Scouting Citizen of the Year: Fred Compton!
On October 20th, a special dinner was held to honor two members of the Westchester-Putnam scouting community. One of the honorees was our former Scoutmaster and current Life to Eagle Coordinator and committee member, Fred Compton! read more →
Eagle Scout Court of Honor – Tomas and Robert
On October 9th, an Eagle Scout Court of Honor celebration was held for 2 of Troop 173’s most recent Eagle Scout Honorees: Tomas C. and Robert Serafin. Numerous Eagle Scouts and Troop 173 alumni were in attendance to share in the festivities. Several current Troop 173 Scouts were also in attendance and a few participated.. read more →
Troop 173 Visit to Gettysburg
On October 14-16th, Troop 173’s Scouts took an educational trip to Gettysburg, camping on the outskirts of the site and touring the many battlegrounds and monuments on Saturday. Some photos are below. read more →
September Campout
The scouting season’s first campout was held at Durland Scout Reservation. Scouts worked on a number of skills for advancement during the day, and also fished and took a 2.5 mile hike. read more →
Fred Compton to be Honored on October 20th
On Thursday, October 20th at the Bull & Barrel Brewery in Mahopac, our former Scoutmaster Fred Compton is going to be honored as one of this year’s Scouting Citizens of the Year! Please consider joining in the celebration – the flyer for this event is found below. Click to view an enlarged version. read more →
Photos from Camp Yawgoog
Below are a few of the images from our scout’s week at Camp Yawgoog. Considering how quickly plans had to change, the week went fairly smoothly. Life threw a fork at us, but we persevered. Right, Keith? ASM Tom Bodkin shows the Troop 173 Spirit: read more →
Camp Read Alternative
Thanks to the efforts of ASM Ed McKearney, we have an alternate to Camp Read for Summer Camp – Camp Yawgoog of the Narragansett BSA, Rhode Island Council. Scoutmaster Holmes spoke at length to their camp reservation director and he can accommodate our scouts. Their programing nearly identical to Camp Read for Merit Badges and.. read more →
Troop 173 Olympics
For our last regular Scout Meeting of the year, Troop 173 hosted our own Troop Olympics. Scouts were organized by patrol, and participated in the following events: Knot-tying relay Baseball Running Bases Tug-O-War Here are some photos from the events: At the end of the competition, the older scouts squared off against our Scoutmasters for.. read more →
Lash-O-Ree Wrap-up
From April 29th-May 1st, fourteen scouts from our troop participated in the Manitoga-Muscoot Lash-O-Ree. They were joined by hundreds of other scouts from the two districts. As many of you already know, our troop planned, organized, and ran the event, and we are happy to report that it was a huge success. All participants had.. read more →
Fun Night at The Cliffs at Valhalla!
Recently our scouts held their Troop Meeting at The Cliffs at Valhalla. 19 scouts plus ASMs and family members had a great time learning climbing skills and having fun scaling the walls there. Here are a few scenes from out fun night at The Cliffs read more →
