Hello Brothers,

I would like to congratulate and welcome our 19 newest members who joined the Order of the Arrow this past weekend. I would also like to commend everyone in attendance for being truly unselfish in service and devotion to the welfare of others. 

Thank you to everyone that made it to Section Conclave and to those that helped in AIA. Achieving first place took many hours of practice, hard work, and dedication to our performance. This year we were able to obtain first place in both ceremonies and dancing. We would not have been able to accomplish this achievement without the wonderful leadership of Jeff Triplett, Maggie Hanflink, and Josh Hanflink. They were able to coordinate over a dozen dancers and have a solid ceremonial team put in place. As a lodge, we hope to continue this momentum into 2022 and keep on the path to another successful year. 

WWW,

Anthony Mills

The 2021 Cardinal Conclave was held at Camp Bowers in White Oak, NC during the weekend of April 16-18. Due to COVID, attendees spent their weekend with the same “cohort” participating in activities such as shooting sports, cooking, climbing, water sports, or American Indian Affairs. 

Lodge 70 was well represented during the weekend and completed a near sweep of the 2021 Cardinal Conclave Awards. The awards won during the weekend were:
•    SR-7B Cardinal Conclave Honor Lodge
•    SR-7B Cardinal Conclave Quest for the Golden Arrow
•    SR-7B Cardinal Conclave Spirit Award
•    SR-7B Cardinal Conclave Communications Award
•    SR-7B Cardinal Conclave Inductions and Ceremonial Events (ICE) Award 
•    SR-7B Cardinal Conclave American Indian Affairs Award (2 years in a row)
 

Lodge 70 American Indian Affairs (AIA) showed the outstanding quality at the 2021 Cardinal Conclave. The AIA team members won or placed in every category during the competition. Below are the competition categories and Lodge 70 members.

Congratulations to all Lodge 70 competitors!

2021 Conclave American Indian Affairs Award Winners

Women's Traditional Dance
1st place          Aubriegh McPhail      
2nd place         Michaela Staudinger                       

Women's Fancy Shawl
1st place          Aubriegh McPhail      
2nd place         Michaela Staudinger                       

Men’s Traditional Dance – Senior Division
1st place          Jarret Barnes   
2nd place         Sam McNabb                 

Men’s Traditional Dance – Junior Division
1st place          Josh Hanflink     

Men’s Straight Dance – Senior Division
3rd place         Salil Pai       
        
Men’s Straight Dance – Junior Division
3rd place         Ben Cole

Men’s Fancy Dance – Senior Division
1st place          Kenan Boswell            
2nd place         Sam McNabb     

Men’s Grass Dance – Senior Division
2nd place         Cole Swade          
3rd place         Jackson Benes    

Men’s Grass Dance – Junior Division
1st place          Braden Messersmith
2nd place         Joshua Hester

Men’s Chicken Dance – Senior Division
1st place          Kenan Boswell 

Men’s Chicken Dance – Junior Division
2nd place         Cole Swade

Team Dance – Powwow - 1st place
Lodge 70 Dancers that contributed to this award:  Kenan Boswell, Cole Swade, Sam McNabb, Josh Hanflink, Aubreigh McPhail, Michaela Staudinger, Braden Messersmith, Nick Withrow, Josh Hester, Salil Pai, Ben Cole, Noah DeVries, Jackson Benes, Jarret Barnes.  

Inductions and Ceremonial Events (ICE) Award - 1st Place
Pre-Ordeal Ceremonialists :
Allowat- Jack Yoakum
Meteu- Josh Hester
Nutiket- Nick Withrow
Kitchkinet- Josh Hanflink

Brotherhood Ceremonialists :
Allowat- Braden Messersmith
Meteu- Josh Hester
Nutiket- Josh Hanflink
Kitchkinet- Nick Withrow
Nimat- Michaela Staudinger

Pre-Vigil Ceremonialists 
 Ceremonialist- Jeremy Hester

Drum Practice

It is time to start singing and dancing! If you are interested in joining us on the drum or dancing, our first practice will be on Wednesday, May 12 from 6:30-8:00 pm.

Practice will be held at 2602 Tabernacle Church Road, Pleasant Garden, NC, in the barn. Registration is required because of COVID and to ensure we meet Youth Protection requirements. 

If you would like to register or need more information, contact Jeff Triplett at triplett@triad.rr.com

It is unit election time. Find out when your unit is holding their elections. Election times can be reserved by contacting your chapter leadership. Visit the website for all of your election needs. Remember, all elections must be completed by May 31st.