Troop 1 Boy Scouts
Broadmoor, Colorado Springs
News Updates from Mr. Maes
Troop 1 Calendar (click to download)
September 7, 2008
Troop 1
The theme for September is ‘Sports’: The Spartan Patrol is planning the activities.
Note RE: Monday, 08 September: Troop meeting, Troop t-shirts are acceptable, unless you are
having a Scoutmaster Conference or BOR in which case full scout uniform is required.
· The meeting may run a bit long.
· Salesmanship merit badge with Lisa Crosby will be offered at this meeting.
· Gator Patrol has the activity for this meeting.
· Popcorn briefing for Scouts
· Parents Meeting in Conference Room A & B in the Parish Administration Building.
· Personal Fitness MB bi-weekly testing meets at 6:30 with Julie Lane.
RE: Tuesday, 09 September: Eagle Fledgling Class
· At the new council scout office: 985 West Fillmore.
RE: Friday, 12 September: Popcorn Sales Begin
· No early selling!
RE: 12 – 13 September: Mt Huron overnight camping and hike.
· The Activity sheet is out.
· I will have spare copies with me in the activity binder.
Note RE: Monday, 15 September: Court of Honor, Full scout uniform required.
· Get your scoutmaster conference scheduled, which is required prior to your Board of Review for rank advancement.
RE: Tuesday, 16 September: Ute District Eagle Scout Board of Reviews
RE: Thursday, 18 September: Troop Committee Meeting
· 7:00 pm, Conference Room A, in the Parish Administration Building.
RE: Saturday, 20 September: Rampart Reservoir Bike Ride
· Dr. Taloumis is the Tour Leader for this activity.
1. The scouts attending this in the past have had a really good time.
· The Activity Sheet for this is out.
1. I will try to have extra copies with me at the next troop meeting.
Note RE: Monday, 08 September: Troop meeting, scout uniform is required.
· Merit badges offered at this meeting are
§ Sports with Kevin Sullivan.
§ Hiking with Carol Beckman.
§ Crime Prevention with Amber Atkinson
Note RE: 26 – 27 September: Scout Leader Specific Training Sessions
· Session 1 is Friday, at 6:00 pm
· Sessions 2 & 3 are Saturday at 8:00 am
· It is very important that we get adults to commit to being fully trained leaders and sign up for these classes as well as the Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills classes in October.
· I will be sending out a separate e-mail with more information and why this is important to your scout and the troop.
Scoutmaster Minute: As you may have gleaned from my earlier e-mail this morning, we had a fun and successful Camporee. I again would like to extend a special thanks to all the adults who helped make it all possible and to all the scouts for who very little is seemingly impossible. I was impressed with all the scouts on this campout. Hopefully we can get some more camping in before the snow piles up higher than our Gator Patrol.
V/R
Felix Maes
August 24, 2008
Troop 1
The theme for August is ‘Shooting’: The Gator Patrol is planning the activities.
RE: Monday, 25 August: Troop Meeting, Scout Uniform or Activity Shirt required.
· Merit Badges offered: Hiking with Carol Beckman and Citizenship in the Community with Peggy Gilsdorf.
· Patrol planning for Ute Camporee.
New RE: Tuesday, 26 August: Patrol Leaders Council. All elected and appointed leadership
positions are required to attend.
· 7:00 pm in Conference Room C in the Parish Administration Building.
Note RE: Monday, 1 September: Labor Day, no meeting!
Note RE: Tuesday, 2 September: Popcorn Brochures Mailed to Scouts.
· Start looking for them in your mailbox
RE: Thursday, 4 September: Ute District Roundtable
· LDS Church at Broadmoor and Pine
RE: 5 - 7 September: Ute District Fall Camporee
· Activity Sheet is attached.
· I will have copies with me in the activity binder.
RE: Monday, 08 September: Troop meeting, scout uniforms are required.
· Merit badges offered are to be determined.
§ If there are merit badges you would like to see offered please let our Merit Badge Coordinator, Tammy Lombardo, know what you want.
· Popcorn briefing for Scouts
RE: Tuesday, 09 September: Eagle Fledgling Class
· At the new council scout office: 985 West Fillmore.
New RE: Friday, 12 September: Popcorn Sales Begin
· No early selling!
RE: 12 – 13 September: Mt Huron overnight camping and hike.
· The Activity sheet is out.
· I will have spare copies with me in the activity binder.
Note RE: Monday, 15 September: Court of Honor, Full scout uniform required.
· Get your scoutmaster conference scheduled, which is required prior to your Board of Review for rank advancement.
New RE: Saturday, 20 September: Rampart Reservoir Bike Ride
· Dr. Taloumis is the Tour Leader for this activity.
1. The scouts attending this in the past have had a really good time.
· The Activity Sheet for this will be forthcoming.
Scoutmaster Minute: Looking back I would say that we have had a successful summer. It was busy to say the least, and we accomplished a lot individually and as a troop. As we now shift into school mode I hope we can build on our success and have an equally successful fall season. I know that there will be conflicts with sports and school activities but it is important to maintain a healthy and balanced interest in scouting. We will try to keep it fun and productive. If you have any ideas to that end please let me know.
V/R
Felix Maes
August 18, 2008
Troop 1
The theme for August is ‘Shooting’: The Gator Patrol is planning the activities.
Note RE: Monday, 18 August: Stratton Preserve Weblos Hike. Scout Uniform Required.
· We will be hiking in the Stratton Preserve by the High School.
§ We are looking into seeing if there is a fire ban which would preclude us from having a Flag Retirement Ceremony and/or a propane ring fire for smores.
· We will meet at 6:30 at the school parking lot. (Pauline Memorial School)
· Those taking the Physical Fitness Merit Badge show up at 6:00 for your bi-weekly testing.
· Permission slips are due tonight for the ‘Hike to Pikes Peak from the Crags’.
§ The permission slip is attached and I will have blank copies with me tonight.
§ Those wishing to attend this hike please show up at 6:20 tonight to turn in your permission slips to Carol Beckman.
RE: Thursday, 21 August: Troop Committee Meeting
· 7:00 pm, Conference Room A, in the Parish Administration Building.
Note RE: Saturday, 23 August: Day Hike to Pikes Peak from the Crags.
· The Activity Sheet is attached
· I will have copies with me tonight
Note RE: Monday, 25 August: Troop Meeting, Scout Uniform or Activity Shirt required.
· Merit Badges offered: Hiking with Carol Beckman and Citizenship in the Community with Peggy Gilsdorf.
· Patrol planning for Ute Camporee.
New RE: Monday, 1 September: Labor Day, no meeting!
RE: Thursday, 4 September: Ute District Roundtable
· LDS Church at Broadmoor and Pine
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New RE: 5 - 7 September: Ute District Fall Camporee
· Activity Sheet should be out later today.
· I will try to have copies with me in the activity binder.
RE: Monday, 08 September: Troop meeting, scout uniforms are required.
· Merit badges offered are to be determined.
§ If there are merit badges you would like to see offered please let our Merit Badge Coordinator, Tammy Lombardo, know what you want.
RE: Tuesday, 09 September: Eagle Fledgling Class
· At the new council scout office: 985 West Fillmore.
RE: 12 – 13 September: Mt Huron overnight camping and hike.
· The Activity sheet is out.
· I will have spare copies with me in the activity binder.
New RE: Monday, 15 September: Court of Honor, Full scout uniform required.
· Get your scoutmaster conference scheduled, which is required prior to your Board of Review for rank advancement.
RE: Marian House Soup Kitchen: Troop 1 scouts logged another 33 service hours at the soup kitchen last week. Good Job Guys!
Scoutmaster Minute: Looking ahead, our annual popcorn drive is just around the corner. Brian Fitzpatrick has again graciously agreed to be our Popcorn Chairperson for this year. He will be working closely with Steve and Ann Conner who have stepped up to be the Chairpersons for 2009. Parents, we will be looking for patrol representatives to help coordinate this at the patrol level. If someone is interested, please call Brian at 538-8367 or you may e-mail him at bcfitzpatrick6@msn.com.
V/R
Felix Maes
August 11, 2008
Troop 1
The theme for August is ‘Shooting’: The Gator Patrol is planning the activities.
Note RE: Monday, 11 August: Annual Patrol Cook-off
· Meeting will start at 6:30 and will run a little late
· ‘Camp Style’ cooking will be done by patrol
· I will be passing out the Sky Sox tickets.
RE: Tuesday 14August: Sky Sox Baseball Night
· The Activity Sheet is out.
· I have the tickets to distribute Monday night.
RE: 17-18 August: OA Fall Weekend
· All scouts who were elected to the Order of the Arrow this year and did not attend the OA Spring Weekend must already be registered to attend this event or you will have to go through elections again next year.
RE: Monday, 18 August: Mt. Cutler Weblos Hike
· The Mt. Cutler trail has been closed for erosion repairs.
· Alternately we will be hiking in the Stratton Preserve by the High School.
· We need help to contact the area Cub Packs to invite their second year Weblos Scouts to this event as this is one of our recruiting events.
§ We are looking into seeing if there is a fire ban which would preclude us from having a Flag Retirement Ceremony and/or a propane ring fire for smores.
· We will meet at 6:30 at the school parking lot.
· Those taking the Physical Fitness Merit Badge show up at 6:00 for your bi-weekly testing.
Ouch RE: Tuesday, 19 August: First Day Back to School
· Oooh, did I really have to bring this up?
RE: Thursday, 21 August: Troop Committee Meeting
· 7:00 pm, Conference Room A, in the Parish Administration Building.
New RE: Monday, 25 August: Troop Meeting, Scout Uniform or Activity Shirt required.
· Merit Badges offered: Hiking with Carol Beckman and Citizenship in the Community with Peggy Gilsdorf.
RE: Saturday, 23 August: Day Hike to Pikes Peak from the Crags.
· The Activity Sheet is out.
RE: Marian House Soup Kitchen: Troop 1 scouts logged another 30.2 service hours at the soup kitchen last week. Good Job Guys!
Scoutmaster Minute: Looking ahead, our next Court of Honor is on Monday, 15 September. Any scout needing a Scoutmaster Conference for advancement should contact me so we can get it done and then you can schedule a Board of Review with Dr. Karl Lackler. I am expecting that most of the Gator’s should be close to achieving Second Class. Let’s not all wait until the last minute guys.
V/R
Felix Maes
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August 4, 2008
Troop 1
The theme for August is ‘Shooting’: The Gator Patrol is planning the activities.
Note RE: Monday, 04 August: Troop Meeting, scout uniform or Troop 1 T-shirt required.
· Parents Meeting in Conference Room A, parish administration building. (Minutes posted in Parents & Committee Meetings section--Paul)
· Patrols will be planning for next week’s cook-off.
· Sports merit badge is offered tonight.
· Those taking the Physical Fitness merit badge show up at 6:30 tonight for your bi-weekly testing.
· Gators and other scouts who need to meet the physical fitness requirement for Tenderfoot advancement should show up at 6:30 for the re-test.
§ We need an ASM to oversee this activity.
New RE: Thursday, 07 August: Ute District Round Table
· 7:00 pm at the LDS Church at Old Broadmoor Road and Pine
· I am in need of an ASM to attend in my place as I have a conflict that evening.
New RE: Monday, 11 August: Annual Patrol Cook-off
· Meeting will start at 6:30 and will run a little late
· ‘Camp Style’ cooking will be done by patrol
RE: Tuesday 14August: Sky Sox Baseball Night
· The Activity Sheet is out.
RE: 17-18 August: OA Fall Weekend
· All scouts who were elected to the Order of the Arrow this year and did not attend the OA Spring Weekend must attend this event or you will have to go through elections again next year.
RE: Monday, 18 August: Mt. Cutler Weblos Hike
· The Mt. Cutler trail has been closed for erosion repairs.
· Alternately we will be hiking in the Stratton Preserve by the High School.
· We need help to contact the area Cub Packs to invite their second year Weblos Scouts to this event as this is one of our recruiting events.
§ We are looking into seeing if there is a fire ban which would preclude us from having a Flag Retirement Ceremony and/or a propane ring fire for smores.
· We will meet at 6:30 at the school parking lot.
· Those taking the Physical Fitness Merit Badge show up at 6:30 for your bi-weekly testing.
RE: Thursday, 21 August: Troop Committee Meeting
· 7:00 pm, Conference Room A, in the Parish Administration Building.
New RE: Saturday, 23 August: Day Hike to Pikes Peak from the Crags.
· The Activity Sheet will be forthcoming.
RE: Marian House Soup Kitchen: Mr. Combs should be back starting this Thursday for those scouts wanting to use this venue to satisfy their service hours requirement.
Scoutmaster Minute: I again want to thank all the scouts and parents who helped out with the concession stand this past week. It was a lot of work but through perseverance it paid off, more on this in my final summary. I also heard that the Music Pass Backpacking Trip was a lot of fun. Good job to Bruce and everybody who went on that trip. Hopefully we can do more like that in the future and get more scouts involved.
Sorry I am so late getting this out.
V/R
Felix Maes
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July 27, 2008
Troop 1
The theme for July is Hiking: The Indian Patrol is planning the activities.
RE: Monday, 28 July: Troop Meeting, scout uniform or Troop 1 T-shirt required.
· Merit Badges offered
1. Hiking MB with Carol Beckman
2. Pet MB with Celeste Fitzpatrick.
1. Bring your pet. Leave it outside, do not bring your pet in the school!
· Deadline for turning in Music Pass Backpacking Trip Activity Sheets.
Note RE: 28 July – 03 August: Liquid Concession Stand for the PGA Senior Open.
· This is a fund raiser for the Troop and the scouts to fund their scout accounts.
· We still have slots to fill.
Note RE: Tuesday, 29 July: PLC, all POR’s are required to attend!
· 7:00 pm in Conference Room C, Parish Admin Bldg.
1. We will be discussing planning hikes with Carol Beckman and activities for the next 6 months.
Note RE: 01 - 03 August: Music Pass Backpacking trip.
· Activity sheet is out, the deadline to turn them in is Monday, 28 July.
· Bruce Roberts is the POC.
· This is a really good backpacking trip and is highly recommended, especially to any adult or scout attending Philmont next year.
New RE: Monday, 03 August: Troop Meeting, scout uniform or Troop 1 T-shirt required.
· Parents Meeting in Conference Room A, parish administration building.
· Merit badges offered are yet to be announced.
§ If you have particular merit badges you would like to see offered, please see Tammy Lombardo. She is not getting much feed back from the scouts.
New RE: 08-10 August: OA Fall Weekend
· All scouts who were elected to the Order of the Arrow this year and did not attend the OA Spring Weekend must attend this event or you will have to go through elections again next year.
RE: Tuesday 14August: Sky Sox Baseball Night
· The Activity Sheet is out.
RE: Marian House Soup Kitchen (This is becoming a regular feature in my ‘To Remind’)
· Once again Troop 1 has logged 40 hours this past Thursday.
§ Congratulations to Eric Dude, Jake Fox, Matt Geiger, Conrad & Alex LaJoie, and Sean Rishavy. (another T-1 Eagle Scout) Thank you for your service to the community.
· Mr. Combs will not be at the Soup Kitchen this Thursday, 31 July but will be there on 7, 14, and 21 August.
· If you have plans to work at the soup kitchen please coordinate with Mr. Combs so he can let the Soup Kitchen know what to expect.
· Please note the following quote from Mr. Combs, “Once again, the MHSK folks (other volunteers and staff) commented on how much our young men impress them – thanks to the parents of these great young men for setting their moral compass straight early on and to our Scouts for what they do for the Scouting program by just being there as a role model for others.”
· I also would like to compliment all the scouts and their parents for doing such a great job!
Scoutmaster Minute: I thought that the ‘ice cream making’ activity was a lot of fun although it did run a little late. We did not get a lot of work done last Monday but hey, sometimes it is OK to have fun and make a mess…well maybe not so OK on the mess. Thanks to Steve and Jacob Gonzales, Amber and Galen Atkinson, Bill & Zac Clark, Tom and Kirwan Bonifas, Max Langer, and (my apologies to anyone I missed) the other adults and scouts who stayed even later to help clean up. I would also like to apologize to Carol Beckman who showed up to do the Hiking Merit badge but was pre-empted by ICE CREAM MANIA! I hope you guys will take advantage of the class she is offering tomorrow night as she is a wealth of information. One last note, I would like to do the ice cream night again in the near future (while it is still hot out). I now know what the logistical issues are and have ideas to expedite the whole process next time…plus I get to sample some pretty tasty ice cream!
V/R
Felix Maes
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July 23, 2008
July 20, 2008
Troop 1
The theme for July is Hiking: The Indian Patrol is planning the activities.
New RE: 21 July: Troop Meeting, scout uniform or Troop 1 T-shirt required.
· Hiking Merit Badge with Carol Beckman.
· We will be passing out merit badges earned at Camp A.
· We will have an ice cream making competition by patrol.
· Thank you to Steve Gonzales for taking over for me at this meeting. Unfortunately I have an unavoidable work conflict.
RE: 26 July: Day Hike to Barr Camp
· This is a 14 mile round trip hike.
· The Cheyenne Mountain State Park Day Hike is a required prerequisite to participate in this activity unless you a demonstrated record of hiking and backpacking.
· The Activity sheet is out.
RE: 28 July: Troop Meeting, scout uniform or Troop 1 T-shirt required.
· Merit Badges offered
1. Hiking MB with Carol Beckman
2. Pet MB with Celeste Fitzpatrick.
1. Bring your pet. Leave it outside, do not bring your pet in the school!
Note RE: 29 July: PLC, all POR’s are required to attend!
· 7:00 pm in Conference Room C, Parish Admin Bldg.
1. We will be discussing planning hikes with Carol Beckman.
Note RE: Tuesday 31 July: Sky Sox Baseball Night
· A revised Activity Sheet is attached.
Scoutmaster Minute: This past Thursday, 17July, Troop 1 volunteers logged another 52 service hours at the Marian House Soup Kitchen. This is the second week in a row for Troop 1 at the soup kitchen. This one was a patrol activity for the Shark Patrol, so they get credit for service hours and a patrol activity with one toss of the stone. I also would like to point out this is the second week in a row for Burton Crosby to help out at the soup kitchen. Burton is a Troop 1 Eagle Scout and is doing a fine job of demonstrating that community service does not stop once achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. Congratulations to all and ‘Thank You’ for your service to the community.
V/R
Felix Maes
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July 12, 2008
Troop 1
The theme for July is Hiking: The Indian Patrol is planning the activities.
New RE: Monday, 14 July: Troop Meeting, Scout uniform or Troop 1 T-shirt required.
· Personal Fitness MB retest. Come early, 6:30.
· Filled in Activity Sheets for river rafting are due.
RE: Thursday, 17 July: Troop Committee Meeting.
· Conference Room A, 7:00 pm.
Note RE: 20 July: