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Letter from the Lodge Chief
Fellow Arrowmen,
I would first like to invite EVERY ARROWMAN to our next Lodge event, Service Weekend. This event will be held at Camp Baker in Florence, OR, from Friday April 25th to Sunday April 27th. Registration will start at 7:30 PM in the dinning hall. Pre-registration for this event is available through April 17th. Please pre-register so we know how much food to bring, etc. One more thing - Service weekend has a special event price: FREE. That's right, if you pre-register for Service Weekend, the event cost is $0
Ordeal Members: We will be offering Brotherhood Attainment at Service Weekend. If you have been an Ordeal member for at least 10 months, and have paid your dues for 2008, you are eligible for attaining brotherhood. The cost is $17. This is the "lowest price" total we will offer. Because there is no event fee, you will only be paying the $17. Please come to Service Weekend and seal your membership in Tsisqan Lodge, Order of the Arrow.
For all Lodge Leadership (Chapter Chiefs, Chapter Advisers, Lodge Officers, Lodge Advisers, and Lodge Committee Chairmen): We will have a Lodge Executive Committee meeting at 9:00 PM in the Gratke building. Chapter Chiefs: Please come prepared with written chapter report to give to the LEC. Let me know if you have any questions!
Secondly, I would like to announce we have two new Lodge officers in our leadership. Justin Fry, from Wacoma Hanas chapter, is our new Lodge Service Vice-Chief. Jake Pedersen, from Umpqua Chapter, is our new Lodge Secretary. Both these Arrowmen are honest hard working individuals. I am happy to welcome them to our board. As now, our Lodge Executive Board (youth) consists of the following: Lodge Chief: Javid Richman, Lodge Service Vice-Chief: Justin Fry, Lodge Ceremonies Vice-Chief: Ben Fry, Lodge Membership Vice-Chief: Ben Bodenmiller, Lodge Secretary: Jake Pedersen, and last but not least, Lodge Treasurer: Joey Dubie.
I hope to see you all at Service Weekend. Have a safe trip to Camp Baker. See you there!
Javid Richman
Lodge Chief
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Announcements:
Pre-Register for Service Weekend (04/25/08 - 04/27/08)
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Tsisqan Lodge #253, is the integral lodge for the Oregon
Trail Council. It serves as the areas honor-camping society, and provides
service and assistance to the council, mainly the council camps Camp Baker and
Camp Melakwa.
The lodge itself has been in existence since 1944. The
original ordeal ceremony was held on March 4, 1944 at the Eugene Girl Scout
Council house. Less than a month later on the 23rd, Jim Vitus of Eugene, was
elected as the Lodge"s first Chief. Also at this time, Donald Garretson of
Roseburg was appointed as scribe, and Walter Banks of Eugene was appointed as
treasurer. This is also the time the first Charter was issued for Tsisqan Lodge
#253. The name Tsisqan, derived from the Umpqua Indian word meaning deer.
Over the years, the Lodge has helped organize and
institute many lodges all over the northwest area. Hence the name
"Grandfather Lodge." After many years of service to the northwest, the
Lodge settled into the Section W-1A, where it stands today after more than 60
years of cheerful service.
Click here for a more extensive
look at Tsisqan history.
If you would like to view the list of vigil recipients in our Lodge, you can
download it below.
For new members, check out the OA
Jumpstart page to learn more about the OA Program. For additional
information on the OA in general, check out the National
OA Page. For leadership and training in general, look at the Lodge
Leadership Development page.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Postal Address:
Tsisqan Lodge #253
2525 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Eugene, OR 97401-5806
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Council Office: Oregon Trail Council
Lodge Chief: Javid Richman
Lodge Adviser: Jim Vitus
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