Spence Chaney, a Lawrence High School senior, will receive the Eagle Scout Award in a Court of Honor ceremony at 7 p.m. Friday at the American Legion No. 14, 3408 W. Sixth St. He is a member of Troop 61.

He has earned 21 merit badges while working toward the Eagle Award. For his Eagle service project, he constructed two warm-up bullpens for the Douglas County Amateur Baseball Assn. on its diamonds at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds. Chaney, who lettered last year on the LHS baseball team, will attend Allen County Community College in the fall on a baseball scholarship.

Chaney has participated in a number of Scouting activities, including ones at Camp Naish and several camping trips to Colorado. He is a member of Order of the Arrow, an honor camping organization.

Chaney, 17, is the son of Richard and Kathy Chaney, Lawrence. His Court of Honor ceremony will incorporate the flag that draped the casket of his grandfather LeRoy Spence. The flag was donated to the American Legion in 1982 after his death.

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The Lawrence Jewish Community Center celebrated Scout Sabbath on Feb. 7 during its regular service. All youths and adults who are involved in Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts were invited to attend in their uniforms. David Berkowitz, representing the Heart of America Council Committee on Jewish Scouting, presented the Aleph Award to David Taylor and Tyler Morgan. The Aleph Award is a religious medal for older Jewish Cub Scouts. In order to receive the medal, they have to study Jewish history, history of American Judaism, Jewish holidays and Israel.

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Boy Scout Troop 52, chartered to the First United Methodist Church of Lawrence, attended Trapper’s Rendezvous, near Newton. The scouts and accompanying adults viewed various exhibits and demonstrations relating to early fur trappers in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains. They also were able to do some trading.

Boys who attended were Dwayne LaForce, Brandon Mailand, Henry Hodges, Dom Reiske, Jesse Walburn, Wes Hinkle, Nick Joseph, Joshua Gore, Charlie Turner, Justin Wellman, Steve Wilson, Wil Sharp, Henry Reiske, Justin Deaver and Mason McCurdy. The scouts were accompanied by Glen Sharp, Ron Wellman, Mike McCurdy, Ralena McCurdy, Nancy Wilson, Tom Gore, David Hodges, Sue Reiske and Rowley Tedlock.

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Boy Scout Troop 59, chartered to the First Presbyterian Church of Lawrence, had a family ski trip Jan. 19 at Snow Creek near Weston, Mo. Twenty-five scouts and six adult leaders attended. The boys skied at night and worked on their Snow Sports Merit Badge.

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Venturing Crew 2052, a new all-female unit, attended OKPIK. It is held at the Northern Tier High Adventure Camp on Moose Lake, outside of Ely, Minn., and emphasizes winter survival skills.

While there, the crew members hiked about three miles over two frozen lakes, pulling sleds with their gear. They built snow domes on the lake to sleep in for two nights. They had to dig through 18 to 20 inches of ice for drinking water. Participants also did cross country skiing and a seven-mile dog sled trek.

Crew 2052 was joined by three other Kansas City troops and crews; however, it was the first all-female crew to attend OKPIK this year.

Crew members who attended were Anna Robertson, Clarissa Wagner and Christy Howard. They were joined by Christine Salisbury and Emily Parsons of Crew 2264 from Lee’s Summit, Mo. Adult leaders who attended were Ralena McCurdy, Robin Robertson and Pat Deaver. Mason McCurdy from Troop 52 also attended.