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Annual Sixth Grade Tent Campout held in fall
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The 44th Annual Sixth Grade Tent Campout was held Sept. 20, 2024 at the Belva Deer Park near Sigourney. There were 42 sixth grade students with 17 parent sponsors who attended the festivity from Sigourney, Keota, English Valleys, Pekin and Tri-County Community Schools.
Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, was a beautiful afternoon and evening for all the programs. The Friday activities presented were: Outdoor Cooking by Scott and Barb Shifflett; Hunter Safety by Bryan and Valerie Lee, and Scott and Anne Leathers; Casting by Dennis Monroe and Steve Wehr; Furs by Wes Gould, DNR; Trapping by Brian Ulin; and Archery by Jason Gritsch, DNR Wildlife Technician. The evening program was presented by Taylor Daniels and Bailee Rinn, from William Penn University on Reptiles.
The campers and sponsors enjoyed a wiener roast with s’mores under the beautiful star lit sky and then headed back to the campground area to enjoy the late evening. After an evening of tent camping, the campers headed home in the morning.
The Keokuk County Soil and Water Conservation District, Keokuk County Conservation Board, and friends sponsored the campout.
The efforts of all the campers, activity leaders, sponsors, Jason Gritsch, Sharon Fritchen, Larry Stevens, and Hilary Lanman of the Keokuk County Soil and Water Conservation District along with Pie Reighard, Director of the Keokuk County Conservation Board and all unnamed helpers make this a great success.
