Hoot 'n' holler!
It's Pig Roast time!

Don't just bring your family and friends. Bring the whole neighborhood. We're cookin' up a meal for everyone!

Camp Tuscazoar's annual Pig Roast fundraiser will be Sunday, September 19 from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Roast pork, barbecued chicken, green beans, applesauce, baked potatoes, rolls and butter, beverage, and homemade desserts will be served in the camp dining hall. Transportation will be provided to and from the parking lot.

You'll get a finger-lickin' good meal in pleasant outdoor surroundings and you'll help support Camp Tuscazoar for another year. The Pig Roast is our most important fund-raiser, with proceeds funding repairs, maintenance, utilities, equipment purchases, and other camp operational expenses.

Advance cost is $10 for adults and $4 for children with slightly higher prices at the door, so please encourage everyone to buy advance tickets. If you're going to bring the whole neighborhood, you'll want to get started right away.

Crossroads, a local band specializing in country and top 40 music will entertain. And, stop by the W.C. Moorhead Museum and check out the latest displays and our hats, shirts, patches and other trading post items.

For tickets, please call 330-478-2511 or 330-859-2288 or contact a member of the Camp Tuscazoar Foundation. See you at the table September 19!

Pig Gig to feature orientation trail rally, steel drum band and food!

The 1999 Pig Gig Campout will be an event to remember! An orientation trail rally will test campers' ability to use a compass to reach their destination. A good compass and wristwatch with a second hand or stop watch is required. This course is sure to challenge participants of all ages.

At dinner, campers will feast on roast pork, green beans, baked potatoes, applesauce, rolls, a beverage and our famous pig cookies.

A camp-wide campfire program featuring the Pangroove Steel Drum Band from the University of Akron will conclude Saturday's events. You won't want to miss this special hour-long concert of great music at 8 p.m.!

Don't miss this challenging competition, delicious food and great music. Campsites are still available. The $6 per person fee include participation in all activities, a patch and the Pig Roast Dinner. Camping fees are additional. Call 859-2288 for reservations.  

Enchanted Tuscazoar will offers glimpse at life in the forest

Long before the Scouts came, Tuscazoar was home to thousands of species of animals, birds and insects including whitetail deer, owls, foxes, mice, rabbits, gypsy moths and mosquitoes. Most continue to thrive in the hills of our camp.

On Sunday, Oct. 10, Enchanted Tuscazoar will give visitors an up-close look into the world of Tuscazoar's wildlife. This fun, non-scary activity for younger children begins with a short hike along one of Tuscazoar's many trails. En route, the hikers will encounter several animals, birds and insects (all volunteers in costume) who will tell a short tale of their life in the forest. This year, a swarm of ladybugs will join the cast of friendly critters.

Refreshments will be served following the walk in the camp dining hall. The event runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Groups will be offered their choice of day and time.

Volunteers are needed for this event. To register, or to help out, please call Nancy Schoenbaum at 330-493-1386.

Join our year 2000 event calendar

Youth groups can buy message space in Camp Tuscazoar's annual event calendar. For $5 per listing or $10 for three listings groups can promote such events as camping trips, birthdays, anniversaries or memorials. Maximum size is 3 lines of text, with approximately 25 characters per line. The Foundation reserves the right to determine what is or is not appropriate. If you want to participate, please call the camp at 330-859-2288 by Sept. 20.

Jamboree Lodge and Ranger's house reroofed

We've made more improvements at camp. We recently renovated the Ranger's house from top to bottom. The well that serves this building will be repaired by the time this issue reaches you and work has begun on eliminating water seepage into the basement. On Saturday, July 16, the roof will come off of Duryee Lodge in preparation for renovation.

The Foundation expresses its sincerest THANK YOU to McCaulley Building for their generous donation of time and expertise in roofing Jamboree Lodge and the Ranger's house. Also, a heartfelt THANK YOU to Modern Building Supply for the generous discount they provided on the materials for these roofing projects. Without people like these companies, a lot less would have been accomplished this summer.

There is a misconception among some that our camp receives funds from organizations like the United Way, Hoover Foundation or similar groups. This is not the case. We must support the camp on camping fees, fund-raisers and an occasional grant or bequest and a lot of work by a group of people that, by the time this summer is over, will have spent several thousand hours working on camp projects.

If you would like to find out what is going on in camp, just stop in some weekend or even during the week while we are working (we would welcome the break).

We hope to see you in camp soon. Don't forget we have planned our second annual reunion and open house on August 22 for you, your family and your friends.

Don

Ray Swihart passes away

Raymond T. Swihart, who served several years on the Camp Tuscazoar Foundation Board of Trustees, passed away in May. He was 79. Ray was a resident of Canton for most of his life. He retired from Hercules Engines in 1986 after 28 years of service. Ray was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served in World War II and the Korean conflict. In 1976, he retired from the Navy reserve after 37 years of total service. He was a member of St. John's Catholic Church, Our Lady of Lourdes Council No. 4533 K. of C. and the Fleet Reserve Association. He was also the scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 17. Our condolences to Ray's family.

Icky's Point of Interest

First Central Camp Area

From the mid-1920s until the mid-1930s, Camp Tuscazoar’s central camp area sat in valley on either side of the Netawatwes Brook. When Frank Hoover purchased 65 acres for the Scouts in 1924, plans were made to erect permanent buildings. First, a mess hall was built below Pioneer Point. In 1925, Netawatwes Brook was dammed to form a swimming pool. Shortly thereafter, the Long Lodge administration building was donated by Frank Hoover and a commons was added on the hillside opposite the mess hall. We know this area today as Old Campsite. Other structures, such as a trading post (pictured above), were added in the years immediately following. However, the construction of Dover Dam and the relocation of the railroad forced the Council to move central camp to the area it occupies today. The dam’s construction and regrading for the railroad changed the face and character of the camp forever. Today, a sharp eye can spot foundations and other remnants of this bygone era.

Endowment Fund

Helping to Keep the Spirit Burning

The following persons have helped ensure the future of Camp Tuscazoar with their generous contributions to the Camp Tuscazoar Endowment Fund.

In memory of Ray Swihart

In memory of Joe Brindlinger

Eagle project update

Doug Redinger of Troop 929 has repaired the trail and steps leading to Tom's Chapel. A handrail and mulch were also added. Doug's Scoutmaster is Bernie Richard.

Seth Gantz of Troop 87 constructed two adirondacks in One Leg campsite. Seth's Scoutmaster is Joe Snyder.

Robbie Frum from Troop 87 will soon be tackling an Eagle project in camp as well. Robbie will be refurbishing the adirondacks in Three Legs.

Want to complete your Eagle project at camp? Call Don Selby at 330-477-5085.

Coming Events:

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Fall Membership Drive Underway!

The Camp Tuscazoar Foundation encourages everyone to join our efforts to preserve and improve our camp. Membership in the Camp Tuscazoar Foundation (CTF) enables you to support the camp financially. We do not receive funds from the United Way, governmental agencies or other organizations, except through occasional grants. Our annual budget is paid through donations, through monies raised at annual fund-raising events, through camp usage fees and through membership dues. We also need more members to assist in event weekends, as campmasters, and as helpers on work projects. The CTF is an Ohio nonprofit corporation dedicated to preserving Camp Tuscazoar for future generations of youth. Please become a member of the Foundation. Camp Tuscazoar needs your help!

We will keep the spirit burning at Camp Tuscazoar.