Council News

December 2024 Eagle Scout and Athens Area High School senior Pierce Oldroyd of Troop 4018 (Sayre, PA) has been nominated by PA's 9th District Congress Member Dan Meuser to attend not one, but all three major U.S. service academies: the United States Military Academy at West Point, the United States Naval Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy.  Pierce...

January 2025 Brandon Blatz is well-known in Western New York’s Scouting community. Born and raised in Amherst, NY, Scouting was important to Brandon and his family. His father Bob, is the Operations Director for Great Falls Council. Brandon earned his Eagle Scout in December 2012 and was awarded Venturing’s highest rank, the Summit Award, in November 2018. “Earning my Eagle...

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Enjoy our December 2024 Newsletter, featuring a Klondike write-up, staff profile of Paula Umber, training information, and more! 

December 2024 We wanted to get to know Paula Umber, Great Falls Council's newest District Executive. She has just joined the council to lead the Winding Rivers District, which covers all of Chemung County and parts of Schuyler County in New York, plus all of Bradford County and parts of Lycoming and Sullivan Counties in Pennsylvania.  Paula is originally from...

November 2024: Our amazing video summaries of Camp Gorton's 100th Anniversary (short version and long version) are now on our Great Falls Council YouTube channel! Thanks so much to Nick Davis at Genesee Valley Media for the incredible job on the videography and production. Visit our Camping page or Camp Gorton's Facebook or Instagram accounts for more information about Camp...

October 2024: J.D. Iles, a local history buff, realtor, and Eagle Scout from Troop 72 outside of Philadelphia, PA, came to Camp Gorton to do an episode of "Hidden Landmarks," his Facebook-based history video series. Joining him was Kurt Groeger, Executive Board Member and former Camp Gorton Aquatic Director. Hear about the mysterious concrete pillars in the staff area and...

October 2024: In this episode we will explore one of the best kept secrets in Scouting - Sea Scouts!