SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Girl Scouts Dakota Horizons troops are staying active during the pandemic. While many of the organization’s activities have switched to online, it isn’t stopping its 8,000 girls in four states from learning new things and giving back to their community. Fifth grader Madi Meyer of […]
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HAMPTON — Girls interested in Scouting in Henry County are invited to bring a friend to the Let’s Go Fly A Kite event set for Saturday, Oct. 24. Girls will be able to build and fly a kite while learning more about Girl Scouts. Kite-building sessions will be held at […]
PIEDMONT The Piedmont Council Boy Scouts of America had its 100th Annual Recognition Event recently, recognizing volunteers who make the Piedmont Scouting program possible. Among the award recipients was Sue Smegal, who received the highest honor of the evening, the Silver Beaver Award. This award recognizes a volunteer who has […]
DOVER, Del. — The Boy Scouts of America submitted a bankruptcy reorganization plan Monday that envisions continued operations of its local troops and national adventure camps but leaves many unanswered questions about how it will resolve tens of thousands of sexual abuse claims by former Boy Scouts The plan was […]
FILE – This Feb. 4, 2013, file photo, shows a detail of a Boy Scout uniform worn during a news conference in front of the Boy Scouts of America headquarters in Irving, Texas. On Monday, March 1, 2021, Boy Scouts of America submitted a bankruptcy reorganization plan that envisions continued […]
A Belmont Junior Girl Scout troop has installed a rock garden at Twin Pines Park in Belmont to spread kindness in the local community dealing with isolation during COVID-19 this year. Each rock in the garden has messages of hope and kindness painted by Troop 62457, consisting of fourth […]
Laura Perricone | Special to The Herald-Journal In 1970, before the Boy Scouts of America decided to go coed – long before – a group of teenage girls from Spartanburg broke the gender barrier by signing up with a newly organized BSA Explorers troop called the Girl Rangers. Some of […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – It’s always an adventure trying something new. However, COVID-19 has limited a lot those opportunities, but the Girl Scouts of South Dakota don’t see it that way. They’re using it as an opportunity to give interested girls a unique adventure into the world of being […]
Luke Barckholtz and Adam Sinagra, both members of Stanton Troop 1969, have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. Barckholtz and Sinagra received the award in a Court of Honor ceremony held at America’s Grow-a-Row Valley Crest Farm & Preserve on Saturday, Oct. 17. Sinagra started in scouting as a Tiger […]