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February 8th, 2012
What's Up With Blue Book?
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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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 6th, 2012
A Guide to Identifying Chinese Fakes on eBay
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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December 23rd, 2011
Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery (III)
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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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December 22nd, 2011
One of These Things Is Not Like the Other...
"One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn't belong, Can you tell which thing is not like the others. By the time I finish my song?"
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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Archive for Area 3-D
1958 Area 3D Slide
The lodges of Area 3D met in 1958 at Camp Weygadt in the Delaware Water Gap in Columbia, New Jersey. The Pow Wow was hosted by Ah-Pace Lodge #58. This was the first meeting at Weygadt and the first hosted by Ah-Pace Lodge. It is also the only Region 3 area meeting for which the host lodge number matched the last two digits of the year.
A neckerchief and a slide were issued for this event. The slide was green plastic with the wolf totem of Ah-Pace lodge.
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1957 Area 3D Slide
The lodges of Area 3D met in 1957 at Camp Brulà © in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. The meeting was hosted by Winingus Lodge #30; this was the first meeting hosted by the lodge, and the first at Camp Brulà ©.
There were two items issued for this area meeting. The neckerchief slide was cylindrical and made of a glass, with a multi-colored decal.
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1956 Area 3D Slide
The lodges of Area 3D met in the Spring of 1956 at Camp Lavigne, in Benton, Pennsylvania. The meeting was hosted by Wyona Lodge #18, which had been re-started two years earlier with an Ordeal held at the first Area 3D meeting.
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1955 Area 3D Slide
In 1955, the lodges of northeastern Pennsylvania met together for the second time as Area 3D. The Pow Wow was hosted by Quekolis Lodge #316 at Camp Rotowanis near Wilkes-Barre. This was the only meeting ever hosted by Quekolis Lodge or held at Camp Rotowanis.
A red leather neckerchief slide in the shape of a campfire with a printed white design was issued for the event. This slide is listed in the Blue Book as an event issue (eL1955) for Quekolis Lodge, but was in fact the issue for the Area 3D event.
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1954 Area 3D Slide
On May 1 and 2, 1954, the lodges of northeastern Pennsylvania met for the first time as Area 3D at Camp Acahela in Blakeslee, Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River. The meeting was hosted by Acahela Lodge #223.
A leather neckerchief slide was issued for the event. Like most other Region 3 slides of the 1950s, it is fairly scarce and hard to find.
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1953 Area 3A Slide
In 1953, Monaken Lodge #103 hosted the lodges of Area 3A at Camp Seven Mountains near State College Pennsylvania.
A white plastic neckerchief slide was issued for the event; like the 1950, 1951, and 1952 slides, this slide is quite scarce and hard to find. The slide features the “heart of Pennsylvania” design used by the Juniata Valley Council, with the Camp Seven Mountains symbol inside the heart. Continue Reading »
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1952 Area 3A Slide
The 1952 Area 3A Pow-Wow was hosted by Memeu Lodge #125 and was held at Camp Nisatin (now a part of Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation) near Reading, Pennsylvania.
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1951 Area 3A Slide
Delmont Lodge #43 hosted the 1951 Area 3A Pow Wow at Camp Delmont in Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania. The conclave neckerchief slide was green plastic with a red Indian head and tan lettering.
Camp Delmont is among the oldest Scout camps in the USA, and is now a part of the Cradle of Liberty Council’s Musser Scout Reservation.
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1950 Area 3A Slide
In 1950 Nentico Lodge #12 hosted the lodges of eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia for the Area 3A Fellowship Pow-Wow on April 29-30 at the two-year-old Broad Creek Scout Camps in Whiteford, Maryland. The event featured the first known piece of Area 3A memorabilia, a burned wooden slice neckerchief slide saying “Broad Creek” and “WWW”.
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The lodges of eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia met in both 1948 and 1949, but there are no known memorabilia items from these meetings.
In 1948, the Area E conference was hosted by Octoraro Lodge 22 at Camp Horseshoe on May 1-2.
In 1949, the Area 3A conference was hosted by Pohopoco Lodge 44 at Camp Trexler on April 23-24. At the time, the Vigil Honor was often conferred at Area conferences rather than at lodge events; Ray Garrabrandt of Virginia was so honored at the 1949 conference.
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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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March 31st, 2011
Comment Spam
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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February 11th, 2011
Change in Comments Policy
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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