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Jubilee REACH Center (Bellevue)

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Chief Seattle Council Service Center

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Camp Sheppard

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OA Ceremonies Meeting (hosted by Sunyakwa Chapter)
Thu Mar 15, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Jubilee REACH Center (Bellevue)

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Fri Mar 16, 12:00am to
Sun Mar 18, 11:59pm
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Lodge Executive Committee Meeting
Wed Mar 21, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Chief Seattle Council Service Center

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OA Ceremonies Meeting (hosted by Sunyakwa Chapter)
Thu Mar 22, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Jubilee REACH Center (Bellevue)

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OA Winter Camp Staff
Fri Mar 23, 12:00am to
Sun Mar 25, 11:59pm
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OA Ceremonies Meeting (hosted by Sunyakwa Chapter)
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Jubilee REACH Center (Bellevue)

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Chief Seattle Council Service Center

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• Marmot's Whistle Express - Sunday, 08 January 2012

  	Upcoming Events View Full Calendar OA Winter Camp Staff Fri Jan 6, 12:00am to Sun Jan 8, 11:59pm Camp Sheppard OA Winter Camp Staff Fri Jan 13, 12:00am to Sun Jan 15, 11:59pm Camp Sheppard Lodge Executive Committee Meeting Wed Jan 18, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Chief Seattle Council Service Center OA Ceremonies Meeting (hosted by Sunyakwa Chapter) Thu Jan 19, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Jubilee REACH Center (Bellevue) OA Winter Camp Staff Fri Jan 20, 12:00am to Sun Jan 22, 11:59pm Camp Sheppard OA Ceremonies Meeting (hosted by Sunyakwa Chapter) Thu Jan 26, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Jubilee REACH Center (Bellevue) OA Winter Camp Staff Fri Jan 27, 12:00am to Sun Jan 29, 11:59pm Camp Sheppard Lodge Officer Meeting Wed Feb 1, 7:00am to 9:00pm Chief Seattle Council Service Center OA Winter Camp Staff Fri Feb 3, 12:00am to Sun Feb 5, 11:59pm Camp Sheppard OA Winter Camp Staff Fri Feb 10, 12:00am to Sun Feb 12, 11:59pm Camp Sheppard Lodge Executive Committee Meeting Wed Feb 15, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Chief Seattle Council Service Center OA Ceremonies Meeting (hosted by Sunyakwa Chapter) Thu Feb 16, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Jubilee REACH Center (Bellevue) OA Winter Camp Staff Fri Feb 17, 12:00am to Sun Feb 19, 11:59pm Camp Sheppard OA Ceremonies Meeting (hosted by Sunyakwa Chapter) Thu Feb 23, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Jubilee REACH Center (Bellevue) OA Winter Camp Staff Fri Feb 24, 12:00am to Sun Feb 26, 11:59pm Camp Sheppard OA Winter Camp Staff Fri Mar 2, 12:00am to Sun Mar 4, 11:59pm Camp Sheppard Lodge Officer Meeting Wed Mar 7, 7:00am to 9:00pm Chief Seattle Council Service Center Subscribe to RSS Feed Membership Renewal Renew your OA membership for the 2011-2012 program year! Click here renew online - it's fast, accurate, and secure. If you attended your Ordeal in April, May, or June 2011, your dues are already current through June 30, 2012. Where To Go Camping Destination Search Find a hike or camping spot by entering part of the destination name below. Links Chief Seattle Council National BSA Jumpstart - New Arrowmen Section W-1N Western Region OA National OA The Marmot's Whistle is an official publication of T'Kope Kwiskwis Lodge Order of the Arrow Chief Seattle Council Boy Scouts of America Contact Us 3120 Rainier Ave South P.O. Box 440408 Seattle, Washington 98114
  Hi [username]! This is your monthly news update from T'Kope Kwiskwis Lodge.  We hope you find this information useful, and look forward to seeing you at an upcoming event or service opportunity! Please contact us if you have any questions. Longhouse Donor Steps Up. Will You? The Lodge has recieved a bid from one potential contractor for the Longhouse-$600,000. Since 2003, the Lodge has raised about $400,000 for the project, which means we are $200,000 short at the moment. With the public comment period ending this weekend, we will most likely have building permits in-hand by mid-February. $200,000 sounds like a lot, but we have recently recieved exciting news. A donor has stepped in pledged to match every dollar donated from today forward, up to $100,000! That means we're down to only needing $100,000 to complete the project! A donor has taken the first step towards making this project a reality. Now it's your turn. We're so close to our goal, and you can help us get there. Click Here To Donate!   Read more... Origins of the OA Song The following article by Lodge member Evan Skandalis appeared in the December 2011-February 2012 issue of the OA National Bulletin.    On March 15, 1917 Tsar Nicholas II of Russia was forced to resign from the throne in favor of his younger brother, Michael, passing over his own son Alexie, 13 years old. By 1917 Russia had been at war with Germany for over three years and was facing signs of distress in its military and discontent among its people. The Russian-Tsarist national anthem, “God Save the Tsar” had as its theme an old Russian folktune that has been used by several composers over the years, most famously in Tschaikovsky’s Marche Slav and 1812 Overture. The Tsar’s family and retainers were moved by the provisional government under Kerensky from Petrograd to safe-keeping at Tsarskoe-Selo, a royal palace with a military guard. Some weeks later they were moved by a guard of Red Russians to Yekaterinburg, deeper in Russia, where the royal family, servants and, guards were sent to the Ipatiev House. On July 17, 1918 the entire royal family including attending doctors and servants were assassinated by orders from Lenin, now in charge of the Red Russian government. Read more... Lodge Leaders to Receive Silver Beaver Award At the Council Executive Board Meeting on December 15, the 2012 Silver Beaver class was formally announced. Among the distinguised honorees are two of T'Kope Kwiskwis's Lodge Advisers, Jason Stewart and Rob Rosamond. The Silver Beaver Award is given to Scouters for exceptional service to youth. The awards will be presented at the Chief Seattle Council's Recognition Night on March 28 at the 5th Avenue Theatre. The event will also feature a mystery guest speaker. As well as recognising the recipiants of the award, the Lodge will also provide a service corps to ensure the event will run smoothly. More details on the service corps will be released soon. Read more...
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• Marmot's Whistle Express - Thursday, 08 December 2011

  	Upcoming Events View Full Calendar OA Ceremonies Meeting (hosted by Sunyakwa Chapter) Thu Dec 15, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Jubilee REACH Center (Bellevue) Lodge Executive Committee Meeting Wed Dec 21, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Chief Seattle Council Service Center OA Ceremonies Meeting (hosted by Sunyakwa Chapter) Thu Dec 22, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Jubilee REACH Center (Bellevue) OA Ceremonies Meeting (hosted by Sunyakwa Chapter) Thu Dec 29, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Jubilee REACH Center (Bellevue) Lodge Officer Meeting Wed Jan 4, 7:00am to 9:00pm Chief Seattle Council Service Center Lodge Executive Committee Meeting Wed Jan 18, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Chief Seattle Council Service Center OA Ceremonies Meeting (hosted by Sunyakwa Chapter) Thu Jan 19, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Jubilee REACH Center (Bellevue) OA Ceremonies Meeting (hosted by Sunyakwa Chapter) Thu Jan 26, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Jubilee REACH Center (Bellevue) Lodge Officer Meeting Wed Feb 1, 7:00am to 9:00pm Chief Seattle Council Service Center Subscribe to RSS Feed Membership Renewal Renew your OA membership for the 2011-2012 program year! Click here renew online - it's fast, accurate, and secure. If you attended your Ordeal in April, May, or June 2011, your dues are already current through June 30, 2012. Where To Go Camping Destination Search Find a hike or camping spot by entering part of the destination name below. Links Chief Seattle Council National BSA Jumpstart - New Arrowmen Section W-1N Western Region OA National OA The Marmot's Whistle is an official publication of T'Kope Kwiskwis Lodge Order of the Arrow Chief Seattle Council Boy Scouts of America Contact Us 3120 Rainier Ave South P.O. Box 440408 Seattle, Washington 98114
  Hi [username]! This is your monthly news update from T'Kope Kwiskwis Lodge.  We hope you find this information useful, and look forward to seeing you at an upcoming event or service opportunity! Please contact us if you have any questions. Getting in Touch with History For anyone who has been down to the Chief Seattle Council Office in Seattle may have seen the huge fireplace in the downstairs meeting room. The art that adorns the fireplace is of a typical box or chest front done in the Northern Formline. What is not well known is that there is a connection between the lodge and this piece of art. The scout office was built in the beginning of the 1960's and according to the Seattle Times in an article dated January 15, 1961 by Ivan Jones the T'Kope Kwiskwis lodge donated the piece to the council as a gift for the new building. As for the art itself; many people have noticed that the work is done in tile and not in the more traditional medium of wood. The trailblazing artists who created it were applying formline to modern materials. This group was called Klee Wyk, and there is an opportunity for you to learn more about these artists at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma. The museum has a temporary exhibit: Klee Wyk: Artists on the Nisqually Flats (1953-1961) that runs through January 30, 2012. According to the WSHM website, Read more... Your NOAC Patch Design Needed! The Lodge is holding a competition to design our NOAC patches for our 2012! Throughout the month chapters will promote the competition and collect designs from members. The Lodge will then collect submissions at the December LEC and vote on a final design. The selected design will be featured on patches, shirts, and other NOAC memorabilia. Don't miss out on your chance to design a piece of Lodge history! On a related note, don't forget to register for our Lodge NOAC contingent. $100 is all it takes to reserve your spot. As Allowat Sakima reminds you, the ones who chose you need you. As Lord Kitchener reminds you, the Lodge needs you for NOAC. Sign up today! Read more... Announcements from the Treasurer Attention chapters! This year, chapter budgets will reset on January 1st 2012. This means that chapters need to use as much of their chapter budgets as possible before then. This is free money that the lodge sets aside for chapters. The money does not carry over to the next year, it disappears! Use it or lose it. We’ll also be approving our Lodge budget at the December LEC so be sure your chief or a representative is there to vote. Jeff A. Lodge Treasurer   Read more... Final Longhouse Permits Submitted to County A great milestone in the rebuilding of the longhouse was achieved this past week as Snohomish County accepted the permits for the new building. We now await final approval so that we can begin construction in 2012. The large public notice of pending land use action sign, being held here by members of the Longhouse Committee, including the Lodge Chief Ian B, made an appearance at the lodge officers meeting on December 7th 2011. The signs will grace both Camp Pigott and Camp Brinkley entrances beginning Thursday as a clear symbol that the project is moving forward. Unselfish leadership and service have brought us close to our financial goal to start construction this spring. Your timely contribution and support can assure restoration of our solemn place of friendship. Please join us now in this extraordinary opportunity and consider a tax deductible donation to the Longhouse fund. Your gift will help secure and sustain this treasured resource that Scouts of today and tomorrow can share with us...an experience like no other. Donate Today Read more... T'Kope Kwiskwis Goes To NLS/NLATS This past weekend, 4 Arrowmen from T'Kope Kwiskwis participated in the National Leadership Seminar conducted by the Western Region OA. Held in Milwaukie, OR, the National Leadership Seminar, or NLS, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for OA leaders to participate in a full weekend of exceptional training.  Arrowmen learned vital leadership skills that will help our Lodge grow for years to come. We also had 2 advisers participate in the National Leadership Adviser Training Seminar, or NLATS, over the same weekend. Additionally, our Lodge was represented by four leaders serving on staff at this prestigious event. NLS participants included: Ian B, Torin B, Willie B, and Breydon P NLATS participants included: Beth Carter and Mike Gaylord Staff included: Toby Capps, Ken Hayashi, Rob Rosamond, and Del Loder The photo above shows our entire contingent along with National Chief Jonathan Hillis. Our Lodge and chapters will truly benefit from their commitment to leadership development and developing a quality program for our oganization. Read more... Fall Rally Recap This past weekend, T'Kope Kwiskwis held its annual Fall Rally at Camp Brinkley. Over 65 Lodge members came to be trained for upcoming unit elections and spend a weekend of fellowship with their Brothers. The highlight of the weekend came when the chapters battled it out for the first ever Dew-It Award, which was won by Siam Chetwoot. Our Section Chief, Caleb Hou, also came by to promote the upcoming Conclave at Fire Mountain. We even had a Brotherhood ceremony where 6 Arrowmen sealed their membership! This great event is just another example of the our Lodge's commitment to to brotherhood and cheerfullness! Read more...
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• Marmot's Whistle Express - Tuesday, 08 November 2011

  	Upcoming Events View Full Calendar OA Fall Rally Fri Nov 11, 12:00am to Sun Nov 13, 11:59pm Camp Brinkley Lodge Executive Committee Meeting Wed Nov 16, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Chief Seattle Council Service Center OA Ceremonies Meeting (hosted by Sunyakwa Chapter) Thu Nov 17, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Jubilee REACH Center (Bellevue) OA National Leadership Seminar Fri Nov 18, 12:00am to Sun Nov 20, 11:59pm Evangelical Conference Center OA National Lodge Adviser Training Seminar Fri Nov 18, 12:00am to Sun Nov 20, 11:59pm Evangelical Conference Center OA Ceremonies Meeting (hosted by Sunyakwa Chapter) Thu Nov 24, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Jubilee REACH Center (Bellevue) Lodge Officer Meeting Wed Dec 7, 7:00am to 9:00pm Chief Seattle Council Service Center OA Ceremonies Meeting (hosted by Sunyakwa Chapter) Thu Dec 15, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Jubilee REACH Center (Bellevue) Lodge Executive Committee Meeting Wed Dec 21, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Chief Seattle Council Service Center OA Ceremonies Meeting (hosted by Sunyakwa Chapter) Thu Dec 22, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Jubilee REACH Center (Bellevue) OA Ceremonies Meeting (hosted by Sunyakwa Chapter) Thu Dec 29, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Jubilee REACH Center (Bellevue) Lodge Officer Meeting Wed Jan 4, 7:00am to 9:00pm Chief Seattle Council Service Center Subscribe to RSS Feed Membership Renewal Renew your OA membership for the 2011-2012 program year! Click here renew online - it's fast, accurate, and secure. If you attended your Ordeal in April, May, or June 2011, your dues are already current through June 30, 2012. Where To Go Camping Destination Search Find a hike or camping spot by entering part of the destination name below. Links Chief Seattle Council National BSA Jumpstart - New Arrowmen Section W-1N Western Region OA National OA The Marmot's Whistle is an official publication of T'Kope Kwiskwis Lodge Order of the Arrow Chief Seattle Council Boy Scouts of America Contact Us 3120 Rainier Ave South P.O. Box 440408 Seattle, Washington 98114
  Hi [username]! This is your monthly news update from T'Kope Kwiskwis Lodge.  We hope you find this information useful, and look forward to seeing you at an upcoming event or service opportunity! Please contact us if you have any questions. Annual Recognition Banquet Recap Almost 200 Arrowmen, friends and family showed up to the annual Lodge recognition banquet on October 15th 2011 where we honored those people who make the lodge tick. We said good bye and thank you to our old officers and swore in this year's leaders. Master of Ceremonies Breydon P led the evening's celebration. We also honored our latest vigil class, reflected on ArrowCorps502 and promoted upcoming lodge and national activities. Very special thanks go to our key note speaker OA National Committee Member Toby Capps. We revealed the Founders Award recipients at the event. Read more... Five reasons you should make NOAC 2012 your next stop! Five reasons you should make NOAC 2012 your next stop! By Kevin M., National Promotions Team - October 23, 2011 As the countdown to the 2012 National Order of the Arrow Conference at Michigan State University begins you may be asking yourself; why should I go? What is there for me at NOAC? Worry not! Here are some of the top reasons you should make the trip to Michigan State University for NOAC 2012! 1. Meet Arrowmen from around the nation and the world. NOAC is a great chance to meet Arrowmen from across the country and abroad. Making new friends and catching up with old ones is a great tradition at NOAC. You can meet the 2012 national officers at a Meet the Man session and there is no doubt that when you head home from Michigan State University you will have met many new friends that will last a lifetime. Read more... Register Now For Fall Rally! Fall Rally is coming up this weekend, November 11-13. Join your Brothers for a weekend of training, fellowship and fun! Get trained for unit elections and the OA Troop/Team Rep Program. Become your character as a ceremonalist and learn about Northwest Coast dance and stories. Compete against other Chapters for the brand-new 'Dew It' award. There will even be a Brotherhood ceremony on Friday! There's so much to do, but there's something there for everyone! Check-in opens at 5 PM on Friday and the event ends Sunday at noon. Cost is $20. Register online or at the door.     Can't wait to see you there! Your T'Kope Kwiskwis Lodge Officers Read more... Calling All OA Troop/Team Reps! Interested in being more involved in the OA? Looking for ways you can serve your unit? Become an OA Troop/Team Representative! T'Kope Kwiskwis is looking for Arrowmen willing to serve their unit cheerfully by providing a link between the Order of the Arrow and their Troop or Team. OA Troop/Team Reps are leaders in thier unit, sharing information on OA activities and programs with Arrowmen and non-Arrowmen, helping members on the trail to Brotherhood, and assisting with unit elections. Even better, the OA Troop/Team Rep is a leadership position that counts towards advancement requirements! All OA Troop Reps must be registered with the Lodge so we can communicate and distribute infomation to Reps about new opportunities, programs, and announcements. Also new this year is specific training for OA Troop/Team Reps, which will be available at Fall Rally and in January. If you're already a Troop/Team Rep, let us know so we can send you specifics on what the position entails. If you're interested in becoming one or want more information, let us know at info@tkopekwiskwis.org. Take advantage of this exciting and rewarding program today! Read more... Unit Elections Season Begins Unit Election season is finally here! With the training provided at Fall Rally, chapter election teams will have the tools and expertise needed to conduct professional, meaningful elections in our member units. Troops and Teams can begin holding elections as early as Monday, November 14. The election season will last until mid-April 2012. Units are encouraged to sign up early as elections are scheduled on a first-come, first served basis. All unit leaders should have received a notice from the Lodge explaining the purpose and process of unit elections. Chapter are encouraged to contact units directly. To schedule your unit election, talk to the OA at you district Roundtable or contact your chapter leadership. If you are interested in being part of a unit elections team, contact your chapter leadership to see how you can get involved. Read more... Lodge LLD and Banquet Recap This year, T'Kope Kwiskwis Lodge held its LLD and Lodge Banquet on October 15, 2011. Below is a recap of those two memorable events.   This year, the Lodge held LLD in conjunction with our council’s Program and Training Conference (PTC). Over 75 youth and adults learned about Chapter management and how to run a quality program under the expert instruction of some of the Lodge's best youth trainers. Everyone who attended had a blast and learned a ton. With this attendance, the Lodge is well on its way towards having 100% of its Lodge and Chapter leaders trained for their positions.   That night, the Lodge held our Annual Recognition Banquet and recognized the leaders that made last year’s successful program possible. ArrowCorps502 was the theme of the night, in recognition of the Lodge's involvement in the project last year. The keynote address was given by Toby Capps, a member of the National OA Committee and a member of our lodge. The event attracted over 180 attendees, a new record! There was plenty of T'Kope spirit present as we celebrated our year and prepared for future success. Read more...
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