Onteora Scout Reservation

50thAnniversary

 

 

50th Anniversary Camporee

 

Columbus Day Weekend

October 7-9, 2006

 

Go to the Camporee Homepage

We need the Following skills for our Efforts

  • Camporee and Program Event Planners;

  • People who have a desire to work on a once-in-a-lifetime event.

  • Scouts, Scouters, and Staff  with Onteora memories – photographs, stories, patches and neckerchiefs;

  • Interviewers for Oral Histories;

  • Graphic Designers with Photoshop or Corel Draw background;

 

 

Stuff we are looking for:

  • Information on the contest held to name the camp.

  • Photos from the first Explorer Base Camp

  • Recollections from the first Explorer Base Camp

  • Woodstock stories from the staff (must be "street legal")

  • Operation Igloo stories and photos

  • Alder Lake hiking photos and stories

  • Special service projects that were done as a troop so we can build a historical list of projects

 

 

Return to

 

Onteora Alumni Home Page

Onteora Online
Patches

CLICK HERE

to go to the Onteora 50th Anniversary CSP page to purchase the commemorative patch set - Camp Staff, Tribes Camp, Chiefs Camp, Buckskin Camp/Volunteers, Alder Lake, Explorer Base Camp

Program

The key programs to celebrate the anniversary are:

  • Onteora Conservation Good Turn - Summer and Fall 2006 Who's working on this: Steve Gershowitz

  • Family, Friend, and Alumni Camping Weekend - August 2006 Who's working on this: Victor Varonier

  • September Alumni Reunion Weekend - 2006 Who's working on this: We need volunteers.

  • 50th Anniversary Camporee - October 2006  Who's working on this: Vinnie Giacalone, Eric Anderson, Don Smith

Want to work on these events?

Contact us by clicking Program Working Group

Publication

The 50th Anniversary Journal is being compiled though interviews, recollections, and images to capture the first fifty years!

Who's working on this: Dave Barkstedt, Doug Davis, Howard Kudler, Tony Marren, Steve Shull, Steve Shuster, Chris Wieczkowski. 

Who has offered or provided drawings and images: Dick Horn, Buddy Meyer, Steve Shull.

Have a story or picture to share?

Contact us by clicking Publications Working Group .

STaff Alumni Lodge Renovation

Funding has been raised to begin the renovation of the old Long Island Trading Post to serve as a lodge to serve as sleeping quarters for fall , winter and spring weekends and provide a staff lounge. Over $4200 will be spent on renovation materials, and volunteers will begin renovation by creating a large room with new wall and ceiling finishes with lighting.  Click HERE for a plan of the overall renovation and study image of the project.

Ken Heim Ring Renovation

An area of camp that has not received significant investment is the camp wide campfire area.  Unlike the old Buckskin Amphitheater which seated at least 1000 persons, the Ken Heim Ring was established on the site of the Protestant Chapel, where a stage was configured from the back porch and the seats were just recycled from the chapel seating; no lighting or sound systems are currently available.  The area seats 250-350 people per week in a 5-week summer camp season; no parents or visitors day demand is required.

A concept that has been advocated in the capital campaign for the council is the reconstruction of this area.  This project has been proposed to see if alumni that have expertise or access to expertise can assist with:

  1. Renovation to make the site work as an amphitheater in a more effective and intimate manner than it does now.

  2. Determine how to provide a simple lighting system that would make it useful for events during camp and weekends.

  3. Obtain a portable sound system for use in large events at the ring.

Contact the Ken Heim Ring Working Group for more info.