Troop 1 Katonah, New York

Scouts from Katonah Troop 1 volunteered on September 8 during the Katonah 5K Race! This was a great community service opportunity for our troop. Photos by Alex Bacon. Here are some photos from our recent Thursday night troop meeting (Photos by Otto Vondrak). Katonah Troop 1 meets at Katonah Elementary School, in the gymnasium. Meetings start at 7:30 SHARP.   We discussed some easy methods for cooking meals on the trail, as well as the rules of safe food handling. Then we paired off and worked on our knot-tying skills.

Catamount Zip Line Trip - September 22 Don't forget this weekend is our day trip to the Catamount Zip Line. See Asst. Scoutmaster Chris Kristensen for more details. Fall Plant Sale The plants for our fall sale will be available for purchase from this Thursday until they are gone!  We will have the gorgeous mums in different sizes as well as some perennials to plant now!  Please plan to stop by our driveway (171 Bedford Rd) and tell your friends and neighbors to as well If there is anyone interested in helping sell the plants on Saturday here or downtown (if you're willing to transport them to a busy location), please let me know! Some members of the troop will be going to Catamount for the zipline trip but if you're not going, it would be great to have some help on Saturday for any amount of time you can spare. Give me a call (232-5420) or send me an email if you're available. Thanks and do plan to stop by to pick up some fall color!

Welcome to a great new year of Scouting activities! We have a lot of great events planned for throughout the year, and we're looking forward to sharing them with everyone! The updated troop calendar for 2012-2013 can be found by clicking the link at the top of this page, or by following this link: http://ktny.blogspot.com/p/2012-2013-troop-schedule.html Any updates to the troop calendar will be posted here. As we stressed in the opening meeting, please review our troop calendar with your own schedules for sports, school plays, band recitals, vacations, etc. We want your son to get the most out of Scouting, and we want them to participate as much as possible. Just a reminder, meetings start at 7:30p.m., and we meet at Katonah Elementary School gymnasium unless otherwise specified. We're gearing up to prepare for two great events later this month, and we need everyone's help and support to make it happen. Our next meeting is Thursday, September 14. See you there!

Welcome back to another exciting year of Scouting with Katonah Troop 1! Our first meeting of the year will be at Katonah Elementary School in the Gymnasium at 7:30pm. All parents are invited to attend this important first meeting. We look forward to seeing everyone there! August Planning Meeting at Hank's house - We have an exciting year planned for our Scouts!

Hello CAMPERS!   It is that time again where our Troop packs up and heads North to our Summer camping adventure at Camp Read ! We have 20 boys and 5 fathers this year – another new high head count for Katonah Troop 1!   Just some reminders: -We will be leaving KES at 8:30 AM on Sunday August 5 and returning at approximately 2PM on Saturday August 11.  -Please bring your Medical Form completed by a doctor with you that morning.  (adults too).  It is a very difficult form and not a last minute thing! -Please look at your merit badge selections – Some have prerequisites that need to be  completed prior to camp or you will not be able to finish that badge. -Parents: Please re-read the Parent’s Guide given to your boy during the school year.   Very important so that your son can have the best time possible.  If you do not have the Parent’s Guide, please visit our Council Website at www.wpcbsa.org and go to the Bo...

Our June Court of Honor and final meeting of the year were held on Thursday, June 14, at St. Mary's Schoo. Merit Badges and rank advancement were handed out, and our accomplishments for the year were tallied. It was a successful season for Katonah Troop 1, with many blue ribbons added to our trophy case! Everyone should be proud of a job well done. Thanks to all of the parents and volunteers who make it all happen... See you this summer at Camp Read! Scoutmaster Hank Tscorn introduces his staff and the patrols. Assistant Scoutmaster Tom Adamec talks about a five-mile hike he led for some boys who needed the requirement for Second Class rank. Scoutmaster Hank Tschorn wears his vintage Scout uniform shirt in honor of Doc Smith, who passed in 2009 and was our Scoutmaster for more than 50 years. The Swamp Chickens Patrol, led by Ryan K. Assistant Scoutmasters Bob Suda and Chris Kristensen. Mr. Kristensen is also our Unit Commissioner as well as Chairman fo...

Katonah Troop 1 will be holding its June Court of Honor tonight at 7:30 at St. Mary's School. All Scouts, families, and friends are invited to attend. We will also be announcing the winner of the Troop Contest to see who will get to go on the Maine Canoe Trip!