ADOPTED -APRIL 29, 2003

Agenda Item No. 19

Introduced by Commissioner Randy Schafer of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION HONORING KYLE STEPHEN GRICE

RESOLUTION #03-120

WHEREAS, Kyle Stephen Grice is a freshman at Lansing Christian High School where he plays the clarinet in the high school band and plans to attend College upon graduation with hopes of becoming attorney; and

WHEREAS, Kyle attends the West Locke Wesleyan church in Williamston where he has served on the Youth Board, he has also served as the co-captain of his USSF soccer team and enjoys skiing, basketball, baseball and golf; and.

WHEREAS, he joined the Boys Scouts in 1999 and has earned 35 merit badges and has held the positions of treasurer, assistant patrol leader, scribe and patrol leader; and

WHEREAS, Kyle earned his World Conservation award in 2001 and became a member of the Order of the Arrow in 2002, he has also served as a counselor-in-training at Northwoods Scout Reservation in 2002; and

WHEREAS, his eagle project was constructing a brick walkway on two sides of a pavilion previously built for another Eagle Scout project, along with seeding and landscaping the other two sides, Kyle's brick walkway and landscaping are the second part of a three-part Eagle Project in memory of his grandfather, Harold Harshbarger; and

WHEREAS, he spent 10 hours planning this project and 20 � hours carrying out the project, 21 fellow scouts, family members and friends spent a total of 162 � hours working with Kyle to complete this project; and

WHEREAS, Kyle has earned the highest rank attainable in Scouting, the Eagle Scout; and

WHEREAS, to achieve the Eagle rank, a scout must demonstrate leadership and citizenship while earning 21 merit badges before reaching the age of 18.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners congratulate Kyle Stephen Grice for earning the rank of Eagle Scout and extend its sincere appreciation to Kyle for serving as a positive role model for the youth in our community.

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Randy Schafer