The following scouts from Cloquet Boy Scout Troop 171 recently earned their Eagle Scout rank: Matthew Schmidt, Kris Young, Sam Cook, Garret Miller and Logan Pallin.
Schmidt's Eagle Scout project was the replacement of the sidewalk for the Queen of Peach Church rectory.
Young built a fire ring and benches behind Zion Lutheran Church for teen programs.
Cook's project involved planting trees in Cloquet's new business park.
Miller removed beaver dams along the Us-Kab-Wan-Ka River to improve fish habitat.
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Pallin's project was the cleanup and painting of the boiler room in Queen of Peach Church.
Nationally, only 1 percent of boys who join the scouting program advance to the rank of Eagle.
Troop 171 currently has 30 scouts in the troop. They have a very strong outdoor program with monthly outings including an annual BWCA trip and a week-long merit badge camp. Their regular community service projects include Adopt-A-Highway cleanup at the Cloquet Forestry Station, serving lunch to the residents of Evergreen Knoll on Mother's Day, helping with the Friends of the Library book sale, and the Salvation Army's "Scouting for Food" food drive.
