BELLEFONTE — An Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Noah C. Gaus, of Boy Scout Troop 370 of Bellefonte, recently took place at the Bellefonte Faith United Methodist Church.
Gaus, son of Frank and Charlene Gaus, of Bellefonte, is a senior at Bellefonte Area High School and plans to attend Penn State University starting the summer, majoring in nuclear engineering.
Noah Gaus’s grandfather, Frank Gaus Sr., also an Eagle Scout, read the Eagle Charge and welcomed his grandson into the brotherhood of Eagle Scouts.
On his way to the rank of Eagle Scout, Noah Gaus earned 23 merit badges and served as senior patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, patrol leader, assistant patrol leader, chaplain’s aide and scribe. In addition, he served as crew leader for Troop 370’s Philmont Scout Ranch Trek in 2015. He also plans to return to the Philmont Scout Ranch with Troop 370 as an adult leader in the summer of 2018.
Gaus’s Eagle Scout project took place at the Environmental Learning Center at the Bald Eagle State Park in Howard Township. He restored and made an addition to the bird watching area. His project included tilling the area, planting new grass, removing weeds and rocks, sanding and sealing split-rail fences, repairing a large open bird feeder, building another identical bird feeder and painting both.
Presenting awards and certificates were Patrick Corbett, Bellefonte Elks; state Sen. Jake Corman; state Rep. Kerry Benninghoff; Steve Dershem and Mark Higgins, Centre County commissioners; Jack Oakes, Nittany Leathernecks; state police Trooper Jeffrey Petucci; and Brian Sampsell, Centre County sheriff.
