GIRL SCOUT COOKIES GO ON SALE IN REGION

The annual Girl Scout Cookie Sale began Friday afternoon, and residents in the Otahki Council's 11 Missouri and Illinois counties can expect to see the green or brown-clad girls at their doors soon.

The Girl Scouts will take orders for their eight types of cookies until Jan. 30. Delivery is set for between Feb. 21 and March 10. The cost is $2.50 per box.

Thin Mints are the top selling cookie, but this year the Scouts are offering a new, low-fat iced oatmeal cookie called Snaps. They have 1.5 grams of fat for seven cookies.

The money raised through cookie sales supports Girl Scout activities through the year in addition to paying for four council properties and a few staff members.

For additional information about the sale, talk to any Girl Scout or contact the Otahki Girl Scout Council Service Center, 1432 Kurre Lane in Cape Girardeau or call 334-7741.