Boy Scouts of AmericaOhio River Valley Council

Fort Steuben Scout Reservation2015 Leader’s Guide

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CONTENT

Welcome

Summer Camp Cost

Preparing for Camp

Leadership Information

Summer Camp Schedule

Merit Badge Pre-Reqs

Driving Directions

Special Programs

Camp Rules

On-site Activities

O!-site Activities

Trading Post

Promotional Material

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WELCOMEDear Unit Leaders,

Welcome to Fort Steuben Scout Reservation, the summer camp of the Ohio River Valley Council! We are glad that you and your unit have chosen to attend summer camp at Fort Steuben. The sta! is excited to help you discover the adventure of Scouting in eastern Ohio. Fort Steuben has hundreds of acres of woods to help you "nd the wonders of nature. You will discover that it is the home of all kinds of wildlife too.

We are excited to bring a great program to you and your Scouts in 2015. We are known through-out the state and the surrounding area as having a quality program, top rated sta!, and great food. Our sta! is outstanding and praised for going above and beyond to make your camp experience second to none.

There are so many activities to choose from, your Scouts would have to stay all summer to do everything. As of this writing we continue to develop new program ideas to make the outdoor summer camp experience more rewarding. Please take the time to look through the pages of this program guide and share the information with your unit.

When it comes time to eat, you will not go away hungry ~~not with the hot meals served in the dining hall. This is where you will "ll up with more than just food. Servings of “laughter and fun” will follow the meals.

In the spirit of Scouting, we say “Thank You” for choosing Fort Steuben as the outdoor laboratory for your unit’s summer camp experience. We pledge to you and your unit that the camp sta! at Fort Steuben will do their best to provide an outdoor Scouting experience that will last a lifetime.

Once again, “thank you” for choosing to attend Fort Steuben in 2015. On behalf of the Ohio River Valley Council, we really do hope that you and your unit will have a great time. If there is anything that we can do to make your stay even better please do not hesitate to let us know. Yours in Scouting,Tony Antonini Cole Coates Rob Sparks Camp Director Program Director ORVC Properties Director

CONTACT US

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Camp O!ce: 740-942-3438

ORVC O!ce: 1-800-365-8028

www.fortsteuben.com

Come for a Second Week

Want to come back for a second week? Any

scout wanting to attend for a second week is more than welcome to come

back. We will place him with a troop that is

there that week or in our provisional camp.

The cost would be $160.

Counselor in Training

Think you have what it takes to be on our

Sta!? Spend a week or two as a CIT! You will get to see what a sta!

life is all about. CIT’s rotate through

program areas to see what may interest

them and where they might be a "t. CIT’s must be at least 15

years of age.

The individual camp fee is $215 per Scout if paid before June 1st, 2015 and includes a free summer camp t-shirt. The Fee is $235 per scout after June 1st and does not include a camp T-shirt. The Individual camp fee is $70 per adult leader if paid before June 1st, $80 if paid after June 1st. Adult leaders do not receive free t-shirts, but can buy one at the FSSR trading post. There is no surcharge for out of council troops. Camp fees may be paid at the Ten-Day-Out meeting by check. Payment may also be made by check, cash or credit card at ORVC Service Center any time prior to the Ten-Day-Out Meeting.

On behalf of the Ohio River Valley Council, the registered Scout-master of the troop will attend camp at no expense. A troop bringing two to ten Scouts to camp will be allowed to bring another adult with no additional charge. Troops bringing 11 to 20 Scouts will be allowed to bring two additional adults with no charge. Troops forced to rotate leadership throughout the week due to work sched-ules need not pay for each individual leader pay only for the number of adults you maintain in camp.

Camp fees may be paid at check-in although payment through the service center is preferred. Bring receipts for fee payments for your troop with you to camp.

Provisional camping allows Scouts to participate in Fort Steuben’s program when their troop isn’t at camp. This program is perfect for Scouts who can’t attend with their unit or for Scouts that wish to come back again. Provisional camping applications are available at camp, and from the Ohio River Valley Council Service Center.

Individual camp fees are generally non-refundable but are transferable from person to person within a troop. Individual refunds, whether partial or full, will be granted only for exceptional circumstance. The camp director may o!er a full, partial, or no refund for these requests: serious illness or family emergency. A written refund request detailing the circumstances must be submitted to the camp director for his consideration.

The council, aided by local donors, provides a campership fund to help Scouts in "nancial need pay for camp. Camperships cover a third to one half of the camp fee. If a Scout in your troop is unable to pay for camp due to "nancial hardship, submit a campership applica-tion to the service center by April 1, 2015.

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Troop RegistrationTroop registration are

made by making a non-refundable

camp-site reservation payment of $50.00.

Contact Lori Abraham at lori.abraham@scout-ing.org for more infor-

mation.

Summer Camp Cost

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Planning and executing a balanced program is an important part of providing a quality camp experience for your troop. Work with scout leaders to set goals for the troop, each patrol, and each individual. Look in the Scoutmaster’s Handbook, Boy’s Life, Scouting Magazine, and other scouting literature for good ideas. Remember that good advancement should be achieved through natural experience; plan activities to give scouts opportunities to use skills for a purpose and to demon-strate pro!ciency naturally. Make the most of your troop’s camp experience by running a program in your troop’s campsite and by working with the program sta" to schedule activities in your campsite, in program areas, and around camp for your troop and for your patrols.

Help Scouts Make Good Scheduling ChoicesUse the Merit Badge Scheduling Sheet to help scouts create their personal camp schedule before arriving at camp. Don’t let a scout schedule all his time with di#cult badge sessions, he should have time to go !shing or take an exploratory hike around camp.

Scouts should be familiar with the requirements for the badges they intend to take. Some badges have requirements that cannot be completed at camp.

There is no denying a Scout’s skills may be further than that of his age level; however, we recom-mend that an average Scout seeking a fun and productive summer camp experience only register for three or four merit badges. This schedule will allow the Scout the capability of completing all of his merit badges, as well as participate in troop and camp-wide activities A three or four badge schedule, complemented by existing patrol and individual activities is the best schedule for most boys. Young scouts should participate in the Trailblazer program in either the morning. Handicraft badges, swimming, mammal study, and space exploration work out well for younger scouts.

A !rst time camper who participates in the Trailblazer Program, earns two merit badges, gets in some time at the range, participates in Logan and overnight outposts, has completed a full and successful week at camp.

Encourage older scouts to create a schedule where they will participate in adventurous activities and a few tough badge sessions that will give them a good challenge both physically and mental-ly and still leaves them time to interact with the rest of the troop.

Promote Camp AttendanceEnsure high camp attendance by sharing camp information with Scouts and parents. Scouts and parents need to know what to pack, what activities are planned, what badges are o"ered and what camp costs. Parents need to know the dates of camp and travel directions. Contact informa-tion and visitor’s night information must also be shared. Hold a camp information night in March or April. This event could be held during a regular troop meeting or Court of Honor.

Preparing for Camp

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Ten-Day-Out MeetingsLast minute changes, late payments, program scheduling and paperwork problems will be addressed at ten-day-out meetings. The Scoutmaster and Senior Patrol leader are encouraged to attend. Any special transportation needs or special food needs while in camp will be addressed at this meeting as well. All ten-day-out meetings will take place at 7:00 pm and will be held in the Ken Moore Pavilion at Fort Steuben Scout Reservation. Co!ee and light refreshments will be provided.

If you are new to Fort Steuben Scout Reservation and wish to take a camp tour, please contact Tony Antonini, our Camp Director, at tantonini@fortsteuben.com.

Mail and TelephoneMail pickup and delivery is made daily. Place outgoing mail in the mailbox by 10:00am for the same day pickup. Incoming mail will be distributed daily.

Scouts may use the camp phone only with permission and presence of a troop leader.

Leadership Requirements and Emergency ContactEach troop must keep at least two leaders in camp during the week. One leader must be 21 years old and registered with the BSA, the other may be a registered member at least 18 years old or a parent of a scout camper. All adults without exception are required to have youth protection training and provide a BSA medical form (parts A, B and C). BSA national policy permits no exceptions to these policies. Troops unable to maintain two leaders in camp should notify the camp director at the Ten-Day-Out meeting or before.

Each troop needs to submit to the council o"ce an emergency contact person’s name and telephone number in case there is a catastrophe event while the troop is in camp. This person should have the name and telephone number of each scout or leader who is at camp. Emergency contacts are to be submitted to the scout o"ce by June 1, 2015.

Tony Scout, Troop #0000Fort Steuben Scout Reservation

79601 Adams RoadFreeport, Ohio 43973

740-942-3438

Leadership Information

Troop PhotographsComplimentary troop photos will be available during your stay at camp. For your convenience you may schedule troop photographs with the camp commissioner at your leisure.

Summer Camp ScheduleApril 1 Campership Applications due

June 14 Sta! Development Week begins

June 15 Ten-Day-Out Meeting for Cub Resident Camp

June 25~June 28 Cub Resident Camp

June 25 Ten-Day-Out Meeting for Boy Scout Week 1

July 5~July 11 Boy Scout Summer Camp Week 1

July 2 Ten-Day-Out Meeting for BSA Week 2

July 12~July 18 BSA Week 2

July 9 Ten-Day-Out Meeting for BSA Week 3

July 19~July 25 BSA Week 3

July 16 Ten-Day-Out Meeting for BSA Week 4

July 26~August 1 BSA Week 4

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Merit Badge

HandicraftMoviemakingArtFingerprintingPottery Wood CarvingChessLeatherworkingPhotographyBasketryIndian Lore

SportsFishing Fly FishingPersonal Fitness*SportsAthletics

Eagle UniversityCit in the Community*Cit in the Nation*Cit in the World*First Aid*Emergency Preparedness*

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Prerequisites

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1b, 2a

1b

1b, Catch a Fish1, Catch a Fish1a, 1b, 6, 7, 81, 5 (part 1), Play a Sport1, 5 (part 1), Play a Sport

3a, 3b, 7a, 7b, 7c2

1, 3b1

*denotes an Eagle Required Merit Badge

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Merit Badge

Aquatics Swimming*Lifesaving*KayakingSmall Boat SailingMotorboatingRowingCanoeing

Shooting SportsShotgunRi!eArchery

Outdoor Skills Wilderness Survival Cooking*Camping*PioneeringGeocachingOrienteering

Nature/STEMGeologyForestryMining in SocietyNatureEnvironmental Science*ArchaeologyOceanographySoil & Water ConservationBird StudyInsect StudyWeatherAstronomySpace Exploration

Prerequisites

1b, 21a1b, 2, 4a, 4b, 4c1a, 1b, 21b, 2

1b1b1, 4a, 4b, 9a, 9b, 9c1b, 2a 1b1

1a, 1b, 1c

2, 3e, & 4

*denotes an Eagle Required Merit Badge

From US 250:US 250 will follow along the shore of Tappan Lake. On the southern end of the lake turn onto a causeway road (Harrison Co. Road 55) crossing the lake. The intersection is clearly marked by a large sign for Tappan Lake Park. Follow CR 55 for 5 miles in Deersville, Ohio. From Deersville there are two ways to get to camp. A: On the west side of Deersville look for camp signs at the intersection of CR 55 and a very wide dirt road (Adams Road). Adams Road runs 6 miles all the way into camp. B: In Deersville turn left on CR 21 at the intersection with stop sign. A small sign on the telephone pole at the corner is marked “Scout Camp”. As you follow this road it will change designations to US 799. Down on the lake be on the look-out for a dirt road marked with a camp sign. Follow this road into camp.

From I-70:On I-70 in Belmont County take SR 800 N. at the Barnesville (202 Exit). Follow 800N through Freeport, Ohio. About 1 mile north of Freeport veer to the right to the Y intersection and take US 799. Follow US 799 for about 6 miles, then turn left up a dirt road marked with a Scout Camp sign and follow the road into camp.

Driving Directions

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Order of the Arrow: The Order of the Arrow is the National Honor Society for the Boy Scouts of America. The Order recog-nizes honored campers for their exceptional leadership abilities and service to scouting. This year the The Order of the Arrow is celebrating its 100th anniversary, and the impact the program has made on Fort Steuben Scout Reservation remains strong. The Ohio River Valley council’s Onondaga Lodge 36 performs their call out ceremony on Wednesday evenings at the family night camp!re, where candi-dates for the Order of the Arrow are recognized. Onondaga Lodge also holds an ice cream social for all members and candidates on Thursday evenings. The lodge provides outstanding service to the camp throughout the year during various functions, and Fort Steuben Scout Reservation is proud to have Onondaga Lodge 36 as a strong part of our camp program. For any questions about the Order of the Arrow feel free to contact Lodge Chief Jacob Persinger at jwpersinger@westliberty.edu.

Logan: The Logan Camp honors program is one exclusive to Fort Steuben Scout Reservation. Founded in 1976, the Logan Honors program not only recognizes scouts for their achievements that week at camp, but also encourages the scout’s personal growth, leadership and advancement throughout the scouting program. The Logan program also exposes scouts to local and Native American History. The weekly program culminates on Friday nights; however, its impact is felt throughout the week due to the requirements for participation. The Logan program also provides countless service hours to the camp throughout the year and is considered a cornerstone in Fort Steuben Scout Reservation’s summer camp program. Out of council troops and scout leaders are more than welcome to partici-pate. For more information feel free to contact Logan Chairman Kyle Crago at kyle.d.crago@g-mail.com.

Adult Leader Training: At Fort Steuben Scout Reservation we believe that the summer camp program should be as bene!cial to the adult leaders who attend as it is to the scouts; therefore, adult leaders will be provided with various BSA training throughout the week at camp in order to develop a more conducive scouting program beyond camp. Trainings that Scoutmasters will participate in include: Youth Protection, Safe Swim Defense, Safety A"oat, Hazardous Weather training, BSA Lifeguard, and Nap-on safely. Those wishing to participate in the BSA Lifeguard program must be over the age of 18 and be willing to spend at least 40 hours of instruction time at camp on the waterfront. This certi!cation is reciprocal with the Red-Cross Lifeguard training.

Scoutmasters Merit Badge: Scoutmasters will have the opportunity to earn a special Fort Steuben Scout Reservation Scoutmas-ters Merit Badge.

Pontoon Boat ActivitiesScouts will have the opportunity to participate in various new and unique pontoon boat activities throughout the week at camp. The pontoon boats will provide an adventurous element to camp activities such as night !shing, star gazing, and other specialty programs. Unfortunately, due to the amount of seats available on the pontoon boats there will be a limited number of scouts allowed to participate in these activities. Sign-up sheets will be available in the trading post and seats will be !lled on a !rst-come, !rst-serve basis.

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Special Programs

Camp RulesYouth Protection: Each unit is required to have two adult leaders at camp throughout the week. One adult must be at least 21 years of age and any adults staying at camp must have Youth Protec-tion training and a complete BSA medical form. There are no exceptions to these national BSA policies.

Privacy Policy: The BSA does not permit private, one-on-one contact between youth members and adult leaders. The youth’s privacy must be respected throughout camp in situations including, but not limited to changing into swim wear and taking showers at camp. Intrusion is only permit-ted to the extent where health and safety attention is required. No youth is permitted to share housing with an adult other than his legal parent or guardian.

Cellular devices are strictly prohibited in the following areas: Restrooms and changing areas, showers, tents, or any area that would call the motivation of the phone user into question.

Hazing is strictly prohibited at Fort Steuben Scout Reservation. This includes, but is not limited to applauding when dropping a plate or forced public embarrassment to regain a lost item

Vehicle policy: F.S.S.R. provides handicapped exclusive parking spaces in our main parking lot. Please note that a state issued handicapped parking permit does not permit driving in camp. F.S.S.R. makes every reasonable e!ort to accommodate campers and visitors with mobility issues present at camp. Much of camp is rugged, but wheelchair accessible; however, for the sake of our campers safety, no driving is permitted at camp at any time by unauthorized vehicles. Please contact the ORVC Properties Director with any questions or concerns at rob.sparks@scouting.org. Pets are not permitted on camp property at any time.

Tobacco use is only permitted in designated areas that are out of the sight of campers. Alcohol and illegal drugs are strictly prohibited on camp Property. Personally owned !rearms, bows, or !reworks are not permitted on FSSR property at any time. All units are required to follow the Guide to Safe Scouting when on camp property.

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Onsite ActivitiesBuckeye Foot/A!oatA 5 mile hike with a 5 mile canoe or kayak trip! Great chance to help ful!ll the hiking and backpacking merit badge requirements. For more information please contact Kip Shipley at wadc_shipley@wadsworthschools.org

Dutch Oven Cook O"For both scouts and adult leaders a Dutch oven cook o" will be held in the Ken Moore pavil-ion. Participants are allowed to cook the competition dish at their leisure throughout the day in the comfort of their campsite. For judging purposes troops will be provided with a table at the Ken Moore Pavilion with which they may decorate however they please for the presenta-tion component of the competition. The Judges will make their way around to each table to judge the competing dishes.

Patrol Cooking DayTroops will prepare and eat Wednesday breakfast and lunch in the campsite. You will be provided with the menu for these meals and a list of cooking equipment your patrols may need (if any) at the pre-camp meeting. If you would like additional patrol cooked meals for your troop, it can be arranged. Simply let the Camp Director know at the pre-camp meeting.

Iron Man RaceScouts and Scouters who participate in the iron man race will compete on Fridays starting at 9am. Scouts and Scouters must run !ve miles, canoe three miles, and swim one mile. The fastest time is the winner. Each scout who !nishes will be given a FSSR Ironman patch.

Be on the look-out for more program activities and updates in the months ahead by following us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/forts-

teuben.scoutreservation and at www.fortsteuben.com

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Supervised Outpost Trips (Canoe Trip)

A canoe outpost will be held on Thursday night. Participants who must be swimmers, will leave camp Thursday evening and be back before 8 pm Friday morning. A canoe outpost on Tuesday night or other sta! led outposts can be arranged for a troop. Set up these trips at the camp planning meeting or pre-camp meeting. Canoe day trips for your troop can be arranged with the waterfront and program director at the pre-camp meeting.

Boat Rides

Pontoon boats may be rented from the Clendening Marina at a favorable rate. The boats have capacities from 8 to 15 persons and there are more than enough boats to accommodate large troops. Scouts who participate in a boat trip will receive a MWCD patch compliment of the marina. Bring up your plans at the pre-camp meeting so that prices and boat reservations may be made.

Zip Lining

Zip lining in conjunction with our friends at Adven-ture Creek! It was such a huge hit last year that we will be doing it again in 2015. Transportation and a bag lunch will be provided. Participants will miss at least their morning classes and maybe more depending on the number of scouts going.

Offsite Activities

What would camp be like without someplace to stock up on goodies after the supply from home runs out? The Trading Post accepts cash and checks. It is recommended that scouts bring $40 for spending money to summer camp. Additional funds may be necessary for

scouts participating in merit badge courses requiring purchases at the trading post. Items available at the Trading Post include:

.22 tickets Camp Hats CandyCompasses Handicraft Kits ChipsMerit Badge Books

Stamps CanteensShot Gun Tickets Cook Books Hat PinsIce Cream Pocket Knives

Tooth BrushesBelt Buckles Camp T-shirts Camp PatchesPizza Meal Tickets Ponchos

Soft Drinks Bagged Ice SoapPostcards Batteries Flashlights

Trading Post

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WWW.FORTSTEUBEN.COM

Bring your bikeSo you don’t have to hike

Your summit awaits

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Take Aim at our new

Paintball Target Range

and State of the Art 3d Targets

New for 2015

Only at Fort Steuben