Category: Past Events
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Geology Merit Badge Event
Saturday Feb 23, 2013 Troop 175 Scouts attended a geology merit badge event that was sponsored by the Santa Clara Valley Gem and Mineral Society, which was hosted at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. There were 90 boys in attendance from all over the Bay Area in each of the 2 sessions that were run…
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Coastal Camping at Sweetwood HMB
Saturday – Sunday, Feb 16 – 18, 2013 This turned out to be a fun trip, leaving around 2:00p on Saturday, returning 1:00p Monday (President’s Day) and with surprisingly nice weather for February, though the fire pit was a popular spot in the evening when the sea breeze kicked in. Sweetwood has a large grassy…
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Troop Family Ski Trip
Friday – Sunday Feb 1 – 3, 2013 Our destination for our winter adventure was Pinecrest California with Ski and Snowboarding at Dodge Ridge Ski Area. This was a family event with eighteen scouts and adults in attendance. We lodged at Camp Sylvester, which is a 4H camp that can accommodate groups from 20 to…
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Merit Badge Midway
Saturday Feb 2, 2013 Another successful midway has come and gone. Five of our scouts joined hundreds of others from all over the peninsula for this one-day Pacific Skyline Council event. This year, Ralston Middle School was under construction, so the event was spread over multiple locations, posing a few extra challenges for the coordinators but…
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Troop & Parent Meeting
Wednesday Jan 23, 2013 Audubon LGI Room This meeting marked the successful launch of our new website, a well-attended Webelos parent meeting and the completion of the nutrition portion of the cooking merit badge for the scouts.
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Climbing @ Planet Granite
Wednesday Jan 16, 2013 Our troop is so crazy, it drives some guys to climb the walls! At Planet Granite in Belmont, that is. This time we had a baker’s dozen Scouts, plus a half-dozen parents to help as belayers climbing all over the place for more than two hours. Thanks to the efforts of…
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Troop Meetings at Audubon
Wednesday Jan 9, 2013 1st Meeting of the New Year. Welcome Back! We began working on the Cooking merit badge, which at the start of 2014 will be an Eagle required MB. A big thank you to Mr. Ernest for his presentation on food and cooking safety.
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Military Vehicle Technology Foundation
Saturday Dec 8, 2012 Our trips to the “Tank Museum” are always among the most popular events. This is the largest privately-owned collection of military vehicles—tanks, armored troop carriers, mobile artillery, etc.—in the world. Some articles date back as far as World War I. The Scouts (and parents) love this trip because not only do…
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Introduction to Firearms
December 5, 10 & 12, 2012 It’s tough to find a weekend for camping in December, but we still want to get together as Scouts and do some interesting things. This year Mr. Finn put together a great class on firearms safety and handling for us at the range at Coyote Point. Troop 175 would…
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STEM Midway
Saturday Dec 1, 2012 Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics (STEM) Merit Badge Midway. This year five of our scouts attended, completing requirements in Inventing, Radio and Electronics. STEM offers scouts the opportunity to earn merit badges in Astronomy, Chemistry, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Geocaching, Geology, Inventing, Model Design & Building, Nuclear Science, Oceanography, Radio, Robotics, Space Exploration and Weather.
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