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Eagle Scout plans mud oven for Troy Historic Village BY SARAH WRIGHT
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TROY — Anson Pingree, a member of Eagle Scout Troop 188, has been working on a mud oven for Troy Historic Village. He has been part of Troop 188 since 2021. “Scouting has always been a big part of my life, as my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all Eagle scouts,” Pingree said via email. He and his father met with Troy Historic Village officials to consider possible projects. Constructing an 1830s-style clay bread oven was a highpriority project for the Village, and it was the one that Pingree decided to pursue. The oven will likely be used to teach courses on bread-making at Troy Historic Village. “Even though it’s not finished (yet) … the process for building the oven required much more preparation than I initially realized,” Pingree said. “For example, I was required to get a permit from the city of Troy to dig a rat wall and foundation, and the process of pouring a concrete pad and constructing and mortaring a cobblestone base on top of it were completely new to me and required the help of others. While I’ve enjoyed the project so far, it’s been much more time-intensive than initially anticipated.” Some materials such as lumber, mortar, gravel, sand, cinder blocks and concrete were purchased from Lowes, Home Depot and Advanced See EAGLE SCOUT on page 25A Photo provided by Anson Pingree
Anson Pingree, a member of Eagle Scout Troop 188, has been building a mud oven for Troy Historic Village as part of a scout project.
RIDGEDALE PLAYERS PRESENT ‘BEETLEJUICE JR.’ TROY — The Ridgedale Players are celebrating the Halloween season with its musi-
cal “Beetlejuice Jr.” — a family-friendly stage adaptation of the classic film “Beetlejuice.” The play will be held Oct. 17-19 and Oct. 24-26 at the Ridgedale Players’ theater, 205 W. Long Lake Road. Friday shows
start at 7:30 p.m., while Saturday and Sunday shows start at 2 p.m. The musical is based on the 1988 horror-comedy movie directed by Tim Burton. It features music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect
and a script by Scott Brown and Anthony King. While the musical features similar plot points to the original film, there are some changes to the story. See BEETLEJUICE on page 26A
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