Troop 1 Stow in California this summer. The photo was taken at Mono pass. The Scout group toured Yosemite, the Mammoth area and backpacked for 6 days in the Southern Sierras. There was a total of 57 in the group with scouts, leaders, adults and alumni members. Dave Bucholz, who sent in the photos, said, “We couldn’t have done it without the generous support from the residents of Stow. “ Nicolas, Alec and Jonathan Rocca with the Stow Independent after hiking to Hidden Lake nestled in Glacier National Park, MT. Chris Lobono with the Stow Independent in front of Chicago’s Buckingham Fountain. He had just finished running the Chicago Marathon with a time of 3:51:15. The Stow Independent visited a bake sale worked by Nashoba Chief Cheerleaders to benefit the football banquet: Stow cheerleaders include 4th graders Sarah DiClemente, Megan Irvin, Olivia Drugotch, Grace Bolinsky, Hannah Marland, Maddie Saart & Taylor O’Connor