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Camp sessions include
more familiar Girl Scout
camp experiences as well as
some newer offerings that
range from skill-building in
wildlife education to activi-
ties in environmental stew-
ardship, astronomy, STEM,
imagination exploration,
and even the culinary arts.
“Girl Scouts created one of
the largest platforms for vir-
tual summer camp oppor-
tunities in the country,” said
GSUSA CEO Sylvia Acev-
edo. “This summer, we are
proud to continue offering
high-quality programming
that provides girls opportu-
nities to explore the natural
world around them, engage
in environmental steward-
ship, and enjoy the fun and
friendship of Girl Scouts in
innovative new ways that
meet the needs of families
during this unprecedented
time.”
Pricing varies depending
on the camp session and
ranges between $25 and
$100 for up to a week of pro-
OPRD
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the limited staffing. Fewer
staff and funds are available
for landscape maintenance
and cleanup, a point driv-
en home by storm damage
in central Oregon this past
weekend.
Given the uncertainties
of staffing and public health
considerations reservation
services will resume, but in
a likewise limited manner.
Reservations are now ac-
cepted online at https://or-
egonstate parks.reserveam-
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fi rst 19 games. Game num-
ber 20 was an example of
how the home team refer-
ees — in this case Elmira
— can dictate the outcome
of a game; Osburn and three
other starters fouled out.
Altogether, Elmira shot
close to 30 free throws and
Siuslaw shot just 4.
Two weeks earlier, our
girls defeated Elmira by 25
points, led by Osburn’s 19.
Osburn may be in the
HOF for basketball, but she
also was all-league in vol-
leyball for three years. Her
success in both basketball
and volleyball was a com-
bination of talent and hard
work.
During her years in high
school, Osburn lived across
the street from me. One
even-ing as I was backing
out of the driveway to go
to the gym, an excited Os-
burn stopped me. “Can I
come and shoot baskets?”
she asked. I told her to ask
her mom if it was OK. She
would ride to the gym on
several occasions that year.
As I played pickle-ball on
one side of the gym, Os-
burn would be shooting on
the other side.
I gave her two drills to
practice. For one drill, she
would pass to the toss-back
net and shoot 25 times from
each side of the key; the
second drill was shooting
over the same raised toss-
back net to increase the arc
of her shot. I adapted this
drill from the UCLA’s leg-
endary Coach Wooden.
When Lew Alcindor
played at UCLA, Coach
Wooden would use a
broom to encour-age Lew
to arc his ball.
Th e last thing I had Os-
burn do was make 10 free
throws in a row before we
left the gym. Every so oft en
I would hear grumbling
coming from her side of the
gym.
I am certain it may have
come from a missed 10th
shot.
Th is devotion to improve
her game laid the ground-
work for her accomplish-
ments on the court. During
her three years on the varsi-
ty team, she would lead the
Lady Vikings to the state
play-off s. Aft er her senior
season, she was voted the
gramming.
Parents can also visit the
official Girl Scout Shop to
gear up for Camp Adven-
tures at Home and browse
STEM kits, craft supplies,
camping gear, sports equip-
ment, and more that go hand
in hand with virtual activi-
ties.
New camp sessions from
across the country will also
be added to the Marketplace
calendar every week from
June until mid-August.
“Girl Scout Camp Ad-
ventures at Home includes
a blend of live engagements
with counselors, as well as
plenty of activities to com-
plete away from the screen,
independently, or with a
caregiver,” said GSUSA’s Di-
rector of the National Out-
door Strategy Amanda Daly.
“The same goes for pro-
gramming available on Girl
Scouts at Home, including
activities that are part of the
Girl Scouts Love the Out-
doors Challenge.”
Girl Scouts at Home
Outdoor Activities
If girls are still itching
for even more outdoor or
environmental activities
this summer, Girl Scouts at
Home offers families access
to free self-guided activities
that are searchable by topic
and age level.
A few outdoor-specific
projects include making col-
orful paintings or sketches
using leaves, making a solar
box cooker, studying insects
within a nature circle, and
creating a “stress free zone”
to workout, meditate, or just
relax in nature.
Girls can also complete
activities from the Girl
Scouts Love the Outdoors
Challenge. Activities vary,
from learning how to iden-
tify bird calls to watching
the sunset or sunrise, flying
a kite, learning how to use
a compass, and building a
bird or bat house.
Girl Scouts Virtual
Outdoor Events
Girl Scouts of Oregon and
Southwest Washington will
host its second-ever “Camp
In Campout” event on June
27, a virtual campout for
girls and families through-
erica.com/ and by phone at
800-452-5687.
New reservations will
be accepted one day to two
weeks in advance only, in-
stead of one day to 9 months
in advance, which had been
in place for years.
Not all sites at all parks
are available, and many were
already reserved before the
system closed. No walk-in
or first-come, first-served
camping will be available
on the coast until further
notice.
For more information on
camping reservations, visit
https://stateparks.oregon.
gov
Visitors can help by treat-
ing park properties gently,
using as little water and
power as necessary, and
packing out trash.
“This is a heartbreaking
time for our agency family,
both for those who face a
heavy workload as we roll
into summer and for the
dedicated professionals we
have to release from ser-
vice,” says Lisa Sumption,
OPRD Director. “We’ll do
everything we can to help
them land on their feet.”
Far West League MVP.
Her sports accomplish-
ments were many, yet she
was also an excellent stu-
dent. Th is student/ath-
lete combination led to
a scholarship to Arizona
State University. Upon the
conclusion of her playing
days, Osburn began years of
coaching at the NCAA level.
According to her broth-
er, Osburn has improved
her golf game since playing
in high school and we have
included her with us. I will
be demanding mulligans for
myself and teeing off from
the “old man’s” tees when we
play this August.
out the region.
Every girl who registers
receives a Camp In Cam-
pout patch and an activity
packet upon registering, to
help prepare for activities
or coordinate with their
friends from afar. The pack-
et includes recipe and game
ideas, song lyrics, blanket
fort instructions, badge con-
nections and a schedule of
the evening’s Art in the Out-
doors theme events.
The Camp In Campout
is open to Girl Scout mem-
bers. To join Girl Scouts,
visit www.girlscoutsosw.
org/join. Additional Camp
In Campout events are also
planned for July and August
2020.
To learn more about
Camp In Campout events
and other local summer
camp programs, visit www.
girlscoutsosw.org/camp-on.
GSUSA will also be roll-
ing out three national virtual
events in June, July and Au-
gust on the Camp Adven-
tures at Home Marketplace
platform over the course of
the summer for all girls to
sign up and participate in.
The events will focus on
topics such as “Engaging
Responsibility in the Out-
doors,” in collaboration with
The North Face; “Space Ex-
ploration: Mars to the Stars,”
in collaboration with sub-
ject matter experts from our
NASA-funded “Reaching for
the Stars: NASA Science for
Girl Scouts” program; and a
virtual campout at the Girl
Scout Birthplace.
Visit www.girlscouts.org/
athome to learn more about
all of Girl Scouts’ summer
outdoor offerings.
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