News

Two updates:

1. A reminder that this Thursday, January 17, is a SERVICE PROJECT for the Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce. Scouts are needed from 5 pm to 7 pm at The Center For Rural Development to assist with welcoming guests and manning the coat check station. Please wear complete Scout uniform with neckerchief and dress shoes.

2. Photos from the Klondike Derby are posted. Troop 170 took first place for marksmanship! Webelos from Pack 170 took first place for orienteering with a score more than double that of any troop. And, we had snow for the Klondike sled race! Click here to view photos.

Did you know that in 2018 Boy Scout Troop 170:

• Provided more than 384 hours of community service;
• Camped out 21 nights;
• Hiked/backpacked for 11.5 miles;
• Canoed/kayaked 9.7 miles; and
• Celebrated its 54th Eagle Scout

Photos are available from most of these activities. To see the complete list of special troop activities Click here.

If you missed the “Year In Review” video at last week’s Court of Honor, or you want to relive the memories again, you are in luck – and then some. There are 704 photos (383 more than appeared in the wrap-up presentation) and 4 previously unseen videos from 2018 activities posted on the Troop website (Flickr page).

Click here for Website “Past Events” page
Click here to access Flickr page  

PHOTOS WANTED
There are a couple events that we do not have photos for, and several events that we’d like to post additional pictures. Please share your photos by emailing them to dgmorton@twc.com.

In addition, don’t forget the website also features 1,116 photos from 2017, 434 photos from 2016, and 638 photos from 2015.

Our annual canoe/kayak trip will be held August 24-26 on the Green River. We will be camping at the American Legion Park in Greensburg. Please follow the link below to indicate whether you and/or your Scout will be joining us! (This survey takes less than a minute to complete!)

TAKE THE SURVEY

NOTE: If you plan to attend we must know by the Monday, August 6, Troop meeting. Food money ($10) will be due on Monday, August 13.

There will be a Patrol Leaders Council meeting for the three incoming Patrol Leaders, as well as both current and incoming SPLs and ASPLs, this Monday, July 30 at 6:15 pm. Remember that beginning August 1 we will officially have three Patrols. Please plan to arrive at least five minutes early.

Also, this Monday is “The Scouting Games” – a trivia test on Scouting skills. (Hint, make sure you know first aid skills and knots found in your Scout Handbook.)

Just a reminder that there is NO Troop activity this weekend and NO Troop meeting on Monday, July 23. Next on the agenda is the Patrol Leaders Council meeting for the three new Patrol Leaders and both current and incoming SPLs and ASPLs at 6:15 pm on Monday, July 30. The regular meeting that night is a special evening of “The Scouting Games” featuring fun activities utilizing basic Scouting Skills that has been planned by your Senior Patrol Leader.

Be watching for information about canoe/kayak trip (August 24-26) preparations and opportunity for conservation service project hours with a bridge replacement project in the Big South Fork on Saturday, August 4.

Finally, MARK YOUR CALENDARS – next year’s summer camp will be held June 24-30, 2019. We will be returning to Camp McKee Scout Reservation.

You can find more information about these dates on the Calendar page.

After Monday’s Patrol Leader Council meeting and an all-Troop discussion that followed, it has been decided to merge several Patrols as we prepare to move into another term for our youth leadership.

Essentially, we will be merging the Eagle/Phoenix and Frontiersman Patrols into one, Cobra and Bobcat into a second Patrol, and the Wolf Patrol will remain as is. The two new Patrols will need to select new Patrol names, so be thinking of what you might like. (The Troop will provide new patches at the next Court of Honor on August 20.)

Elections for Patrol Leaders for all three Patrols will take place during this coming Monday’s meeting (June 18), so please plan to attend. Terms for new Patrol Leaders take effect August 1, although we may utilize the new Patrol format during our July outing.

We are finally ready! This Sunday, June 10, starting at 1:30 pm, Troop 170 will move gear from the temporary storage container into the new storage building! If you are able to participate, please let Committee Chair Mike Loiacono know. We plan to work rain or shine.