Communications

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Saturday Afternoon Activities

Our Saturday afternoon activities include classics like shooting sports, climbing, and ziplining. Some of our featured events include the Running of the Lodge, Sleepy Train Car, game shows, and relay races. Check Instagram and Facebook for more program updates. 

Shows

OA Bash will kick off with a Friday evening show.  It will be the perfect chance to get a sneak peek at all the weekend’s activities! The main show on Saturday will be a time for fun and laughs and present awards at our evening campfire.

Trading Post

Colonneh Lodge’s top-of-the-line trading post offers all your Order of the Arrow merchandise needs at affordable prices. This is a great opportunity to pick up your limited-edition patch sets, belt buckles, shirts, OA gear, and more. 

Trading post hours:

• Friday: 7:30 - 10:30 pm
• Saturday: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, after the Saturday evening show until 11:00 pm.

Lodge Executive Committee (LEC)

An LEC will be held on Sunday morning.  The Lodge Executive Committee (LEC) is comprised of the lodge chief, lodge vice chiefs, area chiefs, chapter chiefs, and lodge advisers. This LEC meets several times during the year to facilitate Colonneh Lodge's business matters. The LEC will meet on Sunday. All lodge officers, chapter chiefs (or designees), and their advisers must attend the LEC; however, all Arrowmen are welcome and encouraged to attend this important planning and business meeting. 

Interfaith Service

An interfaith service will be conducted for all participants on Sunday morning. An interfaith service is a brief worship or meditation specifically designed for Scouting events where there may be more than one faith present. It is intended to provide a spiritual focus during a camping experience that does not reflect the views of a particular denomination or faith and can be defined as a gathering of Scouts held to contribute to the development of their spirituality and promote a fuller understanding of the Scout Oath and Law, emphasizing one’s Duty to God.

Brotherhood

Join us for the Brotherhood Walk during the OA Bash. You can participate in the Brotherhood ceremony after six months of service as an Ordeal member and attending the pre-Brotherhood talk. This ceremony emphasizes Scouting and Order ideals and signifies full OA membership. Brotherhood offers a chance to reflect on your past Scouting service, reaffirming your commitment to the Order's values.

All eligible members are encouraged to join the Brotherhood Walk and Ceremony on Saturday afternoon. Check the schedule for the exact time. There's no charge for this event—it's a great opportunity for growth and reflection within the Order of the Arrow.

Learn More about Brotherhood  

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Arrival and Departure

Travel

Travel to and from the event is the participant's responsibility. Chapters may arrange travel with other members of your chapter. See oa.shacbsa.org/chapters for chapter contact information.

Check-in

Check-in will be open from 6:00 - 10:00 pm on Friday and from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm on Saturday. Please do not arrive earlier or later than the times listed, as the staff will not be prepared.

Documents and Fees

Every participant onsite must bring a copy of the BSA Annual Health and Medical Record, Parts A and B to check-in. They will not be returned. If your lodge dues are not current, you will be required to pay them in order to participate in the event. Remember – Wear the flap, pay your dues!

Check-out

When leaving camp, every participant must check out with the registration team at the front gate.  The front gate will be staffed on Friday from 6 – 11 pm, Saturday from 7 am - 11 pm and Sunday from 7 - 12 pm.

What to Bring

Copy of a current BSA Annual Health and Medical Record  (Part A & B for all Scouting events)  Copy of Pre-event screening form Field uniform Mask OA sash Activity uniform(s) Water bottle Clothing appropriate for weather Rain gear Hand sanitizer Personal medications (must be listed on medical record) Camping gear (tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, flashlight, first aid kit, toiletries, towel, etc.)

Optional Spending money for trading post Smartphone or other web-enabled devices Sunscreen Hat

About Camp Strake

Camp Strake is a first-class, state-of-the-art camp at a rural site near the Sam Houston National Forest, close to the community of Evergreen.

Camp Strake is surrounded on three sides by the Sam Houston National Forest and has the Lone Star Hiking Trail close to one corner of the property. 

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Camp Strake has 20 campsites with pavilions; modern restrooms and shower houses; climbing and repelling tower; zipline;  an aquatics center with a swimming pool, lake, canoes, and kayaks; a shooting sports complex with rifle, shotgun, and archery range, including a sporting arrows course; and more.

About Camp Strake

Camp Strake is located on 2,816 acres between New Waverly and Coldspring near the community of Evergreen, Tx. Lake Livingston is 10 miles east of the property. The camp is a 1.5-hour drive from downtown Houston and close to I-45 and the Grand Parkway. Camp Strake is located at 2020 Camp Strake Rd., Coldspring, TX 77331(latitude and longitude: 30.608901, -95.230270)

 

Directions from Houston: Take I-45N to exit 94 (FM 1097) toward Willis Turn right onto Montgomery St. (.7 mi) Turn left onto Danville St. (360 ft) Turn right onto FM 1097 / Stewart St (9.6 mi.) Turn right onto TX-150E (8.8 mi) Turn left onto FM 945N (3.6 mi) Turn left into Camp Strake at the sign.

Photographs

Notice! Please be advised that promotional videotaping/photography may be in progress at any time at an event. Your entrance constitutes your agreement that Colonneh Lodge has the right to reproduce your likeness in videography/photography for promotion (e.g., publications, internet, newspaper).

Scouting Safely

The BSA's Commitment to Safety is ongoing and we want you to know that the safety of our youth, volunteers, staff, and employees cannot be compromised. The Boy Scouts of America puts the utmost importance on the safe and healthy environments for its youth membership. The Sam Houston Area Council takes great strides to ensure the safety of its youth as well as the adult volunteer leadership that interacts with them. 

BSA Guide to Safe Scouting policies must be followed. All participants must follow Youth Protection Guidelines at all Scouting events. Highlights include:

• Two-deep leadership on all outings required.
• One-on-one contact between adults and youth members is prohibited.
• The buddy system should be used at all times.
• Discipline must be constructive.

Health and safety must be integrated into everything we do, to the point that no injuries are acceptable beyond those that are readily treatable by Scout-rendered first aid. As an aid in the continuing effort to protect participants in a Scout activity, the BSA National Health and Safety Committee and the Council Services Division of the BSA National Council have developed the "Sweet Sixteen" of BSA safety procedures for physical activity. These 16 points, which embody good judgment and common sense, are applicable to all activities.

Youth Protection Guidelines Guide to Safe Scouting Sweet Sixteen Enterprise Risk Management

Safety Information 

If you hear two air horn blasts, go to the dining hall immediately. In a life-or-death situation, Call 911 first, then the camp medic. If you need to leave camp: Check out the registration team at the gate. Remember to drink plenty of water. 

Contacts

Event Chair
 oabash@colonneh.org

 

Event Registration
registration@colonneh.org

Lodge Program Vice Chief and Adviser
program@colonneh.org