In This Issue. We Want You! August - September, Newsletter of Timmeu Lodge #74

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1 Newsletter of Timmeu Lodge #74 August - September, 2015 We Want You! As many of you know, at Fall Fellowship the passing of the bonnets happens. This means that it is time for a new LEC and we have many positions that need to be filled. We are asking you, as a member of Timmeu Lodge to be on this year s upcoming LEC. If you are interested in being a part of our lodge and making decisions that not only affect the lodge, but the whole council as well, then you can contact our upcoming Lodge Chief Joe Delaney at bassjoe911@gmail.com and put in the subject line put Join LEC. In This Issue Pg. 1: Timmeu Lodge Books Pg. 2: Meet The LEC Pg. 3: Meet our Friend from Across the Sea Pg. 4 & 5: Spring Fellowship Rap-Up Pg. 6: Welcoming New Members Pg. 7: Lodge History Books & Section Conclave Pg. 8: Upcoming Events & Passing of the Bonnets Pg. 9: Smoke Signals Pg. 10: Adviser s Minute Pg. 11: Fall Fellowship Paperwork 1 P a g e

2 Meet the LEC Name: Nathan Maiers Age: 16 years old Troop: 88 Rank: Life Scout Position: Lodge Treasurer Favorite activity/hobbies: Loves spending time working on his car, washing his car, and being with his car. Also enjoys bagging groceries and making bank at Fareway! And of course... Mixing up slushies at the Camp CS Klaus Trading Post! Interesting fact about yourself: I'm an allstater in Group Improv! Favorite thing about camp/the OA: helping others and all the awesome food! Name: Beau Cline Age: 14 Troop: 40 Rank: Life Scout Position: Dellaykee District Troop Rep. Chairman Favorite activity/hobbies: Golfing, trout fishing with my grandpa and giving my sister a hard time. Interesting fact about yourself: I like camp cooking. Favorite thing about camp/the OA: Meeting new people Favorite form of entertainment: Giving my sister a hard time. 2 P a g e

3 Meet Our Friend From Across the Sea The picture above was Camp C.S. Klaus s very own International Scout, Mohamed Afifi. Mohamed traveled all the way from Cairo, Egypt to join camp staff this summer with the help of our very own Timmeu Lodge. Mohamed is 18 years old - has been a Scout for 3 years, has been in the Venturing program for 3 years and Rover program for 2 years. His position held in Scouting is Leader Assistant and he is the recipient of the Friendship Award (WSJ Sweden 2011), and Award of Camp (29 Arab Scout Camp). At camp Mohamed worked in Aquatics and he led songs and cheers in the dining hall, as well as in the campfire ring. This isn t the first time that Mohamed has been to America though. He was also a foreign exchange student in St. Louis for a year. 3 P a g e

4 Spring Fellowship Rap-Up THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED AT SPRING FELLOWSHIP! Spring Fellowship was attended by 66 plus OA members who spent the weekend doing cheerful service. Our weekend was headed by Logan Zasada and Jesse Jaeger, with the help of the OA attendees. A large thank you to those who took the lead or those that assisted to make this weekend a success: The projects completed are listed below: OA Bowl - Stack/Split wood Field Sports - Install.22 target area Field Sports - repair/replace water hook ups Dining Hall - Hook up Ice Machine Shower House - install sinks Camp sites replant signs - Bloody Ridge, Owl Hoot, Deer Run, Trail s End Dining Hall - Replace freezer Campsites - level tent platforms and outriggers Campsites - Replace broken outriggers with new ones Bike Trail - Clear entrance to mason's land Camp - Repair Trail to Owl Hoot from road Chapel - Replace door on chapel side of chapel Dining Hall - Fix doors Aquatics - Install shelves in Tower Dining Hall - Replace broken screens Aquatics - Fix water fountain Dining Hall - Remove wood burning stove Dining Hall - Move unused wood outside Camp Office - Weed Whip Trading Post - Split wood across road Campfire Area - Weed Whip Camp sites - Clear foot trail to Owl Hoot from road Campfire Area - put teepee up Cope - Spread wood chips around cope events OA Bowl - Fix Benches Shower House - clean shower bays and utility room Staff Area - Gravel road General Camp - cut grass 4 P a g e

5 To the right is a picture of the Ordeal clan right after they have received their brand new sashes. Below: Beau Cline is working on a tent platform. Above: Collin Sindt is performing in the Ordeal ceremony. Left: Drake Oswald (left) and Adam Mueller are giving thumbs up on completing a project. 5 P a g e

6 Welcoming our New Members Congratulations to Timmue Lodge's new Ordeal candidates: Brian Allman Will Allman Cody Gibbs Ted Moser Jacob Patterson Cody Gibbs Daniel Reich Mike Schmelzer Dallas Schroeder Nathan Wardle. Welcome to Timmue Lodge. We hope to see you at all OA events. Congratulations to the 14 Brotherhood candidates who completed their Brotherhood ceremony at Spring Fellowship: Zach Donath Beau Cline Terry Flynn Nathan Maiers Paul Silich Conner Sindt Jacob Sindt Beau Busch Vincent Schmelzer Laura Bies Luke Bies David Scofield Garrett Helbing Chris Rodenberg 6 P a g e

7 Timmeu Lodge History Books Now Available! Part of the OA obligation is to "observe and preserve the customs and traditions of the Order of the Arrow". Timmeu Lodge has taken this to heart. The story of Timmeu Lodge, and what its membership has done for Scouting in the Northeast Iowa Council is now documented and available for purchase. Contributions, both financial and service projects, are documented in this full-color, 140 page bound book that includes over 100 historical photos. Get your copy from the Scout Service Center. Copies will also be available at the Trading Post at Camp Klaus this summer. Cost is $ Section Conclave! Greetings Brothers! Section Conclave is a yearly gathering of Arrowmen from 5 different lodges from the Midwest area, Timmeu, Wenasa Quenhotan, Konepaka Ketiwa, Cho-Gun-Mun-A- Nock, and Sac-N-Fox. At this amazing event we have many great training cells, attend great shows, and enjoy meeting new brothers from other lodges. The weekend will be September at Ingersoll Scout Reservation in Illinois. Where can you sign up for this great event? I m glad you asked! You can sign up at The cost will be $35 until September 7th and after the 7th the price will raise to $45, so register soon! I hope to see you there! Yours in Scouting Peter Flynn 7 P a g e

8 Upcoming Events What: NOAC When: 2-9 August 2015 Where: Michigan State University Who: All Contingent Members What: Fall Fellowship When: August 2015 Where: Camp C.S. Klaus Who: All OA Members What: Section Conclave When: September 2015 Where: Ingersoll Scout Reservation, 33 Knox Rd. 650 East, London Mills, IL Who: All OA Members What: Lodge Leadership Development When: October 2015 Where: Camp C.S. Klaus Who: LEC Members The Passing of the Bonnets Elections were held at Spring Fellowship and the following members were elected. Passing of the bonnets will take place at Fall Fellowship weekend. Your LEC officers are: Chief Joe Delaney V.C. Activity Drake Oswald V.C. Business Logan Peterson Secretary - Nathan Maiers Treasurer Collin Sindt Left to Right: Logan, Nathan, Joe, Collin, and Drake 8 P a g e

9 Smoke Signals from the Chief Dear Fellow Arrowmen, There are many opportunities in the Order of the Arrow and in life. It is all about reaching out and taking those opportunities. From OA High Adventure to Spring Fellowship, there are many programs and events that will enhance your life in the OA. I first want to talk about the OA High Adventure program. The OA offers High Adventure at the 4 different national bases. All of these programs offer a great program for an affordable price that you will be glad you attended. The lodge also has scholarship programs. You can see the article about High Adventure for more information. The next set of opportunities I want to talk about is on the local level with Timmeu Lodge. From attending our roundtable meetings to being on the LEC, you really can do anything in the lodge. If you like service, brotherhood, or you like to be cheerful, I would love to talk to you. All you need to do is contact me. You can me anytime and I will try my hardest to respond to you within the day. Please contact me at britt.oswald1@gmail.com. Yours in excitement, Britt Oswald Lodge Chief 9 P a g e

10 Adviser s Minute SETTING STANDARDS As Scouts and as school pupils, you spend a lot of time meeting standards. In school your work may be graded on a scale from A through F. In Scouting, you're asked to meet a set of standards before you can earn a merit badge or new rank. These are all pretty clear cut standards. Either you can tie a bowline and perform rescue breathing, or you can't. There's nothing in between. We have other standards in life that are harder to measure. I'm talking about our standards of behavior, dress, grooming, and Scout-like conduct. As we explore camps, other councils at the conclave, NOAC, Philmont Scout Reservation, Boundary Waters or other high adventure bases, these standards will be particularly important. I'm not saying that they are not important all the time. But in summer camp (or on tour) you're not just John Smith, you're representing your troop, the Lodge, and the whole Boy Scouts of America. We hope you will all remember that and do your best to be neat and have a great time. Make memories that will last and are enjoyable. Take the time to have a safe rest of the summer. Steve and Ruth Arlen Timmeu Lodge Advisers 10 P a g e

11 TIMMEU LODGE HIGHWAY PICKUP BI-ANNUAL PROJECT RELEASE FORM Adults will drive vehicles from Camp Klaus to Highway 3 for the purpose of taking scouts off camp property to perform Highway Clean-Up then return to camp upon completion of the service project. Please review this permission form for your son to leave camp and to participate in this off site service project. HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT: HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT I understand that participation in the activity involves a certain degree of risk that could result in injury or death. In consideration of the benefits to be derived, after carefully considering the risk involved, and in view of the fact that the Boy Scouts of America is an organization in which membership is voluntary, I have carefully considered the risk involved and have given consent for myself (or my son or daughter) to participate in the activity, and waive all claims I or we may have against the Boy Scouts of America, the local council, the activity coordinators, and all employees, volunteers, related parties, or other organizations associated with the activity. I am not under the influence of any chemical substance, including alcohol. Understanding that any physical activity involves a risk of injury, I understand that my participation in the activity is entirely voluntary. I release the Boy Scouts of America, the local council, the activity coordinators, and all employees, volunteers, related parties, or other organizations associated with the activity from any and all claims or liability arising out of this participation. This release does not, however, apply to any harm caused by negligence or willful misconduct of the local council or its employees. In case of emergency involving my child, I understand every effort will be made to contact me. In the event I cannot be reached, I hereby give my permission to the physician selected by the adult leader in charge to secure proper treatment, including hospitalization, anesthesia, surgery, or injections of medication for my child. Participant s signature* Date *If the participant is under age 18, his or her parent or guardian must also sign below: Parent s or guardian s signature Date This MUST be completed before participation is allowed at Fall Fellowship. Updated: March 10, P a g e

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