There will be PLC at 6:15 tonight to discuss this weeks game night.

Heres he needs to be there- Mark, Evan, Jack and Ignacio.

Sorry for the short notice!-Geren SPL

Of course it does! Just make sure you are documenting your activities in your Scout handbook so we can review it and mark off the requirements when we actually get to meet up again.

Troop,

As we continue to move through this Covid-19, social distancing, stay safe at home and everywhere else stuff, I encourage you to continue learning and Scouting. There are plenty of sites available through a quick Google search that will provide you with the resources to earn merit badges and rank advancement. Just let us know what your plans are and we will support them!

Tonight, again is a Zoom meeting, of course. I want to have you all think about a non-Scouting function to do “together”, but not “together”. Maybe a bike ride, hike, or something like that. Anyway, let me know. This can’t be an official Scout-sponsored gathering, it would be just for fun and volunteer based.

See you guys tonight!

Dan

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Troop,

Below are a couple of resources to keep an eye on. The first one is the State of Colorado Covid update and the second is the Pikes Peak BSA site. As I have been saying all along, we have to abide by these two agency’s guidelines before we can meet in person. This is where I go a couple times a week to see if anything has changed.

On the same note, the Mayor today stated our numbers of Covid are increasing at an alarming rate. He basically gave the community two weeks to make a change, otherwise he would heavily consider re-implementing lockdowns.

I am not posting this info to put any fear into anyone at all. I just want you all to be informed and understand where my decisions are coming from to protect all of us.

Also, a couple of you are bashing out Merit Badges! Good job. Continue that effort! It will make things so much easier when it comes time for advancement through the top three ranks.

See you all in Zoom tonight. As always, if you need something from me, shoot me a text or email, or give me a call. Life is a little crazy right now, we are still renovating our house, so my response time has been a little slower than normal!

Dan

FYI: https://covid19.colorado.gov/safer-at-home

http://www.pikespeakbsa.org/News/SAFERestart

From the Pikes Peak Council Website:
Units should not conduct meetings or activities until your community has entered the “Protect our Neighbors” phase of Colorado reopening.

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Troop,

Bottom line up front (BLUF): No in person meetings, yet.

The reasoning behind this: I spoke with our Scout Executive/CEO, James Machamer at Council a little while ago. We had a pretty in depth conversation about how BSA is handling this Covid stuff and the relationship between El Paso County and the stages of re-opening things.

The BSA as specific guidelines in place that should be followed when holding in-person meetings. We can definitely do all of those and be successful. There is one requirement we can not get past: the requirement for El Paso County to be in the “Protect Your Neighborhood” phase. Because El Paso County is not yet fully in that phase of this process, we are still restricted from meeting in person.

This is a definite blow to our plans to get together, but I hope that all of you understand the seriousness of this pandemic. When we are allowed to get together, we will definitely make the most of it.

I encourage all of you to NOT rely on Scouting to be your only access to the great outdoors. Just because we can’t have togetherness and camping and such, does not mean you can not do those activities with your families. Plan a trip, have a picnic, or just go into the woods and hang out for a few hours. Build a camp gadget (ahem: Rank Requirement) that is beneficial to the campsite (take a pic and send it to me and I will credit you).

Anyway, We will see you again tonight through the magic of the interspace.

Dan

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Maybe. That is the word.

Troop,

Tomorrow will be our first meeting in July after some guidance was published by State officials.

The State provided a framework for each county to follow in order to enter the next phase of Covid Response. The next Phase is “Protect Our Neighbors”.

The bottom line here is that El Paso County has not accomplished the requirements for us to move into that phase. Or at least the website is not clear on this matter.

This means we are going to plan for another Zoom type meeting; with a secondary plan to meet at the Barn (depending what I hear from Council tomorrow morning).

I will call the Council office in the morning and begin the bombardment of calls to them about meetings and such. Here is the real deal: if we do not have council approval to meet, no one is covered by BSA insurance or anything like that. So to be safe, I will make contact with Council to determine a plan forward. Once I hear something, I will make a post.

On another issue: Ryan Mutchler (Life Scout), has been approved to move forward with his Eagle Scout Project. Here is a note from him pertaining to his project. If you would like to help Ryan out (he needs to provide leadership to other Scouts to meet the requirements).

Hi Everyone!

I am Ryan Mutchler and I am new to the troop. I am working on my Eagle Scout Project and I am making N-95 face mask covers for the Audubon Surgery Center. These N-95 covers will prolong the usage of the N-95s used by the medical staff, as N-95 masks are in short supply. I am in need of volunteers to cut and sew the mask covers. I will provide the specific material and pattern to the volunteers. Volunteers can either cut out the pattern, or sew the masks together, or do both. I am asking volunteers to provide their own scissors, thread (any color is fine), and sewing machine. It is possible, this thick material being used, may dull the sewing machine needle. I will replace any needles that are affected from volunteering. In an effort to comply with social distancing, I will drop off materials to you and pick them up within a couple of days. 

If you are interested, feel free to email, call or text me.

Thanks!

Ryan Mutchler

(925)628-3007

ryan@leibnizcreations.com

Sorry, I messed up and put the wrong zoom code in the last post.

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Troop,

The word in the wind is that starting 1 Jul (tomorrow) the state will go from “Safer at Home” to “Safe Neighborhood” rules.

The BSA has published a rather long and in depth rules for this stage of getting back to normal. I will gloss over the big parts, and you and your families can dig deeper into the rules over the next week.

Here is the link to the rules:
http://www.pikespeakbsa.org/News/SAFERestart

The big thing is that we have to have some waivers signed and documented. No biggie there.

The other stuff is like the requirement to wear masks (whether indoors or outdoors). Taking temperatures at home prior to coming to the meeting, and a few other things like that.

Anyways, here is the Zoom stuff:

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See you tonight!

Dan

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So, with that out of the way, I owe some parents a few things, namely BSA applications and such, which can be downloaded from this link: https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/524-406.pdf

I know I am forgetting a whole mess of stuff, it has been a crazy week in my house with this renovation going on. But that is no excuse. I will get on it this week and get everything caught up.

Here is the Zoom link. I think the Scout Leadership was thinking about setting up Discord again, which is why I provided the information above. I suggest we start in Zoom and then migrate to Discord.

See you guys tonight!

Dan

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Troop,

Here is the invite for tonight’s Zoom:

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I would like to see if some of the younger Scouts can knock off some advancement requirements. Maybe we can work our old schedule of MB week, Rank ADV week, etc. back into the mix.

I will hang out for a couple minutes in the beginning, then let Scout leaders have the younger Scouts practice, and if anyone wants to “prove their knowledge”, we can do that the last few minutes of the 7 o’clock hour. Then you guys can chit chat and do that Discord stuff.

Dan

Hey, Troop!

We are in the Zoom again tonight. However, there may be an end (sort of) in sight. Most agencies in the State are opening up and allowing some variant of gatherings. As I see it, we are short to follow. I think we will be able to have in-person meetings in the next month or so (at least, I’m keeping my fingers crossed for that.)

Anyway, you can join tonight’s meeting to discuss your plan for when we do get back together.

Also, Let me know if you want to start a MB there are bunches of them offered on-line.

Dan

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Happy Tuesday, Troop!

The BSA and Pikes Peak Council have no adjusted their in-person meetings policy as of yet. I know none of us can wait to get back together and have a “real” meeting. Just stay motivated and hone your skills and knowledge in First Aid, knots, and safety. Spend a little time in your yards and work on your outdoor skills. Find a Merit Badge that interests you and work on getting that done. I challenge all of you to complete at least three merit badges on your own this summer (meaning you have to find a MB counselor outside the troop and let me know who he/she is so I can link them up in Scoutbook to get you credit-more on this at the meeting tonight).

Anyway, the meeting details are listed below. See you all tonight!

Dan

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Troop,

Below are the details for tonight’s meeting on Zoom.

There are a couple things on the agenda tonight.

1). Evan Reeves is planning to give a presentation for the Citizenship inthe Nation MB.

2). A couple of Scout would like to give their presentation/speech for the Public Speaking MB.

3). I would like to put together a plan for an in-person (socially distant) meeting for the future. This plan MUST be solid and take into consideration all current Safer at Home and BSA recommendations.
******Disclaimer: This can only happen if BSA allows in-person meetings****** They currently do not allow them, according to the Pikes Peak BSA homepage.

We are looking to have a new Scout join in with us tonight, so please show proper respect, as I know you will.

See you guys tonight.

Dan

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Hi Everyone,

Thank you so much for signing up for flags for Memorial Day. We will
be placing about 205 flags including the church flags for this
holiday. Attached are the routes, along with the map for Tuscan Villas
and the assignments. Remember we need two drivers for each route one car has to carry all the flags while the other car follows and a navigator and two scouts. Right now these are the following assignments. Route B has two newbies signed up. Any older scout families willing to help them out?

I’ve set the assignments as follows:

Route A Meet at Barn for 6:15am Load up
Driver 1: Paul Navigator: Lisa Scout: Jack
Driver 2: Marie Scout: Noah

Route B Meet at Barn for 6:30am Load up
Driver 1: Klye Navigator: Scout: Alex
Driver 2: Harry Scout: Cameron

Route C Meet at Barn for 6:00am Load up
Driver 1: Renee Navigator: Aidan Scout: Zander

Route D Meet at Barn for 5:45am Load up
Driver 1: Dan Navigator: Scout: Geren
Driver 2: Chris Scout: Ethan

AM – Meet at Barn for Flag Load up at 5:45 am/6:00 am/6:15 am/6:30 am
PM – Meet at Barn for Flag Pick up at 6:00 pm

We will meet at the Church Barn on Monday at your assigned time to
load up the Flags and post them then we will meet back at the Barn
again at 6pm to pick up flags. I will be at the Barn to help load
flags and answer any questions you might have. Please have your scouts
wear their Class A uniform and dress according to weather. The low
temperature for Monday is 48 and the high is 73. Each bucket has
everything you need (Including Printed Routes) and PLEASE make sure
your scout WEARS their REFLECTIVE VESTS. Thank you for everyone’s help
to make this Memorial Day a success.

I will be your point person so please text me when everyone is
finished with their routes. (Renee 719-533-0473) I will send out a
group text so you have my number, and so you can keep in touch if any
issues arise. I included the routes if you would like to look at yours
before Monday. I will have routes already printed for that morning in
your assigned bucket.

Let me know if you have any questions and please text me your numbers. I don’t know everyone yet and I don’t have phone numbers. (Text me at 719-533-0473). I will see everyone on Monday. Thank You!

Renee Hames
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PDF 2020 Memorial Postings C Route.pdf
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Tuscan VIllas Mem Day 2020.pdf
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Troop,

This week we will continue our Public Speaking MB. I believe there are three Scouts ready to give their 10 minute speech on a topic of interest to you all.

See you tonight.

Dan