Exeter Boys Attend Boy Scout Camp

Troop 270 arrived safely at Camp Cornhusker in the southeast corner of the state on Sunday.  Members of the troop attending summer camp are front row from the left Micah Noel, Terry Schellhorn, Seth Noel, and Joey Bartu.  Back row from the left are Scoutmaster Craig Cassel, Devin Lott, Assistant Scoutmaster Brandon Yoder, Liam Noel, Broc Mueller and Committee Chair Cynthia Cassel.  The troop will spend the week at Camp Cornhusker and attend Merit Badge classes, swim in the lake and the pool and the highlight for many is the banana relay on Friday evening before the final campfire and skit performances. They will return to Friend on Saturday.

Exeter Public Library Holds Summer Reading Program

Exeter Public Library has begun their summer reading program “Dream Big Read.”  The program meets on Fridays during June for Kindergarten through third graders.  There was a special preschool program on Friday, June 15^th.  Participants have been reading books, doing crafts and playing games at each session.  At the end of the meeting they can check out books and movies.  

Jolene Vossler works on her nighttime starry sky craft at the Exeter Public Library Summer Reading program.

Summer Reading Program participants clockwise from the left Ben Bartu, Christopher Kelch, Alec Schlueter, Emma Olsen, and Troy Kallhoff listen as Librarian Nina Bartu reads them a book.

Emma Olsen, left, and Troy Kallhoff, right, work on cutting out their wishing wells at Exeter Public Library’s Summer Reading program.

After reading the book “Sausages” by Jessica Souhami which tells the story of a woodcutter who squanders his wishes on sausages that end up on his nose the participants at the Exeter Public Library Summer Reading Program played pin the sausage on the face.  Troy Kallhoff waits in anticipation as Emma Olsen places her sausage on the woodcutters face while Librarian Nina Bartu watches.