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25 Years Later… “North Carolina Patches of the Order of the Arrow” By Rick Horne and John Pleasants
It has been twenty-five years since John Pleasants and I issued the book “North Carolina Patches of the Order of the Arrow” in 1989. This was in the day before cell phones and the Internet. Personal computers existed but were very expensive and only businesses were using them. Patch trading was done primarily person-to-person at …Read More
OA Belt Buckles of CarolinaOA.com with Matt Delk
Matt Delk has been collecting OA belt buckles for many years. During that time he has put together an impressive accumulation of buckles from the Carolinas including the Georgia lodges Bob White 87 and Tomo Chi-Chi 119. In this video shot in January 2014 he shares his collection and explains a little of the history …Read More
Muscogee Lodge 221 Deep Freeze
The weekend of March 12-14, 1993, was a great time to spend at Camp Barstow near Gaston, SC. It was during this Spring Fellowship that Muscogee held the dedication for the William B. O’Tuel Memorial Training Lodge named in honor of a past Lodge Chief and National Vice-Chief. The weekend was also a great “Spring” …Read More
Keyauwee Lodge 70 S1 and S2
At the beginning of 1992 Keyauwee Lodge 70 was formed from the merger of Tali Taktaki Lodge 70 and Uwharrie Lodge 208. The first event that the members of the two lodges attended was the 1992 SE-7 Section Conclave held at Cherokee Scout Reservation on April 10 – 12. The new lodge did not receive …Read More
2014 Carolinas Indian Seminar Set
Each year in January, the Eswau Huppeday lodge hosts the Carolinas Indian Seminar that is held in Statesville, N.C. The Indian Seminar is a great place to learn anything and everything about Indian events, drumming, dancing, etc. Capped off on Saturday evening with a pow-wow. This event is attended from Indian enthusiasts from across the …Read More
2011 SR-7B Section Conclave Report
The 2011 SR-7B Section Conclave was held at Camp Raven Knob located near Mt. Airy, NC on April 15 – 17 and hosted by Wahissa Lodge 118. Rob Orr served as Section Chief. He was not elected to the job, but took over after the untimely death of Michael Turner on May 1, 2010. Over …Read More
The Basics on How to Make a Guide to Your Lodge’s Patches
Have you ever wanted to create a guide to all of the patches issued by your Lodge but just were not sure how to start? This is intended to give you some information on how the Occoneechee Patch Guide was done in an attempt to make it easier for you when you do one for …Read More
Tomo Chi-Chi 119 Dixie Fellowship Early Registration Ghost Patch
Many lodges have yearly themes which have shown through the patches that they make in that given year. Tomo Chi-Chi (119) chose to do that as well, with the theme of ‘Robin Hood’ to start at the Annual Meeting (eX2010?) in the fall, and carrying all the way to our conclave, Dixie (SR5), in 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
Occoneechee 104 News for February 2014 – New Issues!
The Occoneechee Lodge LEC met the last Sunday in January and approved a few new programs that include patches. The first program approved was the Occoneechee Lodge Eagle Scout. Occoneechee Lodge 104 youth members earning the rank of Eagle after May 15th will be given a congratulatory Lodge 104 Eagle Scout flap upon completing an …Read More