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Golden Valley girls in peace paint
For almost 20 years I have been a Girl Scout leader, so I have many fun memories tucked away. But one particular summer I remember my assistant leader and I took our troop to Camp Golden Valley near Rutherfordton. Before we left we planned a special theme for our camping adventure, Native American Indians. We made plans to cook Indian dishes, to make Indian crafts, to play games that the Indian children would play and even to take on Indian names. So during our weekend we all answered to our assigned Indian names. There was Swift Doe, Soaring Eagle, Tiny Swan, and of course, Raging Hormones (the name suggested for me by my boss). During the weekend we cooked lima bean and corn succotash in an iron skillet over the campfire. Many of the girls cried “yuck” until they tasted it, loved it and then wanted more until it was all gone. We also painted our faces with “peace paint” instead of war paint. Looking at the pictures brings back special memories of that camping trip, that summer and those girls. Gail Costner | Dallas |
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