Troop 1 Katonah, New York

Just a reminder that the Troop dinner is coming up in 2 weeks- Feb.11. It will be held at the Methodist Church Hall starting at 6:15 pm. Please let us know how many in your families will be attending so we'll have enough food! Email or call us at home 232-5420 with a number by next Friday, Feb 5. We will need some volunteers the day of the dinner too: -2 or 3 boys and an adult to set up the tables and chairs (after school around 4) -4 or 5 people to serve on the buffet line -2 or 3 bakers to make brownies or cookies for dessert Let us know if you're able to help in any of these ways. Thank you! —Hank Tschorn, Scoutmaster

Klondike Derby - January 23 at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation. Each patrol will build a sled and a pair of snowshoes to compete with other troops from Muscoot District for Klondike Gold! 100th Anniversary of Scouting in America - February 8 Troop Dinner - February 11 - All friends and families are invited to attend. Army Hockey at West Point - February 13 at West Point Military Academy. See the Army Black Knights (6-7-3) meet second place Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers (12-3-1) at Tate Arena for high-spirited Division I college hockey! Tickets are $8.00, and must be ordered ahead of time. Final headcount will be taken at January 28 meeting.

Katonah Troop 1 - Winter Court of Honor

The Katonah Troop 1 Winter Court of Honor will be held this Thursday, December 17 in the Cafeteria at Katonah Elementary School. Scouts should arrive at 7:30, we will start at 8:00pm. All Scouts, their friends, parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and college-roommate's-brother's-cousin's-friend's-sister are invited. Many of our Scouts have earned rank advancement and merit badges, so please join us and share in our proud accomplishments!

The 2009 Kaaterskill Falls campout was great this year. The weather was perfect with November 7 weekend with sun and mid 50's on Saturday with low's in the high 20's at night. On Saturday, we drove straight to South Mountain and hiked approximately 5 miles around the "Rim Trail" to the site of the " Mountain House " that we visited to last year. We had lunch on the hike and all along the way were very dramatic views from the trail which at many times followed along the edge of an extremely high cliff! Even at the end of the hike, we enjoyed wonderful views of the Hudson Valley all the way to the Berkshires in Massachusetts. After the hike, we went straight to our campsite near Colgate Lake , set up camp, made dinner, and had our usual fun campfire. In the morning, we broke camp and drove to Kaaterskill Falls and made the .5 mile hike up to see them and were just as spellbound by their beauty as last year. And were then on our way home after a very fu...

On October 23, 24, and 25, Troop 1 Katonah attended the 2009 Combined Fall Camporee, consisting of both Manitoga and Muscoot districts. When arriving at Durland Scout Reservation Friday night, troops set up camp in a number of campsites, ranging from down in the 30's to way up in the 40's. Saturday morning, both districts assembled their troops at Campsite 37 for the opening ceremonies, where they were assigned their patrol numbers, and starting stations. After some opening remarks from Otto, patrols were dismissed and sent off to hit the trail and compete for the highest score. The skill stations included First Aid where patrols had to tend to a fallen patrol leader who suffered from a compound upper arm fracture; Signaling in which patrols had to decifer a Morse code message sent by wig-wag; Cooking which required patrols to make a meal from scratch using tinfoil techniques on a bed of coals; and Maps and Trail Signs where patrols had to follow a course of "blazes...

Just a few reminders about popcorn sales... As you know, the sale of Trail's End popcorn products is a fundraiser that not only benefits Westchester-Putnam Council, but also directly benefits Katonah Troop 1! POPCORN TAKE ORDER FORMS are due in at the November 12th, troop meeting. That is the deadline but that still leaves plenty of time to add some more sales to take order forms. UPCOMING SHOW & SELL DATES Monday, November 9th at the Katonah Railroad Station (4:45 to 6:45pm) We will be set up on both the Jay St. and Katonah Ave. side of the tracks, so please let us know if you can help out. Veteran's Day - Wednesday, November 11th - in the alley way between Wooden Nickel Deli and Sgaglio's Marketplace (2:00 to 4:30pm). Again please let us know if you are available to work either the early shift from 2:00 to 3:15 or the later shift from 3:15 to 4:30. Please remember to come out in full Scout uniform. Please contact John Albert if you have any questions: (914) 924-0170...