(Photo provided by Cole Stine) Cole Stine stands next to the 1946 Jeep Willys CJ2A he is working on restoring.

Cole Stine is entering his senior year at Marietta High School and has planned out life after graduation.

To prepare for his role in the family business, Stine Carpentry LLC, the 17-year-old enrolled in the electricity vocational program at the Washington County Career Center. He’s in class at Marietta High School in the morning and hones his trade skills at the Career Center in the afternoon.

“My family owns a carpentry business and that’s actually what I’m doing right now, I work for them and so that’s what I plan to do,” said Stine. “But I plan to add electricity to the business.”

Stine has been helping out in the family business since he was as young as 5 years old and said he enjoys the hard work. He was officially hired at the age of 14 and worked on things like painting trim and interior walls.

“I have always enjoyed building in the construction business, and that’s just what I know. I’ve never really thought about working anywhere else,” said Stine.

(Photo provided by Cole Stine) Upon the completion of Cole Stine’s Eagle Scout project, the Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting on Aug. 12, 2024, at the pavilion he built with the help of friends and family at Indian Acres Park. He invited friends, family, and local business owners and city officials who attended.

His plan is to graduate high school and work full-time in the family business using the skills he learned at the Career Center.

“I plan to get right into the business and then go into real estate because we flip houses as well,” said Stine. “I definitely want to become a landlord and get into the real estate.”

Stine said he’s currently saving up to purchase his first house, which he will renovate with the help of his family.

Stine is a mixed martial artist at Red Dragon Martial Arts based in Beverly.

“I started when I was about 6 years old, and I guess I was too young at the time to really get into it,” said Stine. “In middle school, I picked it back up and ever since then I’ve been really into it.”

(Photo provided by Cole Stine) Yolanda Linscott, Cole Stine, Brian Stine, and Jack Haessly on Dec. 28, when Cole Stine became an official Eagle Scout.

Stine said martial arts is the only activity he has time for and it’s a practical skill he can use in case he needs to protect himself. He stopped competing during his freshman year of high school and spent more time on academics and the family business.

He is particularly proud of his Eagle Scout project, which he started in 2023 and completed last spring.

“I did my project at Indian Acres Park, which included building a 24-by-48 pavilion,” said Stine. “I painted the bathrooms and cleaned those up, and then I put in flowerbeds and trimmed the trees in the park.”

The pavilion included electricity as well as a concrete slab and gabled roof.

Stine said the project required lots of help from his Eagle Scout Troop 207 and family members.

(Photo provided by Cole Stine) After years of practice, dedication and hard work, Cole Stine received his blue belt at Red Dragon Martial Arts on Feb. 24.

“It’s not just about doing the work; it’s about management and leadership,” he said.

The size of the project required him to meet with the Marietta City Council, Mayor Josh Schlicher and other city officials.

The Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting upon the completion of the pavilion on Aug. 12, 2024.

Stine joined Boy Scouts in 2018 when he was in fourth grade and plans to become an adult leader once he turns 18.

Stine said he works seven days a week and has found ways to manage his time with everything he’s involved in. Despite his busy schedule, he said he’s proud of the decision he’s made to invest so much of his time learning a trade and getting involved with the family business.

(Photo provided by Cole Stine) With the help from his friends and family, Cole Stine built a 24-by-48 pavilion at Indian Acres Park as part of his Eagle Scout Project. The project took from March 2023 to April 2024 and involved construction of the pavilion as well as additions and upkeep around the park.

When Stine isn’t working in the business or helping the Boy Scouts, he enjoys riding four-wheelers and side-by-sides.

“I got my first four-wheeler when I was 7 or 8, and I never competed or anything like that, but I always liked riding it because we live on a farm,” he said.