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!

7/26 Meeting: Change of Location

Troop 16:

This Tuesday’s meeting will be a giant game of Capture the Flag put on by your leadership. As a result, we have changed the location of our meeting to the open space located on the East end of the Pinery. From the church, take Parker Rd south to N. Pinery Drive, and go east to Ponderosa Dr (about 1/2 mile past Mountain View Elementary). Ponderosa Drive is a dirt road with ample space for parking along the side. Park and walk east, back across N. Pinery Parkway, through the Road Closed barricades. We will meet you at the fence line.

PLEASE WEAR A T-SHIRT AND YOUR CLASS A UNIFORM SHIRT. We will play T-Shirts vs. Class A’, and split the teams once we get there.

Here is a map:
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2011 Family Picnic Update

The online sign-up is now available. Please sign up to RSVP to attend the annual Family Picnic. We’ll see you there!

Congressman Coffman Visit Postponed to Aug. 23

Mr. Abell received a phone call from Congressman Mike Coffman’s office requesting that we postpone the visit to his office that was scheduled for Tuesday July 19th. The Congressman was notified that he needed to report to Washington DC this week for an emergency session. So, we have rescheduled this meeting for Tuesday, August 23rd, at 4:00 pm. Remember, this meeting will cover the citizenship talk with an elected official for Trail to First Class. With a little preparation by identifying an issue that is important to our community, you will also have an opportunity to ask Mr. Coffman what is being don about that in Congress, and this meeting would then fulfill a requirement for Cit in the Community. Or, with a little preparation and a little write-up after your meeting, you could get a solid explanation of the function of each of the branches of the federal government and write up what you learn to fulfill a requirement for Cit in the Nation.

The sign-up and web page dedicated to this event have also been updated.