Wednesday, Mar. 03, 2010

Notable

Three in Troop 631 earn Eagle

Devin Bodhaine, Benjamin Housley and Jordan Marrott, all members of Troop 631 and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, have reached the Boy Scouts' highest rank of Eagle.

Devin Bodhaine: Devin is a 2009 graduate of Apex High, where he played on the junior varsity and varsity basketball teams.

To earn Eagle, Devin planned and supervised the refurbishing of a wooden floor and the repainting of a home used as temporary housing through The Carying Place.

He earned 21 merit badges and served as patrol leader, assistant patrol leader and senior patrol leader for Troop 151 in Cincinatti, Ohio, and Troops 131 and 161 in Apex. Devin currently attends Utah State University. He is the son of Steve and Cheryl Bodhaine.

Benjamin Housley: Benjamin is a junior at Apex High, where he is a member of the Academy of Information Technology program and a member of the lacrosse team.

To earn Eagle, Benjamin designed and managed the building of an informational kiosk at Cedar Forks District Park in Morrisville.

He earned 25 merit badges and served as quartermaster, patrol leader, scribe and varsity team captain while participating in Troop 48 in Nashua, N.H., and Troops 131, 631 and 831 in Morrisville.

Benjamin is the son of Clayton and Julie Housley.

Jordan Marrott: Jordan is a sophomore at Apex High and has his 1st-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. To earn Eagle, Jordan planned and supervised the painting of the Green Hope High weight room. He also selected and designed two inspirational quotes in vinyl that were applied to the weight room wall.

Jordan earned 23 merit badges and served as patrol leader, assistant patrol leader, quartermaster, assistant quartermaster, librarian and program manager for Varsity Scouts while participating in Troops 131, 631 and 831. He is the son of Todd and Melanie Marrott.

Bikes benefit local refugees

Cary Boy Scout Troop 202 repaired 36 bicycles, which were delivered to refugee families in the Triangle. The troop, chartered by St. Francis United Methodist Church, has for several years rescued discarded bicycles and repaired them for reuse.

The recipient families are native to Burundi, Vietnam, the Congo, Cambodia and Myanmar. Most of them do not know enough English to take driving tests. The bikes will be their main mode of transportation.