Two local troops visited firefighters at Wentzville Fire Station #4 in O'Fallon.
Girl Scouts around the area celebrated National Cookie Day on Feb. 8 by sharing cookies and milk with firefighters. Wentzville Fire Station #4 on Orf Road in O'Fallon hosted two groups of scouts on Friday night. Brownie Troop #49, under the leadership of Sarah Longwell, visited the station at 5 p.m. They were joined by Daisy Troop #4902, under the leadership of Annie Tobin-Bartlow, at 5:30 p.m. The Brownie troop shared their experiences as Brownie scouts with the younger Daisies, who will be bridging to Brownies this spring. The event took an unusual turn when the fire station received a call and the firefighters had to dash to their trucks. The girls, parents and troop leaders ran to the windows to see the trucks pulling out of the …
For the sixth time since this inspiring camp started in 2007, over 50 girls from the Greater St. Louis area took part in a plethora of hands-on activities, exposing them to a variety of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields.
Check out the three new flavors debuting this year and make sure to place your order by Jan. 30.
Start making space in your freezers, it’s once again time to start stocking up on Girl Scout Cookies! Starting on Jan. 15, for $3.50 a package, you can place your orders for your classic favorites, such as Thin Mints, and new flavors, such as Lemonades. Orders will be taken until Jan. 30, and cookies will be delivered beginning Feb. 23. Sales this year will proceed as usual, with a few changes. The Girl Scout council in the St. Louis area will be using a different baker than in years past. So what does that mean for the St. Louis area? It’s as simple as a name change. Thin Mints are still Thin Mints, but what about the rest of the Girl Scout cookie lineup? Well, Samoas, a donut-shaped cookie covered in coconut and drizzled in caramel and …
