Anthony Kackman earns Eagle Scout honors

Anthony Kackman, son of Chet and Gina Kackman of Ramona and a student at Cathedral Catholic High School, has achieved Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Boy Scouts.

The accomplishment represents almost five years of adventure, work and dedication to the Boy Scout program for Kackman, a member of Ramona Troop 130. During the process of satisfying the requirements for the Eagle rank, Kackman performed community service as well as service and leadership for his troop.

In addition to the traditional outdoor skills learned in Boy Scouts, Kackman has a host of merit badges from dentistry to graphic design. His Eagle project was to build and install a shelter for the bobcat enclosure at the Ramona Wildlife Refuge Center.

He formally received his Eagle Scout award at a Court of Honor ceremony at the First Congregational Church on May 9.