Oehler earns Girl Scout Gold Award

Jessica Oehler with some of the May Fair games she refurbished as part of her Girl Scout Gold Award project. CHADDS FORD — Jessica Oehler, an Ambassador Girl Scout with Unionville High School Troop 41535, has earned her Gold Award, the highest award within Girl Scouts. For Oehler’s project, she decided to help Chadds Ford Elementary School with their games for the Fall Festival. The Fall Festival,...

Five local Girl Scouts earn Gold Award

From left, Rachel Wortman, Meghan Pierson, Nicole Bernstein, Alexandra Abrams and Kelsey Walden were all honored with the Gold Award, the highest level in Girl Scouting. Five local Girl Scouts were honored with the Gold Award, the highest honor, in a special ceremony in Philadelphia. All five scouts came from troops within the Brandywine Valley Girl Scout Service Unit, which comprises troops based...

Local Junior Girl Scout Troops teams up with Fluffy’s Blankets

The members of Troop 41184 pose with some of the pet products they made for Fluffy's Blankets. POCOPSON — Junior Troop 41184 from Pocopson Elementary School  teamed up with  Fluffy’s Blankets,  an organization that provides  bags of cheer to the owners of pets  who are suffering from serious veterinary concerns.    Send article as PDF   

Pocopson’s Guarino honored for Gold Award

The Pocopson Board of Township Supervisor honored township resident Natalie Gaurino for winning her Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting. From left, Supervisor Georgia Brutscher, Supervisor Lauressa McNemar, Natalie Guarino and Supervisors chair Steve Conary. POCOPSON — The board of Township Supervisors honored Natalie Guarino for reaching the highest level of Girl Scouting: the Gold...

Thinking Day takes local scouts around the world

More than 200 local Girl Scouts expand their world, and collect aid for Haiti By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Local Girls Scouts — part of the Brandywine Valley Service Unit — do a traditional Indian dance as part of the 11th annual Thinking Day at Patton Middle School. EAST MARLBOROUGH — It might be the quickest way to tour the world, but Thinking Day, now in its 11th year, exposes...