Fairview Camping

We will be camping in a field located in the county island just west of our neighborhood on Fairview drive (south side of the road, about half way in between Higley and Greenfield).   We should all meet at the Church at 5:30 PM and we'll ride over together.

Scouting for food is this weekend; as part of our camp, we will collect the food  Saturday morning. Please don't forget to leave any non-perishable food items out on your doorstep that morning for us to collect. We will be doing this Saturday morning, and then they will go sell flag subscriptions to the neighborhood.  It is important that everyone wears their scout uniform.

Everyone boy should plan on cooking themselves a meal.  For the boys that don't yet have their cooking merit badge, this is one of their chances to cook an outdoor meal that they planned (and priced).

The boys should be prepared for rain and cold.  They should bring:

-Sleeping bag, tent and/or tarp
-warm clothes
-Jacket and possibly gloves
-personal toiletries
-first aid kit
-2 liters of water
-rain poncho
-Scout Uniform

Court of Honor

This Wednesday there will be a Court of Honor instead of a Scouts in the Relief Society Room at 7:00 PM.  Families are encouraged to come.  There will be refreshments served.

Extreme Team Camporee 2014

We will meeting at the church Friday November 7, 2014 5:00 PM.  We would like to leave by 5:15 PM.  We will be returning around dinner time on Saturday.

The boys should bring:
-Warm clothes
-Clothing/shoes they can get dirty and muddy in and a change of clothes for afterwards
-NO SCOUT UNIFORMS (not even for travel this time, leave them at home)
-scout book
-sleeping bag, tent
-2 liters or drinking water
-camping chair for camporee-wide fire program
-personal mess kit
-SIGNED MEDICAL FORM (found here) (I will have copies at the church)
-Their food assignment

The boys can earn a prize if they memorize enough passages from this form:

Inspiration from the Past


For more information about this camporee (including driving instructions) please visit the camporee website at:

http://santanscoutcamporee.blogspot.com/

Food Assignments

Here are the food assignments for the Camporee:

Lunch:
Zach W.:10 packs of beef ramen and a cooler with ice
Jack: 10 packs of beef ramen
Jonas: Pack of shredded cheese (20 servings)
Scott: 20 servings of baby carrots (small pack)
Luke: 1 pack, 20 servings of ground beef

Dinner:
Kyle: eggs and 20 oz. of cheese
Justin:Tortillas Pack of 24
Chandler: 1 dozen of eggs
Zach C.: Bacon-1 pack/16 strips
Trey: Orange juice 2 one gallon bottles
Braden: Bacon -1pack/16 strips

Dessert:
Trey: Pancake mix
Luke: 1 bunch of bananas
Kyle: Chocolate chips
Scott: whipped cream
Justin: Half gallon of whole milk
Jonas: sugar
Chandler: bottle of vanilla extract
Brad: Crushed ice, salt in a ziploc bag gallon/ quart

Black River Campout

We will be going to the Black River for camping, swimming, and fishing.  We are leaving from the church at 5:00 PM and we expect to return before dinner on Saturday. 

Boy Scouts are encouraged to travel to and from activities in full scout uniform (uniform shirt, uniform pants OR uniform shorts with uniform socks, and uniform belt).  Please arrive at the church in uniform.

We will be camping near our cars. The boys should bring:

Swimming suit

Sunblock

Towel

Sleeping bag

Tent OR tarp

Camp Chair

Personal Toiletries

Personal First Aid kit

Change of dry clothes and extra socks

$10 for lunch and permit on the trip home

Utensils for eating

flashlight

Each boy should either eat dinner before we leave or plan on cooking themselves a late dinner at camp.The boys should plan on cooking their own breakfast.As a reminder,many of the boys in the troop are still working on their cooking merit badge. A square meal planned and cooked on this camp-out can pass off the outdoor meal requirement. 

Scott 

Webmaster

Black River Campout Postponed

This weekend's campout has been pushed back one week.  We will be camping, fishing, and swimming on September 26-27.

More details will be posted after next Wednesday night's planning meeting.

Scott
Webmaster
Troop 198

Lava Tube Cave Campout

We will be going to the Lava Tube Cave just north of Flagstaff AZ. This will not be a hike, we will be camping near the cave (about a mile away) and we will be able to park the cars at the camp site.

We are meeting at the church and hoping to leave immediately at 5:00 PM (east side).  We should be back before dinner on Saturday.  We will drop the boys off at their home.

Information about this location can be found here:

http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/coconino/recarea/?recid=55122

The boys should be prepared for rain and cold.  They should bring:

-Sleeping bag, tent and/or tarp
-warm clothes
-Jacket and possibly gloves (the cave stays 42 degrees year round)
-personal toiletries
-first aid kit
-sack lunch
-their food assignment (see below)
-bug spray
-2 liters of water

Food Assignments:

Jaxen -     20 tortillas and a cooler with ice
Seth -       2 packs of milk chocolate chips
Zach W.   2 packages of small marshmallows
Trevor     20 flour tortillas
Kyle         1 bag of cheese (Costco size bag)
Kaios       1 doz. Eggs  and 1 bottle of Cholula hot sauce
Zach C.    1 lb. bacon
Brad        Apples and Bananas

Seth, as the Troop Quartermaster, will coordinate getting the pans and stove for cooking.