Gettysburg Battlefield Trip November 2020 Cancellation
In evaluating Coronavirus transmission risk, and in light of increasing coronavirus infections in the State of NJ and the Delaware Valley, the decision has been made to cancel this weekend’s Gettysburg trip. The next regular meeting night, 10-November, will be advancement and Board of Reviews. A staggered schedule laterContinue Reading
Eagle Scout Congratulations!
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
Gettysburg Battlefield Trip November 2020
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
Bike Trip October 2020 to Parvin
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
White Water Rafting Trip Sep-2020
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
No Meeting – School is Starting
Recognizing that HT District schools start today, the meeting for September 8 is cancelled. Continue Reading
Troop Meeting is Cancelled 2020-Aug-11
The Troop meeting has been cancelled for today. Sorry for the late notice! Continue Reading
Troop Meeting is Cancelled 2020-Aug-4
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
2020 Summer Camping Swimming Hiking Cooking Laughing Weekend Trip
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