It is an honor to present Troop 179’s most recent Eagle Scout, Mr. Harris R. Mr. R. has been in Scouting since Cub Scouting, and has been an active member and leader of Troop 179 since 2014. He has had many leadership roles within the troop. His Eagle service projectContinue Reading
Cold weather camping in search for the Gettysburg Ghosts. November’s camping trip is on the weekend of 13-15! It will be an exciting trip to Gettysburg! We will camp at a local Boy Scout camp and visit the museum, town, and battle field! It’s been reported many of the GettysburgContinue Reading
Troop 179: We have had our Parvin reservations cancelled. They have closed some campsites for the weekend. We will change to a day trip bike trip. Details as follows: We will meet at Westmont United Methodist Church at 7:30 AM on Oct 25. Bring a lunch and aContinue Reading
Lehigh River White Water Rafting, Sept 18-20 Car camping Fri and Sat nights at Hickory Run State Park. Meet at church Fri 6:00pm. Depart at 6:30. Patrol cooking. Rafting trip Sat morning. Explore Boulder Field Sat. afternoon. So far, adults going include Conway x 2, Dezii, Snoke, Atkins, Craft andContinue Reading
Recognizing that HT District schools start today, the meeting for September 8 is cancelled. Continue Reading
The Troop meeting has been cancelled for today. Sorry for the late notice! Continue Reading
To Troop 179: Tomorrow night’s troop meeting is cancelled due to the tropical storm (or its remnants) coming to the area. Sincerely, Dan Conway, MD Scoutmaster, Troop 179 Continue Reading
Troop 179 Summer 2020 Weekend Trip Mohican Outdoor Center | Delaware Water Gap 50 Camp Mohican Rd, Blairstown, NJ 07825 July 23 – 26 This is a car camping trip meaning we’ll drive our vehicles near our campsites. There are raised platforms and we’ll set our tents up on those.Continue Reading
Due to unforseen circumstances, the Scoutmasters must cancel the regular meeting. A follow-up will be posted with future info. Continue Reading
Great job to the members of Troop 179 who biked today! Mile 0 Lloyd Hall/Art Museum Park on Sedgley Drive (parking lot has 2 hour enforced maximum) Parking, Bathrooms. Mile 4.6 Regal UA Main Street Theatre, Manayunk, Parking. Start for riders wanting a shorter ride. Mile 5.6 MainContinue Reading