The Feather - February 2025
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To My Fellow Arrowmen,
We’ve officially kicked off our scouting season! As we brave the North Carolina cold, I hope everyone has been getting back into the swing of things with your units, school-life, and/or work-life.
As a reminder, our Conclave Work Days are always in need of helping hands. Please add these dates to your schedules, and register for them ASAP!
February 8, 8:30AM-4:30PM, Cherokee Scout Reservation
February 22, 8:30AM-4:30PM, Cherokee Scout Reservation
March 15, 8:30AM-4:30PM, Cherokee Scout Reservation
March 29, 8:30AM-4:30PM, Cherokee Scout Reservation
Conclave registration is up and running! If you have never attended a Conclave before, I highly recommend you register as a delegate. To everyone who has already attended a Conclave, I would ask that you register as a staff member for this event. We need all hands on deck to help this event run smoothly for all.
Our lodge season is ramping up, and our joint Spring Fellowship and Spring Induction on March 7-9 is growing closer. Help us celebrate our Medieval Theme by dressing up and coordinating with your chapter to bring the most spirit possible! If we’re determined to win the spirit award at Conclave this year, we must start with our chapter involvement at fellowship.
I anticipate seeing all of your Medieval themed clothing and spirit items at Spring Fellowship!
“Kindle all that is within you with a warm and cheerful spirit.” ~Nutiket
Yours in Brotherhood,
Aubreigh McPhail
Tsoiotsi Tsogalii
Lodge Chief
Staying current on your dues is important for the lodge and the national organization. Your annual fee helps support the events and activities that our lodge provides each year, and also helps support the region and national operation expense. Keeping your dues current will ensure you will continue to receive important communications from the lodge about upcoming events and opportunities you don’t want to miss. Please remember in order to remain an active member in the Order of the Arrow you must also maintain your registration with a scouting unit.
For your convivence, dues can be paid online at https://scoutingevent.com/070-oadues2025
Spring Fellowship / Induction Weekend
The Spring Fellowship is the first event in the lodge's 30th anniversary celebration. The four event patches for the 2025 year merge with a jacket patch to create a larger image (as displayed above). Upon your arrival at Fellowship, you will receive the “Spring Fellowship” portion of the patch. This is an opportunity you don’t want to miss! After Spring Fellowship, there will not be any way to obtain this uncut patch ever again.
The Spring Fellowship is a time to meet old friends, make new friends, and share in the enthusiasm of the Order. The Fellowships hosted by our lodge are one of the best ways to meet your fellow arrowmen, and absolutely all members of the lodge are invited and heavily encouraged to attend.
This year, after much deliberation we are proud to announce a Medieval theme!! Please dress up in your best “Medieval outfit”; you could be a knight, a prince or princess, a king or queen, an apothecary, a jester, the list goes on! (Points for creativity)
What is there to do?
- Ordeal Induction
- Brotherhood Conversion
- Conclave Spirit Practice
- Patch Trading
- Medieval Skills
- Various Trainings
- Medieval skit competition (Start thinking up ideas now; there will be a prize for the winners!)
- Cardboard Smithers (Craft thine own armor!)
- Appearing for the first time ever, a new sub-event: the Chapter Championship
- And lots more!
Registration closes on Tuesday, March 4 at 11:59 pm.
Conclave 2025
April 11-13, 2025
Cherokee Scout Reservation, Yanceyville, North Carolina
Join us on the weekend of April 11th through the 13th at Cherokee Scout Reservation for a weekend of fun and fellowship! Conclave is a gathering of all of the lodges in our Section where you will participate in fun activities, watch awesome shows, meet new people, fellowship with your friends, and so much more!
If this is your first Conclave, we recommend that you signup as a Delegate with our Lodge's Contingent; however, If you've been to a Conclave prior, we ask that you signup to be on staff. We need lot's of help since we are the service lodge hosting this year's Conclave.
Find more information and details at https://lodge70.org/conclave/.
Our lodge will be hosting the Section E-8 Conclave in 2025. To prepare for this event, the following Workdays will take place at Cherokee Scout Reservation from 8am-4pm
February 8, 2025
February 22, 2025
March 15, 2025
March 29, 2025
Those that attend all day will receive one service flap (shown above) with the opportunity to purchase one additional flap each workday. There will be a $5.00 charge for lunch during registration. The second, optional, special service patch will also cost $5.00 and will be available at 4 PM during these special work days. Again, you must check-in at 8 am and be present at 4 pm to receive your special patch and to have the option to purchase a second one for only $5.00.
Old North State Council
Trade-O-Ree
Sponsored by Tsoiotsi Tsogalli Lodge 70
DATES:
- Friday, February 7; from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Saturday, February 8; from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Additional information is available at:
https://scoutingevent.com/070-lodge70tradeoree2025
Alamance Chapter - Remind: Text @alamance70 To 81010
Chapter Meeting - Thursday, February 13th - 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Shiloh Presbyterian Church 2638 Grand Oaks Blvd, Burlington, NC 27215
Dahlonega Tawodi Chapter - Remind: Text @dt70 To 81010
Chapter Meeting - Thursday, February 27th - 7:00 to 8:30 pm
First Lutheran Church, 3600 W Friendly Ave, Greensboro, NC 27410
Keyauwee Chapter - Remind: Text @keyauwee70 To 81010
Chapter Meeting - To Be Announced
Hagan Sea Scout Base, 781 Scout Rd, Lexington, NC 27292
Saura Chapter - Remind: Text @saurac70 To 81010
Chapter Meeting - Thursday, February 27th - 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Madison United Methodist Church 110 W Academy St, Madison, NC 27025
Tutelo Chapter - Remind: Text @tutelo70 To 81010
Chapter Meeting - Thursday, February 6th - 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Jamestown Presbyterian Church 1804 Guilford College Road Jamestown, NC 27282
