TROOP 230 EVENT CALENDAR

Flag Ceremony:  Flaming Arrows                                                     Sweep Floors:  Cobras
Setup: Chairs:  Eagles & Jr Leaders - arrive 645pm                        Empty Trash: Bears
Takedown Chairs: Dragons                                                               Cleanup Bathrooms: Owls

December 2008  (THEME:  Snow Sports)

DEC 27-29:  Alyeska Ski/Snowboard Campout:  We will be camping right on the slopes of the Alyeska ski resort, in an indoor chalet right next to Chairlift #3.   Yeah!   This is a great campout, and is always super popular.   This campout is a BLAST, but it takes a lot of work and a lot of parents to make it come together and reach its potential.   We need parents to committ to spending the night at the ski chalet, and helping keep track of this many scouts on the side of a very big mountain.    Adult Coordinator: Stacey Mederios

The rest of the basic plan for December is to have a Christmas Party.    

January 2009  (THEME:  Sports, games, and winter stuff)

WINTER BLOWOUT WEEKEND:  JAN 23-25:  The basic plan for January is to do an overnight deep winter campout at Hatcher's Pass, followed by a day of hard snowboarding, mountain sledding, and all out fun.   On Saturday night, we will ice skate, and then do campout under the northern lightbulbs at the Wasilla Sports Complex.   This is an all night adventure of scouting fun.  YEAH!    Adult Coordinators:  Jeff Maloney & J.C. Dieffenderfer

February 2009  (THEME:  Compass games & Survival Camp)

The basic plan for February is to get outside, probably at Nancy Lake or Camp Gorsuch, and do a winter survival campout that could include orienteering skills.   Adult Coordinator;_________________________________________________

March 2009  (THEME:  Spring Excitement)

The basic plan for March is to do two activities.  We are planning to do a beach campout, right on the shores of the H₂O Oasis Water Park.    Here will be true "escape campout", with 84-degree temperatures and 350,000 gallons of fun.  The main draw at H20 is the 42-foot ride called the Master Blaster, a "water coaster" that hurtles riders on rubber inner tubes of up to 20 miles per hour through steep drops and hairpin turns. The journey ends mercifully with splash-down in a pool teeming with your friends all laughing from the experience.    Other attractions include a wave pool, a Body Slide and the 575-foot meandering Never Ending River. You can check out details on the water park by taking this link---->H2Oasis.  Adult Coordinator: Sean Gilley

For the older and more experienced guys, we are once again looking at a snow machine trip into the deep Alaskan wilderness.    This adventure is for the older and more experienced scouts in the troop, and to go, you will need to be able to bring a snow machine that is in good shape and have the competency to safety ride the thing.   Trip options include heading down the Yentna River or hitting the hills in Petersville.    As we get closer to the adventure, the trip details will be finalized.  Yeah!   Adult Coordinator: Wayne Plumb

April 2009  (THEME:  New Scouts; Backpacking 101)

The basic plan for April is to welcome the new scouts into the troop that will be crossing over from WEBELOS, and then to hit the trails on an exciting parent/son campout that will being the push to build the skills required to make the summer plans successful.   We intend to summit a mountain on the April Campout.  Oh yeah!  Adult coordinator-->Y. Edlin

May 2009  (THEME:  Backpacking 201)

The basic plan for May is to go on a two night three day backpacking adventure the end of the month.   We will be building on what we learned in April to get out, get going, and having fun.   Adult Coordinator: ASM Suzy Spiller

June 2009  (THEME:  Backpacking 301)

The basic plan for June is to go backpacking.  We plan to hike at least twice this month; one hike will be open to every scout in the troop, and the other will be a high adventure trip into the Katmai National Park.   That group will hike 70 miles and explore one of the most remote places on the planet.   This expedition is open to the older and more experienced boys in the troop, with the minimum age set at 13.  Adult coordinators:  Stephanie Whaley & J. Dieffenderfer

July 2009  (THEME:  Summer Camp and More)

The basic plan for July is to attend summer camp at Camp Gorsuch, at the same time that the older scouts will be leaving for the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico.  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.   As of August 2008 we had 24 guys signing up for 24 slots throughout the council, with several more on a standby list.    But, if you think you might want to still go, there is a decent chance that some additional slots could become available, so its not too late to put your name on the standby list.   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.   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
Summer camp coordinator------->________________________________
Philmont Expedition coordinator-->DIEFFENDERFER

August 2009  (THEME:  Troop Triathlon)

The basic plan for August after we return from Philmont on Aug 5th, is to do a troop Triathlon that will require biking, hiking, and canoeing.   The plan is a concept at this point, and will need to be detailed out.  Adult coordinator:_____________________________________