Congratulations to Eagle Will P.

Please join me in congratulating Will P. on achieving the rank of Eagle.  On Monday, Will passed his Eagle Board of Review to forever join the ranks of Troop 16 Eagles at #89.

For those that may not know, Will has impressive life ambitions which include attending a military academy and a possible run for President of the United States, so Mr. Santy assembled an equally impressive and high-powered Eagle Board. It was made up of: Parker’s Mayor Casiano; Bennie Milliner, a staffer with Senator Bennet’s office in charge of Military Academy recommendations; Mike Buchart, District Eagle Advisor; Mr. Kelly Cottingham, Eagle Scout and parent of a T16 Eagle currently attending the Air Force Academy; and Mr. Jeff Mueller, parent of a T16 Life Scout.  The Board was very impressed with the young man that Will has become; and Mr. Milliner is sure to be an advocate for Will as he works his way to an Academy.

Congratulations to the entire Parker family!

TROOP FAMILY PICNIC - AUG. 10th

Mark your calendars for the Annual Troop Family Picnic on August 10th.  Once again, the picnic will be at the Canterberry Crossing Master Association pool, which is located at east Mainstreet and Canterberry Trail (22500 Canterberry Trail) in Parker.  The festivities will start at 6:00 p.m. and go until 9:00 p.m.  The troop will supply the main course (hamburgers & hot dogs, of course), and everyone is  being asked to bring their favorite receipe according to the following:  last name starting with A to M, bring a side dish; and N to Z, bring a dessert.  It’s important that you sign up for this event no later than Aug. 8th if you plan to attend.  Also, we need a couple folks to step up and volunteer to be the troop’s Grillin’ Chefs for the night, and a few folks to show up around 5:30 to be the set up crew, as well as a few to stay and make sure all is clean and tidy at the end of the night.  Thank you to Cindy Grim for arranging this fabulous family event, as well as to all who plan to make this the Troop’s best summer picnic ever!!

For details and to sign up, click here

First T16 Scoutmaster passes away

Amid all the tremendous high adventure going on this summer, there is sad news. 

Dr. John C. Rosnik DDS, T16’s first Scoutmaster, passed away on July 25, 2010 at the age of 73.  At a time like this it is important to remember that if it hadn’t been for Dr. Rosnik’s committment, the Scouts of Troop 16 wouldn’t have been in the wilds of Canada, summitting a 14′er, or hiking the trails of New Mexico during the week he passed away.  We all owe him an important debt and we should keep his family in our prayers. 

A memorial service will be held on Friday, August 6, 2010 at 3 p.m. at Joy Lutheran Church, 7051 E. Parker Hills Ct., Parker, CO.   According to the Denver Post, donations can be made to Joy Lutheran Church or Boy Scouts of America.

Northern Tier Team Paddles 60.5 miles

The results from the Spot GPS are in and the final tally is that the Northern Tier team paddled just over 60 miles. Maybe more stunning is they did 21 miles in one day, which included a 0.9 mile portage. This is evidently the longest portage customarily done by NTier teams. In Boundary Waters/Quetico terms this portage was 340 “rods” long. A rod is something like 16.5 feet.

You can download a Google Earth path file by clicking here. If you have Google Earth installed it should provide you an opportunity to “fly-over” the exact route.

Here are the daily distances.

Also, on behalf of the entire N-Tier Team, we want to thank Kristian Ambors, our Interpreter/Guide and Troop 16 Eagle Scout Alumnus. He did a tremendous job teaching and guiding the group.  Thanks Kristian… you’re a towel!!