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iLead…What’s that?
Itibap has recently put out a lot of color variations of the new standard beaver flap. The most sought out for is the I-Lead trained light blue flap. Now many may be thinking what is the significance of the flap and why were only 100 made? The I-lead conference was Itibap’s idea of changing a …Read More
Purple People Eaters from Savannah GA
At one of the Dixie Fellowships in the mid 1980’s, Tomo Chi-Chi’s theme was “Tomo Chi-Chi is grape!” or “purple people eater” or something along those lines. Johnny Odom and Pete Mastopoulos would know more. Two of the elected youth at the time, Johnny Odom and Robert Hadwin, hand silk screened and cut purple pieces …Read More
The Desolation of Head – Santee Issues You’ve Never Seen or Heard Of
One of the goals of CarolinaOA.com is to share the stories that are so obscure that people in that lodge or council might not even know. I’ve got one of those for you today but first you have to go back about 15 years to the reign of terror. During the late 1990s the Pee …Read More
Is The Occoneechee Lodge 104 X1 An Activity Issue?
From the brochure, “Explorer Scouts and Scouters attending the Council Camporee were introduced to the new basic Emblem approved by the Camping and Activities Committee. Here’s the plan with details. The basic Emblem with Council name and year will be given to Explorer Scout and Scouter as they attend the activity or meet the requirements. …Read More
The Legend of the Double Headed Thunderbird of Skyuka 270
During the first few years of Skyuka Lodge there were no volunteer advisors. Franklin Chase, a Field Scout Executive, was selected to be the professional advisor and he remained in that position for several years before the first Lodge Advisor or Chief. Finally, upon mutual agreement by the lodge and the Palmetto Council Camping Committee, …Read More
Tsali Lodge 134 Celebrates A New Honor Group
The next Tsali flap will most likely be the 2014 “Honor Group” flap. Tsali began the “Honor Group” series in 2012 with a flap honoring the cook crew. The 2013 “Honor Group” flap recognized arrowmen that served as Elangomats. The next “Honor Group” flap recognizes members of the ceremonies teams, including torch bearers and folks …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
Occoneechee 104 Update – Winter 2013
The Lodge once again supported the Charley Sullivan Challenge 50-miler the weekend after Thanksgiving. That’s 50-miles in 24 hours folks! Neusiok Chapter hosted the event. This event was held at Falls Lake near Raleigh. There were 4 different patches issued at the event…well actually 5 because of the design. The main patch has a window …Read More
Muscogee Lodge 221 R2 On The N/C – Little Brother Can Pack a Big Punch!
I previously wrote about Muscogee’s first issue, the 5-inch Round (R1) that was issued with the materials to be sewn onto a neckerchief. Shortly after the issue of the R1 came its little brother, the 3-inch Round (R2). These have a similar design only smaller in size, and are found both on and off a …Read More
Cloth Talk 2.0 Episode 2: The Tsali Lodge Big “4”
Order of the Arrow collectors know that every lodge has some killer issues that make or break your collection. In this video Hank Birdsong of Tsali Lodge 134 in Asheville, NC talks about the four OA flaps from his lodge that are the monsters to get. Jason Spangler is also part of the conversation in …Read More