Troop 1 Katonah, New York

Sleds lining up for inspection at the 2012 Muscoot District Klondike Derby at Veterans Park in Carmel, New York. This year's Klondike Derby was organized by Carmel Troop 1. Photo by Elizabeth Triano The 2012 Muscoot District Klondike Derby was held on Saturday, January 21, at Veterans Park in Carmel, New York. Troops from all over the Muscoot District came together to compete against one another and show off their Scouting skills in this special wintertime event. Katonah Troop 1 was once again in charge of the First Aid activity station. The other stations included Fire Building (Carmel Troop 1), Knot Tying (Troop 1 North Salem), Ice Rescue (Troop 271 Mahopac), and Shelter Building (Troop 440 Patterson). The entire Klondike Derby was organized by Carmel Troop 1 . Our troop had a very strong showing this year! The Mad Monkeys Patrol finished first overall and the Swamp Chickens Patrol finished a close second. Both of our patrols worked very hard at each activity station, and whi

Checking out the patrol sleds in anticipation of the Klondike Derby... The troop falls in for opening ceremony. Hank and Mr. Kristensen go over the details of the Klondike Derby Billy P. ties ropes to his patrol's sled so that his patrol members will be able to pull it over the terrain. Swamp Chickens patrol sled on the left, Mad Monkeys patrol sled on the right. Both sleds used bamboo in their construction.

Sam Hinkley receives his award from his grandfather Ray Hinkley, who was also a Scout in Troop 1 Katonah. Including Sam's father, there are three generations of Scouting in the Hinkley family! Photo by Monique Klares Max Klares receives an award from Assistant Scoutmaster Otto Vondrak at the December Court of Honor. Photo by Monique Klares Greg C. gets an award from Asst. Scoutmaster Bob Suda during our December Court of Honor. Do you have photos to share? Please email them to our webmaster . The Muscoot District Klondike Derby is coming up fast! This year's event will held on January 21 at Putnam County Veterans Memorial Park. In this photo we see the Swamp Chickens Patrol prepares to start construction on their Klondike sled. A few hours later, it looks like they have a pretty good sled put together! We'll be working with the Scouts to make sure their sleds meet the requirements for the event over the next few meetings. In the meantime, all Scouts should fam