County teens achieve rank of Eagle Scout
Two Butler County teens were recognized in June for earning the rank of Eagle Scout.
Caleb Craig, 18, who became an Eagle Scout Feb. 25, was recognized June 13 at a court of honor.
The son of Gregory and Rose Craig of Butler Township, Craig has been active in scouting since 2003, when he joined Cub Scouts as a tiger cub with Pack 20.
He earned the Arrow of Light as a Webelo scout, crossing over to Troop 20 Boy Scouts. Craig has been assistant patrol leader, patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, senior patrol leader and quartermaster.
He has attended summer scout camp every summer since joining scouting, along with other camps and council events. He also has done service projects, mostly for Camp Lutherlyn, and was an escort for wheelchair patients at the VA Butler Healthcare.
Craig earned 26 merit badges.
For his Eagle project, he scrapped and painted 47 fire hydrants for American Water in East Butler.
He attends the North Street Christian Church and went on a mission trip to Juarez, Mexico.
Craig graduated June 11 from Butler High School and plans to attend Indiana (Pa.) University, majoring in finance.
Christian Felitsky, 18, was also recognized June 13 at a court of honor. He is the son of David and Cari Felitsky of Butler Township.Felitsky started scouting in 2008 when he joined Troop 20.Felitsky earned 35 merit badges, and he also earned his Order of the Arrow sash. He has been senior patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, patrol leader and assistant patrol leader.He has attended seven summer camps at Camp Bucoco. He has completed service projects, most for Camp Lutherlyn and as an escort for wheelchair patients at the VA Butler Healthcare.For his Eagle project, Felitsky cleaned the trails in Alameda Park. That involved clearing the three-fourths of a mile path by cutting fallen trees, stacking the wood, trimming and cutting the foliage. He also marked the trail with paint and built two benches, dedicated in memory of Jim Redick, a mentor of the troop who died March 1, 2014.Felitsky graduated from Butler High School and plans to study graphic design for 3-D modeling.
BUTLER TOWNSHIP — 82 Cub Scouts participated in a day camp that spanned four days earlier this month at Alameda Park.The camp ran from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 7 to July 10 and featured opportunities for scouts to earn badges by rotating through stations throughout the week, including shooting BB guns and bows, racing CO2-powered pinewood derby cars and cooking over open coals. While these stations were daily activities, there was a special time allotted for an unique activity each day.Butler County District Director Irvin Gable said the Almeda camp hosted Northern Butler County scouts, but there will be another later in July for Southern Butler County scouts hosted in Zelienople.He said the Almeda camp had a wild west theme that the adult supervisors helped emphasize. He said the supervisors embraced the camp's idea.“We have tremendous volunteers.” Gable said.Gable said the Scouts were enthusiastic and stayed interested throughout camp.“The group of kids this year were ecstatic,” he said. “I think this year was probably one our best ever.”
