Scout builds field house at Eddy Field

From left, Brian Allyn Sr. (Wes’s father), Scout Master Ray Hinman, carpenter Alex Duncan, scout Wes Allyn, Park and Rec Chair Lindsey Crane, Park and Rec Treasurer Marilisa Camardi and North Canaan First Selectman Brian Ohler.

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Scout builds field house at Eddy Field

NORTH CANAAN — As part of his Eagle Scout project, Wes Allyn built a new equipment shed at North Canaan Elementary School’s Sam Eddy Field.

Allyn is currently a junior at Housatonic Valley Regional High School. He said he recognized the need for a new field house while playing baseball at Eddy Field.

Allyn completed the project over the summer and fall of 2024 with the help of his father Brian Allyn and carpenter Alex Duncan. The new shed replaces an old container that had suffered weather damage.

Allyn handed over the keys on Nov. 30 to Park and Recreation as the beneficiary. Park and Rec Chair Lindsey Crane and Treasurer Marilisa Camardi were in attendance along with First Selectman Brian Ohler.

“Looks like it’s gonna be big enough to store whatever we need,” said Camardi. “It’s so nice to see the scouts still going strong.”

“We’re very proud and very thankful for the project that you did,” said Ohler.

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