Local Scout Completes Service Project at Cherokee Veterans Park Boy Scout Noah Boynton recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout by completing his service project at Cherokee Veterans Park. Along with a team of approximately 40 Scouts and troop leaders, he worked to develop the Cherokee County UGA Extension Office’s Backyard Agriculture Education Station, located at the park. The work entailed spreading more than 50 yards of wood chips over a bank before planting nearly 400 rooted wildflower plugs. Volunteers from the UGA Extension Office and the Cherokee County Master Gardeners were also on hand to assist and demonstrate proper planting. “Through this journey, I learned a great deal about many of the north Georgia native plant varieties, the best way to plant them, and the critical importance of planning,” said Boynton. “I would like to thank Josh Fuder from the UGA Extension Office for his help in identifying the project and helping me see it through to its successful completion.” The project received roughly $1,400 from the county’s Tree Replacement Fund, which provides funding to plant trees and other vegetation on county property and public spaces. The education station will serve as an outdoor learning space where citizens can attend classes and learn horticultural techniques from UGA Extension agents and trained volunteers. Classes and workshops are set to begin in the spring. The station is privately funded, and donations are being accepted for the purchase of a greenhouse to allow for expanded teaching and fundraising opportunities. To learn more about the education station or to donate, please contact the Cherokee County UGA Extension Office at 770-721-7803.Sequoyah Regional Library System New Executive Director AnnouncedThe personnel committee of the Sequoyah Regional Library System’s (SRLS) Board of Trustees has selected Angela Cortellino as its new executive director. She has served as deputy director for SRLS since 2016, after joining the system in 2015 as public services director. Prior to joining the SRLS, she worked in public libraries in Hall and Lumpkin counties.Cortellino earned a Master of Science in Information Technology from the University of Tennessee School of Information Science. She is a member of the Georgia Library Association, where she serves as advocacy chair. In 2021, she was awarded the Georgia Library Professional Commendation for Outstanding Service and was honored as one of Cherokee County’s Top 10 Under 40 Professionals to Watch. Cortellino will replace retiring Sequoyah Regional Library Executive Director Anita Summers.
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