Article: New fire pit built by Scout

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 ...

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