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OPERATION

ON TARGET!

GRAND CANYON COUNCIL, BSA VARSITY SCOUTS

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Mike Heaton Bob Church Operation On Target Coordinator Regional On Target Coordinator Grand Canyon Council, BSA Southwest Region, BSA 855 E. 8th Street 1327 E. Harvest St. Mesa, AZ 85203 Mesa, AZ 85203 [email protected] [email protected]

To: Team Captains, Special Program Managers and Advisors, and Team Coaches

Greetings Varsity Scouts and Scout Leaders! You are about to participate in Varsity Scouting's most elevating activity for the year 2008. If you have planned right, you are about to have a mountain top experience that you will remember forever. It will help to culminate the last years’ worth of Team activities and will guide you and your Team through the upcoming year. I commend you for your choice to participate in Operation On Target this year.

There are over 70 Teams participating in this year's activity. This is the biggest year ever for On Target! Team will be on Arizona peaks from Hayden Peak in the northwest to in the southeast. That will cover most of the state! Every Team should have ample opportunity to send and receive signals from several peaks. Please make every effort to be at your appointed location and be ready to go at 9:00 am. For some of you, that means a hike beginning at daybreak! Last year we had some Teams trying to make contact with Teams that had left early, so plan to stay until noon. Don’t forget to finish up with a “reflection”. This is a great opportunity to contemplate on your life, and plans for the future.

The following items are included in the packet:

1. The current list of peaks and teams with associated radio call signs and cell phone numbers. This list will be updated one more time on Thursday night, please download this from http://ontarget.mesavarsity.org before you leave for the activity so you know where all the teams are located. 2. A "nuts and bolts" list of how to do the Operation On Target activity 3. An Operation On Target after action report. We are keeping a copy of these reports to help in the coming years. Please fill it out and get it back to Bob or me as soon after the activity as possible.

Operation On Target - A Varsity Scout Mountain Top Experience! Remember also that On Target is a Gold Passport Activity for the 2009 Rendezvous and you must fill out an After Action Report and have it turned in by 12-31-08 to qualify. 4. A list of reflection suggestions and ideas to culminate the activity 5. This year we have one letter to be used during the reflection following the signaling. This VIP letter is from Bro. Dean R. Burgess from the LDS Church General Young Men’s Presidency. He is a great leader and a true supporter of Varsity Scouting. When we were discussing this letter with him, he wished he could be here to particpate. A short bio of Pres. Burgess is included. 6. A letter to Ham Radio Operators telling them the primary and secondary frequencies for the activity is also included. Please communicate with and send this radio plan to the radio operators as soon as it is possible so they can program their radios and be ready for the activity.

Don’t miss the opportunity to teach your Team about being “On Target” in their personal lives. Please do not come down from the mountaintop until you have spent time together with the Team to reflect on the ideals of Scouting. Operation On Target is the perfect opportunity to review our Duty to God and Country, our Duty to Others, and our Duty to Ourselves. Use this time to make sure the Team is On Target personally and collectively!

I hope you have a safe, fun, and successful activity this weekend. Be aware of the rules of the game we are playing here. Adhere to the BSA's Wilderness Use Policy while you are in the field. You will find it on the Tour Permit you file for this activity. Get permission to cross any private lands and to climb any Lookout Towers. If you do your best you will have a wonderful time. Fill out an after action report and send it to me or bring it to huddle next time. We will try to make it worth the effort to fill it out. I hope you have bright sunshine all day long!

The coward never starts, The weak die on the way, Michael D. Heaton Operation On Target Coordinator Only the Strong come through.

- Vaughn J. Featherstone

"An annual "On Target" day is just the perfect climax and exhibition of a year of character building, setting goals, making ethical decisions, and creating a national brotherhood. What better climax than a recognition and reaching out to fellow Scouts and topping it off with a spiritual experience. Not only do we flash our mirrors to the world saying Varsity Scout is on target, but we look into those mirrors one by one and say to ourselves, 'Am I On Target?'

Boy Scouting has the Jamboree, Exploring has the Olympics, and Varsity Scouting has Operation On Target! -- A potential program to dwarf both the others. What an opportunity to provide Varsity Scouting a common bond, a universal tie nationwide." Boyd Ivie

Operation On Target - A Varsity Scout Mountain Top Experience! Comment Latitude Longitude UTM ZonUTM EastinUg TM NorthingElevation ASU campus by Sun Devil Stadium 33.42801 -111.93565 12S 413018 3699129 1,495 Snow Bowl Tram stops neear this peak 35.32587 -111.67795 12S 438381.7 3909392.6 12,353 Near where SR260 tops the Rim 34.29558 -110.89560 12S 509607.6 3794935.4 7,513 South of Stoneman Lake - Hike/Drive? 34.72588 -111.55128 12S 449527.0 3842783.0 7,305 Asbestos Point in the Mountains. This peak is southwest of Aztec Pea 33.76314 -110.94958 6652 Sierra Ancha Mountains South of Young 33.81230 -110.90541 12S 508754.4 3741348.5 7,692 On Rim north of Milk Ranch Point 34.45200 -111.37849 12S 465233.4 3812339.7 8,075 Mt Baldy is on the Ft. Indian Reservation 33.90619 -109.56288 12S 632865.9 3752684.2 11,400 High Point visible above the Flat Iron 33.43936 -111.44836 12S 5,024 High Point along the Matazell Devide 33.74931 -111.37304 6040 North of Oracle 32.77899 -110.96319 12S 503447.2 3626786.8 5,586 South of St. George 36.77305 -113.80802 12S 249384.2 4073374.7 7,373 North end of Mount Graham 32.75872 -110.03344 12S 590538.8 3624952.4 8,033 Blue Ridge Mountain 34.15425 -109.91484 7656 Just east of Ox Bow Hill south of Payson 34.16912 -111.32411 5233 North Peak of Range 33.68567 -111.32633 12S 469753.2 3727352.0 7,650 Northwest of Safford 33.02012 -109.67232 12S 624002 3654299 7,298 North of Happy Jack, west of Lake Mary Road 34.66682 -111.4152 7571 North of Globe 33.42620 -110.75763 12S 522531.7 3698563.4 4,693 On the Rim East of Milk Ranch Point 34.40895 -111.20478 12S 481179.8 3807520.1 7,758 North Phoenix Mountain - Hike 33.51463 -111.96164 12S 410691.3 3708755.1 2,703 Located east of Roosevelt Lake along US 60. 33.66064 -110.56151 6629 Northeast of Yuma 33.08452 -114.14327 11S 766654.1 3664287.5 3,787 East of Show Low 34.25174 -109.58538 12S 630255.4 3790974.1 8,436 Southeast of Benson 31.91930 -109.98621 12R 595843.9 3531939.1 6,678 South of the Rim near Christopher Creek 34.24757 -110.86097 12S 512801.8 3789615.3 7,511 Deer Springs LOT 34.30626 -110.42093 12S 553283.2 3796266.1 7,247 South of the Rim off of the Control Road 34.28747 -111.19275 12S 482260.1 3794047.3 6,378 Just north of Flagstaff 35.24032 -111.59794 12S 445596.7 3899858.0 9,297 White Mountains southeast of Eager 33.94730 -109.12175 12S 673571.2 3757901.8 10,925 Southwest of Phoenix 33.30650 -112.32083 12S 377037.3 3686044.8 3,566 33.43758 -111.45377 12S 457820.8 3699890.5 4,539 North of Superior - Hike 33.35703 -111.08736 12S 491872.2 3690871.9 5,268 South San Francisco Peak - Hike and/or Tram 35.32310 -111.66101 12S 439919.4 3909075.0 11,966 South East of Forest Lakes - On Rim 34.30050 -110.71067 12S 526624.9 3795513.5 7,722 Mts. E of Santan Mts. 33.18565 -111.62904 12S 441360.6 3672044.6 2,447 West of Springerville - Drive 34.11147 -109.57372 12S 631546.7 3775434.0 10,130 Northeast of Safford - Drive 32.88705 -109.31508 12S 657607.9 3640024.0 6,569 Soutwest of Aquila - Drive 33.81117 -113.34687 12S 282770.0 3743695.7 5,680 Hulapai Mountains Southeaset of Kingman - Drive 35.08114 -113.90496 12S 235140.7 3885902.2 8,388 Mt. Graham Southwest of Safford - Drive 32.65011 -109.84898 12S 607949.0 3613084.2 10,019 On Rim East of Strawberry 34.43673 -111.29395 12S 472994.0 3810621.0 7,492 Northwest of Black Canyon City - Drive 34.16086 -112.26891 12S 383036.5 3780719.4 6,702 Hulapai Mountains Southeaset of Kingman - Drive 35.07503 -113.90079 12S 235501.3 3885213.2 8,415 Humbolt Look-out Tower 33.98116 -111.79799 12S 426290.0 3760354.3 5,203 North of Flagstaff - Highest AZ Peak- Long Hike 35.34643 -111.67851 12S 438346.5 3911673.1 12,630 Southeast of Mormon Lake - Drive 34.80199 -111.39015 12S 464312.5 3851154.2 8,530 Camp Wood Lookout Tower 34.83504 -112.91854 12S 324568.0 3856428.0 7,268 North of Superior - Hike 33.43259 -111.17014 12S 484184.2 3699258.5 6,054 On the Rim near Kehl Ridge and Kehl Spings 34.42214 -111.32788 On the south end of Mount Graham also known as Lady Bug Saddle 32.62205 -109.81871 8780 Madera Peak 33.34009 -110.87069 6647 Southwest of Rye - Long Hike 34.06257 -111.46154 12S 457408.9 3769189.7 7,901 South of Young - Drive 33.91005 -110.96568 12S 503172.4 3752183.1 7,153 Northeast of Show Low - Hike 34.44228 -109.79821 12S 610406.8 3811851.8 6,822 East of Strawberry - Drive 34.38814 -111.38672 12S 464450.2 3805261.5 7,101 The northeast finger on the east side of Mild Ranch Point 34.39717 -111.38798 7020 South of Jerome - Drive 34.69394 -112.12767 12S 396714.2 3839681.6 7,813 Superstition Mtns - North of Superior 33.47259 -111.13792 12S 487185.2 3703688.8 6,264 WESTPK 32.73733 -110.03844 8683.92 North of Sunflower - Short Hike 33.90500 -111.40933 12S 462156.8 3751698.1 7,726 Northwest of Mt. Ord - Moderate Hike 34.00183 -111.48720 12S 455009.3 3762465.4 5,982 On Arizona Strip 36.41001 -113.13828 12S 308271.2 4031550.2 8,027 East of Tucson Near observatory - Some Hiking 32.44350 -110.78867 12S 519864.9 3589615.7 9,155 MOUNTBALDY 33.90619 -109.56288 11403.4 Very near - on Reservation 33.93758 -109.60510 12S 628915.0 3756111.2 11,354 Mt. Ord (White Mtns) 33.93758 -109.6051 11357 North Phoenix Mountain - Short Hike 33.54305 -111.96145 12S 410738.4 3711906.1 2,259 On Rim North of Khol's Ranch 34.37486 -111.14385 12S 486774.0 3803730.7 7,798 South of Forrest Lakes 34.29346 -110.77192 12S 520990.0 3794718.8 7,218 North Phoenix 33.58536 -112.07239 12S 400486.3 3716698.3 2,103 South of Payson 34.16868 -111.33960 12S 468700.7 3780911.2 4,886 East side of Usery Pass 33.48591 -111.59710 12S 444528.8 3705316.6 3,311 Off I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson 32.63511 -111.40070 12S 462414.8 3610907.3 3,369 Squaw Peak in North Phoenix - Hike 33.54730 -112.02089 12S 405223.4 3712430.1 2,607 Just east of Mount Peeley 34.00544 -111.43881 6192 South of Globe 33.28235 -110.82125 12S 516644.3 3682603.4 7,846 Pine Butte 33.98701 -111.43599 6400 Northwest of Four Peaks 33.74897 -111.40099 12S 462860.8 3734395.0 6,234 Located in the , due east of Cordes Junction. 34.29728 -111.78572 6814 Located south of Prescott in the . 34.33645 -112.40074 Point on the Rim above Pine 34.40966 -111.46442 6979 Mesa Drive & University 33.42234 -111.82270 12S 423514.2 3698411.5 1,243 Northwest of Yuma 33.30840 -113.98133 12S 222419.4 3689445.0 3,623 Southeast of Show Low 34.20590 -109.94289 12S 597387.7 3785491.2 7,593 On Rim West of Woods Canyon Lake 34.35312 -111.05643 12S 494810.2 3801311.4 7,818 Southernmost Peak Near Nogales 31.35436 -111.05685 12R 494592.5 3468876.2 4,719 On the Ft McDowell Reservation Northeast of Mesa 33.54064 -111.69349 12S 435614.4 3711440.3 2,829 White Moutains West of Hannagan Meadow 33.62081 -109.42912 12S 645715.5 3721220.0 9,092 White Mountains South of Hannagan Medow 33.43992 -109.37101 12S 651421.7 3701244.1 8,784 Near St. George 36.82166 -113.52051 12S 275191.7 4078053.5 6,041 Shaw Butte at the Radio Towers 33.59369 -112.08655 12S 399181.9 3717635.6 2,148 South of Globe in the 33.29319 -110.83588 12S 515280.5 3683803.1 4,876 South of Quartzsite-Kofa Mtns - Hike 33.3592 -114.0827 11S 771458 3694912 7,810 Located just outside Apache Junction along US 60 Just south of the Freeway Juncti 33.38064 -111.48349 2139 North of Aguila 34.06506 -113.35576 12S 282593.7 3771874.1 5,241

Printed: 9/16/2008 OPERATION ON-TARGET

NUTS AND BOLTS

1. A vital resource is the Operation On-Target Activity Chapter in the second volume of the new Varsity Program Features Books. Either order one from the Grand Canyon Council Scout Shops or pick one up at Huddle. It does a very good job of explaining the program.

2. Spend time in weekly Team meetings making preparations. Construct hand mirrors for each Varsity Scout to keep with him and practice. Spend time in weekly meetings constructing a larger signal mirror that is approximately 24" X 24". The Operation On-Target Activity Booklet contains instructions on making and aiming hand mirrors and larger mirrors.

3. Pick a peak wherever your team wants to go, and then send in the enclosed registration form as soon as possible. Please list your top three preferred peaks. Peaks are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The District and/or Council OT Committee will coordinate any duplications in peak assignments in the event that some other team has applied for the same peak and attempt to make sure that you won’t be off somewhere by yourselves. Check the peak list and assignments page in this site.

4. Get permission to use the tower if you are going to one of the many peaks where there is a fire tower. Contact the local district forest ranger and gain access. Many of the peaks have a fire tower that increases visibility. Since the fire danger will have passed, (hopefully), it is important to discuss this with the forest service early so a ranger will be there to let you on the tower. It is also important to discuss any restrictions that may be at your selected peak.

5. Know how to use a compass to find the direction for each peak being occupied. It is important that the young men are comfortable with using their compasses.

6. You will need to obtain good maps of the area where you are going. One option is to use a pilot’s aeronautical chart of the state for your compass work. A good one can be obtained at no charge from the Arizona State Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Division at their office in Phoenix or at any of the small airports in the area. The best maps for any of the National Forest areas are the maps published by the US Forest Service for each of the forests. These show the roads and trails. If you have to hike in a topographical map of the area around your peak will also be of great benefit. Get these at any good map store

7. Make the activity fun. Link in other activities with On-Target. Suggestions are backpacking to the peak, do a service project, or work on advancement.

8. Review your resources and arrange to have a HAM radio operator with you at your peak. This can enhance your success, giving you immediate confirmation of the signal your Team has sent. Check the instructions for the HAM radio operators. Signaling is from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.

9. A Mountaintop Ceremony is conducted when signaling is complete. This is an excellent opportunity to discuss the importance of being On-Target in all aspects of their lives. This is an opportunity to have a meaningful Coaches Corner, present awards such as an Activity Pin, and discuss the young men's feelings through a reflection. Also, letters from prominent people have been prepared discussing the importance of keeping their lives On-Target. These letters will be available prior to the activity and should be read during the Mountaintop Ceremony.

10. Prepare a time capsule for the Team next year in conjunction with the Mountaintop Ceremony. Instructions for the time capsule are in the Team Resource Book.

11. Appoint a historian to record the activities. An important part of On-Target is to have a great story to tell. Those can be shared in a parent’s night. A Flashback may be held where you will have an opportunity to compete in the Best Told Story contest. Be creative in presenting your story. Use pictures, videos, music, etc. It is most effective if the story covers all aspects of the activity from preparation to mountaintop.

12. A Flashback may be held in District Varsity Huddle in October. Awards may be presented for longest flash, largest mirror, etc.

13. REMEMBER that this is a great opportunity for the Varsity Scout to grow personally. Make sure the young men are involved in the planning and preparation.

If done with the right preparation the Operation On-Target activity will be meaningful and fun even if it is cloudy or it rains.

Reflection Ideas…….

THE REST OF "ON TARGET"…THE MOUNTAIN TOP EXPERIENCE AND COACHES CORNER

Following the signal flashing and recording the event from your peak, you as the adult leader have the opportunity to create a memorable experience. This is a great opportunity for a reflection on the On Target experience and on life and our purpose in life.

Hold a Reflection and create a memorable experience!

One idea is that after you have eaten your lunch; take 20 minutes to share your thoughts on the creation of this beautiful earth and of the many blessings that we have been given by our Heavenly Father. Read aloud the creation and what our relationship is in the creation. What we are to know and what we are to accomplish while we live thru our mortal sojourn here. Express your inner feelings along with your love and concern for each member of the group.

• Ask for questions and points to be clarified. • Ask a group member to offer a prayer of thanksgiving. • Ask each member to ponder their life and their goals. • Give each youth the letter that you received from his parents, that expresses, their love and esteem for them and how much they mean to their family, how they are an important part of their family and am willing to help out. • After a few minutes of contemplating, have the group share their feelings with each other. Conclude with a word of prayer and have a safe trip home.

Another thought….

On-Target is an excellent activity that has many purposes but its main purpose is to increase a young man’s commitment in his duty to God. This is primarily accomplished through the Mountaintop Ceremony following the signaling. The signaling is a discovery experience that is used in drawing parallels to other subjects. The signaling will be fun, but the real meaningful portion will be the reflection conducted by the Team Coach during the Mountaintop Ceremony.

The Mountaintop Ceremony should include the following: 1. Song and prayer 2. Present the On-Target Pin for each participant 3. Other advancement including merit badges Reflection Ideas…….

4. Read letters from famous person and religious leader 5. Prepare time capsule memorabilia 6. Reflection 7. Coach’s corner 8. Closing prayer

It is critical that the Coach be prepared to conduct an effective reflection. Attached, you will find various discussion points that can used during the reflection. However, the Coach needs to be constantly observing the activities and how they can be discussed in the reflection. The Coach needs to know this information, but the reflection should not be a sermon by the Coach. Make every attempt to draw out these points from the young men. It is not necessary that they bring out every point. It is important that the parallels that are drawn are meaningful to them and that they feel the Spirit. FOCUS ON WHAT THEY FEEL!

Possible questions you can ask that will draw out their feelings are: 1. Did you have fun? Why? 2. Was it difficult to aim the mirror? When was it most difficult? Was there anything that you did to help you aim the mirror? 3. How did you feel when you saw the first signal from another peak? 4. If a hike was involved, ask them about the difficulty of the hike? How did they feel? 5. How do you feel being on top of this mountain? Do you remember how the Lord uses mountains with His people in the scriptures? Discuss. 6. What other aspects of this activity can you relate to the scriptures? (Light, signaling, etc.) 7. What was the purpose of this activity? 8. Any other questions that you feel are appropriate. If you are prayerful and prepared, you will be lead and guided to ask the right questions.

If the Coach is prepared, is observant of the activities of the weekend and conducts an effective reflection, the young men, and the Coach, will come closer to God.

Spiritual Parallels to LDS Principals Taught By Operation On-Target

1. Mountains - Holy Places of God a. I Nephi 11:1 - Nephi is caught away in spirit to high mountain. b. I Nephi 17:7 - Nephi is commanded to get into mountain to speak with Lord. c. I Nephi 18:3 - Nephi goes into mountains often to pray. d. Ether 3 & 4 - The Brother of Jared speaks with the Lord upon a mountain. e. D & C 17:1 - Urim and Thumim given to Brother of Jared on mountain. f. Moses 1:1 - Moses is caught up into mountain. g. Moses 1:1-2, 42 - God speaks to Moses on mountain. h. Mountains are physically closer to where God dwells, very clean places, secluded places, take great effort to reach. i. Temples today are called the Mountain of the Lord.

2. Light - Light is what mirrors reflect to give signal. a. 3 Nephi 12:16 - Let your light so shine… see your good works. b. D & C 86:11 - The Lord’s servants to be light unto Gentiles c. D & C 103:9 - Saints sent to be Light unto the world Reflection Ideas…….

d. I Nephi 17:3 - The Lord will be your Light in the wilderness. e. Light is a symbol of knowledge, truth and righteousness. f. Area covered by mirror flash is large and has tremendous range. g. Brilliance of mirror flash – Brilliance of God’s personal Being. Relate to Joseph Smith's first vision and his description of God.

3. Ensign unto the Nations – Flag or banner (Example to the world) a. 2 Nephi 11:12 - The Lord will lift up an Ensign to the Nations. b. D & C 64:42 - Zion to be an Ensign unto people. c. Hymn - High on the Mountain Top (See lyrics)

4. Visual and audio signaling. Prayer a. The Team’s outgoing signal is like a prayer to God. The return signal is like God answering our prayers. b. In order for the communication to be effective, the sender must be aimed properly (focused). In order to see the signal, the Team must be looking in that direction to see the light. Sometimes we are looking in a different direction and miss the signal (or answer to prayer). Sometimes we can’t see the signal because the haze covers it.

5. Climb to Highest Peak Goal Attainment

6. Team Work, Priesthood brotherhood, Cooperative effort

7. “On-Target”… Obedience to the Lord’s commandments allows us to be in tune with the prompting of our Heavenly Father. We are in line with the Lord’s desires and programs.

8. Using a mirror to reflect some of the sun’s light is symbolic of our using the Priesthood to reflect God’s power to do well in the world.

9. The larger the mirror, the further the signal can be seen. The stronger our testimonies are, the more people we can influence for good. Reflection Ideas…….

“Let Your Light Shine”

At a spectacular lookout point at Beaver Varsity Scout High Adventure Base, in Central Utah, an older Scout Leader recalled to his boys the following account.

“I remember as a boy scout, in 1926, climbing high above tree-line to the top of that distant peak right there, Mt. Delano, in a similar Operation, much like Operation “On- Target!” It was our nation’s Sesqui-Centennial Celebration of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence, then 150 years ago!”

“Someone conceived of the idea of symbolically spanning the message of independence across our great land by assigning groups (mostly Boy Scout Troops I suppose) to peaks and vantage points in a long line all across the United States from Boston to Los Angeles. Then after dark, at an appointed time, a bonfire would be started in Boston and as soon as it was seen by the next troop, they’d light theirs, and so on.”

“I remember carrying my share, a 4 foot length of telephone pole to the top. Why, we made our fire so big that the boys on Timpanogas saw ours so brightly that they lit theirs before those on Mount Nebo in between even got theirs started!”

“I’ve often thought about that. If we let our light shine so brightly, perhaps our good example will make up for others who maybe are a little slow of doing what they ought to be doing.”

“Rise Above the Rest”

The story is told of King Louis XIV’s son, the prince, who was kidnapped by a band of evil revolutionists. They took the lad and over many months exposed him to every conceivable vice. The tempted him with sumptuous, rich foods and with wine, and liquor. Their language was filthy and profane. They told him dirty stories to pollute his young mind. They tempted him by making women of loose moral character available for his every desire. There was nothing that the mind of man can conceive, which these men were no prepared to indulge him.

Many months passed, he never compromised one standard. They were baffled and astonished. They said, “Why? Why have you not taken advantage of all these luxuries, food, liquor, loose women, etc?” He stood before them fair and tall, head erect and replied; “I cannot do what you ask, for I was born to be a king.”

You young men were born to be kings and gods. Always rise above the rest; walk in high places stand on holy ground and walk uprightly before the Lord.

What if On Target day is cloudy? Having alternate plans

On Target is held on the third Saturday of July (and September in GCC) every year. This particular date gives us the best chance of clear skies and favorable weather conditions. During the many years that I have been involved with On Target, only once has cloudy weather made signaling with the mirrors impossible. All is not lost if inclement weather occurs on On Target day, however. Following are some thoughts concerning alternative plans if clouds prevent signaling: The Mountain Top Ceremony (MTC) can still be held, making use of the letters from parents and church leaders. The symbolic nature of scaling a mountain as it relates to succeeding in life can be discussed. Objects can still be placed in a Time Capsule. Feelings and/or testimonies can still be shared. The young men could write letters to their parents, in response to those they received from their parents. The ham radio operators can still communicate with each other. An in-depth exposure to amateur radio could be meaningful. The ham could discuss propagation, types of radios, how to obtain a license, Morse code, and other aspects of hamming. Work could be done on merit badges such as Backpacking, Nature, Wilderness Survival, Camping, Hiking, Camping, Orienteering, etc. Varsity Letter activities could be carried out. The scouts could perform service in the area of your encampment. Trail improvement, trash pickup and removal, the building of a mountaintop cairn, or erosion control are some possibilities. Mountain games or activities could be held, such as Steal The Flag, Stick It To Me, orienteering, or map and compass work. A mountain-top Court of Honor could still be held, with the awarding of merit badges or other accomplishments. In short, a cloudy day does not doom this activity. At the very least, you will have enjoyed a wonderful camping experience in the mountains, having had an opportunity to share feelings and experiences in a beautiful setting. Be prepared with a "PLAN B" in case inclement weather occurs. We all need to exercise our faith and prayers that we might be blessed with clear skies and smog-free valleys on ON TARGET morning! (Our thanks to Michael Taylor and his OT web site for the Utah Parks Council at http://members.home.net/mdtaylormd/ontarget.htm).

Operation ON-TARGET! Radio Plan

DATE: September 1, 2008 TO: All Ham Radio Operators supporting the 2008 Operation On-Target. FROM: Gary Hinton AC7R, Operation On-Target Radio Coordinator Mike Heaton KD7YIE, Operation On-Target Coordinator RE: 2008 Ham Operator Communications Plan

Once again thanks to all of you for volunteering your help for the 2008 Operation On-Target Mountaintop mirror signaling experience. Gary Goetz, our long time Net Control will again be helping us this year as the Net Control on Mt. Ord.

Because of a change in the Greens Peak repeater, and the linking mechanism, the Mt. Ord repeater is now linked from Greens Peak to Flagstaff to Mt. Ord to Pinal, giving us coverage to the north, east and south.

We will also have a Control Operator for the Phoenix Metro area and the West side, on White Tanks. He is Barry Hoffman, K7BLH. All Phoenix area and West side peaks should be checking in with him, not Mt. Ord.

We will use the following 2-meter frequencies:

147.360 + PL 162.2 Mt. Ord East Side Hailing Frequency – Tonto Basin 147.140 + PL 162.2 Mt. Elden Flagstaff Area 147.200 + PL 162.2 Pinal Southeast Side Hailing Frequency 147.380 + PL 79.7 White Tanks West Side and Phoenix Metro Area Hailing Frequency 146.680 – PL 162.2 Smith Peak West Side Hailing Frequency - backup 146.720 - PL 162.2 Greens Peak Northeast Side Hailing Frequency

If you have an FRS radio, bring it and tune to Channel 7 with a CODE 0. After you establish communications on the FRS Radio, then switch to a different channel with a PL Code.

The operational time is from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Saturday, September 20, 2008. We would like to have a quick check-in on Friday the 19th at 8:45 PM on the Mt. Ord linked repeaters to check out our equipment. We realize not everyone will be able to check in at this time, as some units will be camping overnight in places that may not be able to hit the repeater. Please try from wherever you are so we can work out procedures. On Saturday morning we would like to establish communications with everyone on the repeater frequencies starting around 8:30 a.m. to allow time to work out any glitches that may arise and to make sure our radios are operable. Try checking in on the FRS Radios also to see if they will work.

Mt. Ord, being in the middle of the Tonto Basin, is always a very busy mountaintop. It is recommended that at least 2 radio operators be at this site to handle all of the communications and flash coordination. One could handle the net freq while the other is on simplex.

The description that follows is for the Net Control operation on the Mt. Ord repeater: As we have done in years past, for this activity we will begin on a common "hailing" frequency to establish Grand Canyon Council Operation On-Target

our initial contacts with the other mountaintop ham operators and their associated Varsity Teams. The Net control operator will monitor the repeater frequency to control the net. His responsibility will be to coordinate the contacts, try to keep order to our communication, and relay any information between stations that may not be in range to make contact directly. Frequency Type Once you have established radio contact with another operator on the repeater 146.48 Simplex and want to try to establish mirror contact, you will be directed to one of the 146.52 Simplex following simplex frequencies shown in the following table. 146.54 Simplex 146.56 Simplex After you have confirmed the mirror flash with the other mountain peak, then 147.46 Simplex QSY back to the repeater frequency for your next radio contact. Then repeat the 147.52 Simplex process again.

147.54 Simplex Once again this year we are trying to improve our way of contacting the peaks 147.56 Simplex that are usually very busy. It is a method of regionalizing the contacts with those Note: 146.52 is the that they should be able to contact. The plan is described below “Regional National Simplex Calling Frequency Radio Op Plan”. Please give it a try. We are always interested in making it better. If you have an idea on how we can to this, please let us know!!

NOTES AND TIPS 1. As you can see from the list, there are several teams that do not have a ham radio operator. If you know of anyone that would be willing to participate, please call or email Mike Heaton or Gary Hinton. Their contact information is below. 2. Every team has a different skill level in the use of the mirrors. So, the radio coordination will be extremely important, especially for some of the longer distances. Your help is appreciated to help each team make as many successful contacts as possible. 3. Don't forget that the repeater and simplex frequencies are open to the ham community and are NOT dedicated to our exclusive use. Please be kind and considerate to other traffic, especially on the repeaters. 4. Involve the boys by letting them handle the radio as well. You are the control operator, but you can let them do the speaking. There may be a future ham radio operator in the team. 5. This is an annual event. We really appreciate your participation and hope that you will be available next year. This is a great activity and is getting bigger and better every year, thanks to you.

Regional Radio Op Plan for Operation On Target!

The Teams participating in On Target will use a suggested repeater for each region. The Teams surrounding a regional repeater would belong to that region and focus their efforts on Teams in their region. Teams around the White Mountains area would be in the East region and use the Greens Peak Repeater (146.720 - PL 162.2). The Central region would be handled by Mt. Ord (147.360 + PL 162.2). The Southeast region could be handled by a repeater on (147.200 + PL 162.2). The Phoenix Metro Area and the West region would be handled by a repeater on White Tanks (147.380 + PL 79.7) with Smith Peak (146.68 - PL 162.2) as a backup. It we get a lot of Teams way down south, a South region could be established around Mt. Lemmon (146.66 - PL 110.9) or (147.22 + PL 110.9).

Teams should focus on the Teams in their region but could also try to contact those that they may be able to see outside of their region. These 'others' would require them to contact those peaks on their region repeater.

Operation On Target Radio Plan Grand Canyon Council Operation On-Target

This may sound like more coordination, but if we focus on the list for each region, each team could concentrate on this list of peaks and not worry about others until those within their region have all been contacted.

Mike Heaton KD7YIE Gary Hinton AC7R Gary Goetz K7WZX Barry Hoffman K7BLH OT Coordinator OT Radio Coordinator OT Network Control OT Network Control 480-969-5318 480-833-7173 on Mt Ord on White Tanks [email protected] [email protected] 480-279-1934 602- 689-1089 [email protected] [email protected]

Central Region: Mount Ord Western Region: White Tanks Southeast Region: Pinal Peak (147.360 + PL 162.2). (147.380 + PL 79.7) (147.200 + PL 162.2). Mount Ord Smith Peak (146.680 – PL 162.2) Blue Jay Ridge Mount Peeley Apache Maid Mountain Webb Peak Myrtle Point Buckeye Mountain Webb Peak Lookout Woods Canyon Lake Road Harquahala Mountain Mt. Baldy Promontory Point Horsethief Lookout Tower Signal Peak (Globe) Al Fulton Point Humboldt Mountain Mt. Lemmon Milk Ranch Point Black Mountain Aztec Peak Cochise Stronghold Baker Butte Smith Peak Guthrie Peak Browns Peak (Four Peaks) Spruce Mountain Heliograph Peak Burnt Point Towers Mountain Mount. Lemmon Colcord Mountain Union, Mount Picacho Peak Deer Springs Lookout Tower White Pinal Peak Diamond Point Squaw Peak (Camp Verde) Radio Peak Flat Iron Table Top Mountains Fortuna Peak Gentry Point Lookout Tower East Region: Greens Peak Goldmine Mountain (146.720 - PL 162.2) Hi View Point Greens Peak Phoenix Metro area: White Tanks Iron Mountain Mt. Baldy (147.380 + PL 79.7) Mazatzal Peak Signal Peak (Globe) Flat Iron Mcfadden Peak Aztec Pk. Usery Pass Milk Ranch Point Mt. Ord South Mountain Mound Mountain Mt. Graham (Mt. Baldy only) Nelson Lake Point Gentry Lookout Squaw Peak () Oxbow Hill Baldy Peak Shaw Butte Pass Mountain Bryce Mountain Silly Mountain Pine Mountain Peak Squaw Peak (Near Young) Cerro Montoso "A" Mountain (Tempe) Escudilla Lookout North Mountain Hyde Mountain Red Mountain Northwest Region: Hualapai Hutch Mountain Mountain (146.760 - PL 131.8). Mesa Redondo Estrella Black Rock Mountain Mt. Ord (White Mtns) Polaris Mountain Elden Mountain Lookout Tower Porter Mountain (Show Low) Reno Lookout Mount Trumbull Rose Peak Seegmiller Mountain Hayden Peak

Operation On Target Radio Plan OT2008 - Peak Assignment List 2008

2007 On Target Assignment Sheet

CELL (for LOCATION TEAM SPONSOR DISTRICT CAPTAIN EMAIL COACH PHONE contact on peak) EMAIL RADIO OP. CALL SIGN PHONE Ham email ON TARGET NET CONTROL-EAST Gary Goetz K7WZX [email protected] ON TARGET NET CONTROL-WEST Barry Hoffman N7YHW [email protected] "A" Mountain** 6216 Highland Ward, Superstition Seth Harris Dave Petersen 480-221-6875 480-221-6875 [email protected] Agassiz Peak (SF Peaks - Flagstaff) 6557 Hillside Ward, Lehi Stake Mesa Kyle Farabee Mike Chavez 480-844-2786 303-263-1629 [email protected] Al Fulton Point 6459 Poinsettia Wrd, Mesa South Stake Mesa Zach Cory 480-310-0675 James Carroll 480-844-7035 [email protected] Ron Gregory N1AHH [email protected] Apache Maid Mountain 6786 Falcon Hill Ward, Stake Mesa Tyler Penrod Brandon Smith 480-296-1157 [email protected] Aztec Peak Big Pine Flat 6 Lehi 2nd Ward, Lehi Stake Mesa JT Haynes 480‐628‐1687 [email protected] Black Rock Mountain Blue Jay Ridge (Mt. Graham) 5736 Thatcher 6th Ward Coronado Cody Rogers Jeff Richardson 928-348-9666 928-965-3628 [email protected] Blue Jay Ridge (Mt. Graham) 5120 Safford 4th Ward, Safford Stake Coronado Herb Stoner Jesse Nevin 928-428-7179 602-402-6209 [email protected] Browns Peak (Four Peaks) 9504 Monument Ward, Lehi Stake Mesa Jared Neil [email protected] Deon Osborn 480‐986‐9096 480-242-9600 [email protected] Deon Osborn KC7DQB 480-242-9600 [email protected] Browns Peak (Four Peaks) 6889 Settlers Meadow Ward, Greenfield Stk San Tan Chris Freudendahl [email protected] Richard O. Lee 480-814-8374 480-216-4535 [email protected] Bryce Mountain Burnt Point Camelback Mountain 6418 Mt Shadows Ward, Camelback Stk Four Peaks Seth Lundell [email protected] Mark Lundell 623-483-8489 623-483-8489 [email protected] Carol Springs Mountain 6854 Red Mountain Ward, Alta Mesa Stake Mesa James Taylor Jared Kelm 480-807-8312 480-229-8514 [email protected] Jared Kelm K7IVC 480-229-8514 [email protected] Colcord Mountain 6609 Wrd, Deer Valley Stake Thunderbird Jedi Luster [email protected] Jeromy Smith 480-551-4815 623-236-0082 [email protected] Leonard Pennock AD7AS [email protected] Diamond Point 6761 Mesa 61st Ward, Mesa East Stake Mesa Ryan Wilson Jake Watson 928-322-4468 [email protected] Gary Hinton AC7R 480-833-7173 [email protected] Escudilla Lookout Gentry Lookout 6838 Desert Wells Ward, Superstition Stake Superstition Chantz Gillespie Darren Elg 480-988-5444 [email protected] Chris McBride KB7QXQ 480‐307‐8092 Goldmine Mountain 6082 Chandler Heights, QC Chandler Hts Stk Superstition Preston Browning Brad Greer 602-390-1273 [email protected] Greens Peak Lookout 6654 Mesa 30th Ward, Mesa Ernest McKay 602-481-5445 602-339-4477 [email protected] Ted Vawter AD1N [email protected] Guthrie Peak 5734 Safford 7th W, Safford Stake Coronado Matt Richens [email protected] Pete Chidester 928-428-2765 928-651-3673 [email protected] Joel Bingham KC7ELJ 928-428-4338 Harquahala Peak 6061 Manistee Ranch Ward, Glendale Stake Thunderbird Daniel Simonson Arlen Scorse 623-435-7033 602-809-2110 [email protected] Paul Somonsom KB7YIK 623-930-8682 Hayden Peak (Hualipai-Kingman) 7005 Bagdad Ward, Prescott Stake Old Capitol Paul Harrington Thor Anderson 928-925-5571 [email protected] Heliograph Peak 6534 Evergreen Ward, Mesa Central Sake Mesa Adam Kent John Wilson 480-890-2226 480-233-2075 [email protected] Jay Smith KB7MWU 480-208-3625 [email protected] Hi View Point 9541 Glenview Ward, Kimball Stake Mesa Jarrah Faulkner Wilford Taylor 480-892-2165 480-285-9476 [email protected] Humbolt Mountain Lookout Tower 6547 Fairway Groves Ward, Alta Mesa St Mesa AJ Wigginton Jason Hughes 480-219-4454 480-748-1423 [email protected] Joe Myers KB6HHF 480-329-7384 [email protected] Humbolt Mountain Lookout Tower 6754 3 Fountains Ward, Mesa North Stake Mesa Dillon Ottney Lamont Miskin 480-844-1379 480-688-7787 [email protected] Humphreys Peak 7016 Del Rio Ward, Chino Valley Old Capitol Argyle Junathan Peter Fife 928-636-7003 928-636-7000 [email protected] Hutch Mountain 6265 Gateway Ward, Phoenix East Stake Camelback Eric Davis Andy Johnson 602-722-4422 Need Email!!!!!!! Kehl Spring Point 6450 Dobson Ward Mesa Mitchell Jones John Halter 480-370-4649 [email protected] Hunter Heaton KE7FEE 480-273-5913 [email protected]

Ladybug Saddle (Mt Graham) 5737 Thatcher 7th Ward Coronado Ethan McBride [email protected] Phil McBride 928-428-0195 928-965-7081 [email protected] Madera Peak 6599 Estrella Hills Ward, Buckeye Stake Firebird Brandon Knight Seth Carroll 602-320-1769 [email protected] Jim Puza KIE7APB [email protected] Mcfadden Peak 6363 Gilbert 3rd Ward, Highland Stake San Tan Wes Cary Steve Carling 480-503-4015 602-578-8383 [email protected] Milk Ranch Point 6860 60th Ward, Mesa East Stake Mesa James Parker Ken Hardison 480-835-9432 480-510-0132 [email protected] Jim Millar KD7OHS 480-964-1373 [email protected] Milk R anch P oi nt NE 6856 Fremont Hill W ard , S alt Ri ver Stk Mesa QiQuincy Whit ney RllBiklRussell Bickle 480-699 -7156 480-220 -4498 rbickl ex@h ot mail .com Mingus Mountain 6099 Paulden Ward, Prescott Stake Old Capitol Hunter Jones Justin Cluff 928-636-5712 480-861-7995 [email protected] Brian Carpenter N7VGD 928-861-7995 [email protected] 6716 Vista Peaks Ward, Alta Mesa Stake Mesa Brady Boren [email protected] Clint Goodman 480-985-2948 480-365-9193 [email protected] Richard Latimer W7RTL 480-985-2682 [email protected] Mount Peeley 6655 Edgewood Ward, Kimball East Stk Mesa Jesse Castillo Larry Hall 480-834-4089 480-280-0026 [email protected] Jogan Hansen KE7BRG 480-986-5813 Mt. Ord Lookout Tower 6477 Mt. Ridge Ward Mesa Zack Thompson Kris Spilsbury 480-219-8670 [email protected] Mt. Ord Lookout Tower 6688 Acacia Ward, Pueblo Stake Mesa Devin Duke Jackson Hallows 602-459-6681 [email protected] Jason Reed KD7QFW 480-668-2818 Mt. Wrightson Myrtle Point 6549 Lindsay Ward, Hermosa Vista Stake Mesa Bryce Smith Bryan Johnston 480-659-5844 602-421-8143 [email protected] Timo Hansen N7CDQ (480) 986-5813 [email protected] Myrtle Point 6867 Mesa 12th Ward, Mesa East Stake Mesa Riley Worthen [email protected] Jason Burrell 480-844-0078 480-694-9747 [email protected] Jason Burrell KE7VOT 480-694-9747 [email protected] Ox Bow Hill Pass Mountain (Scarface) 6490 ?? Superstition Brent Russon Jared Harris 480-357-4044 480-283-4829 [email protected]

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2007 On Target Assignment Sheet

CELL (for LOCATION TEAM SPONSOR DISTRICT CAPTAIN EMAIL COACH PHONE contact on peak) EMAIL RADIO OP. CALL SIGN PHONE Ham email Picacho Peak (Peak Currently Closed) Piestewa Peak 6772 Alta Mesa Stake Mesa Ryan Kelley [email protected] Jared Johnston 480-969-5859 [email protected] Dennis Bietry KE7EJF [email protected] Pinal Peak South of Globe 6396 Century Gardens Wd, Kimball East Stk Mesa Stewart Craft [email protected] Lewis Merkley 480-830-8364 [email protected] Quinn McGhan KE7VKZ 480-635-6186 [email protected] Pine Butte 6359 Dana Ward, Pueblo Stake Mesa Sheldon Hassell Trent Payne 480-967-1101 480-277-5442 [email protected] Richard Hale N7VKR 602-679-9300 [email protected]. Pine Mountain (Near Four Peaks) 6855 Desert Vists Ward, Kimball East Stake Mesa Anthony Schmidt Orson Wilkins 480-807-2379 602-524-3391 [email protected] Orson Wilkins KC7PKIE 602-524-3391 [email protected] Pine Mountain (Pine Mountain Wilderness) 6868 Sunrise Mountain Ward, Peoria No. Stk Firebird Taylor Gleave Curt Bowler 623-362-2856 602-999-8792 [email protected] Dustin Deppe K7DTD 623-537-1423 Pine Point (On Rim above Pine) 6452 Miller Ward, Mesa North Stake Mesa Landon Petersen Dwight Larsen 480-964-6908 602-980-3192 [email protected] Mike Heaton KD7YIE 602-708-0158 [email protected] Pine Point (On Rim above Pine) 45 Desert Mountain Ward Four Peaks Ashton Charles Tom Sims 480-860-6529 480-216-3324 [email protected] Promentory Point 6403 Madero Ward, Desert Ridge Stake Superstition Jaron Chatwin Travis Williams 480‐986‐1129 480‐262‐8661 [email protected] Tim Tait N7ZVF [email protected] Rose Peak 5031 Duncan Ward, Duncan Stake Coronado Ethan Aden Melvin Bowman 928-687-1216 928-965-4867 [email protected] Shaw Butte @ Radio Towers 6384 Twin Knolls Ward Superstition Wayne Bluth Ben McBratney 480-361-3006 480-735-1904 [email protected] John Ferguson N7YHW 480-830-6588 [email protected] Signal Peak (So. Of Globe) 6377 Stonebridge Wrd, Salt River Stake Mesa Mathan Helbig Rex Benesch 480-325-0640 480-215-1980 [email protected] Garrett Lingard KE7BRC [email protected] Signal Peak (So. Of Globe) 6630 Keating Ward, Mesa West Stake Mesa Jack Bolinder Tyler Crowder 480‐839‐1087 [email protected] Derald Mullenaux KE7ESW 480-231-6314 [email protected] Silly Mountain (Apache Jct. 6538 Kingsburogh Park Ward, Pueblo Stake Mesa Ben Riding 6025-228-5042 [email protected] James Pace KD7KUF [email protected]

South Mountain East 6685 Encinas Ward, Stabley Staked San Tan Robert Walker [email protected] Peter Vallejo 480-497-6271 [email protected] South Mountain Lookout 6779 Harris Park Ward, Lehi Stake Mesa David Shoemaker Marvin Kerby 480-834-5508 480-231-5919 [email protected] South Mountain Lookout 670 Santa Fe Ward, Peoria Stake Firebird Don Habecker [email protected] Mitchell Echiverri 623-878-4645 480-262-6782 Bruce Johnson N7DDT 623‐979‐4626 [email protected] South Mountain Parking Lot 6858 Cooper Ward, Mesa South Stake Mesa Dylan Smith Daniel Hancock 480-326-2488 Bob Backus KE7UGJ 480-695-5309 [email protected] South Mountain Towers 6483 Gilbert 4th Ward San Tan Jensen Rainey Gary Smith 480-926-0450 602-315-5406 [email protected] Spruce Mountain 6097 Buckeye 1st Ward, Buckeye Stake Firebird Rylan Maxwell Scott Wellman 623-466-9371 [email protected] Squaw Peak (Camp Verde) Squaw Peak (Near Young) 6844 Silver Creek Ward, Gilbert Stake San Tan Jon Rogers [email protected] Bryan Evans 480-223-3542 480-529-4375 Superstition Flat Iron 9542 Lenora Ward, Hermosa Vista Stake Mesa Ashton Brown Mich Bogle 480-292-2311 [email protected] Superstition Flat Iron 6554 Hillcrest Ward, Hermosa Vist Stake Mesa Cameron Clerc Steve Smith 480-834-3204 [email protected] Superstition Summit 6968 Ocotillo Ward Superstition Moses Rodriguez Brandon Hall (480)225-0435 [email protected] Table Top Mountain Towers Mountain (Crown King) 6759 Sunny Mesa Ward Mesa Kyle Clifford Jeff Jolley 480-204-3704 [email protected] Kevin Wesolowski KD7DFV [email protected] Usery Mountain (@ Microwave Towers) 6859 Emeral Acres Ward,Mesa South Stk Mesa Jason Larson Chase Rogers 480-415-5713 480-415-5713 [email protected] Caleb Hinton KD7LNW 602-288-7236 Usery Mountain (Not @ Microwave Towers) 6157 Vinyard Ward, Maricopa Stake Mesa Sam Anderson Alan Giauque 480-396-8874 602-622-7051 [email protected] Jon Hansen N7ZVJ [email protected] Usery Pass (on the ground) Webb Peak (Mt. Graham) 5016 Safford 3rd Ward Coronado Darren Webb Nathan Green 920-428-5900 928-322-1681 [email protected] West Peak LOT (Mt. Graham) 5091 Thatcher 3rd Ward Coronado Jared Hatch Randy Bryce 928-428-2329 928-651-1922 [email protected] White Tank Mnts (Microwave Towers) 6771 Preston Ward, Alta Mesa Stake Mesa Anthony Johnson Michael Puhlmann 480-830-2016 602-809-8596 [email protected] Peter Noll K7RQM 480-241-8191 [email protected] Woods Canyon Lake Road 6497 Mountain Ranch Wd, Desert Ridge Stk Superstition Malachi Mecham Jared Mokofisi 480-984-1505 480-452-9992 [email protected] Ron Butters N7QBR 480-357-1126 [email protected] Woods Canyon Lake Road 6674 Southern Estates Ward, Kimball Stk Mesa Subastin Marriot Neil Nielson 480-829-3054 602-540-3108 [email protected] Woods Canyon Lake Road 6776 Mesa 76th Ward, Mesa East Stake Mesa Aaron Toone [email protected] Michael Toone 480-898-7002 602-228-0385 [email protected] Young Road (Rim East) 6 Salt River Ward, Citrus Heights Stake Mesa Todd Allen 480-229-7358 [email protected] Steve Ramsey KIE7BVF 480*380-5774 Zimmerman P oi nt

Waiting For Peak Choice…. 6782 Rittenhouse Ward, QC North Stk Superstition Brandon Brooksby David Ramer 480-279-0909 480-390-1610 [email protected]

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2007 On Target Assignment Sheet

CELL (for LOCATION TEAM SPONSOR DISTRICT CAPTAIN EMAIL COACH PHONE contact on peak) EMAIL RADIO OP. CALL SIGN PHONE Ham email

Statistics 73 Teams 40 Mesa 0 White Mountain 50 Cell Phones 39 HAM Operators 9 Superstition 0 Salt River 5 San Tan 0 Zane Grey 7 Coronado 0 Ocotillo 3 Old Capitol 0 Old Pueblo (Catalina) 4 Firebird 0 Picacho 2 Thunderbird 0 Silver Creek 2 Four Peaks 0 Route 66 1 Camelback 0 Pueblo 0 Escudilla

73 0

Grand Total 73

Grand Canyon Council Page 3 Printed on: 9/16/2008 Brother Dean R. Burgess Short Biography

Dean R. Burgess First Counselor, Young Men General Presidency

Brother Dean R. Burgess, 59, was born to Reid and Ethel King Burgess in Alpine, Utah, and grew up working in the family-owned mercantile store and on their 20- acre farm. His parents taught him the value of family, hard work, and the principles of the gospel.

After returning home from serving a full-time mission in Brazil, Brother Burgess completed his education at Brigham Young University in business management. He is a construction supervisor and home builder. He returned to Brazil in 1997 to serve as president of the Brazil Belo Horizonte East Mission. His other Church service includes counselor in stake presidencies, stake Young Men president, bishop, and high councilor. He currently serves on the National Boy Scouts of America Advisory Council.

Brother Burgess is married to Annette Christensen Burgess, and they reside in Sandy, Utah. They are the parents of five children.

Operation On-Target 2008 After Action Report (Turn in following the activity on September 20, 2008. We will use the information to form a database for further reference describing the peaks in our system. This is also our record for the Rendezvous Gold Passport!! You must have this form filled out and turned in on or before 12/31/08 to qualify!!

General Information: Team No. ______Sponsor: ______Captain: ______Peak/Location: ______Drive/Hike: ______Car/Truck/FWD: ______Hike In Dist.: ______Hike Diff. Easy/Moderate/Difficult: ______Trail Marked (Good/Bad): ______Visibility (360o/270o/ 180o/ 90o/ Give Details) : ______Peak Capacity/How Many Teams: ______Recommend for next year? (yes/no): ______Why or why not: ______

Detailed instructions on how to get to the actual site for signaling: ______GPs Coordinates: North:______West: ______Elevation: ______

Detailed instructions on how to get to the time capsule (if applicable): ______Use of Mirrors: On Look-out Tower: ______Ground: ______Both: ______Need Two Setups? ______Comments: ______

Access: Open/Controlled: ______Contact Name: ______Contact Phone: ______Contact Address: ______Problems/Comments ______

Activity: No. of Boys: ______No. of Leaders: ______

How many times has this unit participated in On-Target: ______

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Mirror Contacts: Location/Peak Radio Verified Team Number 1. ______2. ______3. ______4. ______5. ______6. ______7. ______8. ______9. ______10. ______11. ______12. ______13. ______14. ______15. ______16. ______17. ______18. ______19. ______20. ______

Draw any maps and/or pictures that would be helpful:

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