GLENBURN – Girl Scouts in Glenburn have been especially busy this past year, said Carol Carter, troop leader for Troop 136.

Daisies in Troop 136 “bridged” to the Brownie level during a ceremony this summer at Cascade Park in Bangor.

“We have a ceremony where they cross over a bridge, and are greeted and congratulated on the other side by Girl Scouts who are in the next level,” Carter explained. “Two of our sister troops, Girl Scout Troop 153 and Girl Scout Troop 274, helped us with our ceremony.”

Flo Pelkey is the leader of Troop 153 and local Girl Scout coordinator, and Tina Long is the leader of Troop 274.

Daisies taking part in the bridging ceremony were: Nicole West, Caleigh Lenfest, Mikayla McLaughlin, Donna Pelkey, Brittany Stewart, Whitney Beals, Tiffany Pinkham, Amanda Carter, April Levensailor and Madison Stark.

Welcoming the girls were Girl Scouts Kara Cowan, Rhiannon Canarr, Amber Oakes, Katie McLaughlin, Amanda Long, Julie Dawson and Julie Pelkey, Troop 274; and Sarah Pelkey and Carrie Cole, Troop 153.

Last year, the scouts went Christmas caroling, visited the University of Maine Planetarium and the Maine Discovery Museum, and went to the Glenburn Fire Station, the beach at Lakeside Landing in Glenburn, and Hayford Park in Bangor.

Other activities included roller-skating, a parade, a Christmas party, a Valentine’s Day party, a dance party, a beach party, and a year-end party.

“We also celebrated the Girl Scouts Thinking Day, in which Girl Scouts get together and think about Girl Scouts all over the world,” Carter said, “and the Girl Scouts birthday. We did a lot of arts and crafts, worked on petals and Try-Its, and had a lot of fun.”

Coming activities include apple and pumpkin picking, a pizza party, helping with a food drive, and going Christmas caroling.

“In Glenburn, we all do a lot of activities together with our sister Girl Scout troops,” she said. “It is a wonderful opportunity to have the older girls helping and showing the younger girls the different games and songs, and Girl Scout ways and ideals.”