Camp Roland, located near Bastian, Va., is set to be sold after serving the Boy Scouts of America for about 90 years, according to Dan Trent, program chair, Mountain Dominion District, BSA. “According to research performed by Ed Evans, long time Scouter and supporter of Camp Roland, the first “official” camp was held at Camp Roland Collar in June of 1933,” Trent said. “In the 90 years since, thousands of Scouts have participated in camporees and countless other events, learned leadership skills, and developed lifelong friendships at the beloved camp. Hundreds of volunteers have devoted countless hours to building...

- The Boy Scouts of America has mortgaged one of the most spectacular properties it owns, the vast Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, to help secure a line of credit as the financially strapped organization faces a growing wave of new sex-abuse lawsuits. The BSA said Friday that it has no plans to sell the property, and that the land is being used as collateral to help meet financial needs that include rising insurance costs related to sex-abuse litigation. However, the move dismayed a member of Philmont’s oversight committee, who says it violates agreements made when the...