5th Wednesday - Sunday Dress

Every once in a while we hit a month with 5 Wednesdays in it.  Our current tradition is to turn this time over to the sponsoring organization to present a topic of its choice.  This week, the Bishop and his counselors of the Rose Canyon 2nd Ward (sponsoring organization) of the LDS Church will take some time to discuss LDS missions, preparation for them, and what it means to be a good neighbor.

I believe this is co-ed, though I'm not 100% positive, and it will begin at 7:00 pm at the Church on Wednesday.  Boys should wear what they would to church.

Big Apple and Big Guns

Unfortunately I'm in New York this week and will be unable to attend Scouts on Wednesday.  I'm especially bummed because we are moving from ballistics into firearms and the boys will get to learn firearm types, operation, safe handling, and how to maintain them.  It's important the boys attend if they want to shoot on our April campout. 

The boys will be meeting at Tracy Cowley's house from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm - for real this time :).  Please see the post from a couple weeks ago for address, directions, map - etc.  Tracy is a detective for West Valley City and has a multitude of firearms for the boys to handle and experience - ask them about "The Judge" when they get home.  No ammunition will be present.

We will also be meeting on Saturday at the Church at 9:00 am to drive around and pick up Scouting-for-Food bags from the neighborhood.  Many hands make light work.

Court of Honor - Full Dress Uniforms Required (camp coming too!)

All,
Tomorrow is our Court of Honor at the Stake Center at 7:00 pm.  This is the Stake Center by the Cove.  Please be on time, wear your Class A uniform (dress uniform) and stay after to help pick up chairs.

If you want a sneak peak of the awards being handed out, sign into the patrol server and look in the 'reports' folder.  There is a Court of Honor PDF with the whole lot listed.

We also have camp on Friday.  Pack for cool weather and rain and be at the Mack's house at 3:00 pm Friday.

Ballistics and you

This week the boys begin the Shooting theme, which will carry over the next couple months.  Tomorrow we will meet at the Mack's house at 7:00 pm to study ballistics with a West Valley City Detective (Tracy Cowely) and then head to his house to learn about relaoding ammunition (and maybe see his gun collection).  In subsequent weeks we will get to handle firearms, bows and learn the appropriate safety precautions for each, but we start with the ammunition. 

The boys will need to be picked up at Tracy's house at 8:30pm sharp ... he needs his beauty rest.  His address is 6062 Trailview Way (801 509 1714; google map link below)

No uniforms required tomorrow.

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Scoutmaster Conferences and Summer Camp Merit Badges

We will be meeting at the Mack house (6044 w Intrigue Drive) at 7:00 pm this Wednesday.  It's a game night while the boys and I review advancement progress and register them for summer camp merit badges.  If you haven't selected merit badges yet, we will do that in real time.