Josh Warren, from Burket Troop 782, completed his Eagle Scout Project Aug. 14.
Warren took an overgrown side lot at the Bell Memorial Public Library in Mentone and turned it into an outdoor reading area.
After he got permission from the library board and came up with a landscaping design, Warren contacted area businesses for donations.
With the help of Scouts and adult leaders from Troop 782, Warren removed weeds from the area, leveled the ground, spread pea gravel, put in a birdbath, two benches, three trees and 11 plants and bushes.
Troop members that helped were Zac and Jonathan Capps, Kevin Good, Brandon Larrabee, Devin McFadden, Jayson Reed, Noah Shriver and Camden Tucker. Adults that helped were Tina Cowen, Gregg Foster, Scoutmaster Roland McFadden, Kris and Darrell Shriver, Jeff Tucker and Dan and Tina Warren.He is the second Scout from Troop 782 to complete an Eagle project, the first being Jayson Reed earlier this year.
