Winter 2011
Did you miss a conclave and want to become a Brotherhood member? Wagon Wheel chapter is hosting a lock-in THIS WEEKEND (December 2-3), and will be having a Brotherhood ceremony for all interested Ordeal members (who have been a member for at least 10 months). So, if you went through your Ordeal in 2010 or before and would like to become a Brotherhood member, check out the lock-in here.
The 2011 Kit-Ke-Hak-O-Kut Lodge Winter Banquet is fast approaching!! Here is a list of some of the headlines for this exciting event!!!
- Engaging Keynote Speaker: Brig. Gen. Donald J. Bacon, Commanding Officer, Offut Air Force Base
- OA, Lodge, and BSA Quiz Bowl!!
- Regalia Competition for all Arrowmen!! Use your regalia from NBZ, Mic-O-Say, or OA!! If you don't have regalia, DON'T WORRY! You'll have an opportunity to get started on some during the day!!
- Ceremony Team competition!! If your chapter doesn't have a ceremony team, now is a great time to get one started to compete at the Banquet!! Competition is going to be a short Arrow of Light ceremony (no more than 15 minutes).
- The 2nd Annual Hunt for the Great Arrow, with new questions and prizes!!
- A Special appearance from SECTION Officers!!!
- 14 different Classes to attend at the LLD in the morning!! Topics include: Running Fun Chapter meetings, Youth and adults working together, and purpose of awards, just to name a few!!
We hope to see all of you at the Winter Banquet!!! Register on-line here.
By Phil Wier and James Knights
Due to increased travel costs, requests from members and varying other reasons, KKHOK will move to having only 2 Conclaves in 2012. The Spring Conclave will be held at Camp Cedars May 4-6; the Summer Conclave will be held at LSSR August 10-12. Visit our Events & Registration page for more information. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
*Attention Arrowmen!!!!* The 2012 Spring Conclaves **are right around the corner. **To enable our new Ordeal candidates to have the best experience possible we need Elangomats**. Arrowmen serving in this role; Ordeal, Brotherhood, or Vigil Honor, will quite possibly find this a very rewarding way of giving back to your lodge and extending your knowledge of the Ordeal.
Contact Curtis White with questions at curtis.white@cando4u.com.
Thank you very much to all who participate!
Spring Conclave May 4-6, 2012 will be at Camp Cedars, hosted by Soaring Eagle and Trail Blazer. The summer conclave will be held at Little Sioux Scout Ranch August 10-12, 2012 and will be hosted by Wagon Wheel. The conclave will allow our new candidates an opportunity to complete their ordeal and join our lodge, in addition there will be two opportunities for an arrow to seal their membership by completing brotherhood. All arrow men are invited to join in with work projects to improve our camps and to have fun while renewing old friendships and creating new ones. Visit our Events & Registration page for more information.
Plans for the 2012 section conclave are moving forward quickly. Openings are available for the following staff areas:
- facilities
- group events
- training
- regalia/ceremonial competitions
- registration
- individual events
The proposal for the section conclave has been posted to the OA website, and can be downloaded here. See something you want to help with? Email Michael Cruse, section conclave chair, at crumicruse@gmail.com. AND, plan to be at the Winter Banquet and Training - we will have a planning and coordination meeting!
To see the NEWEST Section Conclave Promotional Video, check it out:
NOAC is coming! $475 for the BEST OA experience you will EVER have! You want to know what it will be like? Check it out on youtube! Sign up for the lodge contingent TODAY!
A large portion of our lodge histories have been added to the website, including chiefs, Vigil Honor recipients, and Founder's Award recipients. Got pictures? Share them with us! Know a piece of trivia about any of our lodges? Share them! Know where we can find out more? Share it! Please forward information to jason.cruse@scouting.org.
It's your chance to be famous! We need new designs for patches for 2012. It's time to get ready for NOAC-and that calls for a lodge flap AND a chevron! Get to it! Email ideas to Matt Ostdiek, VC of Program, at mostdiekscouts@yahoo.com. We need them by the middle of December! HURRY!
We need 15 Arrowmen to sign up to take COPE training as part of the Spring Conclave at Camp Cedars. The cost will be the same as for a normal conclave. Brotherhood candidates WILL be able to take this class, but you MUST be 16 by the date of the conclave to participate.
Why take the training? This will let you be on COPE staff at the section conclave, plus also be a part of the Mid-America Council COPE staff-so you can get PAID to do COPE!
Register with Joe James (jjames@oaconsulting.com) or with Jason Cruse (jason.cruse@scouting.org)
So, you have reached your brotherhood and it's time to settle in, attend a meeting or two and enjoy a cracker barrel every once in a while. Right? WRONG! Now is the PERFECT time for you to earn the Silver Arrowhead award from Kit-Ke-Hak-O-Kut Lodge! Requirements include attending meetings as a brotherhood member, service, attending a national or section event, and more. Visit our Awards & Recognition page and click on Silver Arrowhead Award to get the "scorecard". Recipients will receive a Silver Arrowhead pin to wear on the Lodge flap.
Kit-Ke-Hak-O-Kut now offers a lifetime membership to the Lodge. Membership requires current registration with a scouting unit in the Mid-America Council. For more information, including payment information, visit our Membership & Leadership page and click on Membership and Leadership. Lifetime members will receive an engraved pewter lodge flap, a certificate and special membership card.
If you weren't at the Vigil Weekend, you missed new Vigil logo'd items in the Trading Post: stocking cap, pocket knife, and a flashlight! We will have the FULL trading post the Winter Banquet, with more new items, including a new Lodge polo, a lodge stocking cap (in addition to the Vigil stocking cap) and MORE!
Plus, coming soon, weekly specials in the trading post, through the Lodge Facebook page. Log on, become a fan on Facebook, and don't miss out!