Scouts' Eagle projects serve communities

Ben Rose provides visibility for Cheney depot's future home

Cheney High School student Ben Rose had never heard of the Cheney Depot - until he undertook building a sign for it as his Eagle Scout project.

Rose said his grandfather, Martin Seedorf, was keeping an eye out for potential projects for him and heard the Cheney Depot Society - the organization attempting to move the former Northern Pacific Railroad Depot from its current location to a new one on First Street - was in need of a sign to help drum up financial support.

Seedorf serves on the city's Historic Preservation Commission, and kn...