Agee Construction of Clovis spent 3 weeks building the footings to hold the bridge. After the forms were built, Outback Concrete of Auberry, Bowman Pumping of Madera and Agee Construction poured concrete. On July 8, the four bridge sections from the Excel Bridge Manufacturing Company were delivered by truck from Los Angeles. By the end … Read more
Camp El-O-Win is located in the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains at an elevation of 5,500 feet. In 1958, 58 acres were given to the Golden Valley Girl Scout Council by the Grimmet Family to build a summer camp for girls. The camp was developed including the beloved 200’ wooden suspension footbridge connecting the north and south sides of camp … Read more
The Girls Scouts have held summer camps in the Dinkey Creek area since 1947, however, it was not until 1958 that they had a camp they could call their own. That was the year Robert and Elsie Grimmett gave 58 acres of land to the Girl Scout Council making it possible for them to build … Read more