STEVEN'S EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT

Here's a report about Steven's Eagle project by his Mom: 

Yesterday we had Steven's Eagle Project. It was a big one. Steven basically upgraded the entire Beniun Canyon Campground. He did three projects: made a clearing for activities, repaired an unsafe bridge and put electric lights in the bathrooms. Sophie and Ken will really appreciate that at the next Daddy and Daughter camp-out and being able to go to the bathroom at night with lights. 

A well deserved smile for a job well done!

Steven put me, Nathan and Joshua Brown on clearing the brush from the campsite area.

Nathan

Joshua (?)

Steven, granddad, the Bishop, Brother Reoch and a couple of the other boys worked on the electrical job. This involved digging a trench from the utility shed (that had electricity)  to the bathrooms. We then cut pipe and ran the wires through it and put more pipe up the wall into the bathrooms. Then they put in three lights (boys, girls, and outside) and two light switches. It was really hard. We almost couldn't get the wire through the pipe.

The last job was really hard. We only had about twelve people (not counting JP and Sophie). Steven put Davis and his friends (who all worked extremely hard) on the repairing the bridge.

Sophie brought people water bottles and JP played in the creek.

Joshua Brown and Sophie both got stung by stinging nettle weed, but other than that and one cut, there were no injuries.

 Everyone worked so hard. I had a great lunch for everyone, but it was a really tough project. Steven and Grandpa did not get home till 9:30 that night. That's a ten hour day. In fact, only two people who worked on the Eagle Project made it to Church at 9:00 the next day (Me and Jerremy Woods). The Bishop, Steven, and the Reoch men all stayed home.

I felt a little bad that we nearly killed the Bishop! 

We missed Ken. We really missed him when we couldn't get the electrical wire through our pipes. But, we did figure it out eventually. I sure Ken would have gotten us there sooner, but we did it.

The Church campsite hasn't been improved for years. Going to the bathrooms in the woods at night in the dark is not fun. They did a first rate job with all the wire running inside PCB pipe to protect it from rain and animals. The bridge is much safer and the clearing is a lovely spot. I am so proud of everyone, especially Steven who did a great job running everything.