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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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Change is good, but I prefer improvement. Many Americans are disappointed in their annointed choices for this year’s presidential election. So, I would like to offer up an alternative that might be appealing to readers of this blog.
The video after the break is worth watching… really… 
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Posted in Scouting Blogs and Websites,Scouting News by John E. Pannell on June 29th, 2008 at 9:26 pm A group of Rovers from the Boy Scouts of the Phillipines have produced a tribute to the four Iowa Scouts killed when a tornado destroyed their camp earlier this month.
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The eight remaining lodges of Area 6-A once again met for their area fellowship in 1956. The patch pictured here is the only item I know of that was issued for this event.
While the lodges of this area did meet in 1955, I know of no memorabilia issued for that year.
The patch design this year breaks with the standard of graphically simple designs of previous fellowships. While not a common piece, this patch can be found with some effort.
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The eight remaining lodges of Area 6-A once again met for their area fellowship in 1954.
This patch’s design is probably among the more questionable conclave designs I have seen in this part of the country. A caricature like this could not be produced to day. Such a cartoon-like depiction of an American Indian would be considered offensive today.
This started a period of nearly 30 years during which there was no change in the composition of this section. These lodge would remain together in Area 6-A until the BSA reorganized its 12 areas into six regions. Then starting in 1974 these eight lodges formed SE-3A until 1982.
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Posted in These 50 States by John E. Pannell on June 26th, 2008 at 5:02 am 
Here is the next entry in the series of posts on state shaped patches, and state shapes used in patches. About a third of the states have now been covered. Previous entries may be found in the category, “These 50 States.”
The list for Indiana is rather short. Most of the lodges headquartered in Indiana have since merged or been absorbed by other lodges. The few remaining active lodges in this state are not known as prolific issuers of patches.
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Posted in Current Events by John E. Pannell on June 25th, 2008 at 12:02 am Unless you’ve been living in a cave or out in the woods, you now know that George Carlin recently died. He now no longer has to worry about what words you can say on TV, or about finding a place for his stuff. He now has all eternity to think about the differences between baseball and football.
He may have been a comedian but in many ways he was prescient when it comes to dealing with the arrogance of those who believe man can destroy the planet.
It should go without saying, but some of the language in the video after the jump isn’t safe for work.
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The eight remaining lodges of Area 6-A once again met for their area fellowship in 1953. Lodge 188 rejoined their brothers from western North Carolina in Area 6-B. Though there have since been two lodge mergers, this area now covered the same geographical territory as today’s SR-7B.
This started a period of nearly 30 years during which there was no change in the composition of this section. These lodge would remain together in Area 6-A until the BSA reorganized its 12 areas into six regions. Then starting in 1974 these eight lodges formed SE-3A until 1982.
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After the 1949 Area I meeting the Order of the Arrow’s areas were reorganized conform to the BSA’s twelve areas. This resulted in North Carolina being split between two areas.
The nine lodges in eastern and north central North Carolina formed Area 6-A. These included 70 Tali Taktaki, 104, 117, 118, 163 Tslagi, 188, 208, 296 and 331. This grouping only last a few years as Itibapishe Iti Hollo moved to Area 6-B for the 1953 fellowships.
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The ten OA lodges of North Carolina returned to Morrow Mountain State Park for the 1948 Area I meeting. This was the third of three area fellowships held at this location, all hosted by Itibapishe Iti Hollo 188.
This year marks the issuance of the first patch with a design unique to this area’s meeting. As a commenter to an earlier post stated, the design used from 1945-1947 was also used elsewhere.
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The ten OA lodges of North Carolina gathered again at Morrow Mountain State Park for the 1947 Area I meeting. This was the second of three area fellowships held at this location, all hosted by Itibapishe Iti Hollo 188. The meeting date was to late October.
This year marks the issuance of the first neckerchief for a North Carolina area fellowship. It is a simple red silk-screened design on white cloth, very similar to the 1945 slide and 1946 patch. It would be many years until another conclave neckerchief was issued for this group of lodges.
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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.
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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