Farr West 9th Troop 640

Here is the packing list for this year's week long camp. Sleeping Bag Sleeping Pad Tent, if you want your own Life Jacket, if you have one Pants Shorts Shirts Socks Underwear Jacket Swimming Suit Towel Toothbrush Tooth Paste Sun Screen Bug Spray Personal First Aid Kit Hat Sun Glasses Water Bottle (with carry) and/or Hydration Pack Hiking Shoes Water Shoes Fishing Pole(s) Fishing License Fishing Tackle Camp Chair Snacks Lunch from Home (1st day) Card Games Football, Frisbee, yard game (example: Spike Ball) Any needed medication (please discuss with the leaders so we can make sure it's taken on schedule) Cash, for stops at c-stores (optional)

DATE:  Wednesday, 11/28/2018 TIME:  7:00 PM LOCATION:  At the Church Leadership positions and Patrols have been organized, as follows: Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) - Camden Thorsted Assistant Senior Patrol Leader (ASPL) - Trevor Nelson -- "Men of the Wild" Patrol -- Lane Rose - Patrol Leader Lake Lemon - Assistant Patrol Leader Trevor Nelson - Assistant Senior Patrol Leader Thomas Jepsen - Quartermaster Spencer Earp - Scribe Nathan Conroy - Webmaster -- Unnamed Patrol -- Kyler Hawkes - Patrol Leader Richie Hudson - Assistant Patrol Leader Camden Thorsted - Senior Patrol Leader Taylor Earp - Chaplain Aide Jarom Messerli - Librarian Mathew Metters - Historian Ike Woodbury - Scribe CALENDAR -- Monthly Breakdown -- Week 1:  Service Week 2:  Merit Badge or Scout Skill Week 3:  YM/YW Combined Week 4:   Merit Badge or Scout Skill Week 5:  YM Combined Super Activity 12/05/2018  YM/YW  Combined  Activity...

All 12-13 Year Old Young Men: The Deacons are in charge of the combined activity next week. We will be planning out and test various events in preparation for the YM/YW Combined Activity next week. Games we need to prepare for: Kubb Bucket Tug-of-War Pass-the-Staff Sword Fight Stick & Wheel Other ideas include: Hammer Race (requires big stump) Water Balloon Toss We need to come-up with prizes and make assignments so we all know who is responsible for which games and other items. See you there!!

Address:  2000 N Bear Lake Blvd, Garden City, UT 84028 Phone:  (801) 475-7485 Campsite: HOPI All camp attendees need health forms -- Physicals are good for 1 year. Forms can be downloaded here:  https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/HealthSafety/pdf/680-001_ABC.pdf Schedule of Events Wednesday, June 13, BSA swim check while we go boating at Willard Bay with Bro. Pugmire Wednesday, June 20, Hand-in Medical forms Thursday, June 21, Patrol Leaders Council, go shopping for food with Josh and Jake Sunday, June 24, 7pm - 9pm, Load personal equipment into Scout trailer at the Frodsham’s Monday, June 25, Meet 6:45 am at the Church East parking lot, Leave for Camp Hunt by 7am, Breakfast provided Two-deep Adult leadership schedule (June 25-30) Monday:  Jake, Brian, Tavin Tuesday:  Jake, Brian, Tavin Wednesday:  Jake, Brian, Tavin Thursday:  Jake, Josh Friday:  Jake, Josh Saturday:  Jake, Josh Merit Badge Cl...

Pre-Camp Checklist September 1 - Camp registration online -- DONE, We are registered at Camp Hunt for June 25-30, Campsite: HOPI Spring - Scoutmaster Orientation - details at trappertrails.org/precamp -- Did not attend but I'm familiar with Camp Hunt 16 weeks before camp - Parent’s night conducted to inform parents of camp plans -- I would really like to do this. Let me know what day and time works for you 12 weeks - Leadership arranged, two-deep leadership at all times --  In the works April 30 - 50% fees are due to Trapper Trails --  DONE, paid 50% for 12 youth and 2 adults May 1 - Online merit badge registration opens --   DONE, see Facebook post. Let me know we need to make any changes. 8 weeks - Remind parents that all camp attendees need health forms --  Physicals are good for 1 year. Forms can be downloaded here:   https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/HealthSafety/pdf/680-001_AB.pdf 8 weeks - Scouts have personal equipment li...

We will be doing the following: - Planning another 3 months of activities - Making Patrol Flags - Playing some games Bring: Ideas for activities and materials for flags

Backpacking Overnight Camp out WHEN:   Friday, Oct. 27 - Saturday, Oct. 28 (return home after breakfast) MEET:   Friday, 3 pm, at the Church WHO:  11 - 18 year old young men WHY:   This will fulfill requirements for Cooking and Camping and various rank advancements. LOCATION:   Ogden Canyon - 12th Street - Indian Tail We will be hiking .77 miles from the Trail head in Ogden Canyon. I hiked the trail and scouted the camp site areas along the trail. See the pictures below. There is a stream that runs near the trail and camp sites. There are 3 - 4 open, fairly level areas along the trail for tents and lots of trees that could be used for hammocks. I recommend using a small-lightweight tent for your shelter. It will be getting close to freezing Friday night - Saturday morning on the days we're camping so be sure to bring the items on the Packing List, shown below. You can pack in water but maybe don't bring more than a liter since water is heav...

Please select your preferred date for Scout Camp 2018 To take the poll, go to:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/580388158741462/ https://www.trappertrails.org/hunt

Wednesday, 10/25 Meet 6:30 pm at the Church Finalize GAMES for the Trunk or Treat Distribute Trunk or Treat Flyers to the Neighborhood GAMES Pumpkin Bowling Zombie Nerf Gun Shooting To Be Determined -- If needed Pumpkin Bowling :  Taylor Earp, Trevor Nelson, Camden Thorsted, Kyler Hawks Items Needed Mini Pumpkins, aka, Jack Be Little pumpkins (Qty: 4-5) 1 gallon empty milk jugs (Qty: 10) Zombie Nerf Gun Shooting :  Parker Anderson, Jarem Eastman, Josh Reza Items Needed Nerf Guns and Darts Targets -- paper plates with pictures of zombie faces TBD game :  Izsak Becker, John Thornton, Dawson Chapman Photo of the Flyer:

We will be making wood gas stoves. If you have any of the following items or tools, please send them with your boy scout: - 12 oz Chicken or Tuna Can - 19 oz "Progresso" Soup Can - 1 Quart Empty Paint Can (we have 10 of these cans already) - Safe Can Opener - Irwin Unibit #1 - Cordless Drill

Latest Calendar Wed, Sept. 27, 6 pm:  Instruction: Pack Backpacks Wed, Oct. 4, 7 pm:  Prepare for Court of Honor Thurs, Oct. 5, 7 pm:  Troop Court of Honor Wed, Oct. 11, 7 pm:  Build Wood Gas Stoves Sat, Oct 14, 4 pm  Eagle Court of Honor Wed, Oct. 18, 7 pm:  Stake Standards Night Wed, Oct. 25, 6:30 pm:  Pass-out Trunk or Treat Flyers Fri-Sat, Oct. 27-28, Meet Fri, 4 pm: Backpack Overnighter - Indian Trail

Boating at Willard Bay Meet at the Church, 6 pm

12-13 year old Scouts Activity WHAT: Work on the Camping & Cooking Merit Badges while making and eating campfire cones WHEN: Wednesday, July 19 WHERE: Meet at the Church, 7 pm, then we'll go over to the city bowery just South of the Church BRING: Filling for your waffle cone; for example: - Marshmallows - Chocolate Chips - Reese's Peanut Butter Cups - Bananas - Raspberries - Starbursts - Nutella SM Frodsham will bring: - Fire pit - Fire starter - Waffle cones We will need to get the following out of the scout trailer: - Tin Foil - Wood Be prepared to answer questions about the Camping and Cooking merit badges!!! Wear your class B shirt / activity t-shirt (the red one that says "Troop 640" on the front)

Scouts will be on Thursday this week, May 11, since we're doing a service project at the Family Support Center of Ogden. WHAT :     Service Project at the Family Support Center of Ogden WHEN :     THURSDAY , May, 11 MEET :      7:00 pm at the Church, we will drive to the center from the church http://fscogden.org/ Family Support Center of Ogden 3340 Harrison Blvd. Ogden Bring the following: Rakes Brooms Shovels Lawn mower Rags Garbage bags Gloves

Meeting at the Church,  7:00 pm Activities Follow-up on Music Merit Badge Prepare for Pow-wow/Scout-O-Rama, April 28-29 Choose Merit Badge Classes for scout camp Bartlett Scout Reservation (June 26 - July 1) Merit Badge registration begins May 1st!! Click  Bartlett Scout Reservation  for more information. Download the Leaders Guide  for detailed information about camp. Here's a list of the merit badges classes being offered at Bartlett this year. Please review this list with your scout before Wednesday's meeting. Scout Camp 2017 Barlett Scout Reservation --  BSR Merit Badge Classes Aquatics Canoeing Completed BSA swim check is required to participate. Lifesaving Completed BSA swim check is required to participate. Rowing Completed BSA swim check is required to participate. Small Boat Sailing Completed BSA Swim check is required to participate. Swimming Completed BSA swim check is required to participate. BSA Lifegu...