Erik Gest was recently named an Eagle Scout. - Contributed Photo
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Erik Gest was recently named an Eagle Scout.

Gest is Eagle Scout

By REPORTER STAFF
Mercer Island Reporter Staff
April 3, 2012 · 11:03 AM

Erik Gest, of Mercer Island, celebrated his advancement to the rank of Eagle Scout at a Court of Honor ceremony on March 18 at Mercer Island Covenant Church. Gest is a member of Boy Scout Troop 647 and a junior at Mercer Island High School.

For his Eagle Scout project, Gest made an entryway trellis to the Learning Gardens at Lakeridge Elementary.

 

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