Boy Scouts Honor Founder as 700 Attend Campo Event
About 700 Scouts from Sarasota Manatee and Desoto Counties gathered at Hi Hat Ranch near Sarasota for a three day Campo honoring Lord Baden Powell founder of world scouting. The British general promoted tracking outdoor cooking first aid signaling and survival tactics in scouting. He wrote Aids to Scouting to help soldiers survive in the woods and Scouting for Boys after learning boys were following his leaflet at camp.
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Sarasota
Manatee
Desoto Counties
Lord Baden-Powell
World Scouting
Baden-Powell
India
South Africa
England
Washington
Senate Budget Committee
Pete Domenici
Reagan
Boy Scout Movement
America
Scout Camporee Celebrates Baden-Powell Founder Footsteps
The three day Camporee themed Footsteps of the Founder featured patrol fire making, trail following and stream width tests as Englewood and Venice area scouts joined Peter Johns in a campfire story about Baden-Powell.
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Peter Johns
Baden-Powell
Florida sewing contest winners honored at Florida State Fair
Amy Thorland Wendy Lincer Christy Lincer Pepper Speir Nicole Hines and Norma Wilson top sewers at the Florida State Fair Tampa 149 entrants from 17 counties competed with Feb 13 fashion show finalizing results First place for Amy Wendy and Christy second place for Pepper and Nicole third for Norma Coordinators Nadine Hackler Emma Taylor noted county level winners qualified Garments judged on appearance workmanship fabric fit and accessories McCall and Simplicity provided cash awards
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Wendy Lincer
Christy Lincer
Pepper Speir
Nicole Hines
Norma Wilson
Sunshine State
Tampa
Amy
Wendy
Christy
Pepper
Nicole
Norma
Florida Cooperative Extension Service
Nadine
Kidney Benefit Sets Country Music Festival Events
The National Kidney Foundation of Southwest Florida presents a March 19 luncheon at the Sarasota Hyatt and a two day radiothon April 3-4 hosted by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. Skatathons occur March 21-22 and 26-27 to aid fundraising. Radiothon airs on WTRL AM 1490 April 3-4.
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National Kidney Foundation
Sarasota Hyatt
Johnny Cash
June Carter Cash
National Kidney Foundation of
Wtrl-Am
Nashville
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NEW Era Windows, Inc
Venice
S. Tamiami
T.R. Pew & Associates
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Englewood
Bill Hyde
A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Weekly Market Report
American Savings
L.A
I.R.S
Lorraine
Neal Miller
IRS
Greg Morris
Greg
Eleanor Wall
Ms. Wall
Lewises
Jean
Ben Lewis
Florida
New Jersey
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DADE
Broward
Palm Beach
St. Lucie
Charlotte
Indian River
Lee
Federal Home Loan Bank System
American Savings & Loan Association of Florida
New York Stock Exchange
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