• Brotherhood Barn Under Repair
  Posted on Friday, December 18th, 2009 in Scouting News – Views: (40)
  I thought this was published back on November 24th, but it appears I never released it to the blog….Morty Fink has reported that the Brotherhood Barn, located in Bondville, VT, on what was once E. Urner Goodman’s Summer home is undergoing extensive repairs and renovations.
• Lodge 104: New Standard Flaps
  Posted on Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 in Occoneechee 104 – Views: (55)
  A while back, before I started having all the recent troubles with the site, Greg Grimes sent me images of three new standard flaps Occoneechee lodge issued earlier this Fall.     They are rather “retro” in design for this lodge, featuring the designs and color schemes the lodge previously used on their Ordeal, Brotherhood and Vigil flaps.
• Lodge 331: Ceremony Team Arrowhead
  Posted on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 in Klahican 331 – Views: (36)
  Some time ago Bob Walton sent me an image of a new Ceremony Team arrowhead issued by Klahican lodge.     I’m only getting around to adding this to the site now.     Thanks to Bob for this news.This is the second arrowhead for Klahican’s ceremony team.

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As the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is about to begin the celebrations of its centennial, expect a great effort to be made to preserve its history and make it available for posterity’s sake.     In the early years there were many great men involved with the BSA, with giant personalities, and whose significant contributions have last decades after their own passing.     Dr. E. Urner Goodman, founder of the Order of the Arrow, was one such man.

I recently saw this video posted on another blog and thought I needed to share it again.     This very popular and moving video was first shown at the 2006 National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) Center for History.     It contains edited remarks from Dr. Goodman originally delivered at the 1954 and 1956 NOACs.       The words are just as meaningful today as they were a half century ago.     Wisdom does not become dated with age.

Among other things, Dr. Goodman tells us of the great danger involved with founding the Order in 1915.     He then went on to describe three specific dangers:

1. The danger of the clique;
2. The danger of the oligarchy;
3. The danger of the boss.

The threat from those three dangers — both within the Order and our society in general — are just as great today as in 1915, or in the 1950s when these remarks were delivered.     Be on guard for them

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Skyuka 270 S45?

First Occoneechee lodge issued their three “retro” flaps, now I have word that Skyuka lodge has issued a new standard flap that harkens back to their S2.

The lodge has used this basic design for nearly a half century, since their F1, but I do not believe they have returned to this color scheme for a standard flap until now.   This flap has been modernized.     A light blue fleur d’lis has been added.     Also the flap has a rolled edge border instead of the cut edge on the classic flap.

Thanks to Brad Hutto for word and the image of this issue.

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Brotherhood Barn: Fireplace of Cheerfulness

I thought this was published back on November 24th, but it appears I never released it to the blog….

Morty Fink has reported that the Brotherhood Barn, located in Bondville, VT, on what was once E. Urner Goodman’s Summer home is undergoing extensive repairs and renovations.     The barn has suffered somewhat from the ravages of time over the years.     He has posted online several photos of the barn in its current state.

Among Morty’s photos are several of the “Fireplace of Cheerfulness”.     This fireplace is constructed, in part, of stones donated by various OA lodges.

I believe the property is currently owned by Ted Goodman, E. Urner Goodman’s son.     I do not know what the Goodman family’s long term plans are for this property, but I hope this fireplace will be preserved for posterity’s sake.     This barn has a special significance in the history of the Order of the Arrow and should be preserved for posterity’s sake if possible.

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Wahissa 118 Atakulla Chapter R1

An R1 from Atakulla Chapter of   Wahissa lodge recently sold (partial screencap) on eBay for a price that I’m sure made the seller very happy.   Thanks to Homer Dearmin for tipping me off here.

After what looks like a heated battle between three bidders, the final closing price was $387.65!     I thought we were in the midst of the worst recession in decades and patch prices were falling!     Shall we take bets on how long it will be until someone else finds one of these to sell online?

Congratulations to the seller for realizing a great price for this patch.     Congrats to the new owner for his successful acquisition of a dearly desired item for his collection.

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Klahican 331 A2?

Some time ago Bob Walton sent me an image of a new Ceremony Team arrowhead issued by Klahican lodge.     I’m only getting around to adding this to the site now.     Thanks to Bob for this news.

This is the second arrowhead for Klahican’s ceremony team.   It uses the same basic design as the previous patch, A1, but with some changes in color.     The border is changed to red, the fleur d’lis to blue, and the background to a darker shade of green.     In addition the text has been rearranged.

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Occoneechee 104 S75?

A while back, before I started having all the recent troubles with the site, Greg Grimes sent me images of three new standard flaps Occoneechee lodge issued earlier this Fall.     They are rather “retro” in design for this lodge, featuring the designs and color schemes the lodge previously used on their Ordeal, Brotherhood and Vigil flaps.   They were also rendered in “Swiss” style embroidery, not the “computer designed” (CD) style commonly used on patches today.

These were created in an attempt to emulate the style and feel of the older Swiss issues from this lodge.     From what I’ve seen they did a reasonably good job at that.       These are quite a change from the style of the more recent CD OBV flaps.

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• Shared Items From the Web – December 11, 2009
  Posted on Friday, December 11th, 2009 in Shared Items – Views: (7)
• Shared Items From the Web – December 12, 2009
  Posted on Saturday, December 12th, 2009 in Shared Items – Views: (16)

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• 100th Anniversary Kickoff Recording Available

December 11, 2009

• Trails’s End Announces Change in Scout Online Orders Commission

December 10, 2009

• Royal Flush – Over 300 Scouts Gather to Flush Toliets

December 6, 2009

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• Centennial Kick Off

December 11, 2009

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