Current Old Timers Projects


Mountain Man Area Improvements

While we are still in the process of determining projects for this year. Recent projects the Old Timers have completed include build new benches for the main area, repairing platforms at various campsites, a thorough cleanup of the area around the museum, putting a roof on the building at Tiger Ridge, painted the Camp Pioneer entrance sign, and helped prepare the old program office for a new computer network for scoutmasters.


Preparing Camp

As always, the Old Timers are working hard to prepare Camp Pioneer for another great summer of fun in the great outdoors. We hold work weekends at Camp Pioneer at least once a month during the off-season. Please see the Calendar for details about the next work weekend. We can use all the help we can get. We hope to see you there. If you need more information, please contact Phillip Jordan.


Buy A Brick

The Old Timers are selling engraved commemorative bricks for a walkway to be constructed at the Museum at Camp Pioneer. Both practical and functional, these engraved bricks provdie a permanent and substantial recognition of someone who has been to Camp Pioneer. The bricks are customizable and can be given in memory or in honor of someone. Lettering can be in two sizes, either 3/4" letters or 5/8" letters. The 3/4" letter bricks will feature up to three lines of text each containing up to 14 letters (including spaces). The 5/8" letter bricks will feature up to four lines of text each containing up to 16 letters (including spaces). See the Buy a Brick page for details.


Recently Completed Projects

Museum Renovations--Status: Complete

Thanks to the hard work of Gary Spicer and others, the interior of the Museum has been updated. New paneling has been added around the walls, which gives us more room to display items and improves the appearance as well. Of course, work never ceases on updating our collection of Camp Pioneer history.

Also, thanks to the generosity of Laroy Thomas, Inc. of Texarkana, we have a new heating and air-conditioning unit installed in the Museum.


List of Old Timer’s Projects at Camp Pioneer

Because of the vision of so many Scouters and their dedication to building a stronger Camp Pioneer while protecting it's heritage, the following projects have been completed. The Old Timer’s Association was involved in some capacity in all of these projects.

Completed

Project
1980 Mountain Fork Dam
1981 Benches and Picnic Tables
Central Latrine
1982 Scoutmaster’s Shack
Build Benches for O.A. Ring
1983 Roofed Campsite Building
1984 Boat Launch Ramp
Built Old Timer’s Chapel
1985 Painted Campsite Buildings
Physical Fitness Trail
1986 Old Timer’s Museum
1987 Campsite Shelters
Trading Post
1988 Campsite Shelters
Repaired roof on Handicraft Lodge
Installed new Water Tower
Water line from storage tank to main area
Conservation walls in central area
1989 Archery Range building
1990 Tent Platform Repair
Worked on River Ring
1991 Remodeled Trading Post
O.A. Ring expansion project
1992 Tent platform repair
Campsite shelter repair
1993 Metal campsite shelters
1994 Metal campsite shelters
1995 Built deck on Directors cabin
1996 Climbing Wall
1997 Dining Hall Ceiling
Tent Platform repair
1998 Challenge Wall
1999 Tent Platform Repair
2000 Hiking trails
2001 Storage Building repair
2002 Tent Platform Repair
2003 Blacksmith shop Mountain Man Area
2004 Brick Building in Mountain Man Area
Tent Platform repair
2005 Mountain Man Area
Clean Equipment in Dinning Hall
Work on Kitchen floor
Tent Platform repair
2006 Tent Platform repair
Repair power lines in campsites
Cut dead trees
2007 Tent Platform repair
Cut dead trees
Installed metal roof on campsite shed
2008 Remodeled front porch of Rangers house
Dining Hall floor improvement
Rebuilt retaining wall
2009 To be determined.

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