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Somers Eagle Scout Tracks Hours With Sun Clock

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Somers Sun Dial on Google Maps. Photo Credit: Courtesy of John Ferretti
The Somers Sun Dial before its assembly. Photo Credit: Courtesy of John Ferretti
Somers Troop 376 Photo Credit: Courtesy of John Ferretti
County Legislator Michael Kaplowitz with Eagle Scout John Ferretti. Photo Credit: Courtesy of John Ferretti
Eagle Scout John Ferretti with VFW Post 8213 members Nicholas LaPenna and Richard Bertram. Photo Credit: Courtesy of John Ferretti
Somers Supervisor Mary Beth Murphy with Eagle Scout John Ferretti. Photo Credit: Courtesy of John Ferretti
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SOMERS, N.Y. – John Ferretti has just become the 26th Boy Scout in the history of Somers Troop 376 to earn the rank of Eagle Scout. Only about 5 percent of all the country’s Boy Scouts achieve this highest standing. 

Ferretti did it by constructing a giant sun clock, a 20-foot semi-circular structure with 25 handmade numbered pavers representing the daylight hours. The time is shown by standing on a marker representing the current month. The shadow cast points to the hour paver. The clock is on the campus of the Somers Intermediate School (SIS) and ...
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