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The National Field Archery Association's National Headquarters in Yankton (800 Archery Lane) is the location of this year’s annual Banquet and Lodge Meeting. This is the same location as the Lodge's Fall Fellowship. Click here
to see photos taken at the Fall Fellowship to see what the facilities are like. map.pdf
All Arrowmen should start making plans now to attend this important annual Lodge function, which is more than just a banquet - this is the time each year the Lodge holds its annual leadership election; conducts important lodge business; offers training to improve your chapter and lodge, and is a great time to get together and get to know each other; and a time to have fun. Because of its location archery will be one of the activities being offered.
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Attend Tetonawna Lodge's
On Saturday morning of the Annual Lodge Banquet weekend there will be training sessions for both adult and youth Arrowmen. Many of these sessions are geared towards those involved in Chapter Leadership, or for those planning to do so in the near future. Classes being offered include New Member Training, Elangomat/Nimat Training, Chainsaw Training (part 1), Chainsaw Training (part 2), Chapter Leadership/Chapter Building, Putting Goals into Action, Unit Elections, The Troop O.A. Representative, Advising Youth. See the schedule below for times.
9:00 a.m. #1 – New Member Training
#2 – Elangomat/Nimat Training
#3 – Chainsaw Training (part 1)
10:00 a.m. #1 – Chapter Leadership/Chapter Building
Chapter Leadership and Building.pdf
#2 – Putting Goals into Action
#3 – Chainsaw Training (part 2)
11:00 a.m. #1 – Unit Elections
#2 – Troop Representative
#3 – Advising Youth
Note: Chapters with both their Chapter Chief and Chapter Adviser in attendance at the "Chapter Leadership/Chapter Building" session will receive a free O.A. Chapter Resource CD.
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Something for everyone!
We encourage everyone to make arrangements to attend this event, and ask that each Arrowman invite another Arrowman who’s never been to a Lodge Annual Banquet or Lodge Meeting before. We also ask each Arrowman to pass along the Annual Banquet/Lodge Meeting information to the Arrowmen in their units and chapters.
Arrangements have been made for Arrowmen to be able to stay overnight Friday evening at the Banquet facilities where there will be fellowship, games, movies, etc. Saturday will begin with breakfast. . . . . . . then training sessions, learning about all things OA. Noon lunch, then afternoon fun activities organized by the Waki’Ya Wakpa Chapter, patch auction, the annual Lodge Walking Stick Auction . . . . and more. The day will be topped off with a Lodge meeting, Lodge Elections and Annual Lodge Banquet.
Other events and activities being planned include . . . . .
Archery presentation by a professional archer and USA Olympics coach . . . Territorial Museum and Dam Tours . . . Pinewood Derby ! . . . . bring your pinewood derby cars to race . . . . video games . . . and more.
We'll be showing the professionally-produced 2009 NOAC VIDEO, which is nearly 2 hours in length and shows the events, action, and the entire 6 days at NOAC. See what you missed . . . or what to look forward to at the next one. Look and listen for more information when your arrive.
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Lodge Officer Elections
Any Arrowman is eligible to run for one of the Lodge offices: Lodge Chief, Vice Chief of Service, Vice Chief of Activities, Vice Chief of Inductions, Lodge Secretary, and Lodge Treasurer. Each Arrowman considering running for one of these positions should look inside himself and ask, What can I do to promote the Order of the Arrow and Scouting? Is being a Lodge officer something that I can be effective at?”
To learn more about the duties and responsibilities of the various lodge leadership positions, click here.
As the Winter Banquet quickly approaches, the Lodge must turn its attention to Officer Elections. Every year at the Winter Banquet, the entire youth membership of the lodge elects new officers. Through this process, young Arrowmen can become lodge officers and share and implement their ideas for improving the Lodge.
There are only a few requirements for being a lodge officer. First, the Arrowman must be a youth. This means that from the time he is elected to the time his term ends, the Arrowman must be under twenty-one years old. Other than that, the only other requirement is that the Scout is an Arrowman. It does not matter whether he is an Ordeal, Brotherhood, or Vigil member. Of course, it’s recommended that anyone seeking these positions have a good functional knowledge of the ins and outs of the workings of the Lodge. It’s not necessary, but it’s always good to know what is happening before you dive into it.
If you are interested in running for any of the Lodge offices, you must express by written notification of intent to run for office by the annual banquet and given to the Lodge Chief, Lodge Adviser, or the election committee. You should also discuss your intentions with your Chapter Advisor and/or Scoutmaster.
Finally if you want to become involved in the Lodge but do not want to bear all the responsibility that the officers have, you can always become involved in a committee. The chairmen are constantly looking for committee members to help them. Also, you could even become a committee chairman if you really want to.
The bottom line is that there are plenty of leadership opportunities for anyoneinterested in becoming involved in the lodge. All you have to do is speak up.
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Schedule
7:30 a.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:45 a.m. Opening & Announcements
9:00 a.m. #1 – New Member Training
#2 – Elangomat/Nimat Training
#3 – Chainsaw Training (part 1)
10:00 a.m. #1 – Chapter Leadership/Chapter Building
Chapter Leadership and Building.pdf
#2 – Putting Goals into Action
#3 – Chainsaw Training (part 2)
11:00 a.m. #1 – Unit Elections
#2 – Troop Representative
#3 – Advising Youth
Noon Lunch
12:30 pm Lodge Meeting
1:00 p.m. Afternoon Activities
4:00 p.m. Lodge Officer Elections
5:00 p.m. Ceremonial Team Meeting
5:30 p.m. Banquet Celebration
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Fee/Registration
The fee will be $20.00. A registration form can be found in the 2009WinterTurtleTalk.pdf or Winter Banquet.pdf Everyone is asked to preregister so we know how much food and supplies to have available. Please send in the registration form or notify the Council by phone at 605-361-2697 or by e-mail at Sioux.Council@scouting.org as soon as possible.
"I want to see you at the 2010 Tetonwana Lodge Annual Banquet!"
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