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Antrim Eagle Scout project brings gaga ball to Memorial Park Michael Redmond Jr. of Antrim earned his Eagle Scout award by constructing a gaga ball pit in Memorial Park in Antrim. COURTESY PHOTO Published: 12/24/2020 10:18:12 AM Michael Redmond Jr., of Antrim, is the most recent Boy Scout of Troop 2 to earn the rank of Eagle Scout. He is only the 24th to earn it in the troop’s 107-year history, his father and Scoutmaster Michael Redmond said. Redmond Jr. led a crew of fellow scouts, friends, and family in building a gaga ball pit at Memorial Park off Jameson Avenue in Antrim, overcoming the logistical challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in the process. Only about four percent of Boy Scouts nationwide earn their Eagle Scout, Redmond said. Gaga ball is a variant of dodgeball that’s played in a pit. ....
Recruitment and activities are low, but the Monadnock Regionâs Scouts have managed to find ways to stay active through the pandemic so far. âCOVID has actually forced me to find a way to do the things I wanted to do,â Greenville Girl Scout leader Heather Schoff said â things sheâs wanted to do for years. Girls recently had a socially distanced visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus and presented the esteemed couple with some Toys for Tots items theyâd gathered. Earlier in the fall, they walked the Mason Rail Trail. And they commemorated their âbridging ceremony,â where girls level up in rank, at the Souhegan Country Club in New Ipswich, which allowed plenty of room for the girls and their families to celebrate the special occasion with a donated tea party, she said. ....