Troop 1 Katonah, New York

The September 29 meeting took place at St. Mary's School. Congratulations to our newest Order of the Arrow members, Ian F., Greg C., Billy P., and Ryan K.! They completed their ordeal at Durland Scout Reservation and are now members of Ktemaque Lodge 15 . The OA is the service organization for the Boy Scouts, helping to maintain our many camps and other properties. Thanks also to Nick K., Daniel E., Sean B., Kyle W., and Peter Baron for helping out with the Katonah-Bedford Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corp. chicken BBQ fundraiser. KBHVAC sold more than 480 chicken dinners! A donation was also made to Neighbors Link of Mt. Kisco. Thanks to the Scouts for their help during the event! Harry A. went over the principles of Leave No Trace. We did a backpack review in preparation for the upcoming campout. Hank reviewed map and compass skills with the Scouts. We need Scouts to come help sell popcorn in front of the Wooden Nickel Deli on Saturday, October 1. We need help from 9:00...

Just a reminder, the September 29 meeting will be at St. Mary's School. Despite a rather gloomy forecast for this past Saturday, Mrs. Pappas, and Mr and Mrs Winthers offered to sell plants in front of the barn at Spring Hill Kennels. We thank them all for their help. They sold quite a few plants (and didn't even get wet!) but we still have lots left... So spread the word to your friends and neighbors! We offer them "self-serve" in our driveway until they are gone. So plan to stop by and choose from our selection of various size mums, flowering kale and perennial asters!

Due to a conflict with SAT weekend, we will be moving our Kaaterskill Falls Hike/Campout to October 15-16 weekend. Please adjust your schedules accordingly! Here are some photos from last year's trip!

Our September 15 meeting was held in our usual location in the gymnasium at the Katonah Elementary Schoool. We discussed upcoming events and decided to postpone the campout that was planned for this weekend. Scouts Ian and Clifford demonstrated how to properly pack for a campout and answered questions from the patrols. After that, we inspected our tents for damage out in the hallways. Notes were made on any damages and missing parts. We then returned to the gym for a game of tug o' war between the two patrols until it was time to be dismissed. Photos by Otto M. Vondrak The troop currently has two patrols (left and right) plus our junior staff (center). Ian describes how he packs for a campout and takes questions from the patrols. Tents are unpacked in the hallway and inspected for damage. Most of our tents are in very good condition. We set up our tents to make sure everything is in order for our next trip. Junior Assistant Scoutmaster Kyle helps organize a game of tug o...

Welcome to a new year of Scouting with Troop 1 Katonah! We had our first meeting on September 8 at St. Mary's School, with an excellent turnout of 21 boys. If you missed our first meeting, don't worry, there's still plenty of time to get caught up. Our next meeting is September 15, and we will be meeting at Katonah Elementary School (our normal location) at 7:30 PM. To make sure we start on time, you should arrive by 7:15, in uniform, with your Scout Handbook . Two exciting events are coming up already ! The weekend of September 17-18, we will be camping out at Pound Ridge Reservation. Patrol members should contact their patrol leaders to let them know they are coming. We must make our reservation this week. We also must make reservations for our trip to Catamount Zip Line on October 9 . Contact Scoutmaster Hank Tschorn for more information at 232-5420.

Hopefully you are having a great summer and getting ready for the start of another scout year! Our first meeting will be on Sept. 8, at 7:30 at St. Mary's School , Valley Road, Katonah.  Hope to see you all there.  If you know of someone not on this email list who should be getting this reminder, please forward this to them. We will once again be selling beautiful fall flowers as a fundraiser for the troop.  The plants are scheduled to arrive sometime during the week of September 19, so we will soon have chrysanthemums, flowering kale and perennial asters for sale in our driveway at 171 Bedford Rd.!  Tell your friends and neighbors about the sale and encourage them to stop and shop!  Better still, offer to deliver them to their door!  Call Mary with any questions (914-232-5420) and plan to sign up to sell the plants here on Saturday the 24th.  We'll have a sign up sheet at the meeting on Thursday the 15th. See you on the 8th and enjoy these last...