Tecumseh Speaks
Tecumseh Lodge
Order of the Arrow
Simon Kenton Council • Boy Scouts of America
1901 E. Dublin-Granville Rd. • Columbus, OH 43229
November 2012 Volume 16 Issue 4
New Officers for 2013
Lodge elections were held at the Ordeal/Brotherhood weekend at Camp Lazarus in September. New
Offers were selected to serve for the 2013 Lodge year.
They are:
Dylan Wildman, Vice Chief of Administration
Dan Mitchell, 2013 Lodge Chief
I am 18 years old and from Columbus, Ohio. I am Eagle
Scout and a current asst. scoutmaster from troop 356 in
Dublin, Ohio. I’ve been a member of Tecumseh since I
took my ordeal at the Lazarus ordeal in September 2007.
I am a member of Mwk’alaakwa chapter serving the Darby
Creek district. I have served as vice-chief and chief of
Mwk’alaakwa chapter. I am currently attending Columbus
State and enrolled in a partnership with The Ohio State
University. I am planning to become a high school history
teacher. I am looking forward to this coming year and I
have many plans for the Lodge. I am looking forward to
working with all my fellow arrowmen this coming year.
My name is Dylan Wildman and I am a member of Troop
90 in Plain City, Ohio and I am currently a Junior Assistant
Scoutmaster. I started my scouting experience as a Tiger
Scout, eventually earning my arrow of light. I earned the
rank of Eagle Scout on September 28th, 2010. That same
year I was a Quartermaster on staff for the first Simon
Kenton NYLT course. I am a Brotherhood member of the
Order of the Arrow and have served my chapter
(Mwk’alaakwa) as a Secretary. I am also a member of Sea
Scout Ship 280 (SSS O’shaugnessy) at Leatherlips Yacht
Club- currently serving as Boatswains Assistant for Program.
I am looking forward to another great year for Tecumseh
Lodge!
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CHIEFLY
Brethren,
Speaking
First of all, I would like to congratulate
the new Lodge Officers for 2013 and
ask all members to support them
during the upcoming year. When
they request your help, accept the
challenge and become an active part
of the OA Brotherhood. Be there for
them, as they have committed their
time and talents to better our
Brotherhood.
My Brothers,
First off I want to thank you for a
great year; we really showed what a
lodge can accomplish if it comes
together. NOAC was a success, we
had one of the highest turnouts for
the spring fellowship in over three
years, and a great group of new
members were inducted.
That being said, the road in front of
us is not any easier. In 2013,
Tecumseh Lodge will have the privilege of hosting the section
conclave. The section conclave is a huge event where six
lodges from Ohio, Virginia, and Kentucky will gather at Chief
Logan reservation and spend a weekend participating in
training and fun activities. (THAT’S RIGHT, NO
WORK!!!) However, in order to put this on, we will need a
lot of help form all members of the lodge, both new and old, in
order to get Chief Logan prepared.
Once again I want to thank you all for a great year. I would like
to congratulate Dan Mitchell and all of the new officers on
their election.
Also, I would like to recognize our outgoing officers for their
dedication and countless hours of service given to the Lodge:
Chief Michael Osborn, Vice Chief of Administration Kevin
McMains, Vice Chief of Chapters Cody Quillen, Vice Chief of
Activities Zach Fausnaugh, Secretary Arie Leffel, and Treasurer
Isaac Oberer.
The Lodge is currently completing the requirements for the
Journey to Excellence Award. At this time, we are short in the
categories of paid members, and in Brotherhood conversions.
The Officers and Advisors are working to correct these shortages
before the end of the year.
Please note that OA Election training is scheduled for Saturday,
November 10 at the Scout Office, from 10 am until about 11:30.
Anyone involved with OA elections within their respective Chapter
should attend this training session. Election packets will be
distributed to Chapter officers at that time.
Yours in brotherhood,
Michael Osborn
Once the OA election training is completed and the unit election
packets have been distributed, the Chapters can schedule and
conduct OA unit elections. The sooner we start scheduling
elections, the better the chances of having OA elections completed
by the end of February.
Michael Osborn
PS. Remember that if you completed your ordeal anytime last
year, you can come back to get your brotherhood starting at the
fall fellowship in March.
In retrospect, I want to thank all Arrowmen who attended Lodge
and Chapter events this year. We owe our success to your
involvement! Thank you for your support during the past year.
Please keep our Lodge strong by attending functions in the
upcoming year.
TECUMSEH SPEAKS
Tecumseh Speaks is the official publication of Tecumseh Lodge No. 65, Order of the Arrow
W.W.W. of Simon Kenton Council and is produced by the Lodge Communications Committee. All
articles, editorials, comments, should be directed to the Lodge Communications Chairman.
• Lodge Communications Chairman:
• Lodge Chief: Michael Osborn - [email protected] - 614-870-7334
• Vice Chief of Administration: Kevin McMains - [email protected] - 740-965-3957
•Vice Chief of Chapters: Cody Quillen - [email protected]
• Vice Chief of Activities: Zach Fausnaugh - [email protected] - 740-497-8181
• Lodge Secretary: Arie Leffel-740-474-2307 - [email protected]
• Lodge Treasurer: Isaac Oberer - [email protected] - 740-773-0293
• Lodge Adviser: Dennis Bumb - 7961 Lewis Center Rd., Westerville, OH 43082, 740-9650869 - [email protected]
•Membership Records Coordinator: Richard Lohnes, 4632 Hilton Ave. Apt. 25 ,Columbus,
OH 43228 (614) 878-2245 ([email protected] )
•Publisher: Wright Printing,P.O. Box 227., Worthington, OH 43085 (614) 351-0641
[email protected]
Yours in Brotherhood,
Dennis Bumb
Adviser to the Chief
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Chapter
Chatter
Tendeuchen Chapter
Mwk'alaakwa Chapter
(Buckeye District)
Website: http://tendeuchen.awardspace.com
Chief- Brandon Keller Email: [email protected]
Advisor- Paul Post [email protected]
Chapter Chief - Tim Kaiser
Phillip Seidenstricker- Vice Chief of Activities
Joel Kendall- Vice Chief of Administration
Dylan Wildman- Secretary
Kevin Wilder (Adviser) [email protected]
At our Novemeber meeting we elected our chapter officers for
this year. Congratulations to:
Brandon Keller, Chapter Chief.
Adam Hohlbein, Vice Chief of Administration.
Ian Hohlbein, Vice Chief of Service/Activities.
Sam Post, Vice Chief of Dance Team and Ceremonies.
Thanks to last year’s chapter officers.
Paul Post is now the Chapter Advisor. Thanks to Kirk Riley for
serving as the Chapter Advisor last year.
December Chapter Meeting
Our next regular chapter meeting will be Wednesday, December
5, from 7:30-8:30 pm at the Riverside United Methodist Church,
2701 Zollinger Rd in Upper Arlington. We will be preparing for
Unit elections. We need Brothers from all of our troops to assist
with the election process, please make sure your troop is
represented. At this meeting we will provide training to teach all
in attendance how to be a part of an election team and run the
election.
To keep up to date on all of our events and activities, please
join our Google Group at http://groups.google.com/group/
tendeuchen-chapter?
This past summer, our chapter attended the ordeals at
Chief Logan and Camp Lazarus. We were very well represented
and would like to welcome all the new members gained in these
ordeals.
This coming fall, our chapter retreat/ fall fellowship will
be held November 30 through December 2. We encourage all
members of our chapter to attend. We will have a great time in
fellowship! Also at this gathering, we will hold our officer
elections for the next year.
In addition to this, we hold our chapter meetings the
first Thursday of every month. We are currently working on
training for ceremonies. Anyone who enjoys drumming or
dancing should look into attending. Even if you’re not aspiring
to drum or dance, we still urge members to keep up with what
we’re doing at meetings.
Our chapter meetings are the first Thursday of every
month. They are held at the Plain City Presbyterian Church
from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. They are the same time and place as
Round Table.
Weski Nimat Chapter
Iroquois Chapter
(Ohio Valley District)
(Capitol District)
Chapter Chief - Dante Caldwell
Chapter Chief – Justin Stewart – (740) 601-3442
Chapter Vice Chief – Nathan Konik – (614) 269-3086
Chapter Secretary – Chris Hirsch – (740) 983-4920
Chapter Advisor – Jim Ramey – (740) 983-4764
[email protected]
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The members of Weski Nimat Chapter have held their Chapter
Elections and we are proud to introduce our new Leadership. Our
new Chapter Chief is Justin Stewart, his Vice Chief is Nathan
Konik, and our new Secretary is Chris Hirsch. All of these young
men are members of Troop 159 in Ashville and we wish them luck
in their new positions.
We also would want to give a big thank you to our outgoing Chapter
Chief Flynn Shannon for all he has done this past year for the
Chapter.
The Chapter worked with the Webelos Oct 12-14 at Slate Run
Metro Park with Webelo’s Woods. We had over 120 Webelos
Scouts and adult partners registered for this event. We are also
ready to kick off our Chapter’s unit elections.
The Chapter has decided to form a ritual team and will be working
on that this winter with hopes of being about to help the Lodge next
year.
Visit the Lodge Website
for
Current Updates
www.tecumseh65.org
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Dues Notice is included in this newsletter.
Don't forget to pay your 2013 dues.
We need you to be an ACTIVE Arrowman.
Publication Dates for 2013
First Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
Last Quarter
Deadline
Feb. 9
March 25
July 30
Oct. 19
Mail Date
Feb. 15
April 5
Aug. 10
Oct. 25
2013 OA Calendar
Lodge Leadership Development -Camp Lazarus
Spring Fellowship & Lodge Banquet - Camp Lazarus
Section Conclave - Chief Logan SR
Ordeal/Brotherhood - Camp Falling Rock
Ordeal/Brotherhood - Camp Oyo
Ordeal/Brotherhood - Chief Logan SR
Ordeal/Brotherhood - Camp Lazarus
Area Leadership Training Conference (ALTC) - Camp Lazarus
Time Sensitive
Material
Feb 9 Mar 22-24 May 17-19 May 31-Jun 2 Jun 28-30 Aug 16-18 Sep 6-8 Nov 1-3
Chief Tarhe Chapter
Newa Hanna Chapter
(Delaware District)
Chapter Chief, Mitchell Fitzsimmons 614-949-1742
Vice Chief, David Champa 740-548-6159
Chapter Secretary- open
Chapter email address: [email protected]
Chapter Advisor,: Ken Heintz - [email protected]
Associate Advisors: Jim McMains, [email protected] and
Steve Champa - [email protected]
Meetings: 2nd Thursday each Month, except July
Liberty Presbyterian Church, corner of Home Rd and Olentangy
River Rd.7:00 pm
Chapter Chief
Alex Shambrock
Vice Chief of Activities
Jacob Beers
Vice Chief of Administration
Devin Zasadzinski
Vice Chief of Service
Correy Burrows
Vice Chief of Ceremonies
Matt Reichelderfer
Chapter Adviser - Larry Reams 740-653-8327
[email protected]
Nineteen new Scouts and one Scouter joined our
Brotherhood this summer, with five members sealing their
commitment to the Order by taking their Brotherhood. New officers for 2013 are: Alex Shambrock, Chief; John
Myers, Vice Chief of Service; Isaak Kaiser, Vice Chief of Activities;
Matt Reichelderfer, Vice Chief of Ceremonies;and Devin
Zasadzinski, Vice Chief of Administration.
The Chapter has decided to organize a Chapter Fellowship
in February, 2013 and a white water rafting expedition during Sept.
or Oct., 2013. The Chapter will finish clearing the last 6 miles of the Wildcat Hollow Trail’s back loop during the upcoming year.
The 2014 Chapter Expedition to Philmont is now full with 8 youth
We invite any Arrowman to attend our meetings at
Liberty Presbyterian Church on every second Thursday of the
month at 7:00 pm.
We are in the midst of deveoping plans for our Fall Fellowship.
We will hold the event at Liberty Presbyterian Church. There is
a promise of Fellowship, Service and Fun.
It is not just a sash. It is a commitment to being a better camper.
Never forget that.
and 3 adults. For 2016 the Chapter is organizing a trip to Seabase.
Kaniengehaga Chapter
(Licking District) http://www.kaniengehaga.org
Chapter Chief: Stephen Wilson - 740-358-0520 –
[email protected]
Chapter Advisor: Mat Stickles – 740-403-1372 –
[email protected]
Maka Ina Chapter
(Chief Logan District)
Chapter Chief- Keegan Post
Assistant Chapter Chief - Phillip Greer
Adviser- Dan Lockard (740) 384-3606
[email protected]
Website- www.freewebs.com/maka-ina
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Last month during our meeting we cleaned up the
Chillicothe scout office. We are about to elect our new
chapter officers and send out our unit elections. Our
chapter will be attending the spring fellowship at camp
Lazarus. Our chapter will be hosting the section conclave
this year at chief Logan reservation. Our chapter meetings
have been moved to the Chillicothe library on the first
tuesday of the month at 6:30pm.
Conclave Information
Arrowmen, Since we are hosting the Conclave this
year, it will require some extra effort on our part. The last
time we hosted a conclave, we needed two set up weekends to set up tents and dining flys, distribute cots, spruce
up the camp and otherwise prepare for several hundred
guests.
The kitchen will need lots of help that weekend,
and we will need clean up crews, guides, and many others
to do the job well. We only do this once every seven years.
Let's do the job well.
Keegan Post
Maka-Ina chapter chief
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Mullsannuk Chapter
Shawnee Chapter
(Arrowhead District)
(Tecumseh District)
Shawnee Chapter Meets at District Activities and
District Round Tables. WWW.SHAWNEE65.ORG
Chief: Cody Quillen 740-547-9610
[email protected]
Contact me for ANY reason.
We just held our Chapter elections at the Oyo Fall camp on
Saturday night; the new officers will be introduced in the next
newsletter.
During the New Year all troops/crews need to contact the
chapter adviser or the Chapter chief to set up a time and place
to do your unit elections. All elections must be completed by
FEBRUARY 25TH. There are changes to the election process so
update your knowledge on the subject!!
To wrap up this edition of News Line we would like to remind
all members to Please, Please, Please PAY YOUR DUES...
Dues are $15 in 2013 for both current adults and youth. This
allows you wear your Sash and OA Flap. Pay them now online
atwww.shawnee65.org or www.tecumseh65.org either way it
goes to the Payment page.
As always, we will be seeing you at the next Lodge and Chapter
Event, and remember to always love one another.
Chapter Chief - Matt W. 614-592-0218, [email protected]
Chapter Advisor – Chris W. 614-5603491, [email protected]
Our meetings are the first Thursday of every month at the LDS
Church on Eastwind and Huber Village Blvd at 7pm. We will
meet to discuss future events that will happen in our chapter.
We hope to see you then.
Mallsanuk chapter cheif,
Matt Wollam
Katinonkwat Chapter
(Tri-Creek District)
We need youth & adult Arrowman to serve on election teams.
Chapter Chief: DJ Bernier: [email protected]
Vice Chief: Danny Phillips [email protected]
Secretary:
Ritual:
Associate Advisor: Tony Reed (614)325-9779
[email protected]
Advisor: Dave Simaitis dsimaitis@sbcglogal .net
http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/katinonkwat
A team consists of 2 youth & 2 adults, & we would like to have
4 teams to make sure Elections are done on time. If you want
to help us please cone to the Nov. 6th Chapter meeting or
contact Dave or Tony
We are having Chapter elections at the Nov Chapter meeting.
We will be electing a new Chief, Vice Chief, Secretary-
Our meetings coincide with Tri-Creek Roundtable on the first
Treasurer, & Ritual Chair. The duties for each job are listed on
Tuesday of every month except July at Reynoldsburg United
the National OA website. If you are interested in running for one
Methodist Church at 1636 Graham Rd. in Reynoldsburg. Our
of these offices come to the Nov. Chapter meeting
Meeting starts at7:15pm. if you need a ride contact one of your
We are trying to put together a Chapter E-mail list to keep
unit leaders attending Roundtable.
everyone updated on Chapter, Lodge, & National events, so if
you want on the list please e-mail Tony Reed.
Unit Elections will be coming up before you know it;
we will be contacting Scoutmasters in the coming weeks to
Does your troop have an Order of the Arrow Representative?
schedule elections. If you have any questions or want to
The OAR is the liaison between the troop & the OA. The OAR
schedule your Unit Election please contact Chapter Advisor
comes to the meetings & brings back all the information he
Dave Simaitis or Associate Advisor Tony Reed
learned back to the Troop.
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2013 Section C-4B Conclave and the 2013
Jamboree
Officers - continued from page 1
Caleb Franz is the new Vice Chief of Chapters. (no picture)
Hello all,
I am Isaac Sanders, your Section C-4B Chief for 2012-2013. I
would like to share some opportunities available to Arrowmen in
our Section.
First, I would like to invite you to join us at Chief Logan Scout
Reservation in Ray, Ohio on May 17 to 19.
To register for the Conclave, please visit the Section Website at
http://conclave.oa-c4b.org.
This year we have a very different format. We are going with an
Open Program all day long. There are all sorts of Fellowship,
Ritual, AIA, and Training opportunities. Everyone at the Section
and Lodge leadership level is working hard to make this the best
Conclave that we have ever had, and we can’t wait to have you join
us.Cost is $37 if pre-registered.
If you are interested in learning more about the Order of the
Arrow, competing in Ritual Competition or Dancing Competition,
and Fellowship, Friendship, and Fun, then please join us at Conclave
2013.
Second, I would like to discuss an opportunity unique to our
Section. Next year, for the 2013 Jamboree, the OA is looking for
700 Arrowmen to be on staff for Trek Guides, Day of Service
Guides, or part of the Service Corps. The reason that this is unique
is that the Jamboree is in our Section, and will be for the foreseeable
future. This is an amazing opportunity to be part of the first
Jamboree Staff at this new location, something that I know I will
be telling my sons about.
Some notes about being part of Jamboree Staff:
· This is the cheapest way to go to the Jamboree.
·
Available only if you will be older than 16 and younger
than 21 during the Jamboree next year.
If you are interested in serving in any of these positions, please
send me an email for more information.
My name is Caleb Franz. I am an Eagle Scout of Troop 106 and
also the troop chaplain. I have been in Boy Scout since 5th grade
and started out in Cub Scouts in 1st grade. I have been a
brotherhood member for about a year and a half and was
recently elected to the position of Vice Chief of Chapters in
September. Out of Scouts, I am a Junior at Ironton High
School, I am in the Drum-line at the Ironton High School
Marching Band, and I am in the Ironton High School Varsity
Singers.
ZachFausnaugh is the Vice Chief of Activities
My name is Zach Fausnaugh, and I am
the Tecumseh Lodge 2013 Vice Chief
of Activities. I am very enthusiastic
about this year for out lodge, and especially for our events. With your
participation, our potential as a lodge
is very high, so I encourage you to
come out to one of our ordeal, fellowship, or training weekends to enjoy
the brotherhood, and the fun. If you
have any suggestions for events, please
feel free to contact me at
[email protected]. I look
forward to seeing you soon.
Johnny Miller is the Lodge Secretary for 2013. (No Picture)
John is a Brotherhood member of the Order and is active
in Troop 165.
2013 Pre-Registration Special
ONLY $65.00
Pre register and pay in advance for the following 2013
Lodge Events and receive the last one for FREE.
· 2013 Spring Fellowship $20.00
· 2013 Camp falling rock Ordeal $15.00
· 2013 Camp Oyo Ordeal $15.00
· 2013 Chief Logan Ordeal $15.00
· 2013 Camp Lazarus Ordeal FREE
· Total for all 5 events $65.00
The Lodge Treasurer is Isaac Oberer. (No Picture)
My brothers, It has been an at outstanding 2012 year for Tecumseh
lodge. The 2012 treasury would like to thank all those that helped
out in many different ways, from donating pop to helping design
lodge flaps. I am also very pleased to announce that the lodge made
around a $300 profit just from pop sales at ordeals, that is
outstanding. I am also pleased to announce that the lodge will be
releasing a lodge belt buckle, new lodge T-shirts and new lodge
flaps. If you have any ideas for the design of a lodge T-shirt you can
inform myself or Ben Wasmer.
To receive this special we MUST receive your payment in full at
least one week before the first event. There can be no refunds if you
are unable to attend any, some or all of the events.
This does not include admission to National, Section, Chapter or
special Lodge Training events. Those events need to be paid for
separately.
To download a payment form or to pay online, visit the Tecumseh
Lodge Website at http://www.tecumseh65.org and look for the
Online Registration article.
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2013 Tecumseh Lodge Dues Form
PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM AND RETURN IT WITH PAYMENT TO:
Simon Kenton Council, BSA
807 Kinnear Rd
Columbus, OH 43212
Make all checks payable to Simon Kenton Council, BSA
Name in Full
Last
First
Middle
Boy Scout ID#
IMPORTANT! This number is required to verify that you are
registered with the Boy Scouts of America. We need this number to process your registration. This number is on the
ID card you were given by your Troop, Team or Pack. If you cannot find this number contact your Scoutmaster or
the Simon Kenton Council Off ice at (614)-436-7200 or (800)-433-4051 to get it.
Scout Registration
District
Unit (Pack, Troop, Etc.)
OA Chapter
Home Address
Number and Street
City
State
Zip
Number and Street
City
State
Zip
Mailing Address
(If different from above)
e-mail Address
Date of Birth
Home Phone (
)
-
Work Phone (
)
-
Month Day Year
Date Of:
Ordeal
Status # (see chart below)
Brotherhood
Amount Paid $
Vigil Honor
.
(Please note the new dues amounts below)
You may be an OA member only in the Lodge for the Council in which you maintain your BSA registration.
If you are not registered with the BSA you may still contribute to Tecumseh Lodge with no membership privileges.
Remember that your Boy Scouts of America registration must be current and we must have your Scout ID# for you
to be a member of the Order of the Arrow.
Status # and Dues Amounts:
1.
Tecumseh Lodge members who paid their 2012 dues may renew by paying $15.00.
2.
Tecumseh Lodge members who are not current with their 2012 dues may reinstate their membership by paying
$20.00.
3.
OA members transferring into Simon Kenton Council from another Council may do so by sending proof of
current dues paid in the other Lodge and their Scout ID# along with $15.00 to transfer into Tecumseh Lodge.
4.
OA members transferring into Simon Kenton Council from another Council with their OA dues not being
current may do so by sending proof of membership in the other Lodge and their Scout ID# along with or $20.00
to transfer into Tecumseh Lodge.
5.
Tecumseh Lodge members on ACTIVE DUTY with any United States Military Branch during the current year
may maintain their paid dues status free of charge. (This does not apply to local duty in connection with the
Reserves or National Guard)