GIRL SCOUTS
Marilyn merits a badge: Columnist, Girl Scout has likeness sewn on patch 
The Girl Scouts camping out this past weekend at Turtle River State Park west of Grand Forks earned badges for archery, hiking, outdoor cooking, and then they got the Marilyn Hagerty badge.
By Tu-Uyen Tran , September 14, 2012
MARILYN HAGERTY: What being a Girl Scout means
Being a Girl Scout means different things to different girls. For some, it's a chance to do fun things they've never done before; some girls discover dream careers. For others, it's a chance to give back.
By Marilyn Hagerty , September 02, 2012
MARILYN HAGERTY: Girl scouts look forward to Camp LOL
You make friends. You learn about things that will help you in later life. Of course you sell cookies. It’s all part of being a Girl Scout. And Girl Scouts of this area are all set for one of their favorite events of the year — It’s the LOL camp at Turtle River State Park this coming weekend. It will be running Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
By Marilyn Hagerty , September 02, 2012
Corps pulls lease for Lake Sakakawea Girl Scouts camp
The Girl Scouts will lose a lease for a summer camp facility northwest of Pick City, N.D., on Lake Sakakawea at the end of this year. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will terminate the lease for the 210-acre site because the camp is rarely used by Girl Scouts and more often by people who shouldn’t be using it.
By Associated Press , May 14, 2012
Girl Scouts under fire from Catholic bishops
Long a lightning rod for conservative criticism, the Girl Scouts of the USA are now facing their highest-level challenge yet: An official inquiry by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
By David Crary , May 10, 2012
MARILYN HAGERTY: Times keep changing, Scouts keep marching
The Girl Scouts are celebrating 100 years. And the Boy Scouts are 102 years old. You wonder in these times if the Scouts will survive. There is so much for youngsters to do. There are so few adults who want to be leaders.
By Marilyn Hagerty , February 29, 2012
For these Scouts, selling cookies is serious biz
When 15-year-old Kyla Gronau got dressed for selling cookies door-to-door in her neighborhood this month, she decided to pair her Girl Scout vest with high-heeled boots and skinny jeans.
By Molly Guthrey , February 20, 2012
MARILYN HAGERTY: Girl Scouts are lining up cookies, celebrating 100th year
Thin mints are the perennial favorites, best sellersDear Shirley, Remember when we took that red wagon and walked all over our home town of Pierre, S.D., selling Girl Scout cookies?
By Marilyn Hagerty , January 25, 2012
Ex-Girl Scout leader pleads guilty to theft
A Mendota Heights, Minn., woman has pleaded guilty to stealing about $8,200 from her daughters' Girl Scout troop and its chapter while she was a Scout leader.
By Associated Press , June 28, 2011
Mendota Heights, Minn., woman pleads guilty to theft from daughter's Scout troop while a Scout leader
The complaint says Joleen Hopkins, 55, wrote checks on Girl Scout bank accounts in 2008 and 2009 and spent some of the money at casinos, restaurants and grocery stores
By Associated Press , June 28, 2011
Minnesota businessman makes donation to Girl Scout troop that had cookies stolen
In February, someone stole 252 boxes of cookies and $90 in cash from a Woodbury Girl Scout troop. A Stillwater, Minn., businessman has come to the rescue, donating the value of the cookies and cash — $972.
By Associated Press , April 02, 2011
AROUND MINNESOTA: Girl Scouts see bank robbery try ... City, county bar hours to differ ... Few leads in double murder ... more
Some Girl Scouts selling cookies witnessed an attempted bank robbery here.
A woman and her two daughters were selling the cookies at a TCF Bank in Minnetonka, Minn., when a man walked in and tried to rob it about 11:30 a.m. Friday.
By Forum Communications/Associated Press , February 19, 2011
Some Girl Scouts to sit out cookie sale in protest
Financial pressures and declining membership have led the Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys council to sell four of its 12 camps.
The sales have upset some Girl Scouts and leaders, who have formed an opposition group.
By Steve Karnowski , February 03, 2011
AROUND MINNESOTA: Ex-Scout leader gets 30 years ... Men assault, rob Good Samaritan ... Man apparently drowns in lake ... more
A former volunteer for the Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valley accused of taking sexually explicit photos of girls in his troop has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
By Forum Communications/Associated Press , September 26, 2010
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