On your mark, get set, LETS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In 2 weeks we have one of our biggest events of the year in our park.

The Scrub Jay 5k – 10k February 20, 2010
Race for the Scherer Delight of it!

Saturday, February 20, 2010             Registration Form Here

TIME: 5K Run @ 7:45 AM
10K Run @ 8:30 AM
1 mile Walk/Hike @ 8:10 AM

The course is mostly hard-packed sand and grass trails through the Park’s rare scrubby flat woods. Lots of shade trees, Finish on paved Legacy trail. Water stations and guides on course; spectacular refreshments; shirts to first 800 registrants; lots of door prizes and participation ribbons for age group finishers.

Pasta In The Park and Silent Auction
Friday Night February 19th, 2010 5:30-8:30PM
Green Salad, Specialty Breads, Pasta with a choice of red sauces
and/or meat sauce on the side, Brownies, Cookies, Water, Gatorade or Tea
$9.95 for Adults, $6.00 for Children under 12, $12.95 night of the event.

J.T. Eldreth
Elsa’s Youth and Nature Program Coordinator

http://www.friendsofoscarscherer.com/html/just_for_kids.html

Prepare the trail today,
For children to be tomorrow’s environmental caretakers of our unique natural resource.
Florida State Parks…

Hello Friends
Thanks to all who have printed those 5 Color youth program flyer’s and posted them in our community!

Saturday as I helped Lynn Grimes with Scrubbys Recycled Paper Making, a wonderfully and unique thing happened!
We have a group from Venice “Village On The Isle” they bring their bus to the park on Saturday afternoons from time to time, in the past they come into the nature center maybe watch a video and if the weather is nice go out and view the lake, but yesterday was different.
They arrived as our Paper Making class was beginning, they came into the screen room to watched as the children started the process, Lynn ask one of the ladies if she would like to help the children shred the paper so it could go in the blender, next several of the group are helping, NEXT they are making paper for themselves !!!!!!
Lynn’s daughter and her friend were helping the group with their project, they were great.
I have been blessed to see many thing at Oscar but this is the BEST.
Cell phone pictures not the best but I’m sure you will get the picture ~

JT

PS
I just want to say thanks to Ed Burns and his wife as they have gone out of there way to always help this group.

J.T. Eldreth
Elsa’s Youth and Nature Program Coordinator

http://www.friendsofoscarscherer.com/html/just_for_kids.html

Prepare the trail today,
For children to be tomorrow’s environmental caretakers of our unique natural resource.
Florida State Parks…

Saturday was another busy day starting at the Nature Center with Oscar’s Nature Detective. We had a small class but they really enjoyed it, one family’s 2nd time, (Helen brought her crew over) we had 12 or 13 for Elsa’s Fish Printing, with the same family from Nature Detective coming for their 4th time, they came to Scrubby’s Recycled Paper Making for the first time and enjoyed it as well. They filled out an volunteer application the last time they camped here and I am checking on the status of it as they would like to help with youth programs. Much thanks to Joyce, Bob and Anne my wife for their help, as it was a long day doing all three programs.
P.S.
I will be continuing with Saturday programs as long as I’m not working for the county on the weekend.
J.T.

J.T. Eldreth
Elsa’s Youth and Nature Program Coordinator

http://www.friendsofoscarscherer.com/html/just_for_kids.html

Prepare the trail today,
For children to be tomorrow’s environmental caretakers of our unique natural resource.
Florida State Parks…

‘Twas the night before Elsa’s Youth and Nature Programs:

At Oscar Scherer State Park

When all through the campers house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of animal tracks danced in their heads;

With Fish Printing and Paper Making

Soon ahead.

While out in the scrub there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.

With a little old hiker, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be J.T.

He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;

A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted;

Now Oscar, Now Elsa….

On Russ, On Bob, George, James and Ed

But I heard them exclaim, ere they hiked out of sight,
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night.”

J.T. Eldreth
Elsa’s Youth and Nature Program Coordinator

http://www.friendsofoscarscherer.com/html/just_for_kids.html

Prepare the trail today,
For children to be tomorrow’s environmental caretakers of our unique natural resource.
Florida State Parks…

Well… a class of 10 children happily graduated from Oscar’s Nature Detectives on Saturday including some friend of Ranger Tony from Englewood….