When Al Smallman was 15 years old, he earned the highest achievement available in the Boy Scouts of America—the rank of Eagle Scout. That was in 1951. Today, the Covenant Shores resident is 84 years old and helping a local teenager do the same thing through a project slated for the spring on the campus of Covenant Shores. Alexander Raffetto, a 15-year-old with Troop 647 on Mercer Island, developed the idea to create a bird sanctuary at the retirement community. The bird sanctuary is designed to support the local bird population and will consist of three bird houses and native plants to provide year-round shelter, food and nesting sites for the desired birds. ... See moreSee less