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June 22nd, 2010
Second Jamboree Trade-O-Ree Announced
I had previously passed along an announcement from Roger Ward of a Trade-O-Ree to be held during this Summer's BSA National Jamboree. Richard Shields has also asked me to share information about another Trade-O-Ree that will be held near the Fort A.P. Hill.
2010 NATIONAL JAMBOREE TRADE-O-REE
Sponsored by The Society of Scout Memorabilia Dealers
Fri. July 23rd Sun. Aug 1st
Fri. 7/23 3pm to 1am; Sat. 7/24 noon to 1am;
Mon-Thur 7/25-7/29 Noon to 11pm
Fri. 7/30--Sat. 7/31 noon to 1am; Sun Aug. 1st noon to 5pm
Buses Welcome Plenty of Free Parking
Buy, Sale and Trade
All kinds of Boy Scout Memorabilia
Eagles Lodge
21 Cool Springs Rd. Fredericksburg, VA
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June 16th, 2010
Jamboree Trade-O-Ree Announced
Roger Ward recently sent me information for a trade-o-ree (TOR) to be held near this Summer's BSA National Jamboree. I gladly pass this along here.
2010 Jamboree 100th Ann BSA Patch Show At
The Ramada Inn Fredericksburg South,VA
Siesta Beach Trading Company presents the
2010 Jamboree 100th Ann BSA Patch Show
Friday July 23rd to Tuesday August 3rd, 2010
12 Day Show From Friday To Tuesday
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June 15th, 2010
Just Whose Centennial Is It?
Many lodges and councils are issuing patches this year for the BSA's centennial. I even recently started to build a page on this site for these issues. However this isn't the only significant Scouting centennial that will occur within the next few years. Gap Danish recently sent me an image of a new jacket patch from Nachamawat 275 (Penn's Woods Council, PA) that I believe may be the first OA lodge or chapter issue for the Order of the Arrow's centennial in 2015!
The patch's design pays tribute to the history of the OA in this lodge's area. It includes the totems of Nachamawat's predecessor lodges -- Hopocan 275, Wopsononock 347, and Amadahi 441 -- as well as the current lodge totem and that of Unami 1. It also includes three different National OA logos rendered as smoke.
It will probably be some time until OA centennial issues start appearing in earnest. When they do, a page will be added to this site for them.
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June 13th, 2010
Tschipey Achtu Issues First Flap
I recently announced on this blog the formation of Tschipey Achtu lodge. At that time I had no news about patches. Mike Conkey recently acquired the newly issued first flap from this lodge and thanks to him for providing this image.
Notice that the new flap bears no lodge number. In that earlier blog entry I reported that the lodge's web page on the council's website refers to this as Tschipey Achtu Lodge #397, even though lodge numbers are no longer assigned on a national basis. There has been some discussion about this.
At this time I have no further details about the patch. This lodge's issues will be shown on the Tschipey Achtu lodge page of this site.
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May 6th, 2010
National OA Issues for BSA Centennial
The National Order of the Arrow is selling several items of merchandise in their online trading post for the BSA centennial. These items include a flap (conveniently sold either singly, or in three, 10 or 20 patch bundles), neckerchief, neckerchief slide, cap and hat pin.
The single flap is sold enclosed in a special portfolio and includes a message from the 2010 National Chief and Vice Chief. It is clearly states this flap is not to be worn on the uniform.
Upon trying to place an order, a shopper is advised that, "Any orders containing BSA 100 Anniversary products will not be shipped until June 15th, 2010."
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March 28th, 2010
Made In China
Check out this recent post on Roy More's blog:
http://thescoutpatchauction.com/blogsite/2010/03/23/this-is-wrong
I am not a supporter of Big Labor and learn very much to the political and fiscal right however I agree with Roy that there is something inherently wrong with this.
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Archive for SR-5 Lodges

Tomo Chi-Chi 119 X6?
Tomo Chi-Chi lodge issued two odd-shaped patches for last Spring’s SR-5 Conclave, the Dixie Fellowship. One of these is a bright pink monochrome, guaranteed to rile some Scouters and Scouts*. Both have the same design. Thanks to Alan McDonald for these images.
The lodge adopted a lovely theme for this year’s Dixie Fellowship and decided to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day in April. I have accidentally deleted Alan’s email, but I believe the pink monochrome version of this was a “delegate” issue with the full colored version being the more common of the two. If any readers can correct me on this, please do so.
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Itibapishe Iti Hollo 188 S63?+X25?
“Wouldn’t you prefer a nice game of chess?”
– Joshua, War Games.
Itibapishe Iti Hollo lodge decided to play games with their 2010 Dixie Fellowship issues. The lodge issued two flaps and dangles: a delegate and trader set. Thanks to Greg Grimes for these issues.
The two flaps and the two dangles each use similar designs however the flap and dangle within each set do not match. The flaps each depict gaming pieces. The trader flap’s background is the familiar black and white design of a chess board. The delegate flap’s background is the traditional red and black of a checker board. The trader dangle pays tribute to the lodge’s 70th anniversary. The delegate dangle honors the BSA’s centennial.
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Itibapishe Iti Hollo 188 S58?
Thanks to Jimmy Arthurs for sending word a while back of three more issues from Itibapishe Iti Hollo previously unknown to this site. All were produced in very limited quantities and prove difficult for more collectors to acquire.
The first of these is a third flap for the 2009 Dixie Fellowship. It was an error of the “S56?” with a white (WHT) border. I am told the lodge kept and issued about 25 – 30 of these. Since a significant quantity was kept and issued by the lodge, I believe this should be listed as a regular lodge issue rather than a reject (Q category) or prototype (Y category). The 2009 Dixie Fellowship delegate and trader sets were previously reported on this blog.
The other two issues comprise a fourth two part set for the 2009 NOAC. The other three sets were previously reported on this blog. This set has a silver mylar (SMY) border. It is reported that 25 of these sets were issued and sold for $25 each.
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Tsali 134 S71?+X19?
Tsali lodge recently issued three more patches for the 2010 Dixie Fellowship and the BSA’s centennial. Thanks to Hank Birdsong and Greg Grimes for these images.
One flap and a matching “dangle” were issued for the 2010 Dixie Fellowship, SR-5 Conclave (S71?+X19?). These issues pay tribute to white water rafting, a popular pastime in the mountains of North Carolina. The dangle is a life preserver.
A single flap, with a design based upon the lodge’s traditional standard flap design, was issued for the BSA 100th Anniversary (S72?).
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Skyuka 270 eX2010-1?
This should be the last post about Skyuka lodge for a little while. Thanks to Brad Hutto, again, for sending images of the first 2010 events issues for this lodge. The lodge chose a “throwback” theme for this year’s events issues with the patches replicating designs of classic Skyuka issues.
The first of these is for the lodge banquet. It is a throwback to the lodge’s x3 and is dated 2009, instead of 2010. I am awaiting word as to whether this is a misdated issue or whether it should be listed as a second lodge banquet issue for 2009. Many lodges hold their banquets during the Christmas holiday season, and some hold their “year end” banquet in January of the next year, so it is not that unusual for a lodge to have two banquets in a year. If this really is the last event issue of 2009 instead of the first of 2010, I will edit this post accordingly.
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Skyuka 270 eX2009-4?
Last Summer I reported on the first two 2009 events patches from Skyuka lodge. Now, thanks to Brad Hutto, I can finally report on two more.
As with the earlier issues, both patches have the same odd shape that features the lodge’s double-headed thunderbird totem, along with an American Indian and what appears to be a Scout in an early uniform. I notice I do not have an image of a 2009 Spring Fellowship patch. I don’t yet know whether the lodge didn’t issue a patch for this, if I have it in my “backlog” or if I just haven’t been sent an image of it yet.
If anyone can confirm or deny the existence of a Spring Fellowship patch, please do so in the comments. If there is a patch for this event, I will update the listings and add it to this post.
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Skyuka 270 Spartan Chapter X12?
Quick on the heels of my recent post and renumbering of the Spartan Chapter issues of Skyuka lodge, I have one more to add to the list. This also is courtesy of Brad Hutto.
This patch, the first chevron from this chapter, was issued in 2009 and is dated. Even with the date, since no event is named this will be listed as the chapter’s “X12?”. The design features an interesting interpretation of the lodge totem combined with a palmetto tree and profile of SC.
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Tsali 134 S70?
Tsali lodge has established a tradition of excellence over the last several years in both Group Dance and Southern Drum, winning awards for both at the Dixie Fellowship and on a national level. The lodge issued four flaps and two CSPs in honor of their achievements at the 2009 National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC). Thanks to Hank Birdsong for the images and news of these patches. At the risk of promptly being proven wrong, these may be the last patches issued for the 2009 NOAC.
Four flaps were produced, two each for the Group Dance and Southern Drum teams. Two CSPs were also issued. The red bordered flaps and CSP were sold individually at lodge functions. The gold mylar (GMY) bordered flaps and CSP were only sold as a set of 3 for $25. The flaps feature symbols and items special to the Cherokee nation: the seven pointed Cherokee star, war club, hatchet, door bar, and twisted raw hide logo. The seven pointed star also appears on the CSPs.
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Tsali 134 J6?
Here are two more recent issues from Tsali lodge that had not yet been added to this site. Thanks to Hank Birdsong for filling me in on these.
The first is a new jacket patch, “J6?”, issued earlier this year. The design is similar to the “J4?”. There are some minor color differences. The most significant change is the removal of the two fleur d’lis that flanked the words “Order of the Arrow” on the “J4?”.
The second patch is the lodge’s 2009 Fall Fellowship patch. This patch follows the basic design scheme the lodge has used for the past several years.
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Atta Kulla Kulla 185 Oolenoy chapter X1?
Oolenoy Chapter of Atta Kulla Kulla lodge recently issued their first patch in honor of the BSA’s centennial. Thanks again to Brad Hutto, my South Carolina contributor par excellence.
To my knowledge this is the first issue for this chapter. I also believe the shape of this patch is a representation of the district/chapter’s geographical shape.
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August 31st, 2010
I Got Plenty of Nothing
"I got plenty o'nothin' and nothin's plenty for me..."
Wow, where did August go? Most of the month has gone by with nothing new appearing on this blog. It seems like it was only a few days ago that I was struggling with the server switch and site relocation. That is all done now and things appear to be going well. There are still some issues with broken links and missing images but I may be able to resolve that over the weekend. It's good to not have to worry about possible hardware failures.
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August 8th, 2010
25 Hours Later
The mail server at OAImages' new home has now remain unblocked by what I call the "internet gods" for over 25 hours now. That's a very good sign that they agree my server is clean and not a spammer. It appears my email problems are now resolved.
I only wonder who had this ip address before me and what were they doing to merit notice by CBL.
I will continue to monitor this situation. However if you have trouble getting email from this site's server, especially concerning passwords for the members area, please see my previous post on this subject.
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August 7th, 2010
Concerning Email and Broken Links
Update: 8/7/10 @ 1400: The block by CBL has been lifted for over four hours now. This is a good sign, but not a resolution of the problem below... yet.
Automated emails from this site's mail server are currently being blocked by many or most ISPs. It has been listed on the Composite Blocking List for being compromised in some way. I have already had it delisted, but it has been listed again.
This most directly affects subscribers to the site as it prevents automated messages concerning passwords from being delivered. I consider this a critical issue. If it cannot be resolved soon, I will return to the old server and hosting solution. In the mean time, please read the rest of this message if you are experiencing difficulties logging into the members area!
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August 6th, 2010
Watching The Traffic
I've been watching the traffic flow into the site since I flipped the switch here last night. It looks like DNS entries propagate very fast these days! That's a far cry from what I remember when I first built this domain when it still took several days for a DNS change to take effect.
If you want to see what sort of traffic this site gets, you can view the stats here:
http://www.oaimages.com/webalizer/usage_201008.html
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August 5th, 2010
Wilkommen, Bien Venue, Welcome
If you see this post you have accessed OAImages on its new home. It has been running at its IP address for over a week now. A few days ago, oaimages.net was pointed here. Late Thursday night, the switch was flipped for OAImages.com. It may take a couple of days for the DNS changes to propagate around the internet so some visitors may see this site sooner than others.
I expect there to be a few hiccups. Please let me know, preferably in the comments, if you experience any problems.
Thank you.
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July 28th, 2010
Today's Status Report
"Everything is in a state of flux, including the status quo." - Robert Byrne
Another portion of this site's move has been accomplished. This blog's software, Wordpress, is now installed and running at the new location. Perhaps I should call it "OAImages Blog 2.0"?
Until the move is final, this blog will continue to be updated periodically. However, my primary focus now is on the site move. All previous blog posts and data will be transferred to the new location in due course.
My goal is to be moved into the new location by the time everyone returns home from the Jamboree, or shortly thereafter.
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