Eagle Scouts Alex Glathar, Travis Adams and James Brumbaugh (l to r).Boy Scout Troop 99 in Hilton recently celebrated three of its members achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
An Eagle Scout Court of Honor was part of the Troop’s annual banquet held at the Hilton Exempt Club March 4.
Alexander Glathar, James Brumbaugh and Travis Adams are the new Eagle Scouts. Troop leaders say each Eagle Scout completed his Eagle service project in the Town of Parma.
Alexander Glathar’s project provided habitat for bees that pollinate crops. Alex constructed Mason bee houses which were put up at the Burch Farm on North Avenue as well as a few additional locations around Hilton.
Alex chose the project after reading about the demise of honey bees around the country. Mason bees are native to North America and are needed to help pollinate fruit trees and plants.
Alex is the son of James and Sharon Glathar and is a student at Monroe Community College majoring in criminal justice. He held positions in Troop 99 as Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Assistant Patrol Leader and Patrol Leader.
Alex enjoys lacrosse, hockey and camping with his older brother, Sean, who is also an Eagle Scout. His favorite Scouting memories include camping at Babcock Hoovey and the Sea Base High Adventure Camp in the Florida Keys.
James Brumbaugh is the son of Don and Lucy Brumbaugh. He is a junior and honor student at McQuaid Jesuit High School.
James’ Eagle Scout project restored the Smith-Dunbar Pioneer Cemetery. His father, Don, his grandfather, Don, his uncle, Gary, and his cousins Mark Brumbaugh and Keith Miller also attained the Eagle Scout rank.
James held leadership positions as Quartermaster and Patrol Leader. He has earned a total of 21 merit badges.
James’ favorite adventures with Troop 99 include skiing at Camp Cutler and sailing and canoeing at Sabattis Scout Reservation in the Adirondacks.
In addition to Scouting, James enjoys driving and flying radio-controlled trucks and planes and works part-time repairing them. He has set up several model rocket launches for the Troop and the Pack.
James plays drums and mallets with the McQuaid Percussion Ensemble, McQuaid Jazz Ensemble and the Hilton Generations Marching Band. His future plans include attending engineering school.
Eagle Scouts Richard Adams, Travis Adams and Michael Adams (standing, l to r) with their father, Scoutmaster Mike Adams (seated).Travis Adams is the son of Mike and Lynn Adams. He is a senior at Hilton High School. For his Eagle Scout project, Travis installed bird houses in the town parks.
As he advanced in scouting, Travis held leadership positions of Patrol Leader and Troop Scribe and earned a total of 32 merit badges.
Favorite Scouting memories for Travis include camping at Sabattis Scout Reservation as well as being on staff there. Travis also enjoyed his trip to High Adventure Sea Base in the Florida Keys.
Travis’ two older brothers Richard and Michael, their father and uncle, John, have achieved the rank of Eagle while members of Troop 99.
Travis has also earned a bronze palm and is currently working toward a gold palm.
His interests outside Scouting include downhill skiing, wrestling, tennis and video games. He plans to pursue a career in culinary arts.
At the March 4 banquet Scoutmaster Michael W. Adams received a certificate of appreciation from NY State Senator Joe Robach in celebration of Adams’ 13 years of service to Troop 99, including 10 years as Scoutmaster. Adams is an Eagle Scout and his three sons, Richard, Michael and Travis, are now Eagle Scouts as well.
