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The Story of 1998
Unfortunately, Lodge Recording Secretary David Morris was left with the tough decision to resign his position because his family is moving to Colorado. The Lodge Executive Committee decided that the position was important enough that a replacement was elected to serve the one month interim until the normal Lodge Officer elections are held at the Fall Fellowship. Elected was Garth Olsn, a member of the Tahquitz Chapter. Congratulations to Garth with hopes that he is successful in his interim position.

Costa Mesa, CA--Our very own Lodge Chief, Steve Scott, was elected the 1998-1999 W4B Section Secretary at the Section Conclave. As a result, he will be able to provide leadership and a lodge presence at the Section level when Cahuilla is the service lodge for the 1999 W4B Conclave. As per National and Lodge Rules, Steve will be able to serve his entire term as Lodge Chief. His duties over the next year will include publishing agendas, minutes, and the Section newsletter. His role is very important in promoting good communications within the section. Please join the lodge in congratulation Steve on his new section position.

By Steve Bartel, Whi-Al-Um Chapter Chief
We need your Help!!!

We are in dire need of your help. We have been missing the lodge's 8-foot snake since last year's conclave. Our snake has been around since the early 1980s and has numerous lodge flaps from our past years. We would love to get it back. We missed it at the Conclave this year and we were forced to improvise.

We are also missing both of the big wooden lodge flaps. These have been missing since the last national conference in Indiana. We need them back. We use them for pride, to show who we are, to boost our lodge's spirit.

Lastly, we are also missing the conduit for the top of our camping promotion booth. If you have any information on the whereabouts of these items please let us know. The best way is to contact Steve Scott, the Lodge Chief at chief127@yahoo.com, or Dennis Underwood at kunder1@earthlink.net. Thank you for your assistance.

Latest News-Cahuilla Lodge

Last Update: April 5, 1998

 

Lodge Getting Ready For Conclave

Coming May 1-3 is the W4B Conclave and our lodge is getting ready! After a successful year, Cahuilla is ready to "Snake Power" its way to the top as the frontrunner is spirit in service to the Order. The gigs are ready to go, the camp promotion booth is being set up, and as always, we have our secret weapons, our mouths!

Any questions should go to Steve Scott about anything you need to know about the event. Any questions about our responsibility in training should go to Vince Williams. The site, as you probably know, is at the Costa Mesa High School in Orange County. So, we are entering Cog territory, but, snakes have always been known to invade lands that have ancient totems of unknown use!

Something else to be cognizant of is the 1999 Conclave, which our Lodge is providing service for. The site is currently undetermined, but the site committee is down to a handful of places. Over the next year, we will need a lot of help for this undertaking, so we hope you will get involved.

NOAC Steams Around The Corner

The date for the 1998 National Conference is August 2-6 at Iowa State University in Ames. Final plans are being implemented, mainly to arrange transportation. If you have any questions regarding any issues, Dennis Underwood is available. For more information see the official NOAC promotion page at oa-bsa.org. If you have any newsworth items related to Scouting, they have a place here! Just e-mail the webmaster at thetracedogg@yahoo.comand they will be added immediately.

1998 Vigil Recipients
Dustin Armstrong
Jeff Betty
Ramon L. Davis
Dr. Richard A. Garver
Steven Gebelin
Brian James Hall
Richard J. Hartjen
Doug Haynes
Shawn J. Kasner
Chris Kucera
Stephan Longoria
Ryan J. McCauley
Pat Rogers
Peggy Sager
Erik V. Sydow
Robert Townsend
Alan Underwood

Lodge Welcomes New Vigils

The team of Vigil Chief Scott Hatton and adviser George Torbett made this year's new induction of our Vigil members a big success.
May:
Cahuilla Lodge wins the Niganet and Spirit Awards at the Section W4B Conclave.

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