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24 November 2008

Saturday’s Eagle Nest – 11/22/2008

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Mississippi
What brought us to this moment in time began in 2006, at Boy Scout camp in Florida. Simon Sharp got sick. On Wednesday, Simon, 14, was diagnosed with leukemia. On Nov. 13, 2007, Simon, 15, recited the Boy Scout oath for the last time and was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. He died the next day. For his Eagle Scout project, Simon chose to raise funds for a veterans’ memorial in Celebration. He collected thousands of dollars before he fell ill and afterward. His friend and fellow Scout, Bradley Trowbridge, took up the cause. They raised $80,000 altogether and on Saturday, the day after Simon’s Yartzeit, the memorial was dedicated in Florida. Before Simon came along, there were five veterans involved in trying to make the memorial a reality. By the dedication of the Celebration Veterans Memorial, there were 71. The Boy Scouts of America posthumously awarded Simon the James B. West Award, honoring outstanding Eagle Scout projects. Simon died a year ago, but he still lives in the hearts of veterans and at the memorial he helped create in Florida, and his heart still beats at Children’s Hospital, where he gracefully waged war against life’s most relentless foe.
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A National Eagle Court of Honor for Brennen Peckinpaugh of Troop 211, sponsored by St. Alphonsus Church in Ocean Springs, was held Oct. 19 at the Gulf Coast Research Lab, with fellow Scouts, family and friends in attendance. For his Eagle Project, Peckinpaugh, with the aid of fellow Troop 211 Scouts, built bat houses to create a unique habitat for endangered brown bats. These bat houses were constructed for the Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain. The two-chamber rocket box style bat houses are located at the Land Trust’s Twelve Oaks property in Ocean Springs.
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Alabama
Madison Garden Club co-president Rose Berry is proud of the landscaping that greets Madison Public Library patrons. The library grounds saw improvements earlier this year when Raney Sledge and David Gilmore, assisted by fellow Boy Scouts in Troop 83, completed their respective service projects to earn the Eagle Scout rank. Their work included trimming and pruning trees and shrubs and spreading a blanket of mulch in planting beds. For the third consecutive year, their hard work on the library landscaping paid off with a beautification award from the Madison Beautification/Tree Board.
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Idaho
Alex Armstrong, 17, son of Cory and Angie Armstrong, Boise, has earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He is a member of Troop 29, sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For his Eagle project, Armstrong installed two sets of horseshoe pits at Cassia Park in Boise in coordination with the Boise Parks and Recreation Department. He also is an honor student at Borah High School.
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Illinois
Zachary J. Gardner of Boy Scout Troop 12 in New Lenox earned the rank of Eagle Scout on Oct. 14. Zach’s Eagle project was to help the United Methodist Church in New Lenox. Zach and his Troop built two retaining walls around an air conditioning unit, backfilled dirt and planted many shrubs.
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Indiana
Nicholas Mates III, age 13, has received Scouting’s highest rank, Eagle Scout. For his Eagle Scout Service Project, Mates built fourteen storage stands for personal belongings at Dayspring Center, a homeless shelter in downtown Indianapolis that serves families in need. Mates also led a team of seven boys to help renovate one of the shelter’s rooms.
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Iowa
Kyle Torkelson of Boy Scout Troop 64 in Waukon will be honored at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor this Sunday, November 23 at 2 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon. Torkelson’s Eagle Scout Project was to coordinate the construction of a 15′ x 20′ storage utility shed to store the track and field equipment (hurdles, high jump bars and pit, rakes, etc.) for Waukon High School. The project included digging sod, hauling gravel and cement and constructing the unit.
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Kansas
Aaron Akin will receive Boy Scout’s highest honor, the rank of Eagle Scout, at 2 p.m. Nov. 29 at a Court of Honor Ceremony at Harvest Ridge Covenant Church in Shawnee. Aaron’s Eagle Service Project consisted of building three picnic tables and four benches for the fire pit at Harvest Ridge Covenant Church. He and his coworkers put together and stained the three picnic tables as well as built the four benches by hand. Aaron is in the hopes that the picnic tables and benches will be used for years to come by the friends, members and youth of Harvest Ridge Covenant Church.
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Maryland
W. David Koepper, III, Andrew Allison and Matthew Moser have shared many interesting experiences as members of Boy Scout Troop 993 in Severna Park.

David, 16, is the youngest of the trio. For his Eagle Scout Project, he redesigned and rebuilt the pantry for the Severna Park Assistance Network.

Andrew Allison, 17, followed a similar path. For his Eagle Scout project he organized a team of Scouts and volunteers to build shelving and racking units and convert a tractor-trailer into a mobile store for Walk the Walk Foundation. The store now provides a free shopping experience for underprivileged children in the region.

Matthew Moser began Scouting as a Tiger Cub in Pack 994 while a first-grader at Folger McKinsey.
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Minnesota
Patrick Haley, a junior at Farmington High School, has earned the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers to Scouts, the Eagle Scout Award. Haley chose to paint the seven continents and create games to play to learn more about geography of the world. The mural was painted on the playground at Farmington Elementary School.
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Missouri
Zac Stearns of Boy Scouts of America Troop 67, chartered to the Kiwanis of Boonville, reached a lifetime goal by earning the rank of Eagle Scout on Nov. 9, 2008. With the sponsorship of the Friends of Historic Boonville, Zac led the refurbishing of a brick sidewalk at Thespian Hall.
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Jason Bailey, a member of Trenton Boy Scout Troop 97, received his Eagle Scout Award during ceremonies on Monday night at the First Christian Church. Bailey’s Eagle project involved preparing and painting the seating area of C.F. Russell Stadium, with the project being completed prior to the 2007 football season.
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Macon Suckow of Lenexa has recently completed the requirements to become an Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Boy Scouts. Macon’s Eagle project was to clean up Littell Cemetery in Linn County, Kan. This cemetery has four generations of Macon’s family buried there, beginning with his grandfather. The cleanup included cutting small vines and trees, leveling tombstones and cutting down an 80-year-old elm tree.
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New Hampshire
As family, friends and fellow scouts looked on, Hunter Alexander Owen was awarded his Eagle badge at his Eagle Scout Court of Honor Nov. 16 at the United Church of Christ in North Hampton. The Winnacunnet High School freshman, the son of Greg and Carole Owen, coordinated a landscaping project in the front of North Hampton School that not only beautifies the area but also shields from view the generator at the entrance to the school grounds.
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New York
Brian Goodman was honored by the Colonie Boy Scout Troop 22 as its 24th Eagle Scout on Oct. 19 at Saint Francis de Sales Church. For his Eagle service project, Goodman organized the building of 24 recycling bins for the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society in Menands. The bins allow members of the humane society to sort donated returnable bottles and cans year-round.
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North Carolina
Thomas Harris, son of McCray Harris of Raleigh and Janna Scott of Durham, recently achieved the honor of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Scouting. The Community United Church of Christ in Raleigh is thrilled with the benches that serve as an outdoor sanctuary resulting from Thomas’ Eagle Project.
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Last Sunday, Nov. 16, a large crowd gathered for a Troop 58 Eagle Scout Court of Honor to recognize boy scouting’s highest honor awarded to Taylor Evans, Will Kerr and Dylan Knight.

Will Kerr, a senior at the Cannon School, grew up in scouting in Davidson and earned 21 merit badges. For his Eagle Project, he constructed two sets of floor to ceiling shelves for the Our Towns Habitat for Humanity Restore. He also built a set of shelves to hold and display sinks.

Earning 28 merit badges, Taylor chose the renovation of an afterschool classroom at Ada Jenkins for his Eagle Project. Completed during the summer with a Carolina Panther theme throughout, it was an immediate favorite of the students when they returned to class last August.

Dylan earned 22 merit badges and for his Eagle Project constructed a heavy timbered western red cedar pergola for the front courtyard area of Bailey Middle School. Built mostly in the garage and driveway of the Knight home, the structure was installed by fellow scouts and good friends during Spring Break of the last school year.
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On Oct. 26 Patric Lachapelle, Joe Pinkston and Wesley Roberts were presented with the highest rank in boy scouts–Eagle–at a ceremony held at Bethel United Methodist Church. Also present were Rep. Ray Rapp, Sen. Joe Sam Queen and Myrna Campbell, from Congressman Heath Shuler’s office. They each spoke about the great achievements of the boys and presented them with mementos to celebrate the occasion.
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North Dakota
Another Williston youth is becoming an Eagle Scout this weekend. Bill Raddle is earning the honor at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23, at Faith United Methodist Church in Williston. For his eagle project, Radle helped to install 100 flag pole holders along University Avenue near Williston State College. For the project, he consulted Bob Evans of the Veteran’s Administration.
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Ohio
Benjamin A. Belgrad has received his Eagle Scout Award, Boy Scouting’s highest honor. Belgrad’s Eagle Scout service project was to construct a pergola and two raised beds for an outside eating area at the Montessori School of the Mahoning Valley, where he was a pupil from preschool through eighth grade.
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Christopher Tyler, son of Kathy and Charlie Tyler of Northglen Court in Englewood, has earned the highest award the Boy Scouts of America offers to its Scouts, the Eagle Award. For his Eagle service project, Chris renovated a quarter-mile walking track behind Demmitt Elementary in Vandalia. This included recycling the former rubber mulch, replacing underlay with gravel before having asphalt applied. Then the recycled rubber was used to trim the new asphalt track. Tyler made presentations to various civic groups and businesses to get funding for the project and organized several volunteers and professionals in the completion of the 250-hour project.
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Oklahoma
Twelve area scouts will be awarded the rank of Eagle at a special ceremony in Ada Sunday.

John Balch, son of Stan and Marilyn Balch, is a sophomore at Ada High School. His Eagle service project was the construction of two benches for the passenger loading area at Southwest Church of Christ. Balch is an active member of his church youth group.

Bradford Bonar, son of Bruce and Patti Bonar, is a junior home school student. His Eagle service project was repairing and painting soccer goals and picnic tables at Ada Boys and Girls Club. Bonar credits scouting with teaching him leadership skills.

Caleb Bonar, son of Bruce and Patti Bonar, is a sophomore home school student. His Eagle service project was painting curb stops and planting bulbs around Ada Boys and Girls Club building and soccer field. Bond said he has learned to accept responsibility through his scouting experiences.

Sheldon Bond, son of Pam Bond, is a senior at Byng High School. His Eagle service project was refurbishing the walls at a local church. Bond’s career goal is to become involved with family counseling.

Sean Linsley, son of Sue Linder-Linsley and Mike Linsley, is a junior at Crandall High School, Crandall Texas. He lived in Roff while a member of Troop 4. His Eagle Service project was the improvement of green practices (recycling) at Roff High School.

Alex Lyon, son of Steven Lyon and grandson of Bill and Jean Lyon, is a sophomore at Ada High School. His Eagle service project was cleaning and trimming the sidewalk and the access points to the City of Ada Walking/Bike Trail. Lyon is a member of the Ada High School Band and DECCA.

Steven Lyon, son of Steven Lyon and grandson of Bill and Jean Lyon, is a senior at Ada High School. His Eagle service project was painting a mural on the wall in the First Presbyterian Church. Lyon’s plans include military training with the Navy.

James Reynolds, son of Brad and Margaret Reynolds, is a junior at Ada High School. His Eagle service project was restoration of a sign marking the original site of the Collins Indian Institute. Reynolds is a member of the tennis team and the science club.

Edward Sallee, son of Eddie and Barbara Sallee, is a ninth grade student at Byng Junior High. His Eagle service project was cleaning and repainting the playground equipment at Byng Elementary School. Sallee is a member of the band and the tennis team.

Matthew Sellars, son of Larry and Misty Sellars, is a ninth grade student with ASTEC Charter High School.

His Eagle service project was painting a mural on the walls at Grace Christian Fellowship Church. Sellars works with the Salvation Army Adventure Corp and is a teacher’s aide at Grace Christian Fellowship Church.

James Tillison, son of Jim and Dawn Tillison, is a freshman at Ada Junior High School. His Eagle service project was sanding and repainting the metal rails along the City of Ada Walking/Bike Trail and the Ada City Tennis Courts. Tillison is a member of the varsity swim team.

Jacob Worcester, son of Barry and Pam Worcester, is a sophomore at Ada High School. His Eagle service project was planning and carrying out a party with refreshments and entertainment for the clients of Ada Senior Care Center.
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Pennsylvania
Troop 66 Westtown recently honored three young men for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. Stephen Ohms, son of Daniel and Nancy Ohms, held positions including Patrol Leader, Scribe, Asst. Sr. Patrol Leader, Senior Patrol Leader, Troop Guide, and Instructor. Stephen’s Eagle Project was the design, planning, and construction of four map stands for the Applebrook Park in East Goshen.

Matthew LaRocca, son of Anthony and Lynn LaRocca, has held positions including Den Chief, Patrol Leader, Asst. Sr. Patrol Leader, Senior Patrol Leader, Troop Guide, and Instructor. For his Eagle Project, Matt planned a water pollution campaign for Thornbury Township, distributed literature to residents, and applied water pollution medallions to 300 storm drains that feed streams. In addition, he surveyed 500 homes for correct house numbering for township emergency services.

Daniel Glass, son of Daniel and Kathleen Glass, has held the positions of Asst. Patrol Leader, Troop Librarian, Troop Quartermaster, Asst. Sr. Patrol Leader, Senior Patrol Leader, and Troop Guide. Dan’s Eagle Project was the design, construction, and installation of four information kiosks at Applebrook Park. He directed and supervised other scouts in completing these information centers which help keep township residents and park users informed.
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Michael Farinelli and Derek Hissam, of Troop 403, became Eagle Scouts, a rank achieved by about 5 percent of all Boy Scouts.

Michael is the son of Joanne and David Farinelli and a graduate of Seneca Valley High School. His Eagle project involved running several food drives for the Gleaner Food Bank in Cranberry and building a food collection box for St. Ferdinand Church.

Derek is the son of Jackie and Scott Hissam. His Eagle project was the proper retirement of American flags.
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South Carolina
Arley Seth Hendrick of Boy Scout Troop 270 was honored for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout on Sunday, November 16, 2008 at First Baptist Church in Greenwood, SC. For his Eagle Scout Service Project, Arley designed and led thirty fellow scouts and leaders in building a prayer garden at the Ninety Six Pentecostal Holiness Church in Ninety Six, SC.
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Texas
Zac Cobb, 17, improved a drainage culvert and landscaping at Wycliffe Bible Translators in Duncanville. He is a member of Troop 125, a junior at St. Mark’s School of Texas and the son of Joy and Steve Cobb of Dallas.

Kristopher Pedigo, 16, collected money and food to replenish the pantry at Brother Bill’s Helping Hands in West Dallas. He is a member of Troop 125, a sophomore at Cistercian Preparatory School and the son of Andrea and Lawson Pedigo of Dallas.

Clark Reeder, 15, landscaped the West Dallas Community School by adding 18 live oak trees on the side of the athletic field. He is a member of Troop 125, a freshman at Highland Park High School and the son of Karen and Chuck Reeder of Highland Park.

William Warren, 17, led a landscape project for the West Dallas Community School by planting 40 Leyland cypress trees. He is a member of Troop 125, a senior at Trinity Christian Academy and the son of Kathryn and Bill Warren of Dallas.
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Eagle Scout Nathan T. Vivian will be presented the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America program on Nov. 22 at his Court of Honor held at Button Memorial United Methodist Church. Nathan’s Eagle project consisted of completely re-landscaping areas in both the front garden and prayer gardens of Button Memorial United Methodist Church located in Little Elm.
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West Virginia
Twin brothers Nathan Lee Brill and Caleb Nathaniel Brill have earned Eagle Scout Awards from Troop 19, based at Aldersgate United Methodist Church near Sissonville.

Nathan’s Eagle project was the design and installation of lighting in front of the church to increase safety. Caleb’s project was a sign, located off I-77 at exit 111 on Call Road, welcoming motorists to the greater Sissonville area.
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