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Volume 23, Number 18
Friday, August 2, 2019
Summer camp keeps kids active and involved By Everett Bishop Town Times
For seven weeks, the Middlefield Summer Camp hosts kids from kindergarten to eighth grade with various events and themes planned every day. Activities take place indoors and outdoors at Memorial Middle School, as well as off site for field trips.
Andrew Bankson, Wyatt Pedersen and Duncan Bates pose next to their projects at Durham Cemetery. Photos by Everett Bishop, Town Times.
Scouts spruce up cemetery By Everett Bishop Town Times
As part of their Eagle Scout projects, three local scouts combined forces to spruce up the Durham Cemetery and update resources available for the site. Andrew Bankson, Duncan Bates and Wyatt Pedersen say they were happy to contribute their time to improving the cemetery on Town House Road. “I wanted to do my project for the Durham Cemetery, because if you looked at this cemetery before all this was done, all you saw was a few gravestones, some of which were crumbling.” said Bankson, who built a new kiosk in front of the cemetery. “So we decided to make it nicer for the town.” “They did an amazing job,”
For instance, on Tuesday, July 30, campers competed in Game Show Day where they had a chance to play Jeopardy, Family Feud and American Ninja Warrior.
“I think it’s important that they have this opportunity,” said Malcolm. “We have an affordable program. It’s about $25 a day. That’s a pretty good deal compared to other places.” Campers are placed into different stations where they work on team-building skills, make arts and crafts and play different sports. “I love the sports games,” Malcolm said.
Middlefield Summer Camp began June 24 and runs through Aug. 9. Themes included Outer Space Day, Engineering According to Parks and Rec director Hannah Mal- Day and a two-day-long Olympic theme where colm, the camp sees “about 70 to 80 kids a day” campers competed for and they are separated in- awards. to three age groups: Some days, campers go kindergarten through secon field trips. ond, third through fifth and sixth through “I plan all the trips so it’s eighth. Campers show up fun to get the kids off as early as 8 a.m. and can stay as late as 5 p.m. See Camp, A16
The kiosk and fence constructed at the cemetery.
said Craig Czaja, Durham town sexton. “They’re trying to bring light to the history of Durham and make sure the founders are remembered.” In order to become an Eagle Scout, scouts must earn the
required merit badges, prove their leadership capability and complete an Eagle Scout Service Project. According to the National Eagle Scout Association, this project is “the toughest requirement in Scouting.” See Scouts, A16
Teams compete in a game of Family Feud. Everett Bishop, Town Times