This Scout album has been set up to showcase Eagle Scout projects that have been completed in the Jacksonville Woodlands and around the city of Jacksonville, Oregon. At the same time we thought it would be fun to show the changes that have occurred to the Boy Scout uniform over the past 100 years. Thanks to the Internet we found photos of scouts that span the years. We think you will find this "slide show" interesting. If you have additional scout photos from Jacksonville, please email them to me at: twinhiker@gmail.com Also, we need help captioning the local photos. If you know any of the scouts, please write their names in the "comments" section, or send me an email. Thanks. Larry Smith
Showcasing Eagle Scout projects in Jacksonville, Oregon over the past 20 years.
Derrick Vaughn - 5th grade Derrick dressed in a Classic Boy Scout Uniform. The photo was done as part of a photo shoot by students from the school's photo class. We were using a high key (all white) method of exposure. Derrick is eventfully seen helping a "little old lady" across a "street"; a classic Boy Scout time-honored tradition of community service. The classic Scout look was redesigned in 1990.
These opportunities to earn merit badges and awards, as well as the many years spent working their way up through the levels of Boy Scouts, show dedication and responsibility, making Eagle Scouts a widely-recognized honor. It is also a title that is held for life, leading to the phrase, “Once an Eagle, always an Eagle.”
Everest Bennet Smith Age 8 Jacksonville Cub Scout Troop 17 with his fourth place pine wood derby car. The grandson of Larry and Linda Smith February 2012
Cub Scout
Jacksonville Boy Scout Matt Patten. Matt eventually earned his Eagle Scout Rank here in Jacksonville.
Jacksonville Boy Scout Matt Patten flies the flag. Matt eventually earned his Eagle Scout Rank here in Jacksonville.
Jacksonville Boy Scout Matt Patten demonstrating the proper method of folding the flag. Matt eventually earned his Eagle Scout Rank here in Jacksonville.
Scout Matt Patten
Only four percent of males who join Boy Scouts go on to become Eagle Scouts, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America program. Requirements for becoming an Eagle Scout include earning twenty-one different merit badges while working your way up through the different levels: Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life, and finally Eagle.
Potential Eagle Scouts choose their twenty-one badges from a list of 124 that range from Archery to Bugling to Indian Lore, although twelve are on a required list. Garrett Peebles, junior, said, “My favorite merit badge to earn was Basketweaving – we had to learn how to make a basket and then actually weave it. I still have it, actually.” Alex Riciutti, junior, earned additional awards as he worked his way up to becoming an Eagle. “I earned the World Conservation Award; I had to earn two environmental science merit badges and a citizenship in the world badge.” Riciutti also earned the National Trails Award for visiting and helping refurbish a national historic site.
The journey culminates in a service project that the potential Eagle designs, leads and completes, usually with the help of their troop. Jake Joyner, senior, built benches at Leesville Elementary with the help of his troop. He said his motivation to become an Eagle Scout was his dad: “My dad never got to Eagle Scout – I wanted to beat him,” he said, laughing. Riciutti also took on a large project. “I replaced two hundred boards in the Lake Lynn boardwalk. I ripped out the rotted boards and replaced them with boards I had cut to fit. The project probably took over two hundred hours total.” So why do high school boys take on these daunting tasks? “It looks great on resumes and college applications,” said Joyner. “Also, I couldn’t get my license until I became an Eagle Scout,” said Peebles.
ca. 1940s --- Boy scouts Richard Roberts (left) and Michael Plank (right) playing the bugle and saluting on a field. Undated photo circa 1940s. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS No matter the motivation, the boys agreed that Eagle Scouts teaches great lessons about leadership and responsibility that they will be able to use throughout their lives. “It taught me to respect those around you and listen to what others have to say. You have to work with others to complete the requirements,” said Riciutti.
Boy Scout from the 1930s.
Boy Scouts signaling. undated Photo --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS
Boy Scout Brand Orange Label Los Angeles, CA - Vintage Boy Scout Orange Citrus Fruit Crate Box Label Advertising Art Print. Printed on highest quality stock soft gloss paper. Actual image dimensions are approximately 10 x 11 inches. This is a fine reproduction of an extremely rare California Citrus Crate Label originally printed in the early 1900's.
ca. August 1985, Fort Hill, Virginia, USA --- Boys scouts wait for the evening program to commence at the Boy Scout World Jamboree. --- Image by © Tim Wright/CORBISDZ
Boy Scout Troop in 1910. The Scout uniform of the time mimiced the adult military uniform of the period. Leggings were an important part of the uniform look.
Boy Scout Uniform History Early Uniform. The first Scout uniform was an impractical copy of the US Army uniform of 1910, which disregarded the far more practical English uniform designed by BadenPowell. The early BSA uniform had no neckerchief, and Scouts generally wore knickers with leggings and a button-down coat with metal insignia. Scouts and adults both wore their rank insignia on their hats (adults were allowed to earn merit badges and ranks right along with the Scouts).
1922-1981 Uniforms In 1922 the BSA modernized its uniforms to the style we would recognize today. Coats and leggings were dropped, and neckerchiefs were added. Scouts could wear shorts and knee socks in the summer, knickers and knee socks in the winter (trousers replaced knickers in 1944). Until 1948, all Scouts wore campaign ("Smokey the Bear") hats. At that time, the field (overseas) cap (popularized by World War II soldiers) was added.
Crater Lake National Park founder, William Gladstone Steel, sitting on the Rim of Crater Lake with three Boy Scouts. Mr. Steel is retelling the story of his 17 year struggle to convince Congress to establish Crater Lake as a national Park. Success came in 1902 when President Theodore Roosevelt signed the legislation. Boy Scouts in 1928 wore heavy wool shirts with their pants tucked into knee-high lace leather boots, and the tops of their long socks folded over their boots.
Typical 1930s Boy Scout uniform
Campaign hats (Smokey Bear type hats left over from WWI) Neckerchiefs Knickers and knee socks 1930s
International Boy Scouts taking part in a show of friendship in front of the U.S Capitol. Probably about 1950. Knickers for American boys were dropped in 1944. After the War boys opted for either long pants or short pants with knee length socks.
Red berets and baseball-style caps joined the options in 1972. Also in 1972, the BSA changed almost every uniform insignia, making them multi-color, standardizing the shapes, and adding wording to explain what they signify. Brightly colored patches replaced the old black-on-red patrol medallions and the black-on-khaki merit badges. Boys continued wearing fitted short pants and long knee socks, featuring turned over red tops, until the 1980s.
A Boy Scout from the 1970s prior to the big uniform change. The boy is wearing a one-color uniform. Garter tabs help hold up his knee socks. The most striking change in the 1980s was the switch to a two-color uniform (something many other countries have long had). A tan shirt and dark khaki-green trousers/shorts replaced the old medium khaki-green shirt and shorts/trousers (which in turn had replaced a medium khaki-brown).
Red berets and baseball-style caps joined the options in 1972. Also in 1972, the BSA changed almost every uniform insignia, making them multi-color, standardizing the shapes, and adding wording to explain what they signify. Brightly colored patches replaced the old black-on-red patrol medallions and the black-on-khaki merit badges.
Current Uniform. In 1981, fashion designer Oscar de la Renta designed a more attractive Scout uniform (at no charge). The more stylish new uniform maintained a clear Scout identity in its appearance, but used more rugged material and added colored shoulder loops. The most striking change was the switch to a two-color uniform (something many other countries have long had). A tan shirt and dark khaki-green trousers replaced the old medium khaki-green shirt and trousers (which in turn had replaced a medium khaki-brown). In 1989, along with the other changes largely restoring the pre- 1972 program, the BSA changed its rank and office insignia so that they more nearly matched the pre- 1972 insignia, keeping the wording but replacing the multi-colored backgrounds
In 1990, the BSA added an optional "activity" uniform in addition to the standard field uniform (like the leggings of the 1950s, the expensive activity uniform has not caught on, mainly because Scouts must still own a field uniform for more formal occasions). In the early 1990s, the BSA discontinued boys wearing knee socks, replacing them with shorter khaki socks with a red band at the top. In 1995, responding to complaints the BSA brought back the knee socks as an option.
Boy Scouts snowshoeing on the rim of Crater Lake, with Ranger Larry Smith, August 1982. It had been a big snow year and the snow was reluctant to leave.
Boy Scouts snowshoeing on the rim of Crater Lake, with Ranger Larry Smith, August 1982. Their Scout uniforms are a real mixture.
Snowshoeing on the Rim of Crater Lake in August with troop of Boy Scouts - August 1982. The sun was blinding.
A Jacksonville Boy Scout Troop preparing for an outing meeting at the North Fred Meyer's. Summer 2010 Notice the mixture of uniforms. Jeans, scout pants, baggy shorts, hiking boots, white tennies, medium socks and no-see socks.
Boy Scouts as Bond Workers - WWI
Megan Knotts and Derrick Vaughn - 5th grade Derrick dressed in a Classic Scout Uniform was done as a part of a photo shoot by students from the school's photo class. We were using a high key (all white) method of exposure. Derrick is eventfully seen helping a "little old lady" across the street. Again a Classic Boy Scout time-honored tradition of community service. When I threw out the photo idea to my class, Derrick volunteered to play the part of the scout. Megan Knotts brought the appropriate clothes and acting ability the next day. Megan was so much fun. I wonder if she is still acting. February 1988.
Megan Knotts and Derrick Vaughn - 5th grade Derrick dressed in a Classic Scout Uniform was done as a part of a photo shoot by students from the school's photo class. We were using a high key (all white) method of exposure. Derrick is eventfully seen helping a "little old lady" across the street. Again a Classic Boy Scout time-honored tradition of community service. When I threw out the photo idea to my class, Derrick volunteered to play the part of the scout. Megan Knotts brought the appropriate clothes and acting ability the next day. Megan was so much fun. I wonder if she is still acting. February 1988. Photo by Chad Kayser. Developed in the school's darkroom.
Derrick Vaughn - 5th grade The little old lady is played by Megan Knotts. She was most talented! I wonder where she found all the appropriate clothes.
Derrick Vaughn - 5th grade Representing all Boy Scouts past and present This photo of Derrick dressed in the Classic Scout Uniform was done as a part of a photo shoot by students from the school's photo class. We were using a high key (all white) method of exposure. Derrick is eventfully seen helping a "little old lady" across the street - A Classic Boy Scout time-honored tradition of community service.
British Scout leader's uniform from the 1970s.
Boy Scouts of America The World Scout Emblem is the emblem of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and is worn by Scouts and Scouters around the world to indicate their membership. Each national Scout organization determines the manner is which the emblem is worn.
Webelos is an acronym meaning "We'll Be Loyal Scouts". Packs with a large number of Webelos Scouts sometimes divide them into Webelos I and Webelos II dens, to keep their den from previous years intact. Webelos dens spend much of their time learning about Boy Scout customs, including the Scout Law and Oath. Many packs are formally associated a Boy Scout troop for mutual support— the troop provides assistance to the pack with activities such as campouts and ceremonies and in time, the Webelos Scouts cross over to the troop.
The Scouting movement is built on positive values. As we wear the uniform, we are openly identifying ourselves with those values where everyone can see us. We stand together, not alone, in encouraging others to live by those same principles. Boys and adults alike should take pride in belonging to such a movement and wear the uniform as it is intended.
Beginning Tiger Cubs must be under the age of 8, have completed kindergarten. Cub Scouts must have completed the first grade or be age 8 or 9. And Webelos Scouts must have completed third grade or age 10 but not yet 11 1/2. Boy Scouting is designed for boys ages 11 through 17, who are old enough to be on their own in the out-of-doors. While adults serve as key leaders, Boy Scouts hold leadership positions and plan the troop's program. The passage from Cub Scout pack to Boy Scout troop should be smooth, with no time lost in between. By the time Webelos Scouts are ready to cross over, they and their families should be familiar and comfortable with the youth and adult leaders of the troop, their role in the troop and troop activities, and feel excited about beginning this new adventure. The Webelos Scout's graduation ceremony should clearly signify his transition to a new level of Scouting, and could include the presentation of his Arrow of Light Award, a Boy Scout Handbook, and a troop neckerchief.
Cub Scouting is part of the Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), available to boys from first through fifth-grade, or 7 to 11½ years of age and their families. Its membership is the largest of the three BSA Scouting Divisions (Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and Venturing). Cub Scouting is part of the worldwide Scouting movement and aims to promote character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness.
Cub Scouting is part of the Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), available to boys from first through fifth-grade, or 7 to 11½ years of age and their families. The Boy Scouts of America has always been a uniformed body. Its uniforms help to create a sense of belonging. They symbolize character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness. Wearing a uniform gives youth and adult members a sense of identification and commitment.
Cub Scouts at a pack meeting - Jacksonville School 1973. Tim Pfeifer - laughing Rick Monday - middle Daren Adams - right Mr. Ted Cobo left Dr. Jacobson walking away.
Jacksonville School Principal David Jenkins, with cub scout son David, and daughter Dennette.
Kneeling - Danny Mathern and Mark Sanchez Standing: Owens, , Lynn Borum Mrs. Dixie Moore
STANDING: Rocky Christopherson, Dale Smith, Mike Moore Den leader and 3rd grade teacher, Mr. Roudebush Kneeling: Ron Mayer, ? ?
Boy Scouts at camp - 1975
Jacksonville's Boy Scout Troop 17 spent June 2010 reworking the trail surface of the new French Gulch Trail. This was part of their community service project. The building of the French Gulch Trail was originally built as an Eagle Scout Project. The name “French Gulch” stems from the fact that the Lorraines and the Petards, the original owners of the mine, were born in France. In 2008 Eagle Scout CJ Mundell, and his boy scout crew constructed a circular trail through the gulch, which is located in the very heart of Rich Gulch. Subsequent Boy Scout projects have helped maintain the trail. A trail display, designed by Don Thomas and funded by the BLM, showing the Petards busy with their hydraulic blasting will soon be installed by the scout troop. An Eagle Scout project is being planned that will rebuild Petard’s original gold-capturing sluice box. By working with the Boy Scouts and the BLM, the Woodlands Association is continuing its goal of providing educational displays out in the Woodlands.
Jacksonville's Boy Scout Troop 17 spent June 2010 reworking the trail surface of the new French Gulch Trail. This was part of their community service project. The building of the French Gulch Trail was originally built as an Eagle Scout Project. French Gulch It took the Lorraine brothers and Petard family nearly 70 years of hydraulic mining to blast out French Gulch to its present configuration. The name “French Gulch” stems from the fact that the Lorraines and the Petards were born in France. Two years ago Eagle Scout CJ Mundell, and his boy scout crew constructed a circular trail through the gulch, which is located in the very heart of Rich Gulch. Subsequent Boy Scout projects have helped maintain the trail. A trail display, designed by Don Thomas and funded by the BLM, showing the Petards busy with their hydraulic blasting will soon be installed. An Eagle Scout project is being planned that will rebuild Petard’s original gold-capturing sluice box.
French Gulch It took the Lorraine brothers and Petard family nearly 70 years of hydraulic mining to blast out French Gulch to its present configuration. The name “French Gulch” stems from the fact that the Lorraines and the Petards were born in France. Two years ago Eagle Scout CJ Mundell, and his boy scout crew constructed a circular trail through the gulch, which is located in the very heart of Rich Gulch. Subsequent Boy Scout projects have helped maintain the trail. A trail display, designed by Don Thomas and funded by the BLM, showing the Petards busy with their hydraulic blasting will soon be installed. An Eagle Scout project is being planned that will rebuild Petard’s original gold-capturing sluice box. By working with the Boy Scouts and the BLM, the Woodlands Association is continuing its goal of providing educational displays out in the Woodlands.
Jacksonville's Boy Scout Troop 17 spent June 2010 reworking the trail surface of the new French Gulch Trail. This was part of their community service project. The building of the French Gulch Trail was originally built as an Eagle Scout Project. Two years ago Eagle Scout CJ Mundell, and his boy scout crew constructed a circular trail through the gulch, which is located in the very heart of Rich Gulch. Subsequent Boy Scout projects have helped maintain the trail. A trail display, designed by Don Thomas and funded by the BLM, showing the Petards busy with their hydraulic blasting will be installed. An Eagle Scout project by Caleb Richardson is being planned that will rebuild Petard’s original gold-capturing sluice box. By working with the Boy Scouts and the BLM, the Woodlands Association is continuing its goal of providing educational displays out in the Woodlands.
Boy Scout Kyler Dennison - age 13 - preparing for his Eagle Project at the historic Jacksonville Cemetery. Troop #17 Big Pine Unit Crater Lake District David Rayburn - Scoutmaster Mark Dennison - Troop Committee Chairman December 21, 2010 Hours I Spent Working on the Project The length of time spent should be as adequate as is necessary for you to demonstrate your leadership of two or more individuals in planning and carrying out your project. Hours I spent: Planning the project 7 hours Carrying out the project 1.3 hours Total hours I spent working on the project: 17.3
Boy Scout Kyler Dennison - age 13 One happy Scout. Kyler, surrounded by several of his scout buddies upon the completion of his Eagle project in the historic Jacksonville Cemetery. Troop #17 Big Pine Unit Crater Lake District David Rayburn - Scoutmaster Mark Dennison - Troop Committee Chairman December 21, 2010
Boy Scout Kyler Dennison - 13 - Soon to be an Eagle Scout One happy Scout. Kyler, surrounded by several of his scout buddies upon the completion of his Eagle project in the historic Jacksonville Cemetery. Troop #17 Big Pine Unit December 21, 2010
Boy Scout Kyler Dennison, Troop 17, spent part of the summer of 2010 cleaning and washing trailside displays as part of his Community Service Merit Badge. This panel is in front of our city library. This was one of Kyler's last Merit Badges to be earned before beginning on his Eagle Project in the Jacksonville Cemetery.
Boy Scout Kyler Dennison cleaning and washing our trailside displays. This was one of Kyler's last Merit Badges to be earned before beginning on his Eagle Project in the Jacksonville Cemetery.
Boy Scout Kyler Dennison, Troup 17, spent part of the summer of 2010 cleaning and washing trailside displays as part of his Community Service Merit Badge.
Boy Scout Kyler Dennison cleaning and washing our trailside displays. This one is located in Rich Gulch. This was one of Kyler's last Merit Badges to be earned before beginning on his Eagle Project in the Jacksonville Cemetery.
Boy Scout Kyler Dennison cleaning and washing our trailside displays.
Jacksonville Cemetery - the location of Kyler's Eagle Project October 18, 2010
From Kyler Dennison's Eagle Scout project application booklet. I'll be constructing several walking paths throughout the Historic Jacksonville Cemetery. These proposed paths were previously used as driving roads but due to erosion and heavy use, the City of Jacksonville has closed the roads and wants to limit them to foot traffic only. The paths will be made of decomposed granite, four feet wide and several inches in depth. Oct. 18, 2010
Eagle Scout candidate, Kyler Dennison, discussing his proposed walk path/trail project in front of the Jacksonville Cemetery Commission. City Council elect, Christina Duane, looks on. December 6, 2010
Eagle Scout candidate, Kyler Dennison, discussing his proposed walk path/trail project in front of the Jacksonville Cemetery Commission. December 6, 2010
Eagle Scout candidate Kyler Dennison meeting with Jacksonville Cemetery Sexton Richard Shields as they work together planning Kyler's path project. December 21, 2010 From Richard: I feel a letter to the Eagle Scout board is in order for the project that was constructed in the Historic Jacksonville Cemetery by Kyler Dennison and his troop. The Cemetery roads in some areas are real narrow (built for horse and buggy). Most of our vehicles are too large to be using them, so we blocked them by used a removable Ballard system. the next step was to make them look like a path, not a road.
Eagle Scout candidate Kyler Dennison meeting with Jacksonville Cemetery Sexton Richard Shields as they work together planning Kyler's path project. December 21, 2010 Richard continues: Kyler contacted me inquiring about any projects we had. I explained the road closure project and he took the bull by the horns. I want you to know that I'm very impressed by the way Kyler handled the coordination of the project, from getting the materials donated to scheduling times with me, and coming to the Cemetery Commission meeting and speaking in front of that group and answering many questions. The projects was competed in a timely manner. I'm very satisfied with the workmanship and quality of the project. On behalf of the Cemetery Commission, and the City of Jacksonville, I would like to thank Kyler on a job well done. I'm looking forward to working with the Scouts in the future.
Oct. 18, 2010 Route of Kyler's new walkpath
Scout Kyler and Sexton Richard October 18, 2010
Scout Kyler measuring for his new walkpath. Oct. 18, 2010
Eagle Scout candidate Kyler Dennison meeting with Jacksonville Cemetery Sexton Richard Shields as they work together planning Kyler's path project. December 21, 2010
December 13, 2010 Boy Scout Kyler Dennison being instructed by Sexton Richard Shields on the layout of Kyler's new walkpath.
Sexton Richard Shields - left Eagle Scout Kyler Dennison - right
Boy Scout Kyler Dennison - right Scoutmaster David Rayburn - left
Kyler laying out the proposed path. My project will be of benefit to the group because: Tourists, visitors and community members will get to walk on better paths throughout the cemetery. By installing walking paths, no more erosion should occur and the cemetery will remain more usable to the public for many years to come. The cemetery will look more presentable and be more 'user friendly" to all those who visit. The community will also benefit by the installation of the new pathways which could lead to more visitors and more tourism, something the City of Jacksonville thrives on.
My project will be of benefit to the group because: Tourists, visitors and community members will get to walk on better paths throughout the cemetery. By installing walking paths, no more erosion should occur and the cemetery will remain more usable to the public for many years to come. The cemetery will look more presentable and be more 'user friendly" to all those who visit. The community will also benefit by the installation of the new pathways which could lead to more visitors and more tourism, something the City of Jacksonville thrives on.
Laying out the new walkpath.
Boy Scout Kyler spray painting the outline of the new cemetery path. Dec. 13, 2010 From Kyler Dennison's Eagle Scout project application booklet. I'll be constructing several walking paths throughout the Historic Jacksonville Cemetery. These proposed paths were previously used as driving roads but due to erosion and heavy use, the City of Jacksonville has closed the roads and wants to limit them to foot traffic only. The paths will be made of decomposed granite, four feet wide and several inches in depth.
From Kyler Dennison's Eagle Scout project application booklet. I'll be constructing several walking paths throughout the Historic Jacksonville Cemetery. These proposed paths were previously used as driving roads but due to erosion and heavy use, the City of Jacksonville has closed the roads and wants to limit them to foot traffic only. The paths will be made of decomposed granite, four feet wide and several inches in depth.
Kyler laying out the new trail - walkpath. Dec. 13, 2010 My project will be of benefit to the group because: Tourists, visitors and community members will get to walk on better paths throughout the cemetery. By installing walking paths, no more erosion should occur and the cemetery will remain more usable to the public for many years to come. The cemetery will look more presentable and be more 'user friendly" to all those who visit. The community will also benefit by the installation of the new pathways which could lead to more visitors and more tourism, something the City of Jacksonville thrives on.
The paths in the cemetery were recently roads where people drive on, causing erosion and destruction to the property. I'll be leading others in creating new paths throughout the cemetery which will add to the beauty and usefulness of the property for many years to come. I have obtained donations for materials (decomposed granite), dump trucks, and various hand tools in order to complete this project. A fund raiser is not necessary for this project as all materials are being donated We'll be putting the decomposed granite into wheel barrels and taking it from the dump location to the middle of the path and working our way to the ends of the new paths. The new paths will be at least four inches thick and four feet wide. The City of Jacksonville has donated the dump truck, a compactor, a tractor if needed, and wheel barrels and various hand tools.
Others in my group will be bringing rakes, wheel barrels, shovels, gloves and any thing else they need. I plan on having as many boy scouts there as I can. For any heavy machinery use, various adults have volunteered their time. My estimate is that the project will take a few weekends to complete and will take a minimum of at least 80-100 total hours. If everything goes as planned the project should cost nothing because we are having all the materials and labor donated. There are also some safety hazards. There are holes every where from squirrels/gophers and the ground is not that even in places, so people could trip. Each day before we start working, I will go over these areas and tell my volunteers to watch their step and pay attention to where they're going.
Others in my group will be bringing rakes, wheel barrels, shovels, gloves and any thing else they need. I plan on having as many boy scouts there as I can. For any heavy machinery use, various adults have volunteered their time. My estimate is that the project will take a few weekends to complete and will take a minimum of at least 80-100 total hours. If everything goes as planned the project should cost nothing because we are having all the materials and labor donated. There are also some safety hazards. There are holes every were from squirrels/gophers and the ground is not that even in places, so people could trip. Each day before we start working, I will go over these areas and tell my volunteers to watch their step and pay attention to where they're going.
There are also some safety hazards. There are holes every were from squirrels/gophers and the ground is not that even in places, so people could trip. Each day before we start working, I will go over these areas and tell my volunteers to watch their step and pay attention to where they're going.
Others in my group will be bringing rakes, wheel barrels, shovels, gloves and any thing else they need. I plan on having as many boy scouts there as I can. For any heavy machinery use, various adults have volunteered their time. My estimate is that the project will take a few weekends to complete and will take a minimum of at least 80-100 total hours.
Tyler
We'll be putting the decomposed granite into wheel barrels and taking it from the dump location to the middle of the path and working our way to the ends of the new paths. The new paths will be at least four inches thick and four feet wide. The City of Jacksonville has donated the dump truck, a compactor, a tractor if needed, and wheel barrels and various hand tools. Others in my group will be bringing rakes, wheel barrels, shovels, gloves and any thing else they need. I plan on having as many boy scouts there as I can. For any heavy machinery use, various adults have volunteered their time. December 21, 2010
30 yards of decomposed granite donated by Joe Salyer/Pacific Pipeline Use of backhoe, fuel and operator donated by the City of Jacksonville Utility work truck, fuel and driver donated by the City of Jacksonville Wheelbarrows, hand tools, trash cans donated by the City of Jacksonville Use of dump truck, fuel and operator donated by the City of Jacksonville Measuring equipment donated by the City of Jacksonville Marking paint donated by the City of Jacksonville Use of vibra-plate compactor & fuel donated by the City of Jacksonville Wheelbarrows and hand tools donated by various scouts & scout families Photography donated by Mark Dennison
Completion! 30 yards of decomposed granite donated by Joe Salyer/Pacific Pipeline Use of backhoe, fuel and operator donated by the City of Jacksonville Utility work truck, fuel and driver donated by the City of Jacksonville Wheelbarrows, hand tools, trash cans donated by the City of Jacksonville Use of dump truck, fuel and operator donated by the City of Jacksonville Measuring equipment donated by the City of Jacksonville Marking paint donated by the City of Jacksonville Use of vibra-plate compactor & fuel donated by the City of Jacksonville Wheelbarrows and hand tools donated by various scouts & scout families Photography donated by Mark Dennison
December 21, 2010 30 yards of decomposed granite donated by Joe Salyer/Pacific Pipeline Use of backhoe, fuel and operator donated by the City of Jacksonville Utility work truck, fuel and driver donated by the City of Jacksonville Wheelbarrows, hand tools, trash cans donated by the City of Jacksonville Use of dump truck, fuel and operator donated by the City of Jacksonville Measuring equipment donated by the City of Jacksonville Marking paint donated by the City of Jacksonville Use of vibra-plate compactor & fuel donated by the City of Jacksonville Wheelbarrows and hand tools donated by various scouts & scout families Photography donated by Mark Dennison
Working on the project: Mark Dennison Richard Shields Raul Magana and Jim Gordon (City of JV) Jakab and Mikolos Bowling Caleb and Dave Rayburn and Tyler Barker Mason Sash, Griffin Hokanson Dakota Sears Noah Simdom Robert Starchvick Richard Stockton Ben Trost Heather Dennison Chris Kilian Carl Shash Clay Silsby Karen Starchvick Alex Mena Derek Fleming Caleb Bell Cindy McDonald Total number of hours others worked: 132.7 Kyler plus this troop: 150 hours.
Eagle Scout Kyler Dennison
Caleb Bell
Noah Simdom
Working on the project: Mark Dennison Richard Shields Raul Magana and Jim Gordon (City of JV) Jakab and Mikolos Bowling Caleb and Dave Rayburn and Tyler Barker Mason Sash, Griffin Hokanson Dakota Sears Noah Simdom Robert Starchvick Richard Stockton Ben Trost Heather Dennison Chris Kilian Carl Shash Clay Silsby Karen Starchvick Alex Mena Derek Fleming Caleb Bell Cindy McDonald
Boy Scout Matt Patten leading Jacksonville Primary students in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Webloes hiking the Jacksonville Woodlands Trails. Panorama Point over looking Jacksonville.
Larry Smith explaining to the Scouts the origin of Peter Britt's wine cellar.
Larry Smith demonstrating gold mining methods to a pack of Scouts using the Chinese Fountain.
Scouts out on the Woodlands trails led by Larry Smith.
Larry Smith describing the history of gold mining in Jacksonville.
Scouts getting a lesson in the gold mining history of Jacksonville.
Boy Scouts helped with the staging of our first Jacksonville Woodlands Hike-A-Thon in 1993. The Scout is Michael Graham. The kickstarting of the building of the Skateboard Park was part of his Eagle Project. The second part was the placing of sand-filled ash sidewalk buckets around the main business district of Jacksonville. Michael completed his projects in 1999. He was awarded his Eagle Rank on February 15, 2001 Troop 17
Chris Cutler, as a fifth grader at Jacksonville School. This award winning photo of Chris was taken as part of a photo student photo shoot and developed and printed in the school's darkroom. Still looking for photos of Chris' Scout project.
Scout Robert Dekorte standing on his new constructed Ridge View Trail. Robert and his crew of scouts built a half mile of connecting trails that give access to several magnificent views of Jacksonville and Britt Ridge to the west.
Scout Robert Dekorte
Father and Son Steve and Robert Dekorte
Robert Dekorte - Eagle Scout Jacksonville and Woodlands Eagle Scout Projects Robert DeKorte – Team 6102 – October 7, 2006 - Beekman View Loop Trail
Eagle Scout Robert Dekorte - Beekman Loop Trail
Building a bench pad.
Robert laying out the trail.
Robert laying out the new trail.
Laying out the new trail.
Flagging the new trail.
Planning the new trail.
Robert's scout team.
Scout leader Andy Dekorte, Robert's grandfather.
Robert Dekorte assisting Jacksonville Woodlands board member, Will Nauman, in routing new trail signs for Robert's new trail.
Robert drilling holes into his new trail signs.
My twin brother, Larry Smith, has been teaching school since 1965...almost 45 years. He is still subbing. Over those years he took photos of his students and their activities. He has now scanned in the negatives, photos and slides from those years. He has organized the 6,460 photos into 27 Picasa albums. He hopes his former students will find these albums after he posts them on http://www.jvwoodlands.org To contact Larry Smith: jvsmith@clearwire.net To contact Lloyd Smith: Lsmithtwin@comcast.net
Kyle Vineyard built a mile of new trail along the South Fork of Jackson Creek as part of his Eagle Scout project. Pictured are part of his trail building crew. Jacksonville and Woodlands Eagle Scout Projects Kyle Vineyard – Troop 7 – December 15, 2005 - Creekside Trail along the south fork of Jackson Creek
Because of several delays beyond his control, Kyle Vineyard built his trail during the hardest and hottest part of July, but the boys did a great job creating a very popular trail.
Waiting for the rest of their crew to show.
Gathering for the project at Britt.
The day Kyle chose to start building his trail project was the same day as Dr. Naversen's Firehouse Run on a hot day in July. Kyle's crew is shown heading out to Rich Gulch, with their tools, as runners headed into the finish line at Britt.
Working among the remnants of mining tailings.
Part of the new trail follows an old mining water ditch.
Along the south fork of Jackson Creek.
Lots of downed logs to cut and move out of the way.
Kyle and his crew.
The trail is begining to take shape.
Ready for foot traffic.
Scouts scouting out their new trail. They worked during the hottest and dryest part of July.
Scout practice. Working on a Merit Badge?
Scouts taking time off for pictching practice.
A reclining Scout without a couch. Why not! It has been a hot and dusty day!
Boy Scout Troop 17 taking a break from trail building. After five years of planning, the Woodlands’ newest trail was completed last April using a team of Boy Scouts. Eagle Scout candidate, Christian Mundell, 15, of Central Point, chose the construction of the French Gulch Trail from a list of possible Eagle qualifying trail projects. Six years in the planning, the French Gulch Trail now allows foot access into the “Mother Lode” of Rich Gulch.
After nearly a year of planning and processes, Kyle and his crew are done! And Kyle is on his way to an Eagle Rank! Jacksonville and Woodlands Eagle Scout Project Chris Cutler- Troop 17 - April 14, 1997 Zigler Trail construction Kyle Vineyard – Troop 7 – December 15, 2005 - Creekside Trail along the south fork of Jackson Creek
Eagle Scout project - the building of the Bebee Woods Trail
Eagle Scout Trail project - - Beebe Woods - 2003 Boy Scout Gregg Ekberg Jacksonville and Woodlands Eagle Scout Projects Greg Ekberg – Troop 7 - Beebe Woods Loop Trail – Frenchmen Mine Trail –
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Scout trail building in the Beebe Woods among historic mining tailings.
Eagle Scout Teen trail builders wear white shoes.
Eagle Scout project - Bebee Woods
Modern Boys Scouts dressed for trail work. White shoes and short pants.
Following an old mining trail.
Digging past evidence of 100 years of gold mining.
Trail building between mining tailings.
The Beebe Woods Trail follows old mine diggings.
100 years of mining is very evident along the new trail.
Boy Scouts Ben Barrett and Tyler Brendall being interviewed by Larry Smith at the Woodland's annual Hike-A-Thon. Tyler had installed 13 trailside displays out in Rich Gulch as part of his Eagle Project. Four years later Ben installed a safety fence around Pheasant Meadow Park in Jacksonville in 2010. Three weeks later the Barrett family moved to Ft. Worth, Texas.
Boy Scout Ben Barrett
Boy Scout Tyler Brendal
Tyler's project crew. Lots of hard work in such a short time. The girls also made cookies for the crew.
Heading home!
Tyler directing the crew.
The sign-in booth operated by Tyler's sister and her friend. Eagle Scout projects require records of hours worked and who helped.
Tyler Brendal - Eagle Scout - Tyler and his crew installed 13 trailside interpretive panels and posts. It took two days for his crew to complete the project. Tyler had really looked forward to being able to haul equipment and supplies with an ATV.
Tyler's project was a family afair. Mama kept the liquid refreshments and food coming. The crew was well fed.
Carrying out the auger and the cement for installing the posts using a loaned Bobcat.
Locating one of the 13 trail markers.
Brushing around the interpretive sites.
Tyler's father and Scout Master, Jim.
Tyler, along with his Scout Master father, Jim. Bikes were used for running errands and coordinating the 13 job sites.
Tyler working on site prepartion.
Digging one of 13 holes.
Refreshments for the crew.
United Rentals donated the bobcat to be used in hauling in equpment and supplies.
Brush clearing. Each post site had to be cleared out.
Site preparation.
Scout Eric Thompson.
Heading out with the water tank. Concrete takes lots of water for the mix. Tyler had to coordinate so many details.
Digging the last of 13 holes.
Brushing was an important part of the project.
Digging post holes the "easy" way.
Tamping the concrete in place after mixing in water.
Digging the post hole for the Chinese display on Main Street at Veterans Park.
Preparing a post for planting.
Planting the post. Cement mix was poured around each post and mixed in ground.
Tamping in the concrete.
After allowing several days for the cement to set up, it was time to complete the installation. It was raining slightly as Tyler and his crew worked after school.
Setting the panel in place.
After waiting several days for the concrete to set up, Tyler returned with a small crew to install the 13 interpretive panels.
Darkness and rain begin to fall as the crew places the 13 panels.
Placing the set screws.
Tightening the set screws.
Boy Scout, soon to be Eagle, Tyler holding the display in place as the screws are tightened.
In place for all to enjoy.
French miner display. Thanks Tyler!
For all hikers to enjoy.
Finished and being used!
It was exciting to see the first hikers out on the trails enjoying the information provided by the displays.
Thanks Tyler! Your legacy of hard work lives on, enjoyed by thousands.
Another successful Eagle Scout project completed.
Thanks again Tyler!!!
Eagle Scout Jared Sharp. Jared's project was to rebuild portions of the Zigler Trail that were being under cut by Jackson Creek. June 18, 2002
Eagle Scout Jared Sharp directing the rebuild of the Zigler Trail.
Jacksonville and Woodlands Eagle Scout Projects Chris Cutler- Troop 17 - April 14, 1997 Zigler Trail construction Greg Ekberg – Troop 7 - Beebe Woods Loop Trail – Frenchmen Mine Trail – Moved after completing project. Probably awarded in Quam. Jared Sharp – Troop 7 – June 18, 2002 - Zigler Trail retaining walls. (James) Tyler Brendle – Team 6061 - February 23, 2003 - Installation of 13 large Trailside interpretive displays Kyle Vineyard – Troop 7 – December 15, 2005 - Creekside Trail along the south fork of Jackson Creek Christian “C.J.” Mundell – Troop 102 – August 3, 2008 - French Gulch Loop Trail Robert DeKorte – Team 6102 – October 7, 2006 - Beekman View Loop Trail Ben Barrett – Troop 333 - 2010 – Pheasant Meadow Park perimeter safety fence
Kyle Vineyard did his own Eagle Scout project along the South Fork of Jackson Creek two years after helping Jared.
Installation of steel posts to hold the wooden retaining walls. Scout Kyle Vineyard helped Jared with his Eagle project on the Zigler Trail. Two years later Kyle was doing his own Boy Scout Trail along the south fork of Jackson Creek.
Cutting off the steel pipe.
Scout Jared Sharp, soon to be Eagle, makes the final tamps.
Back filling.
Debbie Sharp, Eagle Scout Jared's mother.
Generator power was needed to run the saws and cutting tools.
Eagle Scout Project Summary Benjamin Barrett 4 August 2010 For my Eagle Scout project I wanted to do something that would directly benefit my community. When I earned the rank of Life I began to think about different project ideas. One day, my mom told me about how nice it would be to have a fence separating the street from our neighborhood park on 1000 Beverly Way. Just that week, one of our neighbors had held her young daughter’s birthday party there and parents were stressed out trying their best to keep their young children and pets from the street. By building a fence, I could keep children and pets safe, give worried parents a break, and enhance the look of the park.
Boy Scouts Ben Barrett and Tyler Brendall being interviewed by Larry Smith at the Woodland's annual Hike-A-Thon. Tyler had installed 13 trailside displays as part of his Eagle Project. Five years later Ben installed a safty fence around Pheasant Meadow Park in Jacksonville in 2010. Three weeks later the Barrett family moved to Ft. Worth, Texas.
Scout Ben Barrett, along with little brother Nicholas Barrett.
Part of Benjamen Barrett's Eagle Scout project crew. Eagle Scout Ben Barrett is second in from the left.
After consulting with Jacksonville Assistant City Planner Daryl Witmore, I decided to go with a double loop fence, wire fencing attached to 4x4 posts with two parallel 2x4's running horizontal between the posts. I then had to fill out an application for permission to build a fence in Jacksonville. I also had to present my project at a City Council meeting, and at the Historical and Architectural Review Commission, and to the Jacksonville Parks Recreation and Visitors Services Committee for approval. This proved to be the hardest and most time-consuming part of My next step was to obtain materials for the project. I visited four fencing and lumber companies hoping for donations, but none were able to donate.
Eagle Scout candidate Ben Barrett Now I had to raise money for the project. I sent out a flyer to all my neighbors and then came around a few days later looking for donations. Over the next few weeks I was able to raise enough money for the project. After that, I used the donation money to purchase materials. I was able to get a ten percent discount at Lowes Hardware and free gate installation from Quality Fence Co.
Finally all the materials were gathered and I was able to begin the project itself. I arranged for volunteers to come on several work days to complete the fence. The people in the work party varied each day, but usually consisted of my neighbors, family members, friends, and my Scout Master and fellow scouts.
Over the course of the project, I was constantly using my leadership skills. During the planning period, I had to stay on task, use my communication skills to present the project, and use all my resources. This included meeting and interviewing people who had experience building fences so that I would be able to lead others when the time came.
When the planning was finished, I scheduled work days when the most volunteers could come, and then directed the work on the fence itself. When I wasn't working on the fence, I was making sure the volunteers were hydrated, had proper safety equipment, and were having fun.
Scout Ben Barrett with his back to the camera.
The finished safety fence. Thanks Ben!
Scouting party hit the trail, and then the trail hit back January 03, 2010 By Paul Fattig Mail Tribune Nicholas Barrett is normally a well-mannered youngster who shows respect for his elders. But the 13-year-old from the Jacksonville area just couldn't help himself this past week. He freely admits to using the word "wimps" when referring to his father, Arild, older brother Benjamin, 16, and two other elders during a hiking trip along the Rogue River Trail. "Yep, I sure did," he says with a chuckle. "But it was starting to get really cold with big snowflakes coming down," acknowledges the seventh- grader at Ruch Elementary School. "And there was lots of real cold rain."
To put it all in perspective we need to backtrack a bit. The Barretts are avid hikers and campers who have done 15-mile-plus treks into the rugged Sky Lakes and Mountain Lakes wilderness areas. The two brothers are also Boy Scouts working on their backpacking merit badges. Nicholas hopes to achieve Life Scout; Benjamin is a Life Scout, working on becoming an elite Eagle Scout. Only 5 percent of those in the Boy Scouts of America achieve the rank of Eagle.
"We try to get out and do as much hiking as possible," says Arild, an engineer when he isn't on a mountain trail. "In scouting, you learn to be organized, be prepared and to plan ahead. Backpacking is the ultimate in that kind of training." The backpacking merit badge requires one trip that must include at least five days of hiking covering 30 miles or more, he explains. They had hoped to make the long hike down the popular trail during the summer but Arild — it's a Norwegian moniker — and Troop 333 scout master Brian Benton of Medford couldn't get the time off work.
So last month they started planning for a hike during Christmas break. Like good scouts, they prepared with proper winter gear and maps. Mom Lora Barrett stayed home with the couple's two young daughters during the hike. With fellow troop member Blake Harris, 15, of Medford, who also is working on his backpacking merit badge, the five started off the day after Christmas from the Grave Creek trail head downstream from Galice. The goal was to hike five days, returning on Wednesday. In keeping with the badge requirement of including a service project, they contacted the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to find out what they could do to improve the popular trail. Officials told them it would be helpful if they took photographs of trail signs along the way to provide an updated visual log of their condition.
"We also cleared the trail of small trees and large rocks we came across," Arild says. "But there were a couple of trees across the trail that were three feet in diameter that we weren't equipped to move. We noted their location." The weather wasn't too bad the first day, he reports. The sun peeked through the clouds periodically. Nor were there any major mishaps, although the scout master split his pants on the first day out. The problem was quickly resolved with a scout sewing kit. The hikers crossed misty glens covered with moss-covered rocks and sword ferns. Steller's jays scolded them at their approach. Deer walked silently among the trees. "It was enchanting," Arild says of their first venture down the trail. But the second day brought drizzle as they hiked past the Dulog Slide and on to Kelsey Creek some 15 miles down the trail. The temperatures hovered in the 40s. They donned their rain gear.
"We were all pretty cold," says Arild, who spent his formative years in Alaska. "The temperature took a plunge. We had big flakes of wet snow coming down. Our concern was that someone could suffer from hypothermia. And we weren't sure what the conditions would be like on the trail by the next day." They took a vote whether to stay one more night or hit the trail for their van waiting at the trail head. "Nicholas was the only one who voted to stay — he called us all wimps," his father says, laughing. "But we feel we made the right choice," he adds. Benjamin, a sophomore at South Medford High School who turned 16 during the hike, agrees, despite the fact the trip didn't meet the backbacking merit badge requirement because they returned one day early.
"It was still a good trip," he says. "Nothing seriously bad happened, no mountain lion attack or anything. That was a plus." They will likely return to the Rogue River trail to complete the backpacking badge requirements when the weather is a bit friendlier, Benjamin says. "We knew we could have done it," he adds. "I wasn't disappointed." Nor was Nicholas, despite using the "W" word in jest. "It was a lot of fun," he says.
Thanks Ben for your lasting legacy to the people of Historic Jacksonville!!!
Boy Scout Matt Patten flies the flag. These flag photos were used to illustrate a patriotic slide program done by Larry Smith to celebrate the 4th of July.
1946 --- Boy Scouts on Camping Trip- Here, some older scouts are erecting a tent. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBISډ
A Scottish Scout in kilt.
1946 --- Boy Scouts on Camping Trip- Here, some scouts are roasting some food under an adult troop member's supervision. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS
Cub Scouts sitting around at camp out.獥
Scout camp - 1978
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27 Jul 1991, Jambville, France --- Boy scouts of the French organization Scouts de France climb over ropes in Jambville. The boys are taking part in the Scouts de France scouting Jamboree, for which 10,000 boy and girl scouts have gathered. --- Image by Pascal Le Segretain/Sygma/Corbis
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