The butterfly garden near Central Middle School in East Grand Forks looks better because of the work done by an Eagle Scout and other volunteers. There are rain barrels at the grounds of the Myra Museum in Grand Forks. And there are benches where people can sit when they visit the graves in Memorial Park-South cemetery in Grand Forks.
These are some of the projects completed by 14 Boy Scouts who will be recognized as Eagle Scouts at a dinner this evening at the Ramada.
For every young man who becomes an Eagle Scout, there is a network of family members, leaders and friends who surround and encourage them. And their projects made their communities better places to live.
You know that when you visit with young men such as Richard Lee, who started out as a Cub Scout in first grade. His dad, Marland Lee, was a leader then and a helper along the way. Richard, now a freshman at UND, enjoyed working on badges as a member of Troop 13.
Some of his best memories are of camping, being out with other boys enjoying the outdoors.
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He drives by the Myra Museum on his way to classes, and, last year, he asked if he could do something there. He found the Grand Forks Historical Society was lacking rain barrels for its grounds. And that became his Eagle Scout project.
He got people together. Then they started assembling the seven rain barrels now on the grounds of the museum.
Joshua Regorrah is another new Eagle Scout. He started out as a Cub in kindergarten and moved on through the ranks of Boy Scouts. A member of Troop 37,He is now in his last year at East Grand Forks Senior High.
For his Eagle Scout project, he worked with a group to improve the Butterfly Garden near Central Middle School in East Grand Forks.
"We moved a mountain of wood chips," he said, as the group worked to improve the path for walking around and repaired the bridge for walking.
"Scouting has been a fun time," he said.
Like other Eagle Scouts, Joshua has earned a raft of merit badges along the way. They came from camping, backpacking, small boat sailing as well as citizenship projects, personal fitness, archery, astronomy and music.
Others being recognized are:
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• Paul McCullough, Troop 13, Grand Forks, for 124 hours spent on an amphitheater at Red River State Recreation Area.
• Christopher Peterson, Troop 37, East Grand Forks, for 91 hours spent on Sherlock Park Campground betterment.
• Robert Rumen, Troop 25, Larimore, N.D., for a project raising garden beds and a bench for the Larimore Historical Museum.
• Evan Moser, Troop 20, Grand Forks, for his project at the Horace Lutheran Church Library.
• Jon Volcheck, Troop 319, Grand Forks Air Force Base, for help with a Children's Ministry Puppet Theater.
• Niall Thor Willard Davis, Troop 16, Grand Forks, for repair and repainting of three Sunday School rooms.
• Joseph Aymond, Troop 13, Grand Forks, for work on a brick patio at the Senior Citizens Center.
• Thomas Gander, Troop 37, East Grand Forks, for renovation of the VFW ceiling.
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• Ethan Collings, Troop 37, East Grand Forks, for his work on dog waste stations.
• Kyle Aune, Troop 20, Grand Forks, who worked on wood duck houses for the Cooperstown Bible Camp.
• Brandon Baugh, Troop 165, Grand Forks, for Game Building project at Turtle River State Park.
• Tyler Wicken, Troop 20, Grand Forks, for helping to put park benches in Memorial park South.
Reach Marilyn Hagerty at mhagerty@gra.midco.net or at (701) 772-1055.
