Hi Everyone,
It's been a busy summer for all. Scout camp was productive and educational for the boys!
Now it's time for our September outing! We are going fishing on the Green River after Salmon. The boys have been learning how to fish and tie fisherman knots. All are excited for this trip and hopeful of catching a whopper.
We will meet at the church Friday the 24th at 4pm. Lake Tapps boys will meet at my house at 4pm. We will camp in Kanaskat-Palmer State Park. Boys will need tents, sleeping gear, fishing gear, food for 3 meals, cooking/eating tools, swimming trunks/towel and a change of clothes. Rain gear is a good precaution although the current forcast is for nicer weather, there is a chance of rain Friday night.
Next month we are camping at camp Hahobas at the Zombie invasion Camporee! It will be the 3rd weekend which is October 15,16.
October 22,23 is a pow wow at the puyallup south stake (the meadows)building. More about that later. just put it on your calendars for now.
Scott
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Summer is almost here!
Hello again everyone!
It is the end of May and the boys have had a great year so far. On the 14th of May we went to Blake Island on a canoe trip across the Puget Sound. It was about 3 miles of canoeing and the boys had a great experience and lots of fun. This is one of the favorite trips we do each year!
Next Month we will be going to Zions Camp near the Hood Canal, for our campout. We will be participating in Nephi Smith's Eagle Project by helping to rebuild the Stage in King Benjamin's court. We will meet at the church at 4 pm as usual, drive to Zion's Camp, tear down the existing stage and haul it to the fire area. We will sleep in the Lehi long houses, have a bonfire / fireside Friday night at Lehi's amphitheater and then build the new stage on Saturday. We expect to finish the project Saturday!
This is a great opportunity for Fathers to go with their sons and be of service and have a great time! We look forward to seeing all of you there!
It is the end of May and the boys have had a great year so far. On the 14th of May we went to Blake Island on a canoe trip across the Puget Sound. It was about 3 miles of canoeing and the boys had a great experience and lots of fun. This is one of the favorite trips we do each year!
Next Month we will be going to Zions Camp near the Hood Canal, for our campout. We will be participating in Nephi Smith's Eagle Project by helping to rebuild the Stage in King Benjamin's court. We will meet at the church at 4 pm as usual, drive to Zion's Camp, tear down the existing stage and haul it to the fire area. We will sleep in the Lehi long houses, have a bonfire / fireside Friday night at Lehi's amphitheater and then build the new stage on Saturday. We expect to finish the project Saturday!
This is a great opportunity for Fathers to go with their sons and be of service and have a great time! We look forward to seeing all of you there!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
We have a great year planned for scouting! The boys have come up with a fun and challenging schedule of campouts and advancement for the 2010 year and we are excited about it! From Snow camps to white water rafting, our boys have planned to have a fun filled and adventurous year. As leaders we are excited to have the priviledge of serving with such great young men. We look forward to a wonderful year with your son's.
We encourage all parents of youth to become involved in the committee in your ward and support your scout in every way.
We encourage all parents of youth to become involved in the committee in your ward and support your scout in every way.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Summit Lake campout
For October we hiked in about 2 1/2 miles to Summit Lake. As the name imply's, it is a steep hike up to the summit. A climb of approx. 1000 feet vertically. Camp was at approx. 5500 foot elevation. We had a great campfire and enjoyed the visit of the older, Varsity Scouts from our super troop. Asside from some tent mischief by the older scouts they behaved pretty well. I do remember some threats of retaliation though.
Overall, the boys had a great time! We fished Friday evening and a couple fish were caught and eaten. One was found dead and eaten... go Jashon! The weather was nice on the Friday evening and night and the temperature was mild. Saturday morning it cooled down and a light snow started falling so we decided to break camp and head out, not wanting to get caught in a mountain snow storm.
The hike out was all downhill and was much easier. We hiked at a fast pace and were out in about 45 minutes or less. Spirits were high and everyone had a great time. Let's do it again!!!
Overall, the boys had a great time! We fished Friday evening and a couple fish were caught and eaten. One was found dead and eaten... go Jashon! The weather was nice on the Friday evening and night and the temperature was mild. Saturday morning it cooled down and a light snow started falling so we decided to break camp and head out, not wanting to get caught in a mountain snow storm.
The hike out was all downhill and was much easier. We hiked at a fast pace and were out in about 45 minutes or less. Spirits were high and everyone had a great time. Let's do it again!!!
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Saturday 19 September, we did a 42 mile bike ride on the Iron Horse Trail in eastern WA. It was a difficult, challenging trip but we all made it and the boys were strengthened in body and spirit.
We camped along Taneum creek and enjoyed the bright and beautiful stars. the milky way was bright and we saw the International Space Station go over. WOW!!! We also saw lots of shooting stars and a satellite that suddenly grew to extreme brightness and then faded out to normal. we still don't know what that was.
The boys also got a refresher course in how to find the north star.
In the end, we all gained a little more appreciation for God and his incomprehensible creations!
We camped along Taneum creek and enjoyed the bright and beautiful stars. the milky way was bright and we saw the International Space Station go over. WOW!!! We also saw lots of shooting stars and a satellite that suddenly grew to extreme brightness and then faded out to normal. we still don't know what that was.
The boys also got a refresher course in how to find the north star.
In the end, we all gained a little more appreciation for God and his incomprehensible creations!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Washjam 2009
We had a wonderful adventure at the Washington State Jamboree! We set up camp in an organized manner and had our own flag pole and a gate for entrance. We put all 3 of our Wards in the same camping are and then shared the cooking canopies and common area's. It was very nice to have the Wards interact with each other in such a cooperative and fun manner.
The Jamboree featured events and entertainment for all ages. There were rock climbing walls, bridges made of rope and poles, knife, axe, and spear throwing, Log Toss, shot put, stick pulls, baseball throw, frisbee golf, rifle shooting and host of other activies.
The Midway are had displays, and vendor items of all sorts, even a gold panning area where the boys could get real gold in their pan.
Sunday was a very spiritual day beginning with Sacrament meeting with about 1600 scouts in attendance! That's a lot of sacrament to pass, but the Lakewood Stake aaronic priesthood did it quickly and without a single person missed.
Elder Perrin Walker of the 70 presided and we were addressed by him and other church leaders throughout the day. It was a long day for some of the younger boys but very worth it.
In order to keep the sabbath we didn't break camp and come home until Monday morning. We were glad we went. There were almost 40 of us there between the 3 Wards, including the adults who came. We probably had over 50 present on Sunday for the services.
It was a great Experience and a definite boost to the Scouting Spirit in all of us.
The Jamboree featured events and entertainment for all ages. There were rock climbing walls, bridges made of rope and poles, knife, axe, and spear throwing, Log Toss, shot put, stick pulls, baseball throw, frisbee golf, rifle shooting and host of other activies.
The Midway are had displays, and vendor items of all sorts, even a gold panning area where the boys could get real gold in their pan.
Sunday was a very spiritual day beginning with Sacrament meeting with about 1600 scouts in attendance! That's a lot of sacrament to pass, but the Lakewood Stake aaronic priesthood did it quickly and without a single person missed.
Elder Perrin Walker of the 70 presided and we were addressed by him and other church leaders throughout the day. It was a long day for some of the younger boys but very worth it.
In order to keep the sabbath we didn't break camp and come home until Monday morning. We were glad we went. There were almost 40 of us there between the 3 Wards, including the adults who came. We probably had over 50 present on Sunday for the services.
It was a great Experience and a definite boost to the Scouting Spirit in all of us.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Scout Camp at Hahobas
We had a wonderful week at beautiful Camp Hahobas! The camp is on the Hood Canal west of Belfair, WA. We had 17 boys attend camp and they had a great time! Over 43 merit badges were completed and an unknown number of partials. (partially completed merit badges) Several rank advancements were earned also.
As Leaders we are really proud of the way the boys worked together and supported each other throughout the week.
Our troop took several honors while at camp, including a 3 way sweep of the Great White Newt Regatta. The regatta is the most prestigious competition at the camp. During the week, each troop is to build a raft out of 3 barrels and what ever logs they can find. The logs are to be lashed together around the barrels with rope or twine. No nails, screws, tarps, plywood, duct tape or other such materials are to be used. During the week we carefully put our raft together. It is quite an accomplishment to have a raft that will stay together over the approx. 1/2 mile course. This year there were about 8 or 9 rafts entered. Only 2 managed to finish the race. Our boys finished first by about 10 or 15 minutes! Way to go troop! We also won the "purdiest" raft award and we found and retrieved the Great White Newt Egg. These are the 3 ways to win the competition. We won them all!!!
Please enjoy the pictures and download the ones you want at http://s572.photobucket.com/albums/ss164/3wardscouting/scout%20camp%2009/?start=0
Thanks to all who helped us out in making the scout camp a great success this year!
As Leaders we are really proud of the way the boys worked together and supported each other throughout the week.
Our troop took several honors while at camp, including a 3 way sweep of the Great White Newt Regatta. The regatta is the most prestigious competition at the camp. During the week, each troop is to build a raft out of 3 barrels and what ever logs they can find. The logs are to be lashed together around the barrels with rope or twine. No nails, screws, tarps, plywood, duct tape or other such materials are to be used. During the week we carefully put our raft together. It is quite an accomplishment to have a raft that will stay together over the approx. 1/2 mile course. This year there were about 8 or 9 rafts entered. Only 2 managed to finish the race. Our boys finished first by about 10 or 15 minutes! Way to go troop! We also won the "purdiest" raft award and we found and retrieved the Great White Newt Egg. These are the 3 ways to win the competition. We won them all!!!
Please enjoy the pictures and download the ones you want at http://s572.photobucket.com/albums/ss164/3wardscouting/scout%20camp%2009/?start=0
Thanks to all who helped us out in making the scout camp a great success this year!
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