher completed his on May 29.
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Five Boy Scouts in Troop 692 in Blue Springs became Eagle Scouts in a court of honor ceremony Oct. 26 at Timothy Lutheran Church. The new Eagles are Samuel Taylor Anderson, Ethan S. Clark, Ryan C. Easley, Jake Hickman and Neal Thomas.

For his Eagle project, Sam led a team of 25 adults and Scouts in the beautification of the courtyard at Lucy Franklin Elementary School. Weeds were pulled, dirt and mulch placed, two trees planted and two picnic tables were built.

Ethan also is a warrior in the tribe of Mic-O-Say. For his Eagle Scout Service Project, he organized a group of Boy Scouts to do volunteer work at his church, Duncan Road Baptist Church. The Scouts did landscaping in the children’s play area, including moving dirt into a low area near the church’s foundation, refreshed mulch near the building, planted sod/grass seed and flowers, and built a picnic table.

Ryan’s Eagle project involved directing a group of 9 scouts and 5 adults in the planting 150 trees in different areas of the Rotary Camp in Lee’s Summit.

For his Eagle Scout service project, Jake organized and led a food drive that canvassed 300 homes in Blue Springs and delivered more than 60 bags of grocery and personal items to the Blue Springs Community Services League Food Pantry.
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Nevada
Tyler Mattson, 16, was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout at an Eagle Court of Honor on Saturday at the Reno Senior Center. For one of his projects, Tyler Mattson installed bird perches last April at Swan Lake Park to prevent birds from leaving droppings on the park’s signs.
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North Carolina
William W. “Will” Poole has attained the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Boy Scouting. The award was presented Sunday in a ceremony at North Raleigh United Methodist Church. For his Eagle project, Will planned and constructed three picnic tables for Millbrook High School in Raleigh.
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Eagle Scout Nick Roberts’s community project was to paint and fix up the Battered Women’s Shelter in Yanceyville. Nick spent more than 25 hours planning his project and gathering materials donated by Ace Hardware. Other costs were covered by a grant to the shelter. Twenty-five volunteers devoted approximately 300 hours of labor to complete the project. Nick has joined the U.S. Army and will depart February 2009.

Eagle Scout Brandon Thompson’s community project was to remove brush and other debris from around the Battered Women’s Shelter. He states that the planning of the project did not take much time but ten volunteers devoted 20 hours of labor. No expenses were incurred.

Eagle Scout Jordan Massey’s community project was gathering personal hygiene items and assembling 50 Humanitarian Aid Kits. Each kit contained soap, towels, combs, shampoo, four tooth brushes and toothpaste, all sealed in a waterproof bag. Such kits are distributed all over the world wherever disasters strikes. Through Jordan’s efforts, no cost was incurred. All items were donated and numerous volunteers helped assemble the 50 kits.

Eagle Scout Ethan Poe’s community project was a bit unusual but it fits in perfectly with his ambition of becoming an engineer, either electrical, mechanical or nano. Ethan spent 33 hours of planning and designing a sixteen-foot tower as an observation post for the leader/instructor of the East Alamance Marching Band. Said tower was built on a trailer for the necessary mobility. Through Ethan’s efforts all materials were donated by supporters and seven volunteers worked 65 hours to complete the project.

Eagle Scout James Tate and his cadre of workers built a one-mile walking trail at Farmer’s Lake as his community project. This project took 2 hours of planning and was funded $80 by the Farmer’s Lake budget. James and his ten volunteers spent 33 hours laying out the trail, cutting grass and brush, leveling the terrain and posting signs.
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James Cook, 18-year-old son of Marie Bergh-Cook and Matthew Cook of Wilmington, achieved the rank of Eagle Scout at St. Mark Catholic Church. For his Eagle Scout project, James restored the Senior Courtyard at Laney High School.
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Oklahoma
Blake Jones will be honored at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor 3 p.m. Sunday at Alameda Church of Christ, 801 E. Alameda St. For his Eagle Project, Jones led members of the troop in constructing a deck and frame for a whiteboard in the Outdoor Classroom of Roosevelt Elementary School.
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South Carolina
Michael Christian Green, 18, son of Robert and Kathy Green of Spartanburg, recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.
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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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