Ohkwaliha·Ká Lodge #34

Lodge Dues & Membership Portal You can now pay your Annual Lodge Dues (Jan1-Dec 31) for 2023! The $15 can be paid at any lodge event or at the scout office. Checks can be made out to Leatherstocking Council. Pay online:  https://forms.tentaroo.com/view.php?id=9175488 You can check your dues status or update your contact information from your OA Member Portal  https://portal.oa-bsa.org/If you don’t have access to your member portal contact adviser@oalodge34.org Lock-In @ Clark Sports Center March 4th 7:30pm-6:00AM Join us at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown for our Annual Winter Lock-In  Activities will include swimming, climbing wall, bowling and more. Scout appropriate active wear for activities, bring your BSA Health Form A&B March 4th 7:30pm – March 5th 6:00am Pre-registration is required for all activities! Registration Link: https://forms.tentaroo.com/view.php?id=9567707 Cost $25 per person. Questions? adviser@oalodge34.org Other Upcoming Events Save the Dates! Spring Induction April 28th-30th Camp Kingsley Spring Council Camporee May 19th-21st Old Stone Fort Schoharie Section Conclave August 11th-13th Baden Powell Council Fall Induction September 15th-17th Camp Kingsley

Join us for our annual Winter Fellowship!

Activities will include swimming, climbing wall, bowling and more.

Scout appropriate active wear for activities, your BSA Health Form A&B

March 4^th 7:30pm – March 5^th 6:00am

Pre-registration is required for all activities!

Registration Link: https://forms.tentaroo.com/view.php?id=9567707 

Cost $30 per person. Questions? adviser@oalodge34.org

Registration Link: https://www.leatherstockingcouncil.org/OA-22Octobear

Food Fellowship & Fun!

Octobearfest is back! Join us at Camp Kingsley October 28^th-30^th, 2022. 

We will have shotgun and archery activities, Nintendo Switches, card and board games, unit election training and a session about learning more about the Order.

We will have a Costume Contest on Saturday Night with prizes for: Most Creative Costume, Funniest Costume, and Scariest Costume.

Soda Floats including the famous Root BEAR variety will be served.  

We will also be offering a Brotherhood Conversion to all our members who have been active in the Lodge for at least 6 months. 

Post any questions you have about Brotherhood membership in the #inductionevents channel on Slack. 

We will be inducting our 2021 Vigil Candidates on Friday night during the event. Reach out to adviser@oalodg34.org for more information about the Vigil.

See you at Camp!

Registration Link: https://www.leatherstockingcouncil.org/OA-22Octobear

Lodge Officer Annual Elections

On September 18th, we will be holding the Annual Election of Lodge Officers. The election will be held at the end of our regular Lodge meeting that will start around 9am at Camp Kingsley. The following positions are up for election: Lodge Chief, Lodge Vice Chief, Lodge Secretary, and Lodge Treasurer. Arrowmen who are nominated to run for office must be in good standing with the Lodge, be under the age of 21 for their whole term and must be able to complete the duties of their position.

LODGE CHIEF

    Chairman of the Lodge Executive Committee

    Member of the Key 3

    Oversees all Lodge operations

    Casts deciding vote on all committee ties

    Appoints Chairmen for all committees with the approval of the Key 3

    Responsible for all actions of the Lodge, it’s committees and its members

    Ad-Hoc member of all committees

LODGE VICE CHIEF

    Fills in for the Lodge Chief when he is unable to attend meetings or events

    Member of the Lodge Executive Committee

    Performs other duties as designated by the Lodge Chief

SECRETARY

    Member of the Lodge Executive Committee

    Take and maintain neatly the minutes of all Lodge meetings and read the minutes for approval at the next Lodge meeting.

    If the Secretary is unable to attend a meeting, he must find a substitute for that meeting to neatly take notes.

    Maintain all past Lodge minutes and records

    The minutes shall have the names of all Officers and Advisers in attendance at each meeting along with the starting and ending times.

    Editor in Chief of the Lodge Newsletter

    Webmaster for the Lodge Webpage

    Responsible for all committees under his direction

    Send approved copy of the minutes to all Lodge Executive Committee members, and Advisers.

TREASURER

    Member of the Lodge Executive Committee

    Submits requests to the Council Service Center for checks to be issued at the behest of the Executive Committee

    Record and maintains all financial records of the Lodge

    Oversees the Trading Post and Lodge inventory

    Presents annual Lodge budget to the Executive Board for review.

    Plans, submits for approval, and oversees all fund-raising events for the Lodge

The procedures for nomination and election of officers will be explained before the election portion of the Lodge meeting. If you have any questions or would like more information about the positions or the election process, you can contact adviser@oalodge34.org or @bun0014 on our Slack.

Registration Link: https://www.leatherstockingcouncil.org/OA-22Octobear
October 28th-30th, 2022 Camp Kingsley
Food & Fun! Join us this October for the return of OCTOBEAR Fest! We are looking for activity ideas, please post them in the #activities channel on Slack.
We are looking for patch designs for our fall fellowship OCTOBEAR Fest, designs are due by June 15th send to slack #patchdesigns or patches@oalodge34.org

Registration Link: https://www.leatherstockingcouncil.org/OAFI22
September 16th-18th, 2022 Camp Kingsley
We will be holding our Fall Induction weekend for our newly elected candidates. We will also be offering a Brotherhood Conversion to all our members who have been active in the Lodge for at least 6 months. All members are encouraged to attend and help us keep camp in great shape. We will also be holding our Lodge Annual Business Meeting and Officer Election on Sunday morning after breakfast. More information on the posts of office will be in the next newsletter and posted on our website and Slack.