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Cassidee Shepherd, a West High School student and member of Girl Scout Troop 360in Bakersfield, has received the prestigious “Gold Award.”

BY MARILYN DEENCommunity contributor

Fresno — Cassidee Shepherd ofWest High School, and a mem-ber of Girl Scout Troop 360 inBakersfield, received the mostprestigious Girl Scout Gold

Award recently at a ceremony in Han-ford along with seven other girls fromGirl Scouts of Central CaliforniaSouth. These eight girls — who alsocame from Wasco, Clovis, Fresno,Madera and Visalia — joined 44 othergirls who have earned this awardsince 2009.

The Girl Scout Gold Award is thehighest award senior and ambassadorGirl Scouts may earn. Earning theGold Award requires many hours ofplanning and implementing a chal-lenging, large-scale project that isinnovative, engages others and has alasting impact on its targeted commu-nity, with an emphasis on sustainabili-ty.

Cassidee’s project, “Project PortPillow,” addressed the issue that can-cer patients face when they have aport surgically installed to receivecancer treatment. The seatbelt goesright over the port and causes a lot ofdiscomfort so she made 5-by-5 inchpillows to relieve the discomfort theseatbelts cause. Cassidee’s inventionwas such a big hit, she received callsfrom dialysis patients as well.

For more information about the GirlScout Gold Award, visitgirlscoutsccs.org/gold-award.

About Girl Scouts of Central Cali-fornia South

Girl Scouts of Central CaliforniaSouth serves more than 10,000 girlsand 3,000 adult volunteers in Fresno,Kern, Kings, Madera and Tularecounties, including 5,000 deserving

girls through its Girl Scouts ConnectProgram.

Girl Scouts aim to give every girlaccess to life-changing experiencesthat enable her to reach her fullpotential through programs thatteach practical life skills and leader-ship. For more information on how tojoin, volunteer, reconnect or donate toGirl Scouts, call 800-490-8653, or visitgirlscoutsccs.org.

BY JORDAN KINGCommunity contributor

Bakersfield Girl Scouts ofCentral California Southis currently on thesearch for three dynam-ic women honorees that

have distinguished themselves inthe Bakersfield community, intheir professions and as rolemodels for girls.

These honorees will be recog-nized at the “Women InspiringGirls Luncheon” on Oct. 4.

Girl Scouts’ “Women Inspir-ing Girls” is an annual event thatsince 2009 has honored womenwho pave the way for today’sGirl Scouts to lead tomorrow.This event has so far honored 24trail-blazing women from Fresnoand Kern counties — womenwho have inspired their commu-nities to try a bit harder, to

Girl Scouts seeknominations for‘Women InspiringGirls’ awards

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BY PATTY REEDCommunity contributor

Parents eagerly anticipatethe moment when theirchild first begins to talk.But for some parents, it is atime of anxiety because

their child struggles to get wordsout. As many as 5 percent of pre-school children nationwide haverepetitions and prolongations ofsounds severe enough to be of con-cern to their parents.

The DVD “Stutter-ing and Your Child:Help for Parents,”helps parents detectstuttering and takeaction toward help-ing their child, andis available at mostpublic libraries.Some librarieshave an oldervideo format.

This DVD, inEnglish and Span-ish, has beenoffered to all thepublic libraries inthe county. Thefollowing libraries in Kern Countyhave received the free DVD andagreed to shelve them:

• Beale Memorial Library inBakersfield.

• Kern River Valley BranchLibrary in Lake Isabella.

• Ridgecrest Branch in Ridge-crest.

Produced by the nonprofit Stut-tering Foundation, the filmdescribes what kinds of stutteringyoung children may exhibit, howparents can help at home, and therole of a speech pathologist in eval-uating and treating children whostutter.

“Stuttering typically beginsbetween the ages of 2 and 5,” saidBarry Guitar, professor and chair-man of Communication Sciences atthe University of Vermont inBurlington. “It may begin gradual-ly or suddenly, and many of thesechildren outgrow their disfluenciesnaturally. However, if a child con-tinues to stutter for severalmonths, or appears to be frustratedby it, parents should seek assis-tance.”

Strategies parents can use to

help reduce stuttering are giventhroughout the DVD, and includereducing the number of questionsthey ask the child, focusing on tak-ing turns during conversations, andmaking time to read or talk withthe child in a relaxed manner.

"Parents are relieved to discoverthat they are not alone and thatother parents share their con-cerns," said speech pathologistKristin Chmela.

"Stuttering remains a mystery tomost people," said

Jane Fraser, presi-dent of the Stutter-ing Foundation."Watching a youngchild struggle tospeak can be devas-tating. This DVD isdesigned to reassureparents and familiesthat manypreschoolers stutter,that they can behelped, and how par-ents can play a vitalrole in this process."

Stuttering Aware-ness Week is the sec-ond week in May each

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2. Reduce the number of ques-tions you ask your child.

3. Use your facial expressionsand other body language to conveyto your child that you are listeningto the content of her message andnot to how she's talking.

4. Set aside a few minutes at aregular time each day when youcan give your undivided attentionto your child.

5. Help all members of the fami-ly learn to take turns talking andlistening.

6. Observe the way you interactwith your child.

7. Above all, convey that youaccept your child as he is.

reach a bit further, and to believe inthemselves.

To nominate an influential and inspir-ing woman, community members shouldgo to girlscoutsccs.org/women-inspiring-girls to fill out the nomination form.

Since 2009, 12 women have been hon-ored at the Women Inspiring Girls eventin Bakersfield.

These dynamic women included:

2009Sue Benham – Chief Development Offi-

cer, Memorial Hospital, City CouncilMember, Ward 2

Barbara Grimm-Marshall – Co-owner,Grimmway Farms

Dr. Sandra Serrano – Chancellor, KernCommunity College District

2010RoseMary Wahl – Under-Sheriff, Kern

County Sheriff’s OfficeDr. Wendy Wayne – Former Executive

Director, First FiveStella McMurtrey – Co-owner, Southern

Auto Supply

2011Irma Carson – Executive Director,

Ebony Counseling CenterRobin Mangarin Scott – Director of

Strategic Marketing, Mercy and Memori-al Hospitals

Ginger Moorhouse – Publisher andChairwoman of the board, The Bakers-field Californian

2012Geri Spencer – Retired beautician,

community leader and advocate forwomen’s health

Judi McCarthy – Director of Kern Com-munity Foundation, Founding Chair ofthe Women’s and Girl’s Fund

Peggy Cole Darling – Philanthropist

with the Fox Theater Foundation

Girl Scouts from kindergarten to highschool play a major role in the runningthe Women Inspiring Girls event. Thesegirls are in charge of the flag ceremony,the “mistresses of ceremony,” and pro-vide entertainment that increases guests’knowledge of the value of Girl Scouts.Through this, they improve their presen-tation skills and learn teamwork whilebuilding self-confidence.

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