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Many of us have been wondering for years what will happen with Blue Book. A new version has not been published since 2006. At 1pm today Jason Spangler will broadcast part one of an interview with Roy More where they discuss the future of Blue Book.
Scouting Hot Finds Radio: Blue Book 2.0 Update with Roy More.
You can listen live at that link. You can also find the podcast there afterwards, or listen through iTunes.
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Back in 2010 I announced the formation of Tschipey Achtu lodge as a result of the merger of Ty-Ohni 95 and Ganeodiyo 417. At the time I was told they would use the number 397, which is also their council number. This created a bit of controversy as that number is currently in use by Chilantakoba lodge in Louisiana. I also announced their first flap. Other than a 2010 Jamboree issue no further news from this lodge made it to me.
I was talking with a Roger Ward last night who was at the recent Winter South Carolina Trade-O-Ree. He tells me it has not been quiet in that lodge. The use of 397 was problematic. Many wanted to choose a different number. Some wanted to claim the number zero, but that was not well received given the special place Unami 1 holds in the Order of the Arrow. The Scout Executive, I am told, stepped in and told the lodge they will use the lower number from the two merged lodges.
The lodge is now known as Tschipey Achtu 95. I have updated the site to reflect this current information. Several new issues have also been added.
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My friend Jason Spangler, also known as the Santee Swapper and host of the Scouting Hot Finds newsletters and podcast has assembled a free guide to spotting the fake Chinese made OA patches currently appearing on eBay.
A Guide to Identifying Recent Chinese Fakes on eBay
This is an extensive 24 page treatise on these patches, with many illustrations. It documents the fakes produced by various sellers over the past several years. It also discusses the marketing strategies of those who produced these fakes including the stealing of images from this website.
This is a must read for almost any collector who wants to avoid being taken by these fakes.
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I have written several posts on this blog about patch designs that appear to have been copied or "inspired" by other designs, quite often from different lodges. For example see the first and second posts using this same title. Another example is this post on more "inspired" patches.
The patch pictured at the top of this post was a recent chapter event issue from Piankatank chapter of Wahunsenakah lodge. (Editor's note: Please see correction in comments). The lodge is chartered to the Colonial Virginia Council which could easily explain the American Revolution theme of the design. However, the lodge totem is a duck so the hawk's head might appear to be an unusual choice.
A friend gave this to me. He acquired it a Trade-O-Ree and thought of me once he saw the design. It's obviously taken from Tsoiotsi Tsogalii's 2010 SR-7B conclave flaps, listed on this site as S34? and S35?.
Perhaps someone in Wahunsenakah can fill us in on the story behind Piankatank chapter's choice of patch design. The artist of the lodge 70 flaps should be flattered that someone in another lodge was so impressed by his design that he chose to adapt it for his chapter's event patch.
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How many of you remember this song from "Sesame Street"? I saw a friend of mine at the Winston-Salem Trade-O-Ree last weekend. He usually has a great assortment of patches, many classic material and items from our area. However he wants it to be known that he isn't just interested in old patches, so he puts the frame pictured here on his table. I'll let him remain anonymous unless he chooses to step forward here.
One of those patches seems oddly out of place (really two but one sticks out more!). Do you see it? It's not quite as obvious as recognizing letters and numbers, but still very easy to see! Every time I see this frame I chuckle a bit. It's a good way to start a conversation. Now you all can join me in a good natured chuckle.
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A new line of “replicas” is being sold on eBay by beaver95_1. This group all picture old lodges that had changed their names without ever issuing a patch.
So far the lodges are Zitkala-sa 123, Blackhawk 140, Nipperine 155, Doog Gnituocs 164, and Hilo-Hos-Kula 205.
Sometime soon these five “new names” and their patches will be added to my site.
Popularity: 5% [?]
Tsali Team Dance Champion Flaps Arrived
Hank Birdsong of Tsali 134 wrote the following message as a comment to a previous message about these flaps:
The 2006 Dance Team Championship patches have arrived! Most will go out on the 28th & 29th of November. With each mail-order we are including a Tsali Lodge Pocketflap Guide & checklist. More Tsali Pocketflap guides will be available at the Wahissa TOR on December 16th, and the second edition with more Tsali Issues will be available at Dixie (free!!). Tsali flaps are about the most difficult to distinguish between issues (I was in the lodge for more than a year before I had a clue!), but this guide should clear up the mystery.
Those who have ordered this flap should see it in their mailbox soon.
Popularity: 4% [?]
Wahissa Arena Fundraiser Flap Issued
Wahissa lodge issued a flap last August to help fund the new arena at Camp Raven Knob.
According to the lodge website, this flap was issued at their Fall Fellowship in late September.
Popularity: 4% [?]
New Occoneechee LLD Rounds Issued
Occoneechee lodge has recently issued two new LLD rounds. One is for participants and the other for staff.
These were hurriedly ordered from Moritz after it was thought that there were insufficient stock of the previous version, R15 and R16, produced by BSA supply. Moritz graciously produced these with virtually no lead time. In the rush the fleur d’lis was left off and the slogan was incorrectly rendered as “Every Arrowman Deserves A Trained Leaders.”
Popularity: 4% [?]
Posted in Current Events by John E. Pannell on November 22nd, 2006 at 8:42 pm On this date in 1963 President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas.
In his inaugural address President Kennedy said:
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
That became the basis of the Kennedy Doctrine. How many today remember this? How many still believe this?
Popularity: 4% [?]
Croatan Lodge Caldwell Pin Sold
A Caldwell pin purported to be from Croatan lodge was recently sold on eBay by Brush Creek Trading Company. See eBay item number 190051914450 for the auction listing.
There was a single bidder on this lot who won the item for the $1,000 opening bid.
Popularity: 5% [?]
Tsoiotsi Tsogalii: NOAC Indian Affairs Segment
A new Indian affairs segment was issued issued by Tsoiotsi Tsogalii 70 at its Fall Fellowship this past weekend. It arguably may have the honor of being the last patch issued for this past Summer’s NOAC.
Popularity: 4% [?]
Posted in Scouting Blogs and Websites by John E. Pannell on November 20th, 2006 at 4:21 am 
Thanks to the guys at ScoutHistory.net Cloth Talk #17 is now available for downloading either through iTunes or by direct download at http://www.scouthistory.net/blog/.
Popularity: 4% [?]
Posted in Scouting Blogs and Websites by John E. Pannell on November 17th, 2006 at 4:18 am Pastor McCanless has written a rather interesting post about the state of OA conclaves here in the Carolinas from about 1981 until 1983. He was a brother in Itibapishe Iti Hollo 188 during this time. He writes:
…let us hearken back to those groovy days, of Scouting in the piedmont of NC during the early 1980′s. Feel free to throw in your Asia, J Geils Band Freeze-Frame, or Chicago XVII CD, to help set the mood, as we figure out what was up with all those pink-bordered patches in 560 in ’83, learn about the “shadow delegations” to the ’82 Dixie, and what WAS up with that 188/116 Fellowship in the fall of ’83, anyway…
Popularity: 4% [?]
Posted in Patch Collecting by John E. Pannell on November 17th, 2006 at 2:26 am 
With thanks to JT Thomas, I have just added to my site what I believe is the first lodge patch issued for the 2007 World Jamboree. The honor of being first goes to Talidandaganu’ lodge from Chattanooga, TN.
Popularity: 5% [?]
Back in 2010 I announced the formation of Tschipey Achtu lodge as a result of the merger of Ty-Ohni 95 and Ganeodiyo 417. At the time I was told they would use the number 397, which is also their council number. This created a bit of controversy as that number is currently in use by Chilantakoba lodge in Louisiana. I also announced their first flap. Other than a 2010 Jamboree issue no further news from this lodge made it to me.
I was talking with a Roger Ward last night who was at the recent Winter South Carolina Trade-O-Ree. He tells me it has not been quiet in that lodge. The use of 397 was problematic. Many wanted to choose a different number. Some wanted to claim the number zero, but that was not well received given the special place Unami 1 holds in the Order of the Arrow. The Scout Executive, I am told, stepped in and told the lodge they will use the lower number from the two merged lodges.
The lodge is now known as Tschipey Achtu 95. I have updated the site to reflect this current information. Several new issues have also been added.
Some of those who know me personally, know that I have gone over to the "Dark Side" and have started using Apple products. I bought an iMac a couple of months ago and just recently got an iPad. My brother is trying to tell me that my Droid's days are numbered.
I really like my iPad and started day dreaming about an OAImages app for it. I have no idea how to go about writing this and it would take me into an entirely new area from what I know. It's not something that would happen easily or soon. Here's your chance to give feedback. What do you think about an OAImages app? What would you put in it? Do you have any thoughts on how it would be distributed or how much it would cost?
Please feel free to comment. Comments are moderated for those who have not successfully had a comment published on this blog before in order to control spam. I will do my best to approve comments as quickly as possible in order to facilitate a discussion.
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I have added special pages on this site for the 2011 Indian Summer and 2011 Summit Corps. I still have a few images to add but most of what I have images for is now on the site. Thanks for Rick Horne for most of these images.
To view these items, go to OA Images: National and Special Events Patches page and select either of these events from the "Other Specialties" drop down box.
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It's kind of odd to come out of hiding to post about a topic like this.
I'm hearing from some brothers that there have been gullible readers to this blog over the years. I would have thought it was obvious from the context of the posts, but the various posts made on this blog throughout the years that have appeared on APRIL FIRST are all satire. None of them are true. Read them and chuckle but please do not complain to your friendly OA National Committee members, Scout Executives, lodge advisers, or official website administrators about the "changes" that are "announced" in them.
This is strictly an "FYI" post for those familiar with the issues facing those who maintain blogs and message boards where readers can post comments.
Recently I had been having issues here with comment spam getting past this blog's filters. I deleted the inappropriate posts as quickly as I could but this was still unacceptable to me, as well as additional work. I since have required that readers register before they're allowed to post comments here. That seems to have stopped the spammers.
I still see a number of probable spammers, mainly from Russian domains, registering on this blog but so far none have had their comments posted successfully.
I may test my luck for a short period of time in the near future. At some unannounced time, I will turn off the registration requirement for posting comments for a day or two. I want to see if the spammers have been chased away, or if they're just awaiting an easy opportunity to push their garbage
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This blog is being hit with a large number spam comments lately. There have been over 12,000 attempts to spam the blog with comments just within the past 60 days. Recently a few dozen comments, hawking service and goods I deem inappropriate for this blog, made it past the filters. Since I don't desire to spend more time deleting the spam as I find it and don't want inappropriate information to sit on my blog, I am tightening up the policy on commenting here.
Those who wish to comment must now register and be logged in before being to post comments. Registration is free and is not the same as membership to this site. This is a common practice on many blogs especially among sites run by more "traditional media" type companies.
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