Scouts

Photos: BHS senior dedicates Eagle Project to Town of Batavia

sognibene — Sep 28, 2018, 1:46pm

Matt Grover from Troop 6006 of the First United Presbyterian Church presented his Eagle Project to Greg Post of the Town of Batavia this past Wednesday evening at Kiwanis Park in Batavia in front of friends, family and contributors to the project.

The project started last winter with a constructed sheet metal form from scrap to pour six concrete bench legs along with wood and other materials to make three benches. They were installed on Labor Day weekend by friends, family and with the help of his scout troop.

Various area businesses in Western New York include Marlin Salmon, DDS, from Salmon Orthodontists in Batavia was a huge contributor to this project. Other contributors were Brad Veley Masonry from Varysburg, Joe's Pro Shop and Trophy’s Batavia, Unidex machine shop from Warsaw, Paul from T R Goldsmith & Son Inc. in Tonawanda, and Don Anderson from the troop.

"The project was an amazing learning experience and had endless challenges, problem solving involved but at points proved very difficult and I often had no clue how I was going to solve a specific issue, but with the help of my personal engineer and father it turned out better than I could ever imagine," Matt said, adding that "the skills I have learned in this will help me in endeavors in college, the military and the workforce."

Matt presents Batavia orthodonist Marlin Salmon with a plaque.

Town of Batavia Supervisor Greg Post congratulates Matt.

Matthew Grover's Eagle Project: Park benches dedicated at Kiwanis Park, Batavia

Lisa Ace — Sep 19, 2018, 9:54am

Matthew Grover's Eagle project, Kiwanis Park benches dedication ceremony. Wed. Sept. 26th at 6:00 PM. Open to the public

American Heritage Girls Troop NY0146 Registration Night

KellyH — Sep 29, 2012, 10:49am

There is a new option for girls K-12 who are interested in scouting programs. American Heritage Girls is pleased to introduce a brand new troop in our area chartered by Our Lady of Mercy Parish in LeRoy. American Heritage Girls is an interdenominational Christian program dedicated to the mission of building women of integrity through service to God, family, community and country. The organization offers badge programs, service projects, girl leadership opportunities and outdoor experiences to its members. This program of character building has successfully served thousands of girls since its inception and will continue to do so long into the 21st century.

Our troop, NY0146, will meet bi-weekly on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday every month in addition to monthly group outings. For more information about the AHG interdenominational Christian scouting program for girls K-12, please visit the official AHG website or contact us through our Facebook page.

Our registration night is Wednesday, October 3 at 7:00. All meetings and the registration will take place at St. Joseph's oratory on Lake Street in LeRoy. Please enter through the door to the far right and proceed downstairs.

Our first unofficial AHG family outing will be Sunday, October 7 at 1 pm. We will be going to Zarpentine Farms in Hilton and do our best to get lost in their amazing corn maze!

Space Camp rocket adorns local front yard

Howard Owens — Aug 8, 2009, 3:37pm

Driving back from the Elba Onion Festival, I happened down Weathermax Road and spotted this rocket pointed toward the stars in somebody's front yard. Nobody was home, so I couldn't get more information, but the rocket reads "Pack #17 Space Camp" and on the tail fin, "09 Ethan Austin Holden." It looks like Ethan constructed himself a nice rocket. Look for him to join the team at NASA soon.