Flag Retirement Ceremony

On Sunday, November 22, Goffstown Girl Scouts gathered with veterans and Boy Scouts, friends and family, to have a flag retirement ceremony. The ceremony was held at Camp Kettleford in Bedford, NH. A few of the troops in Goffstown do this annually, but this year the ceremony was even more special. The troops were approached by the Pease Greeters at Pease Air National Guard Base to cut out the fields of blue on the retired flags and then cut out the individual stars. The Pease Greeters are greeting every returning or outgoing service member with a packet: inside is a star (from a retired flag) and a poem to remind them that they are never forgotten.

There were girls involved in this ceremony from various age levels -- Daisies to Cadettes. All together the group retired 15 flags at the ceremony. These Girl Scouts also hope to go to Pease Air Force Base one day to help greet service members and present them with the stars they have collected.

Pictures of Twin Hills

This is the pavilion that is available for groups to use at Twin Hills. It has electricity, 2 square wooden tables and benches in it.




This is the winterized cabin at Twin Hills. It is heated by a wood stove. The Pixie Cabin offers two long sleeping lofts.



This is one of 8 lean-to shelters that are at Twin Hills.

Property of the Month

November 2009 - Property of the Month

Located in Richmond, VT, Camp Twin Hills features a winterized cabin, 8 lean-to shelters and a pavilion. There are two large playing fields that provide plenty of program opportunities. During the summer Twin Hills offers two weeks of day camp to local girls.

Last month, a troop from Madbury, NH, spent an overnight at Twin Hills. They titled their trip the "Graveyard Tour" with perfect timing the weekend before Halloween. The troop started their day at the Rock of Ages quarry. After their tour of the quarry, they stopped at the nearby Hope Cemetery. One of the girls had read about the cemetery in a book titled "Weird New England." This cemetery has some of the craziest head stones in a cemetery. After the cemetery, the group went on a tour at Cabot Creamery and then stopped at Ben and Jerry's, where they spent time in the Flavor Graveyard.

Their leader said, "The girls loved the Pixie Cabin and are already talking about returning. It was the perfect place to camp on a rainy night in late October."