On Saturday, April 21st, we participated in the Amazing Eau Claire Clean-up. Two years ago we attended this same event and it rained the whole time. This Saturday was chilly but sunny and gorgeous. We "cleaned" Archery Park by 53 and Main St. The park itself was fairly clean and the 9 volunteers from our Troop and Bank Mutual had the park, woods and trails done in an hour. The excitement of the day came when the girls found a cluster of syringes behind a tree. We quickly contacted the non-emergency police. The officer we worked with, Colleen Bulman, talked to the girls about proper handling and what would happen next to the area and the syringes. It was a good, unexpected learning experience. Since we finished so early, I gave the girls the option of going home early or walking the river trail. They opted to take the trail all the way down to Boyd Park. We walked the side walk on Fairway St back to Archery Park where we talked until pick-up time.
