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296 Nayawin Rar
Tuscarora Council, Goldsboro, NC
Nayawin Rar 296 Issues Throwback Officer Flaps
Nayawin Rar Lodge is releasing two new flaps with a throwback to the border designs common in the 70’s and 80’s. These flaps commemorate the 40th anniversary of Rick Burton serving as the National Vice Chief in 1977. He was the first National OA officer from North Carolina. 750 of the yellow border issue were …Read More
Early Nayawin Rar Membership Pin
I recently acquired a merit badge sash from Charles B. who earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1942 in Tuscarora Council. In our conversation regarding his scouting days he commented on being inducted into the Order of the Arrow with his younger brother during summer camp in 1945. Soon after the camp season had …Read More
Nayawin Rar 296 1st Jacket Patch
The Nayawin Rar 296 1st Jacket Patch was issued back in the early 1980’s. Over all this time, I was not aware of a variety or variation of this patch. Well that was until a couple days ago, when I was informed by a fellow lodge collector of this. The patch was designed at the …Read More
2003 Nayawin Rar 296 Conclave Service Flap
How to tell the REAL Flap from the fake In the past few days I have noticed on eBay a few of these FAKE service flaps being sold. The REAL flap that was issued at the 2003 Conclave is shown below. You will notice that the flap has left and right borders that go all …Read More
Nayawin Rar 296 Gold Card Registration Flap
In 2013, Nayawin Rar Lodge started a new program, the Gold Card Registration. This is basically a way to pre pay for the whole year of events at one time and at a discount, and by doing so there was a special gold bordered standard flap given to each member that registered this way. This …Read More
Nayawin Rar 296 Lodge Building Fund Patch
The Lodge had a new fundraising patch that was put on sale Saturday morning of the Winter Fun Fellowship, The Lodge Building Fund Patch. This was a Solid patch that had the look of a 2 piece set, but was not. It is listed as X7. Proceeds from the sale will be going to the …Read More
2014 Nayawin Rar 296 Winter Fun Fellowship
The Brothers and Sisters of Nayawin Rar Lodge 296 gathered together on January 24-26, 2014 for their annual Winter Fun Fellowship at Camp Tuscarora in Four Oaks, North Carolina. Of the three main events the lodge holds each year, this is the only one that they do not hold any ordeals. They concentrate on Fun, …Read More
Old Nayawin Rar Newsletters Tell A Story
One of the neat pieces in the archives of many collectors are old lodge newsletters. The beauty of these documents is that they are a snapshot in time detailing the life of a lodge like Nayawin Rar 296. The 1975 Vol 1 issue of The Nighthawk is a great example of this in that it …Read More
Nayawin Rar 296 Chartered in 1945 – Lodge History
The First Induction. Since we were a new lodge with no O.A. members who have been through an O.A. ceremony, we needed help. June of 1945. Lodges in Wilson and Raleigh were inactive (per Mr. Wolff’s notes) therefore, Mr. Wolff asked some of his friends from the western part of the state (Central N.C. Council) …Read More