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Shawnee District Cub Scout Day Camp

Sarah Yenesel
Wednesday, June 30, 2021

About 65 campers gathered at City Park in Jackson this week to take part in the Shawnee District Cub Scout Day Camp. It is open to all children in grades one to five, some of which are cub scouts. The Boy Scout's Shawnee District manages the program. "We hope what they're learning will help them throughout life. And most importantly, they're having fun," senior district executive Ashley Metelski said. Activities vary by day. On Wednesday, campers learned about dutch oven cooking, utilized BB-gun safety and procedure, practiced archery and learned more about firefighting and fire safety.

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    Campers watch a dutch oven demonstration during the Shawnee District Cub Scout Day Camp at City Park in Jackson on Wednesday June 30, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Campers watch a boy scout drizzle icing on cinnamon rolls that were made as part of a dutch oven demonstration during the Shawnee District Cub Scout Day Camp at City Park in Jackson on Wednesday June 30, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Campers line up to receive cinnamon rolls from boy scouts that were demonstrating how to use a dutch oven during the Shawnee District Cub Scout Day Camp at City Park in Jackson on Wednesday June 30, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Nicholas Reynolds, 9, shoots at target with a BB-gun during the Shawnee District Cub Scout Day Camp at City Park in Jackson on Wednesday June 30, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Nicholas Reynolds, 9, pulls back the hammer of a BB-gun before shooting a target, not pictured, during the Shawnee District Cub Scout Day Camp at City Park in Jackson on Wednesday June 30, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Jackson firefighter Michael Gentry shows and describes his gear to the campers during the Shawnee District Cub Scout Day Camp at City Park in Jackson on Wednesday June 30, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Jackson firefighters Michael Gentry and Eric Ramos show and describe the gear and truck to the campers during the Shawnee District Cub Scout Day Camp at City Park in Jackson on Wednesday June 30, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Archery range master Shaina Reynolds puts a wrist guard on a camper during the Shawnee District Cub Scout Day Camp at City Park in Jackson on Wednesday June 30, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Rebecca Swift helps her son Axton Swift, 6, practice archery during the Shawnee District Cub Scout Day Camp at City Park in Jackson on Wednesday June 30, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)