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IN THIS ISSUE
Lodge Activities & Leaping Buck Club
Page 1
Chiefly Speaking
Page 2
Witatschimoisin's Minute
Page 3
Arrow Power 2011
Page 3
Service & History
Page 4
NOAC & Cub Scout Relations
Page 4
Section Executive Conference
Page 5
OA Summer Camp Report
Page 5
Chapter Updates
Page 6 — 7
Section Conclave 2012
Page 7
History Corner
Page 7
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TOM KITA CHARA
INTO
THE
AIR
ISSUE 1
VOLUME 40
Fall 2011
Lodge #96 Order of the Arrow
Lodge Activities
Friends! Scouters! Arrowmen! Lend me your ears!
I write this for you so that we may talk about TWO, count them, TWO things. First, just a brief recap on Fall
Conference, and second and very important, Winter Banquet!
First and foremost on the list, Fall Conference; it was a smashing hit to say the least, full of good times and
many a Lodge-ball. An important and unique thing happened at this past year’s fall conference, and that was a
silent auction of Ed Zahn’s scouting belongings, to pay for future scout’s scholarships. It was quite awesome to
be able to step back and look at some of the cool things that he had collected over his 80+ years. Hopefully in
years to come, many people will be able to enjoy Ed’s contributions.
Now to move on from the past, we can look into our very near future! This year we are on the hunt for active
arrowmen. What is an active arrowmen? They are members that attend OA events. Why should you be an
active arrowmen? Because Troy says it’s fun! Well that’s part of it, it’s a great way to make new friends and
learn some awesome skills that you can use the rest of your life. The first opportunity in 2012 for you to become
an active Arrowman is to attend the Winter Banquet. It will be held on Saturday January 7th, 2012 at the East
Gate Hall in Marathon Park Wausau. Come join me along with our many other brothers for an evening filled
with great food, crazy fun and fantastic fellowship! There will be chapter booths and games, a silent auction, a
guest speaker, along with a little lodge business. The great news is that this is open to anyone including your
parents and siblings so they can learn about the OA as well. Registration for this event will be online at
www.samoset.org/tkc in the near future. I am looking forward to seeing all of you there. But be warned; watch
your back; Let the hunt begin.
Ricky T.
Activities Chairman
Leaping Buck Club
It’s back!
Due to the overwhelming response in our first year of offering an all-events package, the Leaping Buck Club will
be continued for 2012. Membership in the Leaping Buck Club entitles you to admission to Winter Banquet, Fall
Conference, and Fall Work Trek, including patches for all of these events . In addition, membership in the
Leaping Buck Club includes your dues for the current year and the Spring Work Trek patch.
Register on-line at www.samoset.org/tkc.
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November 2011
Chiefly Speaking
Greetings TKC!
Lodge Chief, Troy S.
This lodge year is going to be great! This is my personal guarantee to you. I
will do everything in my power to make this a memorable and highly
productive lodge year. I have a very positive outlook for this year’s Lodge
Executive Committee (LEC). We have many returning LEC members, such
as past Lodge Chief Craig B., who are providing experience and valuable
ideas. We also have a large number of new LEC members who are providing
fresh ideas and wonderful enthusiasm to keep this lodge rolling stronger than
ever.
This year is going to be busy! With all of our lodge’s annual events; Winter
Banquet, Spring Work Trek, Brotherhood Clinic, Summer Camp, Fall Conference, and Fall Work Trek, we also are hosting the Section Conclave. Being
the host of a Section Conclave is an awesome responsibility. We get to show
the other five lodges in our section what TKC is made of by inviting all of them
to the Crystal Lake Scout Reservation. My personal goal for this event is to
have over 500 people from the section in attendance. In order for this goal to
become a reality I need your help. I want you to attend the Section Conclave.
This year is also a NOAC year, which means that we will be sending a contingent of TKC arrowmen to Michigan
State University for the National Order of the Arrow Conference, which was a blast three years ago and should be
even better this year. More information on NOAC can be found later in this issue of the Into the Air and online at
www.samoset.org/tkc.
Being an Arrowman has always meant a lot to me. The Boy Scouts of America is my life, and being an Arrowman
is an integral part of the BSA. I like to think that the OA forms the leaders of tomorrow. Perhaps what I love most
about the scouting program is its infinite opportunities to become active. What are you doing to become
active?
Are you attending chapter meetings? Are you attending lodge events? Are you taking advantage of these opportunities to have fun and develop yourself and your leadership abilities? If you are not, what are you waiting for? Later in
this newsletter people will be telling you of the many opportunities that are available for you to become a better
leader and have fun with some of the best people you will ever meet in your life. The majority of my good friends are
in the Scouting program. Something really cool about the Scouts and the OA is the fact that we have a code of ethics that we chose to follow in our everyday lives, and this code of ethics pulls all of us together and makes us the
best friends to have.
A little while ago, one of the good friends that I have met through the OA, Kyle M., was elected as the Lodge Chief
for Awase Lodge, the lodge to our east. Kyle invited me to attend one of his lodge’s activities, a training event for
the Awase Lodge officers. I was able to share our different way of looking at things to help them come up with ways
to improve their overall program. But I learned much more from them
than they learned from me. While sitting and observing an hour and a
half meeting I took around two pages of notes that I can bring back to
TKC. In that same way, each of you can help bring fresh ideas and different ways of looking at things to help make us even better than we already are ... but first, you have to be active.
That is my challenge to you. Let’s get involved. Let’s serve others.
After all, “he who serves his fellows is of all his fellows greatest.”
Troy S.
Lodge Chief
[email protected]
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November 2011
Witatschimoisin's Minute
Greetings Brothers!
It is with great excitement that I welcome you to this new Lodge year. The beginning of a new year brings with it new
opportunities for all of us. The summer camp season saw many new members being inducted into the Order and
Tom Kita Chara Lodge. These ordeal members are starting their journey to seek the arrow. Many of them will take
the opportunities ahead to seal their membership by completing the requirements to become a Brotherhood member. Along the path they, as well as all of us, will have many opportunities to grow as Arrowmen.
One great opportunity coming up is NOAC 2012, the National Order of the Arrow Conference. NOAC will be held
July 30 – August 4 at Michigan State University, in East Lansing. This conference promises to be filled with adventure, learning, fellowship, and fun. Look for information elsewhere in this newsletter, and register for NOAC as soon
as possible.
Another great opportunity in the upcoming year is Section Conclave. “What’s the big deal?” you may ask. After all,
the section holds a conclave every year. Well the 2012 Section C-1B Conclave will be held at our very own Crystal
Lake Scout Reservation. We will have the advantage of not having to travel long distances to attend, but along with
that comes the responsibility that comes with hosting an event of this size. It will take many volunteers to make this
conclave run smoothly. On top of that, in the spirit of friendly competition, Otyokwa Lodge, our neighbors to the west,
have challenged us to have the largest contingent at conclave. Their goal is to have 200 of their members attend.
Their Lodge Adviser has challenged us to have more than them. So make plans now to attend Section C-1B Conclave on September 14 – 16, 2012.
Finally, I would like to thank everyone who attended and helped out with Fall Conference, Lodge Officer Training
Seminar, and Fall Work Trek this year. Thanks to all of your efforts, these events were resounding successes.
Yours in Brotherhood,
Jim P.
TKC Lodge Adviser
This past June Area 1 of the Central Region in the Order of the Arrow hosted a service project called ArrowPower
2011 Service on the Superior. The event was a success. The arrowmen in both Section C-1A and our Section C-1B
completed 3,265 total man hours to the Superior National Forest and the city of Grand Marias, Minnesota. We
constructed 10,560 feet of bike trails, 393 feet of turnpikes, 116 water bars, 47 steps, 86 feet of bridge, 1,670 feet of
board walk and closed off 725 feet of old trail. This is the first ever Area wide service project in the history of the
Order of the Arrow and was a blast for all who attended. The good news for you is that we will be offering ArrowPower2014 some time in 2014. We are currently setting up the basic plan, but we know that the project will take
some place in Wisconsin. We are looking for Incident Commanders and an organization to work with. Anyone interested or who knows a great organization to partner with, such as this past year was with the Superior National Forest, please feel free to let me know.
Troy S.
ArrowPower2011
Logistics Section Chief; youth
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November 2011
NOAC
SERVICE
Fall Work Trek was a big success, we accomplished
so many things. Thank you to everyone who showed
up, your help was much appreciated. The wonderful
fall weather really helped us work to our full potential.
For the entire weekend we had fantastic food and
stayed in the cabins along the lake for only five
dollars.
The main project of the weekend was working on the
new four seasons handicapped accessible shower
house on staff hill. The adults put up all the trusses
for the roof, while the youth filled the walls and blocks
with insulation or helped nail up wall sheathing. Other
than that we had some fun splitting and stacking
wood for a few hours.
The Service Committee is 11 members strong, and
we need your help to complete our goals. In the near
future we will be having a lodge-wide service project
so you can provide some cheerful service. Some
potential options are, help Camp American Legion, or
work for the Ice Age Trail. Camp American Legion
hosts over 400 veterans a year who are suffering
from war related injuries. We could help them construct a new building, or do daily tasks. At the Ice
Age Trail, we would work on trail expansion. If you
have any other suggestions, or would like to join the
Service Committee, please send me an email
Mitch L.
Service Chairman
HISTORY
It looks like this is going to be a great year! Nate
has accepted the position of committee youth chair
and Doug and Karen B. continue as advisers. Eric
from Ahdawagam Chapter has joined us as a committee member.
Nate and Eric began making some much needed
changes in the Archive Room during Fall Work Trek.
We want to continue to improve the displays and
rotate the items we show. Four major display
cabinets were cleaned and rearranged to make them
more attractive and easier to view. They really look
nice! Thank you Nate and Eric!
One important task we want to accomplish is the
recovering of historical information that has been lost
or forgotten. During our cleaning we found a number
of items that looked interesting but prompted many
questions for which we had no answers.
Remember, what happens today becomes
tomorrow’s history!
Doug B.
History Chairman Adviser
The 2012 National Order of the Arrow Conference
(NOAC) will be one of your most memorable Scouting
experiences. NOAC 2012 will be held at Michigan State
University from July 30 through August 4, 2012 and is
projected to be one of the largest in the Order’s history
with more than 8,000 Arrowmen in attendance.
NOAC will feature a number of unique events, including
national competitions for ceremonies, drum, and dance;
evening shows; the OA history museum; and awesome
recreation competitions such as soccer, basketball, and
ultimate Frisbee.. Highlights such as the Founder’s Day
festivities including the Founder’s Day Parade, the Grand
Hodag, and the inter-Region dodge ball battle are some
of the exciting events at NOAC.
Arrowmen can participate in service projects, high
adventure opportunities, leadership training, American
Indian Activities training, and much more. While enjoying
the various activities, Scouts will have a great time
meeting new brothers and sharing their experiences with
people from around the nation.
Our lodge will send a contingent to NOAC 2012 and you
won’t want to miss out. While exact costs have not yet
been determined, we estimate that the cost of the trip will
be $500 per person. To sign up, register on-line at
www.samoset.org/tkc/events.php#NOAC and submit a
$100 deposit. Visit www.event.oa-bsa.org for more
information and to learn about NOAC 2012.
CUB SCOUT RELATIONS
This is your 2011-12 Cub Scout Relations Chairman. I
first want to give you a brief background of myself. I am
an Eagle Scout with a bronze palm from Troop 660 in
Rhinelander, WI. I am also a Vigil Honor Member of Tom
Kita Chara Lodge.
I am very excited for this year. I am looking forward to
working with all of the Chapters to promote OA
involvement with packs. I am also excited to be a
resource to both the Chapters and the Pack for any
information they might need for OA-Cub Scout
interactions.
If any packs have any questions for me concerning
anything about the OA and how it can relate to their pack.
Also, if any OA members are interested in
becoming involved in Cub Scout Ceremonies, please
contact me.
Yours in the Brotherhood,
J. Wyatt K.
Cub Scout Relations Chairman
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November 2011
SECTION EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE
During the weekend of October 22nd Lodge Chief, Troy S., and Vice Chief of Chapters, Jacob S., made a journey to
Camp Dechora, of the Gateway Area Council, in La Crosse, Wisconsin with Lodge Adviser, Jim P. This event was
entitled Section Executive Conference and consisted of training sessions that allowed your lodge officers to abstractly think of ways to continue to make TKC the best lodge in the nation. “Perhaps the most useful aspect of this
weekend was the ability to work with the other lodges” says Troy. He further explains how this weekend worked to
make the Council of Chiefs meetings better due to the newly formed bonds between the lodges. Further evidence of
this bond making was evident during the meals. The first meal had the youth spread out between five separate tables, for the last meal all of the youth were eating together between two tables. The purpose of the training was to
bring the lodge officers of the six lodges in the section to go back to their roots in the OA and remember why they
are involved in this organization. This training was run by Section C-1B Chief Nathaniel B.
Tyler J.
Editor--in –chief - Into the Air
Editor
OA SUMMER CAMP REPORT
I would like to welcome all new Ordeal members to the lodge and thank them for all of their hard work during their
ordeal. I would also like to congratulate all the new Brotherhood and Vigil Honor members! Special thanks to
everyone that helped make our ceremonies great this year.
My summer was packed with various Camp Tesomas Summertime activities within the Order of the Arrow. My
week started out preparing for all the ceremonies, making smug pots and torches checking the regalia, and finding
ceremony dancers and chiefs for Wednesday.
Wednesday’s were always very busy. The chief for the week would pick the design and volunteers would help make
the sand paintings. The rest of Wednesday was rush of activities, like building the other smaller fires and set up the
other OA bowls. After dinner, I would make sure everyone knew their part and all were ready for the ceremony. The
best part of it all, was when the ceremony came together.
Thursday’s I would help keep the ordeal candidates keep busy in cheerful service. In the late afternoon, I would have
a chapel service and prepare the candidates for the evening activities. After dinner, my focus was the brotherhood
and ordeal ceremonies and hoped that everything would go smoothly.
Friday’s were filled with office work, I made sure all the new brotherhood and ordeal arrowmen were in the computer
and now part of Tom Kita Chara Lodge. Overall my summer was a lot of fun and it went smoothly and quickly. I hope
that people will see my cheerful service and keep serving within our lodge.
Tom L.
OA Summer Camp Coordinator
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November 2011
Chapter Updates
NORTHWOODS
Fellow Arrowmen,
The Northwoods Chapter has been busy this year. We
have had our first two chapter meetings already and we
are off to a great start. During our first meeting we
discussed ideas for patches, talked about chapter
events, and voted on Ceremonies Chairman and
Activities Chairman. At our October meeting, we had a
special visit from a regalia expert named Mr. Buckett
who gave a seminar on how to make and repair regalia.
We are looking forward to a great year with fun events
and projects. Our meetings are in Tomahawk at the
Tomahawk Elementary School during the Roundtable
meetings on the first Thursday of each month.
CRYSTAL LAKE
Greetings Fellow Arrowmen,
Crystal Lake Chapter is off to a great start. We already
have had two meetings done and our attendance has
been strong. We have our first service project and fun
event set for October 22nd. Also, we are working on
several other project ideas. It looks to be another successful year for this chapter. I am proud of how we
started and look forward to the months to come.
Yours in Scouting,
Bryan K.
Crystal Lake Chapter Chief
Yours in Brotherhood,
AHDAWAGAM
Mike B.
Northwoods Chapter Chief
MUSHKODANY
Arrowmen of Mush,
I’m Kolby K. your new chapter chief. I am an active
member of Troop 298 attending Stevens Point Area
Senior High. Recently I have attended National Youth
Leadership Training and also went to Philmont last summer.
This coming year brings an abundance of fun filled
opportunities. We plan to participate in many community
service events and we are building on last year’s
success with more ceremonies. We currently have five
crossover ceremonies scheduled so far! Our activities
chair has several events in the planning stages, but we
still need your input. Would you like to go to a Brewer
game next spring? Come to our next meeting to learn
how this may be little or no cost to you!
OA meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month in
North Commons at SPASH in Stevens Point starting
promptly at 6:45 p.m. We hope to see you at our next
meeting.
Yours in Service,
Kolby K.
Mushkodany Chapter Chief
Hello Fellow Arrowmen,
My name is Eric W. and I am the newly elected Chapter
Chief of Ahdawagam Chapter. I am working with Evan
W., the Vice Chief and Ethan E., the Vice Chief of Administration. This year we are working on improving
communication, meeting attendance, and making our
chapter meetings more enjoyable.
The first chapter meeting went very well. We had 11
arrowmen total attend. Our next few chapter meetings
will be held at St. Vincent de Paul Church. For driving
directions, or pictures of the building, visit our Facebook® page.
Webelos I Den from Pack 118. The project would be
walking dogs for the South Wood County
Humane Society. The date of this is yet to be determined. Here’s looking forward to a great year!
Cheerfully,
Eric W.
Ahdawagam Chapter Chief
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RIB MOUNTAIN
November 2011
Section Conclave 2012
Arrowmen of TKC,
In October our chapter held a game at our fall
camporee. The game was Rope Toss Knot Tie where
the participants had to throw a rope over a post, tie a
timber hitch on a log, then pull the log off the ground and
then tie a clove hitch around a stake. We had 11
arrowmen participate in the game and they recorded
some amazing times. We also had a chapter meeting
there that was attended by 21 Arrowmen.
One of our upcoming events is our November Day of
Service at Camp Philips which is basically a day of
service for our camp in Weston. After the day of service
there will be the chapter’s annual ElectroFest. Another
event will be Winter Banquet held at East Gate Hall in
Marathon Park in January 2012.
We are really looking forward to NOAC this summer and
hope that you can join us. The fall brings us Fall
Conference and Section Conclave both at our wonderful
Camp Tesomas.
I am excited about this year and hope that you are too!
See you at the next meeting.
Cooper P.
Rib Mountain Chapter Chief
OJIBWA
My fellow friends of the Order,
I am Ben M., the newly elected Chapter Chief for Ojibwa
Chapter. We have already met a few times this year and
started planning our schedule. Like past years, we got to
work right away asking packs if they wanted us to perform a crossover ceremony for them. We also have
started to find available dates for our annual
lock-in. Some goals this year for things that we would
like to add are, recreating the dance team. Ojibwa
Chapter at one time had a dance team that would meet
once or twice a month besides the regular chapter
meeting. We are attempting to get that going again and
will hopefully soon be having practices. We are also
currently looking for local community service projects to
better show cheerful service in the local community as a
group. Some might be saying that it is going to be just
another year for the Ojibwa Chapter, but with the help
from you, my fellow Arrowmen; we can make this into
the most successful year’s yet.
Yours in Brotherhood,
Ben M.
Ojibwa Chapter Chief
T.K.C. to Host Section C-1B
Conclave 2012
Greetings,
I am Jonathan S., your 2012 Conclave
Chairman. What does being the 'Host Lodge' mean for
TKC? Well, we will need 100 or more arrowmen to
help plan and facilitate the conclave. I have created
committees to help with this task to serve over 400
Arrowmen from the six lodges in our Section. So look
these over to see were you could be of service.
Facilities: Assist with the general layout of camp as
well as help with events during the day.
Housing: Arrange sleeping for all participants.
Food Service: Prepare and clean up all meals in the
kitchen and dining hall.
Registration: Friday night check in of all participants.
Medical: Do medical check ins Friday and Saturday.
Each Committee has a youth Chairman and an adult
Adviser to help you with your assignment. Watch for
more details in the coming months. If you are interested
please contact me.
Yours in the Brotherhood,
Jonathan S.
Conclave Chairman
HISTORY CORNER
Hey Guys! This is the first entry of the history corner!
Look below and notice the picture. This shield is
located in the archives at Tesomas, on it is an Native
American symbol. If you know what the symbol
represents then please send your answer to
[email protected] first 3 people to answer will be
given a prize at some point in the future.