Eagle Scout gets Mayor's Award

One local Boy Scout, Dustin Coates, received a City of Weirton Mayor's Award in recognition of earning his Eagle Scout Award.

Mayor Mark Harris presented the Mayor's Award to Coates during October's Weirton City Council meeting where he congratulated and thanked Coates for his hard work.

He stated Coates built 10 picnic tables for the Weirton Youth Soccer League to earn his Eagle Scout Award.

"In grateful recognition of your outstanding qualities of leadership and dedication by earning your Eagle Scout Award, I deem it an honor and a privilege to present you with this Mayor's Award," said Harris to Coates. "You deserve this special recognition."

Coates said he was involved in playing soccer in the league where he said they had to "rough it" for a couple of years until the new shelter was built.

He said it was a nice shelter with restrooms and a concession stand, but he realized the new facility at the J.C. Williams Soccer Field had no places to sit for visitors and spectators.

Coates stated he wanted to do something about it and decided to build 10 picnic tables for the shelter.

"It was nice to be able to help and to be able to give something back," he said.

(Dickson can be contacted at adickson@weirtondailytimes.com)