Troop 1 Katonah was visited by four Eagle Scouts at our Thursday night meeting: David Tschorn, Mark Kane, Peter Kane, and David Kane. It was great to have them visit, and they helped our younger Scouts with the evening activities. We continued our camping gear inspection by taking all the tents from the last camping trip and setting them up in the gym. After we went through the tents and packed them up again, we turned to knot tying. Mark and Peter helped our younger Scouts learn their basic knots for Tenderfoot, while Dave Kand and some of the older boys helped clean out and reorganize some of our materials stored under the stage. Thanks to Robert Chaiken for these photos. It was a fun night, and we were glad to have our Eagles visit. Do you know a past member of our Troop who would like to visit some night? Please let us know!
On Thursday April 16, 2009, Troop 1 Katonah visited the Campfire Club of America at their private camp in Chappaqua, where we were taught about conservation and preservation of the world's wildlife. When we arrived, we were introduced to the two men in charge of the club. They told us a little bit about how the club was started back around the turn of the century. Among their famous charter members were Theodore Roosevelt, Ernest Thompson Seton (the first Chief Scout), William Hornaday . The Campfire Club treated us to an amazing dinner which consisted of homemade burgers, hot dogs, french fries, and some deserts. After dinner, we walked around the lodge and observed the different trophy animals that were displayed all over the club. One room was dedicated to North America which consisted of examples of many animals from across the continent. In the other room, there many examples of wildlife from Africa. It was pretty cool. Who would have known there was that many animals in Afric...