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Kevin Doyle recently made me aware of this eBay seller.   In his words:

See you don’t have to get your patches approved by BSA or use a BSA -certified manufacturer…

http://cgi.ebay.com/70-BOY-SCOUT-FELLOWSHIP-WIPALA-WIKI-432-2007-PATCH_W0QQitemZ320120076357

This ain’t Chang, and they aren’t fakes.  The lodges run smack into what it’s like to do business with the real pros. Taiwan and Hong Kong ain’t got anything on these guys…..

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While spending a few minutes of time looking for OA issues for this Summer’s World Jamboree, I found the World Jamboree Collectors Society blog.   Bill Mulrenin had previously report this on his NY OA trader blog, but I must have missed it.

There is no information on the blog to tell us who the writer is other than “wjcc”, which seems to be an acronym for “World Jamboree Collectors Club”.   There is no signs of either a collectors club or a collectors society.   The blog appears to be new.   Recent posts highlight issues from American councils and lodges.

It will be interesting to see how this blog developes.   If anyone knows who is behind this blog, please let me know.

This Summer the 21st World Jamboree willl be hosted by the Scout Association of the United Kingdom at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex.   Aprroximately 3,200 Scouts and leaders from the BSA will be joining the world Scouting centennial celebrations at this jamboree.

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“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure ” — Thomas Jefferson, letter (November 13, 1787)

Let us not forget, on this hallowed day, those men and women whose ultimate sacrifices have secured our freedom and propserity.

Memorial Day was first observed in the aftermath of the Civil War to pay homage to those Union soldiers who died during the course of that war.   A separate memorial day was observed in many states — and still is — for those who died in service to the Confederate States of America.

First officially proclaimed as a day of remembrance in 168 by Gen. John A. Logan, the proclamation for Memorial Day read thusly:

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This is outside the normal group of lodges I normally write about here, but I thought it was still worth sharing.

Tim Ewing recently sent me an image of what the folks in Wahunsenakah lodge are considering a fake of their “Honor flap”, Blue Book S11.  He wrote:

“It does not match the issues of the flap.

Now on these that you see in the picture, Logs are darker, Duck wing is more dark blue, brown on duck is different. If you look at it close, you can tell it is a copy. These are fakes on eBay.” Continue Reading »

The software powering this blog has now caught over 1500 spam comments, lately averaging about 30 spam per day.   As the blog become more established this will probably only increase.  Only one or two spam comments have gotten through and I deleted those quickly.

The spam attempts are for the usual products and services that are commonly pushed through bulk/junk emails.   If you’re active on the internet, you know what they are.   I am noticing something interesting though with a lot of these messages. 

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Roy More has announced on the Scout Patch Auction blog that Bob Mazzuca, currently Assistant Chief Scout Executive, will be the new Chief Scout Executive (CSE).

He also states that four new members of the Order of the Arrow National Committee will be announced next week.   Among them will be the first woman to sit on the National Committee of the Order of the Arrow.

I can finally report on the 2006 activities patches from Unali’yi lodge.  Thanks to Brad Hutto for the images of these patches.

Following recent practice, four activity patches were issued for the lodge’s Spring and Fall fellowship and Ordeal.  The patches all follow an icthyological theme.

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This is the third of an ongoing series of articles about patches issued by the lodges of the national officers of the Order of the Arrow.   Previous articles can be found at these links.

• Part 1:  Lodge of the National Chief
• Part 2:  Lodge of the National Vice Chief

Patches for the Central Region chief did not consistently appear from the lodges until the late 1990s.   As a general rule only one or two patches were issued by the various lodge’s for the region chiefs.

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Thanks to the guys at ScoutHistory.net, Cloth Talk #28 is now available for downloading either through iTunes or by direct download at http://www.scouthistory.net/blog/. Remember, you do not need to have iTunes installed in order to listen to Cloth Talk. They also have a dialup-friendly version available for those who do not have high speed internet connections.
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Japeechen lodge has recently issued a set of six round patches with a novel concept.    The lodge recognizes that the future of the Order lies with today’s Cub Scouts, Webelos and younger Scouts who in time will become eligible to be inducted into the Order of the Arrow.

As reported to me these six patches tie in with advancement through Scouting, from Wolf Cub Scout up through the rank of 2nd year camper Boy Scout.   The awards also tie in with attendance at camp, in a fashion not too dissimilar to that used by Mic-O-Say and other camp based programs.

The Jersey Shore Council reports these requirements on their website (long quote follows):

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Occoneechee lodge had their Spring Inductions this weekend. Following custom, a patch was issued. Thanks again to Greg Grimes for providing the image.

This patch is the second piece of 2007’s totem pole patch design.

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