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Girl Scouts honor women of distinction The mayor of Medford is among the recipients of the Winema Girl Scout Council's 1999 Woman of Distinction Awards, to be given today at the Rogue Valley Country Club. The honors are given to distinguished women by Girl Scout Councils across the country to women who display significant achievement and represent the ideals of Girl Scouting. The recipients are: Libby Appel, director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, selected for her "courage in taking on difficult issues," becoming the first woman artistic director at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and continuing to expand diversity of actors, directors and administrators at the festival, organizers said. Lindsay Berryman, selected for becoming the first woman mayor in Medford and her leadership in the revitalization of downtown Medford -- including her work with Medford Urban Renewal and the Craterian Ginger Rogers Theatre and her years as a Girl Scout. Joan Goodin of Medford, selected for supporting and educating her community through her volunteer work with Providence Hospital, Start Making a Reader Today, Easter Seals, and Children's Advocacy Program and years of work with the Winema Girl Scout Council. Lina Curtis of Klamath Falls, selected for her work with the United Way of the Klamath Basin, the American Red Cross, the Klamath County Library and other community activities. Receiving the Prudential Spirit of Community Award is Lindsay Anno, a North Medford High School senior, for her work on water preservation. Anno has volunteered her time making drain stencils and fliers. The Winema Girl Scout Council provides scouting opportunities to more than 2,000 girls and 600 adult volunteers in Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake and Curry counties in Oregon and Del Norte, Siskiyou and Modoc counties in California. Mail Tribune Copyright � The Mail Tribune 1999, Medford, Oregon USA