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During the summer of 2023, four of our Eagle Scouts applied to walk in the Tournament of Roses Parade. Later that year Rudy Ramirez, Michael Custodia, Matias Brobeck, and Roman Bonilla were all approved to walk in the Tournament of Roses. In early December, our four Eagle Scouts took photos with other scouts walking in
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On July 3rd, 2024 we had scouts from both our girl and boy troop participate in fundraising at the Duarte 4th of July celebration. Our scouts were selling ice cream and candy to help fundraise for our troop. There were so many booths from different organizations within Duarte. There were also food trucks and different
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Troop 185B and Troop 185G participated at the San Gabriel Valley District Camporee at Firestone Scout Reservation in Brea, CA. This year we had three boy patrols and one girl patrol showcase what skills they have learned throughout the years. Our scouts got to test their skills with citizenship, knot tying, camp tools, first aid,
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On March 19, 2024 both of our troops had adult leaders recognized for their accomplishments within scouting at the San Gabriel Valley District Awards and Dinner. Our district recognized adult leaders from both troops and packs. There were over a hundred leaders recognized for various awards. We had twenty-two adult leaders between both troops who
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Troop 185’s units, friends, family, Duarte city officials, and Los Angeles County officials, and more came together to honor and celebrate seven new Eagle Scouts at the Duarte Elk’s Lodge on Sunday, October 15th. Troop 185 has not held an Eagle Court of Honor in a few years due to COVID so this was an
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Troop 185B, Troop 185G, and Troop 141 participated in a spooky night hike for Friday the 13th. They yelled into the “Echo Phone” and through the mountains you could hear the echo. 5.77 miles with 1,353 feet of elevation gain was made by scouts and adults. Over all everyone had lots of fun.
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The Scouts of Troop 185 enjoyed a day at the Irvine Outdoor Education Center. They participated in the high ropes course, the climbing wall, and the zip line. Lots of fun was had by all.
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Troop 185B and Troop 185G’s patrols built four boats out of cardboard and duct tape over the course of three weeks. Then they headed to Sail Boat Cove at Bonelli Park in San Dimas to see whose boat could float the longest. This challenged taught them to work as a team while testing their engineering
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This year for summer camp, Troop 185B and Troop 185G Scouts came together and went to Camp Cherry Valley located on Catalina Island from July 2nd through the 8th. The adventure started on the boat ride to the island. Our troop decided to go to summer camp over 4th of July. While at Camp Cherry
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Troop 185 ventured to Kernville for a little whitewater rafting. After a year of epic rainfall that ended our decade long drought, it was the best time for our Scouts to earn their Whitewater Merit Badges at Sierra Mountain Sports. For many this was a first time experience. Everyone had a great time.
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