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Show Page 2 The West View Girl Scouts: Much More Than Cookies %, By Lilian Hernandez-Paredes Girl Scout camp located along they can learn new things, devel- For years, girls on the West the shore of an alpine lake. They op lasting friendships and work vide have been enjoying fun and learned how to canoe, swim, and friendship through Girl Scouts offered at their neighborhood schools. Girls from all walks of life have joined together after sail. They participated in arts, with mentors who help them stay in school. | Girl Scouts of Utah is look- school to learn new skills, make crafts, and pottery. Many girls also enjoyed the early morning flag ceremony every day and sang songs around the campfire ‘new friends, and celebrate life’s ing for volunteers to get troops started in their own neighborhoods. Training will be provided. each evening. One group of girls Get involved and let your girls differences. even caught a glimpse of a moose ‘This past summer, many girls in a far off meadow. : continued the scouting tradition Girl Scouts provides girls with at Camp Cloud Rim, a beautiful a safe, caring environment where experience the: benefits of Girl ‘Scouting.For information on joining, call Lilian at (801) 265-8472 ext. 27. Nifias Exploradores: Mucho Por Lilian Hernandez-Paredes - _ Exploradores que es a la orilla de Por muchos anos, las. nifias del - un lago alpino. Ellas aprendiéron ae Lado Oeste” han ‘disfrutado con la” diversion y amistad desarrollada en el programa de Nifias Exploradores nuevas cosas, desarrollar amistades Nie tr en canoas, nada hicieron artes manuales y cerami-' escuela = ‘Las Nifias Exploradores de Utah” disfrutaron Ja-ceremonia.de bandera.. estan .buscando...voluntarios .para Después de clases nifias de todas cada mafana y cantaron canciones empezar una tropa en su comuniclases se han. reunido a desar-. alrededor de las fogatas cada noche. dad. Lo van a proveer entrenamienrollar habilidades, conocer nuevas - Un grupo. de nifias tuvieron oporto. Estarse involucrado y dejan sus amistades - y. celebrar sus diferentes “tunidad a vera lo lejos un ‘ “moose” nifias da oportunidad a tener las culturas. | | en la pradera. a Este verano, °: muchas — nifias El programa “de las. Nifias continuaron la tradicion de irse al ’ Exploradores provee’ a las nifias ae ae cas. También muchas de las nifias cuales son: oferten en las escuelas. Campamento Cloud Rim que es un con un ambiente ‘seguro y carifioso. - comuniquese con Lilian al nimero aprender (801) 265- 8472 ext. De | 3 campamento precioso de las Nifias © en ‘lo cual ellas pueden Ss + > munitie 66 By Sarah Munro & Peter Jacobsen and many other activities, sponsored by community and U of A large red and white ban- “UL groups. ‘Attendance at these ner proclaiming “Welcome. to. events varied from 50 to 150 Partners in the Park” marked the “people. Neighborhood House © site of a new series of west side SOAR youth outmaneuvered b events each ‘Tuesday in June, of U athletes in a team coordinaJuly and August. University/ tion event. 3 Neighborhood Partners (U/NP), A gentle therapy animal, ‘Dr. with help from Salt Lake City Dog, and his human assistant Parks and 30 other co-sponsors, did routine health check-ups offered food and family activities for neighborhood teddy bears. in various west side parks weekly © Adults and children vied for throughout the summer. 3 ‘nature object “bingo” in a Bend To kick off ‘the ‘series of ~in the River learning game. The activities, students and faculty same | participants took home from West High combined with | “hand-made bird feeders. the University of Utah (U of: The Tuesday evening gatherU) English Department to read ings: were one step in U/NP’s poetry in the park. The “open work of building a bridge mike” poetry addressed a wide between the U of U and west range of emotions and issues side neighborhoods by working including hate, anger, love, and — to create collaborative, ‘mutually the Partners i in the Parks events. ‘UINP. staff members noted that “many of the families they spoke _with at the events were concerned with issues i of education for their children, and were unsure how to help their childrenjin school, particularly when it came to going to college. | These conversations were just what U/NP hoped would happen during Partners in the Parks. “sible by many generous sponsors. For more information, a visit the list of next year’s co- sponsors is website www.partners.utah.edu _ already beginning to form. or call U/NP at 972-3596. The ‘This year’s events were coordi- “U/NP house is located at 1060— nated by Peter Jacobsen, summer South 900 West, on the southeast U/NP intern, and were made pos-_ comer of Jordan Park. ~ “We wanted people to be able to socialize and get to know each other informally, so we could begin to build relationships, talk about shared goals, and start a dialogue about. what we can achieve together, all in a fun atmosphere,” said U/NP Director, _ Irene Fisher. eee As various co-sponsors have started to send in evaluations of— cultural concerns. - beneficial partnerships. = their events, a clearer picture of Other summer events included __, Many of the U/NP staff speak the future of the Partners in ‘the bingo, face painting, a Piflata_ ‘Spanish, and were able to discuss Parks program is beginning to picnic, a. health safety. rodeo, ~ the work of U/NP with Spanish- emerge. Most of the co- ‘sponsors ethnic dances, § games and relays, ‘speaking residents who came to. that participated i in this summer’s Oye program: are enthisiastic about participating again next year. ‘The 7; Emma White plays bingo. at Jordan Park as part of a series of social events called “Partners in the Park” - an effort by” the University of Utah to create’ partnerships with west side residents and organizations. Photo by Peter Jacobsen. — — |