A middle school lock-in will be held Friday, Sept. 18, from 10 p.m. till 7 a.m. at Fellowship Community Church.

Have you ever wanted to be a Super Hero or Villain for one night? Here's your chance: come dressed as your favorite character or make up the one you have always wanted to be. Cost is $5 per person, and there will be food, games, and prizes plus lots of free give-a-ways. All sixth- through eighth-graders are invited.

For more information, call the church at 387-3200.

Submitted by Becky Walls

Scouts team up for Northern Tier Trek

Boy Scouts from Troops 221, 51, 236 and 210 joined together for a Northern Tier Trek in July. The Scouts knew one another from staffing Foxfire, a National Leadership Training Course, over the years and they each wanted a physically challenging high adventure experience.

The crew started from Charles S. Sommers base camp near Ely, Minn., in three canoes and finished 130 miles in six days having completed the Grand Portage starting in Lake Superior. Of the 130 miles roughly 14 miles was portaging which meant carrying their 75-pound canoes over their heads plus food and packs.

After resting in base camp for a day the crew then completed the Dairy Queen Challenge which was a 51 mile round trip trek by canoe to the nearest DQ where they ate hamburgers and banana splits before returning to camp. Sixteen of the 51 miles was portaging. The real challenge of this leg of the trip was that it had to be completed within 24 hours and they completed it in 16 hours!

Parker Vascik (Southwest Roanoke County), Riley Newsom (Salem), Elliot George (Southwest Roanoke County) and Andy Conley (Southwest Roanoke County) have all earned the Boy Scout Triple Crown. This award is for scouts who have completed all three National BSA High Adventure Camps: Northern Tier, Philmont and Seabase.

Submitted by Damon Newsom