Troop,

This is a reminder the calendar we follow for breaks and closures is the D-11 School calendar. This means we will not return to our meetings until NEXT week on the 11th.

Remember that next week is the second meeting of the month and will continue to follow the regular rotation, as set forth previously, and in coordination with the Scout Leadership Team (PLC).

Dan

Troop,

As I transition out of the role of Scoutmaster and Mr Petree moves in, I just wanted to say thank you to all of you for three years of fun and easy Scouting! I truly appreciate it!

Here is the list of events for the year to come (repost from when we adults put it together from Scout desires), these are on the troop calendar as well:

January 21-23, Ski Day (Monarch, opportunity to Stay in B&B in Salida-optional)
February 25-27, Winter Camp (Snow Sports) Old Monarch Pass 
March 11-13, Penitente Canyon Hike
April 8-10, Lost Creek Wilderness Hike
May 13-15, MTB Campout (Dillon-Breck)
June 10-12 Music Pass Camp
June 8-20 Philmont (select Scouts)
July 10-16 Summer Camp at San Isabel Scout Ranch
August 26-28 Squirrel Creek loop/Bishop’s Castle
September 16-18 11 Mile Canyon campout
October 14-16 Dino Death March at Picketwire Canyon
November 4-6 Camp/day hike/bike
December 9-10 Lock-in

As we move forward in the year, I will still be involved with the Troop as the Committee Chair, and will be as involved as I have been in campouts and other events. This includes Merit Badge Counseling. So, if you have any badges outstanding from summer camp last year or whenever, I will still sign off on those cards. Also, I will continue with any badges you started with me as a counselor, or desire to start.

thanks again,

Dan

Troop,

I was notified by a member of the Church that part of their fence around the dumpster is in need of repair. I took a look at it and it seems to be a really quick and easy job, just setting it back on the brackets and throwing some screws into it to secure it. If anyone wants to knock this quick repair out, it is worth (in my eyes) about 2 hours of community service.

Just shoot me a quick note saying you took care of it and log it in your Scout Handbook. This is a first come, first serve opportunity, so act quickly! No issue if a couple of you want to attack it together, you’ll still get full credit.

Talk to you soon,

Dan

Troop, Last night was our last meeting of the year! We all had a great time bowling and playing pool at the Air Force Academy Bowlling Center. After the first round of games all the Scouts started playing pool so Mr. Petree and I finished all the bowling games! Yes, my shoulder is tired this morning!

Anyway, I wish you all a Happy Holiday and look forward to a fresh year of Scouting in 2022. Remember as of January 1st, Mr. Petree will be the Scoutmaster and I will be moving into the role of the Committee Chair. More on that at our first meeting next year!

Happy Holidays,

Dan

Troop,

I made an oversight on my post yesterday. We will be meeting up at the bowling place at 6pm tonight!

My bad, guys! The SPL put out the correct time on the sign up, I just had a blip in the attention side of things!

See you tonight!

Dan

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050d4da5af2ba1fc1-game

Troop,

Above is the link to tomorrow night’s Game Night. We will link up at Harmony Bowl, 3845 N Academy Blvd Colorado Springs Colorado 80917, at 7pm and do some rock throwing!!

The cost is $60 for two lanes for two hours, plus $3 shoe rental. The more people that show up, the cheaper it is going to be!

See you all tomorrow night!

Dan

troop lock-in participants, below is the schedule for tomorrow night through Sunday morning.

Assistant scout masters Jason and mike to attend.  Jason can be reached at (719) 323-1513

Drop off and hot pizza at 6pm Saturday.

Fingerprint MB on Saturday night.

Sunday scout pickup by 7:30am.  We want to be out of the way in for church band rehearsal.  

Have a great night!

Dan

For anyone doing ROBOTICS MERIT BADGE, you can find a robotics work sheet at this URL: http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Robotics.pdf Please look at requirements 2 & 3, which are “general knowledge” requirements. I would like to discuss these at the meeting Tuesday (Dec 7th) and sign off those who are ready. You can use the worksheet to take notes, if you like, but you will need to be able to discuss the topics. I recommend you read those parts of the MB book, if you have it, or simply do some research online. There should be plenty of information available. For anyone doing FAMILY LIFE MERIT BADGE: I would be happy to sign off any requirements you have completed as “homework,” such as your Family Meeting, Family Project, Personal Project, etc. If you have done any of these, be prepared to discuss them with me Tuesday (bring whatever notes and documentation you have).

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Take care,

-Mike

Troop,

This week is the first week of the month, so that means Unifrom inspection and Rank Advancement!

SPL: Need to talk to you about themes for the future, pretty easy stuff.

Also, need to re-hash the information on this weekend’s lock-in on Saturday night. Need a couple of adults to sign up or it is a no-go. I will be out of town starting Friday and should be back on Tuesday next week.

Summer camp:

We have reservations at Summer camp and the information can be found at the link below. We currently have eight Scouts signed up (with money paid for their reservation), so if you want to go, make sure you sign up and get some money over to the Troop Treasurer so we can add your name to the roster. Link for the signup genius is below. Let me know if you need contact info for the Treasurer, or you can bring a check. Cost is $300/Scout until the end of Jan, then it goes up (if you pay a deposit now, you get locked into the lower cost bracket and are not subject to the increase in fees).

See you guys tomorrow night!

Dan

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c4aada829a7fe3-sumer

Troop,

Here is the sign up for the lock in:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4AADA829A7FE3-lockin

We need two adults to sign up to make this bad boy work, and I will be out of town that weekend, which came up after we scheduled this.

The SPL already threw down a schedule with you guys for the events and decided on a MB to start up, so we will work that in as well.

We really just need a headcount for food, generally pizza.

Bring your guys board games, game consoles, etc. and we can use the entrance room for board games and MB work, the sanctuary for Jack box like always, and the youth room for gaming systems. We are not permitted in any other room, so please do not go into them or anything like that.

More to follow on Tuesday night.

Dan

Troop,

Our troop is scheduled to attend a trek from 8-20 June 2022.

We have a reservation for a trek of 12 people.

Here are the folks currently signed up and paid in full:

1. Jack D.
2. Ignacio H.
3. Mark P.
4. Evan R.
5. Lance W.
6. Sean W.
7. Michael P.
8. Blake M.
9. Greg S. (to be replaced)
10.
11.
12.

If you desire to attend, please email me directly (I know Matt M. is interested). If you want to change your reservation, let me know that as well.

The current cost to reserve your slot is $1213. If the crew numbers get filled to 12, the trek cost will be reduced for each member. This does not include any travel costs or anything else like that.

There are currently four available slots.

To attend Philmont, you must be 14, or be 13 and completed 8th grade.

I thought I had a Sign up genius for this, but I don’t; so just email me and we will get you squared away.

Slots are a first come, first served. Slots can be reserved with a down payment of $200, and followed up with monthly payments. Please coordinate with the Troop Treasurer for payments.

Mr. Petree is putting together a “prep for Philmont” plan beginning in January, so be on the lookout for that.

I am sure there are things I forgot to add stuff, so if you have questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to let me know.

Dan

Troop,

Tomorrow night we are going to have a nice relaxed administrative day. As we enter the end of the year I would like to see where everyone is in their rank progression and where they are as far as open/in progress merit badges.

Also, we need to plan the lock-in (timelines, activities, food, merit badge desire, etc.), so while the lock-in planning and all that is going on, I will go through each of your individual Scoutbook accounts and all that to see what is all happing in there and make sure Scoutbook reflects what your Scout handbook says.

So make sure you bring your handbooks and any open blue cards you might have (or a list of what you have open).

If that doesn’t make sense, it will tomorrow night.

See you all tomorrow night!

Dan

Have a Happy Thanksgiving this week and enjoy this time with your Families. No meeting this week. We will see you back at the church on November 30th for a merit badge “clean up” day. Also, we need to plan for the lock-in.

Take care, see you soon!

Dan

Troop,

Remember to sign up for the COH tomorrow night at the link below, if you haven’t already. We have a pretty good menu so far, but if there is something specific you want, make sure you sign up to bring it. The meats are taken care of, and we currently have five sides. With a total of 24 attendees signed up, I think we will be alright. However, I did not hear back from any of the Cub packs I emailed, or Troop 187. It is possible they will show up (a couple of our boys said they heard T187 boys talking about coming while they were at school).

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c4aada829a7fe3-30th1

See you all tomorrow!

Dan

Troop,

Here is the link to sign up for the COH. Please RSVP as an attendee if you are planning on being there. Also, if you are planning on bringing something to support the food effort, sign up there as well.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4AADA829A7FE3-30th1

Anyway, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to reach out. I am inviting a couple of Cub Scout Pack WEBELOS as well, and Troop 187, since they came from us back in the day.

Talk to you soon,

Dan

SPL, you are off the hook for game night.

I totally forgot there are like four boards of review scheduled for tomorrow night, plus the committee meeting. So, we will try and finish up some Merit Badge stuff. We currently have a few open in the troop-led department: Indian Lore, Family Life, Cycling, Orienteering, just to name a few, I am sure there are others I am forgetting.

So, that being said, we will be at the church tomorrow. If you have any MB requirements to show to your counselor, please be prepared to do so. Also, if you are attending a BOR, you need to be in Class A uniform, all nice and neat!

Sorry about the confusion, I got excited and was set straight by some level headed parents!

See you tomorrow night.

Dan

Troop,

We had a great ride yesterday from Palmer Lake to Goose Gossage Park. We did it in just under three hours and only had two crashes and two break-downs (same bike).

Since we had an outing, we should be having a game night tomorrow night, but we did not plan anything. So, SPL: what are we doing?!?! We can hit up Summit and bowl, play laser tag, whatever, or the mini-golf place, or maybe even just get some pizza and chill. It is up to you guys, so let me know. Sorry about the last minute game night ideas, I forgot to ask again before we broke from the ride.

Anyway, SPL, let me know what you think and I will throw a post out there.

Also, remember to check the Flags sign up and get that all done up, make some money for summer camp.

Lastly, if you received a message about dues, please make sure you are ready to write a check or Zelle the cash over!

Dan

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4AADA829A7FE3-20miler

Troop,

The above sign up is for a 20 mile long bike ride from Palmer Lake down the Santa Fe Trail to Goose Gossage Park. Please sign up if you are interested. We are looking at starting out at 10am, and it should take us no longer than three hours to complete. Why 10am you ask? Because it will have warmed up by then!

This ride will fulfill the Cycling MB requirement for the 20 miler. No worries if you do not have the other rides in yet, they are a separate requirement.

Sunday, November 7 at 10am. Palmer Lake (104 Oakdale Dr, Palmer Lake, CO) at the Santa Fe Trail.

I forgot to talk about this last night, my bad! We had a lot going on!

Please coordinate with friends and such to transport your bikes (MTB) up there. If needed, let me know and we can work something out. Or, if you are really motivated: ride your bike up there in the morning and wait for us.

Remember, no motors electric or gas powered, just you and your legs!

See you there,

Dan

The first meeting of each month is Rank advancement and uniform inspection! Don’t forget to wear your uniform and bring your book!

See you tonight!