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1-31-08
The Girl Scout Church Insert order form can now be downloaded from the Resources->Downloads Section.
1-24-08
Scouting Spring Fling
I am relaying a special event I just heard about. Please let all your Troop Leaders know about this event.
March 8 & 9, 2008
Representative from Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts from the Dalton/ Gurley area have organized a fun, educational event and overnight camping for Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, to be held at Cabela's in Sidney. Lots of experts will be on hand. There will be outdoor cooking, a fly fishing demonstration, special activities to work on several badges, and much more. Separate camping sites for girls and boys.
For more details and how to register contact Cynthia Gill- Service Unit Manager by calling 308-254-3809 or email crygill @ hotmail.com *
Please let all your leaders know and remember that the Safety Wise ratio of Girl-Adult is a must.
Thanks Debbie Foust Western Field Executive
* extra spaces add before and after the @ symbol remove them before sending an email
1-17-08
Midyear Managers Meetings
January 26 North Platte
Airport Inn
Lee Bird Field at the Airport
10:00am-2:00pm CST
RSVP January 18,2008February 2 Alliance
Wonderful Kitchen
930 W 3rd
10:00am-2:00pm MST
RSVP January 25,2008
1-3-08
Welcome to 2008!
The Ogallala Service Center is back in operation after the holiday break.
This year's cookie sale offically begins tommorow and will last until the 27th of this month.
Scottsbluff's Uniquely Me! has been cancelled due to a lack of girl registrations.
12-20-07
Happy Holidays!
Don't forget that the Ogallala Service Center will be closed from December 24th to January 1st.
Registration Flyers for Take Your Daughter to Work Day and The Sixth Dimension Trip are on the Council Programs page.
12-7-07
The registration deadline for the Scottsbluff Uniquely Me! is December 21. For more information on this great event check out the Council Programs page.
11-29-07
Membership stars and disks will be shipped within the next few weeks to those who registered by the Sept. 30th deadline.
The Uniquely Me! Scottsbluff registration piece can be found on the Council Programs page.
The U Plan Program meeting will be held this Saturday at the Service Center in Ogallala from 10am to 2pm mt.
The Nebraska Girl Scout Councils Realignment web site has been launched and can be found at www.girlscoutsnebraska.org/
11-21-07
11-15-07
Issue 4 of the CRC Newsletter can be found on the CRC page.
Next week the Ogallala service center will be closed on Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving.
10-31-07
10-26-07
Next week we will be having two Scottsbluff Trainings and two Cookie Luncheons.
If you are doing something for Juliett Lowe's Birthday feel free to let us know about it, and be sure to have a safe and happy Halloween.
If you have javascript enabled on your browser hovering over the highlighted days in the calendar on the left will display a popup with some infromation on the event. Clicking on "next month" will display a list of some of next months activities.
10-18-07
A new look to gs4girls.com's home page!
Two additional training dates have been added to the calendar. A basic training on October 30, and a level training on November 3.
Update: Both Trainings will be held in Scottsbluff. The Oct 30 training will be held from 6pm-9pm at the Westway Church 1701 West 27th Street. The Nov 3 training will be held from 2pm-5pm at the Calvary Lutheran Church 17 East 27th Street.
10-15-07
The registration deadline for Denver Detour is this Friday, October 19. You can get more information on this great trip on this page.
A page has been added with information on some amazing statewide program opportunities. Check it out!
10-4-07
There are still several more fall training dates set. If you would like to participate in a training please register early to help ensure that the training can be held.
The registration deadlines for the two fall Jr. Jubilee's and the Denver Detour trip are swiftly approaching. Informational meetings for the Savannah Sojourn and Chalet trips will be held on Saturday, October 13.
Don't forget about our sale on sew on Brownie Try Its. Check the equipment page for quantities and prices.
The latest edition of the Council Realignment Committee newsletter has been added to the CRC page.
9-13-07
Update - The Adult Learning page incorrectly had the October 18 and October 25 trainings listed as being in Ogallala. They are to be held in North Platte as stated on the registration form.
Sew on Brownie Try Its on SALE now! Check out the equipment page for a list of the items and quantities available.
Leaders: Don't forget to register for the upcoming fall trainings. Check out the Adult Learning page for a list of those dates still available for training, or download the entire information and registration form in the downloads section.
8-30-07
The Service Center will be closed on next Monday, Sept 3 for Labor Day. Have a safe weekend everyone.
A new page has been added in the event section with information on the Prudential Spirit of Community Award.
It's time to start creating the list for the 2008 Thinking Day Postcard Exchange! This will be the eleventh year and we are looking forward to another great year! Please spread the word to all your Guiding and Scouting friends to help make this project a huge success. Last year we had 3145 US troops, and 675 international units from 43 countries that participated.
To sign up or to learn more about the program, please visit www.mythinkingday.com and click on the “Where are you?” link and fill out the registration form. If the site shows a blank page it is because the site is busy with so many trying to access it so please keep trying.
The exchange will begin the first part of September.
8-16-07
A page for Denver Detour has been added to the events section. Note that the show listed on the flyer is not the show that the trip will be going to. Information on the new show is on the event's page.
8-9-07
The new CRC newsletter - 2mb is on the CRC page.
A page describing the two planned Junior Jubilee events is up in the events section. As always you can contact the service center for more information and registration forms.
8-2-07
The new Equipment Order forms are available on the downloads page. Please use the new forms instead of the old ones.
The new 2007 Training Calendar is also online. A list of towns and dates is on the Adult Learning page, and the registration form is on the downloads page.
7-19-07
Several flyers are now on the event and download pages. And two volleyball games in October have been added to the Girl Scout College Games page
7-12-07
The CRC (Council Realignment Committee) newsletter has been uploaded, and a link can be found on the CRC page
The last day to register for Night Under the Stars at Platte River Mall is tomorrow Friday the Thirteenth. We must have a sufficient number of girl registered in order to hold the event so please contact the service center if you are interested.
The September 15th Basic and Level trainings will be held at the Valentine Elementary School on East 5th Street.
6-28-07
The Ogallala Service Center will be closed next Wednesday. Have a fun and safe Independence Day.
6-21-07
Today is the first day of summer, its hot, and I think my brain has melted.
Now that I have your attention make sure to get your registrations in for both the Service Unit updates and a Night Under the Stars. Registration forms can be found in the Resources -> Downloads section.
6-15-07
There are booklets at the Ogallala service center with information on Scout Stock. Contact the Service Center if you would like one.
A 95 years of Girl Scouts display is currently being shown at the Lincoln County Historical Museum. Be sure to stop by to see some of the items from our archives and to sign the guest book.
6-7-07
September 18th is World Water monitoring Day. Check out worldwatermonitoringday.org for more information. If you register a site make sure to indicate that you are registering as part of a group and then click "Girl Scouts of the USA" from the options list.
5-31-07
Council Realignment Committee information on the new CRC page
5-24-07
Lost and Found - At the Ogallala Jr. Badge Blowout several items were left.
- 2 - Pillows
- 1 - 128mb MP3 player
- 1 - blue hat
- and an assortment of socks
Please contact the Ogallala Service Center for more information and to reclaim your lost items.
There are two new downloads available. The latest issue of the BEAMS and the Service Unit Updates flyer/registration form.
The Ogallala Service Center will be closed on Monday, May 28 for Memorial Day.
5-17-07
Summer hours begin on June 1. The Ogallala Service Center will be closed on Friday afternoons from then until after Labor Day.
Information is available to download on the Girl Scout Silver Award as well. Check out the downloads page.
5-10-07
Good news for graduating seniors. On April 29th the Board of Directors voted that graduating seniors may use their cookie certificates toward a lifetime membership in Girl Scouts by September 30 of their graduating year. They continue to be able to use them for a troop trip. This offer only applies to cookie certificate issued in Guiding Star Girl Scout Council.
5-3-07
A Night Under the Stars at Platte River Mall flyers have just been mailed out. If you would like additional flyers you can download them from the download page or just click here.
4-26-07
The Adult Learning page has been updated with information about the upcoming Camp License Trainings and The recertification of an Instructor-of-Trainers.
The latest BEAMS has been sent out.
3-29-07
The Annual Meeting page has been updated with a slideshow of pictures. (Warning: Picture is 1MB and could take some time to download on dial-up)
The Recognitions page has also been updated with info on this year's Carolyn Sloan Award winners.
3-22-07
Well Annual Meeting 2007 is officially over. Next week we should have some pictures and information on the Carolyn Sloan Award winners. Also be sure to check out the up coming BEAMS for much more information on Annual Meeting.
3-15-07
The registration deadline for Night Shift and Discovery Days in North Platte is coming up shortly (March 23) so don't forget to register.
The 2007 Annual Meeting will be held this weekend. Check the back of your registration flyer for a map to the New Hope Church in Ogallala.
3-8-07
Due to the recent change in Daylight Savings Time our Annual Meeting Registration flyers have a typo. The times are in Mountain Daylight Time not Mountain Standard Time. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes.
The Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day patches are available. You can get a copy of the flyer/order form right here
Girl Scouts of the USA is asking for volunteer input on the Girl Scout brand. They have a survey located at http://www.girlscouts.org/brandsurvey/.
If you would like to participate contact the Ogallala service center for login information. This survey will be closed after March 31st.The equipment page has been updated with information on Bridging Kits.
3-1-07
Girl Scout cookies are in and if you've already gone through all of yours contact the service center for information on how to get more.
2-22-07
If you plan to attend either the Bridgeport Spring Fling or Bridgeport Discovery Day please bring a canned food item that will be donated to the local food pantry
A page with information on this coming annual meeting has been added to the For Adults section.
Picture Cubes are planned as table decorations at this year's annual meeting. If you have any Girl Scout related pictures that you would like to share please send them to the Service Center by February 28. (see the annual meeting page for more details)
2-1-07
Due to it's swiftly approaching deadline (Feb 9) a page for Sixth Dimension is up with the rest of spring events soon to follow.
The latest issue of "Just For Girls" has gone out.
Cookie orders MUST be in to the Service Center by Monday, February 5th.
Update 2-5-07 - The remaining event pages have been updated. Check out the Council Events page to see them all.
1-4-07
Winter & Spring Brownie and Junior event fliers are on the way to leaders.
The council store has the 95th year and "Make the World a Better Place" patches, pins, mugs, t-shirts, and pens available for order.
Contact the service center for more information.
2007 cookie sales start on January 5 and go on until January 29.
Cookie Sale Permission slips are available on the download page.
12-07-06
The Ogallala Service center will be closed during the afternoon on December 14th.
It will aslo be closed from December 25th to January 1st.
11-30-06
The BEAMS inserts are now available. You can download them as the entire set or individually.
-note documents corrected 12/4
11-22-06
At long last the November BEAMS is done. If you are a registered adult member you should be receiving your copy in the mail soon. However there is a slightly modified version available for download right now. The registration forms etc. will be added at our next website update. Also added to the downloads page is a link to the 2007 Cookie Activities Guide on GSUSA's website
Additional information about Guiding Star Girl Scout Council's candidate for the Prudential Spirit of Community Award is up on the recognitions page
The service center will be closed tomorrow and Friday (November 23 and 24) for Thanksgiving.
11-2-06
There are only two fall training dates left.
There are association meetings being held from Monday thru Thursday next week.
- Monday - Lexington
- Tuesday - Alliance
- Wednesday - Sidney
- Thursday - Ogallala
10-19-06
The registration deadline for Junior Jubilee in Bayard and for Denver Detour is this Friday.
This Saturday the 21st is the first of the association meetings.
Association meetings are open to all girl members 14+ and all adult members.
The full list of association meeting dates and locations in on this pageThe next website update is sceduled for November 2nd.
10-12-06
It's October! That means that you can get free shipping on books from the council store. It also means that we have some event registration deadlines, training dates, and association meetings coming up. Between now and next Thursday we have one event registration deadline and the two trainings listed below
- Registration: Junior Jubilee Mullen - October 13
- Training: North Platte - October 14
- Training: Ogallala - October 17
9-28-06
Deadlines
The next website update is scheduled for October 12th. During this gap of time there will be several deadlines and events so we have listed them here for your convenience.
- The registration deadline for Fall Frenzy is tomorrow (Sept 29).
- There is a Girl Scout College Night this Saturday (Sept 30) at Chadron State College
- The registration deadline for College Knowledge is a week from Friday (Oct 6)
- There are two Girl Scout College Nights on October 10th one at NPCC and one at WNCC
A list of the registration deadlines has been added to the council events page.
If you miss a registration deadline contact the service center and you may still be able to attend the event.
9-21-06
A news story containing an interview with RoseMary Fecht (Executive Director GSGSC) and Patricia Potter (Assistant Executive Director GSGSC) will air on KNOP-TV News this Sunday (Sept 24) at 10:00pm CST and Monday (Sept 25) at 8:25am CST.
9-14-06
A new page has been added with realignment information.
9-7-06
The 2006-07 Girl Scout Cookie Activity Guide is available on www.girlscouts.org.
The fall equipment specials are going on now. For the entire month of September you can get a free tab with the purchase of any vest or sash. Also going on from now until December 31st you can get your troop numberals at 10% off
8-31-06
Fall Events pages for 2006 are up in the events section.
Uniquely Me! fliers for both the North Platte and the Scottsbluff Uniquely Me! events are available for download.
Have a fun and safe Labor Day weekend everyone!
8-24-06
A new page is up in the For Adults section listing the association meeting dates and locations. Association meetings are open to all girls age 14+ and all adult members. Members may attend meeting set up in other areas and not specifically those set up in their area.
8-17-06
The Bridgeport Training scheduled for this Saturday has been canceled.
8-10-06
The recent fire in the Valentine area luckily did not burn down Hidden Oaks cabin, but many others were not so lucky.
Our hearts go out to anyone who has experienced loss due to the recent fires.
-TEC note
A small JavaScript was added that causes sub navigation to pop up when you scroll over the For Adults and Resources selections
8-3-06
-TEC note
There are a lot of little changes from the navigation to the page locations so have a look around and tell me what you think.Updated Pages
The Fall Trainings have been added to the Adult Learning Page
The Equipment Specials page has been updated with this fall's specials.
7-27-06
-note from Technology and E-Communications
While we have the "Independence Day" theme up I've been working on a few new features that I've learned about on the web. (you can see what I have done here)
Unfortunately it is taking longer than I expected, but it should be done by next Thursday including an update for Equipment Specials page.
Feel free to send me any comments or questions. Just use the Site Comments link below.
7-13-06
We hope that everyone had a fun and safe Independence Day.
This page offers info on a "To Serve God" patch offered by P.R.A.Y.
Service Unit Updates will be held on July 29 in Alliance and August 5 in North Platte. All Service Unit managers and service team members are invited.
Contact the Service Center for more information and to let us know if you are coming.
6-29-06
The service center will be closed next Tuesday July 4th.
6-22-06
-The Ogallala office is currently on summer hours.
Mon-Thu: 8am-5pm
Fri: 8am-12pm-Even if you missed the registration deadline for summer events you might still be able to attend. Give our office a call to see if you can get in.
6-15-06
Don't forget that you can order Cookie Coach T-shirts until July 14. You can get the order form here.
The summer staff page is up.
6-8-06
The 2006 membership cards are finally in. If you would like yours please contact us and we will send it to you.
As of today the gs4girls.com website uses cascading style sheets (CSS). Most major browsers support CSS so very few people should see any major difference. However, if you are experiencing difficulties please let us know.
5-25-06
There will be some changes going on at the backend of the site for the next couple of weeks. Please let me know if you experience any problems.
In observance of Memorial day the office will be closed
on Monday May 29. Have a safe weekend everyone.
5-18-06
Ahh back from a week off for spring cleaning. For anyone whose spring cleaning regimen was more extensive than mine (I cleaned up a lawn chair to take a nap in), and who ended up losing their summer event registration form, we still offer it online.
Summer Staff pages are on their way, and so is the May 31st event registration deadline.
5-4-06
There is a new item available in the downloads section: The cookie COACH t-shirt order form. If you want one of these t-shirts this form MUST be in by July 14th NO LATE ORDERS, NO EXCEPTIONS.
There will be a reminder about this on gs4girls.com in July.
And speaking of reminders: Don't forget that the deadline for summer events is May 31.
4-27-06
As promised there are more pictures up on the Summer 2006 event pages.
Both the Summer 2006 registration forms and the financial assistance forms are available on the downloads page.
The Summer Events Early Bird registration deadline is this Sunday (April 30th), and don't forget that the financial assistance form needs to be in by May 1st.
4-20-06
The Summer 2006 Event pages are up! There should be a few more pictures up after the next site update (typically every Thursday).
The registration forms for summer events will be hitting the resources section at that next update too.
Girl Scout Leader Appreciation Day is this Saturday the 22nd. If you have received your card and would like to comment on it contact us.
4-13-06
Summer Event pages will be coming soon. We are still in need of Summer Staff so use the contact information if you are interested.
Additional information has finally been added to the Recognitions page and the Adult Learning page has been updated with information on the next Camp License training.
4-6-06
With only two event registration deadlines left for spring events, the Council Events page will be getting a facelift for summer events very soon. Registration forms for summer events are in the pink summer event brochures.
The annual meeting page is still up if you missed it.
What do you think of www.gs4girls.com?
What works and what doesn't? What would you like to see and what can be changed to make this site better? Send me an email and let me know.
3-30-06
The annual meeting page is finally done. The main graphic on the page should rotate through various images from annual meeting. A warning for dial up users: it is a very large graphic and may take some time to download. The next edition of the BEAMS should have further info on annual meeting.
3-23-06
My apologies for the long delay between updates.
Saturday, March 17th was the annual meeting for fiscal 2005. Thanks to all of those who attended despite the unfavorable weather. An annual meeting page with plenty of pictures should be up sometime next week.
The recognitions page finally has some content. Additional recognitions and some more info on our Carolyn Sloan Award winner should be added next week.
3-9-06
Sunday, March 12 is the Girl Scout's 94th birthday and all of next week is Girl Scout Week.
The entire staff is busily getting ready for this year's Annual Meeting to be held on Saturday, March 17 at the Grey Goose Lodge. Registrations should be in the service center by Monday. Those registrations received after Monday won't be guarantied lunch at the meeting.
Monday is also the deadline for cookie money to be in.
The flags that we have gotten in are very nice and we hope to have more of them by annual meeting. We are still interested in stories for our history presentation. Contact the service center if you have anything you would like to share about your experiences in Girl Scouts.
3-2-06
The 2006 Summer Activities Guide is being sent out. As you can tell from the picture it should be hard to miss. Be sure to register for these events early to ensure that we have a spot for you at the camp. Pages for the individual events and summer staff will be put up on this website as we get closer to the registration deadline (May 31).
2-23-06
We are currently gathering stories, pictures, etc. for a history presentation at annual meeting this year. If you have anything about GSGSC or your experiences in Girl Scouts that you would like to share please contact the service center.
Don't forget about the parade of flags planned for this year's annual meeting.
An informational document on The Girl Scout Gold Award has been added to the downloads page.
We are currently seeking people for Summer Staff positions. Check this page for more information.
2-17-06
The latest issue of the BEAMS is in the mail. The following is an excerpt from the Executive Thoughts section.
" ... One of the most meaningful ceremonies at the [National Girl Scout Convention] is the opening parade of flags of all of the WAGGGS countries. In celebration of who we are there will be a parade of flags at our annual meeting.
We are asking each town or service unit to create a fabric flag measuring 12" high by 18" wide that depicts Girl Scouts in your community. It can be as simple as 'My town Service Unit' on a piece of white fabric; to an elaborate design of your choice. Just remember not to make it so busy that it can't be viewed in a parade.
Please mail the flags to the service center by March 10. We will mount them on dowels for you. If you have someone from your service unit - girl or adult - who will carry the flag into the meeting, please give us that person's name also..."
Annual Meeting is on Saturday, March 18th.
2-9-06
The new look is launched!! Be sure to check out the site map to find out where the various pages have moved to. Also be sure to check out our RSS feed. If you don't know what RSS is there is a page describing it that includes links to some free RSS feed readers.
There are now two links to contact the GSGSC service center: one for general questions and one for comments or suggestions regarding the gs4girls.com and Commit to a Girl websites.
Check out the new News Page for more happenings at GSGSC
