Troop 179 Mentor

09/14/2026

Next Tuesday, treat yourself to dinner out! Dine to Donate for Troop 179 at Texas Roadhouse in Willoughby!

09/05/2026

08/10/2026

Congratulations to Troop 179’s newest Eagle Scout, Elliott! Awesome accomplishment!!

07/05/2026

Star-Spangled Summer at Camp Manatoc!

05/18/2026

The Scouts decided to use their campout this weekend to volunteer for the Tough Cubber event at Beaumont. They worked the Strong Mind station along side Troop 91.

04/12/2026

This weekend the troop helped our SPL, Elliott, complete his Eagle Project: an outdoor music structure with percussion instruments made out of repurposed household items for the Lake County Central YMCA!

03/13/2026

Congratulations to our newest Eagle Scout, Phoenix Wiegand! Phoenix lead his team in building blue bird boxes for Lake Metroparks! He successfully passed his Eagle Board of Review on Sunday.

03/01/2026

One of our Scouts needs your help turning your worn out pots, pans, buckets, and tools into music exploration for kids at the YMCA! If you think you have something you’d like to donate, please reach out here (Scout’s email kept private on public posts for his safety). Thank you!!

02/06/2026

We are officially a Family Troop, accepting youth of all genders, ages 11-17!

01/14/2026

Over the last month, the Scouts of 179 have explored our Natural History, worked on Cooking MB, and helped our next (prospective) Eagle with his project building birdhouses for Penitentiary Glen!