The Worthington Times

Snapshots from the Flag Retirement Ceremony held this evening, Flag Day, at the VFW in Worthington, Indiana with representatives of the Greene County Veterans Council, Greene County Veterans Affairs and the Worthington Girl Scout Troop 1461 and Brownie Troop 1238.  Story to follow in an update online and in the next issue of The Worthington Times.

It's Flag Day and as the sun goes down, a flag disposal ceremony will take place on the grounds of the VFW.  Throughout the year, our veterans organizations accept worn-out flags from the public, hold them, then dispose of them, properly with great respect, in this annual ceremony.  This year, the veterans have invited the Worthington Girl Scouts to participate.  The public is welcome to attend at 7:30 p.m. this evening. 

The Worthington Girl Scouts, Spring 2007 

Interest in scouting may have waned in this modern-day, but not for the crew pictured above. The Worthington Girl Scouts are small in number but big on commitment.

The members of Girl Scout Troop 1461 include Cassie Pipkins, Stephanie Pierce and Virginia Rochelle in the front row; and in the back row, Courtney French, Kayti Savage, Laura Moore and Chantel Bredeweg, plus Kelly Sapp who is not pictured.

Scouts in the front row are Cadets. Those in the top row are all Senior Scouts, with Laura and Chantel graduating from WRV this year. They are led by Troop Leader Belinda Pipkins and Assistant Troop Leader Ruthie French. All started their scouting careers at a young age and likely will continue on, perhaps to eventually become leaders themselves. There’s no problem getting them to show up — they look forward to their weekly meetings on Monday evenings in the basement of the Methodist Church.

Besides selling nuts, candy and their famous cookies, camping, caroling, and working on badges (their top priority badge this year was Law & Order), they have a tendency to step up for extra duty.

They volunteered to work as assistants for WonderLab when they staged a science and nature fair for younger children, they volunteered for extra duty at the Walk-A-Thon for Aubree, and every year they volunteer to be behind-the-scenes workers at the annual Haunted Camp enjoyed by all other girl scouts in the area. They also have the distinction of starting the first Girl Scout-produced newsletter for all area Girl Scouts.

Besides working hard in their jeans, this group knows how to “put on the Ritz.” Instead of spending their extra money on an end-of-year pizza or skating party, they will vote to treat themselves to a night on the town. Their last evening out was spent at Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis to see the musical “Singing In The Rain.”

Troop 1461 is a unique group of young ladies and their hometown can be proud of the way they have represented Worthington in scouting.