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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 May, 2008
Woody Woodruff recently met me at my home for lunch. He also brought along some of his more recent flaps to compare with what is already on this site. He brought to my attention this “Sponsor” flap from Croatan lodge that has not been previously listed on this site.
The previous sponsor flap, listed as S57?, has a tan border. This newer piece has a light blue border. He did not know when it was issued. We could only guess its proper place in the ordering of this lodge’s flaps based upon his having the piece for a year or so and the timing of other sponsor issues. The “X6?” was issued in 2005. The “S57?” was issued before the 2006 Conclave flap. So I am placing this piece as “S60?”, just before the 2007 Conclave flap.
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"Where there are no tigers, a wildcat is very self-important. "
Korean Proverb
The Freedom Trail Chapter of Nentego Lodge #20 has decided to “adopt” a tiger at their local zoo. To fund this adoption, they are issuing three two-piece sets featuring a tiger face. The flap portion has the tiger’s eyes and a ghosted arrowhead, with the lodge’s totem represented by a small blue jumping fish. The bottom part has the rest of the tiger’s face, with a large ghosted fish. The three sets are identical except for the border colors, which are bronze mylar, gold mylar, and silver mylar.
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"Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect. "
Ralph Waldo Emerson
All these new issues are keeping things busy on this blog.
A few weeks ago Greg Grimes reported to me a new patch issued by Allowelendam chapter of Eswau Huppeday lodge. This is the third patch, but first round, issued by this chapter.
The design of this patch features a bear, Machque in Lenape, superimposed upon the lodge’s totem of the crossed tomahawk and rifle.
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"When asked by an anthropologist what the Indians called America before the white man came, an Indian said simply, 'Ours.'"
Father Andrew SDC
Nentico Lodge held the 2008 Spring Fellowship at Broad Creek’s Camp Spencer the weekend of April 18-20. The fellowship focused on preparing to host the NE-4C Conclave. The patch design features a hard hat, a shovel based on the OA arrow logo, and what I sincerely hope is a pile of dirt.
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"Duty is not collective; it is personal."
Calvin Coolidge
Occoneechee lodge issued the latest in their “headdress series” of patches at their recent Spring Inductions weekend. Thanks to Greg Grimes, as always, for the image.
This patch features the lodge’s thunderbird totem wearing a bear headdress. The previous 2008 Pow-Wow patch had the thunderbird with a fox headdress.
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"We have scarcely gotten home ... when our children's sneezes greet us, skinned knees bleed after waiting all day to do so. There is the bellyache and the burned-out basement bulb, the stalled car and the incontinent cat. The windows frost, the toilets sweat, the body of our spouse is one cold shoulder and the darkness of our bedroom is soon full of the fallen shadows of our failures."
William H Gass
The first Northeast Region conclave of 2008 was held this past weekend, May 16-18, at Camp Spencer of Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation. Nentico Lodge #12 was the host. This was the last event for Section NE-4C as it is currently constituted. Starting this summer, Nentico, Nentego #20, Guneukitschik #317, and Amangamek Wipit #470 will form NE-6A, while Susquehannock XI and Tuckahoe #386 will join three other lodges in NE-6B. Continue Reading »
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"When many work together for a goal, great things may be accomplished. It is said a lion cub was killed by a single colony of ants."
Saskya Pandita
The Online Journal has written an editorial critical of a bill that has recently passed the US House of Representatives, Congress’s $3.5 million “bake sale” for the Boy Scouts.
All right, it isn’t actually a bake sale, but it might as well be. On May 15, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5872, an act “To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes.” The other purposes? The sale of the coins by the Secretary of the Treasury, with a surcharge on each coin sold to “be paid to the National Boy Scouts of America Foundation.” In other words, this is a congressionally mandated fundraiser for the Boy Scouts.
The bill passed the House by a vote of 403-8. Chris Rodda, Online Journal guest writer, praises the 8 Democrats ( Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Barney Frank (D-MA), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Pete Stark (D-CA), and Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)) who voted against this legislation.
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"Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do."
James Harvey Robinson
Last month at the Dixie Fellowship, Skyuka lodge had their 2009 NOAC issues on sale. The lodge issued four flaps with matching pockets patches as a fundraiser for this upcoming event. Once again, thanks to Brad Hutto for supplying me the images of these.
Each flap is loosely based upon an identical scene from a well known cola commercial. The pocket patches resemble that bottle of cola. Notice that the lodge is very careful to not identify the beverage. There could be legal issues if they did.
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"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. "
The Dalai Lama
Barring any late issues, I should now be done reporting on new issues from the conclaves in this part of the Southeast. There’s still more new issues to report on, though.
Atta Kulla Kulla lodge has joined the growing list of lodges that have issued a flap for this summer’s ArrowCorps5 program. The flap has a neat design, featuring a landscape that could be from the upstate area of South Carolina. The traditional representation of the lodge’s whippoorwill has been altered to outfit him for trail crew work. Thanks to Darrell Green for this image
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"Nothing can resist the human will that will stake even its existence on its stated purpose. "
Benjamin Disraeli
Along with various Dixie issues, Brad Hutto also recently sent me images of two new chapter pieces from Skyuka lodge. The two patches were from Spartan and Union chapters.
The first of these is from Spartan chapter. When the Blue Book 6 database was published there were no known issues from this chapter. This is the sixth issue I have added since then. This patch has a similar design and shape to the X5, but with a SMY border.
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"If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way. "
Buddha
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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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Lodge 117: New Sponsor Flap
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