Troop,

This is a reminder that the church that lets us meet in their building and store stuff in their barn has asked us for a little help.

Today will be their annual Trunk or Treat event. We are still looking for additional volunteers to assist us and show the church what Troop 287 is all about. Please join us at the church at 1:00 pm (I know the previous post said 1:30, but they asked us yesterday to come a little early). Please wear your Class A uniform so we can represent. Go Troop 287!!!!!

Please signup at the link below so I can track who is coming and who I can sign off service hours for.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4BA8A828A4FD0-trunk

Mr.Petree

Troop,

Our November outing will be a day hike to Raspberry Mountain on the back side of Pikes Peak. We will do this on Saturday, November 5th, 2022.

The plan will be to meet at the Church at 7:00 am and head out to the trailhead which is near the Crags Campground off of Highway 67 just outside of Divide, Colorado. The trek is an out-and-back on the same trail and is about 5.2 total distance. From the top, you have a beautiful view of the Catamount Reservoirs, Centinal Peak, and the back of Pikes Peak. Each Scout should pack their 10 essentials including water, snacks, and a lunch to have at the top. We can hang out and scramble at the top for a while, have a bite to eat and work on some scout skills, and sign off on outdoor requirements. Bring your Scout Books! We plan to be back at the church by about 4:00 pm.

Please signup below so we can make transportation arrangements.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4BA8A828A4FD0-raspberry

Troop,

Looking for community service hours?
Want to help out the Church that supports our Troop?
Have free time this Saturday?
Like candy?

Our Charter Organization has asked for our Troop to provide volunteers to assist with their annual Trunk or Treat event this Saturday 10/29/2022. We are looking for volunteers to assist the Church with setup, coordination, and cleanup. The time will be from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm at the church. Let’s represent the Troop in Class A uniform and pitch in. This is probably the only community service where candy is involved. Come on! 

Please signup below!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4BA8A828A4FD0-trunk

Troop,

Here is the plan for tonight.

The PLC will be discussing Troop positions and elections to be held Tuesday, November 8th

In continued preparation for our upcoming Court of Honor on November 15th, we will work on rank advancement to assist you all in completing those requirements you are needing to move on up.

We will be discussing the upcoming hike to Raspberry Mountain.

As always, there will be a fun IPA to burn some of that excess energy.

See you tonight!

Mr. Petree

Troop,

The PLC has decided to try a new schedule for tonight’s meeting after suggestions of adjusting the IPA timing to get rid of excess energy to allow better focus when it’s time to get down to business.

The next Court of Honor will be here before we know it, so following the IPA we will get into rank advancement and check some of those boxes and help you all level up.

Can’t wait to see you all tonight!

Mr. Petree

Troop,

Don’t worry about getting dinner before the meeting tomorrow. There will be pizza served/available as well as cake. I forgot to mention that.

I was focused on the cake. My bad.

See you all tomorrow night at 6pm!

Dan

Troop/Families,

Tomorrow night we will kick off Geren’s Eagle COH at 6pm, spend about an hour on it and roll directly into the regular meeting (after having some cake).

We will probably be there to set up around 5:30 if anyone wants to join us. It really wont be too much to do.

Scouts, please wear Class A uniforms for this monumentous event! You can switch to Class B afterwards if the meeting flow allows.

Dan

Troop,

Tonight we will do patrol planning for the upcoming Dino Death March family campout. Come with your menu prepared or at least some good ideas. Signup if you have not already at the link below so we have a good head count.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4BA8A828A4FD0-dino

Being the first meeting of the month it’s time for Uniform Inspection. Show up in your finest Class A Uniform. It will be good practice for Geren’s Eagle Court of Honor next week.

We will work on some advancement and have an inter-patrol activity as well.

See you tonight!

Mr. Petree

Troop,

Next year will be upon us before you know it. Last month we did our annual planning meeting and collected your requests and ideas for next year.

The Knot Patrol met and below is the plan for next year. All of this has been posted on the troop calendar for your future reference.

January 21st – Monarch Ski Day
February 24th-26th – Snowshoe Campout
March 17th-19th – Mountain Biking Campout
April 14th-16th – Penetinte Canyon FAMILY CAMPOUT
May 19th-21st – Wheeler Geographical Area
June 9th-11th – Lone Eagle Peak
June 13th-25th – Northern Tier (Tentative)
July 9th-15th Summer Camp
August 18th-20th Collegiate Peaks (14er/Base Camp)
September 15th-17th Shavano / Tabeguache (14er/Base Camp)
October 13th-15th Great Sand Dunes FAMILY CAMPOUT
November 4th-5th 7 Bridges
December 8th-9th Lockin

Look forward to all the great adventures.

Mr. Petree

Troop/Families,

On 11 October, we are planning to hold Geren’s Eagle Court of Honor. To align with his desires, this is not going to be a huge ceremony at all. We are looking to start at 6pm, and go until 7pm, so the troop can flow directly into the regular meeting process.

There will be cake.

So, please wear your Class A (it is the second meeting of the month anyway), and look your best. We will have a full color guard just like a regular COH as well. So be ready!

There will be cake.

Here is our planned program (rough draft):

Tuesday, 11 OCtober 2022:
5:45pm: Set up
6:00: Color guard opening flags
6:05: Opening Remarks, presentation of the Eagle stuff, people will talk and say stuff (mostly focused on Geren), have Geren say some Scouting stuff, etc.
6:25ish: Retire the colors
6:35ish: Cake sutting/serving
6:55: clean up and prep for the regular meeting.

See you all there!

Did I mention there will be cake?

Dan

Troop,

Due to weather, we will meet in the church tonight.

You as a Troop have expressed interest in planning and having our own Troop planned and run Summer Camp. Please bring ideas tonight so we can start preparing for the adventure of a lifetime.

Uniform is Class B and we will be working on rank advancement as well as SummerCamp 2023 Planning.

See you tonight!

Mr. Petree

Troop,

Our next campout will be a family campout and is scheduled for October 14^th – 16^th at Picket Wire Canyonlands in the Comanche National Grasslands just outside of La Junta, Colorado.

We will meet as a group at the barn on Friday, October 14^th at 5:00 pm to load up and head out from there.

We will be camping in the grasslands near the Withers Canyon Trailhead. This is just open land and there is no potable water or amenities and only one vault toilet.

Patrols will plan, camp, and cook together as normal like any car camping trip, but will also do a Saturday night dessert for the whole group.

Families are encouraged to attend and will need to supply their own gear and menus for the adventure.
Campers and RVs are welcome but note that there is a lot of unimproved dirt road driving and I would suggest smaller ones like a popup.

On Saturday we will day hike down the Withers Canyon Trail along the Purgatory River past the Dolores Mission to the Dinosaur tracks and have lunch, then return the same route. Round trip is an easy about 10 miles.

On Sunday we will depart at about 10:00 am and plan to be back at the barn at about noon.

Sign up at the link below. Please review all categories and sign up under all applicable slots.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4BA8A828A4FD0-dino

This is from John:
We are cleaning out the scout closet from 9-11 tomorrow morning. I need to have a few scouts to help out. There will be DONUTS! I could really use some help. Please let me know if you are available by text.
208-596-3115
John Reiser

This message is from John Reiser. It has also been sent out on Discord:
Hi, I’m looking for some Scouts to help with organizing the scout closet at the church this Saturday the 24th. We will meet at 9am and will be done by 11am. I need this to make the next rank, you may need the service hours and the closet really needs to be organized. Let me know if you can make it or have any questions.
John
208-596-3115

Troop,

Sorry for the late notice. Being the first meeting after a campout….. IT”S GAME NIGHT!!!!

Our game night meeting 9/20/2022 will be held at SkyZone • 1750 E Woodmen Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80920. We will be there from 6:30pm-8:00pm and the cost is $22.99 per participant for 90 minutes, or $18.99 per participant for 60 minutes if you cannot arrive until 7:00pm. Siblings (and adventurous parents) are welcome to attend. All participants must fill out a waiver at the link below prior to showing up or once they arrive. Attire for this function will be athletic clothing and Skyzone socks if you have them! If you don’t have socks they are required and available for $3 a pair.

https://www.skyzone.com/coloradosprings

Bring a water bottle to stay hydrated. Prepare to have some fun and work up a sweat!

Mr. Petree

We have fishing, rock climbing, cooking challenge, and a service project planned for the scout campout next weekend. 10 scouts are already signed up but there is room for more!

Last call for sign ups, I will send the final head count to the scout patrol shoppers tonight.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c4aacae2babfd0-bsatroop1

Thanks,

Jason Holpuch, ASM

Troop,

Being the first meeting of the month, it’s time for Uniform Inspections. You all earned a lot of stuff at the last Court of Honor. Come looking your best!

We will also be doing some campout prep and meal planning for the upcoming 11 Mile Canyon trip.

We should have some good weather. See you all tonight around the camp fire at the barn.

Mr. Petree

Please sign up if you plan to attend the campout. We will have the campout and meal planning session during the next scout meeting on Tuesday September 6th.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c4aacae2babfd0-bsatroop1

More details below:

ASM Jason Holpuch here with some details on the upcoming campout 16th-18th at Riverside campground in 11 Mile Canyon.
https://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/Lathrop

Riverside campground is about 40 miles West of COS, near Lage George and Camp Alexander.  
Directions:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Riverside+Campground/@38.9599928,-105.375114,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x7400972470fa9dcf!8m2!3d38.9599928!4d-105.375114

I have 4 tent campsites reserved which will accommodate up to 32 people and 8 cars for the campout.  This is a federal campground with water spigots and pit toilets.  

This is a great spot right on the river to work on the Fishing MB and patrol style cooking.  We may also have a service project opportunity at Camp Alexander on Sunday morning.

I look forward to seeing you at the campout September 16th-18th! 

Thanks,

Jason Holpuch, ASM

Troop,

Following our outing it is time for a game night. The PLC has informed me that we will be holding a barn game night to consist of thing like ultimate frisbee, dodgeball, tag, hide and seek, and others. We will hold it at normal meeting time.

See you tomorrow night for some fun, games, and exercise.

Mr. Petree

We are coming to the end of flag season. I’m so grateful for the participation we have had this year. This flag program is our biggest fund raiser. We have room for a Scout/Parent sign up for this weekend. We are in need of one flag driver and two navigators. This program works best if a Scout and a Parent sign up together, then we are not short on drivers or navigators, but of course we want all boys to have a chance to do flags. Please consider signing up below to help us out this weekend. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BA5AF2BA1FEC52-flag