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Boy Scouts of America
on Fox Island
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 FICRA Sponsors New Boy Scout
Troop
At the August 2007 FICRA Meeting, board members voted to
sponsor
Boy Scout Troop 27, headquartered at the Nichols Community
Center on Fox Island. Boys aged 11 to 17 are encouraged to join;
contact John Ohlson at 253-549-2701 for more information, or visit us on
the web:
Troop27BSA.com
Scouts from Troop 27 learn
about high-altitude cooking
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over the years are greatly appreciated by FICRA and the Fox Island
community. Several of the projects completed by Fox Island scouts
in recent years are described below.
Fox Island is home to scouts from
Boy Scout Troop 27
and Cub Scout Pack 202. Scout Troops in the Gig Harbor area
include Troop 212, Troop 217,
Troop 282 . Boys aged 6 to 17 can join Scouts.
Junior Girl Scout
Troop 4290, meets at the NCC.
 FICRA supports scouting in many ways, from
providing opportunities for scouts to serve the community, to providing
meeting space for island scout groups.
Fox Island's Pack 202
Cub Scouts
If you are interested in joining Cub Scouts,
please contact:
If you are interested in joining Boy Scouts,
please contact:
Fox Island's Pack 202 Tiger Cub Scouts
If you are interested in joining Girl Scouts,
please contact:
Cub Scouts from Pack 202 and Girl Scouts from Troop
290 and Troop 1106 perform the Memorial Day flag ceremony at the Fox Island Cemetery.
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Fox Island Cub Scouts Plant New
Christmas Tree For FICRA In the summer of 2005, Cub
Scouts from Fox Island's Pack 202, planted a new Christmas Tree in front of
the Nichols Center.
In a few years, the tree
is expected to grow large enough to serve as the Christmas Tree for the Fox
Island community tree lighting ceremony.
In the meantime, it will be
the 'little brother' tree to the traditional 20' tall one, which is
decorated by the Fox Island Volunteer Fire Fighters, and donated by Ketcham
Evergreens of Fox Island.
The Cubs also installed
birdhouses in the
Fox Island Nature Center. |
Cub Scouts Shea Brown, Garrett Stephens,
Alex Ohlson, and Ben Long admire the new tree. |
Fox Island's Eagle Scouts
- In Service To The Fox Island Community
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Musgrave family Eagle Scouts: Alex (2000), Robert (1992), Don (1962),
Bob (1932) and Zach (1998). |
The Musgrave family, three generations of
Eagle Scouts, includes Don Musgrave (center) his father and three sons.
Don's father became an Eagle Scout in 1932, and Don
became an Eagle Scout in 1962. Don’s oldest son, Robert, became an Eagle
Scout in 1992. His second son, Zach, became an Eagle Scout in 1999, and
his third son, Alex, became an Eagle Scout in June 2000.
Zach organized the painting of the
Fox Island lighthouse for his Eagle
Project in 1998. We did it during two low tides in late August and early
September. We had 20 foot scaffolding the we had to put up and take down
as we worked around the base. The 20 feet wouldn't even reach half way
up.
First we had to pressure wash the
entire structure. It is a lot bigger than it looks from the bridge. We
had older scouts and adults tied in at the top doorway door (there used
to be an outside stairway according to Ed Winkle, who was living on the
island at the time) and using long extensions to paint up and down. It
was a lot of fun. Too bad they current owners haven't replace the top of
the lighthouse and repainted again. |
Robert earned his
Eagle while a member of Troop 32 in Lakewood. His project was to create
a flower garden at the entrance to Waughop Lake in Fort Steilacoom Park.
They cleaned up an existing area, hauled in and arranged rocks, filled
in with dirt and planted flowers and flowering shrubs. They also,
repainted the entrance sign.
For his project, Alex organized and supervised the making and hanging
over a dozen bird houses at the Gig Harbor Country Club. This was part
of the Clubs certification as a "wildlife" golf course. |
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Matt Randle (2002) built FICRA's Fire Pit for his
Eagle project, which is used for summertime fireside programs featuring
storytellers, historical re-enactors, and marshmallow roasts.
The fire pit was dedicated to Matt's Grandfather, George Miller, of the
Fox Island Historical Society.
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Matt Wiley (2004), son of Jeanette
and Tom Wiley, built FICRA's cedar picnic tables, which are located in
the Nichols Center gazebo. |
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Mark McKinney (2004) refurbished the FICRA
flagpole, repainted and installed new hardware, and a tiled base. |
| Keith Buchanan (2005) built the Fox Island Nature
Center's footbridge, involving over 500 hours of volunteer labor, and
donated materials. |
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John Uehlin, (2006) with parents Cliff and Melaney,
built the 10 park benches located at the Fox Island Nature Center.
His project made use of volunteer labor and donated materials. |
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.JPG) Ryan
Eason - Native
Species Garden
February, 2007 - Eagle Scout candidate
Ryan Eason of Boy Scout Troop 212 recently completed his Eagle Scout
service project - a Native Species Garden, showcasing the various plants
& trees that grow in the various climate zones of Washington State.
Above, Scouts Ryan
Eason, Garrett McKinney and friend put the final touches on the garden
The garden features
five distinct climate zones; Lowland Western Washington, Montane
Forests, Sub-Alpine Forests, Alpine Forests, and the Ponderosa Forests
of Eastern Washington.
Congratulations,
Ryan on a job well done! |
Page Ollice - Nichols Center
Deck
February 25, 2007 - Eagle Scout candidate Page Ollice of
Boy Scout Troop 212 recently completed his Eagle Scout service project -
a new deck for the Nichols Center. Expanding on the old design,
the new deck includes a 2' wider footprint, safer railings, and improved
traffic flow from the main door to the stairs.
Page Ollice, his brother and Father
Larry admire the completed work. |
The new location of the staircase
allows for easier traffic flow from the auditorium. |
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Garrett McKinney - Raised Walkways on Nature
Trail |
April 8, 2007 - Troop 212. Garrett's project
consisted of building several raised walkways over the wetland's
marshes, protecting the area from the impacts of hikers
traveling through the area. The project was made
especially difficult by the muddy conditions.
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The walkways were prefabricated offsite, and
installed on concrete pier blocks, to ensure resistance to
rotting. |
Garrett McKinney, standing on the newly
completed walkway. |
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Ian Johnson - 'West Loop' of the Nature
Center's Trail System |
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April 15, 2007 -
Ian's project completed the 'West
Loop' of the Nature Center's trail system, allowing hikers to explore
the westerly half of the 5-acre nature preserve.
Volunteers from Troop 217 cleared new
trails, placed log slab stepping stones, and installed plant
identification markers along the route.
Highlights of the new trail include
'Stinging Nettle' meadow, (left) ancient nurse logs, and examples of the
various plant species that grow on Fox Island. |
Ian Johnson admires
one recently completed section of the 'Western Loop'
trail, covering the undeveloped
2 1/2 acres of the Nature Center. |
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Scouts
Build New Picnic Tables for Nature Center
Eagle Scout candidate Zach Briggs of Gig Harbor Boy Scout Troop
282, recently completed his community service project by building three
new picnic tables and clearing out a new picnic area for the Fox Island
Nature Center.
The tables were built from lumber left over from
the footbridge project two years ago, and were just the perfect fit for
Zach's project.
Built from heavy duty pressure treated lumber,
they will last for years to come. |
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on the project included clearing invasive weeds and brush, leveling the
picnic area, and spreading wood chips to help prevent weeds from
returning.
Zach (back row, far right) joins his
fellow scouts and dads in admiring the completed picnic tables.
FICRA would like to give a big
Thank You to Zach and his fellow Scouts. |
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