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 Catawba
Lodge awarded a $5000 OA Service Grant
Posted: December 29, 2002
For the past several years, the National Order of the Arrow
Committee has provided matching service grants for a limited number
of projects submitted by application to the national OA office.
Catawba Lodge received $5,000 to construct a woodworking shop for
the Frontier program area at Camp Grimes.
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 Annual
Dues Due
Posted: December 29, 2002
To run a lodge our size there is a lot of money expended.
Each year our lodge has to not only pay National for our charter we
have to maintain a website, provide camp promotions for our camps
and do tons of other items. Without our members paying dues
each year none of this is possible. Please pay your dues or
become a Life Member in our lodge. You can achieve this by
going to our Dues Page.
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 Dixie
Fellowship : April 25 - 27
Posted: December 28, 2002
Catawba Lodge is preparing for Dixie 2003. This year's Dixie is
hosted by the Santee Lodge and will be held at Camp Coker near
Society Hill, S.C. Visit the
Dixie Website to
find out more information and download the online registration
forms.
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 Cold
Weather Training : January 4
Posted: December 22, 2002
The event information for Cold Weather Training 2003 has been
posted on the website. This information can be found
here.
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 Annual
Banquet Postponed until Friday 12/13
Posted: December 6, 2002
Due to the severe weather sustained this week, many power outages
have occurred, including at Clear Creek Scout Camp. This situation
is unable to be remedied, and therefore we must once again postpone
the Banquet. The new date will be Friday, December 13th, with doors
opening at 6:30 and dinner being served at 7:00.
Sorry for the inconvenience, and we hope to see everyone at the
Banquet on the 13th.
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Annual
Banquet Bulletin
Posted: December 3, 2002
Currently the Annual Banquet is still being held at Clear Creek
Scout Camp on Wednesday night.
If this changes because of severe weather we will update everyone
of this change online as soon as the decision is made. Please
check back often to find out if there will be a change in plans.
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 Annual
Banquet : December 4 - (.pdf Format)
Posted: November 5, 2002
The Lodge will have it's Annual Banquet on December 4 at 7:00 at
Clear Creek Scout Camp. The cost will be $11 per person. The guest
speaker this year is Gen. Tom Sadler, a 2002 Silver Beaver
recipient. Also, this will be the last opportunity to purchase the
Lighthouse Patch set. You can also get the order form
here. You will be able
to pay your dues, as well as sign up for all events. Please remember
that the deadline for signing up is Friday, November 29.
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 LLDC
Pictures and Presentations OnlinePosted: October 23,
2002
The Lodge Leadership Development Course held October 18-20 was a
great training opportunity to our officers and advisers. We
had quality trainers from both our lodge and the section come to
train our lodge on many aspects of their new lodge positions. Always
remember: Walk Like You Talk, Keep Your Eyes on the Prize and Manage
for the Mission - LIVE IT!
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 Fall
Fellowship Pictures OnlinePosted: October 8, 2002
The Fall Fellowship held September 20-22 was a great success with
over 200 Arrowmen in attendance. Our lodge inducted new
members into the Vigil Honor and we elected a new set of
leaders for the 2002-2003 year. Jeff Womack, 2001-2002 Lodge
Chief, was quoted as saying "I am very proud of the officers that
made the Fall Fellowship such a great success. I am also
excited for the new leaders of the Lodge, they are sure to continue
the success of our lodge."
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 Lighthouse
Flap Set On Sale NowPosted: October 4, 2002
Catawba Lodge is producing a seven piece series of flaps
featuring the Lighthouses of North Carolina. The patches
feature these historic structures that have cheerfully served the
mariners of our coast during the past two centuries; their beacons
pointing the way for others. Proceeds from the sale of this series
will be used to help build Catawba Lodge's new ceremonial site at
Clear Creek Scout Camp in Midland, North Carolina. Click
here for the order form.
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 ArrowTech
: November 1-3 -
(.pdf Format)Posted: October 3, 2002
ArrowTech will be held November 1-3 in Greenville, South
Carolina. ArrowTech is a training program put on for all of the
Lodges in our Section. You can choose a concentration of training
classes in Program, Inductions, or Administration. The cost is $75
for youth and $80 for adults. The deadline for turning in the
registration packet is October 10. Click
here
for the registration packet.
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 Fall
Fellowship
Posted: September 15, 2002
Come out and join us for our
Fall Fellowship event to be held September 20 - 22, 2002
at Clear Creek Scout Camp. This event is definitely one not to
miss! Many, many activities have been planned such as:
Necklace Making, Flute Making, Blacksmithing, American Indian
Dancing, Swimming, Climbing / Rappelling, Spades and Ultimate
Frisbee Tournaments, and don't forget your extra money for our
Annual Patch Auction. Not to mention that our Elections will
be held and there will also be a S.W.A.T. Team/K9 Unit there for a
very special presentation. Please click the link above for
more information.
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 The
Legend: 2002 Fall Edition
Posted: September 14, 2002
Catawba Lodge is now providing you each Edition of our
Newsletter: "The Legend" online and can be found in the Lodge
Publications link of this web site.
Provided above is a quick link for the 2002 Fall Edition of The
Legend.
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 By-Law
Changes -
(.pdf Format)
Posted: September 10, 2002
Posted to the link above is an Adobe Acrobat document that
contains the proposed changes to the by-laws that was approved by
the LEB for submission to the Lodge.
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Founders Award
Posted: September
11, 2002
Catawba Lodge is now accepting nominations for the Founders
Award. Click the link above for more information.
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OA Crenshaw
Award
Posted:
September 1, 2002
Catawba Lodge is now accepting nominations for the OA Crenshaw
Award. Click the link above for more information.
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Posted: June 05,
2002
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The National Order of the
Arrow Committee announced that two of our former Section Chiefs
and personal friends of our lodge will receive the
Distinguished Service Award at this years NOAC.
Jay Widby and
Jason Laney
have both given outstanding service to not only our lodge and
section; they have given outstanding service to the region and
nation. Next time you see them please congratulate them on
this high honor.
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 Executive
Board Meeting Wednesday: September 4, 2002
Posted: August
25, 2002
Our Executive Board Meeting
will be held at the Scout Service Center which
is located at 1410 East 7th
Street. We
hope to see everyone there at the usual time:
6:30 for the committee
meetings and 7:00 for the Lodge Executive Board.
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Executive
Board Meeting Wednesday: August 7, 2002
Posted: August 5, 2001
My fellow brothers now that
the Scout Services Center is finally complete we can return to our
normal meeting place. If you have forgot its location it is located
at 1410 East 7th Street. I am glad that we are able to return to our
normal meeting place and I hope to see everyone there at the usually
time 6:30 for the committee meetings and 7:00 for the Lodge
Executive Board. Thank you Mr. Elstrom for getting us the room at
the police station every month we appreciate all that you did for
us.
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2nd
Ordeal:
May 31 - June 2, 2002
Posted: May
23, 2002
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The National Order of the
Arrow Committee announced the DSA
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Posted: May 10,
2002
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If any youth are interested
in signing up for NOAC, there are still extra spots available.
To register,
download and fill out the sign-up
form (which
is located in the
Lodge
Publications link of this web site)
and contact
either
Lee Shelton
or his advisor,
Ted Gantt
(704-896-7582)
ASAP.
Also, be
informed that there will be
a meeting for all NOAC
contingent members on Thursday, May 16th at Huntersville
Presbyterian Church at 6:00 pm. Be prepared to fill out
lots of paperwork, and bring two blank checks for any Lodge,
NOAC, and National memorabilia which you may want to purchase.
Click
the link above for more information.
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Posted: April 6,
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Catawba Lodge is preparing
for Dixie 2002. This year's Dixie will be April 26 - 28 at
Camp Ho-Non-Wah which is just outside Charleston, South
Carolina; hosted by: Unali'Yi Lodge # 236.
This is the 50th anniversary of Dixie
and it should be a great experience for all attendees.
Click the link above for more
details.
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Dixie Work
Day:
April 13, 2002
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April 6, 2002 |
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A T T E N T I O N !
To All Dixie Delegates and Lodge Brothers,
On Saturday April 13, 2002
Catawba Lodge will be having a Dixie work day located at Clear
Creek Scout Camp
from 8:00 am – 1:00 pm. The
importance of this day is vital to our preparedness for Dixie. For this reason I will make this
work day for all Dixie delegates MANDATORY to attend.
This workday is not just for the Dixie delegates but for
everyone in our Lodge who wants to support us for Dixie.
So I ask you for your help in attending this workday.
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Posted: March
13, 2002
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Catawba Lodge will host our
annual Beaver Festival / First Ordeal weekend event on May 17 -
19, 2002 at Camp Grimes. Check in will be on Friday night
between: 5:30 - 8:30 pm. The sign-up form for this event,
like all others, is located in the
Lodge Publications link
of this web site. The deadline for all sign-up forms will
be: Friday, May 10.
Click the link above for more information.
Also,
we are asking for both youth and adult volunteers to assist with
preparing the two ceremonial rings on Friday during the
afternoon / evening and Saturday morning after breakfast (meet
at the open shelter). If any Arrowmen would like to accept
this call to service, please contact Don Dehner between now and
this weekend.
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 Chapter
Call-Out Ceremonies
Posted: March
13, 2002 |
Chapter:
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Talahi,
Tsungani, & Pueblo
Tatanka
Polaris
Etowah |
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April 8
- April 12
- April 17
- May 9 |
6:30 pm
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
6:30 pm |
CCSC
Back Creek ARP
Ramah Presb.
St. Stephens UMC |
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Posted: March 7, 2002
The Vigil
committee is requesting that as soon as it is possible, please
submit your Vigil nominations to the Council office by downloading
and filling out the Vigil Nominations Form which is linked above.
We need your nominations before
March 15
so that we can best choose who should receive the Vigil honor this
year. Any scout or scouter can nominate any brotherhood member
of Catawba Lodge for Vigil.
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Posted: February 24, 2002
The cost to attend Spring
Fellowship is $12.00 for Arrowmen and $27.00 for those who wish to
seal their membership as Brotherhood candidates. Held at Camp
Grimes, it will be the weekend of: March 15 - 17. Check-in
will be from 6:00 - 8:30 pm at the Nicholas Shelter which is located
near the entrance of camp. As a Lodge, we will participate in
a much needed service project. You may sign-up either as a
Troop or an individual by clicking the link above. The
deadline for all sign-ups is
March 8, 2002
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Tatanka
Pueblo
Tsungani
Talahi
Etowah
Polaris
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Red
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Yellow
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Green
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Purple
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For our
Spring Fellowship weekend; in support of your chapter and to
practice our spirit as a Lodge in preparation for Dixie, we are
asking that all members of your chapter wear / demonstrate with
the color you are designated in all fellowship activities for
this weekend. This can range from items you wear to flags
and ideas beyond what anyone else can think of in an act to
display your chapters' color. Be sure to bring articles of
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 VC-Program
Election
Wednesday: March
6, 2002
Posted: February 24, 2002
An election will be held at
the next Executive Board Meeting on March 6th for a new Vice-Chief
of Program. Interested persons to run for this position must
contact Jeff Womack at 704-365-1201 and speak to him
before the start of the meeting.
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Posted: February 24, 2002
The All Events Form allows
you to sign up for all Catawba Lodge events at once. For
$75.00, this optional prepayment plan pays for Spring Fellowship,
Beaver Day, Second Ordeal, Fall Fellowship and the Annual Banquet.
The offer provides you the additional convenience of not having to
try to make 5 trips down to the Council Service Center to pay for
these events. The deadline
to turn in your form is March 11, 2002.
(Fax deadline is Friday,
March 8th, 2002. The
Council Service Fax # is 704-377-4955). You may download this
form by clicking the link above.
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Posted: February 8, 2002
The February Edition of the
Legend of the Roundtable, is now available online. To view the
current publication, please click the link above.
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Posted: January 16, 2002
Our Cold Weather Camping trip
will be January 26 - 27 at Camp Raven Knob. All Troop's
should plan to present either a skit or a song at our Saturday night
campfire. The OA will also be hosting a Cobbler Cook-off.
We encourage all to participate in this event which will allow each
Troop to compete against other Troop's within their districts and
the winner will go on to represent and compete between each other
district for the 2002 Cobbler Cook-Off Honorary Lodge Award.
Official details are now available for the Cobbler Cook-Off; please
click the link above for more information.
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 Stump
Grinder
Posted: January 9, 2002
There is a need for a stump
grinder at Clear Creek Scout Camp to take out about 2 dozen stumps
in the new ceremonial ring. If you have access to a grinder
that can be put to work on this task please contact Bill Kennedy
(704-943-5216).
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Posted: January 7, 2002
Catawba Lodge is preparing for Dixie
2002. This year's Dixie will be April 26 - 28 at Camp Ho-Non-Wah
which is just outside Charleston, South Carolina; hosted by:
Unali'Yi Lodge # 236. All monies and registration packets are
due before
February 6 to Mark Morris. Be
sure to read about the new registration process because the Scout
Office will not handle any Dixie registration this year. This
is the 50th anniversary of Dixie and it should be a great experience
for all attendees. Click the
link above for more details.
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Cold
Weather Training Saturday: January 5, 2002
Posted: December 31, 2001
Our Cold Weather Training
event will be held on January 5, 2002 at University City UMC.
Admission is free. Breakfast & lunch will be provided at an
additional cost. If you have not paid your Lodge dues for 2002
you can pay $10.00 at check-in and starting this year you will
receive a membership card at the next event following the event at
which you made the payment. You can also sign up for "All
events" at a cost of $75.00 at check-in. The trading post will
be setup for you to purchase patches and Lodge memorabilia.
Be
advised that all members of the Executive Board are also to arrive
this Saturday for Cold Weather Training sharply at 7:00 am to begin
set-up.
Click the link above for more information.
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Executive
Board Meeting Saturday: January 2, 2002
Posted: January 2, 2001
Despite
the snow, our Executive Board Meeting will still meet tonight
downtown at the Police Station. As usual, our Committee
Meetings start at 6:30 and our Executive Board will begin at 7:30.
Be advised that all members of the Executive Board are also to
arrive this Saturday for Cold Weather Training sharply at 7:00 am to
begin set-up.
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