Troop 171
Troop History
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Boy
Scout Troop 171
Boulder,
Colorado
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Boy Scout Troop 171
History 1952-1995
YEAR S.M. COMMITTEE BOYS EARNED
CHAIRMAN REGISTERED EAGLE
1952 S.M. Sam Kipp Jack Myers 7
A.S.M.Ray Jones Warren Keys
The troop was started by Sam Kipp, Ray Jones and Warren Keys in 1952,and
was sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church. The original troop consisted
of 7 boys including 5 former Cub Scouts. They met on Monday nights on the
third floor.
1953 Sam Kipp Abram McCoy 44
There was almost no troop equipment but they did some camping using private
tents. They had the use of some land on Magnolia Road and Chuck Travis
remembers "Magnolia Mulligan" stew. They put all the ingredients they could
lay their hands on into the stew but one ingredient was evidently wrong
because the whole troop got sick. The patrols also had portable foot
locker-tables that they built themselves.
1954 Warren Keys Abram McCoy 40
1955 Robert James Abram McCoy 56
Cooking utensils for campouts were borrowed from the church. Somebody donated
boxing gloves and they had boxing matches at troop meetings.
The troop started going to Ben Delatour for summer camp quite early but I
can't tell what year they went the first time.
1956 Dick Weeks R. Elmo Stephenson 41
The first crew went to Philmont about 1956.
1957 Tom Greenwood Leo Grill 42
1958 Tom Greenwood Charles Brogaw 24 Dave Stalz
1959 Tom Greenwood Charles Brogaw 32
1960 Elvie Apodaca Charles Brogaw 43
1961 Tom Greenwood John Edgar 47 Louis Brogaw
Vance Boeve
The period from 1956 to about 1965 seems to have been almost a golden age
for the troop. They didn't have a lot of money or equipment but there was
a lot of enthusiasm and the enrollment grew, reaching a peak of 76 boys
in 1963. They tried to go camping once a month, winter and summer. They
could camp almost anywhere on the front range and have the place to themselves.
Each boy paid $.10/week dues and this money was used to buy patrol equipment.
They bought Army surplus equipment and improvised a lot so that money went a
long way. They also got money for football ushering but they got by on a very
limited budget.
One reason the troop thrived during this period was because boys
didn't have as many other things to do and they concentrated on scouting.
Tom Greenwood says he probably could have had 90 boys in the troop but they
didn't recruit and he tried to be selective in inviting candidates to join.
The troop attracted a lot of talented boys. Dick and Bobby Andersen and
Hale Irwin were all active members of the troop around 1959.
Meetings were now being held in the basement under the Westminster Room.
They always sent a big contingent to Ben Delatour and sent 60 boys one summer.
Troop 171 was one of the founders of the Klondike Derby and retired the first
trophy by getting first prize three years in a row.
1962 Tom Greenwood David Gates 67
1963 Tom Greenwood Robert Downing 76
1964 Tom Greenwood Karl Anuto 75
Vance Boeve reports 171 was honor troop at summer camp in 1964.
1965 Tom Greenwood William Hellwig 40 Mike Thompson
1966 Dick Beno Neal Alcorn 26 Bill Coolidge
1967 Dick Beno John Taylor 22 Don Notvedt
Church started to help finance troop to the tune of $100/year.
1968 Dick Beno Willard Haas 33 Ward Smith
1969 L.B. Hutchinson Elmo Bruner 26 Rob Beno
British Bulldog was a popular game at troop meetings. Troop had one campout a
month and often camped in big wall tents because they didn't have any good 2-man
winter tents. Scott Miller says they had regular patrol meetings, took patrol
hikes and had some patrol campouts. One of their money making projects was painting
house numbers on curbs and some of these numbers can still be seen on curbs around
Boulder. Summer camp was still at Ben Delatour.
1970 L.B. Hutchinson Elmo Bruner 34
1971 Keith Wallingford John Little 30 Dave Haas
Starting around 1971, 1972, the troop started to summer camp at Chimney Park
where they did their own cooking.
1972 Keith Wallingford John Little 23
Troop was camping regularly. Keith Wallingford remembers one Klondike that was
held in a below-zero degree blizzard and everybody was very cold. Crews went to
Philmont twice during .
1973 Keith Wallingford John Little 33 Jeff Hazen
1974 Keith Wallingford Walter Juhl 33 Scott Miller
Dave Quick
1975 Paul Frederiksen 36 Jay Allsup
Ronnie Hendricks
Lee Juhl
Steve Ingram
1976 Gary Graves 33 Randy Miller
1977 Gary Graves 39 Brian Spotts
Matt Bate
1978 Gary Graves 40
1979 Gary Graves 38 Richard Coffman
ASM Scott Miller John Ingram
1980 No Records Dale Grant
Ted Knapp
Dan Hubbard
David Kneebone
1981 Vance Boeve 36 Barry Spotts
Change over to Scott Miller
1982 Scott Miller 39 Scott August
Eliot Snyder
Activities included backpacks to Bunce School House, Bob and Betty Lakes,
Fourth of July Campground. Campouts to RMNP, family campout to Slushers Cabin,
l4ers Democrat, Lincoln and Bross.
Summer Camp BDSR July 4-10.
High Adventure - Mt Zirkel Wilderness.
1983 Scott Miller 38 Darrin Slusher
Activities included Klondike, Memorial Weekend at Sand Dunes National Monument,
Family Barbecue and Volleyball game, Pie baking contest, Mt. Evans snow caving,
Backpack to St.Vrain campground, l4ers Grays and Torreys. Campouts to Leadville,
Caribou Townsite, RMNP, Golden Gate State Park.
Summer Camp BDSR July 3-9 High Adventure - Wind River.
First Ever Mini Adventure - Indian Peaks Wilderness
Sold Honey Bears - C U Football ushering - Car wash - Sold Survival Kits Mallory
Cave - ~raspberry picking Green Mountain.
1984 Scott Miller 38 Jay Devereux
Jim Messmer
Activities included Memorial Day Canoe Trip North Platte (Cancelled due to
16,000 cubic ft. per mm) 43 people camped at BDSR, Klondike, Vail ski weekend.
Campouts to Caribou Townsite, Echo Lake, a Family campout and Guanella Pass.
Summer Camp BDSR July 1-7.
Mini Adventure - Rawah Wilderness
High Adventure - 50 Miler San Juans
First Ever * Winter High Adventure - Yellowstone National Park 6 boys and
Scott. Ultimate in Winter High Adventure~.
C U Football Ushering - Stuffed monthly bills for Rally Sport - Garage Sale.
1985 Scott Miller 43
Activities include Pre Klondike at Slusher Cabin, Klondike, Lock-in at South
Boulder Rec, Memorial Day Weekend Canoe trip on North Platte, l4er - Holy
Cross, Family Campout. Campouts to Air Force Academy, Crater Lake near Corona
Pass - saw Haleys Comet, Echo Lake.
Summer Camp BDSR June 30 - July 6
Mini Adventure - Mt Zirkel Wilderness
High Adventure -
Pizza sales - 4 C U Event Center cleanups - C U Football ushering.
1986 Scott Miller 38 Glenn Smith
Activities included Pre Klondike Olive Ridge Campground, Kiondike, Ski trip
Winter Park. Memorial Weekend - Sand Dunes Royal Gorge, Backpacking - Forest
and Arapahoe Lakes, Brainard Lake and Guanella Pass Campouts.
Summer Camp BDSR June 22-28.
Mini Adventure - Backpacking in the Holy Cross Wilderness.
High Adventure - Maui, Hawaii.
Sept 12th Tom Slusher passed away - changed troop funding to annual dues
started selling King Sooper Gift Certificates - CU football ushering.
1987 Scott Miller 50 Dave Stevens
Rikki Colpitt
Tom Prentice
Activities - Ski Trip Brainard Lake, Pre-Klondike Slushers Cabin, Klondike,
Air Force Academy, Lock In SBRC, Boulder Creek Clean-up,14,265ft Quandry Peak,
Campouts to Mt £vamns, Fulford Cave, PMNP Aspen Glen, Camp Dick, Golden Gate
Park, Memorial Weekend canoe trip North Platte River.
Summer Camp BDSR June 21-27.
Mini Adventure - Paria Canyon
High Adventure - Flaming Gorge
Pizza sales - C U Football ushering - Troop T Shirts $2.50 - Survial kits
$11.00 - Fire extingusher practice Lafayette Fire Dept. - Toured Boulder
Criminal Justice Center - Wild animal night - C U clean up - Troop calenders
with pictures.
1988 Scott Miller 57 Ted Noble
Mike Clark
Activities included Pre Klondike Slushers Cabin, Klondike - Pancake Breakfast,
Winter Park Ski Trip, Laser U 2 Trip, Lock in SBRC, Boulder Creek clean up, Air
Force Academy/NORAD tour, Family Picnic at Spruce Pool. Camping at Brainard
Lake, Rainbow Lakes, Echo Lakes.
Summer Camp BDSR June 2~-July 2
Mini Adventure - Flat Tops Wilderness
High Adventure - Grand Canyon I Mesa Verde
Winter High Adventure - Yellowstone
Pizza Sales - C U ushering - Child Abuse Training.
1989 Scott Miller 55 Sean Behrens
Activities included Pre Klondike at Slushers Cabin, Klondike-Pancake
breakfast, Day skiing at Winter Park, l4ner Mt Massive, Family Picnic Scott
Carpenter. Bicycle trip to Carter Lake, Denver Rangers Hockey game. Campouts -
Bunce School and Lost Lake.
Summer Camp BDSR June 25-July 1
Mini Adventure 1 - Paria Canyon
Mini Adventure 2 - Rawah
Mini Adventure 3 - Raggeds Wilderness
Sold more pizzas - CU football ushering - saved labels for scouting - IMAX.
1990 Scott Miller 64 Dan Stevens
Activities - Pre Klondike at Slushers Cabin. Klondike Derby, Pancake Breakfast
Lock In SBRC, Family Picnic Scott Carpenter. Campouts - Winter Park, Guanella
Pass, Campoutlcanoeing Arches National park (Govt shutdown), RMNP. l4ners
Mt Harvard and Columbia, Summer Camp BDSR June 24-30 First Evei- *
Micro Adventure - Indian Peaks Mini Adventure -
Lost Creek Wilderness High Adventure -
Flaming Gorge Reservoir High Adventure - Yellowstone Lake Caneoing
Arapahoe District Award of Merit to Scott Miller -
Silver Beaver Award given to Scott Miller -
New neckerchief design contest won by Kevin Wendling -
Pizza sales still strong - CU ushering -
Boulder Creek cleanup -
Chris Kelly got married, Scott was groomsman -
Zephers baseball game
1991 Scott Miller 73 Scott Stoops
Alex Robertson
Activities - Pre-Klondike Slusher Cabin, Kiondike Derby, Pancake Breakfast,
Lock in SBRC, Family picnic Scott Carpenter Park. Campouts - Mystery Trip to
the Sand Dunes, Venture Crew - Wind Cave Mt Rushmore, Venture Crew -
Lake McConaughy NE, Golden Gate Park. Ski Trip to Cooper Mtn, Snow caving
Mt Evans, l4ner Mt Sherman. Backpacking Forest Lakes.
Summer Camp BDSR June 23 - 29 High Adventure - Buckskin Gulch
Mini Adventure - Flat Tops
Mini Adventure - Canoe Trip on North Platte High Adventure - Cross Country
Ski Trip Yellowstone
Pizza Sales - CU football ushering - Alex Robinson awarded Distinguished
Scuot ~f Arapahoe District - Elitches.
1992 Scott Miller 67 Matt Sturm
Will Hunter
Ryan Wendling
Aaron Shipps
Activities - Campouts Pre Klondike Slusher cabin, Klondike Derby, Winter Park,
Bunce School House. RMNP (west side), Mt Princeton, Venture Crew 10th Mountain
Ski Trip Lock in, Family Picnic Scott Carpenter, Caribou Park Bicycle Trip,
Summer Camp June 20 - 28 Flaming Gorge Reservoir
Mini Adventure - Paria Canyon
High Adventure - Florida Sea Base
High Adventure - Minnesota Boundary Waters - canoeing
Purchased and then sold a trailer - Sold pizzas and CU foot ballushering -
Twice to IMAX.
1993 Scott Miller 75 Rick Sonnenfeld
Greg Sonnenfeld
Barton Kiburz
Matt Dougherty
Paul Shoning
Paul Mansfield
Henry Nyquist
Activities - Pre Klondike-Olive Ridge, Klondike, Pancake Breakfast, Look
in Pre-Opening EBRC, Ski Trip to Keystone, Snow Caving Hoosier Pass, Mystery
Trip - Rafting Arkansas River. Picnic Scott Carpenter Park Campouts, Moab Bike
Trip, Camping/Eiking Rollins Pass, Camp Dick, Red Rock Lake, Venture Crew
attempted winter acsent of Mtn Bierstaadt
Summer Camp July 3-August 7 - Medicine Mountain Scout Ranch S.Dakota
Micro Adventure - Indian Peaks
Mini Adventure - Canoeing the North Platte High Adventure -
Weminuche Wilderness Backpack High Adventure -
Yellowstone Canoe Trip
Attended first Rockies baseball game - Sold more Pizzas - Ushered CU football
game
1994 Scott Miller 63 Dan Groth
Jack Fox
Ryan Stoops
Joel Moon
Jon Brack
Activities - Pre-Klondike Slusher Cabin. Klondike, Pancake Breakfast, Family
Picnic Scott Carpenter Campouts Mtn. Evans, Moab UT, l4ners Grays and Torreys
Brainard Lake. Guenella Pass
Summer Camp June 19-25 EDSR
Mini Adventure - Lost Creek
High Adventure - Alaska
Micro Adventure - Indian Peaks
Pizza sales - Ushered CU football games (free) -Toured the unf inished DIA Elitches
1995 Scott Miller 65 Ryan Kirkpatrick
David Corey
Kent Newman
Tom Renken
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