Eagle Scouts

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The Eagle Scout Award is Scouting’s highest honor. The award is a performance-based achievement whose standards have been well-maintained over the years. Once you become an Eagle Scout, you remain an Eagle Scout for life.

Through February 24, 2025, Troop 170 has celebrated 63 Scouts obtaining the rank of Eagle Scout.

Below is a list of the troop’s Eagle Scouts and a description of their project (when available). Anyone who can fill in missing information should email Scoutmaster Kevin Pinson at troop170ky@gmail.com

#	NAME	YEAR	DESCRIPTION OF EAGLE PROJECT
	None	1988
	None	1989
1	Christian J. Whitchurch	1990	No information available
	None	1991
2	Robert Smith	1992	Rehabilitation of the Nathan McClure Trail, located in the Daniel Boone National Forest in Eastern Pulaski County along the Rockcastle and Cumberland Rivers.
3	Andrew T. Newsome	1992	No Information Available
	None	1993	No Information Available
4	Daniel P. Tyler	8-4-94	No Information Available
5	Jarrod Tandy Withers	10-22-95	No Information Available
	None	1996	No Information Available
	None	1997	No Information Available
6	Brian Andrew Hall	1-7-99	Constructed the concrete slab and picnic shelter behind St. Mildred Catholic Church.
7	David Michael Hall	1-7-99	Constructed 16 picnic tables to be used in the new picnic shelter behind St. Mildred Catholic Church.
8	Kent Burton	1999	Constructed flower beds and a handicap-accessible sidewalk at the University of Kentucky 4-H Extension Office.
9	David Campbell Altimaier	2-20-00	Constructed a children’s playground for St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church.
10	Andrew Joseph Hershel	4-26-01	Constructed benches for the Mary statue grotto behind St. Mildred Catholic Church.
11	Aaron Michael Eaton	8-16-01	Constructed handicap ramps for a church located in the Bronston community of Pulaski County.
12	Michael “Mike” John Ford	12-18-02	Painted and installed acoustic ceiling tiles in the children’s recovery room at the Somerset Surgical Center
13	Christopher “Chris” Neile Adkins Jr.	2-12-04	Constructed a supplies room for the athletic department at Somerset High School.
14	Logan Joseph Botzman	2-12-04	Rebuilt 100 used computers and gave them away to individuals who could not afford to purchase one.
15	Alexander “Alex” Monarch Brown	4-14-04	Constructed an awning for the exterior and repainted interior of God’s Food Pantry (Fountain Square location).
16	Brandon Michael Botzman	4-14-04	Constructed several handicap ramps for individual homes in conjunction with the Somerset Pulaski County Morning Rotary Club.
17	Constancio “Stan” Rodrigues	4-14-04	Constructed birdhouses and an interpretive nature sign that were installed at Rocky Hollow Park in downtown Somerset
18	Jesse David Fries	4-24-05	Constructed an outdoor education classroom at Meece Middle School.
19	Sameer “Sam” Nair	4-24-05	Painted and fixed up the recovery room, and collected children’s books for Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.
20	Patrick William Ford	4-24-05	Constructed a brick barbecue grill for individuals and groups using the picnic shelter behind St. Mildred’s Catholic Church.
21	John Andrew Vetter	1-26-06	Created an environmental awareness project for Southwestern High School.
22	Christopher “Chris” Louis Henry	1-9-07	Mapped and cataloged all the gravesites at Science Hill Cemetery using GPS technology.
23	Matthew “Matt” Alan Jamieson	1-9-07	Constructed a series of miniature golf holes for the children’s playground area at Bethany House Abuse Shelter.
24	Alexander “Alex” Frank Morton	1-1-07	Reconstructed a portion of the Black Walnut Trail located at the U.S. Corps of Engineers office to make it handicap accessible.
25	Jeremy Scott Vetter	1-19-07	Removed large trees and improved the picnic shelter on the grounds of St. Mildred Catholic Church.
26	Brandon A. Schleter	7-19-07	Graveled the play area and extended the barrier fence at Bethany House Abuse Shelter.
27	Stephen L. Randall	7-19-07	Constructed a picnic shelter for the Blakely Family YMCA (now Somerset Family Fitness Center).
28	Ralph Thomas Eastham Jr.	1-8-08	Repaired the stone overlook and replaced a washed-out bridge on the Bee Rock Loop Trail #589 at Bee Rock Recreation Area in the Daniel Boone National Forest.
29	Lucas Alexander Beattie	4-24-08	Demolished the original, then reconstructed an annex room on the St. Luke’s building on Monticello Street.
30	Brian Wayne Campbell	9-14-08	Assisted with much of the initial site work for the Pulaski County Library’s Children’s Garden.
31	Alex David Smith	2-6-09	Assisted with the renovation work of the old library in preparation for the opening of the Carnegie Community Center for the Arts in downtown Somerset.
32	Austin Ryan Byrd	9-15-09	Constructed a half-mile long nature trail at the Buck Creek Nature Preserve in northern Pulaski County.
33	Jonathon Alan Byrd	9-15-09	Constructed fencing and signage at the entrance to the new trail at the Buck Creek Nature Preserve in northern Pulaski County.
34	Nicholas “Nick” Arthur Jamieson	9-15-09	Constructed several home handicap ramps in conjunction with the Somerset-Pulaski County Morning Rotary Club.
35	Zachary “Zach” Kevin Absher	11-19-09	Assisted with the final site work for the Pulaski County Library’s Children’s Garden in downtown Somerset.
36	Michael Crowhurst	8-12-10	Renovated and repainted rooms for First Baptist Church of Somerset.
37	Nathaniel “Nate” Bryant Johnson	8-12-10	Constructed and installed a dozen benches and added shrubs and landscaping at Rocky Hollow Park in Somerset.
38	James Alexander “Alex” Shawen	8-12-10	Constructed and installed dozens of acoustic tiles around the gym at East Somerset Baptist Church.
39	Astor Lee Stewart	9-2-10	Constructed 220 birdhouse kits that were then distributed during Somerset Community College’s Earth Day celebration.
	None	2011
40	Cameron Mario Pieroni	11-15-12	Stripped and repainted the exterior of the old Pisgah School House at Pisgah Presbyterian Church.
41	Chandler Kay Absher	11-15-12	Reconstructed a 1,400-foot abandoned nature trail for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Fishing Creek Recreation Area in western Pulaski County.
42	Spencer Noah Harsh	11-15-12	Revitalized the vernal wetland outdoor education area, corrected drainage from the playground, and restored the animal track station at Somerset Christian School.
43	Lyle David Morton	11-15-12	Revitalized the playground area at Bethany House Abuse Shelter and constructed three foot/cycling bridges on the Eagle Trail Mountain Bike extension at Pulaski County Park.
44	William Russell McIver	11-15-12	Constructed nine foot/cycling bridges on the Eagle Trail Mountain Bike extension at Pulaski County Park.
45	Zachary “Zac” Adrian Stewart	5-19-13	Constructed a play fort for the Bethany House Abuse Shelter in Somerset.
46	Matthew Scott Wood	8-8-13	Rehabilitated a neglected and unsafe playground at White Oak Baptist Church in the Nancy community.
	None	2014
47	Jared Bobby Vaught	8-13-15	Constructed an outdoor worship amphitheater and campfire circle with cross at Potter’s Place Church off the KY 914 Bypass.
48	Justin Dale Vaught	8-13-15	Created a 120-foot by 80-foot earthen pad for a future children’s playground at Potter’s Place Church off the KY 914 Bypass.
49	Marc Austin Daniels	2-11-16	Created a 110-square-foot playground and installed the playground equipment for Progressive Educational Program, Inc. behind Grand Central Place in Somerset.
50	Adam Jeffrey Hoehler	2-11-16	Planted large trees along the walking trail at Firebrook Community Park.
51	Andrew Jacob Wood	8-11-16	Reconstructed the old archery hiking trail at Pulaski County Park.
52	Colton Grant Morrow	5-18-17	Restored grounds, cleaned and repaired headstones, and mapped gravesites at the old Tuttle Cemetery in western Wayne County
53	Trystan Skyler Chase Bullock	5-18-17	Constructed five picnic tables and built a graveled picnic area with a grill at Rocky Hollow Park in Somerset.
54	John “Jack” Lindsay Weatherly	9-11-18	Repaired and painted benches, replaced spindles on walking bridges, removed non-native plants and replaced them with 175 native plants, and fixed washed out mulch at ampitheatre at Rocky Hollow Park in Somerset.
55	Joshua “Josh” John Loiacono	3-19-20	Constructed a 10-foot x 20-foot groundhog habitat with paver stone floor and wire mesh roof for the Liberty Nature Center in Somerset.
56	Joseph “Joe” Benjamin Cappel	6-29-20	Refinished one park bench and constructed two additional benches, added a gutter system on an octagonal grotto, and landscaped the grotto with flowers and shrubs at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Clementsville, KY
57	Ethan Wayne Cosson	6-8-21	Washed and re-stained playground equipment, as well as washed and resealed two storage buildings, at Okalona Missionary Baptist Church on Highway 235 in Nancy, KY.
58	Andrew Renner	6-21-22	Cleaned and repainted the Civil War cannon, as well as restored the display platform, at the Confederate Fortified Camp at Beech Grove (Battle of Mill Springs Driving Tour Stop No. 7).
59	Elijah Loiacono	1-23-23	Rebuilt Playground at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church.
60	Riley Vanover	6-17-23	Built a Dog Park Playground at Fire brook Community Park. Park included several obstacles for dogs.
61	Caleb Chambers	12-2-24	Built an American Flag Retirement box for the Woodstock Community Center
62	Andrew “Drew” Kelly	12-2-24	Built an Information Kiosk for the Fire brook Community Park
63	Andrew Reynolds	2-24-25	Repaired and Painted the Band Tower at Southwestern High School
64	Joshua “Josh” Blake Pinson	8-11-25	Created and Built a Serenity Park along the creek at The Bluegrass Veterans Ranch on pine hill road Pulaski County Ky.
65	Tyler Phelps	10-27-25	Built Access Ramp at Fire brook Park from parking lot to walking trail.