Monona has county’s first all-girl Scouts BSA troop
By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times
A new all-girls troop of Scouts BSA (Boy Scouts) launched in Monona in August, becoming the first of its kind in the county since the 109-year-old organization began allowing girls ages 11 to 17 to join on Feb. 1.
“We just started,” said Alena Toberman, scoutmaster of Troop 138, “but we’ve been fairly busy.”
The girls recently participated in the fall camporee, a district-wide event held at Backbone State Park, where they camped, visited a variety of skills stations and completed a service project.