FARGO (KVRR) – Local Girl Scouts began selling cookies on Monday, including a new variety that’s available this year. The newest addition to the eleven different types of cookies is the Exploremores which is a rocky road ice cream inspired cookie. The Girl Scout Cookie Program helps girl scouts develop essential skills such as decision making, money management, people skills,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Local Girl Scouts are gearing up for the holiday season – and a big cookie-related announcement. This Saturday, the Girl Scouts Dakota Horizons retail location held their Holiday with Heart event. Anything you could fit in a stocking was 20% off, and shoppers who spent more than $75 received a free surprise. There was also a…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Girl Scout Cookie season is upon us as local troops in the Fargo-Moorhead area prepare for their busiest time of the year. And they got some help from the Amazon Delivery Station in West Fargo, as the girl scouts will sort out thousands of Thin Mints and Tagalongs that will be sold all over the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Girl Scouts get entrepreneurial at the 13th Avenue Culver’s. They’re selling cookies to take a train trip to Chicago. GoGo Rental donated an ice house so they could keep warm. Hannah, Nora, Ava and Hillary hope to have a fun weekend on the trip and see the aquarium. The girls are learning many things trying to…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — You’re one step closer to seeing more Girl Scouts at your door or across town as scouts unload thousands of cookie boxes. The Amazon distribution center in West Fargo offers a helping hand so troop leaders can unload 6,000 cookie boxes throughout the day. Online sales start Friday while in-person sales start soon after. Girl…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- North Dakota and South Dakota Girl Scouts get rare honor after good community deeds. Organizers gathered scouts from North and South Dakota to be honored with Bronze, Silver, and Gold awards for their impact on their local communities. Some girl scouts have been working toward this goal for 12 years and say scouts builds character, confidence, and…
It’s that time of year again when we can get our hands on those delectable Girl Scout cookies. But the process to get your Thin Mints and Samoas might look different this year. Because of COVID, Girl Scouts Dakota Horizons is shifting away from the traditional cookie booths at local businesses. They’re doing more door-to-door sales in their neighborhoods,…
FARGO, N.D. — Steve Scheel is awarded the 2020 Legacy Leader award at the Chamber’s 10th Annual Celebration. The annual event recognizes all that the organization has accomplished over the past year, as well as the people who have made an impact in the community. Born and raised in Fargo, Scheel is CEO of Scheels, one of the fifteen largest…
FARGO, N.D. — Thousands of packages of cookies stored inside the warehouse are being loaded up into cars to be sold by the Girl Scouts. “So excited, it’s always a fun time, the girls are so excited to get out there. So happy that we have a lot nicer weather for opener cookie weekend but just get to really see…
FARGO, N.D. — It’s a different kind of block party focusing on building young girls’ interest in the construction industry. The F–M National Association of Women in Construction chapter put on a competition for more than 50 Girl Scouts in the region. The girls created buildings using Legos. The chapter’s president says women make up about 10 percent of…
