Together We Soar
"Live the Law"

Theo M. -- Senior Patrol Leader
Greg Z. -- Assistant Senior Patrol Leader

What Is Scouting?__Videos About Scouting
Grace Lutheran Church -- Chartered Organization
http://troop174.info

What's New

• Court of Honor Sign-ups
• Summer camp information.
• Adult leader's retreat August 22-23

Due Now:

• Mack C's Eagle Court of Honor Aug. 1st at 6:00 pm.  Sign up here. Please Sign Up early so we can have an accurate head count.
• James H's Eagle Court of Honor Aug 15th. Sign up here. Please Sign Up early so we can have an accurate head count.

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• Spring Court of Honor, Jimmy R. Sr. Photos June 8, 2009 , Eric R. Sr. Photos

• Troop Baseball  June 1, 2009

• Breakneck Ridge Hike  May 31, 2009                  

• Rodrick K. COH May 30, 2009

• Memorial Day Parade  May 25, 2009

 

• Historic Trials 2009 -Fort Stanwix and Oriskany Battlefield May 22-24, 2009, Mr. Rathschmidt.'s Pictures,

We also had the fortune of getting caught on film by the Utica Observer Dispatch Newspaper, covering the Fort Stanwix Battle reenactment.  Please visit the website for the paper below. 
GALLERY-Fort-Stanwix-Encampment Our Boys make the paper in UTICA Observer Dispatch with Mr C, Jason C, Jimmy R and Chris A.
GALLERY-Fort-Stanwix-Encampment Robert B, Josh D and Dan G storm the cannons.
GALLERY-Fort-Stanwix-Encampment Bobby A seen on the right side filming the events, video will be posted.
GALLERY-Fort-Stanwix-Encampment Mr D and Mr A planning their escape.

Video Fort Stanwix the MOVIE

• District Event - Palisades Hike and Camp Alpine Overnight April 25-26, 2009
• Battle of Yorktown April 18, 2009
• Five Mile Hike April 5, 2009
• Green Horn Weekend. March 30 - March 31, 2009

Old Photos and videos from 1974 to now.  Learn about Scouting Photography.

Quick Links
About Troop174, Contact Troop 174, Things to Do, Scouting Sites, Printable Forms, Camping Gear

Past Months

2009

• .Troop 174 Summer Activities
  • Summer Camp
    • Summer Camp is a golden opportunity for scouts of all ages to work on many outdoor skills, to advance in rank, and to earn merit badges, optimizing fun and opportunities at the Curtis S. Read Scout Reservation.  The benefit to rank advancement cannot be stated too strongly.
    • What to Expect.  See activity photos
      • of  Troop 174:  July 2008, July 2007, July 2006, July 2005, July 2004, July 2003, July 2002, July 2001.
      • of entire camp: July 2007,July 2006, July 2005, July 2004, July 2003, July 2002, July 2001.
• 5-11 (Su-Sa) Canoe Trek Week 1 - CANCELED
• 5-11 (Su-Sa) .. Summer Camp Week 1 at Curtis S. Read Scout Reservation in Brant Lake, NY.
  • Adults in charge are Peter Hoernes, Hank Gower, Steve Kendra and Robert Cottrell (Thurs-Saturday).
• 12-18 (Su-Sa).. Summer Camp Week 2 at the Curtis S. Read Scout Reservation in Brant Lake, NY.
  • Adults in charge are Robert Athanasidy, Jimmy Rathschmidt & Rodger Nickelsen
• Weeks 3-6 of Boy Scout Summer Camp: You may go as an Individual Camper if you cannot make it Week 1 or Week 2.
• 20 (Mon.) Summer Camp Closeout Meeting.
• 7:30 pm at Grace Lutheran.
• All summer camp adult leaders are expected to attend.
• Meeting to close out summer camp accounts, blue cards, etc.
• Other Summer Activities
  • Westchester Parks: Events, camping, environment, fishing/boating, trailways, sports, swimming, summer camps.
  • Yorktown Recreation Programs: Aquatics programs, summer day camp, and youth programs.
  • Space Camp in Florida and Alabama offers one-week programs, ages 9-18.  Examples:
    • Aviation Challenge Mach II qualifies scouts ages 12-14 for the Aviation merit badge as well as partials in First Aid, Fire Safety, and Orienteering.
    • Space Academy qualifies scouts ages 12-14 for the Space Exploration merit badge.  Check for programs for other ages and for possible discount for registering before Dec. 31 for the summer programs.

• 1  (Sat.) ..Mack Carroll's Eagle Court of Honor
• WHEN: The ceremony will be at 6:00 pm
• WHERE: 36 Rick Lane Cortlandt Manor, NY.  
• Dinner will follow the COH. 
• Sign up here. Please Sign Up early so we can have an accurate head count.
• 1-6 (Sat-Fri) National Order of the Arrow Conference at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN
• 8-9 (Sat-Sun) .. Class Advancement Overnight and 5-Mile Hike
• For Scouts finishing up on Tenderfoot, Second Class amd First Class requirements.
• Details to be announced.
• 15  (Sat.) .. James Hoernes' Eagle Court of Honor
• WHERE: Grace Lutheran Church.
• Sign up here. Please Sign Up early so we can have an accurate head count.
• 22  (Sat.)  Grange Fair preparation day
  On this Sunday some members of the Yorktown Grange Fair Committee will be fixing up the fair grounds in preparation
  for the 85th annual Yorktown Grange Fair.
  • Location: Yorktown Grange Fair Grounds, 99 Moseman Road, Yorktown Heights.
  • Counts towards community service hours.  Workers get free pass to Grange Fair in September.
  • Contact  for details.
  • Schedule
    • Sunday 9:00am-12:00pm, meet at the grange fair grounds gate.
    • Bring water
    • Dress in work cloths
    • No experience neccesary
    • Families are welcome
• 29-30  (Sat.-Sun.)   Troop 174 Adult Leader's Retreat at ?
  • On this this weekend the Troop 174 adult leadership will meet to prepare for the new year. 
  • Attendance is expected.
  • Contact  for details.
  • Schedule
    • 9:00 am Saturday arrive at ?, Hike to site.
    • 10:00 am - 5:00 pm  Meetings
    • 6:00 pm Dutch Oven Dinner and Campfire
    • 8:00 am Sunday Break Camp

 September 2009

• 5  (Sat.)  Annual Grange Fair Work Day
  • On this Saturday all members of the Yorktown Grange Fair Committee and many other volunteer organizations will be setting up the livestock tents and the rest of fair grounds in preparation for the 85th annual Yorktown Grange Fair on Sept. -10-13, 2009.
  • Help participate in a great Yorktown tradition.
  • Location: Yorktown Grange Fair Grounds, 99 Moseman Road, Yorktown Heights.
  • All work counts towards community service hours.  Workers get free pass to Grange Fair in September.
  • Contact  for details.
  • Schedule
    • Sunday 9:00am-12:00pm, meet in the Yorktown Grange Building.
    • Drinks and a hot dog lunch will be provided
    • Dress in work cloths (painting cloths)
    • No experience neccesary
  • Families are welcome and encouraged to help.
• 14 (Mon.)   .. First Fall Parent and Troop Meetings 7:30 p.m.  Wear an Official Uniform.  Attendance is expected.
• Scout Leadership Elections
• 25-27 (Fri-Sun) .. Lodge Fall Service Weekend, Ordeal, and Brotherhood Quest at Durland Scout Reservation in Putnam Valley, NY

See Future Months of the troop calendar.
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About the Calendar

• The..symbol indicates troop activities.  Underlined troop activities are the major ones.
• Big updates to weekend events are often made late.  Check Friday.

 About Troop 174

• Meetings
  • Troop Meetings
    • Mondays, 7:30 - 9:00  p.m.
    • Location: Grace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 3830 Gomer St., Yorktown Heights (except no meetings mid-June to mid-Sept.).
    • Bring your Boy Scout Handbook, paper, and a pencil or a pen.
    • Turn off your cell phone.
    • Troop meetings are not held when the Lakeland Central School District is closed.
  • Patrol Meetings
    • Tuesdays. 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
    • Location: The Lodge at Peter H.'s house.  See address in the password-protected pages.
    • Leader: Mr. Bob A. if you have questions.  In an emergency, call his cellular phone.
    • Bring Boy Scout Handbook and a filled water bottle.
    • Consider bringing a camp stool to sit on.
    • Dress for the weather.  There may not be heat.
    • Parents should make sure that there is an adult present before leaving.
    • Park along Peter H.'s fence or along the park adjacent, but not in front of the fire hydrant.
    • Patrol meetings are not held when the Lakeland school district is closed.
  • For Scoutmaster Conferences and Boards of Review contact the Scoutmaster.
• History
  • Photos: 4,000 photos from 1974 to now.  Videos too.  The best way to see what our troop does.
    • Also learn about Scouting Photography with some of these same Troop 174 photos.
  • Past Months and Years of Calendar from year 2000 to now.  Another way to see what our troop does.
  • Eagle Scouts, Scoutmasters, Troop Stories: the Hall of Honor.
  • Major Troop Projects: Memory Garden at the Seabury, Totem Poles at Durland Scout Reservation at Clear Lake, and Webelos Klondikes in 2002 and 2003.
  • Troop Scribe: Greenbar meeting minutes.
• Saving this site on your PDA.
• Password-protected pages: phone, rosters, advancement, merit badges, scout accounts, counselors, and who signed up.
• Grace Lutheran Church, chartered organization for Troop 174

 Contact Troop 174

 Things to Do

• New scouts and parents
  • Youth Application.
  • Adult Application.
  • Medical Exam, Class 1 and 2.  Youths and adults fill out the personal health history Class 1 annually.
• Advance in Rank
  • New Rank Requirements, effective January 1, 2008 to go in the 2008 Boy Scout Requirements book and the revised ninth printing of the 11th edition of the Boy Scout Handbook.
    • Tenderfoot Rank
      • Revised requirement 9: Explain the importance of the buddy system as it relates to your personal safety on outings and in your neighborhood. Describe what a bully is and how you should respond to one.
    • Second Class Rank
      • New requirement 8b: Explain the three R’s of personal safety and protection.
    • First Class Rank
      • New requirement 12: Describe the three things you should avoid doing related to use of the Internet. Describe a cyberbully and how you should respond to one.
  • Introduction and Advancement Guidelines.  Rank Advancement, Merit Badges, Record Keeping.
  • Videos of requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class from BSA.
  • Requirements for each rank:: Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, etc.
  • Animated Knots for each Scout Rank.  Other animated knot pages.
  • Earn a Merit Badge: Procedure and resources for our troop.  See also scouting.org, meritbadge.org, and usscouts.org.
• Earn other awards, emblems, and pins:
  • Emergency Preparedness Award (Pin): See "Boy Scout and Varsity Scout Requirements." More information.  (Resources: redcross.organdfema.gov).
  • Historic Trails, BSA approved.
  • Religious Emblem.  See Bonna S., Religious Emblem Advisor.
  • Service to America patch: Boy Scouts and leaders may earn this patch with 12 hours of volunteer service for the National Park Service.
  • Other Scout Awards.
• Junior Leader Duties and Responsibilities: SPL, ASPL, PL, VPL, APL, PL, Guide, Historian, OA Rep., Librarian, Quartermaster, Scribe, Instructor, Chaplain Aide, Den Chief, Jr. Asst. SM.
• Eaglescout.org for scouts working towards Eagle with useful guides:  Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Planning Guide and Eagle Scout Leadership Project Workbook.
• Join Venturing Crew 1005, coed high adventure for ages 14-20.

• Congressional Award: Six awards for combination of public service, personal development, physical fitness, exploration.
• Programs
  • Westchester Parks: Events, camping, environment, fishing/boating, trailways, sports, swimming, summer camps.
  • Yorktown Recreation Programs: Youth programs, aquatics programs, summer day camps.
• Volunteer Opportunities
  • United Way of Westchester Putnam Youth Volunteer Program.
  • VolunteerMatch.org Westchester area.
  • Westchester Parks Job Opportunities and Volunteer Opportunities.

• First Aid kits.
• Lyme disease
  • Lyme Disease Foundation, Infections: Lyme Disease, Lyme Disease in Children, Medline Plus: Lyme Disease, Lyme Disease Association, Lyme Disease Newsgroup FAQ, Lyme Info, Lyme Disease Network,
• Scouting Photography. Themes for good photos.

• BSA
  • National Council Online Training: Committee Member Training,Youth Protection, Fast Start, Safe Swim and Safety Afloat, etc.
  • Westchester-Putnam Council Online Training: Youth Protection, Fast Start, Safe Swim and Safety Afloat, etc.
• CPR classes from the Yorktown Volunteer Ambulance Corps.  $45 fee.
• Merit Badge Counselor Training: in the Recruiting section - Guide, Orientation, and Training Course (use Internet Explorer only).
• When you complete a course, tell Mr. Bob A. so that he can record it in the troop's records.
• Video tape versions of these courses are also available.  See Mr. Bob A.

 Scouting Sites

• BSA
  • National Council.
  • Westchester-Putnam Council and its Scouting Links to local troops, canoeing, caving, education, high adventure, OA, parks, maps, etc.
• College
  • College Scholarships for Scouts and Eagle Scouts and for Eagle Scouts.
  • Alpha Phi Omega, a non-profit co-ed college service fraternity following principles of the Scout Oath and Law.
• Language of Scouting glossary.  Helpful for new parents.  Den Chief, District, OA, Scouter, etc.
• Order of the Arrow. 
  • Overview
  • Westchester-Putnam Ktemaque Lodge #15.
    • Where to go camping - Directory of Council Camps and Outdoor Facilities - Northeast Region.
• Usscouts.org unofficial, volunteer site.

 Printable Forms

When filling out an onlline PDF beware that the text is entered exactly at the click without regard to lines on the form, so position the cursor vertically with care before clicking.

• Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class:  Fill out online and print.  (Or print out and fill in by hand PDF, HTML.)
• Star:  Fill out online and print.  (Or print out and fill in by hand PDF, HTML.)
• Life:  Fill out online and print.  (Or print out and fill in by hand PDF, HTML.)
• Eagle
  • Use the printed form in your packet for most things.
  • Instructions for Eagle Candidate Letters of Recommendation for Requirement 2.
• Eagle Palm Eagle Scout Palm Form:  PDF

• Tent Return Form.  Fill out online and print.  (Or print out and fill in by hand PDF.)  Return with tent after drying it out.
• Permission Slips
  • Troop Outing.
  • Power Tools.
• World Conservation Award Application: Env. Sci., Cit. in the World, and either Soil & W or Fish & W.

• Camping Patrol Duty Roster and Description of Duties.
• National Council Forms.
• National and Westchester-Putnam Council Forms.
• Usscouts.org Official and unofficial Forms.

1. Some PDF forms are enabled to be filled out by typing in the blank spaces.  When this is not the case ...
2. Go to pdffiller.com
3. Click the "from url" radio button.
   • Copy and paste your URL looking something like this
   • http://www.url.com/file.pdf
4. Or click on "from file," download the form, save it on your computer, and browse for the form to upload it.
5. Click Upload
6. Follow instructions to click anywhere and type in text.
   • But beware that the text is entered exactly at the click without regard to lines on the form, so position the cursor vertically with care before clicking.

 Camping Gear

• What to pack
  • The Boy Scout Handbook's Camping chapter (pages 216-245) has a good discussion of what gear to bring and why.  Note especially the "10 Scout Outdoor Essentials" (page 224).
  • Troop 174 Backpack Checklist, as explained in Troop 174 Backpacking Equipment Recommendations.
  • Low-Impact Camping: Pack light using Leave No Trace principles.  Pack In and Pack Out Waste.  Catholes: Disposal of Human Waste.
  • In cold weather review: Warm Tips, Thrill to the Chill (see "Internet Sources"), Cold Weather Camping Word Document from Peter H.
  • No duffle bags.
  • Tent Return Form.  Fill out online and print.  (Or print out and fill in by hand PDF.)  Return with tent after drying it out.
• Stores
  • BSA
    • National Distribution Center mail order.
    • Westchester-Putnam BSA Scout Shop and Council Office, 41 Saw Mill River Rd. (9A), Hawthorne, NY 10532.
  • Campmor across the Tappan Zee Bridge
  • ScoutDirect at Alps Mountaineering mail order

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