Troop 1 Katonah, New York

Katonah Troop 1 will be holding its December Court of Honor tomorrow night, Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 7:30 PM at KES Cafeteria. All Scouts, families, and friends are invited to attend. Please join  us as numerous rank advancements will be awarded! Light Refreshments will be served.

Hello Troop 1 Katonah, I just checked the status of the USS Intrepid and it remains closed at this time. If per chance it does open in the next couple of weeks it will primarily only be the USS Intrepid, the Growler (submarine) and the Concorde that you will be able to view. The Space Shuttle Enterprise received some damage to its vertical tail fin during hurricane Sandy and will be repaired and reopen to the public when it is done. With that being said we are going to POSTPONE the USS Intrepid trip to a later date, perhaps in the late winter to early spring so we can also see the Space Shuttle Enterprise along with all of the other exciting aircrafts like the A-12 Blackbird. In lieu of this change of events we are going to go visit the Military Museum of Southern New England , located in Danbury Connecticut on December 15th. In the preservation of our Nations Military History the museums intention was to maintain the memory of the American Tank Destroyer Units of the second world war....

More than 100 scouts and their leaders attended the Muscoot District Camp-o-ree held at Veteran Memorial Park in Carmel, NY. Scouts were tested on their scout skills of fire building and leadership skills. A special Thank You goes to Troop 1 Brewster for organizing a great event. Photos by Alex Bacon

Events coming up for October... Cub Scout Thunderbird Games - Oct. 13 at Croton Point Park. Our troop may once again be assisting with some of the events at this special Council-wide event. See Chris Kristensen for details. Muscoot District Fall Camporee - Oct. 19-24 at Veteran's Memorial Park in Carmel. There will be five skill stations our troop will be competing in: Fire Building; Egg Carry Relay/First Aid; Flapjack Relay; Plant Identification; and Map and Compass. Full details and information packet are posted on the Council web site. Both patrols will compete in this District-wide event. KBHVAC Chicken BBQ - Oct. 27 . Troop will help cook and package chicken bbq dinners at the annual Ambulance Corps. fundraiser. See Hank Tschorn for details.

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!