Troop,
District 11 has cancelled school for the day, which means we will not have a meeting tonight. Stay safe, stay warm, and study your rank requirements so we can blast through them next time we have rank ADV.
Next week we will be welcoming six Scouts from Pack 166 at their Blue and Gold dinner. It is being held at Eagleview Middle School. More details on that later.
Dan
Troop,
Pack 24 is having their Blue and Gold on 26 Feb, when two of their AOL Scouts will be crossing over to join us! Good month for recruiting for sure! We are super fortunate that these Scouts are choosing to join our ranks.
As a reminder: Our troop schedule follows the D-11 schedule. If they cancel school for the day, we will not have a meeting, or if they cancel after school activities (like they did today), we will not have a meeting.
Hope to see you all tomorrow night!
Dan
Troop,
It is the first meeting of the month and I was thinking Mr Durrenberger can verify and sign off on some of your guys’ Citizenship in the Nation MB work that you can present to him. Also, Indian Lore MB can get wrapped up for those who are ready to present their work to Mr Petree.
Also, we have to plan for (discuss) our event this month: Ski-day on the 16th and/or camping at the end of the month (28 Feb – 1 Mar).
Not to mention, we have our Chili Cook-off Court of Honor this month too! Lot’s stuff happening!
Next week on the 11th, we will hold our meeting (at least in part) at Eagleview middle school for Pack 166 AOL crossover. We are welcoming in six new Scouts from them. Later in the month, we will be welcoming in two more Scouts from Pack 24. In light of so many new Scouts, I would like a few of you (higher ranking Scouts) to develop a plan on how to teach them (some Tenderfoot – 1st Class) skills as required for Life Scouts (building a knot board, or something similar). Think on that and bring some ideas to implement.
Let’s get the juices flowing and finish out some rank requirements, MB work, and sort all that stuff out for our upcoming COH so you all can reap the awards you earned!
Dan
Troop,
Check out the link below for a way to assist those affected by the fires in Australia. Purchase a patch and the proceeds go directly to help Scouts who have lost their homes. Total cost for a patch shipped from Australia is right around $30. Check it out:
Dan
Troop, as promised here is the update for tonight:
I spoke with CJ over at Battlefield (I finally got a call back) and he said they require a week’s notice for any reservation that is not on their open play nights (Friday-Sunday). This was not on their website, and I told them as much.
So, in light of this information, we need to fall back on the back up plan of doing some jumping at a trampoline place. Trampoline World has open jump until 5pm, so that is out. Springs Trampoline isn’t open until tomorrow. This leaves us with Skyzone. Skyzoen is open 3pm-8pm, so I propose we show up as early as 6, do some jumping and then roll out.
Here is the address and such:
Skyzone
1750 E Woodmen Rd
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Northwest corner of Woodmen/Academy Plan on 6-8pm.
$17/jumper for 60 minutes or $21 for 90 mins.
I looked on groupon, but did not see any deals.
Anyway, see you guys tonight. We will reschedule Battlefield (again).
Dan
Troop,
Here is the deal with game night: We have enough players for Battlefield. However, I have made a few phone calls to make the reservation for us to play tomorrow night, but have not received any sort of confirmation as of yet (7:45pm, Monday night).
So, please be flexible, we may have to rely on our second choice (springs trampoline) if the Battlefield Staff does not get back to me.
I will make a post as soon as I hear from them, whenever that may be; tomorrow morning I hope.
Have a good night and we will see you tomorrow regardless of the event!
Dan
How do you cook food when you are on five feet of snow? Like this:
Here are a couple more shots of the troop:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4AADA829A7FE3-game2
Troop, above is the sign up for Battlefield. the cost is one arm and half a leg. Just kidding! It is $26/player for a 90 minute session that goes by really quickly. This is a lot of fun and we only do this event about once a year. And we do it in the cold because we are running around and getting warm that way. Plus, it is dark, so it makes it challenging!
We need at least 10 players to make this happen because they are not open during the week regularly. I will have to call and book the reservation out no later than Monday, so the sooner you sign up, the better!
Time is adjusted to start at 6pm and go through 7:30pm. We should arrive a few minutes early to get the safety brief and sign waivers and such.
Friends and family are welcome to play!!!!
If we don’t get the players for Battlefield, our alternate option is the ankle-breaker Springs Trampolines.
Have fun up at Monarch this weekend, see you on Tuesday.
Dan
Hey Troop,
This last meeting we discussed the proper winter packing list and planned food for the snowshoeing campout, Adam is buying. Remember we have game night next week, stay warm!
-Mark P. Troop Scribe
Troop,
Here is the plan for this weekend:
Meet up at the barn at 0530am, in order to cross load gear and assign seats in the vehicles heading up to Monarch Mountain for the weekend.
Mr Petree and Mr McDowell will be driving. There are four scouts signed up on the signup genius; however, I know there are two other Scouts are attending.
The weekend plan is to leave at 6am from the barn, head up to the Mountain. Snowshoe for a few hours and then set up camp for the night. Sunday morning after breakfast, cleanup and head out. Mr Petree and Mr McDowell have a few other activities planned for the evening.
If there are any questions, comments, or concerns, please don’t hesitate to give me a call or shoot me a text.
Dan
Troop,
Here are a few things that you can check out for ideas and knowledge for winter camping:
https://www.mec.ca/en/article/winter-camping-tips-26-things-beginners-should-know
https://boyscouttrail.com/library/wintercampingtips.asp
Anyway, talk to you guys tomorrow night.
Dan
Troop,
This week’s meeting is the third Tuesday of the month, which means it is uniform inspection week! So, wash and iron your shirts and prep them to look your best. Comb your hair at least once too.
We will also meal plan for this weekend’s winter campout and discuss winter camping safety (layering, proper gear ratings, etc.). Lastly, we need to identify what we will be doing for game night next week.
If you have any updates to your rank advancement, please ensure they are documented in your Scout handbook so your Scout leadership can check them off before the adults verify your knowledge and skills. You have two weeks before the rank advancement meeting.
Have a great day, it’s going to be warm out there today! See you tomorrow night.
Dan
Troop,
Here is an update from Mr Durrenberger on the MB requirements:
For Citizenship in the Community Item #3a,
Attend a meeting of your city, town, county council or school board; OR a municipal; county or state court session.
If a session is available on-line (internet) and with your parents’ permission, then watch that.
Item 3b, Choose one of the issues discussed at the meeting where a difference of opinions was expressed, and
explain to your counselor why you agrees with one opinion more than you do another one.
Jack and Mr Durrenberger will be attending the District 20 school board this Thursday Jan 23rd @6pm, 1110 Chapel Hills Drive. If you can’t make that meeting, District 20 school board holds every other Thursday @6pm.
District 11 school board meetings will be streamed live on the D-11 website on Wednesday @6:30pm.
https://www.d11.org/Page/1782
Meetings can also be seen live on Comcast Channel 16, Falcon Broadband Channel 73, and CenturyLink Channel 8004. Meetings are rebroadcast on Saturday and Sunday evenings at 6:00 p.m.
Otherwise, District 11 school board meets every Wednesday @6:30pm at 1115 N El Paso Street.
Dan
Troop,
As you know, many of you started the Citizenship in the Community MB. Mr Durrenberger provided a lot of guidance the other night. Some of which was to watch a movie (from a pre-authorized list) and finish the requirement pertaining to the movie. Anyway, here is the list:
Take a couple hours (with your parent’s permission) and check out one of these films.
I will soon post an update to some merit badge stuff that I am tracking and how you can attribute a lot of stuff you have already done in Rank Advancement to some MB work.
Have a great weekend!
Dan
Troop,
Last night the decision was to do some camping and snow shoeing. Yup. Camping. And snowshoeing. I am excited.
Here is the link to sign up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4AADA829A7FE3-winter
The plan will be solidified at next week’s meeting. If you have not attended a winter/cold weather camp before, please bring your gear next week so we can discuss cold weather safety and how to stay warm overnight, as well as how not to overheat in the day when we are wearing all those layers and hiking around.
We will meet up at the church, cross load gear and Scouts into vehicles and roll out from there. Right now the choices are likely to be either National Forest areas, Camp Shadybrook, or Mueller State Park. Adult leaders are researching the best choice and will let you know next meeting what shakes out.
I heard, we had a good meeting last night. I will coordinate with the scribe to get the notes posted today or tomorrow.
Have a great week!
Dan
Troop,
Here we go! Tomorrow is our first meeting of the year and we will kick it off with some decisions on this month’s (and next month’s prospective) activities. I know we threw a few ideas around last month, but we didn’t lock anything down. So, let’s do that tomorrow night! Then next week we can have a prep meeting for the event.
As soon as we do that, Mr Durrenberger is ready to launch us into the Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge (Eagle Required). We may have a few Webelos join us tomorrow to check us out, they are more than welcome to sit in on (and get credit for) the merit badge work.
Just as a reminder: we have revamped our MB work to limit the classroom stuff and put a little more responsibility on YOU as the Scout to learn on your own. Mr Durrenberger is going to lay out the requirements for the badge, and discuss some of them as well (satisfying the requirements). After that, it will be the individual Scout’s responsibility to do a little homework on the remaining items and bring that knowledge back to and demonstrate/brief/discuss to Mr D’s satisfaction before he signs off on your blue card. (much like we have done with the Indian Lore-which, to my knowledge, there has not been a Tribe Presentation since Mr Petree started the badge in October).—Hint, hint. Come, on guys, get ‘er done so we can have some awards at the COH next month!
Anyway, see you all tomorrow night! I will be tied up in the Committee Meeting from about 7:15pm. If anyone has any questions, give me a call or shoot me a text 228-806-9063. If you are a visitor to the troop, or have interest in visiting, either swing on by or give me a call!
Dan
Troop,
D-11 is still on break until Wednesday, the 8th of January. This means we will not have our first meeting of the year until the 14th.
Enjoy the last bit of winter break and prep for an awesome year of Scouting. We will start with winter activities next weekend (17-19 Jan) for either a winter snow sports outing or something similar. We will also start Cit in the Community MB in the next meeting or two.
Anyway, enjoy this respite and we will see you on the 14th at 7pm. Also, there will likely be a few WEBELOS in attendance to see how we operate.
Dan
Troop,
I made a mistake on the time for the soup kitchen in the sign up. It is from 5:45-7pm tomorrow night. I have made the correction. So, please sign up and we will see you there!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c4aada829a7fe3-holiday
Dan
Troop,
This Sunday is our last Soup Kitchen for the year. We are only asked to do this three times during the year, and it is a good way to give to those in need and to earn some service hours for your records. Please join us for a couple of hours on Sunday.
Here is the sign up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c4aada829a7fe3-holiday
By the way, we had a great time sledding on Tuesday night over at Howbert School. Although it was a bit chilly, the snow was fast and there were a few bumps that made great jumps. Results: loads of fun!
If we don’t see you on Sunday, I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and a great New Year holiday. Our next meeting is scheduled for Jan 14 after D-11 gets back into it.
Happy Everyday!
Dan
We didnt have enough participation to meet the 10 person minimum for Battlefield Colorado tonight so we are going to do some night time sledding instead. We will meet at Howbert Elementary School at 6pm. Bring a sled and dress appropriately for the cold. We’ll be done before 8am, but might want parents to stay in case your scout gets too cold. Howbert Elementary is located at 1023 N 31st St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904 or https://goo.gl/maps/dMcqM7nDSdG1Z68JA.
See you then!!
