Troop 179 Mentor

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!

12/01/2025

Troop 179 participated in the "Combined Troop" pilot program and is very happy that the option has carried into permanence as a "Family Troop" option and that we can officially be an all gender troop going forward.

While "girls troops" and "boys troops" have worked variably over the years as completely dependent from each other to mostly shared/combined, this option allows for scouts of all genders to join a single troop with one Committee, one Leadership team, and one recharting requirement. This works well for families with different gender children to be able to participate in Scouting all in one place if they choose. Importantly, the options for all-girl and all-boy troops remain for those Scouts and parents who still prefer that format.

Scouting Update in Lake Erie Council ⚜️ In response to a growing need for some of our Scouting families, the National Executive Board has approved a Family Troop option for Scouts BSA, following a successful pilot here in Lake Erie Council.

The “Family Troop” option will become available to all chartering organizations as a third option on December 15th, 2025. Troops will continue to be able to organize as boy troops and girl troops. No unit is required to convert or change its Troop Type. In all cases, the Chartered Organization MUST be part of the discussion and MUST approve any decision to change the Unit Type.

Read more about the Family Troop option here: https://lecscouting.org/news

For more information, please contact Lake Erie Council Member Care at [email protected] or call 216.861.6060

Thank you for your leadership and commitment to bringing Scouting to every eligible youth. Now more than ever, America needs the character-building power of Scouting!

11/22/2025

Phoenix Nest October

09/22/2025

More photos of our Phoenix Nest Campout

09/21/2025

We had ideal weather for our end of Summer camp out! Scouts told silly stories around the campfire, worked on rank skills, and had opportunities for Cooking, Sculpture, and Fishing MBs as well.

09/13/2025

Dine to Donate to support Troop 179. Dinner plans for October 2!

08/27/2025

Closing out summer and starting the school year strong! Marching in Mentor CityFest Parade, kayaking adventure, OA Summer Induction (2 new Ordeal members and 2 new Brotherhood), and Court of Honor with a long list of summer time accomplishments for the Scouts of 179!