Are you an 11-year-old leader? Come to our council coordinated meeting, third Thursday every month, for fun ideas and training for a successful program.

Meetings begin at 7 PM at 470 Mario Capecchi Dr. (LDS Church East of Scout Office)

Trainer's EDGE is advanced training for all adult leaders who want great training and presentation skills. During this action-packed, one-day course you will learn: Why and How College of Commissioner Science We Train Leaders, How Adults Learn, Communication Skills, Charac- teristics of a Good Trainer, Effective Planning, Arrangements and Lo- February 24, 2018 gistics, Training Technology, and Training Methods. Registration at 8:00AM, training from 8:30AM - 3PM at Council Ser- 7 AM to 12 PM vice Center (525 Foothill Blvd.)

Register today for the March 24, 2018 course at University of Institute of Religion www.saltlakescouts.org/trainers-edge 1780 S. Campus Drive in Salt Lake City Cost is $10 and includes continental breakfast.

We would like to include your Eagle Scout’s picture and information in The “Eagle’s Nest” Sign up now!

A quarterly publication of Eagle Scouts www.saltlakescouts.org/college-commissioner and their contribution to the Greater Salt Lake City area. Please submit the following information: Eagle Scout’s Full Name and Troop #, Eagle Scout’s Parents First Names, Eagle Scout Project Title (< 5 words) with a short description (<50 words), Eagle Scout’s Home City and Photo. Submit information & photo to: https://www.saltlakescouts.org/eagles-nest Sign up now for winter camp at www.saltlakescouts.org/wintercamp GREAT NEWS!! District Training Dates Intro to outdoor leader skills D12 Leader Specific - Jan 12-13 @ Cottonwood South Stake Center (IOLS) is in your own backyard. D6 Leader Specific - Feb. 10 @ TBD D8 Leader Specific -Feb. 10 @ Grantsville Stake Center HAVE MORE FUN AND BE A D8 Senior Patrol Leader - Feb. 10 @ Grantsville Stake Center D8 Den Chief Extravaganza -Feb. 10 @ Grantsville Stake Center BETTER SCOUTMASTER

D15 Leader Specific -Feb. 22 @ 2115 E. Creek Road If you have any questions, please visit www.saltlakescouts.org/training March 9-10, 2018 Layton Lodge at Camp Tracy District Klondikes (3901 E. Millcreek Canyon Road / 2.5 D1-January 26-27 @ East Canyon Reservoir miles up Millcreek Canyon) www.saltlakescouts.org/farmington 6PM Friday to 4PM Saturday D2 -January 19-20 @ Morgan Zarahemla www.saltlakescouts.org/stone-creek D3 - Feb. 9-10 @ Soldier Hollow www.saltlakescouts.org/indian-springs Register now! D4 –January 19-20 @ Chalet at Soldier Hollow www.saltlakescouts.org/ www.saltlakescouts.org/city-creek outdoor-leader D5 -January 5-6 @ Heber Valley www.saltlakescouts.org/bonneville D6 -January 26-27 @ Heber Valley Council Philmont Expedition for 2018 www.saltlakescouts.org/oquirrh D7 -January 12-13 @ Heber Valley The Great Salt Lake Council will be sending an expe- www.saltlakescouts.org/mount-olympus dition to the in 2018. We are D8 -January 19-20 @ Goodsell Ranch Box Elder Canyon looking for up to six adult leaders and 18 Scouts (at www.saltlakescouts.org/deseret-peak least 14 years old, or 13 and have completed the 8th D11 -February 23-24 @ Heber Valley grade). It will be a two-week adventure with travel www.saltlakescouts.org/wasatch days to and from New Mexico on the front and back D12 -February 9-10 @ Heber Valley end. We will have parts of three days at Philmont’s www.saltlakescouts.org/ old-mill base camp and 10 days backpacking in the Sangre de D13 –January 19-20 @ Heber Valley Christo mountains near Cimarron, New Mexico. The www.saltlakescouts.org/golden-eagle estimated cost is $1,200 which includes the Philmont D14 - Feb. 16-17 @ Heber Valley fee and meals and travel to and from Philmont. Some www.saltlakescouts.org/white-buffalo of the activities may include rock climbing, horseback riding, shotgun shooting, D15 –February 9-10 @ Heber Valley archery, blacksmithing, gold panning, and more. We plan to leave on July 8, 2018 www.saltlakescouts.org/silver-mesa to travel down, spend part of the day at base camp on July 9th, and then hit the trail D16 –January 19-20 @ Rockport State Park July 10th through July 20th. We will return to Salt Lake on July 22nd. If you have www.saltlakescouts.org/pony-express any questions, call Brian Sheets at (385) 234-6556. Attendance is on first come first D17 –February 2-3 @ Rockport State Park serve basis. www.saltlakescouts.org/lone-peak D18 -January 26-27 @ Soldier Hollow www.saltlakescouts.org/western-skies Sign up at www.saltlakescouts.org/philmont 2018 Leave No Trace Trainer Courses March 6, 9-10 Course 1 at Camp Tracy October 16, 19-20 April 12-14 & 19-21 (Each course has a Tuesday evening classroom session from 6- Course 2 at Camp Tracy 9 PM @ Council Office and a Fri-Sat field session at the Tracy Nature Lodge) May 3-5 & 17-19

Come participate in this 16-hour LNT Trainer course to gain the skills and Course 3 at Monson Lodge knowledge to teach and practice Leave No Trace personally and with your units. Additionally participants will learn how the BSA applies Leave June 21-23 & 28-30 No Trace in all its programs and how we can create a culture of conservation and environmental stewardship within the Great Salt Lake Council. This course Course 4 at Monson Lodge is for any Scout or Scouter in any of the families of Scouting, age 14 and up. American Sign Language July 9-14

Course 5 at Camp Tracy Registration can be found on the GSLC website. https://www.saltlakescouts.org/lnt September 6-8 & 13-15 Cost is $35 and includes all meals and materials. For more information contact: Course 6 at Camp Tracy Matthew Durrant – [email protected] November 8-10 & 15-17

2018 NYLT Dates

Course 1 June 11-16 at Camp Tracy

The Utah Jazz are excited to welcome all to watch the Jazz take on the Dallas Mavericks on BSA Night at Vivint Course 2 Smart Home Arena. July 3-8 at Monson Lodge

$17.00 Per Seat includes game ticket, early entry passes to watch pregame warmups from VIP courtside seats, courtside photo opportunities, Course 3 – OA Style pregame Boy Scout recognition, and BSA recognized on the video boards July 16–21 at Monson Lodge during the game. First 100 Boy Scouts to arrive at the arena in uniform will be invited to shoot on the court after the game. TO RESERVE YOUR SEATS: https://groupmatics.events/boyscouts55 Course 4 FOR MORE INFORMATION contact Andrew Gale at 801-325-2049 or [email protected] July 30-August 4 at Monson Lodge *Families of BSA members are encouraged to participate in this special offer but are not eligible to participate in on-court activities.

GSLC SAFETY MOMENT March 9-10, 2018 Frostbite Safety

Intro to Outdoor Leader Skills There are four different degrees (severity) of frostbite ranging from frost nip to frostbite. The extent of the injury will depend on the length of exposure, outside temperature, wind chill and how the March 17, 2018 exposure is treated. Scouting for Food To read the full article, please visit May 11-12, 2018 www.saltlakescouts.org/rm-archive Merit Badge Blast

September 14-15, 2018 Scouting for Great Salt Lake Council Food

Centennial Jamboral March 17, 2018 SAVE THE DATE!

Don’t miss out on November 10, 2018 this great day o University of Scouting service!