Troop 715, Boy Scouts of America, recently held an Eagle Court of Honor at the Trinity United Methodist Church of Warsaw for four of its Scouts.
Achieving the rank of Eagle were William Anderson, son of Andy and Deb Anderson; Chris Kolanowski, son of Diana Hartman; Kyle Smith, son of Kevin and Kathy Smith; and David Zigon, son of David and Karen Zigon.
Jordan Timbers started the ceremony by announcing the presentation of colors, which were brought in by Bryston Canada, Allen Giger and Dale Wallace. Senior Patrol Leader and Eagle Scout Trent Sumwalt welcomed the crowd and Chaplain Jon Tinkey led the invocation. The Lighting of the Eagle Trail was presented by Sumwalt, Eagle Scout Landon Slone, Tinkey, Wyatt Slone, Nick Hawn, Zach Laureano, Aaron Jones, Kole Smith and Austin Whitaker. Lighting the candles were Tyler Ingle and Cameron Sumwalt. Other Scouts assisting were Vincent Johnson and Rob Morehouse.
The Eagle Honor Guard was composed of Eagle Scout Preston Moudy, 2004, who is a sophomore at Trine University; Eagle Scout Zach Kolanowski, 2009, who attends Purdue University; Eagle Scout Landon Slone, spring 2009; and Taylor Zigon, 2007. Other Eagle Scouts assisting with the ceremony were Adam Becker, spring 2009, and Michael Meadows, 2007.
Guest speaker for the evening was Jean Northenor. Then a Power Point presentation of the candidate's pictorial history in Scouting was shown. This was followed by the Light of the Eagle, which was presented by Scoutmaster Richard McCleary, Committee Chairman Keith Lafountain, Advancement Chairman Scott McClintock, ASM Joe Hawn, Preston Moudy, Trent Sumwalt, Landon Slone, Taylor Zigon and Michael Meadows.
Northenor read a poem titled "The Boy Scout's Mother Asked". The candidates then were awarded their Eagle Scout Ribbons by McCleary, McClintock and Lafountain, followed by the new Eagle Scouts presenting their mothers and fathers with Eagle parent pins.
William Anderson has earned 32 merit badges. For his Eagle project, he designed and supervised the construction of a fire pit area and log rack for the Warsaw United Methodist Church's youth program area.
Chris Kolanowski has earned 31 merit badges. He supervised the construction of Barred Owl nesting boxes that were installed along the Greenwood Trail between Kosciusko Community Hospital and Pike Lake.Kyle Smith earned 45 merit badges. He supervised the painting of fire hydrants in Silver Lake and the staining of the community gazebo.
David Zigon earned 42 merit badges and supervised the landscaping around the entrance sign to the western end of the Greenway Trail near the Chinworth Bridge.
