Archive for April, 2009

Lodge 117: New Cook Crew Patches

Posted in Croatan 117,SR-7B Lodges by John E. Pannell on April 30th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
Croatan 117 J6?

Croatan 117 J6?

At the SR-7B Conclave a couple of weeks ago two new cook crew patches from Croatan lodge were spotted.       Thanks to Greg Grimes and Larry Banks for sending along these images.

One of these patches, pictured was issued for cook crew’s 30th anniversary.     I have tentatively listed this as J6?     The design features the lodge’s deer totem superimposed upon the central portion of North Carolina’s state flag.

The second patch features a more humorous theme.     This patch, labeled as J7?, features a deer in an apron tending to a cauldron.     A human head can be seen peeking out of the cauldron.

The listing data for these two issues are as follows:

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Shared Items From the Web – April 29, 2009

Posted in Shared Items by John E. Pannell on April 29th, 2009 at 6:26 am

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Tipisa Lodge 326 new items (And One That’s Not)

Posted in Florida Lodges,Tipisa 326 by Robert Mathis on April 29th, 2009 at 6:05 am
Tipisa 326 2008-2009 Year Patch

Tipisa 326 2008-2009 Year Patch

In March, Tipisa Lodge 326 held their Spring Conclave, with patches for the weekend and the year patch for 2008-2009 (See left).   The year patch continues with the them of Scouting-related adventure activities (the rest can be found here).   Continue Reading »

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Lodge 118: Takachsin Chapter 2006 Merit Badge College

Posted in SR-7B Lodges,Wahissa 118 by John E. Pannell on April 28th, 2009 at 6:05 am
Wahissa 118 Takachsin Chapter eR2006?

Wahissa 118 Takachsin Chapter eR2006?

In 2006 Takachsin chapter of Wahissa lodge issued a patch for the Merit Badge college they ran.   Thanks again to Home Dearmin for this image.   The design prominently features an American Indian on horseback, used on most of this chapter’s issues.

The listing data for this issue are as follows:
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Aal-Pa-Tah 237 is the 2008 S-4 Best All Around Lodge… Really

Posted in Aal-Pa-Tah 237,Florida Lodges by Robert Mathis on April 27th, 2009 at 6:05 am
Aal-Pa-Tah 237 S95?

Aal-Pa-Tah 237 S95?

In the Florida Section (S-4S from 2003-2008, now called S-4), a competition is held to determine the Best All-Around Lodge.   This is based largely on criteria to measure the lodges’ activities throughout the year, in meeting the purposes and needs of the OA program within their respective councils.   The presentations from each lodge are made at the Section Conference, with the award presented on Sunday morning.   After nine straight years of O-Shot-Caw 265 domination, Aal-Pa-Tah won the award last year, and wants everyone to know.

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Shared Items From the Web – April 27, 2009

Posted in Shared Items by John E. Pannell on April 27th, 2009 at 5:50 am

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Most Popuplar Posts on OAImages Blog from 20th April – 26th April 2009

Posted in Uncategorized by John E. Pannell on April 27th, 2009 at 12:00 am
Are there too many posts to handle? Maybe you missed out on a great post. Here’s a quick digest of the top posts from last week that you may want to check out:
  • Cameras at SR-7B Conclave
    Posted on Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 in SR-7B (1998-present) – Views: (126)
    The video cameras were rolling at last weekend’s SR-7B conclave.     A short highlights video has been made and posted on YouTube.I guess the cameraman didn’t spend much time in the “patch pit”.
  • Lodge 70: 2009 SR-7B Conclave Flaps
    Posted on Monday, April 20th, 2009 in SR-7B Lodges – Views: (164)

    Tsoiotsi Tsogalii lodge, except for when it is host lodge, can be counted on to issue a single flap for its section conclave delegation.   Usually these are produced in fairly large quantities.     Even though they are initially limited on Friday night, by the time the extras are sold on Saturday there has usually been an abundant supply of them.

  • Shared Items From the Web – April 20, 2009
    Posted on Monday, April 20th, 2009 in Shared Items – Views: (63)
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Lodge 118: More Elauwit Chapter Items

Posted in SR-7B Lodges,Wahissa 118 by John E. Pannell on April 26th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Wahissa 118 Elauwit Chapter X3b?

Wahissa 118 Elauwit Chapter X3b?

Last May I wrote about an unlisted purple monochrome patch from Elauwit Chapter of Wahissa lodge.     Thanks to Homer Dearmin, I now know of a full color version of this same patch.

This full color patch was issued both with and without a pocket loop.     Following established precedent, I have listed these two versions of the patch on this site as varieties.     The listing data for these are as follows:

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Shared Items From the Web – April 26, 2009

Posted in Shared Items by John E. Pannell on April 26th, 2009 at 11:54 am

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Albert Einstein


O-Shot-Caw Lodge 265 2008-09 Activity Patch Set

Posted in Florida Lodges,O-Shot-Caw 265 by Robert Mathis on April 26th, 2009 at 6:05 am
O-Shot-Caw 265 2009 Year Patch

O-Shot-Caw 265 2009 Year Patch

As reported in an earlier blog entry, O-Shot-Caw 265′s activity patch theme for the latter part of 2008 and all of 2009 is to reproduce past National Jamboree designs.   An earlier year patch for 2008 recreated the 1937 Jamboree patch; yet another has been made for the set, for the year 2009 by using the 1960 Jambo patch.

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