NOTTINGHAM, MD—Councilman David Marks has received a very special award from Baltimore Scouting. On Thursday evening, Councilman Marks was presented with the Silver Beaver award. The Silver Beaver is the council-level distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America. Upon nomination by their local Scout council and with the approval of the National Court of Honor, recipients of this […]
OVERLEA, MD—Some local scouts recently helped to beautify Holt Park & Center for the Arts in Overlea. Boy Scouts of America Troop 419 cleaned up the park and built two teepees for the nature play area. “The group enjoyed connecting with nature and working as a community to share our love for the environment with future visitors,” according to the […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Local elected officials and volunteers cleaned trash in portions of Perry Hall over the weekend. On Saturday morning, volunteers with the Maryland Waterways Foundation and Rock City Church joined Boy Scouts, Councilman David Marks, Delegate Carl Jackson, and State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger in cleaning up debris throughout western Perry Hall. The crew cleaned up tires, plastic bags, bottles, […]
PERRY HALL, MD—An Eagle Scout candidate who lives in Perry Hall held a ribbon-cutting on Saturday morning for his new project. Lucas Sayles, a Perry Hall High School student with Troop 884 in Dundalk, created a library book box at the Optimist Club on North Point Boulevard, according to Councilman David Marks. Councilman Marks and Councilman Todd Crandell attended Saturday […]
PARKVILLE, MD—Work has begun in an Eagle Scout’s project to honor a fallen hero. As NottinghamMD.com initially reported earlier this month (full story here), Owen Mrok, with Boy Scout Troop 124, is building a memorial garden dedicated to the memory of Officer Amy Caprio. “I am creating a memorial garden at the Parkville Police Department in Memory of Fallen Officer […]
UPDATE: Construction has officially begun. Original story below… —— PARKVILLE, MD—An Eagle Scout candidate is working on a very special final project. Owen Mrok, with Boy Scout Troop 124, hopes to build a memorial garden dedicated to fallen hero Officer Amy Caprio. “I am creating a memorial garden at the Parkville Police Department in Memory of Fallen Officer Amy Caprio,” […]
PERRY HALL, MD—A local Scout wasn’t fazed by Saturday morning’s heat and led his troop in building improvements in Perry Hall. Ryan Whitfield from Troop 732 led a group of 20 volunteers in building a boardwalk and gravel path from Perry Hall High School to Ratna Court. Councilman David Marks’ office helped with approvals, but it was Ryan and his […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—A group of Scouts recently completed an important project in White Marsh. Eagle Scout candidate Storm Fuller led a group that built a picnic table and erected a marker at the White Marsh police precinct. Fuller, who graduated from Edgewood High School on Thursday, will be honored at a ceremony next week, according to Councilman David Marks. The project […]