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This letter, printed in its entirety below, from the Section adviser was a result of a meeting between him and some concerned collectors, and input from the section’s Council of Chiefs.  It was distributed as part of the Sunday morning newsletter at the SR-7B conclave

As I was only at the conclave on Saturday, I did not know of this letter until Sunday, April 29th.

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Hank Birdsong sent me a scan of this fellowship patch recently issued by Tsali 134

Blue Book data for this issue is:

There are four more patches from Occoneechee lodge for the recent SR-7B conclave that have not yet been reported here. I have alluded to two of them.

In addition to the trading post staff patch (X33?) two more conclave committees had officially approved staff patches. They were for the campsite hosts, and cook crew.

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Here’s another very late flap, issued by Semialachee 239, for events related to last Summer’s NOAC.   I guess issuing a flap for an event more than six months after the event ended is not as unusual as I had thought!

This was probably issued before the Ahoalan Nachpikin 558 flap I previously wrote about.

David Scocca has recently updated his Northeast Region patches webpages after his site was highlighted in a post on Bill Mulrenin’s New York OA Trader blog.

This is an excellent resource for those who collect patches of the Northeast region.   This material is beyond the scope of this website, the Blue Book and other catalogues so it is good to see a current online resource for this.   Thanks, Dave.

Do you know of a similar website for other regions?  If so, please let me know and it may be highlighted on this blog.

This is the smallest lodge in our section yet they consistently bring about half their membership to the section conclave each year. Imagine if all lodges were as active.

Nayawin Rar adopted a Star Wars theme for their conclave delegation. Like Klahican and Tsoiotsi Tsogalii, their flap uses a minimal number of colors.

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UNC’s star freshman, Brandan Wright, has announced he will enter the NBA draft.  Yes, he was the ACC’s rookie of the year but in my opinion this is a mistake.  He should stay at UNC at least one more year.  He has not yet retained an agent, leaving open the possibility of returning next year.

I only hope he doesn’t end up in the type of trouble that dogged Joseph Forte after he left UNC.

Tyler Hansbrough will be returning for his junior year.

This is the second of a series of posts on patches issued for the various national officers in the Order of the Arrow.  Previously I had written about “Lodge of the National Chief” patches.  Next up are patches for the “Lodge of the National Vice Chief”.

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Occoneechee lodge had to place a second order for the 2007 SR-7B Conclave delegate flap. It was pointed out at the Conclave that the patches from each order are distinctly different. It was argued these should be listed as separate varieties.

Greg Grimes was not easily persuaded and provided a scan of both with an an explanation of the differences. Take a look at the scan and tell us what you think.

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If you haven’t already seen this, check out the “Whatzit” page on the site.

The patch pictured here was a rather interesting one.  

The Silver Beaver is flanked by Scouter’s Training Award and Scoutmaster’s Key, above which are what appears to be Boy Scout and Cub Scout service stars.   Between the ribbon is written “WWW”, leading to the possibility this could be some sort of OA issue.

Greg Pioppi, of the Minsi Trails Council, was able to solve this puzzle.   He writes:

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I’ll avoid showing my age and leave the “obvious” reference to 1980s music to the readers to figure out.

Camp Bowers is undergoing extensive renovations and has been closed since the end of last Summer. So, the lodge adopted an “Under Construction” theme for this year’s SR-7B conclave.

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