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Article: New fire pit built by Scout
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- Capital (Annapolis)
- Article date:
- October 20, 2005
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The small community of Colchester is now decked out with a clean,
sturdy and safe fire pit at the community beach, thanks to Life Scout
Jake Chaput, 16, of Troop 346.
A Boy Scout since third grade, the Colchester teenager chose to
help improve his community beach as a service project, by designing
and constructing a custom fire pit, complete with three benches. The
project will round out his application to become an Eagle Scout.
Planning for the project began last May and culminated with a 50-
page detailed outline of the design of the pit, including diagrams,
an outline of safety measures, fire safety concerns and a detailed
account of what he was building.
This was submitted to the troop's ...