Five girls made Perham scouting history on Feb. 25 when they became the first official Perham Girl Troop 321, a program of Scouts BSA (formerly the Boy Scouts). Girl Troop 321 is the first troop of its kind in Perham and the first one of its district the Northern Sky district, which includes a few counties in western Minnesota and a dozen more in North Dakota.
Sixth grader Peter Carrlson finished in first place and will compete at the Regional Spelling Bee on Feb. 8 at the Lakes Area Service Cooperative in Fergus Falls.