Scouting for leaders

The Saratoga Lions Club is hosting a meeting to gauge interest in establishing a new Cub Scouts troop.

The Lions Club had held both a Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts charter for 30 years. The last Cub Scout troop, which moved to Encampment, recently came to an end.

Lions Club member Bob Lauman, who has helped out with administrative duties for previous Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts troops, said he was looking for responsible adults to help get the program going once again.

Prospective leaders will have to pass a background check and complete the online Youth Protection course, which Lauman says only takes about an hour to complete.

Meeting frequency will be determined by the adults involved and those leaders will be expected to help the scouts to complete their various merit badges.

Besides working on merit badges, other past activities local scouts have participated in include campouts, hosting the Pinewood Derby and similar pursuits.

The District Director of the Frontier and High Altitude Districts for the Longs Peak Council of the Boy Scouts of America will be present at the meeting to answer questions and give some insight into the world of scouting.

Anyone interested in participating scouting is encouraged to attend the meeting, which will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14 at the Platte Valley Lutheran Church at 513 S. First St. in Saratoga.