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Thursday, Jul. 02, 2009

Ripon Scout becomes an Eagle

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Logan Kuhn of Ripon recently became an Eagle Scout, the highest rank awarded by the Boy Scouts of America.

Logan, a member of Troop 414 of Ripon, joined Scouts at age 6. He has earned 35 merit badges. His troop is sponsored by the Ripon Lions Club.

For his Eagle Scout project, he researched, planned and directed the installation of several bat boxes along the Stanislaus River from Oakdale to Ripon.

Each bat box may house up to 250 bats, resulting in an environmentally sound way to help control the mosquito population as well as help to reduce the spread of West Nile virus.

Logan has completed two treks to Philmont, one as the crew leader. He has backpacked more than 300 miles and is involved in many community service activities. He plans to go to college and study aerospace engineering and physics.

Logan received his Eagle rank June 6 at the Commemorative Air Force hanger in Modesto. More than 80 relatives and friends attended.