Troop 1 Katonah, New York

November second was a fine day for rifle shooting. On that saturday, troop one Katonah traveled to Durland scout reservation, an area that scouts attend to the Order of the Arrow Ordeal. Once arriving, the scouts and adults consulted staff at Durland and set up for shooting. The attendants were both Jack and Chris Kristensen, Thor and Tom Adamec, Robert Baur and his father Tom, Sean Bacon, and Elias and Robert Chaiken. After shooting a multitude of targets, the group then decided to initiate a competition of who had the best shot. Keeping score and raising the total points needed to go on, everyone shot very well but the one man who defeated all the others was none other than Chris Kristensen himself. After the competition was won, the group shot recreationally once again for another hour or so, the group packed up with assistance from the staff and left for either home or the elementary school.

Instead of hiking at Turkey Mountain, we will be hiking in the Mianus River Gorge on 10/12/13. We will meet at KES at 12:45 PM so we can leave by 1:00 PM. Dress appropriately for the weather, wear boots, and bring water. Family and friends are welcome to join us. About the Mianus River Gorge: Located just outside of Bedford Village off of Long Ridge Road, the Mianus River Gorge, with over 1000 acres, will be celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year. Founded in 1953, it contains one of the last areas of old growth forest, the 400 year old Hemlocks that grow along the banks of the Mianus River.  This will be a spectacular event with the fall foliage in full swing, and hopefully good weather. For more details, visit the Mianus River Gorge web site . Contact Mr. Adamec with any questions.

On Saturday, September 28, 2013, Troop 1 visited Catamount Adventure Park. Below is a summary from our Troop historian, Elias Chaiken: Saturday, the twenty-eighth of september, troop one katonah met at 8:15 A.M. at the katonah elementary school parking lot to prepare for a day trip to the catamount ropes course. Departing at 8:30 A.M., the troop then proceeded to drive to catamount. There were 13 people in total who went and 7 troop scouts amongst them. Among the people who went was Elias Chaiken, Jack Kristensen and his father, Chris Kristensen, Robert Bauer, Jack Kelleher, Thor Adamec and his sister Dakota along with their father Tom Adamec, and finally  Marty Stuttman and his Mom Christine, Aiden Cryan and his Dad Bill, and Paul Esposito and his Mom Darlene . After an hour and a half ride with beautiful scenery of upstate New York, the group had finally arrived at Catamount.                Once their, the group went inside and before people were given equipment and training, t

Troop 1 Katonah takes First and Second place in the Muscoot District Spring Camporee, help May 3-5 in Putnam Veteran's Memorial Park. The Scouts competed in the following events: Maypole (Knots and Lashings), How High/How Far (Judging Heights and Distances), Model Campsite, Rescue (First Aid), Compass Course, Board Walk (Team Exercise), Atomic Pile (Team Exercise), Trail Observation, Signaling, Nature Hunt, and more... Each patrol was judged on how well they were able to work together and demonstrate Scout skills. A great way to end the year!

Spring will soon be here and now is the time to start thinking about some gorgeous flowers for your yard!  We are once again offering a variety of sun and shade- loving plants during our pre-sale from now through April 28.  Have a look at the accompanying order form and feel free to share it with friends, neighbors and co-workers! If you would like something not listed on the order form or if you have any questions please call Mary Tschorn at 914-232-5420 or email us . The plants will be delivered from our supplier in Canada the week of May 13.  We will give you a call when your order is ready to pick up. We will also have a variety of plants other than those on the order form available for purchase so plan to stop by 171 Bedford Rd., Katonah to see the selection and tell your friends! Please make checks payable to Troop #1 Katonah, BSA.   Checks and order forms can be dropped off or mailed to 171 Bedford Rd., Katonah, NY 10536 by the April 28 deadline, please! Thank you in advance

The Boy Scout Klondike Derby is this Saturday, January 26 th  at Putnam Vet Veterans Memorial Park (225 Gypsy Trail Road, Carmel, NY 10512). Our event will be held snow or shine.  Our hosting troop – Troop 1 Carmel has been busy preparing and doing the snow dance for over a year. In final preparations we would like to confirm attendance of your Troop, number of sleds, number of scouts, number of adults leaders, and how many are planning to camp. If you could please e-mail or call  our event chair before Friday - Jim Schwenk Committeechair@carmel1.mytroop.us  or 914-760-5146 .  All of this information will assist registration to go quickly and start our event on time. If you wish to find more information on this event please click here http://www.wpcbsa.org/District/Muscoot/#Klondike