By Dan Spalding
News Now Warsaw
WARSAW — Three days of events kick off Tuesday morning at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds as the Sheriff’s Office hosts its eighth annual Camp Hero.
The free camp requires pre-registration and more than 300 youths are expected to participate this week.
Many of the events feature the work of law enforcement, firefighters and EMS, and set the stage for physical challenges such as a tug of of war contest and water games to educational sessions on crime scene investigations and the dangers of vaping.
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Doug Light said the activities are educational, challenging and fun.
Camp Hero continues to grow in different ways and much of that has to do with community support. A banner at the entrance of the fairgrounds that salutes sponsors of the camp continues to grow, Light said.
“We have more kids and more activities and you need more staff. We’re blessed in this community to have people that are willing to provide us all that,” Light said.
The Sheriff’s Office relies heavily on other departments and works to improve the programs each year.
“We kind of combined with DNR, they’re going to do some boat rides around Winona, but this year our divers are actually going to get the kids in the water and actually let them kind of experience scuba a little bit,” Light said.
The camp continues through Thursday and ends with a graduation ceremony.
To learn more about betting involved next year, contact the sheriff’s office.
