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August 2018 THE BEACON Page 7A Bright Parade Grand Marshals Ray and Ruth Ann Schlemmer Girl Scouts start the day at camp by having a flag raising ceremony. The victors of the shaving cream fight during one of the camp days are hard to pick out. Girl Scout Camp offers Tradition, Challenges, Fun For over twenty-one years, June has meant camping and fun for area girl scouts. The camp was started by Sally Bertram and a group of volun- teers through the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio. The theme of the camp is different every year. Each year campers think up ideas for the themes and then vote on their favorite for next year’s camp. This year’s theme was, “Around the World.” This year’s camp was organized by volunteers Sally Bertram, Fawn Williamson, and Rollie Hollowell. They have worked together for years. The camp involved two hundred thirty-eight camp- ers, forty-two of whom were adults. It is girl-led, meaning that the Girl Scouts are the leaders throughout the camp. Their jobs are to help younger campers with activities. Most of this year’s leaders have attended camp many times in the past and looked forward to the day that they would be camp leaders. Some of the adult volunteers had even been campers as girls. Each day began with a flag ceremony and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Activi- ties throughout the day includ- ed games, kayaking, swim- ming, arts and crafts, rock wall climbing, archery, and outdoor cooking. A large Slip “N Slide and a ball launcher Organizers Amanda Mar- shall, Sally Bertram, Abby Bertram holding Kinsleigh Marshall, and Ryder Ber- tram in front.   Twenty-seven years after their participation in the first parade, longtime residents Ray and Ruth Ann continue to express their community support as Grand Marshals of the 2018 Bright Parade. At the first parade, they were dressed in vintage clothing and rode a tandem bicycle that was built by Ray. Ray and Ruth Ann have been blessed to live in Bright nearly all of their lives. Ruth Ann, daughter of Clyde and Leora Siefferman of Bright, graduated from Bright High School. As one of the origi- nal “old timers,” Ruth Ann remembers winter time sled rides down Jamison Road where a car seldom inter- rupted their fun. Ray grew up in Rockdal e, Indiana, near Harrison, son of Ralph and Clarice Schlemmer. He graduated from Whitewa- ter High School located in rural Franklin County. They married in 1953. Ray served four years in the Air Force followed by a 37-year career as a tool and die maker at General Motors Fisher Body plant in Fairfield, Ohio and raised their family The couple built a house on the Siefferman family farm at State Line Road where they could sit on the front porch and recognize most everyone who passed by. Here, along with their friends, they en- joyed many gatherings under the huge oak tree in their backyard as well as ice skat- ing, bonfires, Easter sunrise services, and an occasional baptism at their nearby pond. Scouts practice archery skills learned during camp. provided hours of fun. Younger brothers and sib- lings attended camp if their mothers were volunteering for the week. A rivalry between the boys and girls ensued when the boys, armed with squirt guns, ambushed the girls during camp. At the end of the day, all campers were tuckered out. A flag ceremony and the singing of taps were a welcome sign for the weary campers. Rest assured that everyone was rar- ing to go the next day, bright and early! Later, part of the Siefferman family farm was developed into Picnic Woods. Ray and Ruth Ann have enjoyed travel throughout all of the United States (except Alaska) and abroad both for pleasure and mission trips. 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