For over 100 years, Boy Scouts of America have helped create generations of outstanding citizens by helping scouts serve their communities. In Garrettsville, local BSA Troop 4065 have selected serve their community by cleaning up a 2.5-mile section of State Route 82 between Garrettsville and Hiram.
According to Scout Leader David Schaefer, the span of road was awarded to the troop through the Ohio Department of Transportation’s “Adopt A Highway” program. During their first cleanup event this spring, eight scouts worked together to collect eight bags of trash. They will be holding cleanup events twice each year, helping leave that area better than they found it.
Schaefer noted that the Ohio Department of Transportation will be posting updating ‘Adopt A Highway signs to that stretch of road, now that the Troop has assumed responsibility for that portion of road from the Rotary Club.
In addition, Troop 4065 helped observe Memorial Day in several local communities. Prior to local Memorial Day observances, the scouts planted flowers at veterans’ graves in the Harrington Cemetery in Nelson. They also placed flags to denote veterans’ graves at Park Cemetery in Garrettsville. To observe the occasion, Troop 4065 also marched in the Garrettsville Memorial Day parade to honor the brave men and women who served our country.
