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February Troop Events

February 12 - Troop Family Dinner
Katonah Methodist Church Hall - 6:30pm
Bring your friends and family to our annual Troop Family Dinner and Court of Honor. Many of our Scouts will be advancing in rank, and we'll have a special presentation for Scouts and their families about attending a week of summer camp at Camp Read. Come hungry! Cost is $10.00 per person, with a maximum of $40.00 per family. Please contact Mary Tschorn to RSVP.

February 21 - West Point Hockey
West Point Academy - Leave from KES at 5:00pm
Join Troop 1 Katonah at Hollender Arena at West Point Academy to see the Army Black Knights take on the RIT Tigers in an exciting NCAA Division I hockey match! Scouts will come dressed in FULL UNIFORM to attend this event. You may also want to bring your favorite hockey jersey!

February 28-29 - Railroad Campout
Thomaston, CT - Leave from KES at 8:00am
Our Troop will be visiting the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston, CT to spend a day learning about trains and railroading. We'll leave from Katonah early Saturday morning, drop our gear at camp, and head over to the railroad museum. Scouts will tour the depot, get a train ride, tour the heavy repair shops, learn about locomotives, and possiblly drive some spikes and learn how the trains keep running! We'll also perform a service project as thanks to the railroad. We'll be staying at Camp Mattatuck, operated by Three Rivers Council, BSA. Sunday morning we'll break camp and head for home. Our visit to the railroad will be covered by a $10 donation from each attendee.

Please note the updates to the Troop Schedule, and please RSVP to let us know you'll be attending these fun events!

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