HOT STUFF as of May 06, 2008.
This is our HOT STUFF page! The hottest information! The latest news! If you missed the troop meeting, or forgot the "announcements," this is the place to come!
HOT
NEWS:
NEXT TROOP
MEETING: MAY 13th 7pm-830pm: Uniform: Full Scout Uniforms.
Planning for backpacking trip and Court
of Honor. Bring permission slip and campout fee ($30). For all scouts that were nominated for the Order of the Arrow they should sign
up to attend the call out ceremony at the spring camporee. Details
at the troop meeting, and we need parents to support them and get them there.
MAY CALENDAR
AND NEWSLETTER HAS BEEN POSTED: The
latest newsletter and calendar has been posted to the website and will be handed out
at the April 29th troop meeting. You can check out the web versions of these
documents by taking these links now:
MAY CALENDAR------------->CLICK
HERE
MAY NEWSLETTER---------->CLICK
HERE
NEW EAGLES IN TROOP
230!!!! Check out these
faces!
Yeah.....it's true, this past few weeks we have had four new Eagles in T230! WOW.
YEAH. Jordan Schneider, Kevin McCarthy, Alex Babos, and Jacob
Hakala all earned Eagle! YEAH! WOW! WAY KEWL!
Make sure you congratulate them next time you see
them, and check out all of T230's Eagle Scouts by taking this link--->EAGLES
PHILMONT 2009 TREK]:
We are going to Philmont in the summer of 2009! YEAH!
For many scouts, they say that their trip to the Philmont Scout Ranch in New
Mexico was the towering event of their entire scouting
experience. If you still want a chance to get in on this expedition,
then act fast, download an application, and get it submitted ASAP. There are
a total of 24 slots for the entire council, and many of them have been taken
already by those that signed up at the organizational meeting.
But, if you want to go, get your name in the pot and there is a good chance you
will! The 2009 Trek will depart
Anchorage on July 19th, 2009, and return home on August 5th.
To go, scouts must have a full uniform and be at least 14 years old not later
than July 23, 2009--no exceptions. Here are some links related to
this upcoming adventure:
Pictures from our last Philmont
Adventure---->PHILMONT PHOTOS
Philmont 2009 slot
application---------------->PHILMONT
SLOT APPLICATION
Philmont 2009
information package----------->PHILMONT INFO
PACKAGE
BIRD CREEK CAMPOUT WAS A BLAST!:
We had an awesome campout, and 38 scouts from the troop climbed all the way to
the summit! WOW! That's definitly a troop record, and it may be an Alaskan
record as well. It was a great campout, with perfect weather,
and we had a lot of fun and got a lot of stuff accomplished. The
pictures will be posted soon, so check back soon.
NEW SCOUTS HAVE JOINED T230:
Several WEBELOS scouts crossed over and joined T230 lately, and several other
guys have also joined and we are very excited to have all of them.
We will be collecting pictures in the next few weeks, so hang on and check
back. Be sure and give these guys a big welcome, as they continue down
the scouting trail as a T230 scout. New scouts include Evan B and
Kimo S (picture #1), Jarett S and Tyle G (picture #2), and Anthony H and Nathanial W (picture
#3). Brenden O, Paul N/H, and Nicholas are the next three
pictures. Still waiting for an image of Jonathan G.
SUMMER PLANS ARE EXCITING!: We have a very dynamic summer ahead of us, with lots of expeditions, outings, and exciting adventures in store. There are several important changes to note, beginning with the scoutmaster's decision to delete the Hawaii expedition. Scouts who had paid a deposit for that adventure will get a full refund. Other outings have been set in place as originally planned at last year's PLC meeting, and those events are exciting and very challenging. Check out our calendar, and the plans coming up. We are taking names and initial deposits for most summer trips at this time. Details are on the calendar page, which can be viewed now by taking this link--------->TROOP CALENDAR
RANK ADVANCEMENT UPDATE: BSA has slightly changed the
requirements for the ranks of Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class, and
those changes are effective at this time. If your Boy Scout Handbook
does not have these requirements in it, just print out the page of changes and
place it in the back of your book. You can check the changes out
right now by taking this link---->NEW
REQUIREMENTS
There are
also some pretty cool advancement videos, and while they aren't perfect there is
some good stuff to look and and review. If you are
working on Tenderfoot, Second Class, or First Class, and you want to find out
some information about your requirements, you can take this link and see an
official BSA video related to that specific requirement. Think we
are kidding? Well, we're not! Yeah. This is
way "kewl"....and here's the link---->ADVANCEMENT
NEW WEBSITE FEATURE!:
Streaming video has come to
the T230 website! Oh yes it has! This is way cool, and
you can see our most recent slideshows right now just by taking their
links. We have never been able to do this before, but if you
are looking to see what Troop 230 is all about, you need to check these out now:
TROOP 230-THE PROMISE FULFILLED-------->FOUR MONTHS
OF SCOUTING
TROOP 230-OUR LEGACY OF ADVENTURE--->SUMMER SLIDE SHOW
TROOP 230-SECOND TO NONE----------------->WINTER SLIDE SHOW
TROOP 230 RECEIVES
HIGH HONORS FROM THE EKLUTNA DISTRICT:
At the recent awards dinner several adult leaders in our troop were singled out
for their support of scouting and the hard work and dedication they have put
into scouting over the past year. We are very lucky to have these
individuals in our troop, and without any question they have helped make our
troop what it has become. The following awards were received:
Kristin Cady (T230 Committee Member) - Selected for
Outstanding Support Member of the year for 2007
Tom Carr (T230 outgoing Committee Chairman) - Selected for
the Eklutna District Outstanding Committee Chairman for 2007
Tom Iskra (T230 Troop Treasurer) - Selected as the Eklutna
District's Outstanding Committee Member of the Year for 2007
Fred Johnson (T230 Assistant Scoutmaster) - Selected for the
Eklutna District Assistant SM of the Year for 2007
John Dieffenderfer (T230 Scoutmaster) - Selected as
the Eklutna District's Scoutmaster of the Year for 2007
OTHER BIG
TRIPS IN THE WORKS:
As always, the trips we do define the troop we are, and this year is no
exception. The details for most of these trips are outlined on
our calendar page, but here are the BIG ONES we are working to
do:
KENAI
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE CANOE TRIP [JUNE 11-JUNE 15]:
Trip
cost is $180 which will cover permits, rentals, food, and fuel for drivers. A
$50 deposit is due now on this trip. Limited to 24 people. This is a 50 mile
expedition through the heart of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
This trip is designed for scouts in the troop that are physically capable of
picking up half the weight of a canoe, approximately 40 pounds, and carrying it
for 3/4 of a mile. Experience has shown that scouts 14 and
older generally will enjoy this adventure, scouts that are 13 may enjoy it if
they are physically capable and have a strong desire to go, and scouts under 13
typically find it physically too demanding. For older scouts
wanting to go on the Yukon canoe expedition, this trip will provide the
experience needed and an additional benefit is that it will also provide an
opportunity to earn the canoeing merit badge.
BASIC
BACKPACKING ADVENTURE [June 25-29]:
We are planning a basic backpacking adventure tailored for the scouts in the
11-14 age range, and they will be backpacking a portion of Crow Pass, hiking in
from the visitor center and spending two nights near Heritage Falls and
exploring the area, and then returning back to the Eagle River Nature Center.
The cost of this adventure is $40, and will require about 7 miles of hiking in
each direction, over relatively flat terrain. If we have sufficient adult
support, and enough interest, we may hike this in two groups of difference
experience levels and camp the first night in a different location.
SUMMER CAMP AT LOST LAKE BSA CAMP [JULY 5-JULY 12]: