Thursday, March 9: This week the Scouts will be putting together Breakfast Bags for the warming station and delivering them. Check your email for a link to the Sign-Up Genius for items needed. If you prefer that Ryan W. does your shopping for you, email Lisa W. and let her more »
Hello 2022!!!!
By the time you read this 2021 will be done and we will have welcomed 2022. Needless to say, 2021 has been a year of ups and downs. But Troop 169 persevered and had a great Scouting year. Some of the highs: The Troop ventured to a new summer resident more »
Winter Break!
COVID Update: Due to recent COVID cases within the Troop, meetings are canceled until January 13. We hope that everyone has a happy and healthy holiday season and New Year. If your Scout or anyone in your household tests positive for COVID please contact ASM Kendall so that an informed more »
Gobble, gobble . . . Wobble, wobble!
Hope everyone is enjoying their Thanksgiving and Gobbling ’til you Wobble! No meeting this week due to Thanksgiving. Thursday, December 2: Meeting at St. Paul’s in Middletown. Scouts will be reviewing First Aid – bring your handbook to have requirements signed off on. Saturday, December 4 – Sunday, December 5: more »
Checkmate!
Thursday, October 28, 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s: Match wits with Committee Chair Mr. Turken, ASM Kendall, and Troop Guide Chris K. as you learn the ins-and-outs of the game of chess. Navigate through scholar’s mate, pawn structure, zwischenzug and more! In 2020 the Chess Merit Badge was the 15th most earned more »
New SPL; 9/23 Meeting Cancelled
Troop Leadership: Congratulations to Kristian M. who was elected SPL. Many thanks to outgoing SPL Chris K. who is the new Troop Guide. If you are looking for a youth leadership position (required for rank advancement) please speak with the new SPL. The troop needs an ASPL as well as more »
This week
I hope You all had a very merry Christmas and spent time with family. New Information: As you may know there is a new BSA merit Badge Called the diversity equity and inclusion merit badge. There will also be updated to rank advancements. The merit badge will go into affect more »
This week’s meeting:11/5/2020
Previously: Recently we went bike riding, but it was raining so we didn’t bring bikes, and we started at a bowling alley, and while we were there we went bowling, without bikes, and didn’t ride bikes. We went bowling! Everybody had a lot of fun bowling and not biking in more »
Day Four and the natives are restless . . .
Structure is diminishing, sibling squabbles are increasing, toilet paper is being rationed. What’s a Scout to do? (After schoolwork that is!) Let’s think positive and plan for summer camp. Contact Mrs. Kendall (BKendallTroop169@gmail.com) to make payment arrangements before March 30. All payments from the Troop are due to Camp Read more »
JOTI 2020 Special Edition
Jamboree-on-the-Air is a ham radio event connecting Scouts around the world that dates back to 1958. Jamboree-on-the-Internet was added in 1997. These events are traditionally held on the third full weekend of October each year. In 2017 Troop 169 hosted a JOTA/JOTI event with the help of volunteers from the more »