Bluffton Brownies on the hunt for Bluffton symbols
Bluffton Brownies Troop 20012 recently had an adventure in downtown Bluffton where they searched for symbols of the community, according to Wendy Chappell-Dick, leader.
As the Scouts brainstormed symbols of Bluffton before the symbol hunt, here are some of the ideas they came up with:
• Pirate
• basketball
• their own house
• Girl Scouts
• cats
• buckeyes
• murals
• grey squirrels
• robins
• Bluffton Community Swimming Pool
• Bluffton Child Development Center
• Buckeye Park
• fishing derby
• a feather pen, and
• the school.
“After our symbol hunt the girls made pictures of what they thought symbols of Bluffton should be. Those drawings are now on display in the town hall,” she said.
In addition to the photos, attached is a page from the Brownie handbook that describes the assignment of the badge the girls were working on.
Photo identification:
• Mural of early settlers building Bluffton at the Post Office – from left, Ella Heiks, Lydia Huber, Alison Burghaze, Melina Meza, Clara Matthews, Bella Angel, Ellie Hoffman, Celia Smith, Becca Gallant.
• Fountain statue of Riley Creek
• Logo using the Town Hall, Melina Meza and Clara Matthews on the left, and Lydia Huber on the right
• Church/the Cross, from left Melina Meza, Celia Smith, Becca Gallant, Alison Burghaze, Ellie Hoffman, Bella Angel. Back Row: Clara Matthews, Ella Heiks
• Skull and Crossbones at the Sports Warehouse
Bella Angel
• Bluffton Pirates at the Sports Warehouse
Ellie Hoffman
• Mural of Bluffton Main Street, from left, Lydia Huber, Ella Heiks, Clara Matthews, Ellie Hoffman, Bella Angel, Celia Smith, Becca Gallant, Alison Burghaze, Melina Meza
Police Badges, from left, Celia Smith, Melina Meza, Alison Burghaze, Becca Gallant, Clara Matthews, Ellie Hoffman, Bella Angel, Ella Heiks
Police Crest with Town Hall
Bluffton Flag, Ellie Hoffman and Lydia Huber
Members of the troop missing from the photos:
• Makala Nye
• Kylie Mathewson
• Alexi Rieman
• Adeline Kinn
• Erin and Ella Cunningham
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