Scout Family Ski Days at Copper Mountain

Copper Mountain Resort is offering a great deal for Scouts and their families again this year.  Discount tickets are $30 each this year and include a lift ticket, breakfast and lunch.  The dates for this event are December 10th and December 17th.  Attend one or both days.  If you are interested in attending this event, please download the form  by clicking here  and give it to Tyler C. with your payment at the next Troop meeting.

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.

New Time for Adventure Race Feast!!!!!!!!!!!

After carefuel consideration, the start time for the feast at the Adventure Race Campout on November 19 has been CHANGED to 3:00 p.m. instead of 4:00 p.m.  This is being done to help encourage more Webelos families to stick around for the Luau Pig Roast and to help be sure we are done before nightfall.

Please spread the word  that this time has changed.  The Quest for the Holy Grail - Crown Jewels Adventure Race will still take place from 8:00am to 1:00pm, but  the time for the begining of the feast has been moved forward to 3:00 p.m.

November Adventure Race and Family Feast Signup is online!

The signup for this year’s annual Adventure Race and Family Feast is online now!  As usual, we will be at Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch, but this year it is at a different location within the ranch. Please see the attached map, take the North entrance to the new base camp location.  Mr. Brainard and Mr. Siebring are heading up the meal preparation again this year and are looking for some adult volunteers to help out with the huge amount of work that is  required to accomplish this feast. Sign up on the Camping & Activities page or click HERE

Map is located HERE

Invited Webelos flier is HERE

The Camp Plan can be found HERE

Trail’s End Popcorn Fundraiser

Please pick up popcorn on Saturday, Nov 5, 2011 from 1:00 to 5:00pm.

Popcorn will be picked up at Mr. Rasmussen’s house.

If you have not received the emails from Mr. Rasmussen please let Mr. Mead know.

If you cannot make it on Saturday, Nov 5, please contact Mr. Rasmussen and let him know.

GOOD TURN EVENT-9Cares Colorado Shares

We all know what the Scout Slogan is - “Do a Good Turn Daily.”  On November 12th you’ll have the opportunity to take part in the Troop’s official Good Turn event at the Parker Task Force 9Cares Colorado Shares food drive.  We will be assisting in the food drive all day from 7:00 a.m. to about 4:30 p.m.  You’re asked to work one 2-hour shift by assisting in various ways such as setting up, greeting folks as they drop off items, sorting food, stocking shelves, and cleaning up at the end of the drive.  This event is a requirement to fulfill your duty to the troop and the community.  If you haven’t already signed up for a shift, email Mrs. Worby at ddworby@comcast.net and find out what’s still available.  Thanks in advance for doing your Good Turn on Nov. 12th!

UPCOMING BOY SCOUT MERIT BADGE COLLEGES

Oct 15th: Arapahoe District Merit Badge College Map: 9800 Foothills Canyon Blvd, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126, US

Oct 15th: 2011 Centennial District Merit Badge College 8600 E Dartmouth Ave, Denver, CO 80231, US

Nov 12th: Valley District Merit Badge College 2011 3645 W 112th Ave, Westminster, CO 80031, US

Nov 12th: Troop 53 Merit Badge University in Colorado Springs, offering 60 merit badges. 3rd Annual, Troop 53 Merit Badge University………. (Read notes below class list)

Nov 19th: 2011 Frontier District Merit Badge College

Urban Adventure Rules and Guidelines

The Rules and Guidelines for the Urban Adventure can be found HERE.  This version contains the correct scoring values for each possible landmark.

Camp Plan for the October Urban Adventure has been posted!

The Camp Plan for this Saturday’s (10/15/11) has been posted.  You can get it here or go to the Camping & Activities page. Please remember, we will not be meeting at the church, but at the Park & Ride. Also, you must be logged in to the site to get the Camp Plan!

The Signup for the October 2011 Urban Adventure has been posted!

Click here to sign up or go to the Camping & Activities page

The October Urban Adventure is a one-day exploration through the heart of downtown Denver. It’s designed to give the Boys Scouts a different environment—away from the peace and solitude of the outdoors—in the hustle and bustle of the urban scenery. Scouts will be given a list of Adventure Point Locations (mainly well-known landmarks) each with a different point allocation (based on difficulty and distance). The goal is for each team to visit as many locations as possible and return with the most points (photo evidence required). The boys will utilize the public transportation system and will be required to plot their strategy and route and learn to use the Light Rail and RTD Bus system to travel to each of their destinations.