HOLLEY SCOUTS HELP AT SOUP KITCHEN

Cub Scout Pack 3062 of Holley volunteered at the Loaf and Ladle Soup kitchen held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in December. The boys helped set up, serve, and clean up, serving dozens of needy people and families. 

HEIMILLER GIVES US FLAGS THEIR DUE RESPECT

Nicholas Heimiller’s Eagle project was to build a brick firepit for VFW Post 8438 in Newfane. The VFW is a drop location for the community for old flags that need to be retired.

The VFW post didn’t have a good place to perform the respectful retirement ceremony, which involves burning the flags. Therefore, Nicholas and his team from Troop 22 built a brick firepit in order to help mitigate the large buildup of flags ready for retirement. The VFW Post currently has numerous large bags full of old flags ready for retirement and the flag retirement pit will provide a proper place to conduct the flag retiring ceremony.

CONNOLLY HELPS SAVE BLUEBIRDS

Mark Connolly of Troop 22 in  Newfane oversaw the construction and placement of bluebird houses throughout the trails of Krull Park in Olcott. Connolly studied and researched the bluebird habitat requirements and designs, and then plotted their optimal placement in the expansive park. He cut the wood and assembled the houses before mounting them in the park environs. Bluebirds -- the state bird -- were at one time endangered in New York, but projects like Mark's have brought them back and have helped them maintain healthy populations.