TWO EARN EAGLE SCOUT AWARDS

Brandon C. Baker and Gregory Karl Blattner, both 15, recently were presented Eagle Scout awards.

Baker is a member of Troop 16 sponsored by the Elk's Lodge and Blattner is a member of Troop 21 sponsored by St. Andrew Lutheran Church.

For his Eagle Scout service project, Baker built a picnic table for the Newman Center on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University, and created a landscape plan for the center.

Baker has earned 26 merit badges, and has served Troop 16 in several leadership positions. He is a sophomore at Notre Dame High School, and his parents are Tim and Nancy Blattner.

During his Scouting career, Blattner has held a variety of leadership positions in the troop. He earned 31 merit badges. For his Eagle Scout service project, Blattner stenciled the church name on chairs and tables at St. Andrew and created an inventory system for the church to use.

He is a senior at Central High School, and his parents are Tim and Nancy Blattner.