West Fargo Troop 279

09/04/2026

🍿 The first week of popcorn sales are in the books. Congrats to Jude, Tyler, and Owen for placing in the top 10 for the Council. Troop 279 has also placed in the top 2 for the Council! Great job, Scouts! 🍿

08/30/2026

We had so much fun at the scout recruiting carnival this afternoon as we are all doing our best to soak up the last of this summer weather 🤸🏼‍♀️🎡🍬

Thanks for letting us join in on the fun and let any of the packs or troops know if your kid is interested in joining scouts!

08/25/2026

Interested in learning more about Scouts? Stop by our table at Back to School Night at Cheney Middle School and visit with some scouts and adult leaders! See you there! 📚✏️🚌🏕️

08/24/2026

🍿Tonight was the Troop’s popcorn kickoff party! Time to get rid of the mountain of popcorn in the Popcorn Kernel’s garage. Good luck selling, Scouts! 🍿

08/10/2026

Tonight was the annual Troop Cast Iron Cook-off! Congrats to Nathan on winning with his Cowboy Casserole dish. Also, a few shenanigans were had while the food was cooking.

08/08/2026

Fall OA Conclave was this weekend. Troop 279 had 4 current and former Scouts attend and 1 adult leader. Special congrats to adult leader, Wayne, for completing his Ordeal and officially being indicated in to Scouting America’s Order of the Arrow!

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07/23/2026

Continuing the 2026 conservation theme, Scouts from Troop 279 joined forces with the West Fargo Park District Forestry Department to help plant more trees in West Fargo. Tonight, we planted 4 new trees in Armour Park. 🌳

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07/17/2026

Woohoo! Troop 279 got second place in last year’s Wicked Camper Award! Who knew having fun outdoors would be award winning!

WE HAVE A WINNER! Congratulations to Troop 4062 from Baudette, MN for winning last year's Wicked Camper Award.

With 10 camping outings that had more than 50% of the troop participating, they earned the top prize, a $400 gift card to either Cabela's or Scheels. Coming in second is Troop 279 from West Fargo. They completed 5 camping outings with more than 50% of the troop participating and earned a $100 gift card to either Cabela's or Scheels.

We also had four additional troops report four qualifying outings, and four more troops reported fewer than four outings. Thank you to every unit that participated.

Remember, the new award year began on July 1. Be sure to submit your camping reports along with your troop roster to be included in next year's awards. We are still verifying the individual Scout and leader awards. Those who earned the inaugural Wicked Camper Award will be notified as soon as the patches are available. So far, more than 25 Scouts and leaders have qualified.

Take a look at the award rules, start submitting your reports, and get your unit involved. It is easy, it is fun, and it encourages more time outdoors. Let's put the outing back in Scouting.

https://scoutingnlc.org/wickedcamper/

West Fargo Troop 279