Scouting Opportunities in Three Rivers Parks

From geocaching to slacklining, scouts can experience and learn new skills during the scouting programs April 7-13, 2013 in Three Rivers Parks.

The following information was provided by Three Rivers Parks. Reservations are required. Call 763-559-6700 to make reservations for your pack, den, or troop  Junior Girl Scouts: Geocacher Sunday, April 7, from 2:30-4:30 p.m., at Baker Near-Wilderness Settlement, Medina. Learn how to use a GPS, and then head to the woods to find hidden geocaches. Cost is $5 and this program is for ages 8-13. Reference activity number #230304-08. Webelos: Naturalist Badge Tuesday, April 9, from 6-8 p.m., at Baker Near-Wilderness Settlement, Medina. Do birds have hollow bones? Are turtles amphibians? Learn the answers to these questions and more. Cost is $5 and this program is for ages 8-13. Reference activity number #230304-03. Brownies and Juniors: …

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UPDATED: When Can You Start Buying Girl Scout Cookies?

Find out the date you can start eating Tagalongs, Thin Mints and Samoas—and how you can locate SLP sales.

When Can You Start Buying Girl Scout Cookies?

Find out the date you can start eating Tagalongs, Thin Mints and Samoas—and how you can locate SLP sales.

UPDATED: When Can You Start Buying Girl Scout Cookies?

Find out the date you can start eating Tagalongs, Thin Mints and Samoas—and how you can locate SLP sales.

In a few days, you should be able to buy all the Girl Scout Cookies you can possibly eat. Thin Mints. And Do-si-dos. And Tagalongs are coming to St. Louis Park. St. Louis Park Girl Scouts will sell cookies starting Feb. 2. You must buy your cookies directly from a Girl Scout, and they don't sell them online, according to the organization's website. A full list of this year's cookies is on the local council's website. To purchase cookies ... 1. You can check the Girl Scouts Cookie Locator for dates and times. Girl Scouts will sell cookies at Half Price Books, Rainbow Foods and businesses in Hopkins, Minnetonka and Minneapolis throughout February and March. 2. You can contact the local council, the Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin …

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(VIDEO) Scouts Honored in SLP

St. Louis Park Girl Scout Day will be on March 12.

With the Girl Scouts of America celebrating a 100th birthday this year, St. Louis Park is honoring its own great girls. Per a city proclamation made on Monday by Mayor Jeff Jacobs, March 12, 2012, will be St. Louis Park Girl Scout Day. You can see Jacobs make the proclamation in the video above and read the full proclamation below. Before the proclamation was made, the local Girl Scouts led the City Council in the Pledge of Allegiance as well. The Girl Scouts of America first formed on March 12, 1912, when Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low assembled 18 girls from Savannah, GA. Today, there are roughly 2.3 million Girl Scouts across the country, including nearly 300 in St. Louis Park. *** City Council's Girl Scouts proclamation: WHEREAS, Girl …

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Parents Talk: Should Kids Be Doing Door-to-Door Fundraising?

We teach our children about “stranger danger” but some organizations and schools encourage kids to sell products door-to-door to raise money.

Each year at this time, we get the knock at the door. It’s the Girl Scouts, selling their cookies. Don’t get me wrong, I can chow down a Thin Mint like nobody's business. But, the selling process leaves something to be desired. In fact, I tend to turn away most youth fundraising requests that appear at my doorstep for two reasons: I don’t think I’m alone in my safety concerns. In fact, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children says that while door-to-door solicitation may be a confidence builder for children, it causes “potential risks for child safety, even within the confines of your own neighborhood.” The safest thing is to prohibit your children from participating in door-to-door solicitations, the organization says on its …

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Whiz Kids: Girl Scouts Learn—and Teach—About Water Preservation

St. Louis Park Girl Scouts Brownie Troop 13193 presented to City Council on Monday.

Every Wednesday, St. Louis Park Patch will recognize an outstanding local youngster as a "Whiz Kid." If you would like to nominate someone, please click here. Whiz Kids: St. Louis Park Girl Scouts Brownie Troop 13193 Age: 8- and 9-year-olds (third graders) School: Various Accomplishment: Gave a presentation on water preservation to City Council on Monday. Project also being displayed at the St. Louis Park Library. Key to Awesome-ness: It can be tough to get a city council to sign something, but on Monday night, St. Louis Park Girl Scouts made it look easy. The 8- and 9-year-olds combined cuteness with knowledge as they gave a presentation on the importance of water preservation. The girls then got the members of the council to all sign “…

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Council Notes: Nature Center Getting a Climbing Wall

A donation from local Rotary groups is paying for the rock wall.

Editor's Note: The following is a brief recap of the City Council meeting held Monday, March 21: Outdoor enthusiasts already do plenty of hiking at the Westwood Hills Nature Center, but soon a new activity will be available — climbing. With the help of a $15,000 donation from local Rotary clubs, the St. Louis Park nature center will be getting a new rock wall, which is expected to be ready for use in May. The donation from the Sunrise Rotary Club, the Noon Rotary Club and the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International was presented to City Council Monday night and is expected to cover nearly all of the project’s costs. The city is slated to chip in roughly $1,000 to get the site ready for construction. “I’m deeply touched by all the work …

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