Here is the next installment in my series of activity patches from 442 Wauna La-Mon’Tay. In 2007 the lodge issued patches for their 3 major events, as they have done the previous couple of years.

The first event was our winter fellowship - the Native American Arts & Ceremonies Seminar. This patch featured a bear raising itself over a ledge. A kind of neat looking patch. This event was well attended and marked the first time that the lodge allowed a display competition (patches, scouting or native american). It marked a turn around of several years of apathy toward collectors.

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Friday and Saturday I had the honor of chairing the 2007 Ed Harris TOR/Auction in Portland, Oregon.  This event was sponsored by The Cascade Pacific Council, Wauna La-Mon’Tay Lodge 442 and the NWTA chapter of ISCA.  Everyone their had a great time and plenty of great trades were made and some nice items were bought on auction.

We had an average attendance which will hope to improve in the future (conflicts with neighboring lodge events and the Chicago TOR drew away people).  Some improvements will be made and the next one will be even better.  Next year will be a trade-o-ree only. 

I picked up some very nice items and plugged up some holes in my Pacific Northwest OA collection along with some minor holes in other collections I have.

Some difficult Skyloo and Wauna La-Mon’Tay issues changed hands or went for nice prices on the auction block.  Some Cole Snass items went as well.  I would have like to have seen some other things on theauction block but that means I have to work harder on the donations in the future.

Kudos for everyone involved in the organization and running of the event.  Comments are welcome to either the blog or to me personally.

Well it is 24 hours since I left the 2007 W1C Conclave.  I enjoyed the conclave as I feel that the program was well put together this year.  Walamootkin 336 was the host lodge this year.  Other lodges in that section are 266 Tukarica, 311 Es-Kaielgu, 363 Ma-I-Su, and 614 Tataliya. This section includes Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington and a majority of Idaho.

The Section issued 5 patches for the 2007 conclave.  3 Pocket Patches and a couple of Jacket Patches.  The section ran out of Participant Patches and Staff Patches and had very few Auction Patches left over.  The regular jacket patch was still available and all of the $300 donation/Auction jacket patches were claimed.  The attandance was above normal which was a pleasant surprise.

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