2004 Year in Review

Damhoff receives Eagle Scout Badge

Arlyn Hayen, Ryan Damhoff, and Troop Leader Steve Gatz

Ryan Damhoff, a senior at Morrison High School, received the highest honor a Boy Scout can achieve. On Saturday, March 27, Scout Leader, Steve Gatz, presented Damhoff his Eagle Scout Badge.

Damhoff, a member of Scout Troop 96, was captain of his Quiz Bowl team, a member of National Honor Society, active in band, and a member the Madrigals this year but still found time to do his service project to become an Eagle Scout.

To attain the honor a Scout must be an active member of Scouts in a position of responsibility, earn certain Merit Badges, and do a service project before their 18th birthday.

For his service project, Damhoff asked the Morrison Historical Society how he could help. They gave him a list of projects. He chose to build 10 display stands for information and 10 stands to keep certain areas and artifacts off-limit to patrons in Morrison Heritage Museum.

“Ryan has been a blessing for us,” Historical Society President Jack Ottosen commented. “We were impressed with the quality of his work. They look very nice; in fact, Clinton Historical Society inquired where we had gotten the display stands and wondered if he might make them some. It (Eagle Scout) was a well deserved honor.”

His future plans are to move into a leadership role within the troop and to help them until he leaves for college this fall. He is the son of Mr. And Mrs. Arnold.

by Barb Benson, theCity1.com
April 3, 2004