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ROSS EAGLE SCOUT HONORED FOR ACHIEVEMENT; CONTRIBUTION TO EVERGREEN PARK TRAILS SUSTAINABILITY Participants will receive a FreeGarden RAIN 55-gallon rain barrel. Designed with the homeowner/gardener in mind, it is affordable, attractive, easy to move, and easy to install. This workshop is hosted by the Pennsylvania Resources Council. Dates: Saturday, April 23, 11 – 12:30 p.m. Cost: $80 per person | $85 per couple Pre-registration is required. To register, visit http://prc.org/programs/conservation-workshops/ watershed-rain-barrels/ or call 412/488-7490, ext. 247. IT’S TIME TO COMPOST!! Not sure what to do with your kitchen scraps, leaves, and garden and yard debris? Would you like natural, home-made compost for your lawn and gardens? Expand your recycling efforts to include kitchen scraps and yard debris. Learn how to turn organic waste into a natural, homemade compost for lawns and gardens by attending the Pennsylvania Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. Composting kitchen waste and yard debris is easy to do and requires little time and effort. It also produces a complete and natural food for the soil, improving its structure, water-retaining abilities and overall health. Ross resident and now Eagle Scout Nickolas Bartel, Boy Scout Troop 335, was honored by the Ross Board of Commissioners on Monday, January 18 at their Public Meeting. Nickolas carried out his Eagle Scout Project Plan to direct his Scout Troop in the completion of major trail renovations at the Evergreen Park. In total, the Scouts contributed 240 hours of work on the trails. Nickolas, Line Leader on the