GIRL SCOUTS AWARD GOLD, SILVER HONORS

The Otahki Girl Scout Council will honor seven girls today with the Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting, at St. Vincent's Church.

Gold winners include:

Jessica Fox of Anna, Ill., daughter of Joy and Rick Fox. Her project consisted of an educational evening for first through fourth graders and their parents to learn interesting facts about bats.

Heidi Sadler of Anna, Ill., daughter of Jim and Marty Sadler, planned and implemented a day for Brownie Girl Scouts to participate in songs, crafts, and games.

Laura Mittrucker of Cape, daughter of Jim and Linda Mittrucker, and Amanda Gosche of Cape, daughter of Jim and Mary Gosche, collaborated on a career workshop for Cadette Girl Scouts. They invited career women from several fields including medicine, law, engineering, broadcasting, education, and social work to talk about career opportunities.

Melissa Riney of Perryville, daughter of Larry and Sherry Riney, and Jennifer Favier of Perryville, daughter of Rick and Donna Favier, collected items for the Women's Crisis Center and the food pantry of Perryville for their Gold Award Project.

Cori Hudson of Perryville, daughter of Bob and Darlene Hudson, planned an event for Brownie Girl Scouts to meet girls from other troops while working on crafts projects to benefit residents of the Senior Center.

Girls receiving the Silver Award included:

Ashley Buchheit, Diane Emde, Nichole Gemoules, Jennifer Hahn, Heather Laughlin, Ashley Martin, and Wendy Stamps of Troop 4 of Perryville; Teresa Brewer, Sarah Galeski, Casie Hamlin, and Barbara Kromoff of Troop 16 of Fredericktown; Jennifer Rhodes of Troop 48 of Jackson, Nichole Annis of Troop 105 of Cape; Stephanie Bohnert, Haley Buchheit, Kristen Clifton, Amanda Courtois, Terri Degenhardt, Danielle Hagan, Alissa Moeckel, and Brittany Prevallet of Troop 157 of Perryville; Jamie Dunlap, Amanda Herbst, Amanda Lueder, Lacey Neal, Kelly Riggs, and Jill Sneathen of Troop 233 of Cape; Candace London, Jamie Lynn, Casey McCutchen, and Heather Thomas of Troop 303 of Cape; and Individual Girl members Tash Cummins and Wendi Lange of Scott City.

A dinner hosted by Cape Elks Lodge No. 639 will honor high school senior Scouts Rachel Cook, Jill Edwards, Robyn Mainor, Veronica Marquart, and Amanda Sharp of Troop 27 of Cape; Lillian Dean, Sara Little, Katie Rose, and Sarah Rutherford of Troop 39 of Cape; Jessica Fox and Heidi Sadler of Troop 70 of Anna, Ill.; Laura Canupp, Kelley Green, Katie McLain, and Janet Smith of Troop 125 of Cape; Rebecca Tomkins, Troop 131 of Cape; Janel Mason of Troop 163 of Scott City; Brandy Mansker of Troop 169 of Scott City; Kandra Baker, Abby Grossheider, Marci Myracle, Susan Guyot, Casey Kirn, and Cari Strattman of Troop 278 of Perryville; Kristin Forrester and Amy Teets of Troop 299 of Marble Hill; and graduating Individual Girl Members Teresa Elfrink of Oran, Amanda Brame of Mill Spring, Kristi Davis of Piedmont, and Crystal Washburn of Patterson.