https://kiakimamuseum.org/files/original/06d728537b0867946b60a13d318dc263.pdf d0f00f456c5ea21ab68084be0648c798 PDF Text Text 2013 Issue I The Official Newsletter of Ahoalan-Nachpikin Lodge #558 6 Sep 2013 2013-2014 Calendar 2013: Fall Fellowship:October 4-6 Lodge Family Banquet: November 30 2014: LOAC: Feb 21-23 Conclave: April 25-27 Spring Ordeal: May 16-18 Fall Ordeal: Sept 12-14 Fall Fellowship: Oct 10-12 Family Banquet: Dec 1 Dancing Bear Proposed Lodge Restructure By Adam Carr, Vice Chief of Activities It was decided earlier this year that a restructure was needed in order to continue efficient operation of our Lodge. Early in the spring, Andrew and I swapped ideas, and decided upon adding a new Vice Chief position to avail and reconstruct the Lodge. It was decided that the new position would be called the Vice Chief of Inductions. This new task, which will be available to apply for at Fall Fellowship, will have the responsibilities of the positions that were molded into it. Firstly, it will take place of the Vice Chief of American Indian Affairs and Vice Chief of Camping and Unit Promotions. These positions were studied and concluded to be only managerial positions that held no actual power within the confines of the lodge, thusly being needless. The second set of soon to be former positions that will be melded into the new Vice Chief are the Service Committee Chair and the Events Committee Chair. These were found to be redundant in the Lodge, for the Events Committee had the same responsibilities as the Vice Chief of Activities, and the Service Committee was found to be too easily incorporated to Vice Chief of Inductions to pass by. The position will be a combination of the four current positions, and because of the large responsibility, we found it only right to make the position comparable to that of a Vice Chief. Also included (continued on page 3) �Lorem Ipsum Dolor [Issue] :: [Date] Chief’s Report Hello Arrowmen! This year is only half over and we still have a lot of exciting things going on. October is packed with events. We have our Fall Fellowship on October 4-6 at Camp Currier and then a ServiceCorps for Akela Cub October 11-13 and again 25-27. ServiceCorps ranges from simple jobs to helping staff an Indian Village. In November we’ll have our Lodge Family Banquet on November 23. At the Banquet you’ll experience great food, an awesome Keynote speaker, a silent auction, and all the awards from the year. Exciting changes are happening in the Order as we approach the Centennial Celebration of our high traditions in 2015! Plans are already being made for the National Order of the Arrow Conference at Michigan State University from August 3-8. Make plans to attend now! I look forward to seeing all of you at the upcoming events and at Council events wearing your Ahoalan-Nachpikin gear from the Trading Post! Advisor’s Report 2 What’s in it for me? Not the usual question you would think you would hear from the Order of the Arrow is it? But change the emphasis and you will get a little different meaning. What’s IN IT for me? See the change? And that is a good question. If you are new to the Order, you may be asking yourself that question. And let me tell you, there is a lot in the Order available for you. Ever wanted to know more about Native American dancing and drumming? What about those guys in costumes who did my ceremonies? How do all these events get planned and executed? What exactly is an elangomat and why would I want to do that? You mean I can design the next lodge event flap? We have committees and youth volunteers for everything we do in the Order of the Arrow. Just like your troop, we are a youthled organization and we need your talents and interests to make this thing work and grow. Whatever you are interested in, we probably have it in the OA. Whatever your talent is, we probably need it in the OA. Just want to have fun and make new friends? We have that also. So consider this your first invitation to get involved. We need your talent, enthusiasm and abilities to have a great lodge. And Ahoalan-Nachpikin does need you. So, what’s in it for me? Answer that question and then go for it in the Order of the Arrow. �Lorem Ipsum Dolor Issue [#] :: [Date] Continue from Page 1- Lodge Restructure within the confines of the Restructure is the second brand new position that will be added. The Historical Committee will serve responsible for reaching, compiling, and documenting data of the Lodge. This includes gathering and taking photos of events and creating displays to be used to show Section and National events, such as Conclave and NOAC. This will help to increase the active population of the Lodge but showing them other events that the Order of the Arrow offers. This restructure was adopted by the Lodge Executive Committee at their August meeting, and will be presented for a vote before the whole Lodge at Fall Ordeal. Arrowman from Maine receives Heroism Award Parker Montano, a 15 year old member of Troop 1 and an Ordeal member of Madockawanda Lodge out of Portland, Maine, will receive the BSA’s Heroism Award for rescuing two people at a hotel swimming pool within minutes of each other. Montano was swimming when another youth grabbed onto him in a panic and pulled him under the water. Montano responded calmly and quickly reacted to preserve his own life and the life of the panicking boy. He used rescue techniques that he learned in Scouting to take control of the situation and to bring him to the pool’s edge, said Parker’s Scoutmaster, John Hume, recounting the ordeal. “The kids are taught first aid and rescue techniques,” said Hume. “Most of us take CPR, and most of us never use it. Parker was able to put his training to use when people needed it most.” Immediately after getting the young man out of the pool, Montano went into action again when a woman began screaming that her daughter had not resurfaced from under the water. Montano scanned the pool to locate the drowning girl and immediately decided he had to dive into the pool to save her. The girl was rescued and began breathing as soon as Montano was able to bring her to safety. Montano said that Scouting had given him the training to respond to these pleas for help, almost like an impulse. He said, “it seemed like it [was] what was right at the moment. My mind processed it later.” Legacy Contest In preparation for the 100th Anniversary of our Order, we have been tasked with creating a painting to mark the legacy our Lodge has made in our Council for the past 100 years and how we will continue to serve in the next century of service. For NOAC it will be painted on the blank lid of a crate we received at the last NOAC. So we are going to have a contest! Submit ideas/sketches to the Key 3 (lodgechief@chickasawoa.org). We will choose the best idea and have it painted. As a prize we will also present a framed print of the Legacy Lid to the winning Arrowman at Banquet. The deadline for submissions is October 20th. Get those submissions in! 5 Ways to Get More Involved in our Order Your experience in the Order of the Arrow doesn’t have to end with the Ordeal. Here are five ways you can become move involved in the Order. 1.Become a Brotherhood Member- You’re eligible 9 months after your Ordeal; it’s the ultimate step in confirming your membership in the Order of the Arrow 2. Attend a Lodge event- Fall Fellowship is a great place to start 3. Serve as an Elangomat- we need ‘em for every Ordeal 4. Become a Troop Representative- Check out the article on the next page 5. Attend an LEC MeetingAt the end of every lodge event there is a Lodge Executive Council meeting and all Arrowmen are invited 3 �Lorem Ipsum Dolor [Issue] :: [Date] OA Troop Representative The Order of the Arrow Troop Representative is a youth serving his troop as the primary liaison to the troop’s lodge or chapter. He meets the unit’s needs by providing a communication and programmatic link to and from all Arrowmen, Scouts who are not presently members of the Order, and adult leaders. These efforts are meant to assist the unit and its members in achieving the mission of the Boy Scouts of America, and at the same time fulfilling the lodge’s role in the Strategic Plan of the Order of the Arrow of being an integral part of the council. By setting a good example, he will enhance the image of the Order as a service arm to his unit. OA Troop Representative Duties: • Attends troop and chapter or lodge meetings regularly as a youth representative of the troop and Order. • Serves as a two-way communication link between the troop and the lodge or chapter. • Arranges with the lodge or chapter election team to conduct an annual Order of the Arrow election for the troop at a time approved by the Patrol Leaders Council. • Arranges with the lodge or chapter for at least one camp promotion visit to the unit annually. • Makes at least one high adventure presentation to the troop, to include the OA programs, annually. • As requested by the SPL, participates in Troop Courts of Honor by recognizing: high adventure participation of troop members, induction of new OA members, changes in OA honors of troop members, leadership of troop members, and other appropriate activities. • Coordinates the Ordeal Induction process for newly elected candidates by: ensuring they know the time and location of the Ordeal, providing information of what to bring to the Ordeal, assisting (as needed) in arranging transportation to the Ordeal, and offering assistance (as needed) to the lodge in the Ordeal process. • Assists current Ordeal members in the troop in sealing their membership by becoming Brotherhood members by: ensuring they know the time and location of Brotherhood opportunities, assisting (as needed) in arranging transportation to the Brotherhood opportunities, and offering assistance to the lodge (as needed) in the Brotherhood process. He may also, at the discretion of the PLC, offer periodic training and discussions of OA principles, symbolism, and the Legend as needed by and appropriate for the troop members of the Order. • Leads at least one troop service project for the community or charter partner during the year. May also serve, at the discretion of the PLC, as the troop’s service chairman. • Assists the troop (as appropriate) as a trainer of leadership and outdoor skills. • In all cases, advocates environmental stewardship and Leave No Trace camping. • Sets a good example by: wearing the Scout uniform correctly, showing Scout spirit, and living by the Scout Oath, the Scout law and the OA Obligation. 4 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ahoalan-Nachpikin Lodge <em>Dancing Bear </em>Newsletters Description An account of the resource The collection contains the "Dancing Bear" Newsletters, published by the Ahoalan-Nachpikin Lodge #558 of the Order of the Arrow. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document By Adam Carr, Vice Chief of Activities It was decided earlier this year that a restructure was needed in order to continue efficient operation of our Lodge. Early in the spring, Andrew and I swapped ideas, and decided upon adding a new Vice Chief position to avail and reconstruct the Lodge. It was decided that the new position would be called the Vice Chief of Inductions. This new task, which will be available to apply for at Fall Fellowship, will have the responsibilities of the positions that were molded into it. Firstly, it will take place of the Vice Chief of American Indian Affairs and Vice Chief of Camping and Unit Promotions. These positions were studied and concluded to be only managerial positions that held no actual power within the confines of the lodge, thusly being needless. The second set of soon to be former positions that will be melded into the new Vice Chief are the Service Committee Chair and the Events Committee Chair. These were found to be redundant in the Lodge, for the Events Committee had the same responsibilities as the Vice Chief of Activities, and the Service Committee was found to be too easily incorporated to Vice Chief of Inductions to pass by. The position will be a combination of the four current positions, and because of the large responsibility, we found it only right to make the position comparable to that of a Vice Chief. Also included (continued on page 3) Dancing Bear The Official Newsletter of Ahoalan-Nachpikin Lodge #558 2013 Issue I 6 Sep 2013 2013-2014 Calendar Proposed Lodge Restructure 2013: Fall Fellowship:October 4-6 Lodge Family Banquet: November 30 2014: LOAC: Feb 21-23 Conclave: April 25-27 Spring Ordeal: May 16-18 Fall Ordeal: Sept 12-14 Fall Fellowship: Oct 10-12 Family Banquet: Dec 1 Lorem Ipsum Dolor [Issue] :: [Date] 2 Chief’s Report Hello Arrowmen! This year is only half over and we still have a lot of exciting things going on. October is packed with events. We have our Fall Fellowship on October 4-6 at Camp Currier and then a ServiceCorps for Akela Cub October 11-13 and again 25-27. ServiceCorps ranges from simple jobs to helping staff an Indian Village. In November we’ll have our Lodge Family Banquet on November 23. At the Banquet you’ll experience great food, an awesome Keynote speaker, a silent auction, and all the awards from the year. Exciting changes are happening in the Order as we approach the Centennial Celebration of our high traditions in 2015! Plans are already being made for the National Order of the Arrow Conference at Michigan State University from August 3-8. Make plans to attend now! I look forward to seeing all of you at the upcoming events and at Council events wearing your Ahoalan-Nachpikin gear from the Trading Post! Advisor’s Report What’s in it for me? Not the usual question you would think you would hear from the Order of the Arrow is it? But change the emphasis and you will get a little different meaning. What’s IN IT for me? See the change? And that is a good question. If you are new to the Order, you may be asking yourself that question. And let me tell you, there is a lot in the Order available for you. Ever wanted to know more about Native American dancing and drumming? What about those guys in costumes who did my ceremonies? How do all these events get planned and executed? What exactly is an elangomat and why would I want to do that? You mean I can design the next lodge event flap? We have committees and youth volunteers for everything we do in the Order of the Arrow. Just like your troop, we are a youthled organization and we need your talents and interests to make this thing work and grow. Whatever you are interested in, we probably have it in the OA. Whatever your talent is, we probably need it in the OA. Just want to have fun and make new friends? We have that also. So consider this your first invitation to get involved. We need your talent, enthusiasm and abilities to have a great lodge. And Ahoalan-Nachpikin does need you. So, what’s in it for me? Answer that question and then go for it in the Order of the Arrow. Lorem Ipsum Dolor Issue [#] :: [Date] 3 Continue from Page 1- Lodge Restructure within the confines of the Restructure is the second brand new position that will be added. The Historical Committee will serve responsible for reaching, compiling, and documenting data of the Lodge. This includes gathering and taking photos of events and creating displays to be used to show Section and National events, such as Conclave and NOAC. This will help to increase the active population of the Lodge but showing them other events that the Order of the Arrow offers. This restructure was adopted by the Lodge Executive Committee at their August meeting, and will be presented for a vote before the whole Lodge at Fall Ordeal. Your experience in the Order of the Arrow doesn’t have to end with the Ordeal. Here are five ways you can become move involved in the Order. 1.Become a Brotherhood Member- You’re eligible 9 months after your Ordeal; it’s the ultimate step in confirming your membership in the Order of the Arrow 2. Attend a Lodge event- Fall Fellowship is a great place to start 3. Serve as an Elangomat- we need ‘em for every Ordeal 4. Become a Troop Representative- Check out the article on the next page 5. Attend an LEC Meeting- At the end of every lodge event there is a Lodge Executive Council meeting and all Arrowmen are invited 5 Ways to Get More Involved in our Order Arrowman from Maine receives Heroism Award Parker Montano, a 15 year old member of Troop 1 and an Ordeal member of Madockawanda Lodge out of Portland, Maine, will receive the BSA’s Heroism Award for rescuing two people at a hotel swimming pool within minutes of each other. Montano was swimming when another youth grabbed onto him in a panic and pulled him under the water. Montano responded calmly and quickly reacted to preserve his own life and the life of the panicking boy. He used rescue techniques that he learned in Scouting to take control of the situation and to bring him to the pool’s edge, said Parker’s Scoutmaster, John Hume, recounting the ordeal. “The kids are taught first aid and rescue techniques,” said Hume. “Most of us take CPR, and most of us never use it. Parker was able to put his training to use when people needed it most.” Immediately after getting the young man out of the pool, Montano went into action again when a woman began screaming that her daughter had not resurfaced from under the water. Montano scanned the pool to locate the drowning girl and immediately decided he had to dive into the pool to save her. The girl was rescued and began breathing as soon as Montano was able to bring her to safety. Montano said that Scouting had given him the training to respond to these pleas for help, almost like an impulse. He said, “it seemed like it [was] what was right at the moment. My mind processed it later.” Legacy Contest In preparation for the 100th Anniversary of our Order, we have been tasked with creating a painting to mark the legacy our Lodge has made in our Council for the past 100 years and how we will continue to serve in the next century of service. For NOAC it will be painted on the blank lid of a crate we received at the last NOAC. So we are going to have a contest! Submit ideas/sketches to the Key 3 (lodgechief@chickasawoa.org). We will choose the best idea and have it painted. As a prize we will also present a framed print of the Legacy Lid to the winning Arrowman at Banquet. The deadline for submissions is October 20th. Get those submissions in! Lorem Ipsum Dolor [Issue] :: [Date] 4 OA Troop Representative The Order of the Arrow Troop Representative is a youth serving his troop as the primary liaison to the troop’s lodge or chapter. He meets the unit’s needs by providing a communication and programmatic link to and from all Arrowmen, Scouts who are not presently members of the Order, and adult leaders. These efforts are meant to assist the unit and its members in achieving the mission of the Boy Scouts of America, and at the same time fulfilling the lodge’s role in the Strategic Plan of the Order of the Arrow of being an integral part of the council. By setting a good example, he will enhance the image of the Order as a service arm to his unit. OA Troop Representative Duties: • Attends troop and chapter or lodge meetings regularly as a youth representative of the troop and Order. • Serves as a two-way communication link between the troop and the lodge or chapter. • Arranges with the lodge or chapter election team to conduct an annual Order of the Arrow election for the troop at a time approved by the Patrol Leaders Council. • Arranges with the lodge or chapter for at least one camp promotion visit to the unit annually. • Makes at least one high adventure presentation to the troop, to include the OA programs, annually. • As requested by the SPL, participates in Troop Courts of Honor by recognizing: high adventure participation of troop members, induction of new OA members, changes in OA honors of troop members, leadership of troop members, and other appropriate activities. • Coordinates the Ordeal Induction process for newly elected candidates by: ensuring they know the time and location of the Ordeal, providing information of what to bring to the Ordeal, assisting (as needed) in arranging transportation to the Ordeal, and offering assistance (as needed) to the lodge in the Ordeal process. • Assists current Ordeal members in the troop in sealing their membership by becoming Brotherhood members by: ensuring they know the time and location of Brotherhood opportunities, assisting (as needed) in arranging transportation to the Brotherhood opportunities, and offering assistance to the lodge (as needed) in the Brotherhood process. He may also, at the discretion of the PLC, offer periodic training and discussions of OA principles, symbolism, and the Legend as needed by and appropriate for the troop members of the Order. • Leads at least one troop service project for the community or charter partner during the year. May also serve, at the discretion of the PLC, as the troop’s service chairman. • Assists the troop (as appropriate) as a trainer of leadership and outdoor skills. • In all cases, advocates environmental stewardship and Leave No Trace camping. • Sets a good example by: wearing the Scout uniform correctly, showing Scout spirit, and living by the Scout Oath, the Scout law and the OA Obligation. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Title A name given to the resource 2013 (Sept) Ahoalan-Nachpikin Lodge <em>Dancing Bear </em>Newsletter Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ahoalan-Nachpikin Lodge Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Andrew Schrack Ahoalan-Nachpikin Lodge Ahoalan-Nachpikin Lodge Newsletter Newsletter Order of the Arrow