Still have a Christmas tree to dispose of? Scout Troop 78 is conducting its 23rd annual Christmas Tree Recycling program! We are once again collecting trees to use for mulch at the USAFA “B-52 Scout Campsite” to help control erosion.
Our remaining collection days are:
Saturday, Jan 11th (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Sunday, Jan 12th (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Our drop off locations are:
Eagleview Middle School (1325 Vindicator Dr. – west side)
Progressive Insurance (12710 Voyager Parkway – NE corner)
If you would like to make a reservation for a pick up, please visit our website to complete the “Tree Pickup Reservation Form” at this link:
www.78trees.net

Donations are welcomed and greatly appreciated to support our scouts.
Best wishes for a very Happy New Year!
Scouts of Troop 78

Troop 287,
We have some exciting things planned this year, so mark your 2025 calendars! Sign-ups for adult help and interested scouts will be sent out every month. Looking forward to a great year!

Jan 12 — Monarch Ski Day

Jan 31 – 2 Feb — Camp A cabins & Ice climbing
1 Feb – Ice Climbing at Camp A (you are not required to do the weekend campout to do the ice climbing, as long as you have your own transportation to/from Camp A).

Mar 14 -16 — Activity/Location TBD. Ice fishing was proposed.

April 25 – 27 — Fruita, CO (Mountain biking/hiking)

May 16 -18 — Sand Dunes

June 22 – 28 — Summer Camp (Tentative – depending on interest)

July 12 – 24 — Philmont, NM

Aug 22 – 24 — 14er hike – TBD

Sept 19 – 21 — Backpacking TBD

Oct 25 – 26 — Dino Tracks

Nov 14 -16 — USAFA Scout Huts

Dec 12 – 13 — Lock-inTroop

Veteran’s Flag Day is coming up quickly! Next Saturday, November 9th, we are still in need of drivers, navigators and scouts. Please consider signing up below for a slot. This will be the last holiday of the season. We ask that every family does at least two holidays.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BA5AF2BA1FEC52-49049011-flag
Thank you,
Maureen Reiser
208-596-3115

We are still in need of one driver and two Scouts for tomorrows flag day. If you are a Scout that needs a ride we can make arrangements. Please sign up below if you can help out your troop. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BA5AF2BA1FEC52-49049011-flag

Thank you,
Maureen Reiser
208-596-3115

We are one week away from Labor Day. We are still in need of 2 drivers and 3 Scouts. If you are in town, come help out! Sign up below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BA5AF2BA1FEC52-49049011-flag
Any questions, just call.

Maureen Reiser
208-596-3115

Music Pass Campout is Cancelled this Weekend.

Hey guys it’s Noah!

I have my eagle project coming up soon it will be on the 14th of September from 8-3 at the scout huts on the Air Force Base lunch will be provided by Chickfila please bring clothes you are ready to work in and I hope to see you there!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BA5AF2BA1FEC52-50808342-noahs

Thank you for helping out
-Noah Hatch

Troop,
Our next trip is a backpacking campout in Music Pass just south of Westcliffe, CO and the Crestone Mountains. We will meet at the barn Friday at 5pm and drive to Music Pass. We need 4×4 vehicles to access the parking lot so we will probably need to carpool. We will plan to car camp at the parking lot which is really pretty and has plenty of nice camping options for Friday night. On Saturday, we can pack up and hike up and over Music Pass into the valley. The hike is about 2.2 miles depending on where we decide to camp. There are short day hike options to lakes or shorter peaks in the area.

We plan to return to the barn by noon on Sunday. We’re also looking for more adult supervision.

Sign up if you are planning to attend.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BA5AF2BA1FEC52-50727040-music

-Axel

Hello Troop,
Labor Day is coming up and we still need some more Scouts and Parents to make this another successful holiday! Please sign up below if you can help out.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BA5AF2BA1FEC52-49049011-flag

Maureen Reiser
208-596-3115

Hi, this is John.  I am building 3 information kiosk for 3 lakes on USAFA and working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The kiosk will be assembled before and transported to Ice Lake on USAFA the morning of September 8th. We will meet at Ice Lake at 9am for a safety briefing and install the first kiosk.  Your driver only needs a drivers license to get on base. The second will be at Deadman’s Lake and the third at Kettle Lake #1. We should be done by 1pm. We can help with transportation if needed. Please bring gloves. Safety glasses will be provided. Lunch, drinks and snacks will also be provided. If you have any more questions please call me at 719-757-8251. Thank you for signing up to help me with my Eagle Project.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BA5AF2BA1FEC52-50637024-johns

Respectfully,

John Reiser

Good afternoon scouts,

As you may know, I am working on my Eagle Project, which requires volunteers. My project will be at Westside Cares in Old Colorado City, which recently had a water leak in the basement, so some drywall under the stairs was damaged. We will cut out the damaged drywall, install new drywall there and on an additional wall, and build shelves where there were none before.

I need four scout volunteers to help me out. It will be great community service hours, which you will need for ranking up, and it will be a great experience to see what an Eagle Project looks like in action. If you are going, please bring work gloves, close-toed shoes, a water bottle, and safety glasses. I will provide masks, pizza for lunch, snacks, and some Gatorade. We will be starting a debrief at 8 am at Westside Cares, and finishing around 4 pm. If you can only show up for a half day, that is fine, just let me know at mileskunkle2@gmail.com.

If you have any questions, just email me or ask at a meeting.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45A4AF2FAAFAC52-50459161-westside

Thank you,
Miles Kunkle

We are just a few days away from our 3rd flag posting of the season. We will be posting on July 4th. We are still in need of a 2 scouts and a 2 navigators. If you are in town, please consider signing up for flag duty.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BA5AF2BA1FEC52-49049011-flag
Thank you,
Maureen Reiser
208-596-3115

We are less than a week away from Flag Day! We are still in need of drivers, navigators and Scouts. If you are in town please consider signing up for this holiday. You are responsible for signing up for 2 holidays and this one would be very helpful. We all love our great equipment and high adventurous troop with a low cost!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BA5AF2BA1FEC52-49049011-flag

Maureen Reiser
208-596-3115

Thank you for those who helped with Memorial Day. We have a quick turn around with Flag Day. Although Flag Day is on June 14th we will be placing flags on Saturday, June 15th. We need more sign up to make this day successful.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BA5AF2BA1FEC52-49049011-flag
Please consider signing up if you are in town. There are only 5 holidays and we ask each family to sign up for at least 2 too keep our cost down.
Maureen Reiser
208-596-3115

We are approaching Memorial Day Flag duty this Monday. We still need 2 drivers and 3 Scouts. Please consider helping out your fellow scout, it makes for a long day if there are not enough participants. Don’t forget you also get paid! Sign up below
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BA5AF2BA1FEC52-49049011-flag
Maureen Reiser
208-596-3115

Memorial Day is coming up quick and we are going backward on the sign ups. At this time we only have one driver signed up for flags and we still need 3 drivers and 6 more scouts. This is not optional for us to fulfill our commitment. Please consider signing up for a slot if you are here in town, even if you can do just part of a shift, we could try to make that work. I understand that we are all busy and we have a much smaller troop this year but this is how we keep our troop financially stable. We ask that you and your scout sign up for AT LEAST two holidays this season.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BA5AF2BA1FEC52-49049011-flag
Please let me know if you have any questions
Maureen Reiser
208-596-3115
Thank you

I have been on the Board as the Troop Fundraiser and Flag coordinator for almost 3 years. I’m looking for the next person to take my place and the end of this season. It is a rewarding position and does not take much time, other than the many emails you will soon receive The flag program has been the same for 25 years and pretty much runs itself. If you are interested in this position on the Board please contact me at fmreiser@gmail.com or 208-596-3115 for more information.
Maureen Reiser

Flag Season is here again! We have a much smaller troop then we have had in the past, we ask that every Scout in the troop do at least 2 holidays. We all like to go away on the long weekends but we ask that you consider this fundraiser when you are making family plans. If you are new to the troop and would like more information about our flag fundraiser please contact me at fmreiser@gmail.com or 208-596-3115. Please use the link below for more information and to sign up for shifts. It works best with a Scout and a parent signing up together.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BA5AF2BA1FEC52-49049011-flag

A man from the Rotary Club would like to donate a full, vintage train set to one of our troop members. It comes with track, engines, cars and transformers ready to be mounted on a piece of ply wood. If interested please contact Maureen Reiser at 208-596-3116 ASAP. The Rotary Club has been our flag partners for over 20 years.

We are in need of one Navigator and one Scout. If you could help us out in either of these positions, please sign up below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BA5AF2BA1FEC52-flag1
See you Saturday morning!

Thank you