September 2017 Camp

We are planning to go on a camp this Friday per the outline below:

Place: Eden, Utah (we'll be camping on Matt Fawson's sister's property)

Day/Time: Friday September 15th, meet at 4:30pm, return home at or before 9am

Food: Bring Tinfoil dinner, troop will provide breakfast

It may rain Friday evening so please make sure your son is dressed for cooler, wet weather.

Please let Jason or I know if you have any questions.

Patriot Day Flags

We have a couple reminders/announcements for you today.

First, tomorrow in Patriot Day (not to be confused with Patriot's Day , where we remember those who lost their lives on 9/11. We'll be meeting at the Scout shed at 5:30am to put the flags up and again at around 6:30 to take the flags down. Last week I sent out an email to get volunteers to take routes. 

The following families responded that they could help but all other boys and parents are invited to help as well. The more people come the quicker and easier the task is to complete.

• Hydes
• Rancks
• Kehls
• Fawsons or Morgans

See you on Monday morning!

August 2017 Camp

We are planning to go on a camp Friday August 18 per the outline below:

Place: Big Cottonwood Canyon (Redmond Campground)

Time: Meet at 4:30pm, return home at or before 9am

Food: Bring Tinfoil dinner, troop will provide breakfast

Let Jeff M. or Jason know if you have any questions.

Summer Activity Schedule

Hello Scouters,

To view our updated activity schedule for the summer and tentative plan for the remainder of the year, you can click on the link at the top of the right column on this page. This schedule has recently been updated and we keep it up to date as plans change for whatever reason.

A few highlights...

On Saturday June 24 between 8:30am-12:30pm we are holding an important merit badge pow wow where the boys will achieve all of the book work requirements for personal fitness, personal management and family life merit badges. If your son is working toward Eagle this is a must attend event. 

On Friday June 30, we will be going on a one-night backpacking campout which will require the boys have a backpack to carry their stuff to where we will camp. More info on this to come but if your son doesn't have access to a real backpacking pack, let us know and we can help find him one.

May 19th Campout--Stansbury Island

Our May camp out will be taking place this Friday, May 19^th.  We will be camping on BLM land out on Stansbury Island.  We will meet at Jason Kelly's home (2348 E Willow Hills Dr) at 4:15pm for pack check and plan on heading out as soon as we can. 

The weather will get as cold as 45 degrees on Friday evening/Saturday morning…..so the boys will need warm gear.  Consult the official camp gear checklist for more details.  (probably a mix between summer and winter list)  

Also bring the following:

• Tin foil dinner and any snacks/drinks they would like (we will provide bottle water)
• Wear comfortable shoes to hike in……and a headlamp if you have one
• Anyone who has a tent should bring it
• If any of you have a sharp ax for cutting firewood it would help us out

We plan on having them home around 10am. 

We appreciate your support and hope everyone can make it.  If you have any questions reach out to me, Jeff or Matt.

2017 Spring Break Scout Camp Details

We are just days away from the most exciting Scout Camp to hit Troop 230 in a decade. Not to oversell it or anything but this is going to be EPIC!

Dates: Monday 4/3/2016 -  Thursday 4/6/2016 (Ending Thursday to protect some family time over Spring Break and also opens up time for family trips in Summer months.)

We'll be meeting at the church by the Scout trailer at 6:30am on Monday morning. Don't be late!

Purpose:

Provide an outdoor experience for our Troop that will build unity, leadership skills, moral character, physical fitness and love of the outdoors.

Methods:

Our camp will use the following methods for achieving the above mentioned objectives:

Youth Leadership of Activities Spiritual Activities Service Project in ZNP Horseback Ride in ZNP

Advancement Activities (Merit Badge Classes) Safe Hikes in ZNP Wearing of the Scouting Uniform

Location:

Zion Ponderosa Resort (Located near the entrance of Zion National Park) - Camping Option

Food and Open Activities Time:

Camping here allows us to take advantage of their free “open activities” and to eat in their cafeteria.

Basketball Billiards / Foosball Horse Shoes Ping Pong

Tennis Pool & Hot Tub Field areas for Softball Volleyball

Things Parents/Boys Need to Do:

• Family Financial Contribution (Due before Sun 3/26): $80 / boy
• Make check payable to "Troop 230"
• Required Permission Slips (Due before Sun 3/26):
• Zion National Park Service Project Permission
• Boy Scouts Informed Consent Form
• Come prepared with everything in the summer packing check list (just adjust for 4 days of clothes)
• Plus Bring:
• Scout Shirt
• Pair of Jeans
• Pair of Work Gloves
• Heavy Sweatshirt
• Swimsuit
• Beach Towel
• Body Soap/Shampoo
• Deodorant
• Boys are not required to but may want to bring a little spending money (~$20) for snacks and incidentals.

Notes:

Currently Jason Kelly, Matt Fawson and Jeff Morgan are committed to attending for the camp's entire duration. We would really appreciate it if some fathers or grandfathers could attend for one or more days as well.

No electronics are allowed on the camp. If parents need to contact boys they should call Matt Fawson, Jason Kelly or Jeff Morgan and you can talk to them via one of our phones. If the boys need to call you, they can also use our phones. We will collect any phones/tablets etc. we see and keep until the end of the camp. Please discuss this with your son before the camp so that expectations are set correctly. 

Agenda (click image to enlarge)

March 2017 Campout

Our March campout is coming up on Friday, 3/17. We hope all your boys and dads will be able to attend.

• Destination: Willard Bay Campground
• Date: Friday, March 17
• Meet-up Time: 4:45pm
• Meet-up Place: Jason Kelly's Home
• Return Time: The boys will be home no later than 10am.
• Food: Boys should bring tinfoil dinners (see www.scouting230.com for how to video), breakfast will be provided by the Troop
• Scouting Purpose: Fun + Camping Merit Badge

It will likely be a cold camp so please help you son be prepared with the winter gear listed on www.scouting230.com. 

Dads/Grandpas are invited and encouraged to attend.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.

January 2017 - Snow Caving Camp

Below is the plan for Friday's snow caving campout.

• Location: Kehl family cabin near Brighton Ski Resort

• Time: Friday, 2:30pm at Jason Kelly's home

• Packing:  When we meet on Friday we will conduct a pack check to make sure the boys are fully prepared with everything from the winter camping check list found on www.scouting230.com, it would also be helpful for the boys to bring avalanche style snow shovels (sturdy, small heads, short handles) if you have one for the snow cave building process.

• Food: The troop will be planning our meal and shopping for food right after the pack check on Friday (this is a cooking merit badge requirement). Your son may want to bring a couple dollars to buy treats.

• Volunteers: We could really use a few dads/grandpas to volunteer to attend this event, it is a good one to come to because you can sleep in a bed or on a couch (out of the cold and off of the ground)

For those of you who have sons coming for the first time on this event, I want to soothe your anxiety by giving you a few details about snow caves. 

1. The adult leaders will be providing training on how to build a safe snow cave and will be supervising and helping in the actual build process.
2. The adult leaders will inspect the caves for safety
3. Sleeping in the snow cave will be warm and fairly comfortable. It is probably bigger than you think. We'll try to make one big enough for all the boys to sleep together. See video from last year below.
4. If there are any issues the boys will be able to come sleep inside on the floor, although we will only tell them this if a real problem pops up.
5. Winter camping requires preparation to be fun, this is not the camp to let your son pack for himself for the first time. Please inspect his stuff to make sure he has a change of clothes, and all the items on the winter camping checklist. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to myself or Jason Kelly.

We'd love a confirmation if you and/or your son can attend so we can plan for food, etc..

Upcoming Troop 230 Camps and Merit Badge Pow Wows

Happy New Year! We are excited to get started with another year of great Scouting activities.

We wanted to let you know a couple of dates to put on your calendar.

1. January Snow Caving & Yearly Planning Activity Camp - Friday 01/20/2017

This camp will be held at the Kehl's cabin up Little Cottonwood Canyon near Brighton Ski Resort, we are so grateful that they have offered to let us have an activity there for the second year in a row. We will be leaving right after school and will be home in the afternoon on Saturday. Boys will need to be prepared to sleep in a snow cave, which just means that you should help the pack according to the winter camping checklist found on scouting230.com. The Troop will provide all the food for this camp. We will be planning our year of activities on Saturday morning - early afternoon. This will be one of the funnest camps of the year and every boy should attend if at all possible.

2. Required Merit Badge Pow Wow Nights - First one 01/25/2017

This year we are going to dedicate one Wednesday per month to working on required merit badges. These nights will start earlier than usual, 5:00pm, and will go until 8:30pm. Boys who attend and work hard during these Pow Wows, will achieve most of the requirements needed to advance to a Life Scout over the next 6 months. If your son has interest in achieving the Eagle Scout rank, this is the fast track program. We hope all the boys will participate.

3. Tentative 4 Day Spring Break Camp - Monday 4/3 - Thursday 4/6

The boys and adult leaders of the Troop would like to do a 4 Day camp over Spring Break this year in Southern Utah (Saint George / Zion National Park Area), which would take the place of the traditional week long summer camp. Details are still being worked out, but we are planning on hiking, biking, water sports and cool merit badges. This would be be an epic trip so we hope all the boys will be able to make it. We will be contacting parents individually this week to ensure most boys can come and getting approval from our Unit Executive before making a final decision but the initial survey has been positive so we would recommend you put this on your calendars now.

Jason Kelly and I will also be contacting parents over the next month or two to set up short meetings to discuss your sons' current advancement status, answer questions about our Scouting program and to help parents assemble an action plan that will enable motivated boys to progress toward the Eagle Scout Rank as efficiently as possible. So look forward to hearing from one of us soon.

As always please don't hesitate to reply to this email or give Jason Kelly, Matt Fawson or myself a call if you have questions or concerns.

November 2016 Campout

Our November campout is coming up this Friday. We hope all your boys will be able to attend.

• Destination: Eden, UT or East Canyon (Will make final decision shortly)
• Date: Friday, Nov. 4th
• Meet-up Time: 4:00pm
• Meet-up Place: Church Parking Lot by the Trailer
• Return Time: One car will return before 9:00am, another will return 1-2 hours later.
• Food: Boys Should Bring Tinfoil Dinners, Breakfast will be Provided by Troop
• Scouting Purpose: Fun + Camping Merit Badge

It will likely be a cold camp so please help you son be prepared with the winter gear listed on www.scouting230.com. 

Dads/Grandpas are invited and encouraged to attend.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to call or email Jeff Morgan.

Sept. 2016 Spruces Camp

After what felt like a prolonged intermission we are gearing up to begin monthly Scout campouts again which will include September, October and November dates. We will announce October and November dates soon but we are excited to announce that our next scout camp is scheduled for Friday Sept. 30, 2016.

We will be meeting in the church parking lot by the Scout trailer at 4:30pm to head up to Spruces camp ground up Big Cottonwood Canyon. We'll plan to arrive back home close to 9am.

Not sure at this point what the weather calls for but boys should be prepared for a cold, rainy night. You can use the winter camping gear checklist on the right side of this page as a guide on what to bring, just adjust for rain rather than snow.

For food please bring a tin foil dinner and the troop will provide a light breakfast. Instructions for how to create a good tin foil dinner can also be found on the right side of this page.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at camp!

DEADLINE: 2016 Week Long Summer Scout Camp

A you know our week long scout camp is scheduled for June 13-18 at Camp Hunt on Bear Lake this year and is quickly approaching. 

Below is a list of the boys who have confirmed their interest in attending:

• Marcus Morgan
• Austin Morgan
• Christian Fawson
• Steven Fawson
• Austin Kehl
• Ben Edgell
• Owen Baxter
• Garrett Wilde
• Sam Friel
• Ben Friel
• LJ Matthews
• Jonah Matthews

We are also looking for Dads/Grandpas who can volunteer to attend camp for one or more nights this year, which will be a wonderful opportunity to make memories together in the great outdoors.

Unfortunately, at this point only Owen Baxter has turned in his paperwork. Please see the requirements to attend Scout Camp below...

1. Complete parts A,B and C of the medical form below: https://www.saltlakescouts.org/files/1025/Medical-Form
2. Complete the liability release form below: http://www.saltlakescouts.org/files/1758/Activity-Consent-Form
3. Photocopies of your health insurance card front and back
4. The cost of the Scout Camp will be $80 per boy this year. Checks should be made out to “Troop 230."
5. Swim Check (We'll be doing this as an activity soon with the boys, but if your son doesn't make it to the activity, you'll want to get the swim check completed at a local swimming pool before camp.)
1. Link to swim check paperwork: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/Outdoor%20Program/Aquatics/pdf/430-122.pdf

Please also note that Camp Hunt recommends each scout bring $60 in spending money for the week. This will cover snacks and special activity fees (such as Rifle/Shotgun Shooting, Leatherwork, Archery, etc...) 

Each of these items must be delivered to Jeff or Chelsea Morgan before June 1st in order to attend. If you have any questions please contact Jeff Morgan.

CANCELLED - Crystal Hot Springs Camp

This camp is going to be rescheduled for May. We'll let you know soon on the details for April's camp.

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We wanted to let you know about our campout we have planned. This is always one of the boys' favorite camps of the year!

• Destination: Crystal Hot Springs
• Date: Friday, April 1st.
• Meet-up Time: 5:00pm
• Meet-up Place: Mark Holt's Home
• Return Time: One car will return before 9:00am, another will return an 1-2 hours later.
• Food: Provided by the Troop
• Scouting Purpose: Fun + Camping and Cooking Merit Badges 

It will likely be a cold camp so please help you son be prepared with the winter gear listed on www.scouting230.com. We will also be swimming at Crystal Hot Springs so please bring the following as well:

• Swimsuit
• Towel
• Flip flops or water shoes
• $10 pool/slide entrance fee

Dad's are invited and encouraged to attend.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.

Court of Honor Video

Hello All, Here is a video of all the cool photos we have taken over the last few months in Scouts!

201511 Court of Honor from Jeff Morgan on Vimeo.

October Camp

As per our calendar (see link in sidebar) it is time for another campout! Mark Holt will be out of town for this camp, so we will be meeting at Jeff Morgan's home (the rock house, just across the street from Mark) at 5pm on Friday. Due to sports schedules we will be returning home by 8:30am on Saturday morning. 

We will be camping at Affleck Park campground, near Little Dell reservoir up East Canyon. It takes about 20 minutes to drive there and is a fun place for a quick camp.  

As of today, the weather looks like it will be good but cold at night and there is a 10% chance of rain showers. So please make sure your boys come prepared by following our winter camping checklist (see link in sidebar).

For food, boys should bring a tinfoil dinner. The troop will provide drinks and dessert. Since we will be coming home early, we’ll just let the boys eat breakfast at home.

As always dads are invited and encouraged to attend. Please let us know if your son will be able to make it and if you have any questions.

Summer Week Long Scout Camp

We are getting close to our week long camp this year which will be held July 6th - July 11th. If you your son is planning on attending there are a few items we’ll need from you which are listed below.  

1. Complete parts A,B and C of the medical form below:
   https://www.saltlakescouts.org/files/1025/Medical-Form
2. Complete the liability release form below:
   http://www.saltlakescouts.org/files/1758/Activity-Consent-Form
3. Photocopies of your health insurance card front and back
4. The cost of the Scout Camp will be $80 per boy this year. Checks should be made out to “Troop 230."

Please turn each of these items in to Jonathan Rayback on or before Saturday, June 27, 2015. 

Click here for the week long scout camp pack list.

June 2015 Little Cottonwood Canyon Campout - 06/17/2015

As you all know (because you have been checking our Troop calendar link found on the right of this post ;) ), we have a campout planned for this Friday. Unfortunately, due to the timing of the end of the school year, most boys are unable to attend. Therefore, since the boys will be out of school, we have decided to move the camp to Wednesday, June 17th at 5pm. We will be camping up Little Cottonwood Canyon and will hike to Donut Falls in the morning before returning home at around 12:00pm. We will email everyone once food assignments are solidified.

This is the best time of year for camping because it is great weather and we can spend our time in the beautiful mountains. We hope your boys will all be able to make it.

If you have any questions please call or text Mark Holt at: (801) 836-8687.

Stake Court of Honor

There is Stake Court of Honor on Thursday May 7th, 7:00 PM at the Quail Run building. The Court is primarily for boys 11-13 years of age. Any varsity scouts are also invited to participate.

The Court of Honor (COH) will proceed the same as it did last September. 

1) The troop leaders will read off a list of accomplishments the boys and leaders have achieved since the last COH. (campouts, good deeds, etc.) 2-4 min

2) Troop leaders will present or announce any merit badges earned for each boy since the last COH.

3) Troop leaders will present or announce any rank advancements earned since the last COH.

Each Troop will be asked to do a skit.

There will be a competition between the troops for 1) advancement, 2) attendance at the COH, and 3) percent of boys in uniform.

The troop that wins the advancement prize will receive a $100 Visa card to be used at the troops discretion. The attendance and uniform prizes are $50 cards.

Please call, text or email Jim Gledhill if you have any questions 801-913-6000

Campout: Mark Holt's Back Yard - Camping Merit Badge 4/24/2015

The next boy scout camp for the 12-13 year olds will be held on Friday, April 24 at 5pm in Mark Holt's back yard.

For this camp, we will be focusing on fulfilling camping merit badge requirements. Specifically, we will be shopping for and preparing a meal that we will plan at Scout's on Wednesday night this week. We will also have the opportunity to soak in Mark Holt's fabulous hot tub that looks out over the city scape.

Since we will be close to home and expect good weather our camping check list will be a little shorter than usual. The requirements are listed below.

• $5 for food shopping
• Backpacking Stove (Let us know by Wednesday if you don't have one and we'll provide. If you want to buy one it would be a great investment since we'll be using them a lot in the future.)
• Sleeping bag
• Head lamp
• Toiletries
• Clothes to sleep in
• Swimsuit and towel
• Rain Jacket (if it is cloudy/rainy)

Questions? Call or text Mark Holt at: (801) 836-8687

Campout: Crystal Hot Springs - 3/27/2015

The next Boy Scout (12-13 year olds but all boys are invited) campout will be held next Friday (3/27/2015). We will be traveling to Crystal Hot Springs which is about an hour and twenty minute drive.

Although our weather has been quite warm lately, this is still considered a winter camp so please pack according to the winter camping pack list. ***Don't forget the addition of a swimsuit, towel and flip flops!!!

We will have a pack check at 8:00pm on Thursday 3/26/2015. Please bring your gear at that time so we can be sure all the boys are prepared for the trip and so we can have the trailer packed ahead of time.

The boys will be responsible for preparing and bringing a hobo/tinfoil dinner to eat Friday night. This will satisfy a cooking merit badge requirement, so please ensure they prepare it themselves (with your help/supervision as necessary).

On Friday we will depart at 4:00pm so please plan on arriving at Mark Holt's house at 3:30pm

Finally, please let us know if your son will or will not be attending as soon as possible so we can arrange travel and food plans.

Trip Summary:

• Pack Check: Thursday, March 26 at 8:00pm (Church Parking Lot)
• Departure Place: Mark Holt's Home
• Departure Time: Friday, March 27 at 4:00pm (arrive at 3:30pm)
• Return Time: Saturday, March 28 at ~10:30am
• Meals: Boys should bring a tin foil dinner. Troop will provide breakfast.

Questions? Call or text Mark Holt at: (801) 836-8687

**Please note the blue links above will take you to more detailed info about the destination, packing instructions and hobo dinner cooking instructions.