Welcome to Troop 1
Bolton, Massachusetts * Nashua Valley
Council* As I approve of a youth
that has something of the old man in him, so am I no less
pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He
that follows this rule may be old in body, but he can never be
so in mind.
-- Cicero, 106-43 BC PDF
Reader - Free
Uniform
Exchange Scout
Oath/Law/Motto/Slogan
Forms for Troop dues and
Troop letter
Dues,
Troop letter
To see a nice tidy list
of this year's Troop Trips, please go to the
Troop Trip
page.
List of Troop 1 Bolton's Eagle Scouts is up!!
The NEW Bottles and Cans Sorting Schedule, good
through December, has been posted.
(Too bad we don't have a HAT to sort for us.)
BECOME AN ANTARCTIC SCOUT
- Super cool
program; you have to be a high school graduate and
an Eagle Scout.
Look here.
BECOME A TRIPLE CROWN
SCOUT - Check out the
OA page, follow the OA Adventures link to find out
about the three OA High Adventure trips. If you do
all three before you are 21 you can get a special
'Triple Crown' patch!
To Join Troop 1
- Troop 1 Bolton is open to any boy that has
completed fifth grade OR is 11 - 17 years of age. The
Aims of Scouting are character development, citizenship
training and personal fitness. To join Email the
Scout Master, Wes Durant at wesdurant@verizon.net , or stop by at a
troop meeting held each Tuesday, 7 PM - 8:30 PM in
Davis Hall of the First Parish Church on Main
Street in Bolton, Massachusetts. The First Parish Church
is our Charter Organization. Troop History
- Can be found in the book, The History of
Bolton, written by Ms. Whitcomb. A copy is owned by the
Berlin Library.
Bolton's
Troop 1 was officially formed in 1920 receiving
its first charter. by Steve
Withkowski, Troop 1 Historian,
11-2002
Troop
Meetings - are held on each Tuesday from 7:00
PM until 8:30 PM in Davis Hall of the
First Parish Church, Main Street (Rte. 117), Bolton,
Massachusetts.
In 1925 Troop 1 became a
member of the Wachusett Council. The first
Scoutmaster was Edward C. Ware who served form
1920 to 1925. Troop 1
originally had 14
members and a three-person committee.
In
1978 the Troop disbanded and split apart till
1981. When it was reformed
in March of
1981. Wesley Durant was appointed as scoutmaster
of
Troop 1. Troop one has been a working
machine since 1981 under the
instruction and
guidance of Mr. Durant. He is still the Scout
Master for Troop 1 today.
