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Scouting's national honor society of cheerful service. Lodge events, Ordeals, NOAC, ArrowCorps and the traditions of the Order all show up in these posts.
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The first weekend of October our council held its first annual Jambo to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scout's of America. This event drew a huge crowd of more than 1,000 boy scouts, cub scouts and venturers. I spent most of the weekend helping out with different attractions and helped out by running…
The Order of the Arrow announced this week the results of the election for the next national chief, national vice chief, and four region chiefs. The newly elected officers for 2011 are: National Chief : Jonathan Hillis (above left), from Tonkawa Lodge in the Capitol Area Council (based in Austin, Tex.).
Mid Nov. 2010 Time to carve: 1 hour Finishing: .5 hours The second Order of the Arrow slide I've done and it is my understanding that members of the Los Angeles OA made these back when Whittlin Jim published this slide.
Welcome back to the SMM Podcast, in this show we talk about the Order of the Arrow. Scouting National Honor Society has been an official program of the BSA since 1948 and promotes leadership, service, and Brotherhood within the Scoutin program.
So, this year our lodge hosted the Section NE-3A Conclave that was held on August 13-15, 2010 at Camp Russell. Over 180 arrow men attended this outstanding event. Friday afternoon I arrived at camp at around 2:00pm to start setting up camp and get ready for the storm of scouts that was set to hit…
Indian Summer is a nationwide Order of the Arrow activity that will take place August 1-6, 2011, in Ridgecrest, North Carolina. The event will focus on educating OA members who are interested in ceremonies, Indian lore, dancing, and regalia. About 1,200 Arrowmen are expected to attend.
(Photo by F Harvell) The OA at Indian Village, just west of Merit Badge Midway, will host a pow wow from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday in the dance arbor. Everyone is welcome and advised to bring a chair since seating is limited.
The Order of the Arrow's attraction at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree is so secret that we were only given a very limited tour. To keep the mystery and intrigue, half of the content of the "Mysterium Compass" show is shrouded in secrecy and only open to Jamboree participants under the age of 18.
OA will hold pow wows at 8 p.m. today and 8 p.m. Sunday. Everyone is encouraged to bring dance outfits. For more information, call Ron Bell at 404-406-3218.
The entrance to The Mysterium Compass beckons Scouts to see how the future begins when the past ends at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree. (Photo by F Harvell) The Mysterium Compass program is for youth only. No one over 18 will be allowed to enter.
This past weekend the OA lodge held their annual spring fellowship and induction weekend. This fellowship was held at our council's cub camp, Camp Kingsley. So I arrived Friday night with our lodge chief and his brother and we Began unloading the smudge pots and regalia for the ceremonies.
By now, you're surely aware of the impressive collection of 100th Anniversary gear the BSA is selling through its official online store . But did you know that the Order of the Arrow, Scouting's national honor society, has its own items celebrating the BSA's big year?
As you are well aware yesterday was April Fools Day. The Scouting World wasn't exempt from this day of pranks; however it seemed fairly tame this year. Take a look at a few of the April Fools Day Pranks that tried to take the Online Scouting Community: John over at OAImages.com had breaking news about…
