Monday, May 14, 2012
Ryan Varian's work at Newtown Veteran's Park has been selected as Bucks County's top Eagle Scout project of the year for 2011.
A local Eagle Scout has earned a top honor for his work at Newtown Veteran's Park. Ryan Varian, a member of Troop 99, has been selected by the Boy Scouts Bucks County Council as the winner of the 2011 Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project of the Year award. Varian’s work at the park, which included installation of a wall and flagpoles, was chosen out of more than 200 Eagle Scout projects completed in Bucks County during 2011. Working with the American Legion Morrell Smith Post #440, Varian secured donors to sponsor the individual flagpoles honoring the service branches and held several fundraisers to cover the expenses associated with his materials. “I chose this project because men and women work hard everyday to keep our country safe…
Thursday, March 15, 2012
The park was officially dedicated in May but because of problems with the quality of the grass, the fields have yet to be used.
The Council Rock Newtown Athletic Association has received permission from Newtown Township to utilize the fields at Veterans Park this spring. The township Board of Supervisors on Wednesday unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding allowing the baseball organization to use the fields for up to two years or until the township deems the work is complete by the contractor. The park was officially dedicated in May but because of problems with the quality of the grass, the fields have yet to be used. The park is located off Durham Road across the street from Clark Nature Center. CRNAA has agreed to foot the bill for improvements at the park to get the fields ready for play, including pitchers mounds. The memorandum of agreement …
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Council Rock Newtown Athletic Association said it would foot the bill for $7,000 worth of improvements at Veterans Park if it means the fields can be used this spring.
The Newtown Township Board of Supervisors will consider a memorandum of understanding that would allow the Council Rock Newtown Athletic Association to utilize fields at Veteran’s Park as early as this spring. The item is on the agenda for tonight’s regular supervisors meeting, which starts at 7:30 p.m. at the township Administration Building. At a meeting last month, CRNAA told the supervisors it would foot the bill for $7,000 worth of improvements at Veterans Park if it means the fields can be used this spring. The park was officially dedicated in May but because of problems with the quality of the grass, the fields have yet to be used. The park, located off Durham Road across the street from Clark Nature Center, has six ball fields – …
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The park was officially dedicated in May but because of problems with the quality of the grass, the fields have yet to be used.
Council Rock Newtown Athletic Association said it would foot the bill for $7,000 worth of improvements at Veterans Park if it means the fields can be used this spring. The park was officially dedicated in May but because of problems with the quality of the grass, the fields have yet to be used. The park, located off Durham Road across the street from Clark Nature Center, has six ball fields – three multi-purpose and three baseball fields. Kevin O’Shea of CRNAA, which is the parent organization of local Little League, Babe Ruth and travel baseball teams, on Monday told the Newtown Township Supervisors there are not enough fields to support the number of children registered to play baseball. Opening day for the spring season is March 31. “…
andy levine
11:37 am on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
We are extremely proud to have worked with Ryan on this project at Veterans Park. He and his family were a pleasure to work with, and I know the Newtown Park and Recreation Board was incredibly impressed both with the ambition of the project, and its excellent execution. We are lucky to have an active Eagle Scout program in Newtown that has been so dedicated to improving our parks and … more ›