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Show WEEKLY REXLEX-DAV- IS NEWS JOURNAL. JULY 14. 1977 Girl Scout Day Girl Scout Day Carrps were held this year at Davis County Park near Kas die for two weeks beginning June 13 UTE Rendezvous" was the name of the first session of junior age Girl Scouts, fourth through sixth grades. This camp began on June 13 and went for a week under the direction of Fran Spencer. There were 56 girls divided into four units with an adult leader and a Cadette (Jr High) in each unit The girls spent the week cooking, learn- ing skills, making Indian and crafts, doing requirements for the Indian badge EACH UNIT meets with their leader one day before camp starts and decides on a name for their unit, and on the menus they will cook during the week. Popular among most girls are tacos. Other menus include campfire stew, rice and chicken, hamburgers and sloppy joes. The Junior Indian Camp, under the arts and crafts director, Barbara Shelton, made such projects as looms, on which many girls were weaving belts, Indian masks out of paper mache and they were also doing sand painting. IN ADDITION to this, the girls were attending two skills sessions where Cadette Girl Scouts taught fire building, square knots, clove hitch and learned how to saw w ith a bow saw. On Friday, they held a rendezvous with the four units Debi Tack, left, Stacy Nelson and Stephanie Smith Judith Hills demonstrates art of fire building wahii mtentlv as pa, k competing wuth each other. Probably the most popular event among the girls was the leader river walk. Although the river is on some days little more than a trickle, as one girl put it, "had a little water fight in a little water and got a big wet. ASSISTANT director for the was Nola Smith. Business manager, who buys the food each day was Irene Shaw' and the camp nurse was Barbara Johnson. Leader of the Red Eagles was Betty Anderson; the Blue Buffaloes" Kathy Montgomery; Wild Flowers Elizabeth Anderson and for the "Green Unit Judy Clayton. The Brownie session, held from June under the direction of Judy Dawson, chose a gypsy theme for their camp and the name Hatchin'tan which means "throw the tents dowm. There were 75 girls in five different units camp 30-2- 4 EACH DAY was designated special day, pigtail day, in a backwards day, but the favorite of both camps was day when you see make-uwith applied enthusiasm and variety. make-u- ing a settled group of gypsies living in Spain) made pancakes and ice cream for lunch one day They had made leather bracelets and rock people and their favorite things weie eating and The making ice cream leaders of this unit were Charlotte Hates, P h y Ills Smith and Jeri Fverett THE THIRD unit visited w a the Lucero" meaning morning star. Therewere I3girls m this unit wuth Carla Kimball and Linda Clark as leaders. These girls made spaghettioia and ice cream for lunch They had made tambourines and liked cooking and the hike w ith the Cadettes" the best The Tshurara" or horse traders, with 15 girls made a breakfast for lunch They fixed scrambled eggs, bacon and french toast They liked cooking the best, had made gypsy tambourines and were to make newspaper too Leaders were Lynda Coyle and Nancy Wheeler p p The Camps Sinti" unit, meaning musician, under leaders Judith Hills, Mrs. Lanny Myers, and Mrs. Pax had 14 girls involved in making sloppy joes, cole slaw and at the same time some of the girls made paper under the program director, Gloria Suttons direction These girls made microscopes, thought "cooking was fun," and were looking forward to the river w alk on Friday The Citanos" unit (mean At-- THE LAST unit, the Lowaras which means jack of all trades, fixed hot dogs, ants on a log, and eagles nests for dinner One of their crafts was making wood sculptures, rather like building sand castles, only with w'ood. They liked "building fires and going on hikes." Helping Judy make this camp fun and successful were Nancy Wheeler, assistant director; Sue Zuchetto, business manager; Lynn Trenbeath, supply manager; and Janet Harris, camp nurse. t Carlets (older girls) plan the days festivities, providing a variety of at tivities for each to r are: Stacy Robinson, Lorrie Harmston, Erin Mattes. Reeky Davis and Donna Shelton. Cadets group. Irene Shaw of Bountiful, joined the crazy days festivities by putting ribbons and feathers in her hair. A camp director, 1 For visitors and campers up early enough in the morning, they would see parade through camp - in nightclothes. et -- Throwing Ha.stime eat h of the old water hole" irealK a mud hole), was a favorite er amp ni Duw Park other m'.i the gaL- - a on.n i |