Photos by Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com: Children swarm around LifeForce 6, a helicopter ambulance based at Western Carolina Regional Airport in Andrews, during STEM Camp at Tri-County Community College in Peachtree on Aug. 8.
A child plays in water from a fire hose, as a Cherokee County sheriff’s deputy wipes sweat from his brow.
Lt. Sport Teasdale (left) is warmly greeted by children he taught when he was a DARE instructor at local schools.
STEM Camp participants try their hand at aiming a fire hose at a target – a bottle mounted on a traffic cone.