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Ryan Johnson & Evan Gillogly pass their Eagle Boards at GSR  on 3 August 2016

8/4/2016

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Congratulations to Troop 17's newest Eagle Scouts, ​Ryan Johnson & Evan Gillogly.  They passed their Boards of Review while working on staff at Hidden Valley Scout Ranch on the Griswold Scout Reservation in Gilmanton New Hampshire.  Their Boards were unique, in that they were held at dusk in the picturesque setting of Hidden Valley's new council ring. 

Ryan's project involved installing and replacing smoke detectors in his community of Rehoboth.  He had to plan with the fire department to procure the smoke detectors, advertise across the community for signups and organize teams to go to the house to install the detectors.  Ryan and his team installed over 70 smoke detectors, including some for homes with hearing-challenged residents.

​Evan's project involved improvements to the Junior Varsity baseball field at Mansfield High School.  Evan, a long time manager for the team, had noticed that several upgrades needed to be made to the field.  The first was to install a fence to protect players on the third base dugout (which he discovered after witnessing a player get struck by a foul ball).  His lead his team in constructing and placing new bat holders and benches in both dugouts. The old benches were not sufficient to hold an entire team, and were in disrepair. He also lead his team in clearing brush on the first base side to provide better access to the dugout. 

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Ben Masison achieves Eagle

5/4/2016

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Ben Masison earned his Eagle Scout rank after a thorough Board of Review on May 4, 2016.

Ben's Eagle project is seen by many in Mansfield every day, as they drive from West Mansfield to East Mansfield. Ben renovated the area of the Old Time Cemetery, which is located between the town hall, the police station and the Orthodox Congregational Church (where Troop 17 meets).  Ben set to repairing damaged portions of the stone wall, removed brush that was damaging headstones, and removed low-hanging branches. He also restored and cleaned headstones, preserving the history of those that came before us. 

Congratulations, Ben, on achieving Boy Scouting's highest rank.


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New Eagle Scout Ben Mochi!

11/8/2015

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Ben Mochi earned his Eagle Scout rank after a Board of Review in Plainville on November 8, 2015.

Ben's Eagle project was begun after he notices that access to the Canoe river was difficult for boaters using the river.  Ben's team built up a ramp for canoe and kayak enthusiasts to use at the Mansfield Fish and Game Association.  Ben had to clear plenty of brush to accomplish this task.  His project has made the area much more accessible for the boaters, and has helped to beautify the area while doing it.


Congratulations, Ben, on achieving Boy Scouting's highest rank.

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Ian Bryer & Ethan Ham, Troop 17's 69th and 70th Eagle Scouts

4/29/2015

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Ian Bryer  and Ethan Ham celebrate, just after their recent Eagle Board of Review. Ian is Troop 17's 69th Eagle Scout, and Ethan is our 70th Eagle Scout!

Ian's Eagle Project involved renovating the old concession stand in Memorial Park to make it useful for use by the Mansfield Summer Camp program.  Ian had to interact with the Town to have several large appliances removed.  He then repaired some shelving, and painted the building, restoring it to a usable state.

Ethan created a pollination garden at the entrance to the Mass Audobon Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary in Attleboro.  He planted blooming flowers and shrubs to attract pollinators, like bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, to the area.  He also improved the garden grounds.


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Tim Elofson & Mike Healy make fire and ice their Eagle Projects

5/7/2014

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Tim Elofson & Mike Healy become Troop 17's  66th and 67th Eagle Scouts! 

Their projects were almost polar opposites:  Time dealt with fire, while Mike dealt with ice. 


Tim’s project was fostered from his brother’s idea to hold a flag retirement ceremony at the Mansfield Municipal Airport.  Tim realized, after watching the first ceremony performed out of metal fire pits, that a permanent  facility to retire flags would better serve our town.  He lead a project to install a brick fire ring near the Airport’s new flag pole.  He also laid pavers near the flagpole and landscaped the area.  He also topped it with the heaviest  steel fire pit cover the world has ever seen.

Mike’s project was an extension of his friend’s Chris McKay’s Eagle project  to add street signs to Spring Brook cemetery.  Mike met with cemetery officials, and determined that 16 more street signs were needed.  Mike oversaw a crew that cut, routed out and painted lettering in the wooded street sign posts.  Mike’s biggest challenge came when he discovered that Late February ground tends to be tough to dig in around here.  He figured out how to get the posts in the frozen ground, and visitors now have an easier time finding grave sites, thanks to him and his team.

In total Tim & Mike’s project consisted over 300 hours of service to our community.  


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