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10 Camp Cards were signed out to the Scouts below. Make sure your Scout brought them home Sam Joffiron Blake Bluhm Knox Reed Gavin Oroszi Issac Thesing Patrick Kundert Eddy Robinson Nathan Turner Liam Douglass
Please turn in all money ($50) and/or cards by May 13th. If you need more cards or would like to participate please contact Maureen Reiser 208-596-3115.
We will have the April Court of Honor catered and families will supply side dishes and desserts. Since we are having it catered, we will need good RSVP numbers. Please sign up as soon as possible.
Camp Cards are here! Sign out your pack of 10, Tuesday night at the meeting. The cards are $5 and you get to keep $2.50 in your account. Great deals at Ace, Smash Burger, Wild Wings and more. If you don’t sell all 10 then turn them back into SM Turner. No obligation to sell but a great way to fund your adventures! Any questions, contact Maureen Reiser 208-596-3115
This week we will be doing meal and trip prep for the Rock Climbing Campout in Canyon City. After that, we will be playing some climbing games and competitions. If you are going on the campout, make sure to dress appropriately and bring warm clothes.
**Don’t forget, the next Court of Honor is 15 April: so if you are working toward a rank advancement, make sure you get your ScoutMaster Conferences done on 1 April and your Boards of Review done on 8 April. Don’t wait until the last minute……Be Prepared!
**Also, Scout leadership: tentative PLC meeting will be 17 March at 6:30.
It’s time again to order T-shirts and hoodies. Below is the order form. Please return order form by email to fmreiser@gmail.com or Mr. Turner at the meeting by April 1st. Pay by Zelle to betsydouglass.bsa@gmail.com and let her know what it is for or by check with order form to Mr. Turner. Let me know if you have any questions. Maureen Reiser 208-596-3115
The campout for March is quickly approaching. We have locked in a camp location down in Canyon City/Penrose and will be camping from the 15th to the 16th. We will meet at the barn at 1:00 pm on Saturday and drive down and set up. Rock climbing will be all day Sunday at a local site and we will return to the barn around 5:00 pm on Sunday. The Troop has plenty of climbing gear, but if you want to bring your own that will work too. Camp out prep will take place at Tuesday’s meeting. Remember, it’s still technically winter so dress appropriately and bring warm clothes. This is also “car camping” so you can bring extra items if needed. Scouts and adults signup using the signup genius below.
** Summer Camp update: Our roster is finalized and I have everyone’s email address and will be sending out the summer camp guide. Some things to start thinking about: completing medical forms/physicals and completing a swim test (start practicing).
This week, we will be doing Rank Advancement, with senior scouts assisting the younger scouts with the Scout rank.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
11 Mar – Camp out prep with some climbing games/competitions
14-16 Mar – Rock Climbing Camp out (Canyon City)
18 Mar – Game Night (Bowling)
25 Mar – Spring Break (no meeting)
**Don’t forget, the next Court of Honor is 15 April: so if you are working toward a rank advancement, make sure you get your ScoutMaster Conferences done on 1 April and your Boards of Review done on 8 April. Don’t wait until the last minute……Be Prepared!
**Also, Scout leadership: tentative PLC meeting will be 17 March at 6:30.
Please join us in celebrating Austin as he is awarded Scouting’s highest rank of Eagle Scout. The ceremony will be held at the Historic Flying W Ranch on April 10th 2025 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Cake and refreshments will be served at the reception immediately following the ceremony. Flying W Ranch is located at 3330 Chuckwagon Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80919.
Flag season is almost here! Its time to start planning summer vacations. .There is a SIgnupGenius below. Please consider signing up for at least 2 holidays. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FACAD2DA1FCCF8-55352959-flag Text Dustin Vance at 719-722-4142 if you have any questions.
We will meet at Ute Valley to hike or snowshoe (most likely hike). Meet at the Eagleview middle school parking lot off of Vindicator at 7:00. Mr. Austin Petree and/or Mr. Zsoka will bring some chemlights for fun. Make sure you bring a flashlight or headlamp and dress appropriately. The hike will be around 3 miles.
If you still plan to attend summer camp at Camp Buffalo Bill – the most important thing right now is to make sure to sign your agreement and get it to Betsy Douglass today (betsydouglass.bsa@gmail.com). We need to have a good count of who’s going so we can lock in and reserve our dates with the camp on Monday.
Tomorrow’s meeting we will focus on rock climbing in preparation for the March camp out. We will have a slideshow showing our rock climbing adventures over the last two years. Austin will conduct a rock climbing demonstration with the help of Mr. Anderson and/or Axel. If time permits we will conduct rank advancement and/or some more fun games.
**The final sign-up genius for summer camp has been sent out along with a summer camp agreement form. Please sign up again before Friday, 21 February, to confirm you can still attend Camp Buffalo Bill in Wyoming from 7-13 June. Also, complete and sign the agreement and email to Betsy or Mr. Turner or bring a hard copy to our meetings. If you haven’t received either message, please let us know. I will also be bringing hard copy agreement forms to tomorrow’s meeting.**
Upcoming schedule
25 Feb – chemlite hike/snowshoe Ute Valley
4 Mar – Scout rank advancement with Senior Scout mentors
11 Mar – Camp out prep with some climbing games/competitions
We had a great response to the summer camp post last week. Camp Buffalo Bill in Wyoming won by a slim margin. Please use the sign up genius below to confirm you will be able to join us at summer camp from 7-13 June. The troop will also be sending out summer camp agreement letters and bringing a stack of them to tomorrow’s meeting for each Scout and adult to sign. Please sign up and get your agreement signed by this Friday so we can reserve out slot!
On Thursday, 13 February Pack 166 will hold a bridging ceremony at St. Michael’s Church, 7400 Tudor Rd from 6:00-7:30 pm. Three Cub Scouts will be bridging over to Troop 287!
Isaac Thesing
Knox Reed
Sawyer Tonge
On Saturday, 15 February Pack 62 will hold a bridging ceremony at Sunrise United Methodist Church, 2655 Briargate Blvd from 4:00-6:00 pm. One Cub Scout will be bridging over to Troop 287!
Eddie Peterson
If you plan to attend, please were your Class A’s. Come out in force and let’s show the Cub Scouts how to represent and welcome our newest members!
This week some scouts will be conducting classes to teach new scouts and refresh older scouts on some basic scouting skills. Make sure you arrive early to set up if you are one of the scouts presenting.
Knots: Nathan
First Aid: Rudra
Clothing/Packing: Liam
Team Building: Austin
We will also be welcoming Patrick Kundert to the troop. He had his bridging ceremony on Sunday and will be joining us tomorrow. There are two additional bridging ceremonies this week: Thursday 6:00-7:30 pm at St Michaels Church for Isaac Thesing and Saturday 4:00-6:00 pm at Sunrise United Methodist Church for Eddie Peterson. The troop would like to represent at these ceremonies with some younger and older scouts, so if you are available let your leadership know.
This week for the game night we will be going to Whirlyball!! It is $15 per person. Make sure to arrive a few minutes before 7:00 so we can have a full hour of fun!!!
Address: 3971 Palmer Park Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80909
UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
2/5: PLC meeting at 7:30 (monthly on-line planning meeting for scout leadership)
2/11: Prep/Class on how to prepare for winter campouts
**Parents interested in sending their Scout to Summer Camp 2025: Start thinking about whether you want to send your Scout to Summer camp. The Troop quickly needs to determine how many Scouts are planning on going along with any parents who are willing to assist at camp. Some options for parents would be for one parent to attend the whole week or have several parents serve a day or two each, along with myself. Some factors to consider are location and dates. The troop voted last year and thought that Camp Buffalo Bill in Wyoming would be fun, but it is about 9 1/2 hours away. We could also do Camp Alexander which is about 1 1/2 hours away. Dates available in June are: weeks 1-3 for Camp A and weeks 2-4 for Camp Buffalo Bill (camp is only 1 week). I believe Buffalo Bill is $525 and Camp A is $450. The troop previously went to Camp A in 2023. You can text me directly if your Scout wants to attend, which camp, which dates are best, and if you are available to help.
Below is a spreadsheet of everyone that is going ice climbing along with arrival date and transportation. For those that are departing on Friday, we will meet at the barn at 6:00 pm.
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