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EAGLE SCOUT RESOLUTION
IN HONOR OF SCOUTS OBTAINING THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT
WHEREAS, LESS THAN FOUR PERCENT OF THE YOUTH INVOLVED IN SCOUTING EVER ATTAIN THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT, IT IS A TREMENDOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT AND ONE OF WHICH TO BE VERY PROUD.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THAT TROOP 270 HEREBY COMMENDS THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR DILIGENCE AND OUTSTANDING PERSONAL EFFORTS IN REACHING THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT:
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE SPREAD UPON THE RECORDS OF THIS TROOP FROM THIS DATE FORWARD.
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Chris Hinten's Eagle Scout Project - July 2004
 | July 22, 2004 |
Scout's project creates peaceful retreat
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| Photo by Doug Valentine Chris Hinten's Eagle Scout project created a peaceful retreat behind the Post Chapel. |
Enjoy lunch or take a quiet break at a beautifully landscaped rock garden behind the Post Chapel, thanks to the efforts of Boy Scout Chris Hinten.
Hinten, a member of Thurmont Boy Scout Troop No. 270, took on the task of reviving an overgrown eyesore as his Eagle Scout project.
Hinten's father, Air Force Lt. Col. Steve Hinten with the Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center, and Jake Phillips, chief of Installation Services' Roads and Grounds, are both leaders of Hinten's troop. They suggested that Chris ask Betty Boyland, Fort Detrick's Natural Resource manager, for help in finding an Eagle Scout project on post.
Boyland said the garden was planted three years ago as part of an Earth Day project by an ecology class at Frederick Community College. "After three years of growth, the area needed to be refurbished and Chris Hinten decided to take on the task for his Eagle Scout project," she said.
Chris and about 20 Scouts and adults spent two Saturdays, July 3 and 10, working on the site. The first Saturday, they cleared the area and separated it into two elongated gardens divided by a strip of grass. The second Saturday was spent planting trees, shrubbery and smaller plants and mulching the gardens. They put a rock border around the gardens and placed larger rocks strategically around the plot for an aesthetically pleasing appearance. A garden bench at one end of the garden invites visitors to sit and rest for a spell.
"A workplace habitat is an outdoor sanctuary for wildlife, as well as a place for employees, school children and the community at large to experience nature, develop a sense of peace, a sense of pride, and a sense of community," Boyland quoted from National Wildlife Federation's Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program.
Chris, a senior at Catoctin High School, Thurmont, said the project "went well. We had a good turnout for both Saturdays." He plans on joining the Air Force ROTC program at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, after graduating from high school.
The manual labor and materials were all donated either by the scouts or the post, said Phillips. Phillips and several employees from roads and grounds helped clear out the larger growth and Boyland donated the plants through the Natural Resources program.
"It was a team effort under Chris's leadership," said Phillips, whose two Scout sons, Andrew and Joel, also helped. Phillips' oldest son, James, is an Eagle Scout. Phillips promised he would make sure the gardens are kept up.
Dad Hinten and mother Patty have a double reason to be proud. Chris' twin brother, Michael, is also working on his Eagle Scout project. He chose an area in the Catoctin Furnace Park to work on the requirement for the prestigious badge, Hinten said. Both Chris and Michael expect to earn the Eagle Badge in the next couple months, Hinten said proudly.--Ann Duble, Standard Editor
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