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Girl Scout troop begin work to create Monarch Waystation at library
SHEPHERDSTOWN — About half of Girl Scout Troop 15104 gathered together around one of The Shepherdstown Public Library’s parking lot islands on Tuesday evening, ready to prepare the ground for planting a Monarch Waystation. The troop’s leader, Jessie Ward, said she got the idea for the project from talking with Peggy Bowers, who leads the Garden Stewards — a group that focuses on using native plants to landscape the grounds around the library. “I’m the children’s librarian. Last summer, I said something to Peggy, who’s in charge of the gardens here, about how we should ...