Even though many stores had their Valentine's Day wares out the day after Christmas, the real sign of a new year is seeing the smiling, green-clothed smiles of the young and exuberant young ladies of our community out in force in front of grocery stores and other major shopping outlets hawking our favorite sweet treat - Girl Scout cookies.

The profits from the cookies help support our local Girl Scout councils, which in itself is a positive result; but in selling the cookies, Girl Scouts learn to become entrepreneurs as well.
The cookies are on sale now, and they're not sold online, so get out and buy some and support our young female entrepreneurs.