By Wally Meyer

Gage Krueger, a member of Northside Boy Scout Troop 127, has earned the Eagle Scout Award, scouting’s highest honor. For his Eagle Scout project, Gage organized a work crew that constructed and installed the bench seating at the Blackhawk Middle School Community Gardens.

Gage has been in scouting since 2010 and has participated in many campouts, hikes, service projects and staffing Cub Scout day camp events. He has earned more than 21 merit badges, including first aid, cooking, swimming and wilderness survival. The highlight of Gage’s scouting adventure was a backpacking trek through the mountains of New Mexico at the Philmont Scout Ranch. Gage’s crew covered more than 65 miles in 10 days.

Gage is currently a senior at Madison East High School and plans to attend college to pursue a business degree.

If your son is interested in camping, hiking, canoeing and just being outdoors, consider joining the Boy Scout program, the nation’s largest and most prominent values-based youth development organization. The Boy Scouts have been around for over a hundred years. Is your son ready for some adventure? Contact Scoutmaster Paul Hughes at psusparks@gmail.com for more information.