Manchester Fisher Cats
Take Me Out to the Ball Game was a song written over 100 years ago, but can still be heard being sung loud and proud by members of the Indian Pathfinders. The weather was perfect for a spring ball game between the Manchester Fisher Cats and the Portland Pirates. Members of the Pathfinders donned their yellow shirts and joined other local groups on the field at Merchant Stadium for a pre-game parade. Sophia Fonseca headed to the pitcher's mound prior to the game and with a big smile, threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
The game started with the Fisher Cats scoring 1 run in the first and second innings. The Fisher Cats held their 2 -0 lead until the top of the 6th inning when Portland scored their first run. The Pirates took the lead in the 7th inning but Manchester would not be stopped and responded by scoring in the 8th. With the score tied going into the 9th inning, the game was sure to be a nail bitter. In the top of the 9th inning, Portland scored 1 run to take the lead. Manchester was not able to recover and ended by losing the game 4-3.
A big thanks goes to John Parsons from the Shoshone tribe for organizing an event that gave the kids and adults an afternoon of fun and excitement.
Pathfinders Beautify Londonderry
On Saturday, May 15th, 2010, the Southern New Hampshire Indian Pathfinders carried on an annual tradition of giving back to the community that continually gives to them. Close to 20 members of the Indian Pathfinders volunteered for Beautify Londonderry. Each member had their own reason for why they volunteered their efforts. For some members, it was to give back to the Londonderry community, for others it was a way of spending time with friends. No matter the reason, the Pathfinders came out strong and accomplished their goals.
Joel Sadler of the Shoshone tribe was the organizer of this event for the Pathfinders. Joel knew from the start to complete the assigned tasks (mulching and planting at town Common) that he would have to rely on the support from all of his fellow members.
On that beautiful Saturday morning, the members met at Londonderry Common to receive their clean-up assignments. The 20 members broke up into teams to works on their assigned tasks simultaneously. Each team had similar tasks, which were to mulch selected areas, provide a general clean-up and in some areas, plant flowers. Members worked diligently to complete their task quickly and all teams completed their assignment within a few hours. At the end, both fathers and daughters were able to look at the jobs they completed with pride and a great sense of accomplishment.
The Pathfinder Nation would like to thank Joel Sadler for organizing this yearly event. His hard work in planning made this event a large success for the Pathfinders, taught the girls valuable lessons and everyone had fun doing it. Nice job Joel.
Museum of Science Sleepover
It was a very exciting night at the Museum of Science. First, members were greeted with a opening ceremony that was all about forensic science and entertaining and fun for everyone. Later on, you could pick different activities to do that were all around the museum. Then Pathfinders were chosen to sleep under the coolest place in the whole museum- the dinosaur and pterodactyl skeletons.
In the morning, the Pathfinders saw a great, interesting, and amazingly realistic show in the Omni theater. The show was about the coral reef near Fiji. Last before everyone left the Pathfinders were allowed to explore the museum. The museum displays objects from a science playground to the Apollo spaceships to hatching chicks.
The Museum of Science gave all girls an opportunity to have a great learning experience and to just have fun. Everyone enjoyed exploring the science features and I would highly recommend this for next year.
Annual Fundraiser Results
I am very pleased to announce on behalf of the fundraiser committee that we had a record year! We net >$15,000 this year! That is $5,000 more than last year.Winter Campout was Flying High
Snowy days, cold weather, being stuck indoors; these are the things you think about when talking about New England winters. For several years now, many Pathfinder fathers have had a different feeling about the cold winter days. If you ask any father or daughter that attends a Pathfinder winter campout, you will hear the words, warm, exciting, relaxing and filling. 