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Hankins Tales: “1963 – The year I became a Boy Scout”
(Originally posted on social media March 27, 2015) I officially became a Boy Scout in November of 1963. In Troop 50, there was a rule that if you wanted to go to summer camp you needed to pass your Tenderfoot Rank first. Most of it was memorization of the oath and law, and you had…
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1973 Camp Ottari Staff Photo
Front Row: Russ McDaniel, G.H. Simmerman, Warren Utt, Kelley Moore, Mac Bowles, Paul Diming Second Row: David Martindale, David Milligan, Steve Weisbrod, Dave Johnson, Mike Luken, Steve Bale, Alex Echols Back Row: Brent Lambert, Donnie Davis, Dave Woody, Dwight Willet, Mike Swiney, John Munton, Steve Shedd, Jack Vincent, John Hankins, RAC Cox (Photo submitted by…
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1980 Camp Ottari & High Knoll Staff Photo
Front Row: Norm Schafer, James Potter, Ed Cox, Jeff Janosko Second Row: John Rhodes, Brett Whitehead, Scott Obenchain, Gary Whaley, Joe Sandoval, Brad Stipes Third Row: Kevin Dillon, Nick Hedges (Int’l Scout), Dennis West, Mark Hughes, Steve Moore Fourth Row: Richie Bolton, Jeff Perry, Carl Unterbrink, Richard Saunders, Kelly Hubert, William Nietzold, Roger Hudnall, G.H….
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1966 Camp Powhatan Staff Photos
(Staff leadership group photo) Front Row: (l to r) 1-Charlie Hill, 2-Doug Testerman, 3-Eddie Wolcott (Camp Director), 4-? Back Row: (l to r) 1-Shelby Dickerson, 2-Charlie Dent, 3-Willard Kiser (Chaplain), 4-Leon Walker (Health Officer), 5-?, 6-Ross Gale(Waterfront Director), 7-?. (Photo submitted by W. Scott Smith; source: Radford University’s Farmer Collection)
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1986 Camp Ottari Staff Photo
Front Row: Linda Curcio, Joe Curcio, Dave Clark Second Row: Tony Clark, John Glover (Int’l Scout), “Mr. Ketchup,” Aaron Clark, Sam Cook, Dan Teats, Stephanie Will, “Duck” Mallard Third Row: Joe Coyle, John Shaner, Eric Lassiter, Bill Moose, Travis Graham, Stu Schwarzer Fourth Row: Larry ‘Bluebear’ Edwards, Sam Lowry, Chris ‘Bear’ Aldrich, Bob Whitaker, Harold…
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1970 Camp Powhatan Leadership Staff
1970 Camp Powhatan Staff Leadership. (Left to right): Michael Cannaday, Vince Howard, Bruce Lawrence, Mike Swiney (Sweeney), ?, Shelby Dickerson, Howard Christy, Gary Richardson, Doug Testerman. (Photo submitted by Brad Roscoe)
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1969 Camp Powhatan Staff Photo
First Row: Michael Cannaday, Lynn Wells, Paul Demming, ?, Frank Rives, David Abraham, ?, Tom Smedley, ?, Brad Roscoe, Mac Bowles, David Milligan, Bruce Lawrence Back Row: Howard Christie, Int’l Scouter Ortiz, Paul Cannaday, Bob McKinney, ?, Steve Shedd, Jim Vaughn, Vince Howard, Bob Walton, ?, Bill Irvin, Randy Moore, Claude Simpson, John Hankins (Photo…
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Construction of Camp Ottari ‘Onion Ring’
During the mid-1970s, as Camp Ottari was returned to service as a base camp for the High Knoll Program, long-time staffer Brad Roscoe envisioned, designed and executed a plan for adding an amphitheater on the far edge of the lake. These photos are from his personal scrapbook, circa 1974-75. They show the construction of the…
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1970 Camp Powhatan Staff Photo
First Row: Bruce Lawrence, ?, ?, Frank Beaver, Mike Sweeney, Jim Nash, Doug Steger, Lynn Wells, Vince Howard Second Row: ?, Shelby Dickerson, ?, Frank Rives, Brent Lambert, Paul Cannaday, Rob Cole, Sam Slemp, Ware Branch, David Abraham, Jack Vincent, Richie Mansfield, Michael Cannaday Third Row: Howard Christie, Int’l Scouter, Camp Chaplain, John Hankins, ?,…
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1971 Camp Powhatan Staff Photo
First Row: Howard Christy, ?, ?, Doug Testerman, Jack Vincent, Brent Lambert, Tom Koch, Michael Cannaday, Gary Richardson. Second Row: Bruce Lawrence, Steve Shedd, Sam Slemp, Alonzo “Dojo” Wade, Rob Cole, Bob McKinney, Joe Larocco, Dean Johnson Third Row: ?, ?, Alex Echols, Charlie Whitescarver, ?, John Munton Fourth Row: Don Simmerman, ?, ?, David…
