Merit Badge Blast

Great Salt Lake Council has announced a Merit Badge Blast on August 26th and 26th or September 2nd and 3rd at Camp Tracy.  The cost is $35 per scout and includes a Friday night cracker barrel and Saturday breakfast and lunch.  The cost for adult leaders is $10.  Scouts can earn up to 5 merit badges over the 2 day weekend.  You can register and here.

On August 26th and 27th, the list of classes offered are Canoeing, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Scouting Heritage, Theater, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the World, Communication, Fingerprinting, Art, Basketry, Indian Lore, Leatherwork, Woodcarving, Emergency Prep, First Aid, Geocaching, Orienteering, Pioneering, Search & Rescue, Wilderness Survival, Archery, Rifle Shooting, Astronomy, Chess, Fish & Wildlife, Forestry, Geology, Mammal Study, Nature, Soil & Water Conservation, Sustainability, Weather, Cycling, Electricity, Fire Safety, Crime Prevention, Chess, Disabilites Awareness, Law, Radio, Safety, Personal Management, Electronics, Traffic Safety, Geneology, and Oceanography.

On September 2nd and 3rd, the list of classes offered are Canoeing, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Scouting Heritage, Theater, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the World, Communication, Fingerprinting, Art, Basketry, Indian Lore, Leatherwork, Woodcarving, Emergency Prep, First Aid, Geocaching, Orienteering, Pioneering, Search & Rescue, Wilderness Survival, Archery, Rifle Shooting, Astronomy, Chess, Fish & Wildlife, Forestry, Geology, Mammal Study, Nature, Soil & Water Conservation, Sustainability, Weather, Cycling, Electricity, Fire Safety, Crime Prevention, Chess, Disabilites Awareness, Law, Radio, Safety, Personal Management, Electronics, and Oceanography.

Orienteering Course

If you have a scout that is working on their requirements for 1st Class or is working on their Orienteering Merit Badge, you might be interested in an event put on by Orienteering Utah.  They will have 1 mile course set up in near the Jordan River on Saturday, August 13 at 10:00 am.  You can get more details of the event and a map to the location by visiting Orienteering Utah.  My troop will be attending this event.  We have several boys that need to fulfill the requirement for 1st class: Using a map and compass, complete an orienteering course that covers at least one mile and requires measuring the height and/or width of designated items (tree, tower, canyon, ditch, etc.).  We hope to see you all there.

2016 BYU Fall Merit Badge Pow Wow

Wednesday, August 3 at 9:00 am Scouts registered in the National Parks Council will be able to register for the BYU Spring PowWow.  Registration for all other Scouts opens on Thursday, August 4 at 9:00 am.  

The Pow Wow will be held on September 24 and October 8.  Scouts must attend both days.

To register, please visit BYU PowWow Registration.

The following Merit Badges will be available: American Labor, Animation, Archaeology, Art, Astronomy, Chemistry, Chess, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the World, Communications, Composite Materials, Crime Prevention, Digital Technology, Disabilities Awareness, Emergency Preparedness, Energy & Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Science, First Aid, Game Design, Geocaching, Geology, Inventing, Landscape Architecture, Law, Mammal Study, Movie Making, Music, Nuclear Science, Photogrpahy, Personal Management, Radio, Scouting Heritage, Signs Signals and Codes, Space Exploration, Sports, Stamp Collecting, Sustainability, Traffic Safety, and Weather.

From this list, we have personally attended Composite Materials, Geocaching, Landscape Architecture, Radio, Space Exporation, Stamp Collecting, and Traffic Safety.  Space Exploration was defiantly a favorite because the boys got to make and launch a rocket.  Composite Materials was a close second.  In this class they got make a key chain and see a violin and skateboard made.  We also enjoyed Geocaching and Radio because they were very interactive classes. 

Hogle Zoo Releases 2015 Merit Badge Classes

Hogle Zoo has released its 2015 schedule of Merit Badge Classes.  As a reminder classes are $15.00 per scout and leaders are free.  Private classes can also be scheduled when you have a group of 10 or more scouts.  For a complete list of classes, schedules, and registration visit Hogle Zoo.

West Valley City Spring 2015 Merit Badge Classes

The West Valley City Fire Department is once again hosting Free Merit Badge classes at Station 74, 5545 West 3100 South. Classes will be taught by West Valley City Firefighters.  Seating is limited so register early emailing chad.burnside@wvc-ut.gov.  Classes are from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

February 10, 1015 will be First Aid

March 5 and 24, 2015 will be Emergency Prep.  This is a 2 part class.

April 22, 2015 will be Safety.

May 28, 2015 will be Fire Safety.

Tooele County Merit Badge Pow Wow

The Tooele County Merit Badge Pow Wow is coming up on December 20, 2014.  The cost is $15 per scout and this includes lunch.  The pow wow is from 7:30 am to 5:20 pm at the Tooele Valley View Stake Center located at 332 E 1000 N; Tooele, Utah.  The scouts can earn up to 6 merit badges.  Registration closes on December 12, 2014. 

Pulp and Paper Merit Badge

Recycling Coalition of Utah is once again offering a free merit badge workshop for Pulp and Paper at their annual Utah Recycle's Day Event at South Towne Expo Center on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm.  The boys will have the opportunity to make their own sheet of paper and learn about recycling in Utah.  If you have a cub scout, this is also a great place to pass off the Living in Your World requirements.