Camp Fire WoHeLo Medallions to be awarded April 29

     The Camp Fire organization will hold its annual ceremony and WoHeLo Award banquet on Sunday, April 29. The event will be held in the middle school auditorium. The ceremony starts at 6:30 p.m.

     This year, four local girls will receive their coveted WoHeLo Medallion. WoHeLo stands for work, health, and love. It is the highest Camp Fire honor. Each girl must complete 11 requirements, including: community service, researching the history of the organization, and a summary of the years spent in Camp Fire.

     The following are local Camp Fire WoHeLo Medallion recipients:

     Evelyn Rose Krouse, of Monticello, has been in Camp Fire for a total of 11 years.

     “My most memorable experience is being able to build strong friendships, having my mom become a leader, and also making a ton of chicken in one of the Camp Fire meetings,” shared Krouse.

     Aside from Camp Fire, Krouse has stayed quite busy with school and community organizations: concert band, jazz band, marching band, girls forte choir, choir, book club, S.O.D.A., drama, individual and group speech, volleyball, bowling, soccer, and bell choir at St. John’s Lutheran Church. Krouse also took part in basketball and softball for one year.

     She is the daughter of Theodore and Jaclyn Krouse.

     Kacie Bayne, of Monticello, has also been a part of Camp Fire for 11 years.

     She said her most memorable experience was working toward her WoHeLo Medallion.

     Bayne has been active in band, jazz band, choir, and drama while in school. She’s also a part of Moser Dance & Gymnastics, and volunteers with the Monticello Fire Department.

     Bayne is employed at Back Home Chiropractic.

     She is the daughter of Joe and Michele Bayne.

     Nicole Porter, of Monticello, has been active in Camp Fire for 11 years.

     “My most memorable experience in Camp Fire was going to pumpkin patch with my group,” she said.

     Porter has been involved in several activities while in high school: soccer, speech, drama, S.O.D.A., and A.S.K.

     She is the daughter of Gene and Doris Porter.

     Erika Supple, of Hopkinton, has been in Camp Fire for 11 years.

     Over the years, Supple enjoyed the pool parties and sleepovers held at Lenox College Campus.

     She’s active in volleyball, softball, golf, Spanish Club, the fall musical, the spring play, her school’s youth mentoring program, and TEL (Teens Eliminating Lies).

     Supple is the daughter of Scott and Kristine Supple.