Congrats to our Troop as we placed third in the District Klondike event! It was a fantastic group effort and everyone should be very proud! We finished with 412 points overall, just a few points behind the second and first place finishers!
This weekend we held our 4th Annual Troop Chef Competition. This year the event took place at VFW Post 8328 in Yorktown. 5 teams of scouts (and one team of scout leaders) took part in a judged challenge, with cub scouts from around the area invited. The secret ingredient that our teams needed to incorporate…
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This weekend, the Troop gave back to St. Patrick’s Church in Yorktown by working together to complete our annual Nativity set-up.
On October 24th, Troop 173 held our Fall Court of Honor. 19 Scouts earned over 80 Merit badges plus additional awards, including two BSA Scuba Awards, a National Outdoor Achievement Award, a Paul Bunyan Woodsman Award, two Recruiter Awards, one Cyber Chip and a BSA World Conservation Award! We also awarded four scouts with rank…
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This past Saturday, 10 scouts and their families spent the day at Six Flags New England, including a behind the scenes tour of Superman – the acclaimed roller-coaster which includes a 213 foot drop and reaches speeds in excess of 77mph! Troop Eagle Scout Matt Buck was able to secure this tour for our scouts…
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On the weekend of September 17th, our scouts kicked off the new scouting year with the first campout of the season! This was a great campout to start the new scouting year, with lots of cool activities. With the newly assigned patrol positions, many of our younger scouts were introduced to the patrol method for…
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Rocket night will be held on June 15 beginning at 7:00pm in the St. Patrick’s upper parking lot. Advance reservations is required! COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES Each family will need to stay in their parking spot. Each scout can come up to the stand and shoot off their rocket but only the scout with his or…
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On November 11th, scouts from Pack and Troop 173 were invited to participate in the dedication of a Blue Star Memorial at Patriot garden in Yorktown. The marker highlights a millstone that dates back to the Revolutionary War and was originally located at a farm owned by a veteran of that war. At the ceremony…
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An important aspect of Scouting is giving back to the community. We seek to incorporate this value into activities planned throughout the year. One such event that Troop 173 enjoys participating in annually is the Veterans Day Parade to honor our area’s military veterans.
For the first campout of the new scouting season, the Troop stayed for our first time at BSA Camp Bullowa in Rockland County. We stayed from Friday through Sunday and on Saturday we took a tour of nearby Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site.
