Due to the expected downpours we are supposed to get this weekend, we have cancelled the campout.
Scouts should plan on attending the Spring Camporee coming up May 4 though May 6. This is our last district event for the year, so attendance is very important. We encourage Scouts to attend for the entire event from Fiday afternoon to Sunday morning, as the Camporee is a team event.
More details about the Camporee will be posted shortly.
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...