Boy Scout Judah Byars earns Eagle rank

By DAVID WALL Contributor to The Pittsburg Gazette

Judah Byars, a Mount Pleasant Troop 101 scout, is currently working on his service project, which is to provide six raised bed gardens that are wheelchair accessible. All of the gardens will be presented to the Pittsburg Nursing Center in Pittsburg. A prototype has been completed and was shown recently to the residents at the nursing center. e raised bed gardens will allow residents to have gardens regardless of handicaps that might prevent working in a regular garden. The Eagle rank is the pinnacle of success in scouting. Most youngsters who join may believe they will make it to that coveted rank, unfortunately, the reality of how hard it is to attain that rank stops most individuals a er three to four years of trying. Only one or two individuals per 100 scouts attain the rank of Eagle Scout.

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