[caption id="attachment_28722" align="aligncenter" width="640"]<img class="size-large wp-image-28722" src="https://mountainmedianews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/07/Scouts-1-3000x1602.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="342" /> (Photo by Peggy Mackenzie)<br />Group of 40 Boy Scouts, one of five troops to be a part of the project, working to excavate a path, install retaining timbers, and spread gravel to create a walking path at Montwell Park in Lewisburg.[/caption] <h1>The 2017 Jamboree is under way and Boy Scouts arriving in Lewisburg are hard at work on a walkway project at Montwell Park. Cliff Baker, overseeing the supervision of the project, is scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 70 in Lewisburg.</h1> For each of five days, beginning last Thursday, 40 scouts began arriving by bus at Montwell Park early in the mornings to excavate succeeding sections of a walking path. Their efforts include installing retaining timbers at the edges of the walkway, and spreading crushed limestone, with a plastic surface material beneath to keep the gravel from sinking into the ground. The path will be five feet wide and run in a loop configuration in the grassy hillside area of the park. It is estimated that each crew should be able to construct 300 feet of path for a total of 1,500 feet of path to complete the main loop. The National Jamboree occurs every four years, during which each scout is required to participate in a day of community service. This year, 40,000 scouts will be assisting in projects in every county of West Virginia.
