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This is the website for the Ma-Nu Lodge 133 of the Order of the Arrow of the Boy Scouts of America. Here you can find general information about the OA, and Ma-Nu Lodge and chapters, as well as calendars, forms, information about activities, OA Troop Rep and Unit Elections support pages, and other useful information and links. You can find info of immediate interest on this home page, or select an area to visit from the nav bar above.
Vigil Nomination Committee Meeting - July 26th
The Vigil Nomination Committee will meet on Sunday, July 26 at 2 p.m. at the Gaylord Scout Service Center. Matt Garlington requests that each chapter provide two arrowmen as representation at the meeting. Representatives must not be eligible for Vigil honor: Either they are Vigil or Ordeal members, or they have been Brotherhood members for less than two years on July 26th.
May MaNu Lodge Bulletin is Now Online
The latest issue of the MaNu Lodge Bulletin is now available:
Download the May 09 MaNu Lodge 133 Bulletin *
Download the OA Troop Rep Support Kit (Includes this and many other useful items)
Vigil Nominations
The 2009 Ma-Nu Lodge Vigil Nomination form has been released. Nominations for the Vigil Honor will be accepted by the Vigil Selection Committee until July 24th, 2009. Remember: ANYONE may nominate a deserving, eligible member to the Vigil Honor. The Vigil Honor is a high mark of distinction and recognition reserved for those Arrowmen who, by reason of exceptional service, personal effort, and unselfish interest, have made distinguished contributions beyond the immediate responsibilities of their position or office to one or more of the following: their lodge, the Order of the Arrow, Scouting or their Scout camp. Under no circumstances should tenure in Scouting or the Order of the Arrow be considered as reason enough for a Vigil Honor recommendation.
The Ma-Nu Lodge Vigil Selection Committee will meet on July 26th, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in the large conference room at the Gaylord Scout Service Center, 3031 NW 64th Street, Oklahoma City. The committee will be composed of those persons the lodge chief may appoint, as well as two youth members from each chapter who are either Vigil members or are ineligible for Vigil consideration (i.e., Brotherhood members with less than two years tenure as a Brotherhood member, or Ordeal members). The Vigil advisers and lodge adviser will act as advisers to the committee. Each chapter MUST provide these members to insure that the entire lodge is represented. Adult Vigil members present during committee deliberation who are not appointed as Vigil Selection Committee Advisers may speak when the youth do not know the person and the Vigil chief asks if anyone knows this person.
Questions may be sent to Matt Garlington, Lodge Chief and 2009 Vigil Chief; or to Michael Stearman or Mike Richardson, Vigil advisers.
Download the OA Troop Rep Support Kit (Includes this and many other useful items)
National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) 2009
NOAC 2009 will take place at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana from August 1 to August 6, 2009. This conference will including training, workshops, Native American activities, games, competitions, shows, high adventure, Founder's Day and many demonstrations of outdoor camping. You are encouraged to enroll now with a $100.00 deposit. The total cost for the conference is estimated at $600.00. Download the reservation form and get your deposit in today!
Download the NOAC Reservation Form *
Download the NOAC Trading Post Pre-order Form *
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New To OA?
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Lodge Executive Committee (LEC) Meeting Notes
The following additional Lodge business was conducted at the May 2009 meeting of the LEC:
Spring Ordeal A Great Success!
Spring Ordeal was held May 15-17 at Slippery Falls Scout Ranch. The Ordeal administration team led by Brin Fair from CT chapter, and staffed primarily with youth from BP chapter, did a superb job of planning and conducting the event. The youth were advised by a team of hard-working adults primarily from BP Chapter led by Cindy Rogers (Chapter adviser). This was one of the best planned and most efficiently executed Ordeals in recent memory. Activities were well-managed, and the versatility of the teams allowed for tasks to be accomplished, even with the advent of hazardous weather and less than ideal conditions. Approximately 125 current lodge members and a number of guests attended. 112 new members were inducted, and 37 members sealed their Brotherhood. Check-in and Ordeal operations were conducted in the new Welcome Center/Program Building. Service projects for candidates and members were affected because many areas of camp were not easily accessible due to the softness off the ground. Vehicles became stuck in the soft ground very easily. A total of 28 large trailer loads of brush and limbs were cleared from the areas where power lines had been installed. Seven of the loads were run through a wood chipper, and these chips were spread in the seating and aisle areas of the council fire ring. The remainder of the loads were piled across from the climbing barn. A total of 24 tent platform sections were constructed from materials supplied by the camp. The sections were moved into a campsite and will make the placement of 12 tents possible when the necessary concrete blocks are placed under the platforms. A variety of other small maintenance and cleanup operations were completed. A "New Member" Orientation/Welcome was conducted after dinner Saturday evening.
A meeting of Ma-Nu Lodge's National Order of the Arrow (NOAC) contingent members was also conducted by Neal Green, contingent leader. Currently there are 21 contingent members. The submission of various administrative and medical forms was discussed. Our final payment of participant fees is due to national by the May 31 to preclude late fees. Members who require a medical waiver were reminded to insure timely submission of their requests.
A Section Conclave to Remember - And plans for 2010 and 2012
The Ma-Nu Lodge contingent has just returned from the 2009 Section 8 Conclave at Camp Rockefeller, hosted by the Quapaw Lodge. Our contingent was comprised of 51 Brothers of whom 21 were youth. Those of you that were unable to attend missed a memorable event. The weekend was comprised of many greats - great food, great weather, and a great camp, a host lodge that did a great job, great entertainment, and a great learning and competitive spirit by all who attended. The lodge contingent participated in a wide variety of training activities on Saturday morning, and then shifted into competitive mode for the Quest events and Ceremony Evaluations in the afternoon. Brin Fair, the Chapter Chief of Neh Ma Neh Chapter in Chisholm Trail District, received an excellent rating for his performance of the Vigil Ceremony - Congratulations, Brin!
Section 8 of the Southern Region is comprised of nine lodges spread across Oklahoma and Arkansas. This was the first conclave for our new Section and there were over 700 (that is not a typo - over 700) Arrowmen in attendance. The outstanding weather, facilities, and superb food (from the venison chili at Friday night' Crackerbarrel, to the tender steaks Saturday evening and at Sunday breakfast), coupled with the quality and variety of training, will make this conclave a benchmark for future events. We, as a lodge, need to ready ourselves and our camp to accept the challenge of hosting a conclave in the near future. I propose that we bid to host the 2012 conclave and that the venue be Slippery Falls Scout Ranch. There will be much to be done to make this happen and I challenge our leadership, both youth and adult, to start forming a plan now to make it happen. Conclave 2010 for Section 8 will be hosted by Washita Lodge whose council office is located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The conclave will be held at the Osage County Fairgrounds in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Section conclaves are historically held the fourth weekend of April making the dates April 23-25, 2010. As many of you may already know, Pawhuska is the home of Boy Scout Troop 1, the first Boy Scout troop in the United States. Conclave 2010 will be conducted at a unique venue for an OA activity of this magnitude and should be great fun. Please mark your calendars now, pass the word, and plan to attend.
Yours in Service,
Tom Huibregtse
Ma-Nu Lodge Adviser
Lodge Banquet: A Great Evening of Celebration and Fine Food!
The MaNu Lodge held its annual banquet at McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church in Norman on Saturday evening, January 3rd, 2009. At this banquet we recognized those Arrowmen who had given outstanding service during the past year. In addition to the installation of new lodge and chapter officers, many special recognitions were made, including chapter officer and adviser recognitions, lodge committee chairmen, event chairmen and new Vigil Honor members. MaNu Lodge annual awards were also presented, including the White Buffalo award (see recipient list below), the Miller "Pat" Patterson award to Paul Henderson, the Bill George award to Matt Garlington, and the Casy Cundiff Quality Chapter of the Year award to Nu Ma Nu (Chisholm Trail). Our highest award, the Founder's Award, was presented to Matt Garlington, Micheal Barnes and Mark Glass. We had a great evening of celebration and fine food! Additional award recipients were:
White Buffalo Recipients |
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| Michael Atkinson | Mark Spear | Sheryl Morsman | ||||
| William Barnes | Garrett Tevebaugh | Heather Oelke | ||||
| Jace Bennett | Angel Velazquez | Victoria O'Rourke | ||||
| Camryn Bernier | John Dodson | John Pavlovic | ||||
| Jacon Blackburn | Jonathan Cordon | Erik Rinish | ||||
| Jesse Collins | Justin Carpenter | Robert Ruff | ||||
| Brin Fair | Cameron Jones | Larry Slaughter | ||||
| Josh Kinman | Tim Collins | Larry Stacy | ||||
| Kelly Kinman | Norvel Garlington | Angle Velazquez, Sr. | ||||
| Tyler Loveday | Jay Malmstrom | Joshua Laubhan | ||||
| Nathanial Ruff | Dorman Morsman | John Cordon | ||||
Vigil Weekend: Great Weather and 100% Attendance
Vigil Weekend was held November 8-9 at Camp Sasakwa. For the first time in memory of the lodge members present, every one of the new Vigil candidates attended the first initiation opportunity - 24 new Vigil members! Everyone be sure to congratulate them when you next see them: Michael Atkinson, Dee Browning, Mark Doiron, Nicholas Everly, Robert Everly, Brin Fair, Donna Fair, Michael Flowers, Robert Gray, Justin Kinman, Robert Malmstrom, Michael O’Rourke, Joshua Phillips, Michael Richardson, Alexander Sherman, David Snider, Larry Stacy, Dillon Stumblingbear, Matthew Thompson, Bryan Waner, Ryan Burnham Williams, Luke Womble, and Zachary Wynns.
Another Great Event: Fall Fellowship at SFSR
Over 160 MaNu Arrowmen enjoyed a great weekend at the Fall Fellowship held October 24-26 at Slippery Falls Scout Ranch. Participants traded patches; made Indian chokers; shot blackpowder, .22 rifle, shotgun and archery; learned and practiced ceremonies and Indian dances; trained as Elangomats; learned about making regalia; competed in an adventure race; studied the unit elections process; threw tomahawks; ran for the arrow around Lake Payne and polished their LNT skills. As if that wasn't enough, we ate outstanding food the entire weekend, including scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, sausage, a sandwich bar, homemade soup, a salad bar, roast beef (started on Friday night and cooked until it fell apart), mashed potatoes and gravy, breakfast casserole and a Saturday evening crackerbarrel of ice cream. No one wanted for delicious food! In addition, some of our brothers sealed their Brotherhood, and later that evening the Vigil call-out ceremony was held. On Sunday morning an LEC was held and the 2009 lodge officers were elected. These include: Chief Matt Garlington; Vice Chief Program, Aaron Patterson; Vice Chief Ceremonies, Justin Kinnmen; Secretary, Micheal Barnes; Treasurer, Jordan Pierce.
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