Home Page     OKC Central Pathfinders  Jan-June 2008

 The OKC Trailblazers were busy in April with bicycling and bread dough honors.  We bicycled to prepare for the 50 mile Bike Ride in Davis during the Conference Camporee.  Unfortunately, we were unable to do the 50 mile bicycle ride due to the rain all morning at the Conference Camporee.  The kids loved the camporee especially riding on the shovels.  I am sure that some of the parents will be shocked when they see the pictures of their children riding on the back of a tractor.  Our club has also worked on the Bread Dough Honor.  The kids loved making the salt dough and have been very creative in their projects. 

During March, the OKC Trailblazers worked on finishing up classwork and the computer honor, and going on our spring club campout.  For our spring club campout, the Trailblazers invited a special guest to accompany us and teach us the Wilderness Living Honor.  We had a great time except that it was very cold on Sunday morning and some of our Pathfinders did not come prepared with winter coats after we had told them to do so.  They thought that since it was shorts weather on Friday when we left to camp, that a coat was not needed!  We finished the campout with an Easter egg hunt organized by one of the parents.  Even our 15 year olds loved the egg hunt!  

        Oklahoma City Trailblazers Feb 2008

This month, the OKC Trailblazers focused on the Cake Decorating Honor.  We have a very experienced cake decorator who is a member of our church.  The Pathfinders were so excited about learning this honor. They had a sugary time!  I think the most fun they had was making messes so they could eat the icing!
 All in all, their cakes turned out cute!  This honor worked well in February as the kids could give their finished creations to their parents (or, as in the case of one of our 15 year old boys, his girlfriend of 1 day) for Valentines Day!  The parents (and the girlfriend and her family) were very impressed with the cakes and their kids creativity. 

Oklahoma City Trailblazers Jan 2008
The OKC Trailblazers were very busy this month.  We went birding on one Sabbath afternoon and saw many birds which winter down South in Oklahoma.  We also practiced for the Bible Bowl.  On another Sabbath afternoon, we spent several hours studying together for the Bible Bowl.  We followed up the practice that evening with our Induction Service and an outing to play laser tag and eat pizza.  The following day we conducted our annual International Food Festival to raise funds for the club to attend the International Pathfinder Camporee! 

Oklahoma City Trailblazers Dec 2007
The OKC Trailblazers participated in the OKC Stockyards Christmas Parade.  We planned to wear straw cowboy hats with red bandanas on the crown, but the wind kept blowing the hats off, so we went without the hats.  Karen Gilman brought her pony Sir Leo and his cart and she drove him as we marched.  We got so much applause for our group and lots of oohs and aahhs over Leo.  The Pathfinders had a terrific time.  We also passed out Junior Guides to kids along the parade route.