Swimming Merit Badge

We are offering a group swimming merit badge beginning in December.  Please email Mrs. Denton at dentonpl@aol.com to confirm your interest in participating. Some of you have already started this merit badge. Please email Mrs. Denton  to let her know if you are interested in completing the requirements you still need, in a group class.  Please let her know ASAP if you are interested.  Class size is limited.  (Adults, Mrs. Denton needs your help.  The more adults that help, the larger the class she can offer.  She needs some in the water and some poolside and in classrooms.)

*Please note that this is not a swimming class.*  Do not sign up for this merit badge until you can swim.  You must be proficient in the front crawl, back crawl, sidestroke, breaststroke and elementary backstroke.  You will also have to do dives from the deck and tread water while removing your street clothes.  Please review the requirements at www.meritbadge.com.

We will have the dry portions of the badge on 11/29 and  12/6 beginning at 6:00 pm at PUMC. You probably will not need to come to both sessions, so email her which class you would like to attend.  But it would be wise to start on 11/29 if you can, in case you need  to attend both sessions to complete your requirements.  We will have the wet portions at PRC on 12/4 and 12/11 with a makeup/retest on 1/8/12; times to be announced soon, but plan on afternoons.

September High Adventure Sign-up Now Posted

Calling all Scouts (Age 13 and First Class or Higher) and Scouters!

The sign-up for the September High Adventure trek over Segment 7 of the Colorado Trail has now been posted.

This will be a backpacking high adventure trek from Frisco to Copper Mountain, and will be a great test run for those planning to go to Philmont next year. The two day trek is about 14 miles at high altitude.

To find out more and sign up, click here.

SIGN-UP REQUIRED for Smokin Brew BBQ Labor Day Weekend

HERE WE GO!  THE SMOKIN’ BREW BBQ FUNDRAISER is ours again this year.  Labor Day Weekend is less than 2 weeks away and so is another chance to show Parker what Troop 16 is made of! 

The Smokin Brew BBQ event starts for Troop 16 from 3pm on Friday, 9/2 to noon on Monday, 9/5. This provides scouts and scouters an opportunity to earn just under $8 per hour for their scout account!  We need all available scouts, parents, and siblings to step up and help out!  And feel free to sign-up for more than one shift if you want.

We’re working in shifts, as usual, and the time worked will translate into money earned going directly into the scout accounts or community service.   Please Click Here to Sign-up for a Shift.  You will need to be Logged On in order to sign-up.

We will meet at the Parker Station Parking Lot near the Dumpsters!

Thank you to Daniel Faust for his willingness to arrange and coordinate this event for our troop! 

We need an adult and two or more scouts that can pick up and deliver the barrels on Friday, and can return the barrels on Monday morning, as Mr. Faust will be out of town that weekend. So, if you can do this, please click here to email Mr. Abell and Mr. Faust.

August Campout Fees Reduced

The August Campout will include a free campsite, and lunch is included with the raft trip. As a result, the troop has decided to reduce its normal $18 camp fee to $9. Add $18 in gas surcharge, and $39 (youth) or $47 (adults) for the raft trip and the total comes to $66 for scouts, and $74 for adults.

Camp fees are due on Tuesday, so please don’t forget.  Because of the high cost of this trip, anyone who forgets to bring money will not be able to go on the rafting trip.

Troop Calendar Updated

The troop held a terrific planning night last Wednesday, and we now have our planning calendar updated through June, 2013.  There have also been a few updates and changes to the 2011 and 2012 calendars, so make sure you check them out and add them to your family calendars.

To view the calendars, click on Calendar-pdf in the Quick Links to the right, or [Click Here].

Shooting Sports Day Offered

Mr. Brainard received the following notice about a Shooting Sports Day coming up on August 20 at the Lockheed Martin shooting range (Waterton Canyon: Wadsworth just south of C-470). It is a good opportunity to finish a rifle or shotgun shooting sports merit badge. Here are the details we have.

Skyline will be hosting a Youth Group shooting day at our range. We will be shooting both .22 rifle and shotgun. This will be on Saturday, August 20^th, starting at 9:00am. Those interested will meet the organizers at the Wadsworth gate, at 9:00am, and then proceed to the range.

Open to all youth, 19 years and younger. For those under 16, you must have completed either Hunter Ed or Firearm Safety training.

To help us plan for the range day, please let us know if you plan to attend via email to Paul Monce:  paul.a.monce@lmco.com or Gene Adamson:  gene.adamson@lmco.com

Please contact the organizers if you would like more information.

Sea Base Meeting: 8/2/11 6pm PUMC

To those signed up for Sea Base 2012:

We will have our first prep meeting next Tuesday 8/2/11 at 6:00 pm at PUMC. Here are some of the topics we will discuss:

• Next Payment of $325/person is due 8/16/11 to Mr. Abell.
• Trek Adult and Scout Leaders selection - and a scribe to take meeting notes
• Details of our Treks 
• Travel Planning

See you there!

August Campout - River Rafting Trip - Now Online

The information page and sign-up for the August Campout, which is devoted to a river rafting trip down the Upper Colorado River through scenic Glenwood Canyon is now posted online.

Sign-up closes early (on August 2, 2011) for this campout due to the reservations that need to be made.

To find out more and sign up please click here.

September Campout Sign-Up Now Online

The September Campout is devoted to camping and a headlamp cave tour in Glenwood Caverns. We will be staying on the land owned by the Caverns, and will get a free, private guided headlamp tour in small groups of about 6-7 boys and 1-2 adults.

To find out more about the caves and attractions at Glenwood Caverns, click here.

To find out more and to sign up, click here.

Congratulations to Troop 16’s Newest Eagle

Please join me in congratulating Cari Rand for achieving the rank of Eagle. Cari sat before his Eagle Board of review last week, and I am told the board members were very impressed with our new Eagle.  He will go down in history as Troop 16’s 95th Eagle.

He designed and installed a planting bed and walkway safety and beautification project for Mountain View Elementary School. His Eagle Board included: District Eagle Representative Mike Buchart; Troop 16 members Dan Weaver and John Sutton, and Scouter Mike Woodward.

Cari, we are so proud of you! You did it!