LIVING WATERS RANCH 2020 OFF TO A GREAT START

LIVING WATERS RANCH 2020 OFF TO A GREAT START – The volunteers from Living Waters Ranch, Gene Holtgrewe, Jay Binyon, and Joyce Brown, were happy to usher in the new year with the first of 12 monthly Special Touch Day Camps for adults with developmental delays or disabilities and their staff/caregivers. These Day Camps are hosted monthly at no charge to enrich the lives of the campers and provide a day out to experience fun activities. The day camps are held at the Osceola Assembly of God Church and include a meal and seasonal/holiday activities.

This month the campers were blessed by Officer Hilty and Officer Hodges from the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department, along with their respective search dogs, Havik and Cormi. Officer Hilty started the demo by introducing their canine partners, then everyone watched, and was amazed by the ability of the dogs to search and find drugs that the officers had previously hidden throughout the church gym. After demonstrating their abilities, Havik and Cormi were allowed to walk around and be petted by the campers. The officers answered many questions and shared interesting information about the raising, training and use of the canines to assist law enforcement officers in locating illegal drugs.

The next day camp will be held on Feb. 13, at the Osceola Assembly of God Church, at 10 a.m.  The camp will include decorating a Valentine bag, exchanging Valentines, a craft activity and spaghetti luncheon. Participants are asked to RSVP and the camp is open to any willing to drive. You can RSVP at 660/924-6890 or email livingwatersranch@gmail.com You can also request a list of 2020 dates by contacting Joyce Brown, with either of those contacts.