Girl Scout Daisies named 'special' Sheriff's Deputies

 

February 1, 2017

Steve Edwards

Blaine County Undersheriff Frank Billmayer poses with a group of Girl Scout Daisies at the Scout Hut in Chinook. The kindergarten to first graders were learning about authority figures in their community and the undersheriff made them 'special deputies' and asked them to pledge, like the Girl Scout Promise, "...to help people at all times..."

Reporter's note: I was invited to a meeting of a group of Girl Scout Daisies (kindergarten and first graders) who were learning about respecting authority. Our daughter was a Brownie, about 35 years ago, but a lot of what I remembered about Girl Scouts and their organization has changed. For example, there's no longer just "a Girl Scout." There are Girl Scout Daisies, Girl Scout Brownies...all the way up to Girl Scout Ambassadors. Girl Scouting has a whole new system of describing their members and age groups.

But regardless of the age group, the Girl Scout Mission applies to every girl. It...



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