Recently, the Osage District Boy Scout Order of the Arrow Chapter and Cub Pack 442 cleaned up the creek in the City Park. The scouts and other volunteers cleaned from the bridge at the Jaycee Fairgrounds to the tennis courts, including from the bridge at the Union Swimplex also.
According to Valerie Howland, pack 442, the boys climbed down into the stream to haul out several bags of trash. Everything from candy wrappers and soda bottles to a large piece of siding, a bicycle pedal, and metal rods were fished from the water.
While there is not much water in the stream currently, the tadpoles, crayfish, and other animals that call the creek home now have a cleaner environment to live in.
Cub Scout Pack 442 is open to all boys in the area who are entering 1st through 5th grade. Sign ups will be held September 13th at 6 pm at Central Elementary. Note that there are also Cub Scout packs at both Beaufort Elementary and Immaculate Conception Schools as well.
Article and photos submitted by Valerie Howland.
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