Trek Calendar

Tuesday, May 9, Identifying Pioneer Ancestors

Tuesday, May 16, CPR/First Aid class for all YW  (YM will have to schedule their own)

Sunday, May 21, (Ward Conference ) 4:30pmTrek Leader Training *mandatory* for all adults/leaders attending trek. If you cannot attend please contact us so we can cover this information with you.  We are required to have NHT (National Historic Trail) training before we go to trek because some of our trails are original historic trails on BLM land.

Tuesday, May 23, "What's in a Name?" Choose your pioneer story & learn it

Wednesday, May 31 Cultural Celebration Practice at Stake Center

Friday, June 2, 2-8pm Dress Rehearsal for Cultural Celebration at Holt Arena

Saturday, June 3, 9am-3pm Dress Rehearsal for Cultural Celebration at Holt Arena

                               4-5:10pm Ticketed Dress Rehearsal

                               7:00pm Performance

Sunday June 4, Idaho Falls Temple Rededication (please see bishopric for recommends)

Monday, June 5, Idaho Falls Temple reopens for ordinance work

First week of June - exact dates TBD for a YW overnight activity. We will pass off camp certifications at this overnight activity.

Tuesday, June 13 - Sew neck coolers and make seats for buckets

Tuesday, June 20 - Medical Prep?

Tuesday, June 27 - Square Dancing

Tuesday, July 4 - No Mutual - Happy 4th of July!

Tuesday, July 11 - Trek Movie night, pass of requirements for trek challenge

Wednesday, July 19 - Youth Temple trip to Idaho Falls 6:30-8:30pm

Thursday, July 20 - Ward Pioneer Activity (dinner, pioneer games and square dancing)

July 24-28 Pioneer Trek at Martin's Cove for all youth. Meet at church Monday, July 24th at 6am. We will return Friday afternoon.

Other Important Information:

We need volunteers to help us between Wed night and Thursday night with moving vehicles from one of our campsites to another campsite while we trek over Rocky Ridge on Thursday.  You could also be a part of our Pioneer Express Relief party if you come. Please contact us if you could come from Wed night to Thursday night to help move vehicles. We will have our testimony meeting Thursday night and would love to have you join us. You could stay with us through Friday morning too of course but you would need to bring a tent.

If you are going on trek please attend the trek activities with us.  You will be able to choose a pioneer to walk for on trek at our activity on May 23rd (if you don't already have an ancestor to walk for). If you already have a pioneer to walk for, still come. Bring the story with you. We will also talk about learning from them. If you cannot come you may still choose a pioneer from the Martin/Willie/Rescue companies.  If you want us to choose one for you, we can do that too.  Just let us know.  If you already have an ancestor in that group please let me know and email me their picture (if you have one) and what you have of their story. 

If you are on a committee but not attending trek, you do not have to attend the NHT training on Sunday, May 21st at 4:30pm. But please attend any meetings for the committee you are on.

Committee chairs are as follows:

Medical: Megan Pierson

Food: Gary & Laree Packard

Transportation/Equipment: Ray Poe & Garth Stoddard

Storytelling: Karen Stoddard

Historian: Jen Bachman

Dance: Jan Carpenter

Clothing: Donna Rodgers

Music: Bernee Stoddard

Everyone going on trek, youth or leader, needs to have a 5 or 6 gallon bucket with gamma lid for the June 13th activity.  We will be making the seats for them.  Bring the bucket and lid (labelled) with a 14 x14 square of fabric for the top, batting for the seat, 12 inches of sticky back Velcro, and a 10-1/2 inch diameter circle cut from foam board for the seat. You can cut this out at the activity but it requires an exacto knife and those may be in short supply. Please bring scissors, exacto knives, extra batting, fabric, sandpaper, foam board and glue guns if you have them. We will also make neck coolers that night. If you have a sewing machine, please let me or Donna Rodgers know and bring it that night for sewing neck coolers. I will post this information on the trek blog too.