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April 15th, 2012
Looking for Trading Stock?
Over the past several years I have accumulated an abundance of flaps. This is an opportunity for you. I can now offer lots of ten (10) different and assorted flaps, all mint and no spoofs/fakes, for $40 postpaid to US addresses.
Please, at this time this is a limit of one lot per person. No requests for particular issues or lodges can be honored. My extras are stored in boxes and I will pull them out ten at a time at random.
If interested please send payment via PayPal to me at jpannell@triad.rr.com. Please remember to include your address. Thanks and happy collecting!
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March 7th, 2012
Lodge 296: Region Chief Flap, "MVE"
Greg Grimes recently sent me this image of two RED bordered 2012 Home of the Region Chief flaps, showing something he noticed about them. Apparently there may be thin and thick letter variations in this issue. To me this is not significant enough to be listed as a variety. It is for cases like this that my site uses the notation, "MVE" (minor variations exist).
I told Greg I would share this image with fellow collectors. What do you think? Chase after this variation or not; that is completely up to you!
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March 5th, 2012
Breast Cancer Patch Checklist
Now that there is a growing list of breast cancer related patches as well as a devoted group of collectors chasing after them, I thought now is a good time to put together a list of those issues. I now know of at least 18 issues from 12 lodges, including a key fob and one chapter issue.
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March 4th, 2012
Ahoalan-Nachpikin Issues Breast Cancer Flap
Ahoalan-Nachpikin lodge from Memphis, TN has joined the growing list of lodges (and one chapter) that have issued patches in support of breast cancer research. As with many others, this issue is also a pink monochrome. Thanks to Nick DeMarco for supplying this image.
If you know of any other patches that have been issued for this cause, please either send the images to me or comment on this post below. Thanks.
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February 21st, 2012
2012 NOAC Issues Page Added
I have just added a page to this site showing lodge issues for this Summer's National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC). You may view it here:
http://www.oaimages.com/noac12.shtml
Presently on a few issues are shown. If you know of any that should be added, please let me know. This list should grow rapidly as we get closer to NOAC.
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Archive for January, 2007
Thanks to the guys at ScoutHistory.net Cloth Talk #21 is now available for downloading either through iTunes or by direct download at http://www.scouthistory.net/blog/. Remember, you do not need to have iTunes installed in order to listen to Cloth Talk. They also have a dialup-friendly version available for those who do not have high speed internet connections.
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"There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war; it's to be prepared for peace."
Ronald Reagan
Sorry folks, this is another non-patch related post. I find this priceless. Skip the rest of this post if you don’t want to read such things.
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"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
George Orwell
Jody Tucker of Manion’s has made it known through patch-l that several valuable items of Scouting memorabilia were apparently stolen at this patch weekend’s Dallas TOR. He writes:
Unfortunately, there were some items that were stolen late yesterday afternoon. The three items were a 154 Checote F1, 370 Moswetuset S1, and a 1969 San Gabriel Valley Red & White Strip. These were taken off three different tables and by the nature of the items, the person responsible knew what they were taking. Continue Reading »
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"We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes."
John F. Kennedy
Just because you score 88 points, doesn’t mean you get to win the game. No team is entitled to victory, each one must be earned. That was the lesson the boys from Chapel Hill were taught yesterday. I hope they learn from this and come out a better team for it.
They drop to 15-2 and will probably lose the number one position in this week’s poll. I’ve not much to say about this one. Read Yahoo! Sports’ coverage of the game.
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"When in the pursuit of happiness Obstacles cross our way, When all seems lost And there is a darkening of the day. Remember God in His heaven And it does not cost to call. We'll find despite our troubles We've been blessed after all. "
Janet Louise Holman
Greg Grimes recently brought this patch to my attention. It came out in late 2002 but was not included in either the 2004 or 2006 editions of Blue Book.
This patch was issued to those brothers who provided service towards the construction of the new waterfront at Camp Durant.
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"The holy passion of Friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money. "
Mark Twain
I couldn’t watch tonight’s game due to a lack of tv coverage in my area so I had to settle for watching the box score on my computer as I was getting ready for work last night.
It was a less than stellar performance from the Tarheels, shooting only 44% from 2 point range, who may have been becoming a touch overconfident in their ability to win games by huge margins. In the end, they pulled out a 76-69 victory over the Cavaliers. The number 1 ranked Tarheels improve their record to 15-1. Continue Reading »
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An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.
This Thursday (1/10) evening, I will be recording my appearance on Cloth Talk #22 with Tim Hall and Ben Killen. While I briefly appeared on one of the post-NOAC shows, this is the first time that I am making a “regular” appearance on Tim and Ben’s show.
If there’s anything in particular you’d like to know, now’s the time to speak up.
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"It is with true love as it is with ghosts everyone talks about it, but few have seen it."
La Rochefoucauld
This is part of my year end round up of lodge events issues for this past year for the lodges of SR-7B and SR-5. For some lodges I have no information, so unless someone tells me what event patches their lodge has made this past year the update will be very short.
This is a very short update. To my knowledge Unali’yi issued no events patches in 2006. I find this difficult to believe as this lodge has consistently issued patches for their events, with only a few exceptions, since the 1960s. Who can fill me in on the 2006 issues?
While the lodge 236 brothers are telling me about 2006′s patches, and resolving to keep me better informed in 2007, let me make a plea for scans for the 2004 and 2005 issues. I need the images, please. Thanks!
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"One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half."
Sir Winston Churchill
This is part of my year end round up of lodge events issues for this past year for the lodges of SR-7B and SR-5. For some lodges I have no information, so unless someone tells me what event patches their lodge has made this past year the update will be very short.
This is a very short update. To my knowledge Tomo-Chi-Chi issued no events patches in 2006. Historically this lodge would issue a patch each year for its annual meeting. However, none have been added to Blue Book since the 65th Annual Meeting in 2003. If anyone know of more recent patches, especially if you can supply images of them, please let me know.
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"I don't think most people associate me with leeches or how to get them off. But I know how to get them off. I'm an expert at it. "
Oliver North
This is part of my year end round up of lodge events issues for this past year for the lodges of SR-7B and SR-5. For some lodges I have no information, so unless someone tells me what event patches their lodge has made this past year the update will be very short.
Consider this a not so subtle hint and request: If your lodge events issues are not yet on OAImages.com, please send the information and scans along to me.
To my knowledge, Atta Kulla Kulla issued two events patches in 2006. Blue Book information for these patches are as follows:
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"Where there are no tigers, a wildcat is very self-important. "
Korean Proverb
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Recent OAImages News
April 1st, 2012
April Fool!
It should go without saying that my post about this site being sold to a Google/eBay partnership was my annual April Fool's post. I have no plans at this time to give up or sell this web site. Long time readers will know this has become quite the tradition here and I usually start planning the posts several months in advance. The most famous (infamous?) of these was 2008's post concerning the abolishment of lodge names. It still creates difficulty from time to time for those in authority in the OA and BSA due to the inability of some to detect obvious (in my opinion) satire.
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April 1st, 2012
OAImages Soon Under New Ownership
This post contains important information regarding the future of this website. Please read carefully.
Many have noticed that I have found it hard to maintain this website for quite some time now. Due to various reasons, some of them beyond my control, updating the price guide regularly has become all but impossible. Things have become a bit less chaotic, but after 15 years this has become a chore. I also know that there will come the day when control of this site will need to be passed to another. With all that in mind, I have been considering various options for the future of OAImages. In the midst of this, a several months ago I was contacted by someone who made me an offer that was too good to resist. After many months of negotiations I am now free to announce that this site has been purchased by a combined partnership of Google and eBay. This will be effective July 1, 2012.
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January 30th, 2012
Tschipey Achtu Lodge: Update
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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January 14th, 2012
An OAImages iPad App?
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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October 4th, 2011
Indian Summer and Summit Corps Patches
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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August 27th, 2011
Coming out of Hiding About April 1st
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.
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