Kittakima Chapter

This is the home of the Kittakima Chapter of Manu Lodge. Manu is the Order of the Arrow Lodge of the Last Frontier Council, Boy Scouts of America located in Oklahoma.

Brothers, we have several events coming up that you seriously need to consider participating in to support our Lodge.  The Summer and Fall Fellowships are just what they suggest.  They are a time of fellowship where we get together for food and fun.  There are some workshops in the morning you can attend to learn about serving as an Elangomat, building regalia, etc.  The afternoon is taken up with swimming, shooting and other fun activities.  All meals are provided in the dining hall.  The hardest thing you have to do is set up your tent on Friday night and take it down on Sunday morning.  Please consider coming and bring an OA buddy to share the fun with.  You won’t regret it.

Also, we need you at Ordeal.  We are kicking off ceremony practice again and anyone interested in joining the team can contact Keith Carpenter at the contact information provided on this site.  You can also serve as an Elangomat and go to Ordeal for free.  There will be member projects to participate in for those who are not Elangomats.

August 20-22 – Summer Fellowship – Camp George Thomas – Download the registration form 

September 17-19 – Fall Ordeal – Camp George Thomas – Download the registration form

October 15-17 Fall Fellowship - Slippery Falls Scout Ranch – Download the registration form

The Baden Powell Roundtable held on the second Thursday of each month has been moved to the following week due to support needs for the Cub Twilight Camp being held this week.  Between that schedule change and having so many Arrowmen either gone to summer camp, high adventure or serving on camp staffs, we will not have a Chapter meeting during the month of June.

The location of the Order of the Arrow work day this Saturday, May 29th has been changed from John Nichols Scout Ranch to Camp George Thomas based on input from our council property manager. We will begin working at 8:00 a.m. and will conclude in the late afternoon. Please wear work clothes and work gloves, and bring bow saws and loppers. Adults who are able to bring trailers with a vehicle to haul brush, as well as chainsaws, would be greatly appreciated.  Lunch will be provided. So the camp will have enough food, Tom Huibregtse needs input immediately from each chapter, as well as units that may attend, on the number who will be helping. This activity is open to units and districts. There will be few tasks for Cub Scout age youth, but there will be plenty for older youth and adults. Please get the word out and the information back ASAP on the number who will attend.

Congratulations are in order for the Baden Powell District Scouts and Scouters who just completed their Ordeal or Brotherhood at Slippery Fall Scout Ranch over May 14th thru 16th.

Ordeal

Jack Aikman
Jim Aikman
James Ballew
Jonathan Ballew
Ryan Bates
James Bennett
Scott Cloos
David Copeland
Drew Cranford
David Dube
Kyle Hickman
Victor Johnson
Alec Kerce
Eric Sullins
Tristan Todd
Davis Winchester

Brotherhood

Darrin Cranford
Suzette Cranford
Devin Holloway
Scott Holloway
Russ Sullins

There will be an Order of the Arrow work day at Dripping Springs on Saturday, May 8th.  Work will begin at 8:00 am.  Please wear work clothes, bring work gloves and items like chain saws, bow saws, loppers, etc.  The OA will be working along side the Scouters in the Western Plains District to provide service to Dripping Springs.  Lunch will be provided by the District.  The map to Dripping Springs is attached.  If you see another Arrowman at school or want to call another, tell them about this weekend.  Dripping Springs can use all the help we can provide.

Also, there will be a work day at Camp John Nichols (formally known as Camp Kickapoo) on Saturday, May 29th.

Spring Ordeal will be held May 14-16th at Slippery Falls Scout Ranch.  All candidates who were recently called out are encouraged to attend.  This is also a good time for Arrowmen who have been Ordeal members for at least ten months to seal their Brotherhood.  The Lodge is in need of Arrowmen who are willing to serve as Elangomats, committee chairs, and ceremonialist.  If you can help out, please contact Brin Fair, Lodge Chief, or Tom Huibregtse, Lodge Adviser (e-mail addresses here).  Ordeal registration forms can be downloaded.

Download the Spring Ordeal Registration and Medical Forms

The 2010 OA dues are now due and payable. If you haven’t submitted your dues for your unit with your unit re-charter now is the time to do so. Dues are still just $10 per member. Please make your check payable to the Last Frontier Council and remit to the Council Service Center with a list of names. All members must be registered members of the BSA. Be sure to indicate the payment is for OA dues at the time you make it. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Keith Carpenter at 613-8782.

Beginning Thursday, March 11, 2010, the Kittakima Chapter will begin holding monthly Chapter meetings during District Roundtable. If you are interested in being more active in the Chapter or performing ceremonies, you can join us on the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM. The location is Covenant Presbyterian Church at 10100 Ridgeview Dr, Oklahoma City, OK 73120.

Section 8 Conclave 2010 will be held April 23-25, at the Osage County Fairgrounds, Pawhuska, OK, hosted by Washita Lodge and Cherokee Council. The SR8 online registration is now operational (see link below). It is extremely important that you register and submit your payment and paperwork as soon as possible. Registration has a tiered fee structure as follows:

• $ 25.00 Early Bird Fee – For those members registering prior to close of business (COB) on March 15, 2010 – this includes the $10.00 early bird registration discount
• $ 35.00 Conclave Fee – Registration beginning March 16, 2010 and ending COB April 12, 2010
• $ 50.00 Late Registration Fee – Registration after April 12, 2010, (including any walk-in registrations)

Participants must send their registrations to their home lodge.  Please DO NOT send registration forms or fees to the region office or Cherokee Area Council. The host lodge will NOT accept individual registrations for any individuals except those from its own lodge. To complete your registration you will need to print a copy of the registration confirmation, and mail or bring the copy of the confirmation along with a copy of a current, valid BSA medical form and the appropriate fee to:

Last Frontier Council

OA Conclave Registration

3031 NW 64th St

Oklahoma City, OK 73116-3527

REMEMBER, you must provide:

• A copy of the online registrations confirmation
• A complete/current BSA medical form and
• Payment. The lodge adviser must personally approve all Conclave registrations. If you do not send all three items, your registration will not be approved.

It will be necessary for us to assist those brothers who do not have Internet access. Please contact the lodge adviser if you encounter any problems with registration. In keeping with the BSA policy on youth protection, persons who cannot demonstrate current BSA registration (and/or not part of a lodge contingent unless an invited guest) and provide a properly completed medical release will not be admitted for Conclave participation.

STICKBALL: MINORS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STICKBALL GAMES WITHOUT A PROPERLY SIGNED HOLD HARMLES FORM FROM THEIR PARENT. See link below for the form. NO EXCEPTIONS!

SPECIAL NEEDS: Please include your request for any special needs when you send in your registration to the council. The lodge adviser will coordinate with section for lodging for these members. These brothers will be placed in an accommodation after the lodge adviser or designee has checked in the lodge contingent at the conclave site. Space is limited. It is important that the lodge adviser receive your special needs requests no later than March 31st.

TRADING POST: A Trading Post Pre-order form is available during your online registration. Several items are pre-order only, or have quantity limitations and thus may not be available for sale at Conclave. Trading Post pre-order purchases must be paid for at the time you register along with your registration fee. Those not attending the Conclave may use the Non-Conclave Attendance Training Post Pre-Order Form below to order items.

Please address any questions to your chapter chief or adviser, or the lodge chief or adviser. DO NOT wait until the last minute to register. Due to the requirement that the lodge adviser must approve all registrations, there is a time lag. Act now!

Section Conclave Online Registration Link

Section Conclave Stickball Hold Harmless Form

Non-Conclave Attendance Trading Post Pre-Order Form (Attendees order during the online registration process)

Download the OA Troop Rep Support Kit (Includes this and many other useful items)

Summer Fellowship – Location TBA

Fall Fellowship – Slippery Falls

Section 8 Conclave – Osage County Fairgrounds, Pawhuska, OK

NOAC – Held every two years, next in 2011.

Chapter Banquet- December

Lodge Banquet – January