This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories recently published by the Daily Herald:
For 38 years Kathy Strong wore a bracelet in tribute to a young soldier.
Two hundred Scouts and volunteers with the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana and Rose Pest Solutions came together on Saturday, May 18, to restore the butterfly garden at Camp Gree.
The contents of a single cylindrical canister offer a glimpse into the world of 8-year-old Ellie Landa and her younger sister, Calista, as they navigated the isolation and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Girl Scouts officials are also enforcing COVID safety precautions such as social distancing and sanitizing while at the camp.
‘When she came home she never mentioned the mask once, said Colleen Korzen, mother of 6-year-old Caitlyn attending the camp ineligible to receive the vaccine. There’s a lot of parents that feel strongly one way or another so I think that the precautions the Girl Scouts are taking make as many people as comfortable as possible, she continued. Some people might want less precautions, but I feel like the kids don t mind anything.”
The camp was cut down in size this summer to account for COVID concerns, but organizers say that s better than canceling entirely like last summer.