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Goshen Scout Reservation

Merge: camps exist to serve the council and are rarely notable outside the context of the council. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk - 01:52, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My personal take is that when NCAC was part of the the Scouting in MD/DC categories it made sense to have a separate article, otherwise having every scout camp in MD/DC on that page was to large. Now that each council is getting its own page, having the scout camps on the NCAC page with a redirect makes sense. Marauder40 (talk) 13:06, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

support merge-Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 00:16, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done --—— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk - 19:27, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The "Olmsted Beating"

Copied from the former talk page, now buried on the redirect page. -OberRanks (talk) 22:56, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I hate to bring up unfortunate things about this camp (it is a very impressive complex) but when I was there in 1987 I was a first hand witness to a scout being badly beaten in his tent by four to five other scouts. The scout in question went to the hospital and very nearly died and several of the scouts involved were arrested. The matter was kept very quiet and I have not been able to find anything offical today about this and the camp management often denies that it happened when questioned by parents who have also heard this rumor. I am wondering if anyone else remembers this happening and if there would be someway to get a copy of the original police report. -OberRanks (talk) 20:23, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just saw your note. Goshen belong to NCAC, but is physically located within the Stonewall Jackson Area Council, which happens to be my home council. I was in Germany when this happened, but I was home sometime when it hit the newspapers; I don't recall any details. It was not long after this that the BSA introduced the Youth Protection program and banned hazing. You would have to go back and find newspaper hard copies, as I have never found it on the web. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk - 19:59, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sailing Camp

I remember very well that Goshen had a sailing camp that people could go to. I recall one of the counselors getting on a newly arrived bus and (in a VERY heavy British accent), stating "Are any of you blokes going to Olmstead Sailing Camp?? . Might be wroth mentioning (the Sailing Camp, not the guy. -OberRanks (talk) 16:35, 1 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ober, you are indeed correct, Goshen did feature Sail Camp. It was actually a part of Camp Olmstead. When I worked there in 1990, our sailmaster was from Holland. Me being a Sea Explorer Boatswain, I took a couple of opportunities to storm the beaches of our neighboring camps and claim them for Olmstead! Great memory, sir! Cheers! RobHoitt (talk) 18:58, 25 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

USVI Council

I was having login issues earlier, but I added what information I have so far about the USVI Council's now being a part of NCAC. I am unsure of districts, although I know USVI will have them, and I am unsure how the lodge is going to work. Sorry for not having all the data, but I'll try to update as I learn more. RobHoitt (talk) 19:00, 25 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

VIC was the last council to not have a web site, so information has always been spotty. I expect NCAC will update their site in the coming months. --— Gadget850 (Ed)^talk 20:31, 25 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, no website, there have to have been councils that have had official websites for a decade.Naraht (talk) 20:37, 25 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I made a list about five years ago and Cayuga County Council was the other without a web site. It failed financially and had pretty much a forced merger. Anyways, I am sure NCAC with give us more info soon. --— Gadget850 (Ed)^talk 21:02, 25 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm active with council, so I know a few other details, but I am loathe to include them without having a source to site. Specifically I know that USVI will be considered a service area with two districts, but I'll wait for the official data to be posted online before throwing that all in. Cheers! RobHoitt (talk) 17:02, 27 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]