AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-312950_ITM" title="Facts and information about Girl Scout Fest Marks 85th Year.(Metro & New Mexico)">Girl Scout Fest Marks 85th Year.(Metro & New Mexico)</a>

Close Set up an RSS feed that alerts you when new articles from Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM) are available.

Frequently asked questions about RSS feeds

Girl Scout Fest Marks 85th Year.(Metro & New Mexico)

Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM)

| March 17, 1997 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Rebecca Davidson Journal Staff Writer

THE LONG GREEN LINE

* The longest cake allegedly on record and uniforms of the past were among party highlights

Thousands of "girls" ranging in age from 4 to 74 gathered at Tingley Coliseum on Sunday to celebrate the 85th birthday of the Girl Scouts.

Uniforms, from the royal blue smocks of today's Daisy Scouts, to the khaki safari-like outfits of yesteryear, were everywhere. At the center of it all was an 85-yard-long cake.

The creation, formed by 236 cakes, each one from a troop in the region, reached almost to the doors on both sides of the coliseum. About 15 volunteers, Girl Scouts…

View articles courtesy of your local library

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more


Sixteen Delaware Valley Restaurants and Girl Scouts Team Up for Girl Scout...: Press release article from: PR Newswire January 9, 2002 700+ words
...restaurant chefs and Girl Scouts as they launch the 2002 Girl Scout Cookie Program...five regional Girl Scout Councils: Girl Scouts of Camden County...Pennsylvania; and Girl Scouts of the South...assisted by a Girl Scout, "plates...


16 Area Restaurants Compete in Girl Scouts Delectable Desserts Contest...: Press release article from: PR Newswire January 9, 2003 700+ words
...restaurant chefs and Girl Scouts will launch the 2003 Girl Scout Cookie Program...five regional Girl Scout Councils: Girl Scouts of Camden County...Jersey Pines; and Girl Scouts of Southeastern...assisted by a Girl Scout will "plate...


Baja Fresh Mexican Grill said it would make its storefronts and patios...: News wire article from: Nation's Restaurant News Daily NewsFax February 4, 2004 700+ words
...BAJA FRESH MEXICAN GRILL said it would make its storefronts and patios available beginning March 5 to Girl Scouts of ANGELES GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL in Southern California to provide them with venues for cookie sales. The Wendy's-owned chain...


Local Girl Scouts and Officials to Celebrate Opening of New Girl Scout Office.: Press release article from: PR Newswire August 28, 2003 700+ words
...along with local Girl Scouts, board members, and other Girl Scout volunteers. Girl...other items in the Girl Scout shop. Serving eastern...Delaware counties, Girl Scouts of Southeastern...one of over 300 Girl Scout Councils in the...


Local Restaurants and Girl Scouts Team Up for Delectable Girl Scout Cookie...: Press release article from: PR Newswire January 19, 2001 700+ words
...generous portion of Girl Scout cookies, nine...the enthusiasm of Girl Scouts. Mix it all together...beginning of the 2001 Girl Scout Cookie Program...will also feature Girl Scout Cookie "Delectable...Cookie varieties Girl Scouts of Southeastern...


Girl Scouts.(NEWS IN A MINUTE)(Girl Scout cookies to remove trns fat in all...: Magazine article from: The Food Institute Report March 5, 2007 700+ words
The GIRL SCOUTS are removing most of the trans fat in...their cookies. The first "zero trans" Girl Scout cookies were introduced in the fall of...October. This year, about half of all Girl Scout troops are also offering a sugar-free...


Restaurants and Girl Scouts Dish Up Delectable Desserts at Contest; WHAT: Girl...: Press release article from: PR Newswire January 14, 2002 700+ words
...restaurants during the Girl Scout Cookie Sale. Restaurant...the five regional Girl Scout Councils: Girl Scouts of Camden County...its menu during the Girl Scout Cookie Program...restaurant chefs, local Girl Scouts or adult volunteers...


Race-themed Jamboree is no cookie-cutter Girl Scout event: Girl Scouts who...: Newspaper article from: Daily Press (Newport News, VA) October 1, 2006 700+ words
...000 girls from the Girl Scout's Colonial Coast Council...example of the way the Girl Scouts are trying to transform themselves from the Girl Scouts of old who just sold...followed a welcome by Girl-Scout-turned-senator...


Girl Scouts join the trans-fat-ban wagon: Girl Scout cookies are more...: News wire article from: Miami Herald (Miami, FL) January 16, 2007 700+ words
...Jerry Berrios Jan. 16--Girl Scout cookies are back and the traditional...chief executive officer of the Girl Scouts of Broward County. "The...They are fabulous." Broward Girl Scouts sold 700,000 boxes of cookies...afternoon in Oakland Park. The Girl Scouts will continue ...


Nation's girl scouts applaud Suffolk County membership growth. (Suffolk County...: Magazine article from: Long Island Business News July 10, 1995 700+ words
...Suffolk County Girl Scout Council's membership, compiled by Girl Scouts of the U.S...a member of the Girl Scouts. In terms of minority...Suffolk County Girl Scout Council the 11th...the number one Girl Scout Council in New...Suffolk County Girl ...

For more facts and information, see all results

The AccessMyLibrary advertising network includes: