SCOUTS

SCOUTS
Eagle Scout Award
Jeremy S. McCollum, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCollum, 648 Adelaide, Warren, received the Eagle Scout Award at a court of honor at Knights of Columbus Warren Council 620. He is a member of the Greater Western Reserve Council, Boy Scouts of America, Troop 15, with Thomas Namola as scoutmaster.
Jeremy earned the Arrow of Light award in Cub Scout Pack 16 and became a Boy Scout and member of Troop 15 in April 1996.
He has held the positions of patrol leader, troop guide and assistant senior patrol leader and junior assistant scoutmaster and is a member of the Order of the Arrow Wapashuwi Lodge 56, Tapawingo Chapter.
His eagle service project was to benefit the Animal Welfare League of Trumbull County. He directed a scout crew in building and installing a large sign for the front of the shelter. In addition, they repaired the wildlife cage, the roof over the outside runs and installed a new mailbox.
Jeremy is a member of First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, of Niles and was a member and treasurer of its Chi Rho Junior High Youth Group and is a member of its senior high Christian Youth Fellowship.
He is a sophomore at Warren G. Harding High School, where he is a member of Ski Club and F.I.R.S.T. Robotics Team.
HONORS
MetroParks awards
CANFIELD -- Mill Creek MetroParks received recognition for developing community events and wetlands from the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association, during the association's annual conference in Toledo earlier this month.
The park system accepted meritorious awards for its Newport Wetland Development and the Albert E. Davies Wetland Trail and for its Sunfest Sand Sculpture Competition.
ADDY recognition
Anthony Snyder, a 1988 graduate of Leetonia High School and vice president of the Join Hands Day program, received an ADDY award from the Northeastern Wisconsin American Advertising Federation.
Snyder was honored in the Public Service Division for the 2000 promotional material created for the Join Hands Day program.
"The goal of the Join Hands Day program is to break down barriers between youth and adults and to motivate people to work together in service," Snyder said. "The youth we talked to didn't want mentors. They wanted a day where they could work as equals with adults."
Promotional materials, developed by Snyder and writing consultant Dorothy Deer from Warrenville, Ill., included a video, action guide, posters, brochures and three newsletters.
Snyder is a Bowling Green State University graduate and now lives in Naperville with his wife and two children. His parents, Edward and Henrietta Snyder, live on Walnut Street in Leetonia.
The promotional material will go on to the District 8 (including Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota) regional competition where winners will advance to the national contest.
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