January 31, 2010 - Harry Demille & Charlie Gowing, Tribute by Boy Scout Troop 175
Harry Demille & Charlie Gowing have over 100 years in the scouting program...
January 31, 2010 - Harry Demille & Charlie Gowing, Tribute by Boy Scout Troop 175
Harry Demille & Charlie Gowing have over 100 years in the scouting program. They have mentored thousands of young men result in hindreds achieving the rank of Eagle. These scouts have contributed greatly to society. at this time some of these scouts are fighting in foreign lands to protect the freedoms we enjoy.
January 4, 2010 - Happy New Year and Cold Weather Camping
Happy New Year everyone...
January 4, 2010 - Happy New Year and Cold Weather Camping
Happy New Year everyone!
Troop committee meeting tomorrow night at DFUMC, Gathering room, 7 pm. Please find minutes attached. In order to save a tree, I will not have printed copies at the meeting. Troop meetings resume this Tuesday at the Scout Hut. Please also find the Poop Sheet for the January outing attached ( Jan 23-24, Cold Weather camping).
Look forward to great 2010 with Troop 175!
Thanks,
Clara
Click here for the 12/2009 Committee Meeting Minutes.
Click here for the January 23-24 Cold Weather Camping Poop Sheet.
2009
November 17, 2009 - Shooting Trip
Troop has a successful trip this past weekend!
November 17, 2009 - Shooting Trip
Troop has a successful trip this past weekend!
August 31, 2009 - Sea Base
If your son will be 14 years old by June 1, 2010 and is interested in attending a High Adventure trip...
August 31, 2009 - Sea Base
HI,
If your son will be 14 years old by June 1, 2010 and is interested in attending a High Adventure trip to Sea Base, please read the
Sea Base document carefully. It has a few changes from the one sent earlier. Please print and bring to the meeting....with available dates circled and preferences marked clearly.
Thanks,
Clara
I am very excited about the fall start to Troop 175 which will be with the Parent/Son softball game.
August 8, 2009 - No Scout Meeting 8/11/09
Scouters,
I am very excited about the fall start to Troop 175 which will be with the Parent/Son softball game. Please see the details below for both the event and your opportunity to help out! More info to come in the next few days, but one change I want to communicate several times is the change in meeting time. After the Softball game which starts at 6:30, we will be holding our regular meetings starting at 7:00 PM instead of 7:30. It is my goal to be done each Tuesday by 8:15 to 8:30 depending on the program and planned activities. I encourage all parents to try to be at the Scout Hut by 8:15 to hear closing announcements and to ask any questions – hopefully this will help us start promptly at 7 but still allow time for you to ask me questions of chat at the end of the meeting. See you soon!
Scoutmaster Andy
August 6, 2009 - Troop 175 Travels to Philmont
Troop 175 Travels to Philmont Scout Ranch Cimarron, New Mexico
August 8, 2009 - Troop 175 Travels to Philmont
These Scouts spent 10 days in the High Sierra Mountains of the Philmont Boy Scout Ranch. A high adventure trip, hiking up 10,000 feet above sea level, and beware of the bears.
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TROOP COMMITTEE MAN JIM PAULINO
SCOUT DANIEL WEBER
SCOUT CHRIS BEACH
SCOUT MARSHALL TEMPERI
SCOUT AARON LINZER
SCOUT FRANKIE MILLER
SCOUT CHARLES LEWIS
SCOUT ALEX PAULINO
TROOP COMMITTEE MAN STEWART GRANT
2008
July 18, 2008 - Troop 175 Tubing Trip August 16-17
Tubing trip is set...
July 18, 2008 - Troop 175 Tubing Trip August 16-17
Itinerary
Click image to view the trip details.
June 14, 2008 - Summer Camp 2008
The 2008 Summer Camp was a huge success...
June 14, 2008 - Summer Camp 2008
The 2008 Summer Camp was a huge success. Details to come soon...
June 13, 2008 - Tragedy at Little Sioux Camp
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends who lost their loved ones.
June 13, 2008 - Tragedy at Little Sioux Camp
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends who lost their loved ones.
Click here for Statement Regarding the Tragedy in Western Iowa.
Click here to more about the young men lost.
March 27, 2008 - Volunteers Needed!!!
We need a few good folks...
March 27, 2008 - Volunteers Needed!!!
We need a few good folks to step up to the plate and volunteer to hit some home runs.
Read the minutes and see where you can assist your Scout Troop.
August 6, 2007 - Troop 175 Rafting Trip August 17-19
Details...
August 6, 2007 - Troop 175 Rafting Trip August 17-19
Itinerary
Friday, 8/17: Drive up to Lake Rabun - We will meet there (1 ½ to 2 hour drive) no earlier than 8 PM. Dinner-on your own.
Saturday, 8/18:
7:00 AM: breakfast
7:30 AM: Leave for Nantahala rafting. (trip time 10 AM)
2 PM: rafting finished
Lunch: Burger on the way back to lake. (Bring own money!)
4-5 PM: Arrive back at Lake Rabun: Swimming, canoeing, kayaking, etc
7 PM: Spaghetti dinner
Sunday, 8/19: Leave by 10:00 AM
What to bring:
Sleeping bag
Pillow
Mattress pad (scouts only) real beds for adults-scouts will be on the floor
Money for Friday night dinner & Saturday lunch
Swim suit, troop t-shirt, old sneakers or sandals with strap to wear rafting
Dry clothes/day pack to take rafting
Towel
Clothes to wear home Sunday
Sweat shirt (sometimes it gets cool at night)
Life jacket (if you have one, for boating at the lake-rafting company will provide at river)
Sunscreen
“Dry” shoes
Permission slip/copy of insurance card
Class A uniform for travel
August 4, 2007 - August Activities
August 6, Monday @ 7:30 PM, Troop Committee Meeting...
August 4, 2007 - August Activities
August 6, Monday @ 7:30 PM - Troop Committee Meeting at the Scout Hut. Parents invited to attend and share their feelings about the Scouting program.
August 11, 10 AM - At the First Baptist Church, we need a POP CORN chairman, so a volunteer is in order. This is a worth while sales event, since all the Scouts earnings go in to his Scout account to be used for any Scout event. To volunteer, e mail Jim Paulino at engineerjim@earthlink.net.
August 14, Tuesday - Scout meeting and PARENTS NIGHT. Soft ball game starts at 6:30 PM, Tube steak dinner at 7:30 parents meeting at 8 PM
Come and find out the fall program from our new Scoutmaster Stewart Grant.
August 4, 2007 - Sad Note
Charlie Stubblebine passed away...
August 4, 2007 - Sad Note
Charlie Stubblebine passed away from a massive heart attack. Charlie was a 1952 Eagle Scout and a big help for our Troop's 50 th anniversary, aiding in locating former Scouts.
July 11, 2007 - City of Decatur July 4th Parade Success
Troop 175 participated in the Decatur's Fourth of July parade...
July 11, 2007 - City of Decatur July 4th Parade Success
Troop 175 participated in the Decatur's Fourth of July parade known as the Pied Piper Parade. The scouts were followed by decorated bicycles, skateboards, and wagons. The parade went through the streets of downtown Decatur. Concert on the square featured Callanwolde Concert Band. Fireworks were at dark. Sponsored by Decatur Business Association.
The parade begins at the First Baptist Church and ends at the corner of McDonough
and Trinity. You can pick up your Scout there.
June 6, 2007 - Buz McGriff Memorial at Camp 175
June 3rd was a nice Sunday afternoon when over 50 interested folks assembled around
the new Flag Pole Memorial for the dedication ceremony at Camp 175, on Lake Allatoona.
Scoutmaster Frank Golley did the honors...
June 6, 2007 - Buz McGriff Memorial at Camp 175
June 3rd was a nice Sunday afternoon when over 50 interested folks assembled around
the new Flag Pole Memorial for the dedication ceremony at Camp 175, on Lake Allatoona.
Scoutmaster Frank Golley did the honors. Buz's Scouting history covered seven decades,
from the time he received his EAGLE badge in 1944 to being a Scoutmaster in Dublin,
Georgia, an Explorer Advisor, assisting a Troop at the cerebral palsy school and
being a Scoutmaster to a provisional Troop to the 1964 National Jamboree. He served
on the DeKalb District Committee as Organization and Extension Chairman, was a Den
Mother at the Methodist Children's Home and in 1967 joined Troop 175 as a Troop
Committeeman. He then served as Camping Chairman for Camping in the DeKalb District,
receiving the Silver Beaver in 1971. Twice Buz was a crew leader at Philmont Scout
Ranch and then served a full summer as Mess Manager. In 1993 he served on the aquatics
committee at the National Jamboree at Camp A.P. Hill, Va. When Buz died, he was
the Scouting Coordinator for the Decatur First United Methodist Church for Pack
175, Troop 175 and Venture Crew 175. Troop 175 will miss this active Scouter and
our Memorial at Camp 175 is a reminder of his service to young men through the Scouting
Program. The Memorial was designed and built by Jeff Hayden the current President
of Camp 175, Inc. The McGriff family, Jean McGriff, son Steve, daughter Lynn and grand children Griff (19), Ben (17) and Sam (13) all attended.
Camp is being held this week, with over 30 Scouts in attendance and on Friday evening,
Frank Golley will hand over the Scoutmaster reins to Stewart Grant. Frank came on
board as Scoutmaster Feb. 2005 and during his tenure 17 Troop 175 Scouts attained
the EAGLE rank, Frank we thank you for your service to these young men.
May 15, 2007 - An Evening With Alvin Townley
Tuesday, May 15th Scout Meeting was held at the Decatur First United Methodist Church,
Fellowship Hall....
May 15, 2007 - An Evening With Alvin Townley
Tuesday, May 15th Scout Meeting was held at the Decatur First United Methodist Church,
Fellowship Hall.
Over one hundred people attended this meeting for an EAGLE Court Honor and to hear
from "Legacy of Honor" author Alvin Townley. Mr Townley, a local Eagle Scout
from Troop 103, at the Clairmont Hills Baptist Church, told the story of his experiences
in writing this book and answered questions from the Scouts afterward. There was
a long line for book signing following the meeting.
Thanks to Wayne Weeks, the meeting is on a disk and can be viewed in its entirety.
If you would like a copy, just let me know.
- Harry DeMille
Picture (L to R)… Row 1: The book, “Legacy of Honor”. Opening ceremony lead by
SPL Martin Rodreguez. Row 2: S/M Frank Golley presents Eagle Scout Cole Grant with
his badge, Cole’s mother Julia and father Steward (our incoming Scout Master) look
on. Harry DeMille inducts Cole into the National Eagle Scout Association Scout.
Row 3: Daniel Motter introduces guest speaker, Alvin Townley. Alvin Townley tells
the story of his book. Row 4: Scout, family, and friends.
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