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The History of Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge

Order of the Arrow Dan Beard Council, BSA Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 Nachenum Lodge #145 (1939-1985) Mound Builders Area Council - Middletown, OH

Chapter 2 Michi-Kini-Kwa Lodge #306 (1945-1959) Fort Hamilton Council - Hamilton, OH

Chapter 3 Michi-Kina-Qua Lodge #155 (1953-1957) Dan Beard Council - Newport, KY

Chapter 4 The Tribe of Ku-Ni-Eh (1922-1951) Cincinnati Area Council - Cincinnati, OH

Chapter 5 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 (1951-1985) Cincinnati Area Council, Dan Beard Council - Cincinnati, OH

Chapter 6 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #145 (1985-present) Dan Beard Council - Cincinnati, OH

Picture Gallery

Lodge Patches

Nachenum #145 Lodge Flap Issues Michi-Kini-Kwa #306 Lodge Flap Issues Michi-Kina-Qua #155 Lodge Flap Issues Ku-Ni-Eh #462 Lodge Flap Issues Ku-Ni-Eh #145 Lodge Flap Issues Ku-Ni-Eh #145 NOAC Delegate Issues

Appendix

Lodge Chief Listing Lodge Adviser Listing Vigil Honor Member Listing Arthur E. Roberts Chief’s Award Recipient Listing Founders’ Award Recipient Listing Archie J. Williams Memorial Award Recipient Listing National Distinguished Service Award Recipient Listing Red Arrow Award Recipient Listing

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Introduction

Boy Scout Honor Societies have deep roots in the Cincinnati Area. Shortly after Boy Scout pioneer Dan Beard brought scouting to the area, Arthur E. Roberts, Camp Director of Camp Friedlander, founded the Tribe of Ku-Ni-Eh. To the north, Scouters formed a society known as the Gimagash, and to the south arose the Nipperine. Years later, they would all become one.

Though the Order of the Arrow had been in existence since 1915, it only became the official Honor Camper program of the Boy Scouts in 1948. Three years later, the Tribe of Ku-Ni-Eh decided to join forces, becoming Lodge #462. In Hamilton Michi-Kini-Kwa and in Middletown Nachenum had already become member lodges. Michi-Kina-Qua in Northern Kentucky would soon follow. By 1985, all four lodges had merged to form one lodge to be known as Ku-Ni-Eh #145.

Through its eighty years of camping at Friedlander, forty years of gathering annually at banquets, and twice hosting the National OA Conference, honor campers have been making history in the Cincinnati area. For the first time in 1966, Arrowmen decided that they needed to chronicle that history. Gary Molinsky, chairman of the history committee, along with advisers William Maner and Dale Skyllingstad wrote that first history of Ku-Ni-Eh with the help of Darrell Wilson, Richard Wiseman, and Frank Partee. In 1970, lodge members decided to update that history, generating a product known as "The Merger of the Three." Scott Sterritt was the chairman of the committee, advised by Clarence Graves, Robert Griffin, and Carl Mattingly. Cal Weisman secured the printing. Members of the committee were David Clark, James Garber, Steve Richter, and Steve Bradfield.

It wasn’t until the late 1990’s that another substantial effort toward recording history was made. In 1997, J.D. Bartlett wrote a history of Nachenum Lodge with the assistance of Jimm Faye, Lee Dennis, Gene Geckler, Bill Gray, Larry Fraley, Everett Sherron, John Sherron, Charlie Fitzpatric, Roland Gadd, and Mark Tibbs. That same year, Past Ku-Ni-Eh Chief Brian Holtel began to research and type a complete, updated lodge history.

So after four years and hundreds of hours of work, I present the fruit of my labors, dubbed with the title "The History of Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge." It contains the background of each of the area lodges, now together and strong and beginning 2002 proud of the past and confident for the future. I thank my adviser John Hay for guiding and supporting me through the effort, as well as Gordon Evans, Bill Palmer and others for contributing information. Thanks also go to J.D. Bartlett and James Flatt for providing the histories of Nachenum #145 and Michi-Kina-Qua #155, respectively.

Brothers, this is your past. Now go out and make history.

In Wimachtendienk,

Brian Holtel Lodge History Editor

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The Tribe of Ku-Ni-Eh 1919-1951

Background

The rich, deep and true Scouting that exists in the Dan Beard Council today is the result of the farsightedness and creativity of many men, one of which is Mr. Arthur E. Roberts. The program that he founded and directed for thirty years in the Council camps has had a most profound effect upon all that have come into contact with it—The Ku-Ni-Eh Order.

The "Laws of the Tribe of Ku-Ni-Eh" have trained the Scouts of yesterday to be the Scouters of today.

To more clearly understand the history of the Order, it is necessary to know about Mr. Roberts and his connection with the Council camps.

Mr. Roberts was an outdoorsman and a hardy individualist. In his youth he directed a "wilderness camp" for boys at which emphasis was placed on individual skills and self-reliance. To give color and promote interest, the Indian heritage was used in the camping program.

At some time Edgar Friedlander attended the camp. The style of camping and program in which he participated influenced him so much that when Edgar Friedlander donated Camp Friedlander to the Boy Scouts, he asked Mr. Roberts to be the first Camp Director. At Friedlander, Mr. Roberts continued his ideas of individual development, and so the Ku-Ni-Eh Order was evolved.

Development of the Tribe

In the summer of 1919, Camp Edgar Friedlander was first opened for summer camp by the Cincinnati Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. During that summer and the succeeding summers, Mr. Arthur E. Roberts, the camp director for several seasons to come, saw the need for a brotherhood to honor a select number of those Scouts who, while attending camp, and the year round also, best exemplified the Scout Oath and Law.

On his own initiative, Mr. Roberts investigated many organizations and groups to see what they had to offer towards this brotherhood. One of the first was the Order of the Arrow, which had been founded in 1915 at Treasure Island, the Philadelphia Scout Camp. The Order of the Arrow, however, wanted fifty dollars at the time as an initial membership fee. Mr. Roberts felt this a bit steep, if not ridiculous, and turned elsewhere.

He had decided by this time, though, that this brotherhood should be based on the rituals and ideas of the American Indians since so many of these Indian tribes professed the same virtues and qualities expressed in the Scout Oath and Law. After many months of hunting, Mr. Roberts found what he considered to be the best ceremony for inducting candidates into this brotherhood. The induction ceremony, which he finally worked out, was based on a ritual used by the Kankau, Ku-Ni-Eh000002 Tribe of Ku-Ni-Eh History Page 2 of 4 a tribe of the Maidu Indians of Northern California, to test their boys in the virtues necessary to become a brave. Ku-Ni-Eh, meaning the Order of Manhood in the Maidu tongue, was chosen as the name for this brotherhood.

In 1922 the first induction ceremony was held. The number of boys taken in those first few years and who they were is now unknown. Also unknown is the manner in which this semi-secret order was accepted by the Scouts and Scouters. It is obvious, however, that it was favorable enough for the induction ceremonies to continue those first few summers until it could stand alone, live, and prosper.

Either by the time of the first ceremony, or within a few years thereafter, the ceremonies, membership requirements, an insignia, a song, and other things pertinent to the popularity and growth of the Order were recorded on paper, never to be lost.

One of the most important things discovered and corrected was that when a boy was to be inducted into Ku-Ni-Eh, he could be joined by his father, for the ceremonial pamphlet says, "These ceremonies you shall keep secret from all save your parents from whom you should have no secrets."

Membership in Ku-Ni-Eh could be obtained by Scouts who, in the judgment of the present members of Ku-Ni-Eh, had proved themselves worthy of the honor. The members based their decisions upon the attitude of the boys in camp life with respect to the following: Loyalty to the ideals and spirit of Scouting, participation in campfire work and the general programs of athletics and entertainment insofar as possible, cheerfulness in service and discipline, helpfulness toward new boys, general out-of-doors knowledge, progress in tests, and orderliness of tent and person. Honorary membership was awarded Scout and public officials and other citizens whose interest it was desired to cultivate for Scouting, such as Charles A. Lindberg and Chief Two-Gun White Calf whose portrait appears on the Indian Head nickel.

The initiation into Ku-Ni-Eh consisted of several parts, which were carried out on two different evenings. On Friday night, the initiation was begun with the presentation of the candidates by Mishenewa, guide of the tribe, to the members of Ku-Ni-Eh. At this time Gowana, medicine man of the tribe, informed the candidates of what would be expected of them and they were given the Laws of the Tribe of Ku-Ni-Eh. They were then sent into the forest to spend the night alone and in silence. When awakened in the morning, the candidates were taken to a running stream (Little Miami River) to cleanse themselves in body; spending the night alone and in silence cleansed their minds. They remained silent until the final ceremony was finished.

The following night, Saturday, the remainder of the initiation was presented to the boys. After taps the members and candidates were again assembled before a brightly burning fire where each candidate would have to pledge himself to the Laws of Ku-Ni-Eh. The boys were then given the passwords of the order and sent to another part of the forest where "The Quest for Ku-Ni-Eh," a 292-line poem of a boy seeking the grave of Ku-Ni-Eh, the mightiest of braves, was narrated to them.

Finally, they were led to the council fire of Ta-ko-dah, Chief of the Tribe of Ku-Ni-Eh, to whom they made their final vows and who received them into Ku-Ni-Eh. All of the secrets of Ku-Ni-Eh were revealed to them at this time.

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Symbol

One of the most important parts of this order, in fact of any organization, is the symbol by which it is readily recognized. The symbol of Ku-Ni-Eh was the "We-Hin-Ay-Pay," which means Rising Sun. This is the description of the symbol Mr. Roberts wrote for the Ku-Ni-Eh ceremonial pamphlet: "We take the sun for our symbol and guide because it meant to the Indian Honor and Fidelity, it gives light and warmth, it chases away the shadows and gloom. It follows a straight course through the skies and is never swayed from its purpose. Be like the sun. Find out that which is good and true and hold fast to it. Be not like the hound. A hunter started out on an expedition for food, his hound trailing along at his heels. They had no sooner entered the forest when the hound darted forward and started following a stag. He followed the stag for some distance when a fox darted across the path and, forgetting the stag, the hound followed after the fox. But little distance was covered when a rabbit darted across the path and the hound immediately took up the chase after the rabbit. When the hunter finally caught up he found the hound gazing into the burrow of a field mouse. Lack of determination had led him from a real goal to a lesser and lesser one and the trail was lost. The sun teaches us that we must pick our own objective and follow a straight course toward the goal. About the sun is shown the blue sky of morning when all things begin anew. Green, like nature in the springtime, means blossoming manhood. White is for purity. Red is for pure blood, health, virility and the heart from which issues life. Whenever you look upon this symbol, renew your vows in Ku-Ni-Eh." Let no act of yours bring a shadow cloud over Ku-Ni-Eh like that of the Thunderbird when it is angry. This symbol was taken from a design in the base of a ritual basket of the Maidu Indians.

Ku-Ni-Eh Laws

The laws by which the honored Scouts pledged their lives are as follows:

1. A Ku-Ni-Eh brave tries to gain and keep perfect health; 2. A Ku-Ni-Eh brave controls himself; 3. A Ku-Ni-Eh has courage; 4. A Ku-Ni-Eh is reliable and trustworthy; 5. A Ku-Ni-Eh observes the rules of clean play; 6. A Ku-Ni-Eh is dutiful; 7. A Ku-Ni-Eh is a good workman; 8. A Ku-Ni-Eh is kind; 9. A Ku-Ni-Eh is loyal;

Ku-Ni-Eh has two passwords: The first was Service; the second was Prepared.

The handclasp was similar to the Scout grip with the single addition that when the hands were clasped, both members used the other hand to enclose the gripped hands.

Ku-Ni-Eh Song

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To enrich the Ku-Ni-Eh Order, the following song was written and sung to the tune of "Maryland, My Maryland." It was later approved by the Executive Committee January 3, 1965, as the official song of the lodge.

Where e’re on earth we chance to be Ku-Ni-Eh, my Ku-Ni-Eh Our hearts will ever turn to thee Ku-Ni-Eh, my Ku-Ni-Eh The spirit makes us ever strong Thy comradeship we praise in song Miami’s waters carry it on, Ku-Ni-Eh, my Ku-Ni-Eh.

Thy faith and trust we safely keep Ku-Ni-Eh, my Ku-Ni-Eh In waking hours and midnight sleep, Ku-Ni-Eh, my Ku-Ni-Eh Our fondest thoughts are for our tribe And tho’ we’re scattered far and wide In spirit we’ll be side by side, Ku-Ni-Eh, my Ku-Ni-Eh.

The Program

The tribe confined its activities primarily to summer camp and emphasized camping skills and the improvement of the boys’ minds, attitudes, habits, and other characteristics necessary to make a Scout into a good leader.

The big brother idea was used by Ku-Ni-Eh. Many a time an older Scout or Explorer in Ku-Ni- Eh would go out to talk privately with a boy to point out and help correct the boy’s deficiencies. It was often found that campers were willing to stop bad habits, overcome shyness, repress profanity, develop cleanliness of person, tent, and camp, and show willingness to do volunteer work beyond expectations because of the desire to "get in."

As its popularity spread throughout the Cincinnati Area Council, the knowledge of Ku-Ni-Eh’s success spread to other councils in the Midwest. Over 150 of these councils recognized the worthiness of Ku-Ni-Eh and asked if they might copy it to use at their own council camps. Mr. Roberts and the Cincinnati Area Council gladly let the other councils use this material with the stipulation that it be used for the same purpose and in the same manner as it had been used at Camp Friedlander.

Ku-Ni-Eh proved so successful in these other councils that over forty councils had the Ku-Ni-Eh as part of the summer program. Because of this widespread following, some thought that is would be appropriate to form a national organization. After some discussion, this was considered unwise for many reasons. Also, the National Council, Boy Scouts of America, discouraged the idea because of its own program and the fact that the Order of the Arrow already had a strong foothold in many more councils across the country. In fact, as of 1922, the Order of the Arrow had been an official experiment of the Boy Scouts of America, and in 1934 the National Council gave its full approval to the Order of the Arrow as a part of the Boy Scout movement. Ku-Ni-Eh000005 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 History Page 1 of 38

Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 1951-1985

1951

As the National Scouting movement grew, the Order of the Arrow became deeply entrenched in its program. Thus, many councils which had formed a Tribe of Ku-Ni-Eh within their own framework saw the advisability of having these tribes become lodges in the Order of the Arrow rather than trying to compete with a national organization that had long since been founded for that same purpose. The Cincinnati Area Council also saw this need for transformation.

So it was that, under the direction of Scout Executive Frank Braden, the Order of the Arrow came to Cincinnati, Ohio, in the summer of 1951. The members of the Ku-Ni-Eh Tribe were invited to Camp Edgar Friedlander on August 22, 1951, for the Ordeal, which was presented by the Zit-Kala-Sha Lodge (123) of Louisville, Kentucky. The Ordeal consisted mainly of putting summer camp away. The final Ordeal Ceremony was held in what, at that time, was the new Bloody Run Council Fire Circle.

The Tribe of Ku-Ni-Eh on August 23, 1951, became the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge. Everything was new to all of the members. Their name and symbol remained the same, but the ceremonies, activities, and methods were all changed. No lodge activities were held that winter except for one ceremony in October at Peterloon.

1952

Activities began again in the summer of 1952 when Conrad Fruehan from the Michi-Kini-Kwa Lodge (306) of Hamilton, Ohio worked on the camp staff at Friedlander. In his spare time, and through his own initiative, Fruehan put the floundering lodge on its feet and started it on its way to what is now one of the largest and most active lodges in the nation.

That summer, the ceremonies were the main object on the agenda and the Brotherhood Ceremony was the most important for it was to be the first one for the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge. It was on the evening of August 15, 1952, that nearly one hundred members of the Ku-Ni-Eh lodge participated in a ceremony that would complete their induction and make them Brotherhood members of the Order of the Arrow. This ceremony, held at the newly finished but well hidden ceremonial circle and presented by the Michi-Kini-Kwa Lodge (306) of Hamilton, was as new and strange as the ceremony in which they had participated in the previous summer. The candidates were led out to the trail that passed beneath the site of the old St. George Chapel.

In August, the 37th Anniversary National Order of the Arrow Conference was held at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Since it was so close, the lodge sent a delegation of three Scouts and one Scouter, Mr. Gene Merchant, to the conference. The experiences and information which they acquired there were quite beneficial to the new lodge.

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1953-54

In 1953, at the National Jamboree, it was found out that the round olive-drab colored patch of the Tribe of Ku-Ni-Eh, having the Ku-Ni-Eh symbol alone, was a "poor" trading item. An effort was then made to produce a more suitable design. In 1954, Mr. Cyril J. McCarthy designed and carved a neckerchief slide, which was copied many times. Later the design was approved in 1956 as the official Ku-Ni-Eh slide.

Late in 1953 the well-hidden Ceremonial Circle was accidentally exposed by the opening of the George Washington Pioneering Trail, which opened part of the backwoods and disclosed the circle to campers. Thus, in 1954 a second permanent ceremonial circle located still further in the woods was established by a group led by David Wortendyke and Kirt Shields.

1955

In the spring of 1955, the First Annual Spring Business Meeting was held a Camp Friedlander. The lodge’s first constitution written by Jim Cobb, David McGraw, and Bob Moore was officially approved. Also, Dave McGraw and Mr. Cyril McCarthy organized the records and brought them up to date.

The lodge by now had become quite large—too large, in fact, to adequately carry on its activities as one group. Thus it was that the lodge was organized into eight chapters, one per district, each having the same name as its district: East, West, Clermont, North, Chief Tecumseh, Shawnami, Bloody Run, and Brown. Each chapter was to function as a small lodge with the executive committee coordinating their activities.

The Michi-Kini-Kwa Lodge #306 of Hamilton organized and built the Anthony Wayne Trail. This trail went from Hamilton, Ohio, to Eaton, Ohio, following as closely as possible the route carved by Anthony Wayne on his historic northward march in the early 1870’s. Later Ku-Ni-Eh was to enter into renewing, promoting, and maintaining this trail.

1956

Nineteen hundred fifty-six was the year of the first Vigil for Ku-Ni-Eh. Those persons whom the members of the lodge saw fit to nominate for this great honor included Mr. Winston R. Stubbs, Mr. James Harris, Mr. E. K. Harden, Mr. Jack Dunkle, Mr. Robert L. Brooks, and Mr. Ernie J. Hooper, all professional Scouters and all had been a camp director at some time. The Zit-Kala- Sha Lodge (123) of Louisville, Kentucky put them through the Vigil at Camp Friedlander.

The lodge sent a delegation to Bloomington, Indiana, where the Forty-first Anniversary National Order of the Arrow Conference was held that year.

Beginning in 1956 and continuing into1957, Ku-Ni-Eh entered into a new adventure: organizing, promoting and maintaining a hiking trail. It was opened in 1955 by Michi-Kini-Kwa Lodge. Ku- Ni-Eh became interested in the trail when a group of Explorers from the Bloody Run District

Ku-Ni-Eh000007 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 History Page 3 of 38 hiked the trail. In the early autumn a delegation of lodge members went from Cincinnati to Camp Myron Kahn at the invitation of the Michi-Kini-Kwa Lodge to discuss extending the trail from the Ohio River along the west side of the state to Lake Erie in ten segments, each covering one council (lodge’s) territory. This delegation of two Explorers and two Scouters per council from the ten councils, in which the trail would lie, met each month to discuss the coordinating of their segments. Between these times they would work separately in their own councils. Mr. Lawwill, Chairman of the Anthony Wayne Park Board, was of very great assistance to the trail and one of its hardiest supporters.

A lodge neckerchief was approved in 1956 based on the design made in 1954 by Mr. Cyril J. McCarthy. Rick Dallow, using Mr. McCarthy’s slide, had submitted a neckerchief design, which was accepted as the official Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge neckerchief. The Tribe of Ku-Ni-Eh We-Hin-Ay- Pay patch was redesigned to include the Order of the Arrow significance so as to be worn on the pocket flap instead of centered on the right shirt pocket.

1957

In February the Dan Beard Council of northern Kentucky and the Cincinnati Area Council merged to form the Dan Beard Council. This merger forced the merger of the Order of the Arrow lodges involved Ku-Ni-Eh of Cincinnati and the Michikinaqua (155) of northern Kentucky. This resulted in the new Ku-Ni-Eh (462) with a membership of over 700 boys and men. Also important was the addition of three new names to the list of Vigils: Mr. Cyril McCarthy, David McGraw, and Charles Trickey.

On May 5 the Cincinnati segment of the Anthony Wayne Trail was officially opened when a group of Ku-Ni-Eh lodge officers hiked from the Miami Fort Park (intersection of Miami and Ohio Rivers) to Hamilton via East Miami Road. This riverside route is a very scenic area, featuring log cabins and other relics. This segment was set up mainly through the efforts of Herb Goesling and Peter Kulka, Advisers, and Stan Prusiner, Chairman, A.W.T. Committee.

The success realized by the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge and Michi-Kini-Kwa Lodges on their sections of the trail prompted the Councils in Dayton and Toledo to promote and organize segments.

The Ordeal Ceremonies that summer were put on by each chapter when its own district was in camp.

On August 24 and 25 a group of twelve Explorers and leaders attended the Area 4-C Conclave held at Versailles, Kentucky. By reason of the merger of Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge and Michikinaqua Lodge of Kentucky, this was the only conclave in Kentucky that Ku-Ni-Eh attended and to date there had been none in Ohio.

1958

In 1958 work began under the direction of Mr. James Greenfelder and Mr. Herb Goesling on the third permanent ceremonial circle. This newest circle, shaped like an arrowhead, with the main altars of stone and the well-kept grounds covered with pines, was to be the best circle in southwestern Ohio and on public display. However, due to a lack of continuity, the circle has not been developed to its fullest extent. It has been planned that this ceremonial circle would be fully Ku-Ni-Eh000008 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 History Page 4 of 38 completed by 1965.

This Ku-Ni-Eh delegation to the 43rd Anniversary Conference was: Bob Moore, Stan Prusiner, Dallas Kelly, Harold Abraham, Charles Trickey and Butch Lockwood.

Stan Prusiner, Charles Trickey, and Arthur Roberts collaborated to write a 12-page Lodge Handbook, which included excerpts from the Order of the Arrow Handbook, a condensed history of the Lodge, Constitution of Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge, and the questions for examination for Brotherhood membership. It was presented to new members of the Order.

Harold Abraham, Jim Cobb, Vick Ericson, Dennis G. Sprous, Emmert Parker, Stan Lockwood, and Bob Moore were nominated to the Vigil Honor.

1959

Nineteen hundred fifty-nine saw another merger, the Dan Beard Council and the Fort Hamilton Council of Hamilton, to form one to the largest councils in the country. So it was that Ku-Ni-Eh, in January 1959, merged with a second lodge, the Michi-Kini-Kwa Lodge (306), which performed Ku-Ni-Eh’s first Brotherhood Ceremony and founded the Anthony Wayne Trail.

With this merger, called the Merger of the Three, Ku-Ni-Eh took its biggest step. Membership passed the eight hundred mark. The organization now included twelve chapters. Two segments of the Anthony Wayne Trail covering seventy miles had to be maintained, and the promotion and extension of the trail became top priority. All of this was done in addition to the regular duties of the lodge. But still bigger things were in the planning. With the support of Mr. James Norfolk, Deputy Regional Executive of Region Four, and Mr. Winston R. Stubbs, Director of Camping for the Dan Beard Council, a meeting of the executive branch of Area 4-C consisting of six lodges of southwestern Ohio, was called to plan the first conclave for the area. After much planning and preparation, the first Area 4-C Conclave came to life on August 21, 22, 23, 1959, and through the cooperation of all, was to become an annual event. The Lodge was honored by having one of its past Lodge Chiefs Mr. Bob Moore, serve as a first 4-C Area Chief, one of its Advisers, Mr. John Benzing, serve as first 4-C Area Adviser, and one of its professionals, Mr. Winston R. Stubbs, serve as Area Professional Adviser.

The lodge contingent to the 44th Anniversary Conference of the Order of the Arrow in August at Lawrence, Kansas, consisted of Stan Prusiner, Dick Wiseman, and Harold Abraham.

1960

The first Annual Father and Son Banquet was held January 22, 1960. Gary Dehner – Chairman. Vigil: Jeff Dalbey, Herb Goesling, James Greensfelder, Bill Hater, Peter Kulka, Stan Prusiner, Fred Thiel, and Dr. Charles Zimmer.

Guiding the Lodge in these days of sudden growth and tremendous expansion was Stan Prusiner, Lodge Chief and Mr. Harold Abraham, Adviser. Stan, realizing that only a close-knit and well- informed membership could fulfill the tasks placed on the lodge, started a program of indoctrination and unification.

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Unit Elections

Unit Elections have always been held in the Dan Beard Council according to the standard procedure as outlined in the National Order of the Arrow Handbook. However, due to the expansion of the Council territory, growth in membership, a lack of understanding in interpretation of the Order of the Arrow membership requirements, and a bookkeeping problem, a new and easier method of Unit Elections was sought.

Prior to 1960, information concerning the Order of the Arrow was sent to each Unit Leader and he conducted his own Order of the Arrow election. This resulted in the above mentioned problems. Finally, after much deliberation and reviewing, the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge Executive Committee set up a policy concerning the holding of Unit Elections.

Rick Huff, Chairman, and Mr. Robert C. Griffin, Adviser, headed this committee and formulated the Unit Election policies used in the council today. Those policies are:

1. Unit elections must be held before the summer camp season begins. 2. A member of the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge Unit Elections Committee must be present to assist the Unit Leader and help tally votes. 3. An official election card, signed by a Unit Elections Committee member, will be given to the Unit Leader and this is to be presented to the O.A. representative when the unit checks into camp.

The definition of an Order of the Arrow election year and the establishment of Chapter Unit Election Committees were later approved by the Lodge Executive Committee.

On April 1, 2, and 3 there was a hike opening the Dan Beard Trail. This hike was limited to 100 members of the O.A. Hardly had the enthusiasm of the opening of the Dan Beard Trail ceased, when the Lodge conducted an Anthony Wayne Trail Commemoration hike on May 13, 14, and 15. This project, under the Anthony Wayne Trail Committee headed by Chairman Walt Schnee, Jr. and Mr. Warren Judd, Adviser, attracted more than 700 Scouts from as far away as St. Louis.

Approximately 400 Scouts hiked the Cincinnati segment from Ft. Miami Park to Hamilton, while the other 300 hikers trekked from Eaton, Ohio, to Hamilton. All 700 Scouts met at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on the bank of the Great Miami River in downtown Hamilton where Indian dancing, refreshments, and several speeches climaxed the three-day celebration, which commemorated 165 years of peace with the Indians, the signing of the Treaty of Greenville, and 50 years of Scouting for boys in the U.S.

In line with the goals adopted at the 1959 National Order of the Arrow Conference, the Lodge published the first edition of the "Where To Go Camping" booklet-Outdoor Adventure. Jim Gray, Jr., and Paul Berning wrote and edited this publication. Since its first publication, this booklet has proved invaluable to the thousands of Scouts in the Council.

Thirty-five Arrowmen attended the 1960 4-C Conference at Camp Cricket Holler, Dayton, Ohio, August 26, 27, and 28. At this meeting, Jim Gray was elected Lodge Chief and Lloyd Liggett, Vice-Lodge Chief, while delegates also approved an expenditure of $400.00 for Dan Beard Council camp promotion films.

1961

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January 13 1961 marked the date of the second Lodge banquet held at Knox Presbyterian Church. One hundred and twenty-five Arrowmen and fathers attended. Fred Terhauds and Gary Dehner were co-chairmen of this event. Mr. Arthur E. Roberts, founder of Ku-Ni-Eh was the speaker. Sun-Ga-Mi Indian dancers performed.

Members nominated for the Vigil and presented at the Banquet were: Sev Amiot, Walt Bonner, Herb Schmidt, Earl Vickers, Ken Strawn, Ron Gillian, Fred Terauds, Bruce Loughry, and Warren Judd.

Unit elections were advised by Mr. Robert Griffin, and the Chairman was Rick Huff.

The Spring Business Meeting brought a change in voting – 20 per chapter. This meeting was held March 18-19 at Camp Friedlander. The change in voting was necessary due to the difference on Chapter attendance at the Business Meeting. If each person had one vote, the chapter with the most members present could "control" the vote. To eliminate this problem and to ensure equal voting privileges for all eligible members, the members voted to allow each chapter with the votes being split percentage-wise among eligible voters who attended. New lodge patch design with fully embroidered blue background and narrow white edge was adopted. Great Northern Chapter won the attendance award.

Summer activities were the same as in the past year but with more emphasis on correct costuming and conducting ceremonies. (This was a result of a program that had started late in 1959 and continued through 1960 to the summer of 1961. In fact, this had always been a problem and was to remain so for some years.) At Camp Myron Kahn there was a movement to make the Ordeal more basic and beneficial to the participants. As a result, Ordealees were made to cook their own breakfast—the first time this was done, to our knowledge.

The 46th Anniversary Conference of the Order held in August at Bloomington, Indiana offered the Lodge a chance to become better acquainted with all phases of the order. The delegation consisted of Warren Judd, W. Sev Amiot, V. Roden, Jon Rosenweig, Gary Molinsky, H. Schaeffer, Emery "Indian Joe" George, Fred Terauds, Bill Taylor, Mike Stearns, Allen Rosenweig, and Ted McMahon. For the first time these lodge members were made aware of the scope and vastness of the Order of the Arrow.

Cricket Holler hosted the 1961 4-C Area Conference on May 5, 6, and 7. Total attendance was 114. We displayed Dan Beard and Anthony Wayne Trails and Outdoor Adventure booklet.

Brotherhood Rules and Growth

In the Brotherhood Ceremony, the Ordeal members were asked by Nutiket, "Have they the right to learn more?" to which Kichkinet answers, "They have continued their interest in Scouting and the camping program and have given their time in support thereof." Upon this basis is an Ordeal member to be admitted to the Brotherhood.

The responsibility of the Ordeal obligation and the further promises of the Brotherhood have and will always remain in the hands of the individual. However, throughout the past several years the Lodge members have not risen to the fulfillment of their obligations and a serious state of indifference has existed within the Lodge. As a result of this indifference, those who proceeded up the path from Ordeal to Brotherhood did so with no realization of the Brotherhood, Cheerfulness, and Service to which they were dedicated.

Each year, through the Brotherhood, many Lodge members sealed their membership in the Order, but did nothing else. Support of camping was low, service was at a standstill, and Ku-Ni-Eh000011 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 History Page 7 of 38 attendance at Lodge functions was almost non-existent.

In desperation, the Lodge Executive Committee decided to "save" the Brotherhood and ultimately, the Lodge. A first part of the answer to the problem of indifference lies in the adoption of rules to promote interest in the Order and Scouting. In May 1961, the Executive Committee adopted the following Brotherhood Rules:

1. In order to obtain the Brotherhood Membership, an Ordeal member must attend at least five workdays. 2. Brotherhood Membership may not be obtained without a recommendation from the Chapter. 3. The Brotherhood questions must be asked of the candidate before the ceremony and must be answered by the candidate correctly. 4. Only a Brotherhood member is a full member of the Lodge. 5. The Brotherhood admonition and sign must be given before witnessing a Brotherhood Ceremony.

At last the Lodge had a definite policy for the awarding of the Brotherhood Honor. This policy stood until 1962 when certain flaws were noticed.

1962

The third Lodge Banquet was a success due to the persistent efforts and work of Mr. W. Sev Amiot and Gary Molinsky, Adviser and Chairman of the Banquet Committee. It was held at Princeton High School January 13, 1962. Mr. Pearle Whitehead was the speaker. Two hundred twenty-five boys and fathers attended the affair. Vigil nominees were: Gary Molinsky, Robert Griffin, Jim Gray, Lou Moon, Emery George, Jim Kramer, Earl Lauderbeck, Jim Meyer, and Walt Schnee, Jr.

At the January Executive Committee meeting, constitutional amendments were offered by Gary Molinsky to bring the lodge up to a more business-like basis and provide more information to the new inductees. This action soon blossomed into a small movement and at the 1962 Spring Business Meeting, March 16 and 17, the amendments passed with but a few alterations.

During the business meeting the Lodge put on its best and demonstrated nothing less than the enthusiasm of a national political convention when election of officers was scheduled. Everything from brass bands, placards, posters, pamphlets, and campaign buttons were present. Without a doubt, this Spring Business meeting will be remembered as the most active since the merger in 1959-60 when Michi-Kini-Kwa Lodge "ruled" and "dictated" to Cincinnati members. Chataqua Chapter won the attendance award.

Summer camp activity was more vigorous this year due to the setting of a deadline on all Unit Elections. Arguments and troubles were many, but all managed to get through the summer in fair shape. Induction was good and members were made to realize that they were taking upon themselves an obligation of service and not merely joining another organization.

The third 4-C Area Conference was held by Nachenum Lodge, Middletown, Ohio, August 17, 18, and 19 at Camp Hook. Under the direction of Jon Rosenweig, Vice-Lodge Chief, the Ku-Ni- Eh Lodge sent a large delegation of interested and spirited members.

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In September 1962, Clarence Graves and Mr. Bill Maner were appointed to succeed Rick Huff and Mr. Robert Griffin, Jr., respectively. These two further clarified the election procedure by making available more information on the Order of the Arrow. Their goal was to make sure that 100% of all eligible units held O.A. elections. Through lots of hard work and long trips throughout the Council, those two made an enviable percentage of unit elections possible.

October 20th marked the date of the first Fall Fellowship Day. One hundred Arrowmen attended this event, which was characterized by work projects, recreation, and a free meal given by the Lodge. On this same night, Lou Moon and Gary Molinsky were inducted into the Vigil.

There had been a growing discontent within the Lodge regarding induction into Brotherhood. The Brotherhood had never really been stressed as an honor, although there had been repeated tries to do so. In hope that something could be done to remedy this situation, a Brotherhood Committee was appointed consisting of Rick Huff, Chairman; Dennis King, Jon Rosenweig, Bill Manning, members; and Mr. Robert C. Griffin, Adviser, was set up to modify the rules. Their report as adopted by the Executive Committee required 2 O.A. workdays plus 12 service points for membership.

With the passage of these policies, the Brotherhood has grown in the eyes of all members as the true sealing of membership in the Order through the giving of one’s self to Brotherhood, Cheerfulness, and Service.

1963

At the January 1963 Executive Committee Meeting, the "12 Points System" was adopted upon the Brotherhood Committee’s recommendation. It was now necessary for each member to acquire "12 points" along with chapter and unit leader’s recommendation before he became eligible for Brotherhood. Attendance at two workdays was required and the other points could be earned at four per workday, two per unit election or camp promotion.

Glenn Scott, Jr. and Mr. Walter Scott, chairman and adviser of the Banquet Committee, did a fine job when banquet time came. A delicious meal, wonderful entertainment, a terrific speaker, and several surprises highlighted this affair.

One of the surprises was the announcement of the resignation of Mr. Harold Abraham as Lodge Adviser. Mr. Abraham was presented with a statuette by the Lodge on which was inscribed: "Presented to Harold Abraham, Order of the Arrow, Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge Adviser 1956-1962." In view of the tremendous zeal, interest, dedication and guidance that Mr. Abraham had given to the Lodge and its members over the past years, he was honored with the title of "Lodge Lay Adviser Emeritus." Replacing Mr. Abraham as Lodge Lay Adviser was Mr. Robert C. Griffin who had held several advisory positions within the Lodge.

Second, a very impressive Vigil call-out ceremony improvised by Hr. Herb Goesling, and under the direction of Fred Terauds, Vigil Chairman, was used in the presentation of the largest group of Vigil candidates in the Lodge’s history. Those marked for this special recognition were: Roger Hurlburt, Dave Perin, Rick Huff, Jon Rosenweig, Ed Bowling, Walter Scott, Jim Poe, Tom Rechtin, Dan Lea, Bill Maner, Glenn Scott, Richard Gruber, and James Norfolk, Deputy Regional Executive and Professional Adviser for Area 4-C.

The 1963 unit election chairman, Clarence Graves, and adviser, Mr. Bill Maner, formed a team

Ku-Ni-Eh000013 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 History Page 9 of 38 that combined hard work and experience to make this the most successful year yet in unit elections. With the knowledge and experience gained in past years this team planned, wrote, phoned and instructed those who were responsible for the elections.

This work resulted in a year of fewer disputes than had ever been experienced before, plus a total of new Lodge inductees well over the 300 mark.

On June 1 and 2 the Regional O.A. Training Session was held at Camp Cricket Holler. Ten adults and Scouts from Ku-Ni-Eh attended.

Summer camp was again a tremendous well-developed program of induction and workdays under the direction of Mr. Herb Goesling and Mr. Robert Griffin, and O.A. representative, Rick Huff. Three hundred twenty-three were inducted. Tradition was changed when the Lodge’s Tenth Annual Business Meeting was held on November 16, 17 instead of during the Spring. This meeting proved to be a time of some change in the Lodge policy. An especial point of worth was the introduction of the "Clan System."

The "Clan System" works accordingly: the chapters are to be subdivided into clans formed by the District boundaries. The Clan, working under the Chapter, would have a clan chief and other officers as needed. Clans are subject to the Chapter and the Lodge’s constitution plus any needed by-laws, approved by the Executive Committee.

The 1963 Brotherhood Committee was chaired by Warren Gooley with Walter Scott as Adviser.

August 20-23 marked the time of the 48th Anniversary National Order of the Arrow Conference at Champaign, Illinois. As in past years, the Lodge was well represented. The following were delegates: Jon Rosenweig, John Stolzenberg, John Maner, Bill Manning, Rick Huff, Warren Gooley, Mike Stearns, Glenn Scott, Clarence Graves, G. Taylor, Bill Maner, Warren Judd, W. Sev Amiot, and Robert Griffin.

Many varied and interesting Arrow-facts were learned by all who attended. There is little doubt that the Lodge has grown since the return of these boys to positions of influence and responsibility.

Following the return of the delegates from the National Conference, the Lodge sent a large delegation of members to the 5th 4-C Area Conference held at Portsmouth on September 7-8, 1963. Jon Rosenweig, Lodge Chief, was elected to Area Vice-Chief at this meeting.

Our own Camp Friedlander hosted the 5th Annual Father and Son Banquet held under the direction of Paul and Dale Skyllingstad, chairman and adviser respectively. Attendance was 238, there was food good, and fellowship was at its best.

Rick Huff, who had been elected Lodge Chief at the Fall Business Meeting, was officially installed. No Vigil Honor members were announced for the year.

1964

To further place the Lodge in line with National Policy, Clarence Graves, at the January 5, 1964 Executive Committee Meeting proposed to have the Lodge’s number "462" added to the Lodge patch and Lodge neckerchief. Also the patch and neckerchief were to be embroidered in white as Ku-Ni-Eh000014 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 History Page 10 of 38 first designed. This passed for approval. A limit of three patches per year was established.

In April a newly designed cover and edition of the We-Hin-Ay-Pay was sent to the Lodge members. Pictures were used for the first time in the We-Hin-Ay-Pay.

The 1964 Unit Elections Committee was advised by Mr. Bill Maner and John Maner was the chairman. This father-son team added a great deal to our unit election success.

A Spring Fellowship was schedule for May 15 and 16 at Camp Friedlander.

The first Lodge Project Day on June 6, 1964 was scheduled to replace the postponed Spring Fellowship. Attendance was 33 and this was set aside as a permanent lodge event.

At certain intervals in the thirteen-year history of the Lodge, there seemed to be a good spirit and drive among members. This was one of those years. Under the theme "Ku-Ni-Eh – Best in the Nation," the Lodge started a definite plan for improvement. To make the tap-out a more significant event in the summer camping program, it was decided to move the ceremony from the Wednesday evening campfire to Friday night, where it became a special program of its own. The natural setting across and along the lakes at the camps made the tap-out ceremonies truly beautiful and meaningful event.

The 1964 Brotherhood Committee, chaired by Cliff Plank and Mr. Fred Weyler as adviser, presented the new pocketsize Brotherhood Requirement card.

Summer events for the Lodge were culminated with the 1964 4-C Area Conference held at Chief Logan Reservation, Chillicothe, Ohio. At the Conference, Warren Gooley, first Vice-Chief, was appointed Lodge Chief due to the resignation of Rick Huff.

All of the 83 Lodge members that attended the Conference fully enjoyed themselves through their participation in all phases of the Conference program. Our delegation had several highlights at the Conference: an Indian hogan, planned and constructed under the direction of Mr. Bill Maner, and a cooking demonstration featuring fresh northern pike brought in from Canada for the occasion, barbecued chickens and steak, and peach and cherry cobblers cooked by Dave Martin, Harry Ralston, Mike Brown, and Gary Molinsky.

Arrowmen from Ku-Ni-Eh showed that their skills not only lay in the basic Scout fields, but also in "extras," as the delegates "swept clean" the awards for the aquatics meet.

Dave Martin, Inito Chapter member, unveiled the Lodge Flag, which he made for the Lodge.

Mr. James Norfolk, Regional Adviser to the Order, notified the Area that some Lodges would no longer be a part of the Area 4-C. Changes were to be made for better traveling. Miami Lodge, Dayton Ohio; Shawnee Lodge, Portsmouth, Ohio; and Maka-Ina Lodge, Chillicothe, Ohio, were added to the 4-C Area while Wyandota Lodge, Marion, Ohio; Lou Ott Lodge, Mansfield, Ohio; and Katinonkwat Lodge, Columbus, Ohio, were dropped.

On September 11 and 12, 1964, a "catch-all" ordeal was held at Camp Myron Kahn. In all, sixty- eight boys and adults were received into the Order. Also at this time, an Executive Committee Meeting was conducted under the supervision of Chief Warren Gooley. Highlights of the meeting included the adoption of a committee to determine: (1) a major yearly work project, and (2) the presentation of a yearly "report to the Executive" from the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge.

The 11th Annual Lodge Business Meeting on November 7 and 8, 1964 moved the Lodge closer Ku-Ni-Eh000015 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 History Page 11 of 38 to a goal of better service and participation by Lodge members. In order to insure a more orderly and efficient Lodge operation, the members voted to abolish the Service Area Chapter system. A new Chapter system was adopted.

This Chapter system would go into effect immediately and would allow each Scout district to become a voting Chapter with the power of representation at the Business meeting and Executive Committee meetings when certain requirements were met. The requirements were:

Organization of a District Chapter

1. Boys indicate a desire to become active. 2. Obtain approval of District Camping Committee. 3. Obtain approval of District Executive. 4. Lodge Lay Adviser, with approval of district camping chairman, will appoint a district chapter lay adviser. The District Executive (associate or assistant) will be the professional adviser. 5. An organizational meeting of the boys is held and chapter officers are elected. Committee chairmen are appointed. 6. A chapter must have a minimum of 15 active boy members. 7. Regular meeting dates are set. A calendar of dates and activities must be coordinated with district, council, and lodge calendars. 8. After completing steps 1 through 7, the district chapter submits a resume to the Lodge Executive Committee. After the approval of the executive committee, the chapter chief will have a full vote on the executive committee.

Written: November 8, 1964 Approved: Clarence Graves, Lodge Chief Elect 1965 Warren Gooley, Lodge Chief 1964 Mr. Robert Griffin, Lodge Lay Adviser Mr. Joe Pacot, Lodge Professional Adviser

Four other constitutional amendments passed with Lodge approval:

1. Any member of the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge can hold office in the Lodge through his 20th birthday, provided he is not 21 at any time during his term of office. 2. Whereupon the Chief’s office is vacated, the 1st Vice-Chief will take up the office and responsibilities of Chief and the 2nd Vice-Chief will take up the office of Vice-Chief, assuming the office and responsibilities of both Vice-Chiefs. 3. Wherein a Clan of the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge gains sufficient strength to warrant Chapter status, this Clan, with the approval of the Executive Committee, will become a Chapter with its own vote and its Chief a member of the Executive Committee. 4. Upon election of a member of the Ku-Ni-Eh to a Lodge office, there will follow a series of training sessions before he is inducted into office in January. This will better enable him to adjust to the responsibilities of his office.

Each of the 93 Arrowmen that attended this Business Meeting did his share to help further the betterment of the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge.

On December 12, 1964, the 1st Lodge Training Session conducted by Joe Pacot, Ku-Ni-Eh Professional Adviser, and John MacLardie, Lay Adviser of Miami Lodge, Dayton, Ohio, was attended by the newly elected Lodge officers, Chapter officers, committee chairman and Advisers, and other interested Lodge members.

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1965

With the event of the New Year, the new Lodge officers took over their respective duties. At the first Executive Committee meeting on January 3rd, under the newly elected officers, business moved at a fast pace. Among the business to pass with the approval of the Executive Committee was the adoption of the song, "Ku-Ni-Eh, My Ku-Ni-Eh" of the Ku-Ni-Eh Order, as the official song of the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge.

An overwhelming attendance of Arrowmen and Fathers to the total of 276 swarmed into Camp Edgar Friedlander on Saturday, January 9, 1965, for the Lodge’s 6th Annual Father and Son Banquet. Ron and Ted Kidd, son and father respectively, worked to make this banquet the wonderful success that it was. Mr. Winston Stubbs, Scout Professional, served as guest speaker while the Wa-Zi-Ya-Ta Sioux Dancers provided the entertainment.

Adding a certain birthday spirit to the Banquet was a 50th Anniversary birthday cake presented to the Lodge members to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Order of the Arrow during 1965.

A second feature of the night was the introduction of seven Lodge members who were tapped out for the Vigil Honor. These seven would be the first to receive the new Vigil Activities Necklace: Hubert Taylor, Clarence Graves, Warren Gooley, Rick Hovemeyer, Basil Starkey, Paul Berning, and Bill Shire.

The evening’s festivities climaxed with the formal installation of Clarence Graves as the 1965 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge Chief and other officers Ron Kidd, Mike Stanforth, Jim Monahan, and Tom Schnell. A challenge from Mr. Basil Starkey, Scout Executive followed.

The theme, "Alive in ’65," is a most appropriate one for the activities in which Ku-Ni-Eh took part during the year of 1965. The Lodge as a whole has never accomplished more that the Ku-Ni- Eh accomplished during this year. Under the excellent supervision and hard-working officers, nothing seemed too great a task for the Lodge to tackle.

With the coming of February, unit elections began to get under full swing under the chairmanship of Rick Hovemeyer and Adviser Mr. Ernest H. Hovemeyer. A revised election procedure placed more emphasis on the selection of qualified candidates who would continue active service. Election results were announced the night of the election and an Ordeal Candidate card presented to each successful candidate.

The 1965 Brotherhood Committee was advised by Richard Gruber and chaired by John Applegate.

By this new system, more than five hundred Scouts and Scouters were elected by their units. Also, during this time the various committees started to form, taking in interested members from the Lodge.

At the April Beaver Day, a committee to select a new circle site, composed of Gene Moon, Ron Kidd, and Clarence Graves, discovered the location of the Lower Craig circle. Mr. Robert Griffin, Lodge lay Adviser, and Basil Starkey, Scout Executive, were called to the site and gave their approval. On the May workday a large group of Arrowmen bulldozed a road to the site, cleared the candidate trail, and began the clearing and construction of the circle. Later in the summer Mike Harbison, with the assistance of Mr. Griffin, built the stone arrowhead fireplace. Ku-Ni-Eh000017 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 History Page 13 of 38

The original concrete We-Hin-Ay-Pay was transferred to the new circle. Although not completed, the circle was far enough along to allow several of the season’s ceremonies there.

The annual Spring Fellowship was held on the first day of May and everything was the same as usual except for the fact that this year it was co-ed. During a meeting of the lodge membership present at the Spring Fellowship, several amendments were passed which pertained to the Lodge Rules.

The Lodge Dance Team was organized during the summer, encouraged by Clarence Graves and chaired by Ron Kidd.

Besides the regular Opportunity Days in which Arrowmen give cheerful service, the Lodge also supplied a service crew for the Council Recognition-Appreciation Day at Camp Friedlander. Also, later in the year, Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge provided a work crew for the Peterloon Camporee, and was presented a tepee by the Council for our services.

In July Scout Executive Basil F. Starkey was inducted into the Vigil Honor at a special ceremony, which was preceded by a cookout steak dinner at Camp Friedlander for all Lodge Vigil members. Mr. Starkey was unable to attend the original ceremony in the spring of the year, and although his arm was still in a cast, he didn’t ask for any special consideration. It was a pleasure to induct our Supreme Chief-of-the-Fire as a Vigil Honor Member of the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge.

During this weekend the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge Vigil Silver Triangle Necklace was presented for the first time. The Silver Triangle is presented for at least one or more years of exceptional service to the lodge as a Vigil Honor member, in addition to certain specific requirements. This award was conceived, designed, and made by Mr. Bill Maner, and is a sterling silver triangle with a silver arrow mounted on each side and suspended on a heavy red and white cord.

The summer program was the greatest recorded in our history. The Lodge initiated a written set of Summer Operations, and started a drive to further solemnize the Ordeal and successfully completed six Ordeals and two Brotherhood Ceremonies. But that doesn’t complete the picture for the Lodge also initiated a set of Tribal Laws, which are destined to add and replenish the tradition of the Indian in our Lodge. As part of this, Mr. Maner’s new idea, the activity necklace, was given to new members at the summer ordeals. It consisted of a one-inch leather square stamped with the We-Hin-Ay-Pay suspended on a thong. Round blue beads were issued for each six hours service, yellow for lodge activities, and two red pipe beads for Brotherhood induction. Vigil members replaced the We-Hin-Ay-Pay with a leather Vigil triangle.

1965 was the fiftieth anniversary of the Order of the Arrow and Ku-Ni-Eh celebrated this occasion with almost all of the other lodges throughout the country by sending a thirty member delegation to the Fiftieth Anniversary National Conference at Bloomington, Indiana. All who attended agreed that it was an unforgettable experience and of the utmost value to our Lodge.

However, the lodge did not stop here—the Area 4-C Conference was held at Camp Friedlander for the first time since 1959. This was one more way for our Lodge to show its pride in the success of the Order of the Arrow in the last 50 years. During the conference, Ku-Ni-Eh earned the right to keep the Ku-Na-Mi-Ta-Sh-Ma Trophy by scoring the highest on an overall point system just introduced this year.

In the fall the Lodge held its Annual Fall Business Meeting where fellow brothers witnessed a film and speech given by FBI Agent Rhein. The highlight was on Sunday when the members elected their new officers for 1966. Those elected where: Clarence Graves, Lodge Chief (second

Ku-Ni-Eh000018 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 History Page 14 of 38 term); James Monahan and Mike Harbison, Vice Chiefs; Dave Martin, Treasurer; and Charles Harbin, Secretary. The election was held by a popular vote basis, which was approved by the lodge membership at the Spring Fellowship, and the committee even provided voting booths with printed ballots.

The Lodge ended the year in preparation for the new year by following a "Fall Climax Program: whereby the latter prepared for the coming year, including a Lodge Training Session, to better prepare 1966 officers for their jobs. A written copy of the Lodge policy was adopted which superceded all past transactions of the Executive Committee thereby clearing the table for a recorded set of Lodge policies.

It’s believed that the rich program initiated in 1965 will lead this lodge to further success and accomplishments.

1966

The annual Father and Son Banquet was held January 8 at Christ Church, 4th and Sycamore, under the chairmanship of Rodger Hurlbert and Adviser Fred Hurlbert. The following were tapped out for the Vigil Honor: John Applegate, Robert Bonner, Ed Bowling, John Maner, James Parsons, Paul Skyllingstad, John Stolzenberg, Ernest H. Hovenmeyer, and Charles Parker. Lodge Officers installed were: Clarence Graves, Chief; James Monahan, Vice-Chief, Mike Harbison, Vice-Chief; Charles Harbin, Secretary; and Dave Martin, Treasurer. Official 1966 calendars were given to all members at the Banquet. Entertainment was provided by Ginny Ruehlman, Miss Cincinnati, who was made an honorary member of the Lodge.

The Spring Fellowship was held on May 1 at Camp Friedlander with the morning being a work session. This was follow by an afternoon of fun and games. The festivities ended with a free steak dinner.

Two Brotherhood Ceremonies were conducted: one on May 21 and the other on September 17. A total of 20 members took the Brotherhood in 1966.

Our summer’s events began with a July 10 Executive Committee Meeting at Camp Friedlander where Clarence Graves, the Lodge Chief, unveiled to the committee a plan known as the Ku-Ni- Eh Lodge "Master Plan." This plan gave the Lodge a set of written goals. The "Master Plan" was the product of years of service given by old members and past officers. The Ordeal Committee, Dave Martin, Chairman, conducted five ordeals. Three were held at Friedlander and two at Myron Kahn, and inducted over 300 members who put in 2,750 man-hours of work.

Ron Bell arranged for transportation to the Area 4-C held at Camp Avery Hand, Mansfield, Ohio, on August 26-28. The Dance Team headed by Malcolm Clark performed, and all sixty- three members of the Lodge put forth their best efforts and were rewarded with a first-place trophy overall, and also received the Ku-Na-Ma-Ta-Sh-Ma trophy for the second consecutive year as the top lodge at the conference. Clarence Graves was elected as the 1967 Area 4-C Chief. Mr. Joe Pacot was appointed Area 4-C Professional Adviser and Mr. Robert C. Griffin was appointed Area 4-C Lay Adviser.

The Fall Business Meeting was held November 12-13 at Camp Friedlander. Elected to lodge office were: Jim Gosse, Chief; Malcolm Clark, Vice-Chief; Paul King, Vice-Chief; Bill Benson, Secretary; and Rick Reif, Treasurer.

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A Lodge T-shirt was made available which had the We-Hin-Ay-Pay emblem in full color and Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 WWW" lettered around the emblem. Also available this year was an enameled metal neckerchief slide having the We-Hin-Ay-Pay emblem.

A Lodge Officers Training Session was held at Camp Friedlander on December 10-11.

1967

The Father and Son Banquet was held January 7 at Christ Church on 4th Street in downtown Cincinnati. Clarence Graves was the chairman and the Master of Ceremonies. The guest speaker was Charles Carraher from the Cincinnati Enquirer, who spoke on "Life with a Capital E," putting emphasis on "enthusiasm." Mr. Basil Starkey installed the new officers: James Gosse, Lodge Chief; Paul King, Vice Chief; Jerry Neidert, Vice Chief; Rick Reil, Treasurer; and Bill Benson, Secretary.

Vigil nominees tapped were: James Gosse, Dave Martin, Mr. Harold Moon, and Mr. James "007" Bohn. Mr. Joseph Pacot was re-assigned as Lodge Professional Adviser for 1967.

The lodge, led by Chairman Gary Breller, once again provided man power for the operation of two concession stands at the May 19-21 Peterloon as a lodge service project. That evening the Lodge Dance Team performed for the Council campfire.

The Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge hosted the Cincinnati Annual Thunderbird Pow-Wow on June 3 at Camp Edgar Friedlander. The Pow-Wow was co-sponsored by the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge and the Cincinnati Recreation Department. The activities consisted of archery events, fire making, and Indian dance competition. This event was open to all people interested in Indian Lore in the Greater Cincinnati Area. The Ku-Ni-Eh Dance Team made an excellent showing and was presented with the traditional peace pipe as the champion team for 1967.

Two Brotherhoods were held during the year, with five Ordeals.

The 52nd Anniversary National Conference was held August 28-31 at the University of Nebraska. The delegation, led by Clarence Graves, and Mr. Bob Griffin, Adviser, were housed in the Twin Towers Building. The delegation of 30 members arrived by chartered bus after a fun- filled 22 hours of travel, with much singing and little sleep. Two of our Indian dancers, Jim Rice and Rick Surber, led the entire procession of national lodges during the Indian pageant, which was held in the stadium, Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge won the "Aksarben" trophy for achievement as top lodge of Region Four in the athletic events. While no Ku-Ni-Eh member won an individual first place ribbon, it was our team effort, our undying enthusiasm that won this trophy.

The shock over the announcement of the new National Membership Election requirements led our lodge and Area 4-C under the direction of our Area Chief, Clarence Graves, to formulate a petition and obtain signatures of lodge chiefs and OA members from around the nation. The petition was submitted to the National Order of the Arrow Secretary for consideration by the National Committee. The efforts of those in support of this petition resulted in the new membership requirements being made optional for the following year, and additional study was to be made by the National Committee.

Lodge Chief, James Gosse, led our delegation to the Area 4-C Conference, which was held at Camp Hook in Middletown, Ohio, on September 8-10. The lodge’s show-and-do was on

Ku-Ni-Eh000020 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 History Page 16 of 38 survival, which included fishnet tying. Other activities included Indian dancing, lodge displays, discussion groups, and an annual watermelon fight in the camp pool.

At the Sunday morning business session, conducted by the 1967 Area Chief Clarence Graves, Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge was thrilled to hear the judges’ decision that once again Ku-Ni-Eh was top lodge in the area. This meant that the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge had won permanent possession of the revolving Ku-Na-Ma-Ta-Sha-Ma Trophy by having won top honors for the past three consecutive years. Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge gained additional honor when Dave Martin was selected as Vice Chief of the Area for 1968.

The Annual Business Meeting was held on November 11 at Camp Edgar Friedlander. The officers elected were Mike Schneider, Chief; Mooie Mulcahey, Vice Chief; Steve Bradfield, Vice Chief; Donald Graves, Treasurer, and Jim Garber, Secretary.

The meeting was a one-day session, which was closed by slide of the National Conference and slides of the World Jamboree, and dismissed after the traditional forming of the Brotherhood circle and the singing of the National OA Song.

The year was ended with an officers’ training held on December 15 at the Scout Office. This was to acquaint the new officers with their new responsibilities.

1968

The Father and Son Banquet was held on January 6, 1968, at the Masonic Temple on Fifth and Sycamore in downtown Cincinnati. James Gosse, Lodge Chief was presiding and Robert Rusby was our guest speaker. Robert Rusby was serving as Deputy Region Four Executive and Professional Adviser for the Area 4-C. Gary Breller was the Banquet Chairman and his father, Henry Breller, was the Adviser.

Robert Griffin, our lodge lay adviser, announced he was retiring as lodge adviser but would continue to be active in the lodge. Mr. Griffin then introduced our new lodge adviser, Mr. Ronald Temple, who was the National Chief in 1961. Mr. Temple then accepted the position and challenged the lodge for progress. Mr. Temple is serving as the Assistant Dean of Men of the University of Cincinnati.

Mr. Griffin was pleasantly surprised when he was presented a plaque inscribed "For cheerful Service" for his many years of service to Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge.

Mr. Basil F. Starkey, our Supreme Chief of the Fire, then installed the new lodge officers: Mike Schneider, Lodge Chief; Mooie Mulcahey, Vice Chief; Steve Bradfield, Vice Chief; Donald Graves, Treasurer; and James Garber, Secretary.

Those tapped out for the Vigil Honor were: Gary Breller, Blake Jenkins, Rick Groth, Clarence Groth, and Roger Judd.

Unit Elections was headed by Joe Mirlisena as chairman, and Don Honnerlaw served as his adviser.

Two Brotherhood Ceremonies were held and four Ordeal Ceremonies. We inducted 310 new Ordeal members and encouraged them to attend the Area Conference.

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The Area 4-C Conference was held at Camp Lazarus in Columbus, Ohio. The theme was "Bound in Brotherhood." Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge had 65 in attendance out of a total of 256. Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge won the watermelon fight in the camp pool, our Show-and-Do was tin-can cookery, and we presented the Ordeal Ceremony for the Area. Ku-Ni-Eh won second place with no first place given.

The Fall Business Meeting was held on Saturday, November 11, at the University of Cincinnati. The officers elected were: Mike Schneider, re-elected as Lodge Chief; Bert Penn, Vice Chief; Jim Garber, Vice Chief; Mike Mattingly, Treasurer; and Bill Rinchel, Secretary.

1969

The tenth annual Father and Son Banquet was held on January 4, 1969, at the University of Cincinnati with 225 in attendance. We were very fortunate to have Mr. Dave Boshea, National Secretary of the Order of the Arrow, talk to us about the OA’s part in the Boypower-Manpower ’76 programs. Later in the evening the new officers were formally installed. They were: Mike Schneider, Lodge Chief; Bert Penn, First Vice Chief; Jim Garber, Second Vice Chief; Mike Mattingly, Treasurer; and Bill Rickel, Secretary. Those nominated for the Vigil Honor were: Mike Schneider, Steve Bradfield, Mr. Richard Bradfield, Mr. Henry Breller, and Mr. Dick Young. After several comments from our adviser, Mr. Temple, the banquet was closed with the singing of the OA song.

Unit elections began in February under the able leadership of Mike Stock and his adviser, Mr. Erwin Stock. An informative training session was held at U.C. on February 16 to acquaint each chapter’s election teams with the complicated procedure. Although the election ceremony was often confusing to the election team, it added 538 new candidates to Ku-Ni-Eh’s membership of 796.

As in the past, out lodge supplied over 15 boys to help sell concessions at the Peterloon, held at Camp Craig in May. May also marked the start of an extensive promotion campaign for the 54th National Conference to be held at Indiana University August 23-26.

The Lodge’s summer program kicked off with a June 21 workday and Brotherhood ceremony. Approximately twenty members took the ceremony, held at Camp Craig under the chairmanship of Gary Breller. On June 25, the Lodge undertook an ambitious project by bringing the Koshare Indian Dancers to Xavier University for a show in conjunction with American Indian Week. The dancers put on a magnificent show for the many people who attended. Co-chairmen Orland Papucci, Steve Richter, and Adviser Richard Lovell secured much publicity from the newspapers and Mayor Ruehlman. Lt. Rich Fry arranged for radio and television coverage. He also arranged the guest appearances of Will Rogers, Jr. from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Len Mink of WCPO-TV, and Miss Ann Clark, International Womans Archery Champion.

Four Lodge Ordeals and the first District Chapter Ordeals in our history were held over the summer. Coordinated by Steve Richter, Ordealmaster, Dave Clark, Projects Chairman, Scott Sterritt, Ceremonial Team Chairman, and Carl Mattingly, advisor, the ordeals added 538 new members to our lodge. The largest ordeal to date, inducting 157 candidates, was held in September. Because of the large amount of people involved with each ordeal, over 4,000 man- hours were done at our Council camps, greatly improving their conditions and operations. A new altar, made of stone, was constructed at D.B.R. by the Vigil Committee, greatly improving the impressiveness of each ceremony held there.

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Twenty-seven officers, committeemen, and advisors of our Lodge, led by the Contingent Chairman Jim Gosse and adviser Carl Mattingly, attended the 54th Anniversary National Conference at Indiana University from August 23-26. The event was a rewarding experience for all who attended because of the valuable training and fellowship promoted. Ku-Ni-Eh displayed its ceremonial grounds replica designed and built by Bill Maner and members of the Thunderbird Chapter. Jim Garber entered the Indian Dancing Competition. Our Lodge was greatly honored to have one of its members, Mr. Robert Griffin, receive the National Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Griffin was one of only 14 boys and adults to receive this award in the entire nation. Mr. Griffin has been an active member of the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge since 1957, served as lodge adviser from 1962 through 1967, and had been Area 4-C Lay Adviser since 1966. Those who attended were: Rick Benz, Gary Breller, Dave Carlson, Dave Clark, Jim Gosse, Dave Goldy, Jim Garber, John Knarr, Greg Kramer, Larry Kramer, Mike Mattingly, Scott Pomeroy, Steve Richter, Don Schneider, Mike Schneider, Mickey Shire, Joe Stenger, Scott Sterritt, John Stolzenberg, Dave "Swirlee" Yurkee, Mr. James Bohn, Mr. Clarence Graves, Mr. Robert Griffin, Mr. William Maner, Mr. Carl Mattingly, Mr. Gene Moon, and Mr. Hubert Taylor.

Led by Jim Garber, 52 scouts and scouters from Ku-Ni-Eh attended the Area 4-C Conference held at Camp Cricket Holler in Dayton on September 12-14. Our Show-and-Do demonstrated survival techniques and our discussion topic was "The Image of the OA." Highlight speaker of the conference was the National OA Chief Tom Fielder, who spoke about making the Order relative to the times. On Sunday morning it was made clear just how much Ku-Ni-Eh had contributed to the conference. We won the rotating trophy awarded for the best overall performance at the conference. Camp Friedlander was chosen as the site for the 1970 4-C Conference and Mike Schneider, our Lodge Chief, was elected Area Chief over two opposing candidates.

The year’s events came to an end with the Fall Business Meeting, held at Fort Knox, Kentucky on November 8 and 9. Led by Jim Garber, 195 Arrowmen made the exciting trip, which included sleeping in barracks, recreation, elections and reports, and a view of the Gold Depository, and a trip through the Patton Museum. Elected as officers for 1970 were: Jim Garber, Chief; Steve Richter, Vice Chief of Committees; Gary Espenscheid, Vice Chief of Chapters; Scott Sterritt, Treasurer, and Don Schneider, Secretary. This election was the first one using a revised procedure in which members voted by mail or in person, thus giving everyone a chance to cast his ballot.

During the year, two new advisers helped the Lodge to carry out the many projects, which made the year a successful one. In July, Mr. Marcus McDonald became our Staff Adviser, replacing Sam Estell; in October, Mr. Dale Skyllingstad replaced Ron Temple as Lay Adviser.

1970

During the year 1970 the Lodge made much progress. The chapters became more organized and three of them designed their own chapter flags. Six of the chapters held their own ordeals. They were: Big Bear, Big Bone, Great Miami, Ft. Hamilton, Valley, and Columbia.

The Father and Son Banquet was held on January 3rd in the Great Hall at U.C. Arrangements were made by banquet chairman and adviser Captain Rich Fry. The 1969 highlights were shown in a slide presentation. Those tapped as Vigil candidates were: Jim Hanavan, Jr., Dale Glassmeyer, Steve Richter, Don Schneider, Jim Garber, Rich Fry, Gordon Knopf, Cletus Oaks, and Jim Hanavan, Sr.

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The idea of a Spring Fellowship was rejuvenated. The Fellowship was held on May 23 at Camp Friedlander. Jim Snow made the arrangements. The event was enjoyed by all who attended.

The Area 4-C Conference at Camp Friedlander, hosted by Ku-Ni-Eh, was a great success. The committee on physical arrangements was headed up by Dave Clark and Steve Richter, with Carl Mattingly as adviser. At the conference Ku-Ni-Eh placed second. The Ku-Ni-Eh delegation was led by Scott Sterritt and Dave Clark with Clancy Graves as adviser. Mike Schneider was the first Area Chief ever to be re-elected. The camp was dismantled including tents, bunks, and mattresses within 3 hours of the conference’s end, due to the cooperation of all Ku-Ni-Eh members present.

The Fall Business Meeting on November 28 was held at Camp Friedlander and arranged by Jim Snow.

Chairman Rick Benz, his adviser Mr. James Bohn, and the Brotherhood Committee were responsible for inducting 71 new members, bringing the total Lodge Brotherhood membership to 144.

The Ceremonial Team led by Chairman Scott Sterritt, staged 13 ceremonies, including 4 Lodge Ordeals, 6 Chapter Ordeals, and 2 Brotherhood Ceremonies.

The Dance Team, with Scott Pomeroy as chairman, performed at various Scouting activities throughout the council. The year was highlighted by the performance at the Cincinnati Zoo, and at the Ohio State Fair. They placed second in the competition at the Area 4-C Conference.

Dave Clark, Chairman, and Mr. Ralph Preston, Adviser, of the Dan Beard Reservation Projects Committee organized the workdays and the Ordeal projects when general maintenance work was done at the camp. As a separate project, the OA dome was painted and the interior remodeled. Dave Clark, Steve Richter, and Steve Bradfield performed the lion’s share of the work. At Camp Myron Kahn, Chairman Dale Glassmeyer, and Mr. Jim Hanavan organized the workdays at which construction projects were completed.

Scott Sterritt, Chairman of the History Committee, kept the Lodge Scrapbook updated, and was chairman of the committee, which updated the written history from 1965 to 1971.

During 1970, ten Ordeals were held. Six of these were Chapter Ordeals. The Lodge Ordealmaster, Steve Richter, and Mr. Carl Mattingly, adviser, led the Ordeals during which 573 new members put in 5,030 man-hours of work at the Council camps.

During the year, six We-Hin-Ay-Pay publications were made, including an Election Special. Jim Garber, and Clarence Graves saw to it that the publications were made in the absence of inactive Publications Committee.

There was no active Trails Committee but interest in the Lodge trails was stimulated at year’s end, holding promise for greater activity during 1971.

Mike Stock, Chairman, and Mr. Erwin Stock, Adviser, organized the Lodge Election Teams in each District having Chapter operation. The District Chapters conducted the Unit Elections, led by Chapter Election Team Chairmen.

At the close of the year there were 1,050 Lodge members. There were 875 Ordeal members, 144 Brotherhood, and 41 Vigil Honor.

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1971

The year 1971 began with a series of History Committee Meetings, which resulted in an updating of the "Merger of the Three" from 1965 through 1970. Scott Sterritt chaired the committee, which spent over one hundred man-hours of work on the project. Through the effort of the committee members Dave Clark, Jim Garber, Steve Richter, Steve Bradfield, Clarence Graves, Mr. Carl Mattingly, Mr. Robert Griffin, and Mr. Cal Weisman, the History was completed by the Father and Son Banquet.

The 1971 Banquet was held in the Faculty Dining room of the University of Cincinnati’s Student Union. The 260 fathers and sons that attended heard Mr. Joseph Quick, Dan Beard Council Scout Executive, give a humorous and informative talk. Mr. Quick then formally installed the 1971 Lodge Officers. They were: Scott Sterritt, Chief; Steve Richter, Vice Chief; Rick Benz, Vice Chief; Jimi Dews, Treasurer; and Jim Snow, Secretary. The program them moved to Brodie Auditorium where the Dance Team, a Folk Singer and Magic Act provided entertainment. The evening’s events concluded with the nomination of Dave Clark, Robert Crone, and Charles Adams for the Vigil Honor.

On January 9, the annual Lodge Officer’s Training was held at the Council Office. Lodge Chief, Scott Sterritt outlined the program for the year with an emphasis on a new Unit Election procedure set forth by National. The complicated nature of this new method soon became evident as only 40% of the eligible units in the council held elections. Chairman Richard Petke made a good effort at trying to keep nine pages of reports and instructions organized, but in the end it was too much to handle.

The Dan Beard Council Reservation Projects Committee sponsored a "project Clean-up" at Camp Friedlander on March 20. This event, planned by Dave Clark, attracted Scouts and Arrowmen from all over the council.

On May 22, an old idea was revived and 21 arrowmen hiked the Indian Trace Segment of the lodge-sponsored Dan Beard Trail for the Spring Fellowship. As part of the day’s activities, an amendment to the Lodge Rules was noted on and passed by the boy members in attendance. This amendment was proposed by Clarence Graves, Dave Clark, Jim Garber and Scott Sterritt for the purpose of providing a balance of voting power on the Executive Committee.

Two Lodge and six Chapter Ordeals were held during the summer. Coordinated by Richard Petke, Ordealmaster, a total of 251 new members were added to our membership. This total was the lowest in several years due to poor unit election results. Chapters holding their own ordeals were: Big Bear, Big Bone, Fort Hamilton, Great Miami, Valley, and the newly formed Hopkins Chapter. A total of 44 members became Brotherhood at two ceremonies during the year.

Seventeen officers, committeemen and advisers of our lodge, led by Contingent Chairman Scott Sterritt and Adviser Clarence Graves, attended the 56th Anniversary National Conference at the University of Illinois August 24-28. Those attending were: Jim Kranek, Hubert Taylor, Ron Becker, Jeff Seebohm, Mike Sparke, Greg Clipp, Mike Hart, Brian Taylor, Don Schneider, Richard Petke, Rich Benz, Carl Mattingly, Dale Skyllingstad, Robert Griffin, Mike Schneider, Clarence Graves, and Scott Sterritt.

Greg Clipp led over sixty arrowmen from our lodge to the 4-C Conference at Camp Hook September 10-12. A violent rainstorm on Friday night forced most of the conference to be held

Ku-Ni-Eh000025 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 History Page 21 of 38 under a big circus tent. The spirit of the Lodge reached a high point on Saturday when we put forth a great effort to make the conference a success. First, a real professional job was done in displaying lodge materials by Mr. Jim Hart, Scott Sterritt and Clarence Graves. Second, one of the best shows ever at a 4-C Conference was staged by the lodge. Written by Richard Petke, the show involved a varied, quick moving format topped off with an inspiring ceremonial closing. It was a real letdown when we missed winning the rotating Ku-Na-Ma-Ta-Sh-Ma trophy by three tenths of one point to Katinonkwat Lodge.

The year’s events came to an end when on November 13 and 14, forty-one arrowmen came to Camp Friedlander for the Annual Fall Business Meeting. Scout Executive Joseph Quick took time out from his busy schedule to be the guest speaker. Elected as 1972 Lodge Officers were: Richard Petke, Chief; Jimi Dews, Vice Chief; Mike Hart, Vice Chief; Steve Richter, Treasurer; and Ron Becker, Secretary.

Three people are worthy of special mention when thinking of 1971. Dave Clark and Scott Sterritt spent much of their free time working on the two lodge-sponsored trails. Scott designed the patch for and Dave revised the maps for the Dan Beard Trail. They both worked on re-finding the Anthony Wayne Trail, using 1957 maps as guides. Dave and Scott also took it upon themselves to clean up the attic of the Scout Office so that the lodge could use it as a storage and file cabinet room. The third person is Clarence Graves, a past Lodge Chief who still gave cheerful service when needed, oftentimes seeing that an activity got off the ground. Many other people also contributed to making 1971 a year to remember.

1972

The year 1972 started off with the Father and Son Banquet. It was held on Saturday night, January 29, at the University of Cincinnati University Center. The evening meal, which was served by students, proved to be excellent. Approximately 260 people were in attendance. After the meal came the official induction of all new lodge officers:

Richard Petke Lodge Chief Vice Chief in charge of Mike Hart Chapters Vice Chief in charge of Jimi Dews Induction Ron Becker Secretary Steve Richter Treasurer

An inspiring talk entitled "A Challenge to Leadership" was given by Loree Parker, who had assumed the position of Staff Adviser of the lodge in September 1971. The scene then moved to Brodie Auditorium where performances were given by both the Indian Dancing team and by Greg Clipp on his folk guitar. A slide presentation of the 56th National Conference and slides of the past year’s events was presented by Banquet Chairman Scott Sterritt and his adviser Clarence Graves. The evening was concluded by the tapping of four candidates for induction in to the Vigil Honor. During the evening, members voted to adopt a new set of rules to replace the set of lodge rules the lodge had been operating under since 1955. The rules were proposed by Richard Petke in order to help clarify many points of the lodge operation. Two of the big changes were the changing of the lodge calendar year to start in September and the election of the lodge officers would be held at the Spring Fellowship. Because of this, the 1972 officers were only

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Due to a lack of knowledge or a misunderstanding in the duties of some of the members of the lodge executive committee, there was little, if any, evidence that the lodge even existed for a few months after the banquet. Very few committees had chairmen or advisers appointed and those that did, didn’t seem to be functioning effectively.

The Vigil Committee tapped out Scott Sterritt, Dale Skyllingstad, Carl Mattingly, and Gary Espenschied at the Father and Son Banquet. They received the highest honor in the Order of the Arrow when they became Vigil members on April 9th, at the ceremony held at Camp Michaels.

Next came the Spring Fellowship on May 26th. Due to the new rules, an election was held for the new officers who would begin service in September. Elected were:

Mike Hart Lodge Chief Vice Chief in charge of Ken Bingham Chapters Vice Chief in charge of Mike Sparke Inductions Alex Echols Secretary Steve Richter Treasurer

At this time, the Brotherhood Ceremony was also held and 31 of our brothers officially sealed their membership in the Order of the Arrow by taking the Brotherhood Oath. A total of 50 members sealed their membership during the year. It was also announced that Richard Petke had resigned as Lodge Chief on May 15, since he would be out of the council area while serving on Philmont Staff. Vice Chief Mike Hart served out the remainder of Rich’s term of office.

Because of the lack of an active Projects Chairman at Dan Beard Reservation, little, if anything constructive, was accomplished at Camp Friedlander and Camp Craig during workdays. With the lack of attendance at these opportunities for Cheerful Service, we had to abandon the monthly workdays and try to possibly hold them quarterly. This still had not materialized by the end of the year.

The 1972 summer ordeals came off pretty well. John Ritchie, officially the Ordealmaster, and his Adviser Carl Mattingly, with the assistance of Dave Clark, Mark Doebrich, and a few other members, were able to put the Ordeals together and run them successfully. The three lodge ordeals were all held at the Dan Beard Reservation. A total of 258 members were inducted during the summer. The ceremonial team, which consisted of chairman Greg Clipp, Scott Sterritt, Ken Bingham, Chris Hurst, Mike Sparke, Fred Beckett and Brian Taylor, was responsible for the performance of the beautiful ceremonies. Special thanks went to the Team’s adviser Brent Owens for the use of his outfits and to Father David Vincent for his eternal guidance. With no active projects chairman for the first nine months of the year, projects adviser, David Clark, seemed to be the only one really interested in trying to do some constructive projects at the summer ordeals. But because of the atmosphere that hung over the camp during the summer, little could be done. Projects that were started during the Ordeals were: relocation of the fence in the service area, building of altar fires and seats at the Craig campfire circle, placing a gravel walkway around a Totem Pole, clearing of a new campsite, and the normal storage area housecleaning and grass cutting jobs.

In August, it was announced that Dale Skyllingstad had asked to be relieved of his position as

Ku-Ni-Eh000027 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 History Page 23 of 38 lodge Lay Adviser, after almost three years in that position. Robert Griffin was appointed to replace him. Mr. Griffin brought with him much experience in this area, having been the Lay Adviser for the lodge from 1963 to 1968 and Area 4-C Lay Adviser since 1967, and the lodge showed signs of finally coming out of the "slump" it was in.

Next came the annual Area 4-C Conference. This year it was held at Camp Birch in Springfield on August 26-28. Ku-Ni-Eh sent a delegation of 55 members. At one of our displays, we silk- screened a design on the delegates’ sashes. Scott Sterritt, Jimi Dews, Greg Clipp and Dave Alexander also did their thing and demonstrated their guitar talents at the Saturday night program, which Ku-Ni-Eh provided. We came in first place, but somehow missed top honors by one small half of a point. Chairman Peter Jelen and Adviser Clarence Graves made it all possible for Ku-Ni-Eh.

"Everything Happening Weekend" started on Friday night, September 29. Friday night and Saturday was the normal Ordeal schedule and we were blessed with brief visits by a few members who could not stay out for the whole weekend. Then came the Saturday night spectacular. The Ceremonial Team, headed by Greg Clipp, did a wonderful job on the Lodge circle, with the assistance of Dave Clark and a few other members. The Brotherhood Ceremony was put on first with a total of 19 inducted. Then came the Ordeal Ceremony with 68 new members officially receiving the obligation. Finally, to top it all off, Joseph Quick, Supreme Chief of the Fire, installed the Lodge officers for 1972-73, who were elected at the Spring Fellowship. This was the most successful weekend activity that the Lodge had had for many years at our council camp. The attendance was really up above average.

At the October Executive Committee Meeting, unit election chairman Ralph Klingenberg announced that the National Committee asked the lodge to participate in testing a new unit election procedure. The election of candidates into the O.A. would be held in a long term camp period during 1973, instead of at a unit meeting. Test results would be compiled and sent to the National Committee for their examination.

Membership chairman Scott Sterritt and David Clark spend many afternoons in the Ku-Ni-Eh office, the Dan Beard Council office attic, in an attempt to put the Lodge membership records in some sort of usable order. Much past information had not been recorded and the files were sorely in need of being updated and revised. They also revised an old idea of color coding the address- o-graph plates for quick and easy reference by lodge committee and chapters. Each plate has a color tab denoting one of the 12 districts. They also have color tabs to indicate Brotherhood, Vigil and adult members of the lodge. Because of the new method of registration at Ordeals, initiated by the committee, membership records were made available to them immediately after each ordeal, and plates make shortly thereafter.

The Dance Team, led by Ken Bingham, started off weak and small at the Father and Son Banquet. After performing on the Skipper Ryle Show and being written up in the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Teen-Age Magazine, the Dance Team picked up nine enthusiastic, young dancers. Altogether, the team gave 28 performances during the year. Thanks to Ken Bingham, Greg Clipp, and chauffeur-drummer Scott Sterritt, the Dance Team was fantastic. Their success was due to the many hours that the other dancers and their fathers put into the group. After the 4-C Conference, the group’s activities and members declined and new chairman, Mike Bell, with his adviser Hank Stock, began plans to rebuild the Dance Team to its previous level.

With the lack of activities and events during the early part of the year, editor Brian Taylor only had a chance to put out three issues of the lodge paper, the We-Hin-Ay-Pay. With the change of administration in September, new editor Mark Payler, adviser Clarence Graves and their crew started putting out an issue every month. Many hours of work went into the paper and it really

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Greg Kramer, the Chairman of the Camp Promotions Committee, Loree Parker, Director of Camping, and Camp Director Clarence Graves put together an impressive slide and tape presentation to promote the use of the council’s many fine camps. They began to assemble a committee of volunteers from the different chapters to help present the show to troops and posts in the council. Greg and his adviser Kingsland Coombs also began work on the lodge’s "Where to go Camping" book, listing places in the area to go camping and hiking, for use by the units in the council.

Financial Report: as of the end of December 1972 Balance $3,863.62

Membership as of December 1972 (approx.)

Ordeal 551 Brotherhood 149 Vigil 34 Total 734

Figures provided by Treasurer Steve Richter.

The History committee consisting mainly of Chris Hurst and Ken Bingham spent approximately 50 hours on researching and writing the 1972 history. Due to the lack of interest and lack of information given to them by committee chairmen, they only had past editions of the lodge paper, a couple of committee reports and personal information to use in putting it together. This is the main reason that there could be some gaps here and there.

1973

Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge began 1973 with the annual Father and Son Banquet on January 27. A low attendance of 155 turned out for the affair, which was held in the Great Hall of the University of Cincinnati. Activities Chairman, Jim Echols, and Adviser Jim Hart put together a good banquet program. Prior to the buffet dinner, members and guests had an opportunity to view displays and literature about Philmont, Summer Camp, and the National O.A. Conference, which the committee set up. A lodge calendar and history were also distributed to all in attendance. The guest speaker for the night was John Purtell, a former baseball umpire, who spoke about the rules of baseball and answered many questions by members and fathers. We were also entertained by the songs of a folk singer from the university. A slide presentation to promote the 58th National O.A. Conference and the tapping of three brothers by the Vigil Committee concluded the program.

The ceremony for inducting the members into the Vigil Honor was held at Camp Michael on April 1. Received into the highest honor of the Order of the Arrow were: Mr. George Asher, Greg Clipp, and Mike Hart. Chairman Scott Sterritt and Adviser Dale Skyllingstad, along with the help of the other Vigil members, carried off the weekend in the fine tradition of Vigil. Also on hand for the weekend was Section EC-6A Chief Clarence Bowman from Miami Lodge.

The Activities Committee of Echols and Hart were also in charge of the Spring Fellowship,

Ku-Ni-Eh000029 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 History Page 25 of 38 which was held on May 18-20, at Camp Myron Kahn. Even though it rained heavily, 44 arrowmen stuck out the whole weekend. Work projects planned for outside may not have been completed, but the crew painting the kitchen got quite a bit done. Many thanks go to George Asher for his efforts in the kitchen to feed the group. During the evening, nine members sealed their membership by completing the requirements for Brotherhood and attending the ceremony. Due to the low attendance of the fellowship, it was felt that this would not be fair representation if the lodge elections were to be held then. The election was re-scheduled for a lodge meeting to be held after the campfire at Peterloon the following month.

June 15-17 was the date for the first Peterloon to be held in about four years at Dan Beard Reservation. As in the past, the lodge cheerfully served as concession stand workers for the three day event, with the profits going toward summer "camperships." Ken Bingham and Robert Griffin took the responsibility for getting the details all straightened out prior to the event. Much appreciation goes to the hard workers who spent endless hours to keep the stands operating so smoothly: David Clark, Jimi Dews, Bud Groth, Hubert Taylor, James Bohn, Bill Geyer and the OA members of his troop and the many other members who participated.

The lodge also set up a display and trading post supervised by Scott Sterritt and the election candidates. Unfortunately, a heavy rain during the campfire killed any possibility of elections that night. Due to this, ballots were sent in the next issue of the We-Hin-Ay-Pay. The following were elected to run the lodge for the year 1973-1974:

Ken Bingham Lodge Chief Tim Clark Vice Chief of Inductions Rick Weishaupt Vice Chief of Chapters Todd Mailly Secretary Bill Carlson Treasurer

Earlier in the year, Elections Chairman Ralph Klingenberg was busy making plans to inform units of the new procedure to elect candidates for O.A. membership as an experiment designed by the National Committee. The new procedure provided for unit elections to be held during a long term camp experience instead of at unit meetings. Units not attending a council camp had O.A. unit members trained to hold the election.

This new experiment also provided the candidates the opportunity to take his Ordeal during his week in camp if he wished. Clarence Graves suggested a program to the Executive Committee, to be carried out by OA camp staff members at the council camps. Elections were held on Wednesday, with the results announced and the scouts tapped out as candidates on Thursday night and given public recognition at the Friday night campfire. In this way, the OA tried to show itself as a vital part of the camping program of Scouting. Due to this new election and induction procedure, only 158 new members were inducted during the summer. It was hoped that this group was a more select group…quality, not quantity.

The event that everyone was waiting for was held on August 21-24, at the Santa Barbara campus of the University of California. Fourteen Ku-Ni-Eh members made the jet trip to the 58th Anniversary National Order of the Arrow Conference for an experience to be remembered. From the airport, the group moved to Disneyland for a fun-filled day. There were a few problems with room assignments and food, but spirits were high for the most part. Clarence Graves provided a small display for the lodge to exhibit and to announce to everyone at the conference that the site of the 1975 conference would be Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and Host Lodge would be Ku-Ni-Eh. Lodge members attending were: Chairman Scott Sterritt, Advisers Clarence Graves, Robert Griffin and Loree Parker; and Lodge members Ken Bingham, Greg Clipp, Henry Breller, Ku-Ni-Eh000030 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 History Page 26 of 38

Tim Tierman, Ralph Klingenberg, Jim Echols, Alex Echols, David Clark, David Berry, and Hubert Taylor.

Due to the realignment of the regions in the National Council, Area 4-C was no more and Section EC-6A came into being. The first Section 6A Conclave was held on September 14-16 at Woodland Trails Scout Reservation near Eaton, Ohio. Along with the former 4-C lodges, Shawnee Lodge from Portsmouth and Netawatwees from Zanesville made the total nine lodges. Due to a vote of Lodge Chiefs earlier in the year, there was no competition on the normal weekend activities, but lodges were urged to continue to participate in as many as possible. As a part of Ku-Ni-Eh’s display, Clarence Graves and Ken Bingham silk-screened sashes and t-shirts to commemorate the first 6-A conference. Special guest during the conference was National Chief Cliff Harmon. During the Sunday morning business meeting, lodge member Greg Clipp was elected Section Vice Chief. Ken Bingham and Robert Griffin led the Ku-Ni-Eh delegation of 43 members.

The final big event of the year was the Fall Fellowship at Camp Friedlander, September 28-29. The main activity was the "catch-up" Ordeal for those members who were elected off of council camps. Ordealmaster Mark Doebrick and Adviser Carl Mattingly were in charge of the (again) wet weekend, which inducted the final 78 members of the year. George Asher jumped in to head up the kitchen crew to feed the mob. Our after dinner speaker was Winston Stubbs, who had just recently retired from the council professional staff. Mr. Stubbs did the honors of installing the new lodge and chapter officers. Tom Hoge was in charge of the Brotherhood Ceremony that same night, where 15 brothers sealed their membership.

The trails committee continued to try to gain new hikers. Without a chairman, Adviser David Clark made sure Dan Beard and Anthony Wayne Trail pamphlets were available at many council and lodge events. The old metal segment pins for the Dan Beard Trail were discontinued and replaced by three new separate segment patches, which could be worn under the regular trail patch. Segment patches were also made available for the new Anthony Wayne patch when the segment pin supply became exhausted.

A new item was added this year. A coffee cup with the We-Hin-Ay-Pay was made available to lodge members.

The past year was a year for rebuilding. The lodge had seen its low point and was now aiming to new heights. A committee was formed for looking into the need for a new constitution. Plans were underway for the National Conference in 1975.

1974

Under the direction of Tim Tiernan, chairman, and Carl Mattingly, adviser of the Activities Committee, the 15th Annual Father and Son Banquet was held in the Faculty Dining Hall of the University of Cincinnati on Saturday, January 19 with approximately 100 in attendance. After dinner, guest speaker Winston Stubbs challenged the lodge to be more active in the area of camp promotion. A recently retired career Scouter and charter member of the lodge, Mr. Stubbs was presented a plaque honoring him for his many years of cheerful service. For the first time, certificates were given to those Arrowmen who had given outstanding service to the lodge over the past year. Recipients were: Ken Bingham, Brent Owens, Robert Griffin, Scott Sterritt, Clarence Graves, David Clark, and Carl Mattingly. After a short break and some songs, a slide presentation reviewed the year’s activities. A ceremony by the Vigil Committee concluded the

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The annual Vigil Honor weekend was held on March 2-3, at Camp Jim B, under the direction of Steve Richter and David Clark. Even though there were no candidates to be inducted, the committee met in order to discuss the problems facing the lodge. In addition to suggesting names to fill committee vacancies and defining areas in need of more leadership, a new look for the lodge flap was formulated. The plan submitted to, and approved by the Executive Committee, called for a slightly enlarged pocket flap with different colored borders designating the type of O.A. membership: white, Ordeal; red, Brotherhood; blue, Vigil.

A lodge-sponsored Beaver Day was held at both Myron Kahn and Camp Craig on May 25. Major projects included: painting the pools, repairing the dining halls and trading posts, campsite cleanup, and campfire and O.A. circle repairs, along with various other projects. Following service projects, a dinner was served at both camps, followed by a Brotherhood induction.

The lodge was represented at the Council Scout Show at Carthage Fair Grounds on June 1 with a booth and display. Information sheets, costume displays, ceremonial properties, and lodge administration items acquainted the public with the workings of the Order of the Arrow. Manning the booth and answering questions were: Joe Zimmerman, Scott Sterritt, Lodge Chief Ken Bingham, Vice Chief Rick Weishaupt, Robert Griffin and David Clark.

Forty members attended the lodge Spring Fellowship on June 14 - 16, at Camp Craig. Service and fellowship were the objectives and outdoor camping was the accommodations. Saturday morning’s activities consisted of various projects at camp, as well as work at the ceremonial circle. The afternoon was spent at the pool, rifle range, hiking, or just relaxing. Unit election training was also held. Meals were catered for the weekend, with the lodge subsidizing a portion of the expenses. Saturday’s activities came to a close with nine brothers sealing their membership in a Brotherhood ceremony. A short business meeting was held on Sunday morning for the election of new lodge officers. Elected were:

Rick Weishaupt Lodge Chief Steve Anglin Vice Chief of Chapters Taft Hall Vice Chief of Induction Joe Zimmerman Secretary Kirk Hall Treasurer

All ran unopposed and took office in September. The activities committee of Tiernan and Mattingly were again responsible for this weekend affair.

Weekly unit elections and ordeals were held during summer camp as a continuation of our participation in an experimental national program. Eluwak Chapter, through the efforts of Chief Steve Anglin, Tim Daniel and Advisor Howard Steele, sponsored the summer inductions and Brotherhood ceremony at Camp Myron Kahn. Ceremonial and Dance teams, under the guidance of Advisor Brent Owens and Chairmen Jeff Stifel and Dave Story, continued to work for improved lodge ceremonies. Shawnee Chapter, with the leadership of chief Steve Ramge and advisor Oscar Ramge, took on the task of making new lodge costumes and repairing older lodge ceremonial properties. Due to the efforts of chief Tony Luft, Jeff Weismann, and advisor Earl Shively, the lodge gained a fast growing Northern Kentucky Chapter. The chapter was given permission to hold an ordeal at Camp Michaels during a weeklong camping program for units not able to attend one of the council's summer camp programs. A total of 150 candidates were inducted during the year.

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The final lodge Ordeal and Brotherhood was held September 6-7 at Camp Craig under the direction of ordealmaster Mark Doebrick and advisor Carl Mattingly. Besides projects at camp, a major project of helping to set up for the Kings Island Open was undertaken. Following both induction ceremonies, our new lodge officers were installed by Loree Parker, Lodge Staff Advisor. It was announced by Robert Griffin, Lodge Lay Adviser that Mr. Parker would soon become Scout Executive of the Far East Council. Symbolic of his past leadership of the lodge in the capacity of Chief of Fire, Nischeneyit Gegeyjumhet, he was given the chief’s headdress and led the members from the ceremonial circle.

The following weekend, September 13-15, 33 members of the lodge traveled to Chief Logan Reservation near Chillicothe for the EC-6A Conclave. The variety of workshop and rap sessions included a discussion of Indian Culture and traditions led by Ku-Ni-Eh member and Section Vice Chief, Greg Clipp. Greg was ably prepared for this because of his attendance at the Order of the Arrow Indian Culture Seminar held during the summer at Philmont Scout Ranch. Delegation Advisor David Clark made sure that our lodge’s responsibilities, such as running the conference trading post and handling the conference patch and mug, were met with enthusiasm.

At the annual Lodge Officers Training session held October 12, John Cadwallader was introduced as the new lodge Professional Staff Advisor replacing Loree Parker, who left the position in September. Mr. Cadwallader was serving as the Fort Hamilton District Executive.

Due to the lack of advance reservations, the Fall Fellowship scheduled for November 23-24 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, had to be canceled.

During the year a number of lodge committees continued to effectively execute their jobs. One of the most active was the Camp Promotions Committee. Behind the efforts of Advisor Clarence Graves and Chairman Ron Graves, members were trained and visited units to inform them of the need for long-term troop camping experiences. The committee also compiled information and printed a "Where to go Camping" booklet, which they presented to each unit they visited.

The Publications Committee continued in its endeavor to publish an informative monthly newsletter to all lodge members. Editors Mark Fisher and Ken Bingham made sure members of the lodge had information of about all lodge activities in advance, along with various Scouting and camping items. O.A. news also began finding its way into the regular council newsletter through advisor David Clark.

Administration of the trails committee was under the control of Joe Zimmerman. Both the Dan Beard and Anthony Wayne Trails continued to have hikers, with a combination total of over 350. There was some discussion of possibly shortening and/or re-routing portions of the Anthony Wayne Trail.

Sensing the need to stimulate interest in lodge activities, Vigil Honor members Greg Clipp, Scott Sterritt and David Clark proposed an Anniversary Award Program, which was approved by the Executive Committee at its’ November meeting. As proposed, the program would coordinate preparations for our hosting of the 60th Anniversary National Conference and celebration of the Lodge’s 25th Anniversary in August 1976.

At the December Executive Committee Meeting, Howard Steele was introduced as the Lay Advisor, replacing Robert Griffin, who was serving temporarily until a new advisor could be secured, since August 1972.

As hosts for the 1975 National Conference we were invited to send a delegation to the National meeting held at Schiff Scout Reservation during the Christmas holidays. Representing the Ku-Ni-Eh000033 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 History Page 29 of 38 lodge’s 610 members were: Vice Chief Steve Anglin, Staff Advisor John Cadwallader and Robert Griffin, member of the National O.A. Committee.

1975

The year 1975 started off with the Ku-Ni-Eh lodge Banquet, which was held January 25th in the Great Hall at the University of Cincinnati. The Banquet Committee was composed of Tim Tierman, Carl Mattingly, Clarence Graves, Dave Clark, Robert Griffin, and Scott Sterritt. The Banquet Program was thought by most, to be the best the lodge had ever presented. In addition, O.A. Secretary; Bill Downs, National O.A. Chief; Brad Haddock; and National Vice-Chief, Ed Stumer were guests at the banquet in honor of our hosting the coming National Conference. We were pleased that the guests were present at the best banquet we ever had! The guest speaker was Judge Carl T. Kessler, who spoke on "The Family Unit." Ken Bingham was presented a plaque as outgoing Chief and Robert Griffin was presented with plaques and commendations as the retiring Lodge Lay Advisor. Afterwards, Howard Steele was introduced as the new Lodge Lay Advisor. Welcome was also given to the Mothers, who for the first time were invited to what had previously been the O.A. Father and Son Banquet. The Vigil committee closed another successful banquet with the tapping-out of six Arrowmen for induction into the Vigil Honor. Recognized for this honor were Ken Bingham, Tim Daniels, Dave Cox, Mr. Brent Owens, Mr. Howard Steele, and Father David Vincent. They were inducted into the Vigil Honor at a ceremony at Camp Michaels on April 19-20.

The Vigil Honor committee continued to offer many suggestions and their leadership ability, which could help in a smooth operation of the lodge. A lodge anniversary sub-committee was formed the previous year by a number of Vigil members to help formulate a program that could help coordinate plans for the lodge’s 25th Anniversary and the hosting of the National Conference. These plans were unveiled by David Clark at the lodge annual banquet. The first was the Anniversary Award program. This gave members the opportunity to earn a variety of points for lodge activities. Once all requirements were met, the member would be presented a specially designed patch and two special glass beads for the activity necklace. These awards would become valuable items, as they are limited to one per eligible member. The second part of the Anniversary program dealt with the special 25th Anniversary commemorative flap. This newly designed flap would be available to all dues paying members of the lodge. The flap would be restricted to two per member, and would be introduced by national conference members in August, when the anniversary year officially would start. Enthusiasm ran high for participation in the program.

Beaver Day was held on May 3rd at all three council camps. The O.A. sponsored the activity with the help of the chapters, and other members of Scouting. Brotherhood Ceremonies were held that evening at the camps, and Shawnee Chapter sponsored a small ordeal for 7 candidates, as a catch-up from last year’s elections.

May 23-25 was the date for the annual EC-6A Section Conclave, hosted by Netawatwees Lodge at Muskingum Scout Reservation near Zanesville, Ohio. The conclave was "Growing in Brotherhood," and provided great opportunities for each of the nine lodges to learn more about the Order, to exchange ideas, and to solve problems through a variety of workshops and discussion group sessions. Chairman Joe Zimmerman lead a delegation of 34 lodge members to the event. Our lodge’s responsibilities included the arrangements of the Friday night program handled by Steve Ramge. Ku-Ni-Eh also participated in Indian Dance competition and set up a lodge display, including our annual silk screening of sashes. Ku-Ni-Eh000034 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 History Page 30 of 38

The Spring Fellowship was held June 14th at Myron Kahn. The day consisted of work details for camp improvements and was concluded after lunch.

Camp Myron Kahn had weekly elections and Ordeals conducted by Tim Daniels. Camp Hook held weekly elections with nominees to be inducted at the Fall Fellowship. Myron Kahn also put on a Brotherhood for staff members. The lodge itself held two Brotherhood ceremonies over the summer. Approximately 150 were inducted as Ordeal members.

The highlight of 1975 was the National Conference held at Miami University, August 18-22, in Oxford, Ohio with Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge as host. Planning for the event started during the Christmas Holidays of 1974 when Host Lodge Chairman, Steve Anglin and Lodge Professional Advisor, John Cadwallader attended the National Conference Planning Session at Schiff Scout Reservation in New Jersey, along with Robert Griffin of our lodge, who was a member of the national O.A. Committee. Lodge planning for the conference started right after the National Planning Session, and did not lose momentum until after the conference. A Host Lodge Committee, responsible for the National Conference was immediately formed. Its members were Chairman Steve Anglin, Professional Advisor John Cadwallader, Committee Lay Advisor Clarence Graves, Joe Schneider and John Bailer. The Committee spent the next eight months recruiting lodge workers for the conference and working with National in preparing for the 5,000 O.A. Scouts and Scouters that would converge at Miami. After months of waiting and planning, the long anticipated event arrived. Over 100 Lodge Members pooled their efforts and time during the conference in August to make Ku-Ni-Eh a successful Host. We also received help from Middletown, Dayton, and Columbus lodges. Space does not permit naming everyone who helped, but a big THANK YOU goes to all who did. The workers provided manpower for many of the conference programs, helped security, supplied most of the people needed for registration, and ran errands for the National Conference Committees. Another lodge responsibility was to locate and deliver items that were requested by the National Conference Committees. Requests ranged from Gorilla masks to a live kitten and from 1500 balloons to a parachute. Beside the working crew, the lodge also sent a delegation of twelve members to the National Conference. Ken Bingham served as Chairman of the Delegation, with Scott Sterritt as his Advisor. The Delegation attended all Seminars, Workshops, and Nightly Shows, while using their free time to help the lodge host the conference. A big item that the Delegation had to provide was a lodge exhibit at the National Conference Display Area.

Distinguished Service Awards are presented by the National Order of the Arrow Committee to certain deserving arrowmen who have rendered outstanding and cheerful service to the Order on a Section, Area, Regional or National basis. Distinguished Service Awards are presented biannually at each National Conference of our Order. Receiving the award at the 1975 national Conference were: Clarence A. Graves, a past 2 term Lodge Chief and Area Chief, 3 years Summer Camp Director, and had been a distinguished member of the lodge since his induction in the Order in 1961 and Ronald J. Temple, past National Chief from Chicago, Illinois, who then became a member of Ku-Ni-Eh lodge.

Ku-Ni-Eh finished the week at the conference very successfully, and in the last issue of the National Bulletin, official thanks was expressed to Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 for its, "Fine efforts in hosting the most successful National Conference Ever!"

The Fall Fellowship was held on September 12th through 14th, at Camp Myron Kahn. The lodge held at this time an Ordeal, Brotherhood Ceremony induction of officers, fellowship and an introduction of the Lodge and Chapter Reorganization Plan.

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Lunch time was Lodge business and inducted were:

Joe Zimmerman Lodge Chief Vice Chief of Joe Schneider Administration Tim Daniels Vice Chief of Program Kirk Hall Treasurer John Heck Secretary

Also introduced was Frank Giammarino - who had become our new Lodge Professional Advisor as of September 1st.

The lodge reorganization was basically a re-structure of Chapters and Committees. Committees of the lodge would now be combined into six "standing committees:" Membership, Public Relations and Promotion, Camping Promotion and Trails, Service and Activities, Indian Lore and Vigil Honor.

Re-structuring the district-based chapters was set up in the following manner: there would be only three Area Chapters - Northern, Central, and Southern. Each Chapter would form a service area with each serving a council camp as its hub of operations.

The big job ahead was obvious - getting things going - by getting the right people to make things happen.

With business concluded everyone returned to carrying out the remainder of the Ordeal and Brotherhood and in the end we all agreed that we had packed too much into one short weekend.

The Lodge Officers Training was held on October 4th from 10am to 4pm at the Pepsi Cola plant. Subjects covered the spectrum of O.A. responsibilities and in attendance were 13 scouts and 4 adults. Highlighting the training was the last session, which turned out to be an intense "bull session" on things that needed to be done and ideas about how to do them.

As the year concluded the Lodge Executive Committee and its Operating Committees met in carrying out the Lodge’s business as the year ended. The Lodge’s "We-Hin-Ay-Pay" Newsletter, which had been the Lodge’s channel of communication, was incorporated into the council’s "Fireside Chat."

1976

Lodge officers who had been elected to lead the lodge for the year of America’s Bicentennial were Joe Zimmerman as Lodge Chief, Joe Schneider as Vice Chief of Administration, Tim Daniels as Vice Chief of Program, Kirk Hall as Treasurer and John Heck as Secretary. The Lodge Lay and Professional Advisers were Howard Steele and Frank Giammarino, respectively.

Only 5 members were tapped out for the Vigil Honor in 1976. They were William T. Edge, Jr., R.G. Goodfellow, Jr., Mike Perry, Steve Posner, and Keith Walters.

Service opportunities and Ordeals were held at all three of the council’s camps: Camp Michaels in Northern Kentucky, Camp Friedlander in Milford, Ohio, and Camp Myron Kahn in Hamilton, Ku-Ni-Eh000036 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 History Page 32 of 38

Ohio.

The Fall Fellowship saw the election of John Heck to the position of Lodge Chief, to be assisted by the other officers Joe Schneider, John Maurer, Kirk Hall, and James Sorrells, III.

1977

The Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge Annual Banquet was held for the first time at Schuellers Ballroom (Glenway Avenue) on January 29, 1977. There was an excellent buffet dinner served to the 220 people who attended. The new lodge officers were installed by Supreme Chief of the Fire - Joseph B. Quick, Scout Executive. The officers were:

John H. Heck Lodge Chief Joe Schneider First Vice Chief John Maurer Second Vice Chief Kirk Hall Treasurer James Sorrels III Secretary

The new Public Relations Committee presented the new Camp Promotion slide show. The Dance Team performed some authentic Indian Dances and did a most impressive job. There was a Vigil Honor tap out and the following people were tapped: Steve Anglin, John Cadawallader, Kirk Hall, John Heck, Joe Schneider, Jay Shivley, Rocky Sides, Ray Sperger, Dave Story, Mark Stump, and Joe Zimmerman. The Banquet was concluded with a skit about Badin Powell by Brett Owens. John Heck was presiding and Clarence Graves, Lodge Advisor, closed the evening with remarks about the year ahead.

February found the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge holding its Public Relations Committee training. The opening training session took place on February 5, at the Pepsi Cola Plant. The entire session was to train O.A. members the new Public Relations job and the job included: telling units the O.A. story, Camp Promotion, and finally holding an O.A. election in the eligible units.

April was set aside for Chapter Fellowships. Central Chapter held theirs at Camp Friedlander with mainly a work session followed by a fellowship session. The Southern Chapter’s fellowship was canceled by the Chapter Chief.

May was a busy month for arrowmen across the council. May 20 - 22 was the Peterloon, where for once it didn’t rain. The O.A. Dance Team performed at the evening campfire and arrowmen served their units and districts in patrols, campfires, safety, and judging capacities.

The EC-6A Conclave took place on May 27 -29 in Portsmouth, Ohio. The Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge delegation was in charge of displays and workshops. Ku-Ni-Eh put on displays of Indian Costumes, silk screening and hobby items. We also became an important part of the Friday night campfire - we made the best song leaders and the loudest noise.

The summer months found the lodge active again in the Summer Camp program of the council. This year the lodge used a new Indian Legend in the tap-out ceremonies at Myron Kahn. The legend was written by Jimm Faye and Jim Fenske, both staff members. The legend is most unique and written especially for Myron Kahn. The legend is called "The Tale of the Turtle" and symbolizes the perseverance of the turtle. A special thanks goes to the staff members for their

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There were 80 scouts and Scouters inducted into the lodge in the summer and September Ordeals. A great deal of service was accomplished at camp. Projects such as rebuilding bridges, painting buildings, rebuilding vital trails, and campsite repair were completed. One project gave Kahn’s Dining Hall a needed "face lift."

August 23 - 27 found the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge traveling to Knoxville, Tennessee for the "O.A. National Conference" which takes place every two years. The lodge’s delegation consisted of: Kirk Hall, Rocky Sides, Dave Holtgrefe, Mike Hausman, Andy Durbin, Bill Story, Hubert Taylor, Dave Story, Ray Schindler, and Clarence Graves. We stayed in Reese Hall which for once wasn’t a dorm designed for girls. Ku-Ni-Eh had built quite a tradition of ending up in a girl’s dorm (while the students were away for vacation) - if you don’t think that’s a problem - try fitting under their showers.

September 16-18 was our last Ordeal of the season, and Friedlander got quite a few man-hours of service.

The lodge closed its 1977 season with the "Fall Business Meeting." The meeting was held on November 12th at Camp Friedlander. Everyone there can still remember the chilling-experience that we all shared (the heater didn’t work). We did accomplish the needed agenda items - with tremendous cooperation from everyone. Elected to lodge office for 1978 were:

Kirk Hall Lodge Chief Rocky Sides First Vice Chief John Maurer Second Vice Chief Chris Connolly Treasurer Tim Anderson Secretary

1978

The Lodge once again began the year with its annual Winter Banquet. The officers who were officially installed for the year were Kirk Hall, Lodge Chief; Rocky Sides, First Vice Chief; John Maurer, Second Vice Chief; Chris Connolly, Treasurer; and Tim Anderson, Secretary. Mike Schneider was the lodge’s Lay Adviser. Seven lodge members were tapped out at the banquet as Vigil candidates, to complete a Vigil Weekend later in the spring. They were David Bond, Bob Carter, James Hart, Duane Klink, Greg Snyder, Jeff Ulmer, and Keith Von Almen.

During 1978, the National council of the Boy Scouts decided that for a patch to be considered an official issue, it must bear the Fleur-De-Lis, "BSA," or "Boy Scouts of America." To comply with this ruling, the lodge made slight modifications to the existing flaps. It replaced the word "Lodge" on the Ordeal, Brotherhood and Vigil flaps with "BSA," thus creating three new lodge issued flaps (with white, red and blue borders, respectively).

At the Fall Fellowship, Rocky Sides was elected by the members of the lodge to become its next chief and lead it into 1979. Not much else is known about this year in the lodge’s history, as the lodge had slid into a period of inactivity and low membership. This would be a major issue addressed in the upcoming year.

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1979

Prior to 1979, Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge went through many changes in youth and adult leadership. 1979 was "A year of change" for Ku-Ni-Eh. Rocky Sides became Lodge Chief. When Mike Schneider stepped down as Lodge Adviser, Bill Palmer was appointed by the Supreme Chief of the Fire, Joe Quick. The Staff Adviser was John Cadwallader, who was later replaced by Joe Altomere.

Membership had fallen to less than 300 members. Sides and Palmer were determined to rebuild the lodge through strengthening the three chapters, which were Northern, Central and Southern.

A new Fall Planning Conference was developed for officer and adult training, which was held at Hueston Woods State Park on December 1 and 2 of 1979. In addition to specified training, the 1980 year lodge calendar was planned. Also, Ku-Ni-Eh’s new lodge slogan "Which Way?… O.A.!" was decided upon. As Ku-Ni-Eh moved into 1980, membership was increasing and the Lodge was returning to greatness.

1980

The Winter Banquet was held on January 26, 1980 at the Camp Friedlander dining hall with Bob Johnson of the Bengals as the guest speaker. Two hundred and fifteen participants saw Ku-Ni- Eh’s newly reorganized dance team under the leadership of Bill Story perform authentic Native American dances. In 1980, the slogan of Ku-Ni-Eh became "A Year of Growing." Membership had increased to about 500 registered members. The Lodge Chief was Rocky Sides with Bill Palmer as Lodge Adviser. Clete Oaks was appointed as Lodge Associate Adviser. Joe Altomere remained as Lodge Staff Adviser, but was later replaced by Chuck Gerardi. "Which Way?… O.A." was changed to "Which Way?…Ku-Ni-Eh!" This cheer rallied lodge members, and is still popular today.

Four ordeals were held in conjunction with Spring and Fall Fellowships. Camp Michaels in Kentucky would again be used for Ordeals/Fellowships. Ku-Ni-Eh had 29 participants attend the 1980 Section Conclave where the Lodge won all ceremony competitions. The Fall Fellowship saw Chris Weber elected as Lodge Chief, Jeff Stacy as First Vice Chief, and Steve Farrell as Second Vice Chief.

The 1980 Fall Planning Conference was again held at Hueston Woods State Park in Oxford, Ohio on November 12 and 13, 1980. Sixty lodge members attended.

1981

The Winter Banquet was held on January 17, 1981 at Scarlet Oaks with 280 members in attendance.

During the winter and spring of 1981, Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge had over 150 unit elections, which would increase membership to about 900 registered members. This represented probably the greatest period of growth in the history of the lodge. The Lodge Chief was Chris Weber with Bill Palmer Ku-Ni-Eh000039 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 History Page 35 of 38 as Lodge Adviser. Clete Oaks remained as Lodge Associate Adviser, and Chuck Girardi was the Staff Adviser.

Ordeals and Fellowships were divided between Camp Michaels and Camp Friedlander. At the Fall Fellowship, Steve Farrell was elected as Lodge Chief for the upcoming year. During 1981, the Council Camporee, Peterloon, was held at Camp Lower Craig. Ku-Ni-Eh provided service to the council by hosting the concession stands, parking and security with Jim Klosterman as adviser. Ku-Ni-Eh participated in the 1981 NOAC along with 349 other lodges at the University of Texas in Austin from August 10th to 14th with 15 members in attendance.

Joe Quick, Supreme Chief of the Fire, updated the Lodge’s Chapters from three to four: Shanwee, Tsungani, Winnebago, and Amangi. The Fall Planning Conference was held yet again at Hueston Woods State Park in Oxford, Ohio with 70 new officers and advisers in attendance.

1982

During 1982, Steve Farrell remained as Lodge Chief, Bill Palmer was Lodge Adviser, and Chuck Gerardi was Staff Adviser, though he was replaced later in the year by Brett Robbins.

Ku-Ni-Eh’s Winter Banquet was held January 16, 1982 at St. Agnes Church, Ft. Wright, Kentucky. Guest speaker was impressionist General George Patton. Over 300 members attended the banquet.

The Section Conclave was held at Camp Cricket Holler in Dayton. Ku-Ni-Eh had 60 participants and won all ceremony competitions.

Ku-Ni-Eh’s Vigil was held at Camp Friedlander June 5th in conjunction with the Ordeal and Spring Fellowship. The July and August Ordeals were held at Camp Michaels. Special emphasis was placed on Brotherhood conversion. The September Ordeal/Fall Fellowship was held at Camp Friedlander.

Several Dance Team members attended the O.A. National Indian Seminar in Elbert, CO in late July and won honors in competition. Ku-Ni-Eh’s Fall Planning Conference was held September 25-26 at Camp Cricket Holler in Dayton, Ohio. Steve Farrell was selected to stay on for a second term as Lodge Chief in 1983.

1983

The Winter Banquet took place on January 15, 1983 at St. Agnes Church in Ft. Wright, KY for the second time. Guest speaker was National Chief Brad Star. The Ku-Ni-Eh Dance Team performed their award-winning dance. There were 330 Arrowmen in attendance. A special treat was provided by Ron Colwell, Shawnee Chapter, who made the first in a series of special plaster-of-Paris painted decorations depicting various O.A. paraphernalia.

A Vigil weekend was conducted April 22 and 23 to induct new members to the Vigil Honor.

Maka-Ina Lodge of Chief Logan Council (now merged) hosted the Section EC-6A Conclave at

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Camp Chief Logan in Chillicothe, Ohio. The event, which occurred May 20-22, consisted of the usual OA training sessions, Indian dancing, patch trading, field event competitions, and just plain fun. Ku-Ni-Eh brought record-breaking 90 members and won all competitions.

The following weekend, the lodge rendered its services to the council by assisting with concessions at the huge council campout known as Peterloon.

The Tsungani Chapter hosted the June Ordeal at Camp Friedlander, where Lodge and Chapter elections took place. The 1983-84 lodge theme that was adopted by the new officers was "The Spirit Makes Us Grow Ever Stronger." Ordeals were also held in July, August and September. The July Ordeal was conducted at Camp Michaels on the 15th, 16th and 17th, hosted by the Shawnee Chapter. The Amangi Chapter hosted the August Ordeal, once again held at Camp Michaels in Northern Kentucky. The last Ordeal was held at Camp Friedlander (after the Fall Fellowship), staffed by members of the Winnebago Chapter. Brotherhood ceremonies were held at the July Ordeal and the September Fall Fellowship.

As a result of the lodge’s camp promotions, 47% of the council’s registered scouts went to summer camp.

The Fall Fellowship held September 9-11 at Camp Friedlander was run by representatives of each chapter under the theme "Weld Tightly Every Link." Unfortunately, it was reported that attendance was low at the event, primarily due to ineffective "phone committees" which were the charge of the chapter vice chiefs, established to get members out to lodge events.

One of the major focuses of effort during the year was the National Order of the Arrow Conference, which was held at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Truly Ku-Ni-Eh would make an impact, as it was the third largest lodge in the East Central Region. The lodge brought 30 participants. Both the dance team and the ceremony team fared well. The "We-Hin-Ay-Pay" placed third in newsletter competition.

The lodge planning conference was held in November at Winton Woods, attended by 52 youth and adult officers and advisers.

The Lodge also helped at the Cub-O-Rama, held at the Cincinnati Convention Center.

1984

The lodge started the year with the Winter Banquet, which was held on January 21 at the Camp Friedlander Dining Hall. Three hundred and twenty-five Arrowmen and their families were in attendance.

For unit elections in 1984 the lodge stressed that no elections would be allowed at summer camps by either Dan Beard or Miami Valley Councils.

The Section EC-6A Conclave was conducted at the Muskingum Valley Scout Reservation on May 18-20 with "Preserve the Tradition" as the theme at a cost of $16 to participants. This included the traditional weekend of training, patch trading and various competitions. The evening program included a party hosted by Ku-Ni-Eh. This included party hats and noisemakers, an appearance by the National Chief Bob Wade, magic by lodge member William Fehn, and music by Gordon Evans. The weekend ended with Section elections. Ku-Ni-Eh

Ku-Ni-Eh000041 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 History Page 37 of 38 walked away from the weekend with two individual dancing titles: Eric Moore, first in traditional dance and Pat Story, first in fancy dance. Even more amazing was the fact that the lodge brought a record breaking 4 ceremony teams to competition and placed 1st, 2nd, 4th and 6th out of 9 competing teams.

Lodge and Chapter elections were held at the Spring Fellowship. This event saw the re-election of Chief Doug Beaudoin. The new administration selected the following theme for the year: "Together We Follow the Arrow."

The June Ordeal inducted 38 new ordeal members under the supervision of the Amangi Chapter. Shawnee saw 21 scouts become ordeal members and 17 seal their membership as new brotherhood members. The last two ordeals saw 141 more candidates inducted and 31 brotherhood conversions for a total of 200 and 58 respectively for the season. As a side note, the $229 that the lodge made at the August ordeal brought it "out of the hole."

The Fall Fellowship brought out 107 lodge members for a weekend of fun and fellowship.

The Lodge training for the newly elected officers was held at Shawnee State Forest on November 10th and 11th with 38 members in attendance. Additional training was obtained by lodge representatives that attended the National Leadership Seminar in Ripley, West Virginia.

At this time the lodge was trying to boost lodge membership and activity at events by utilizing the Troop Representative system.

1985

Under the direction of Chairman Eric Ruby and adviser Gordon Evans, the 1985 Lodge Winter Banquet was held at the Greenhills American Legion Hall. The evening included entertainment from the Dance Team, Vigil tap-outs, a Year-in-Review, officer introductions, and the traditional Ku-Ni-Eh fun and fellowship.

Again the lodge served as concession staff at the locally renowned Peterloon Camporee. $1,331 was made on Pepsi sales, and $1,197 was made on candy. Of this about $800 was profit for the lodge. Members put on a dramatic presentation of scouting history to all those gathered. The lodge also hosted a crackerbarrel Friday evening for lodge members.

Section Conclave was held at Camp Falling Rock in Newark, Ohio. In addition to the usual events at the conclave, the lodge conducted its annual officer elections there. Since that was the location, absentee ballots were available. Lodge chief candidates were Jeff Brown, Ted Brown, and Steve Welsh. Jeff was elected and Past Lodge Chief Doug Beaudoin was elected that weekend as the Section Chief. All in all, 88 members of the lodge attended the conclave, after some minor bus problems getting there. In ceremonies, Ku-Ni-Eh took the top two places and Steve Farrell was named outstanding character. Ku-Ni-Eh Dancers also took 3 places in the dance part of the section competition.

Around the same time a change in lodge advisers was announced. Since the recent adviser of 5 years Bill Palmer had been named the Council Commissioner, Gordon Evans was appointed to replace him. Gordon, who had only been active in Ku-Ni-Eh for a couple of years had served many other capacities in his prior lodge and council, including lodge chief and 14 years on camp staff (the last as Camp Program Director).

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As had been the recent tradition the June ordeal was once again run by the Amangi Chapter and the July was run by Shawnee. The June Ordeal saw 48 new members inducted. The July 19-21st Ordeal and Brotherhood weekend was held at Camp Michaels.

On June 24 the lodge helped out at the Special Olympics Golf Tournament at the Jack Nicholas Golf Center.

As Mound Builders Area Council of Middletown had been experiencing financial difficulties for a few years, they voted after much discussion that they would merge with Cincinnati’s Dan Beard Council. As a result, Nachenum Lodge #145 would merge with Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462 to form Ku-Ni-Eh #145. Much discussion by Ku-Ni-Eh’s new adviser Gordon Evans and Nachenum’s J.D. Bartlett occurred to best determine how to combine the two great lodges.

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Michi-Kina-Qua Lodge #155 1953-1957

Michi-Kina-Qua Lodge 155 was chartered under the old Dan Beard Council, headquartered in Newport, Kentucky. This lodge was preceded by Nipperine Lodge, which was chartered in 1938, and Nipperine Lodge’s first induction ceremony was held at Camp George Hill (the council’s camp at that time) in Morning View, Kentucky. Nipperine Lodge fell inactive by the late 1940’s. About 1952, Bob Brown, an original member of Nipperine Lodge, and Clifford Judd, a professional Scouter in the council who had moved from Middlesboro, Kentucky, (where he had helped organize Mischa Mokwa Lodge), began reviving those interested in an OA lodge. The first induction ceremony was led by Clifford Judd, and was held at Camp Powderhorn. The first members chose the name "Michikinaqua," which translated means "Little Turtle," who was a chief of the Miami Tribe. A thunderbird was chosen as a totem.

Michikinaqua Lodge functioned at Camp Powderhorn in Union, Kentucky (after Camp George Hill was closed) and served the council well through their work at camp. The tap-outs and ordeals were held at Camp Powderhorn on council camporee weekends, and about 20 new members were inducted each year. Camp Powderhorn was later renamed Camp Michaels, and continues to be in use today.

During their short existence, Michikinaqua Lodge was active in Area 4-B. In 1956, at the Area 4- B Conference held at Camp Covered Bridge, Dennis Sprous of Lodge 155 was elected Area Chief. He served as Chief for the 1957 Area Conference at Camp Offutt (Blue Grass Council). This was the last Area 4-B Conference that was attended by Lodge 155 members. The lodge also has a very active dance team, which performed for many Scout and non-Scout functions in the greater Cincinnati area. The dance team was often paid for its performances, and the money was used to help underprivileged Scouts attend summer camp.

Many of the Lodge officers were members of Air Explorers Squadron 1, Post 49, of Newport. This squadron is known as the oldest in existence. Dennis Sprous belonged to this squadron, as well as Don Nagel, the 1955 Lodge Chief. Other Lodge Chiefs who are known include James Dollens (1953-1954), Ross Johnson (1956), and Bill Boyd (1957). (The lodge continued to function unofficially for a short period after the official merger date, until the two lodges could be joined.)

In 1956, the Dan Beard Council of Newport, Kentucky (which served seven counties in northern Kentucky) merged with the Cincinnati Area Council and thus lodges 155 and 462 of Cincinnati merged. The new council took the name Dan Beard from Newport, but the new lodge retained the name Ku-Ni-Eh, which was the lodge in Cincinnati. Harold Abraham, the Adviser of Lodge 155, became the Adviser for Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge after the merger, and was primarily responsible for bringing the two lodge memberships together as one.

Michikinaqua Lodge issued only 1 official patch. It was a round cut-edged patch with a green background, red lettering and a white thunderbird. The patch was issued about 1953. Three fake reproductions have been reported over the years. Their descriptions are: (1) a rolled edge instead of cut edge with green twill, (2) a rolled edge instead of cut edge with turquoise twill and (3) a white cut edge, but thunderbird is a separate piece of cloth. In 1976, Menawngihella Lodge 550 issued a flap-shaped commemorative as a fund-raiser for the Mountaineer Area Council’s Camp. 211 were made and sold for $5 each. This patch was also green twill with a white cut edge, red

Ku-Ni-Eh000044 Michi-Kina-Qua Lodge #155 History Page 2 of 4 lettering and a white embroidered thunderbird. The dates 1939 and 1957 were embroidered in white to signify the founding and merger years of the Lodge. In 1992, members of Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge issued flaps to commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the merger. Two versions were issued with white and black borders, bearing the slogan "The Spirit Lives, After 35 Years."

*History of Michi-Kina-Qua Lodge copied with the permission of James A. Flatt from his book The OA in Kentucky and Tennessee

Constitution and By-Laws of The Order of the Arrow Michikinaqua Lodge, Number 155 Dan Beard Council Boy Scouts of America

Article I

This Lodge shall be known as Michikinaqua Lodge, Number 155, The Order of the Arrow.

Article II

The main objective of this Lodge is to promote more and better scouting and camping among the men and boys of the Dan Beard Council and to recognize men and boys for outstanding service to the Boy Scouts of America

Article III

There shall be four classes of members, namely:

1. Adults who will act as Advisors 2. Boys and young men under 21 years of age who will serve as officers 3. Members of the Honors Team 4. Inactive members

The inactive will be members who pay their dues but take no part in the activities of the Lodge.

Any member who fails to pay his dues will be considered not in good standing and therefore will be placed on the inactive list until his dues are paid in full.

Article IV

The initiation fee is Three Dollars and Fifty Cents ($3.50) for all members. Dues to be paid yearly are Two Dollars ($2.00) for adults and One Dollar ($1.00) for Scouts and Explorers. Dues payable in advance effective as of January 1st and each succeeding year thereafter. Notice of dues payable to be sent to each member in December of each year. Any member who becomes delinquent in his dues will be notified by the Secretary. If he has not paid his dues by the May meeting he will automatically be taken from the active list and will not be eligible to attend or

Ku-Ni-Eh000045 Michi-Kina-Qua Lodge #155 History Page 3 of 4 take part in any meetings or activities pertaining to The Order of the Arrow until all dues are pain in full, plus Fifty Cents ($.50) initiation fee and one years dues in advance.

Article V

The regular meetings are to be held on the odd months of the year (January, March, May, etc.) on the third Wednesday at 7:45 P.M. in Squadron #1 Headquarters, 108 East 8th Street, Newport, Kentucky, unless otherwise stated.

Article VI

The officers of this Lodge shall consist of the following:

1. Supreme Chief of the Fire (who is the Council Scout Executive or some adult Scouter designated to serve for him) 2. Chief of the Fire 3. Lodge Chief* 4. Secretary-Treasurer* 5. Guard*

*Scouts and/or Explorers are elected to these offices.

Article VII

The election of officers will be conducted yearly at the November meeting. Nominations will be presented by an appointed Nominating Committee and voting will be by the usual Order of the Arrow sign. An officer may succeed himself in the same office but be limited to two (2) terms in that office.

Article VIII

It will be the duty of the Lodge Chief to preside at all meetings and to appoint all committees of The Order.

Article IX

It will be the duty of the Chief of the Fire to fulfill the office of the Chief in his absence.

Article X

It will be the duty of the Secretary to take minutes of all meetings and to keep all records, both financial and correspondence.

Article XI

It will be the duty of the Treasurer to collect all dues, initiation fees, to keep a record of same and to present a report of the same at each stated meeting. This also includes a report of any expenditures of the funds in his possession. Money received by the Treasurer will be taken to Council Headquarters and turned over to the Bookkeeper. The money will then be entered in The Order of the Arrow fund there. All bills, other than miscellaneous items will be paid by check from this fund at Council Headquarters. Notices of such payments will be sent to the Lodge Adult Advisor and then turned over to the Treasurer for his records.

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Article XII

It will be the duty of the Guard to examine all membership cards before entrance to the meeting room.

Article XIII

In case of death of a member or a member of his immediate family (Father, Mother, Wife, Son, Daughter, Brother, or Sister) flowers will be sent at the expense of the Lodge. The cost of the flowers not to exceed $10.00.

Article XIV

It is necessary for seven members to be present to constitute a quorum for a regular meeting.

Article XV

Any member in good standing when leaving this Council to move to another Council where The Order of the Arrow has a Lodge, shall be transferred and a statement of his services made to that Council.

Article XVI

Any non-member attending a meeting shall be vouched for by a member in good standing.

Article XVII

On majority vote of the Lodge members the above articles may be amended or added to.

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Michi-Kini-Kwa Lodge #306 1945-1959

1945

In the 30th year of the Order of the Arrow, Robert Calvert and Robert Dalrymple, Field Scout Executives, founded the Michi-Kini-Kwa Lodge #306, Order of the Arrow, in the Ft. Hamilton Council, Hamilton, Ohio. The Lodge was founded on June 22, 1945, at Camp Myron Kahn for the purpose of rendering better service to camping.

Soon after the Lodge was chartered, an Ordeal was held. The group of inductees totaled twenty- one boys and adults and from this group came the strength of the lodge for the next few years. The group of "charter" members included: Bob Dalrymple, Robert Jackson, Jr., Roger Norris, Milton Flowers, James Bartel, Carl Crane, Jack Steele, Don Engler, Gerald Fike, Richard Goebel, Wolf, Dave Schloss, Dwight Warren, Bill Coltrel, James Rose, Don Brill, Clemens Meier, Bill Braun, Donald Jackson, Stanley Wood, and Robert Calvert. Robert Jackman, Jr. was elected the first chief, while Dwight Warren served as treasurer and James Rose as secretary. With the able organization and a good deal of initial enthusiasm, the Lodge began to prosper.

1946

During the summer of 1946 the Lodge inducted twenty-five Ordealees. The Membership almost doubled and work was at a high level. The main purpose of the Lodge was carried to the fullest extent when the membership set out to fulfill its service to camping. The first major work project completed by the Lodge was the building of cabins near the swimming hole at Kahn. These served as showers for the Scouts. (The remains of these showers could still be seen through the 1970’s near the dam in the southeastern section of camp.) Throughout the year, the Arrowmen took upon themselves the task of planting pine trees. Before this time, not a single pine tree stood on the camp property. The planting that occurred during that year and the others that followed resulted in the fine growth of pine for decades to come.

1947-1949

The rest of the time from 1946, 1947, 1948, and 1949 was spent on the usual development of a Lodge and its program. New ideas were tried and rejected; members were familiarized with the Arrow program; plans were laid for a solid program of growth. In 1949 Conrad Fruehan, later to be a great help to the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge in its organization, was inducted as an Ordeal member. The work shown by Conrad in his service to the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge typifies the solid training the new Lodge members received.

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The year 1950 marked the end of experimentation for the Lodge and a start of putting ideas into practice. John Ebinger was Chief and Mr. Darrel Wilson was appointed as the first Lodge Lay Adviser. These two spearheaded a drive for increased interest and participation. Mac Bauman became enthused with Indian Lore and as a result the ceremonies and tap-outs were improved.

Mr. Wilson had long cherished an idea of having the Scouts maintain a hiking trail from Hamilton to the Indian mounds near Venice. He did not have the time to develop the idea, however, so Mr. Jack Dunkle, a Field Scout Executive, realized the idea of a hiking trail in another manner. He proposed that the Lodge prepare a Scout trail that would follow the footstep of "Mad" Anthony Wayne as he won the Ohio Territory from the Indians. For some unknown reason, the trail idea was not planned further at this time.

The Lodge now had experience enough to decide upon definite policy, so a definite Lodge constitution was determined.

1951

The years of hard work had begun to show some real results when in 1951 Roy Henderson was nominated for the Vigil Honor. He was the first Lodge member to merit this honor.

1952

The most memorable year in the Lodge’s history was 1952. The large "OA" rock located at Myron Kahn near the lakes was put into place during the winter months. The rock measured nine feet long and was found at the exact spot where it had been deposited by glacial action. This project stemmed from the original idea of Darrel Wilson. Mr. Wilson had carved the Michi-Kini- Kwa turtle totem used in ceremonies and tap-outs. Two Lodge members, Todd Martin and Alvin Moebus, carved the pattern from which the bronze plaque was cast.

In the spring, the first edition of the Lodge paper "Turtle Tales" was sent to the membership.

Overshadowing both of these events is the National Order of the Arrow Conference, which the lodge hosted at Miami University. When you realize that the total membership of the lodge at that time was thirty-nine (twenty-six Ordealees and thirteen Brotherhoods) it is really a tremendous feat.

The idea of having the National Conference at Miami first originated in 1951. Roy Henderson inquired the particulars of the National Conference from Mr. Wilson. After hearing just what was involved, Roy, a student at Miami, wondered why the next conference couldn’t be held at Miami. He sought the advice of Mr. Wilson on the project. Roy and Conrad Fruehan, along with several other Arrowmen, contacted the Dean of the University at Miami. Approval was given. The National Council was petitioned for the final approval and after some time, that was received.

Jack Hoel, Lodge Chief, started to prepare the Lodge for its part in the affair. As an added feature, the Lodge decided to give each delegate to the conference a neckerchief slide cast in the design of the Lodge totem. To finance this project the Lodge started a newspaper and scrap metal drive. The drive was a success and each of the more that two thousand delegates received his Ku-Ni-Eh000049 Michi-Kini-Kwa Lodge #306 History Page 3 of 10 slide.

Under the direction of Hawkeye from the Nachenum Lodge, Middletown, the Vigil call-out was held on the Athletic Field. There, amid the teepees and colorful Indian regalia, the Order’s best members were nominated for the coveted Vigil Honor. After the call-out, the candidates were taken to Camp Myron Kahn for the ceremony. The next morning the Vigil was bestowed upon those who had been tapped-out the night before. Roy Henderson, the boy who planned to have the conference at Miami, was among those Vigils.

Lodge members also attended the Area meeting held at Camp Hook, Middletown, Ohio.

1953

1954

Jim Croney, Tom Shera, Ronnie Brown, and Walt Bonner represented the Lodge at the 39th Annual Order of the Arrow Conference August 26-29, 1954

1955

In January 1955, the project of the proposed Anthony Wayne Trail again interested the lodge. Mr. Jack Dunkle, and a committee consisting of Tom Shera, Ed Schmidt, Gene Antes, Melvin Brown, Don Clark, and John Benzing took over control of the project and the help of the Anthony Wayne Parkway Board was enlisted. The Lodge planned the trail to stretch from Hamilton to Eaton, from Eaton to Greeneville, Greeneville to Ft. Recovery, and finally from Ft. Recovery to Ft. Wayne, Indiana. However, upon the recommendation of the Parkway Board, the trail was arranged to stretch from Cincinnati to Toledo. Soon the news of the proposed trail spread throughout the neighboring councils. Several wanted to join the project. First among these was the Miami Valley Council and Miami Lodge of Dayton.

The trail was officially opened on April 28-29, 1955, when two adult leaders and ten Explorers from St. Ann’s Church’s Post 7 hiked from Hamilton to Eaton. After that time the other major segments of the trail were completed and went into operation.

1956

The Vigil Honor was awarded to the Lodge Chief, Frank Partee, and Lodge Lay Adviser, Mr. John Benzing, at the 1st Annual Winter Banquet in November, 1956

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Work projects of various types were conducted throughout the next year, with special emphasis being placed on the council ring and lake area improvement.

All the major facilities at the Council Ring were installed at this time. Seating was improved, the rustic backdrop constructed, steps erected, stone fireplace and stone retaining wall built, and the gateway alone was erected and finished at a total expenditure of 450 service hours.

1958-1959

Under the leadership of Herb Schmidt in 1958 and Dick Wiseman in 1959, the Lodge published a "Hiking Trails" pamphlet in late 1959. This marked the last project that the Lodge was to complete, for 1959 was the year of the merger of Michi-Kini-Kwa Lodge #306 and Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462. This merger ended the existence of a Lodge that pioneered the principles of the Order of the Arrow in the Tri-State Area.

Additional Information Lodge Totem

The totem is a Brown Turtle. The Turtle’s back is divided into twelve segments, representing the twelve parts of the Scout Law. This gives it the appearance of a world globe. This signifies that Scouting is a world Brotherhood—the Great Turtle (Earth). Encircling the turtle’s shell is a segmented line representing our fellowship circle. Room can be found for others of similar qualities of Brotherhood. The head, legs, and tail will suggest the trefoil of Scouting around the world and remind us of the three services to God and Country, to others, and to self. Piercing the turtle from S.W. to N.E. is the traditional arrow.

Across the turtle form N.W. to S.E. you find the W.W.W. Read often and know the kind of group to which you belong.

The Story of "Little Turtle"

Little Turtle was born in 1752 on the north Tributary of the Eel River twenty miles northwest of Ft. Wayne, Indiana. This northern Tributary is known today as the Blue River Lake.

The village stood on the west side of the River on a sandy point of land surrounded on three sides by a great bend in the River.

His mother was a Mohegan (Mohican) and he was classed by Indian customs as belonging to this historic tribe.

Little Turtle was not a chief by birth but was made chief by his tribe, the Miami while still a young man. Ku-Ni-Eh000051 Michi-Kini-Kwa Lodge #306 History Page 5 of 10

His name has been spelled and pronounced many different ways but at the Treaty of Greenville it was spelled "Me-she-kin-no-quah." He was called Little Turtle but that was not what Me-she- kin-no-quah meant. Literally it means "the Great Turtle’s wife," but it is not in that sense that it is applied to this great chief.

Atche-Pong means snapping turtle. Ah-Koot-Yak means soft shell turtle. We-Weet means box turtle. Me-She-Kin-No-Quah means painted terrapin.

The last is the most common of all turtles in this region and the most gaudily colored, which probably explains its Indian name of who would be handsome, if not the wife of the Great Turtle, who represents the earth and was the chief beneficient Manitou of the Algonquen tribes in the older times. When it came to translation, the translator had no specific English name for painted terrapin, which is a little turtle, never more than four to six inches across. They conveyed the idea as well as they could saying, "The Little Turtle."

Unlike others of his race, he lived to see peace between his people and the paleface. Pontiac was assassinated, stabbed with a knife at the present site of St. Louis, while urging his people to war against the British. Tecumseh was killed leading 2500 Indians into battle in the "Battle of the Thames." Both died trying to get vengeance against the white men.

Little Turtle had more vision than these and seemed more concerned with the well being of his race. He signed the following treaties with the United States: Greeneville, August 3, 1795; Ft. Wayne, June 17, 1803; Vincennes, August 21, 1805; and Ft. Wayne, September 30, 1809.

Little Turtle was a traveler well acquainted at Detroit, Montreal, Quebec, Chicago, Louisiana, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. It is claimed by some that he received a slight education from the priests in Canada.

Me-she-kin-no-quah died near Ft. Wayne July 14, 1812. Before his death he suffered many month with gout. He was 61 years old at death and his burial place was lost for many years. The Lookner Brothers accidentally found his grave July 1, 1911, while excavating for a house they were building for Dr. George W. Gillie in Lawton Place on the west bank of the St. Joseph River. J.M. Strouder verified it as being Little Turtle’s grave by the wealth found in it.

Little Turtle had been buried according to the custom of his time with all his implements and ornaments with him. The Indians lived with the idea that what was essential while on earth would also be needed when they reached their Happy Hunting Grounds.

Little Turtle ranks beside Pontiac as one of the great Indian military leaders of all time, for he defeated not one, but two organized veteran white armies, butting them to pieces among the bogs of Ohio, thus all but stopping the westward tide of settlement.

After the American Revolution, the British still held a few outlaying log fortresses in the wilderness of Ohio and Illinois. To these stockades flocked discontented Indians who resented the sudden in-rush of the settlers to their hunting grounds. Here they traded their furs for guns. Their leader was a tall Miami chieftain with a morose face and shrewd beady eyes. He was Little Turtle who, with Blue Jacket, the Shawnee, had formed an alliance of the neighboring tribes, rousing their bitterness to a frenzy pitch. Frontier cabins were soon to go up in flames, lonely families were butchered, forts were attacked, flatboats passing down the Ohio were sunk by fire form English muskets in the hands of dusty warriors hidden along the shore.

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In 1791, President George Washington sent General Harmat with 1,500 men to Fort Washington, where Cincinnati now stands, to aid the pioneers. Little Turtle, as shrewd a tactician as ever wore a scalplock, soon enticed them into a trap. He deserted his village and left an obvious trail through the woods. Captain Armstrong and half the army set out confidently in pursuit, only to hear the forest silence suddenly on all sides. Captain Armstrong plunged into a quagmire and sank up to his neck. Here, held fast, he watched his entire company killed and the Indians leaping in a savage war dance over their mutilated bodies. Under cover of darkness, he crawled back to his commanding general with news of the disaster. Then Colonel Hardin led the remaining force back into the woods and the story was repeated. Little Turtle’s strategy had succeeded in wiping out an entire army.

Washington then commissioned General St. Clair to pursue the Miamis with 2,000 men. "Beware of a surprise," he warned. The season was mid-winter. While the disheartened, weary army was encamped on the frozen Wabash, Little Turtle suddenly attacked, then pretended to retreat, thus drawing the white men into the forest and surrounding them. It was another surprise and slaughter. The dead covered the ground so thickly that the "scalped heads looked like pumpkins in a cornfield." While the Indians looked over the camp, the few white survivors fled for their lives to Fort Jefferson. Six weeks later, a lieutenant on horseback reached Washington with the news.

Mortified by the loss of two armies and prompted by the news of fresh outbursts along the frontier of the emboldened Miamis, Washington now charged "Mad" Anthony Wayne to destroy the power of Little Turtle. The Indians were familiar with the reputation of the "Big Snake," as they called him. "He is the chief who never sleeps," they said. Yet when he sent peacemakers to them, Little Turtle replied: "We will hold our country for our own people. The white men must depart forever."

Instead, the white men came after two years of preparation with an army of 3,000, who this time traveled hand on trigger with Scouts posted on all sides. Little Turtle, with a battle line two miles long, again tried to ambush them at Fallen Timbers. But in forty minutes Wayne’s veteran troops, led by Kentucky cavalry, had avenged Harmat and St. Clair by destroying hundreds of the Miami warriors.

Little Turtle surrendered. The Indians might defeat the white men once or even twice but in the end their infinite numbers would sweep over them like the waves of the sea. Sadly he buried his tomahawk and took up, instead, the weapons of temperance and vaccination against rum and smallpox. When he died in 1812, one of his proudest possessions was a medal, which President Washington had given him as a token of friendship.

Lodge Constitution

Section I. Name and Affiliation of Lodge

1. The name of this Lodge of the Order of the Arrow shall be Michi-Kini-Kwa –W.W.W. 2. The Lodge shall be affiliated with the Fort Hamilton Council, Boy Scouts of America, and shall be under the administrative authority of its Scout Executive. 3. The totem of the Lodge shall be that of a turtle whose shell is divided into twelve segments signifying the 12 points of the Scout Law. The legs, head, and tail of the turtle shall symbolize the Scout badge. 4. A. Order of the Arrow sashes and neckerchiefs shall be worn only at the Order of the Arrow functions. Ku-Ni-Eh000053 Michi-Kini-Kwa Lodge #306 History Page 7 of 10

B. Lodge neckerchiefs are not to be sold or traded.

Section II. Requirements and procedure for election of membership

1. The requirements for membership in this Lodge are as required in the Order of the Arrow Handbook. 2. Procedure for the Ordeal shall be as stated in the Order of the Arrow Handbook. 3. All elections that are to be held must clear through the Lodge Chief.

Section III. Officers

1. The officers of the Lodge shall be Lodge Chief, two Lodge Vice-Chiefs, Lodge Secretary, Lodge Treasurer, and Lodge Historian. These officers are elected yearly and must be 21 years of age at the time of election. 2. A. Nominations for officers shall be handled through a Nominating Committee appointed by the Lodge Chief. This Committee shall be appointed in April and consist of 15% of the Lodge membership including the Lodge Chief, the Lodge Adviser, and the Staff Adviser.

B. The Committee shall prepare a slate of candidates, one candidate for each office, to be presented to the Lodge for voting. Nominations from the floor will be accepted at the time of election.

3. Lodge officers shall be elected at the Annual Ordeal Weekend. The term of office shall be from September 1 to August 31, and they shall be installed at the September Lodge meeting. 4. The Executive Committee of this Lodge shall be composed of the officers mentioned in Section III, #1, the immediate Past Lodge Chief, the Lodge Adviser, the chairmen of all permanent committees, and the Staff Adviser. Each member of the Executive Committee shall have one vote except the Lodge and Staff Advisers. 5. The permanent committees of this lodge shall be: a. Service Projects Committee b. Ceremonial Committee c. Program Committee d. Information & Publicity Committee e. Camp Promotion Committee f. Trail Committee 6. The Staff Adviser shall be appointed by the Scout Executive. 7. The Lodge Adviser shall be appointed annually by the Scout Executive. 8. The Lodge Chief shall appoint other committees as may be required from time to time with the approval of the Lodge Executive Committee; all chairmen shall be under 21 years of age. At the beginning of each business year the Lodge Chief shall assign every member of the Executive Committee.

Section IV. Lodge Meetings

1. The Lodge schedule shall include events and meeting as planned by the Executive Committee at the beginning of each business year. 2. The Executive Committee of this Lodge shall meet at least four times a year. 3. Special Meetings of the Executive Committee may be called at the pleasure of the Lodge Chief or Scout Executive. 4. Bills and other business pertaining to the running of the Lodge shall be handled by the Executive Committee; however, a report of the actions of the Executive Committee shall be given at every Lodge meeting.

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Section V. Dues

1. There shall be an induction fee, sufficient to cover expenses of the induction weekend, a ribbon pin, a sash, a membership card, and one year’s dues payable prior to the time of induction. 2. Dues to the Lodge shall be collected annually in the amount of $2.00. Dues must be paid by October 1st of each year. 3. Dues are payable to the Lodge Treasurer or such person authorized by him to collect dues. 4. All Order of the Arrow funds shall be handled through the Council office and go through all normal procedures used by the Council. 5. Inactive members may be restored to active status by paying one year’s dues.

Section VI. Brotherhood Membership

1. Completion of Brotherhood membership shall be in accordance with the Order of the Arrow Handbook. The induction ceremony shall be held at the annual Brotherhood weekend.

Section VII. Vigil Honor

1. Attainment of the Vigil Honor shall be in accordance with the latest edition of the Order of the Arrow Handbook.

Section VIII. Amendments

1. A. These rules shall be subject to amendment at any regular or special meeting of this lodge provided such amendment has been submitted in writing to the Executive Committee at least one month prior to such meeting, and that due to notice has been given to all active members at least ten days prior to such meeting. A two-thirds vote of members present shall be required.

B. This set of rules shall become effective in the same manner as mentioned above. Michi-Kini-Kwa Lodge Membership Listing

C. Stephan E. Ebinger J. Pacuicrk J. Chamberlain C. Baird J. Benzing P. Green B. Emanaker H. Schmidt H. Baird J. Bartel G. Ulrick, Jr. J. Glock E. Schmidt L. Weber F. Partee C. Fruehan P. O’Donnel B. Abner P. Gillespie M. Bauman D. Wilson J. Marr M. Asher J. Glenn T. Schick A. Bauman L. Pyles R. Brown I. Calver R. Dalrymple R. Trautwein T. White D. Hill S. Crothers R. Wiseman J. Hoel T. Shera A. Sharp D. Francis R. Henderson L. McKinney F. Partee D. Thompson B. Beeler E. Schmidt E. Rains D. Clark G. Antes B. Patterson C. Dalrymple H. Schmidt J. Duvall J. Beard C. Baldwin R. Jackman, Jr T. Martin R. Lenahan M. Brown C. Trent R. Morris F. Dodds V. Davin C. Wolke B. Burkey M. Flowers D. Brown J. Farthing A Wellinghoff J. Kawa J. Bartel A. Moebus M. Ruder, Jr. R. Reed B. Wente C. Crane R. Bowermaster J. Walker R. Frundt W. Schneider J. Steele J. Kreke H. Price J. Schnapp J. Schnell D. Engler R. Reed J. Einsfeld D. Olt R. Herrlein G. Fike G. Puckett S. Woodward D. Lau L. Meister R. Goebel J. Niehaus D. Brown W.S. Amiot E. Prescott

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Wolf J. Dunkle J. Briner V. Lawrence D. Morman D. Schloss H. Snow W. Bonner G. Barr A. Hamilton D. Warren G. Whitsell J. Strucker F. Rentschler W. Cates B. Coltrel D. Finfrock G. Landrum R Blickensderfer G. Burkhardt J. Rose M. Wear D. Wiseman C. Stephan W. Creagmile D. Brill C. Durham J. Benzing, Sr. M Mankovitch W. Harr C. Meier M. Robertson J. Benzing, Jr. A. Pennington C. Chamberlain B. Braun J. Chadwick J. Woodward H. Grate H. Misel D. Jackson R. Knapp F. Kirkpatrick B. Eichel H. Mixon S. Wood B. Judd P. Reuter S. Buzan D. Trimmer R. Calvert G. Eish G. Hentrich V. Roden L. Dutton W. Gath R. Baker C. Jeffries G. Corson R. Burns N. Fredricksen R. Baker L. Hensler V. Trembly A. Crawford N. Brick N. Hensler T. Schick T. Weisbrodt C. Jeffers G. Shafer J. Imfeld G. Eggleston B. Burkhardt D. Sterling L. Emanaker V. Copos J. Kennedy C. Calvert J. VonderHaar E. Ketchum T. Leugers J. Wall D. Buzan S. Pugh B. Gilmore W. Leugers J. Walker D. Burdsall T. Carlisle B. Marsh W. Farinet J. Walker B. Weaver G. Campbell R. Moore J. Farinet P. Beaver D. Morris S. Koolage B. Stinkle S. Jones L. Wall M. Dolibois D. Tendam B. Briedenthal J. Jones C. Wolsefer D. Fink J. Conrad J. Smith W. Rosendahl D. Wolsefer W. Glutch C. Roberts J. Ebinger J. Zeller H. Dingledein M. Workman D. Rutherford G. Mader P. Mitchell G. Horning A. Glos G. Munro J. Whitsel R. Small R. Jackson G. Grosscup M. Wilson W. Dare P. Price M. Horning H. Pennington J. Williams R. Boyer B. Herschfield G. Meder V. DeTrou M. Potterf K. Perkins J. Brice J. Chadwick D. Meyers D. Baird B. Siple C. Krehbiel P. Mieth S. Horgan D. Wilkerson J. Haidx T. Walsh E. Cooper A. Brown W. Rutherford B. Hoven L. Schiff E. McKinney W. Conrad E. Hunley D Maxfield, Jr H. Helton W. Holbrock H. Taylor E. Frick N. Parks S. Sayers H. Burdsall D. Taylor E. Garrett D. Barr L. Trauthwein G. Steiger R. Taylor H. Bush

Lodge Officers

Year Lodge Chief Vice Chiefs Treasurer Secretary Historian 1945 R. Jackman D. Warren J. Rose Jr. 1946 S. Wood 1947 D. Jackson 1948 C. B. Marsh J. Whitsel Dalrymple 1949 J. Whitsel 1950 J.Ebinger 1951 J.Ebinger C. Puckett 1952 J. Hoel 1953 J. Hoel M. Robertson 1954 J. Einsfeld B. Judd 1955 F. Partee T. Shera D. J. Walker Thompson 1956 E. Schmidt T. Schick G. Eggleston J. D. Hill Ku-Ni-Eh000056 Michi-Kini-Kwa Lodge #306 History Page 10 of 10

R. Lenehan Chamberlin 1957 T. Schick J. Chamberlin H. Schmidt K. Abner D. D. Hill Wiseman 1958 H. Schmidt K. Abner C. Stephan R. Conrad R. Frundt D. Wiseman 1959 D. Wiseman C. Stephan M. R. Frundt A. R. Mankovitch Pennington Blickensderfer

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Nachenum Lodge #145 1939-1985

Introduction

Prior to the chartering of the Order of the Arrow in the council, there was an organization with its roots deeply entrenched in Indian lore. This was called the GIMAGASH. The Order of the Arrow had a firm foundation of twenty years before it was ever brought into the Mound Builders’ Area Council. Though the GIMAGASH had a lot of fine features, it did leave something to be desired. News of the new organization had reached the local council and interest in it grew. Here was an organization that could boast a fine program and a national membership of over ten thousand members.

1939

On March 22nd, 1939, a group of men gathered together for the purpose of discussing the Order of the Arrow. At the end of the evening’s meeting, a committee had been empowered to attempt to obtain an Order of the Arrow charter for the Mound Builders’ Area Council. This committee consisted of A.W. Steed for the Council Camping Committee, and Charles Boyle, Evan Hamilton, Don Brown, and George Harvey representing the leaders. Based on information received by mail and phone, the investigating committee made a formal application for a charter on March 28th, 1939. The group was chartered as the 145th Lodge in the United States.

The Council scoutmasters were contacted and were asked to nominate one boy from their troops to membership in the Order of the Arrow. These nominations were the basis for selecting the first candidates. From all the letters of nomination, the investigating committee, using the National Qualifications, screened and investigated each boy and finally evolved a list of eight names. These were to be the charter members of the local lodge. The Lodge adopted the name of an animal that abounds in and around Camp Hook, the raccoon.

By April 26th, all was in readiness for the first Ordeal ceremony. The ceremony took place at Camp Hook on the 26th and 27th. The degree team consisting of Dick Vogelsang, Elza Abraham, Joe Davey and Bill Sharp inducted the lodge’s first members: Jerry Gorrell, Donnie Young, Robert Hollenbaugh, Chalmers Hughs, Henry Moore, Edward Boel, Bill Bergan, and Robert McCroskey, Jr.

Robert McCroskey was elected by the group as the first lodge chief.

Regular elections were held, as was the process at Summer Camp, and the second group of candidates were given their Ordeal in September. A twenty-eight hour period of testing from the 12th to the 13th was given to Jim Barrett, Jay Johnson, John Frazier, Bill Sommers, Gene Walck, Charles Bohl, Dave Chapman, Walter King, Bill Moles, Elmer Willoughby, Bill Lakoff, Bob O’Neal, Marion Waites, Frank Simon, Tom Sixt, Bob Gorrells, H. Harrison, Don Castle, Bill Cox, Lewis Yoder, Lee Page, and adults Charles Adams, A. S. Paul, Bill Tucker, Ralph Chamberlin, Dave Clark, Charles Boyce, Don Brown, McKnight Kinne, Frank Chapman, Earl

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Billman, George Harvey, Evan Hamilton, and A.W. Steed.

It was Walter King who wrote to Daniel Carter Beard and asked him for the Indian name of our lodge. In a letter, that is part of the lodge records, Daniel Carter Beard named the lodge, Nachenum.

1940

Jerry Gorrell was elected Lodge Chief (1940-1941).

George "Hawkeye" Harvey became Lodge Adviser.

From 1939 to 1948 Nachenum Lodge’s dance team performed in 14 states. They had 25 dancers and 2 prop masters (female).

The lodge issued its first insignia. It was a Chenille patch, (a napped, looped material like those of athletic letters) 2 per life. It was arrowhead shaped, with a gray and black raccoon on a tan background. At this point in time, there was no specific place to wear these insignia. Some Arrowmen wore them on neckerchiefs and others on leg gathers. Ceremonial and Dance Team members also wore them on their leggings.

August 30th to September 2nd, the OA held its first National Convention at Camp Echo, Newport, Pennsylvania. There were 618 Arrowmen present. The Nachenum delegation consisted of Elza Abraham, and Frank Simon of Troop 11, Walter King of Troop 5, Jim Frazier of Troop 2, and Don Castle of Troop 1.

1941

Gordon Purgrum was elected Lodge Chief (1941-1942) and Charlie Elam was elected Vice Chief.

1942

Ted Conley was elected Lodge Chief (1942-1943). He was later drafted and Bill Van Guelpin was elected Lodge Chief. Vice Chief was Jack Kahill.

1943

Bill Burgman was elected Lodge Chief (1943-1944). He was later drafted. Jimm Faye was elected Lodge Chief. His Vice Chief was Joe Paese.

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1944

Bill Van Guelpin was elected Lodge Chief (1944-1945). He also was later drafted, and once again Jimm Faye was elected Lodge Chief. His Vice Chief was Warren LeMay.

1945

Dudley Inwood was elected Lodge Chief (1945-1946). His Vice Chief was Dick Lewis.

Nachenum Lodge members built the first Indian outfit worn by Bob Raymon, Miami University’s first "Chief Miami".

1946

Ken McGuire was elected as Lodge Chief (1946-1947). John Helsinger was elected Vice Chief.

1947

John Burns was elected as Lodge Chief (1947-1948).

1948

Dick Keller was elected as Lodge Chief (1948-1949). Charles Doring was elected as Lodge Secretary.

Lodge members spent many hours working on the construction of Lake George at Camp Hook.

Between the late 40’s and early 50’s, there were four dance teams in Mound Builders’ Area Council. One was in the Butlerville-Morrow area headed by Bernie Chittwood. The second was in the Carlisle area headed by Tom Cruse. The third was in the Maineville area. They were called the Tsungani. After they disbanded, another group started up in the Trenton area. The last group was from the Middletown area. They were called the Minnataree, headed by Jimm Faye.

Delegates to the National OA Conference at Indiana University were Dick Hopper, Delegation Leader, Jimm Faye, Jim Burgess, Dale Petry, Don Wilson, Dick Wilson, Dick Banker, and George "Hawkeye" Harvey.

George "Hawkeye" Harvey received his Vigil honor during the NOAC at Indiana University.

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1949

Larry Sullivan was elected Lodge Chief (1949-1952), and Steve Goecler was elected Vice Chief.

1950

Under the leadership of Larry Sullivan, the large stone arrowhead at Broken Arrow campsite was built during the 1950 Fall Ordeal by Dick Hopper, Ken McGuire, Jimm Faye, and Gene Geckler.

1951

1952

Bill Goodman was elected Lodge Chief (1952-1953).

Nachenum Lodge’s dance team placed third at the National OA convention at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. The team members were: O.B. Walker, Chairman, Mike Stamper, Terry Webster, Don Wilson, Dick Wilson, Vern Wilson, Bill Billet, Dick Banker, Wendel Snowden, Danny Yount, and Jimm Faye, Adviser. They performed the Blackfoot Bundle Dance and the Pueblo Buffalo Dance.

After leaving the National OA Conference, members of the dance team went to a Mohawk Reservation in New York for a week and taught the children how to dance.

The dance team performed in the International Folk Festival at Wilmington College. During one of the performances, Dick Banker was doing the Desert Wind in the Cloud dance and spun off the stage and fell into a timpani drum.

1953

Bill Hilz was elected Lodge Chief (1953-1954).

1954

Phil Sams was elected Lodge Chief (1954-1955). Dick Hopper received his Vigil Honor at the Fall Ordeal.

The year before each National Conference, there is a Patch Design Contest for Youth Arrowmen. The youth designing the conference patch attends the National Conference for free. In 1954, Bill

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Hilz, Nachenum lodge member, designed the National OA Conference Patch. Other Nachenum delegates were Bill Wiley and George "Hawkeye" Harvey. There were other delegates, but as of this printing, they are unknown.

1955

Don Burns was elected Lodge Chief (1955-1956). William Hilz received his Vigil Honor at the Fall Ordeal.

1956

Elected Lodge Chief is unknown (1956-1957). Nachenum Lodge issued its first flap-type patch designated as F1; restriction was one lodge flap per activity. There were four lodge activities per year.

1957

Mike Dennis was elected Lodge Chief (1957-1958).

1958

The 1958 National OA Conference was held in Lawrence, Kansas. One of the delegates from Nachenum Lodge was Tom Sant. Other delegates are not known at this time.

Tom Sant was elected Lodge Chief (1958-1959). Terry R. Webster received his Vigil Honor at the Fall Ordeal.

1959

Lodge members worked many man-hours on the Chapel at Camp Hook. It was dedicated July 22, 1959.

During Summer Camp, members of the Tap-out Ceremony were Tom Sant, Storyteller, Tim Goforth, Hunter, and Lee Dennis, Puller. Lee performed this function from 1959 to 1962.

The Area 4C Conference was held in August at Camp Friedlander in Cincinnati, Ohio. Delegates from Nachenum were Lee Dennis, Joe Caldwell, and Everett Sherron. Other delegates are not known at this time.

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Vigil Honors at the Fall Ordeal.

1960

The Area 4C Conference was held at Cricket Holler Reservation in Dayton, Ohio.

John Sherron was elected Lodge Chief (1960-1961). Chiefton was Tom Hilton and Secretary- Treasurer was Steve Alexander, and Lee Dennis was Sergeant-at-arms.

On October 15, 1961, Chief John Sherron read an account of the things that the Lodge accomplished during 1960-1961. The Lodge Constitution was revised. Waiters were supplied for the "Pokey" Griffith District meeting. The treasury was divided into two funds. Money was given to the Scout Office to help defray the costs for secretarial work. A Camp Hook promotional pamphlet was introduced. Clean-up day was held at Camp Hook. Key tags were made for the keys for cabins at Harmon Park. The Medicine Man Headdress was completed. The Trading Post was manned at the Spring Camporee by Nachenum Lodge members who sold milk and snacks. The Lodge letterhead was developed and accepted by the membership. Money was given to A.F.S. Three stoves were purchased for Camp Hook. The OA Flag was made. Twelve Torches were made for Ceremonies. A float was constructed for the Steel Parade. A concrete slab was poured for the porch of White Ash cabin and a slab was poured for the garbage cans in back of the Mess Hall at Camp Hook. A "Where to Go Camping" booklet was produced. A chain saw was purchased for Camp Hook. The Lodge gave a percentage of money to help defray costs for the Philmont trip. Money was given to repair the gate at Camp Hook. Delegates were sent to the 4C Conference and to the National OA Conference. At the 4C Conference, Nachenum Lodge performed the Brotherhood Ceremony. This was long before competitions were ever formed. Members of the Brotherhood team were Kichkinet-Lee Dennis, Nutiket-Danny Hogan, Allowat Sakima-John Sherron, and Meteu-unknown.

1961

Nachenum Lodge sent delegates to the National Order of the Arrow Conference at Indiana University. The delegates were Tom Sant, Curt Thomas, Lee Dennis, and Gordon Bowles.

John Dechant was elected Lodge Chief (1961-1962). Lee Dennis was elected Chiefton, Kent Dills was elected Secretary-Treasurer, Mike Johnson was elected Sergeant-at-arms, and Mike Bessel was elected Historian. At the Fall Ordeal, Everett Sherron, Tom Sant, and Bill Stiles received their Vigil Honors.

1962

Daniel Hogan was elected Lodge Chief (1962-1963).

Nachenum Lodge hosted the 1962 Area 4C Conference at Camp Hook. Lee Dennis served as Lodge Support Chairman. Other members present were Everett Sherron and Joe Caldwell. Many other members were present, but their names are not known at this time. At the Conference, John Ku-Ni-Eh000063 Nachenum Lodge #145 History Page 7 of 22

Sherron was elected as Section Vice Chief (1962-1963).

1963

At Summer Camp, members of the Tap-out Ceremony Team were Fred Cranford and Rick Robbins (Pullers). Other members of the team are not known at this time.

Tom Thomas was elected Lodge Chief (1963-1964). Curt Thomas received his Vigil Honor at the Fall Ordeal.

1964

The Area 4C Conference was held at Camp Logan in Chillicothe, Ohio.

John Moore was elected Lodge Chief (1964-1965).

The Lodge issued its first fully embroidered flap, designated S1; restriction was one flap per lodge activity. There were four lodge activities per year.

During the mid-60’s, Lodge members traveled around to many camps in Southern Ohio doing the Brotherhood Ceremony.

1965

John Moore was elected Lodge Chief (1965-1966).

1966

Jim Moore was elected Lodge Chief (1966-1967). Steve Donaldson received his Vigil Honor at the Fall Ordeal.

1967

The Area 4C Conference was held at Camp Hook, outside of Carlisle, Ohio, and was hosted by Nachenum Lodge. In attendance were Larry Fraley, John Moore, George "Hawkeye" Harvey, Bruce Kimball, Eric Moore, J.D. Bartlett, Jim Moore and many others.

Larry Fraley was elected Lodge Chief (1967-1968). Tom Adams was elected Vice Chief, Bruce Kimball was elected Secretary, Joe Beatty was elected Treasurer, Eric Young was elected Sergeant-at-arms, and Ted Miller was elected Historian. Russell L. Efker, Otis Anderson, John Ku-Ni-Eh000064 Nachenum Lodge #145 History Page 8 of 22

Moore, Larry Musen, and Tom Thomas received their Vigil Honors at the Fall Ordeal.

Lodge members, with the help of troops in the Excello area, opened the Miami-Erie Canal Trail. The Lodge also bought a number of canoes for Camp Hook.

The annual Father/Son Bowling party was held in December.

1968

Bruce Kimball was elected Lodge Chief (1968-1969). The Lodge issued the A1a neckerchief patch, restricted to one per year. Clyde Durham, Jr., Jim Moore, David Morton, and Jimm Faye received their Vigil Honor at the Fall Ordeal.

1969

Jerry Swank was elected Lodge Chief (1969-1970). Mike Kiniyalocts, Larry Fraley, Bruce Kimball, Joe Kugler, Jerry Swank, and Ed Bliss received their Vigil Honors at the Fall Ordeal. 1970

Jim Harris was elected Lodge Chief (1970-1971). Chuck Mitchell was elected Vice Chief, Tom Yost was elected Secretary, and Pat Dugan was elected Treasurer. Bill Harbaum, Joe Hoffman, Mike Jones, and Andre Matthews received their Vigil Honors at the Fall Ordeal.

The Annual Bowling Party was held on December 18 at the Sports Bowl. 60 plus members attended.

1971

In August of 1971, the National OA Conference was held at the University of Illinois. George "Hawkeye" Harvey received the Distinguished Service Award on August 24, 1971. Delegates to the National OA Conference were Mike Jones, Jim Harris, Chuck Mitchell, and Bruce Kimball.

The first issue of the Lodge Newsletter was issued. The staff was: Editors Gary Hattery and Pat Dugan, Art Director Tom Yost, and Adviser J.D. Bartlett.

In September, the Nachenum Lodge hosted the Area 4C Conference at Camp Hook, outside of Carlisle, Ohio. Andre Matthews was elected as Area 4 Conference Chief (1971-1972).

1971 was Nachenum Lodge’s first year under the chapter system.

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David Tuttle – Secretary & Treasurer Allogagen Fort Ancient Tim Maple – Chief Tarhe Wischixin Jamie Holaday – Chief

Mike Conrad was elected Lodge Chief (1971-1972). In November, Vigil Honors were given to Dr. Mike Matthews of Trenton, Jackson Kimball of Lebanon, Tim Maple of Lebanon, and Jim Harris of Middletown.

1972

The Nachenum Lodge Bead System was adopted in January. Don Hackney and Allen Beach were appointed to give beads out at all activities.

White Round Ordeal Membership Red Round Brotherhood Membership Black Round Vigil Membership Marble Green Flat Summer Camp Ceremonial Team Clear Flat Ceremonial Team Tan Flat National OA Conference Blue Flat OA Section Conclave Red Flat Winter Fellowship Green Flat Fall Ordeal and Fellowship Yellow Round Jamboree (World and National) Yellow Flat Spring Fellowship Orange Flat Chief's Award Purple Flat March Activity White Flat August Activity Dark Green Flat Lodge Officer Black Flat Clan Leader Shell* Lodge Chief

*Each Lodge Chief obtained his own shell.

In August, the Area 4C Conference was held at Camp Birch outside Yellow Springs, Ohio. Members that attended were Tony Roell, Everett Sherron, Norm Griffin, Mike Jones, Lee Dennis, Martin Kimball, Andre Matthews, Tom Yost, J.D. Bartlett, Dave Olsen, Drew Hasselbach, Mike Kidd, and Chuck Mitchell.

Mike Conrad was re-elected Lodge Chief (1972-1973). Tom Yost was elected as Vice Chief. Drew Hasselbach was elected as Secretary. Pat Dugan was elected as Treasurer. Don Phillips, Mark Frazer, Peter Matthews, and Chuck Mitchell received their Vigil Honors at the Fall Ordeal.

Chapter District Wulamoc Pokey Drew Hasselbach – Chief

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Griffith Peter Matthews – Vice Chief Tom Gamble – Secretary Allogagen Fort Martin Kimball – Chief Ancient Jeff Linkous – Vice Chief Scott Cottle – Secretary & Treasurer Tarhe Wischixin Jerry Malcolm – Chief Rick Stumer – Vice Chief Jeff Fox – Secretary & Treasurer

On December 30th, the Annual Father/Son Bowling Party was held at the Sports Bowl. Over 60 people were in attendance. After dinner, trophies for the bowling competition were awarded, and reports were given on the 4C training conference and on the upcoming ski party.

1973

The Spring Work Weekend was held June 8th and 9th. The Lodge did many work projects. The main project was the replacement of the camp flagpole. Other projects included putting up tents, and cleaning up camp in preparation of Summer Camp. Also on that Saturday evening, a Brotherhood Ceremony was held. Nachenum Lodge purchased four canoes, two rowboats, and a window fan for Camp Hook.

On August 12th, there was a Lodge Fellowship/Swim Party. As service projects, members cleaned and painted the steps behind the Mess Hall, cleaned up the Council Ring, and sent crews to clean the areas around the Middletown and Franklin Hydraulic Dams.

In Mid-August, Nachenum Lodge sent delegates to the National OA Conference in Santa Barbara, California. The delegates were Mike Conrad, Drew Hasselbach, Louis Andres, Tom Conrad, Andre Matthews, and Lee Dennis. Other delegates are not known at this time.

September 14th to 16th, the Area 4C Conference was held at Woodland Trails Scout Camp. Andre Matthews was elected as Area 4 Conference Chief for a second term (1973-1974). The Area designation was changed to EC-6A (East Central – Area 6 Section A). Forty Nachenum Lodge members attended the EC-6A Conference.

At the Fall Ordeal, Drew Hasselbach was elected Lodge Chief (1973-1974). Mike Conrad, Jack McFarland, Drew Hasselbach, Charles Nixon, and Martin Kimball received their Vigil Honors.

In December, Nachenum Lodge had its Annual Father/Son Bowling Party/Winter Banquet.

1974

January 11th, there was a Brotherhood Ceremony at Camp Hook. Two members received Brotherhood.

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October 4th through the 6th, the Lodge held their Annual Fall Ordeal. Steve Petrou was elected Lodge Chief (1974-1975). Bill Brown was elected Vice Chief. Tom Gamble was elected Secretary. Thirty-nine candidates were inducted into the Order of the Arrow, Nachenum Lodge. Twelve Arrowmen received their brotherhood membership, the largest number of members at one time to date. Four members received Vigil Honor. They were Norm Griffin, Lee Dennis, Terry Owens, Richard Broadbeck, and Tony Roell.

The lodge issued their 35th Anniversary flap, S2, 2 per life.

The Pre-Ordeal, Ordeal, Brotherhood, and Vigil ceremonies were greatly improved due to the hard work and dedication of Lee Dennis, Norm Griffin, and Jimm Faye who worked with the Ceremonial Teams. A very special thanks was given to Jimm Faye for the Lodge’s new ceremonial outfits.

Eight committees were established. They were:

Committee Chairman Adviser Publications Terry Owens J.D. Bartlett Camp Promotions Louis Andres Roger Coffman Ceremonial Drew Hasselbach Lee Dennis Norm Griffin Trails – Silver Moccasin Jon Stiles Everett Sherron Bill Stiles Trails – Miami Erie Bill Gayhart Phil Lacefield Special Services Jeff Fox John Conrad Bryan Wren Functions Tom Conrad Bill Brown Dance Mike Osborne Jimm Faye

On October 19th, the lodge had the Miami Erie Canal cleanup day. Signs were erected all along the trail. The final project was to mow a four foot by three mile path through dense underbrush. It was accomplished with great difficulty. Those who were there still remember the hardship.

In late December, the Annual Father/Son Bowling Party was held at the Sports Bowl in Middletown. Following the Bowling Party, there was dinner and a business meeting. After the business meeting, the 35th Anniversary flaps were sold.

1975

On March 8th, the Lodge Fellowship was held at the Silver Moccasin Cabins in Lebanon. Twenty Arrowmen attended. This was an increase from the previous year.

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On April 5th, four Arrowmen went to a Planning Conference for the upcoming Conclave, which was held at the Muskingum Valley Scout Reservation. Adviser Everett Sherron, Steve Landis, Tom Grimes, and Tom Conrad were the Arrowmen.

From May 23rd through the 25th, Joe Brown, Lee Dennis, George "Hawkeye" Harvey, Steve Landis, John Conrad, Tom Conrad, Terry Owens, Steve Petrou, Bill Brown, and J.D. Bartlett attended the EC-6A Conclave. Steve Petrou designed the conclave patch.

On May 30th and 31st, the Annual Spring Work Weekend was held at Camp Hook. Arrowmen present were Adviser J.D. Bartlett, Chief Steve Petrou, Vice Chief Bill Brown, Steve Landis, Adviser Lee Dennis, Terry Owens, Tom Conrad, Jon Conrad, Mike Conrad, Tony Roell, Tom Grimes, Bruce Henderson, and David Wolf. They accomplished the following projects: the Mess Hall was cleaned, drainage tiles were replaced in front of the shower house, the leach bed was cleaned out, wood chips were prepared and placed around the flagpole, the non-swimmers pool was cleaned, White Ash was cleaned, the gutters of the shower house and White Ash were cleaned out, gravel was hauled in and holes in the road were filled, and the OA purchased a radial saw for use by the Ranger.

Nachenum Lodge sent ten Arrowmen to the National OA Conference at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. The delegates were Terry Owens – Delegation Leader, Tony Roell, Tom Gamble, Steve Landis, Jon Stiles, George "Hawkeye" Harvey – Adviser, Everett Sherron – Adult, Lee Dennis – Adult, Pat Dugan – Staff, J.D. Bartlett – Staff/Delegate, Jimm Faye – Staff.

In September, at the Annual Fall Ordeal/Fellowship, Bill Brown was elected Lodge Chief (1975- 1976). The following Lodge members received the Vigil Honor: Louis Andres, Chuck Nixon, Tom Gamble, and J.D. Bartlett. The Lodge issued the A1b patch. It was used as a neckerchief patch, restricted to 1 per year.

In late December, the Lodge held the Annual Father/Son Bowling Party/Winter Banquet at the Sports Bowl in Middletown.

1976

In May, the Nachenum Lodge sent thirteen Arrowmen to the 1976 EC-6A Conference. Delegates were Louis Andres, Bill Brown, Jeff McKenzie, Brian Michael, Jon Conrad, Rangy Giehls, Pat McKnight, Steve Landis, Greg Stephens, Lee Dennis, Paul Collins, J.D. Bartlett, and George "Hawkeye" Harvey.

The Lodge issued the S3 flap with White border, BSA over the fleur de lis, with no restrictions. The order was for one thousand flaps. Of those thousand, two hundred and fifty of them came back with the Camp Totem instead of the fleur de lis. This is known as the S4 or Error Patch. There was no restriction on that patch.

The Fall Ordeal was held from October 1st through the 3rd at Camp Hook. Forty-nine Ordeal members were inducted into the Lodge. This was the largest number of new candidates in many years. Also, fifteen Arrowmen received their Brotherhood. Those receiving the Vigil Honor were Pat Dugan, Bill Stiles, William Repasky, Bill Brown, and Steve Landis. At the Annual Business Meeting on the 3rd, elections for Lodge Officers took place. Elected were Louis Andres – Lodge Chief (1976-1977), Bill Repasky – Vice Chief, Paul Collins – Secretary, Chris Hoffman –

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Treasurer, Russ Johnson – Wulamoc Chapter Chief, Jeff McKenzie – Allogagen Chapter Chief, Brian Underwood – Tarhe Chapter Chief. Also committees and chairmen were appointed. Election and Camp Promotion Committee – Jeff McKenzie, Chairman, Lodge Publication Committee – Paul Collins, Chairman, Silver Moccasin and Miami Erie Trail Committee – Greg Stephans, Chairman, Ceremonial Team Committee – Lee Dennis, Adviser, Indian Dance Team and Indian Lore Committee Bill Brown, Chairman, and Service and Special Events Committee – Tom Conrad, Chairman.

On December 18th, the Annual Father/Son Bowling Party/Winter Banquet was held at the Sport Bowl in Middletown. Many members and their fathers attended. Much fun was had by all.

1977

On January 22nd, the Klondike Derby was held at Camp Hook. Many members served on the OA Service Corp.

On April 30th, Nachenum Lodge held a Service Day at Camp Hook to prepare the camp for the summer.

On May 14th, Nachenum Lodge sponsored its first Outdoor Equipment Seminar. This was held at Camp Hook. Many outdoor equipment suppliers set up displays from cooking gear to rappelling equipment. The Lodge issued a 4 inch round patch dated 1977 and used for the 1977, 1978, and 1979 Equipment Seminars. Seminar pins were also issued and dated for all three years.

The Lodge issued the S5 flap. It had a white border and Camp totem with BSA over it. There was no restriction on this flap.

May 27th –29th, Nachenum Lodge sent 21 delegates to the EC-6A Section Conclave held at Camp Oyo, at Portsmouth, Ohio.

In August, a delegation from Nachenum Lodge attended the National OA Conference. Delegates were Louis Andres, Chris Roell, Bill Repasky, Scott Dellmore, Russell Johnson, Lee Dennis, George "Hawkeye" Harvey, and J.D. Bartlett. The Lodge issued an A2 patch, used as a delegate patch for NOAC. The restriction was two per person.

At the Fall Ordeal, Steve Landis was elected Lodge Chief (1977-1978), Jeff Fox was elected Vice Chief, Bill Gayhart was elected Secretary, and Gerry Hamm was elected Treasurer. After numerous Brotherhood Ceremonies throughout the year, including the Fall Ordeal, the Lodge achieved 70% of eligible membership as Brotherhood. Brian Underwood received his Vigil Honor.

In the spring of the year, the Silver Arrow Award was created to recognize those Arrowmen who have given outstanding and unselfish service to Nachenum Lodge. At the business meeting at the Fall Ordeal, the first two recipients of the Silver Arrow Award were Louis M. Andres and Everett Sherron.

In December, Nachenum Lodge held its Annual Father/Son Bowling Party/Winter Banquet at the Sports Bowl in Middletown.

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1978

Nachenum Lodge sponsored its second Outdoor Equipment Seminar at Camp Hook.

In the spring, the EC-6A Conclave was held at Camp Friedlander in Cincinnati.

In August of this year, four Arrowmen from the Lodge attended the National Indian Seminar at Camp George Thomas in Oklahoma. Those attending were Bryan Wren, Tim Taylor, Louis Andes and J.D. Bartlett.

Steve Landis was re-elected as Lodge Chief (1978-1979), Tom Ross was elected Vice Chief, Mark Metz was elected Secretary, and Brian Taylor was elected Treasurer. Lee Dennis was appointed Lodge Adviser, and Lee Kuizenga was appointed as Professional Adviser. The following committee chairmen were appointed: Camp Promotions – Rob Curry, Trails Committee – Eric Hass, Ceremonies Committee – Ken Morgan, and Dance Team – Bryan Wren.

At the Fall Ordeal, the Silver Arrow was presented to Lee Dennis and J.D. Bartlett. There were no Vigil Honors given this year.

At the EC-6A Conclave, Steve Landis was elected Section Secretary (1978-1979). Since he could not hold both a lodge and a section office, he relinquished the position of lodge chief to Tom Ross.

In December, the Lodge held the Annual Father/Son Bowling Party/Winter Banquet at the Sports Bowl in Middletown.

1979

Nachenum sponsored the third and final Outdoor Equipment Seminar at Camp Hook.

In the spring of the year, the Lodge issued the A3 patch. This was a service patch used to get more of the Lodge members involved in service at Camp Hook and in the Council. One Service Patch was awarded for every twenty-four hours of service. In the first year of this patch’s inception, twenty-two members earned the patch. Five hundred and twenty-eight hours of service were given to the Camp and the Council in this year.

The EC-6A Conclave was held at Camp Lazarus, north of Columbus, Ohio.

In August, eight members attended the National OA Conference at Fort Collins, Colorado. Those attending were Steve Landis, Frank Villella, Alex Brackett, Lee Dennis, George "Hawkeye" Harvey, and J.D. Bartlett. The names of the other two are unknown at this time.

At the Fall Ordeal, Tom Ross was elected Lodge Chief (1979-1980). Scott Campbell was elected Vice Chief, Ben Dunn was elected Secretary, and Ken Morgan was elected Treasurer. The Silver Arrow was presented to Steve Landis. Tom Ross and Bryan Wren received their Vigil Honors.

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The 1979-1980 Brotherhood Team consisted of the following members: Allowat Sakima – Steve Landis, Meteu – Chris Clifton, Nutiket – Tim Taylor, and Kichkinet – Frank Villella.

In December, the Annual Father/Son Bowling Party/Winter Banquet was held at the Sports Bowl in Middletown. 1980

In the spring of this year, Nachenum Lodge hosted the 1980 EC-6A Section Conclave at Camp Hook. Sixty-two members were in attendance as support staff and/or delegates.

In August, four members of the lodge attended the National OA Indian Seminar at Beaumont Reservation, just west of St. Louis, Missouri. Those members were Frank Villella, Alex Brackett, Bryan Wren, and J.D. Bartlett.

At the Fall Ordeal, officers were elected. Frank Villella was elected as Lodge Chief (1980-1981), Ben Dunn was elected Vice Chief, Alex Brackett was elected Secretary, and Ken Morgan was elected Treasurer. Norm Griffin was appointed Lodge Adviser. The Silver Arrow Award was presented to Jim Harbin. Vigil Honors were bestowed upon Ben Dunn, Carl Morgan, and William Troll. The Pre-Ordeal Team was Allowat Sakima – Rob Taulbee, Meteu – Jeff Pruett, Nutiket – Bill Gray, and Kichkinet – Allan Johnson. The Ordeal Team was Allowat Sakima – David Wilson, Meteu – Ben Dunn, Nutiket – Bill Gray, and Kichkinet – Allan Johnson.

In the late fall of this year, the Lodge issued the J1 Ceremonial Patch. This patch was restricted to two per person. Also, the X1 Ceremonial Segment and X2 Espan Dancers Segment were issued. The requirements for receiving the Ceremonial Patch had been set in January. Five members had fulfilled those requirements by December of this year. Those members were Mark Longworth, Steve Gadd, Bill Gray, Frank Villella, and J.D. Bartlett – Adviser.

The requirements for the Ceremonial Patch were:

1. Attend 75% of ceremonial meetings 2. Attend 75% of all performances 3. Each dancer and/or ceremonial team member must have his own outfit, kept in good order 4. Attend 75% of all dance practices 5. Ceremonial members must be at all ceremonies 6. Dancers must know at least ten dances 7. Ceremonial and/or dancers must go on a minimum of two field trips (Examples – Pow-Wows, museums, etc.) 8. When the back patch has been earned, the ceremonial/dance team member may buy one extra patch (max 2)

Ceremonial members could also earn hours towards the Lodge Service Patch.

In December, the Annual Father/Son Bowling Party/Winter Banquet was held at the Sports Bowl in Middletown.

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1981

In May of this year, Nachenum Lodge sent twelve delegates to the EC-6A Conclave.

The Camp Hook 1981 Summer Camp Tap-Out Team was: Camp Chief – Robert Braunstien Chief – Frank Villella Storyteller – Alex Brackett Puller – Ben Dunn, alternate – Jeff Johann Puller – Jim Harbin Medicine Man – Mike Aus Young Man – Scott Rupp, alternate – Norm Kote Wolf Clan – Robert Braunstien, alternate – Shawn Dawson Hunter – Ken Morgan Arrow Bearer – Bob Dearth Drummer – John Stahl Guide – Tom Sproat

Nachenum Lodge sent two Arrowmen to the National OA Conference at the University of Texas at Austin, Texas. The delegates were Lee Dennis and J.D. Bartlett.

At the Fall Ordeal, Bill Gray was elected Lodge Chief (1981-1982). The Silver Arrow Award was presented to Robert Hattery. Frank Villella and Bob Leis received Vigil Honors.

On December 12th, the Lodge held the Annual Bowling Party/Winter Banquet at the Sports Bowl in Middletown. Thirty-four members were in attendance. Those winning bowling trophies were: Robert Hattery – high game, Shawn Leis – high series, Eric and Wilbur Smithers – high father and son game, Scott and Bill Rupp – high father and son series, and Kyle Shrout – needs the most improvement award.

Ceremonial Teams for 1981-1982 were: Pre-Ordeal Allowat Sakima – Scott Rupp Meteu – David Guido Nutiket – Steve Gadd Kichkinet – John Campbell

Ordeal Allowat Sakima – David Wilson, alternate – Bill Piersall Meteu – Jim Harbin, alternate – Steve Gadd Nutiket – Bill Gray Kichkinet – John Campbell

Brotherhood Allowat Sakima – Jim Harbin Meteu – Todd Hayes Nutiket – Bill Gray Kichkinet – Scott Rupp

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1982

This was the first year that the OA Lodge had their own city at the Klondike Derby, which was held at Camp Hook.

From February 26th to the 28th, the Lodge Ceremonial Committee held its Fellowship weekend at Camp Hook. Members practiced the Pre-Ordeal, Ordeal and Brotherhood Ceremonies. They also worked on outfits, studied outfits from a slide presentation, and had general good fellowship.

In May, Nachenum Lodge members attended the EC-6A Conclave held at Cricket Holler in Dayton, Ohio. Some of the delegates were Steve Gadd, Mark Longworth, Dusty O’Neil, Jim Harbin, John Campbell, Bill Gray, Tyler Abplanalp, Kyle Shrout, Robert Carder, Lee Dennis, and J.D. Bartlett. Others attended, but their names are not known at this time.

At the Conclave, Nachenum Lodge members performed the Summer Camp Tap-out Ceremony for all in attendance. The Team members performing the Ceremony were: Chief-Bill Gray Storyteller-Steve Gadd Puller-Jim Harbin Puller-John Campbell Young Man-Tyler Abplanalp Hunter- Wolf Clan- Arrow Bearer- Kyle Shrout Guide/Drummer- Robert Carder

In 1982, the Service Patch hours changed from 24 hours required to 12 hours required to receive the patch.

The Summer Camp Tap-out Team for Summer Camp consisted of the following individuals: Chief – John Campbell Medicine Man – Steve Gadd Young Man – Chuck Staudenmaier Hunter – Mark Longworth Wolf Clan – Don Stiens Puller – Bill Piersall, alternate – Jim Harbin Puller – Todd Hayes Arrow Bearer – John Draut Guide – Kyle Shrout Guide – Jim Harbin Guide alternate – Bill Gray

At the Fall Ordeal, we were told that Nachenum Lodge was awarded National Merit Lodge. John Campbell was elected Lodge Chief (1982-1983). Bill Piersall was elected Vice Chief, Mark Longworth was elected Secretary, and Eric Smithers was elected Treasurer. Forty-seven candidates completed their Ordeal. Four members achieved Brotherhood. They were Scott Grau, John Campbell, Steve Gadd, and Stan Graham. Jim Harbin, Robert Hattery, and Don Dawson received Vigil Honors. The Silver Arrow Award was presented to Floyd K. Shrout. J.D. Bartlett was appointed Lodge Adviser.

Ceremonial Teams for the Fall Ordeal were:

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Pre-Ordeal Allowat Sakima – Don Stiens, alternate – Jeff Fogle Meteu – Mark Longworth, alternate – John Draut Nutiket – Steve Gadd Kichkinet – Chuck Stadenmaier, alternate – Kyle Shrout

Ordeal Allowat Sakima – Tim Mount, alternate – Bill McIntosh Meteu – Nutiket – Bill Gray Kichkinet – John Campbell

Brotherhood Allowat Sakima – Steve Gadd Meteu – Todd Hayes Nutiket – Jim Harbin Kichkinet – John Campbell

At the Fort Ancient Fall Camporee, the Lodge ran activities during the day and the campfire in the evening. The following members ran the activities: John Campbell, Bill Gray, Rick Benz, Don Morgan, John Wachter, Dave Wilson, Jr., Dave Wilson, Sr., Earnie Morgan, Ves Baxter, and Jamie Rener.

In October, Nachenum Lodge participated at Middfest in Middletown, Ohio, where they built a Florida Seminole "Chickee" (a traditional shelter). Over three thousand people came into the area where these shelters were being built.

In December, the Lodge Banquet was held at Duff’s Smorgasbord in Middletown. A Radio Shack representative presented a program on the new TRS-80 computer. He showed the capabilities of the processor, including the different games that could be played on the computer. More than sixty members and their parents attended this banquet.

1983

The Lodge again had their own city at the January Klondike Derby held at Camp Hook.

On Saturday, January 29th, the Dance Team put on a show at the Towne Mall in Middletown, displaying outfits and other Native American regalia. The members participating were: Steve Gadd, John Campbell, Mark Longworth, Kyle Shrout, Bill Gray, Kenny Shrout, and J. D. Bartlett. Also assisting were John Draut, Glenn Campbell, Geoff Graham, David Erwin, and Kenny Brown.

On May 6th, the Lodge had the Annual Spring Fellowship at Camp Hook. During the day, those attending cleared brush around camp, and cleared and marked the Thunderbird Trail. All projects were concluded by Sunday morning. The participants were: Steve Gadd, Kyle Shrout, Mark Longworth, Bernie Marshall, Chris Purdum, Todd Hayes, John Draut, Jim Harbin, Roland Gadd, Kenny Shrout, Everett Sherron, and J. D. Bartlett.

From May 20th through 22nd, the EC - 6A Section Conclave was held at Chief Logan Scout Reservation east of Chillicothe, Ohio. Even in the midst of huge amounts of rainfall that

Ku-Ni-Eh000075 Nachenum Lodge #145 History Page 19 of 22 weekend, Lodge members attended sessions on Camp Promotion, Unit Elections, Ceremonies, the Elangomat System, and Native American Dance Competition. Those delegates attending were: Steve Gadd, John Campbell, Mark Longworth, Phil Reaves, Frank McQuinn, David Erwin, Lee Dennis, and J. D. Bartlett.

George "Hawkeye" Harvey died on June 9th at the age of 75. He was the Lay Advisor for Nachenum Lodge for forty years. He was active in the Order of the Arrow at the local lodge level and at section conclaves and national conferences. Hawkeye was the first Arrowman from Nachenum Lodge to receive the Vigil Honor (in 1948). He also received the National Distinguished Service Award of the Order of the Arrow in 1971. Hawkeye was active in scouting for sixty-four years. During this time, he entertained scouts of all ages with his magic shows and archery shooting. One of the major trademarks of Hawkeye was the beautiful Indian outfits that he wore during these shows and demonstrations. In 1944, the Mound Builders' Area Council awarded him the Silver Beaver Award for service to youth. This is the highest award a council can give a scouter. Hawkeye was a past president of the Mound Builders' Area Council, a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Rotary, YMCA, Masons and Shrine. He owned the Harvey Transfer Co. and was a member of the Ohio Trucking Association. Hawkeye is sorely missed by those who knew him.

The Summer Camp Tap out Ceremonies Team consisted of: Chief - Bill Gray Medicine Man-Steve Gadd Young Man - Eric Smithers Hunter - Jim Harbin Wolf Clan - Mark Longworth Puller - Bernie Marshall Puller - Todd Hayes Arrow Bearer - John Draut Guide - Chad Neibert Guide - Dave Wilson, Jr. Guide - Chuck Staudenmaier

Other Arrowmen who helped during the summer with the Tap out Ceremony were: Phil Reaves, Frank Villella, Rick Krebs, David Barker, and Russ Belt.

Nachenum Lodge sent two delegates to the National O.A. Conference held at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Those delegates were Lee Dennis and J. D. Bartlett.

At the Fall Ordeal, on August 26th and 27th, Nachenum Lodge received recognition as being a National Honor Lodge. Forty-eight candidates took their Ordeal. Twenty-one Arrowmen earned their Brotherhood. This was the largest number of Arrowmen to receive their Brotherhood at one time in Nachenum Lodge history. Bill Gray received his Vigil Honor. Steve Gadd was elected Lodge Chief (1983 - 1984). Mark Longworth was elected Vice Chief, Dusty O'Neil was elected Secretary, and Bernie Marshall was elected Treasurer. The Silver Arrow Award was presented to Bill Gray.

The Lodge issued the S6 flap, the Hawkeye Memorial Patch, which was restricted to two per person.

On November 5th, several Lodge members gathered at Caesars' Creek State Park and cleared two and a half miles of littered trails. These trails are part of the Lodge's new Silver Moccasin Trail, the Little Miami segment. They then proceeded to go to the College Football Hall of Fame in Kings Mill, Ohio for the afternoon. Lodge members were Steve Gadd, Jeff Gadd, Roland

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Gadd, J. D. Bartlett, Mark Longworth, Bill Gray, Steve Longworth, Mike Dennis, and John Weidle.

On December 2nd and 3rd, Nachenum Lodge members went to the Section Training Conference at the Lutheran Memorial Camp near Fulton, Ohio. At the Conference, we were instructed in new methods and principals of the Order of the Arrow. Two of the Instructors were Ed LaBenne, Section Chief and Bob Wade, National Chief. Those members in attendance were: Steve Gadd, Jeff Gadd, Roland Gadd, Charles Montgomery, Richard Montgomery, Bernie Marshall, and J. D. Bartlett.

On December 16th, four Arrowmen received their Brotherhood, Phil Reaves, Mike Harris, Dave Wilson, and John Newby.

On December 28th, the Lodge held the Annual Lodge Banquet at the Bounty Buffet formerly known as Duff's Smorgasbord at the Middletown Shopping Center, Middletown, Ohio. The program consisted of an appearance by Section Chief Ed LaBenne and a slide show about the World Jamboree.

1984

Nachenum Lodge once again manned a city at the Council-wide Klondike Derby. The Mayor of Skagway, the O.A. city was Chief Steve Gadd. Others at the city were Steve Longworth, Bryan Mark, Luke Ritchie, Jeff Gadd, Roland Gadd, Richard Montgomery, Robert Hattery, Phil Reaves, and J.D. Bartlett.

The Lodge Executive Committee was changed to April 25th to commemorate the Lodge’s 45th Anniversary. The meeting was held at Godfather’s Pizza in Middletown. Approximately forty to forty-five members were in attendance.

On May 4th to 6th, the Spring Fellowship was held at Camp Hook. Twenty lodge members attended and completed many projects, some of which were completing picnic tables, cutting timbers for the Cit-A-Rama, and cleaning the leech bed. Many fun-filled events were also held. The Crazy Olympics were held with the "I Don’t Knows" taking first place and the "Bufu’s" taking second. After dinner, the lodge auctioned pies, and J.D. Bartlett, Lee Dennis, and Bill Hines II were recipients of several of the pies, although not in the traditional manner. The movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was shown afterwards. Members attending were Steve Gadd, Mark Longworth, Jeff Gadd, Mike Dennis, Chris Purdum, Chris Doll, Ben Hines, Vince Streiff, Brian Rose, Steve Snelling, Bill Hines III, Everett Sherron, Steve Longworth, Bill Hines II, Roland Gadd, Bill Gray, Lee Dennis, Bob Cover, J.D. Bartlett, and Thomas "Baldytop" Scott. Section Secretary Chris Vaughn and Tom Mills (the ex-professional advisor) also attended.

The EC-6A Conclave was held at the Muskingum Valley Scout Reservation near Coshocton, Ohio. Eighteen Nachenum lodge members attended the conclave. Those members were Steve Gadd, Mark Longworth, Steve Longworth, Mike Dennis, Jeff Gadd, Richard Montgomery, Ben Hines, Chris Doll, Chris Purdum, Jason Fritz, Jeff Scurlock, Roland Gadd, Charlie Montgomery, Bill Hines II, Robert Hattery, Lee Dennis, Everett Sherron, and J.D. Bartlett. All enjoyed attending the many Native American sessions, competitions, and the rappelling workshop. Mark Longworth placed second in the Native American traditional dance competition. Steve Gadd placed second in the interlodge ice competition. The Team members were Vince Streiff, Jeff Gadd, Chris Doll, and Ben Hines.

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The Lodge hosted two 45th Anniversary parties during Summer Camp on June 29th and July 13th after the tap out ceremonies to meet with old and new members.

In August, the National Indian Seminar was held at the Camp Bud Schiel in North Carolina. One Lodge member, J.D. Bartlett, attended the seminar as Assistant Scoutmaster to one of the seminar troops, and staff member training on Northeast Woodlands Culture.

At the Fall Ordeal, Mark Longworth was elected Lodge Chief (1984-1985). Dusty O’Neil was elected Vice Chief, Jeff Gadd was elected Secretary, and Mark MacIntosh was elected Treasurer. Nachenum Lodge received the recognition of being a National Honor Lodge. The Silver Arrow Award was presented to Steve Gadd and Mark Longworth. Forty-four new members were inducted, and twelve members received their Brotherhood. John Campbell, Steve Gadd, Bill Hines II, and Mark Longworth received their Vigil Honors. The 45th Anniversary back patch (J2) was issued in recognition of the Lodge’s Anniversary. Only seventy were made.

On November 3rd, numerous members attended the Nachenum Lodge College Football Hall of Fame Trip. As in the past, those members went over to the Silver Moccasin Trail/Little Miami Segment and picked up trash, cut brush, and remarked the trail from Waynesville to Fort Ancient. Following lunch at McDonald’s, the members then went to the College Football Hall of Fame where they went through the museum, watching numerous highlights of Bowl games, and bloopers.

The Annual Winter Banquet was held on December 27th at Bounty Buffet in the Middletown Shopping Center. Sixty-three members and their families were in attendance. After dinner and the executive committee meeting, there was O.A. Jeopardy, door prizes, fun and fellowship.

1985

In January, Nachenum Lodge members served in many capacities at the Klondike Derby.

On March 23rd, Nachenum Lodge had their 2nd Annual Olympiad. Activities included Championship Buck-buck and the Great Ski Sprint.

On April 19th through the 21st, the Spring Fellowship was held at Camp Hook. The two arrowmen in charge of this great event were David Evans and Dusty O’Neil. Due to a water shortage, we were asked to bring water for the First Annual O.A. Water Drive. There were many fun-filled activities during the weekend.

Nachenum Lodge received recognition for being a National Honor Lodge.

The Lodge issued the S7 flap. It was received in the office before the Conclave.

May 17th through the 19th, the EC-6A Conclave was held at Camp Falling Rock, north of Newark, Ohio. We had twenty-five members present. At the business meeting Sunday morning, Mark Longworth was elected Section Vice Chief.

On July 1, 1985 the Nachenum Lodge 145 merged with the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge 462. Numerous meetings were held between the two lodges. Gordon Evans, Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge Adviser and J.D. Bartlett, Nachenum Lodge Adviser, had many discussions on how two combine these two great Ku-Ni-Eh000078 Nachenum Lodge #145 History Page 22 of 22 lodges.

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1985

At the National Scout Jamboree, Ku-Ni-Eh member Jeff Brown was selected to serve on the OA Service Corp. In addition, the chief and adviser of the lodge went to Philmont for the OA trek. Another national event in 1985 was the Pow-Wow. Ku-Ni-Eh was well represented and got some good recognition. Eric More, on leave from the Army, placed first in old-style competition. Mark Longworth from the new Nachenum Chapter placed second. In the traditional competition, Amangi Chapter member Jim Bauer placed third in his division. Daniel Coates of Tsungani Chapter placed third in his division in fancy dance. Mark Hebenstreit and Dance Team Chairman Charles Day placed 3rd honors on their craftwork. Even though lodge members placed well in competition, it was only a small part of the gathering. Much sharing of information, drumming and fellowship also took place.

Camp Woodland Trails in Camden, Ohio was the site of the August Ordeal on the 23rd, 24th, and 25th.

September 6-8th was the weekend for Ku-Ni-Eh’s Annual Fall Fellowship. It was once again held at Camp Friedlander. On Sunday morning Nachenum chapter was awarded the Fall Fellowship trophy for overall participation and success in competition.

There was also a Nachenum Chapter Ordeal held in September at Camp Hook, where 39 new members were inducted.

The year 1985 was the 75th anniversary year of the Boy Scouts, which meant special events at Peterloon and National Jamboree, but it also brought "Green Bar" Bill Hilcourt to Cincinnati to share an evening with members of the lodge and council. Even though the lodge had quite a successful and eventful year, it was preparing for lots of excitement and events for another upcoming anniversary – the 35th of the lodge.

1986

On January 25th the annual Winter Banquet was again held to kick off the events of the year. Over 300 people were in attendance for the event, supervised by Chairman Ken Gillaspy, Adviser John Hughes, and Mark Longworth, Master of Ceremonies. One of the things that was introduced was the 35th Anniversary Award. The award itself is an arrowhead shaped patch. To achieve the award, a member had to attend at least one lodge event (Fellowship, Conclave, Banquet, NOAC), at least one chapter event (meeting, ordeal, other event), at least one troop event (unit election or camp promotion), and perform at least 6 hours of service (at workday, volunteer at a Cub Scout camp, or as an elangomat). If the member was an ordeal member, s/he had to attain brotherhood.

Also at the banquet annual awards were given out. Two Founders Awards were given on behalf of each of the lodges that had merged the previous year. J.D. Bartlett and Mark Longworth were the Nachenum recipients, while Jeff Brown and Bill Story were the Ku- Ni-Eh recipients.

The guest speaker for the evening was Mike Dulaney from the Cincinnati Zoo, who brought in 5 live animals. The Dance Team also performed, as did the Slash Brothers from the Nachenum Chapter (the comic relief for the evening). Mike Creagh, Staff Adviser installed the new lodge officers, Chief Jeff Brown gave a challenge for the new year, and Rob Glover led the Vigil team in tapping out 9 lodge members for the Vigil Honor.

In addition to the new blue lodge flap (with all merged lodge totems on it), there were also two other new items. A 1½" pin in the design of the flap was introduced. Also offered was the small We-Hin-Ay-Pay pin that would grace the lodge trading post for many years to come.

A workshop entitled "How to Run a Successful Ordeal" was conducted on March 1st at Camp Friedlander for all officers and advisers involved in one of the year’s ordeals.

On March 8th and 9th, Nachenum Chapter and the Lodge Dance Team hosted an Indian Affairs workshop at Camp Hook. The weekend consisted of preparing the ceremony ring, practicing parts, doing crafts, learning and practicing dancing.

The theme of the 1986 EC-6A conclave was "We Who Love the Woods and Camping." It was held at Camp Lazarus in Delaware, Ohio on May 16th through the 18th.

Ordeals were conducted June 6-8 at Camp Friedlander, hosted by the Amangi Chapter, July 11-13 at Camp Michaels, hosted by the Shawnee Chapter, August 1-3 at Camp Hook, hosted by the Nachenum Chapter, August 22-24 at Camp Woodland Trails, hosted by the Tsungani Chapter, and September 5-7 at Camp Friedlander, hosted by the Winnebago Chapter.

Some other chapter events included Amangi’s Picnic at Woodland Mound, campouts at Blue Jacket (in Xenia) and Bear Wallow, Ind., Tsungani’s work on the Agony Trail (at Friedlander), and Nachenum’s Silver Moccasin/College Football Hall of Fame trip.

The largest Order of the Arrow event to be held that year was the National OA Conference. The 900-acre campus of Central Michigan University became home to thousands of Arrowmen the week of August 10-15. The fee to go was $175, including transportation. The 31 Arrowmen from the lodge that attended were encouraged to "Kindle the Flame From Within." The event consisted of days of leadership training, Indian dancing, fellowship, and patch trading. Members Mark Hebenstreit and Mark Longworth placed in the top three in their categories in dance, and the Nachenum Chapter Pre-Ordeal team placed 7th in the nation, and the singers of the dance team placed fourth.

It was decided by members of Kuliga and Hopkins districts that they would no longer be known as the Winnebago (or "R.V.") Chapter. The new name accepted was Meshekinnoquah, which means, "Land of the Turtle." In other chapter news, Amangi announced the creation of new positions known as District Chiefs to coordinate contact and meetings for Arrowmen in each of its three districts.

The Fall Fellowship in 1986 was known as the 35th Anniversary Weekend. It was held September 26th to 28th at Camp Friedlander. The usual fun and fellowship was had by the 150 members in attendance. Dinner on Saturday evening consisted of a pig roast, among other things. The theme for the weekend was "Brotherhood Through Fellowship."

Newly elected officers attended the Lodge Leadership Training Weekend at the Wildwood Retreat Center in Milford on November 8th and 9th.

At the November Executive Committee meeting it was decided to create a 35th Anniversary flap for the lodge. It was white in color and modeled after the 25th Anniversary flap.

The lodge again assisted at the council’s Cub-O-Rama and had a table to promote the lodge.

By the end of the year, 80 members had earned the 35th Anniversary Award. For the following year it was decided that dues would be $5 instead of $3.

1987

The lodge’s assistance at the council’s Cub Winter Day was the first event of the year. Thirty-eight members assisted (12 from Meshekinnoquah chapter, 8 from Amangi, 6 from Nachenum, 2 from Shawnee, 2 from Tsungani, and 8 of the lodge officers).

The Annual Banquet was conducted in January to once again wrap up the events of the previous year, officially install the new officers of the lodge and introduce events and efforts that would be going on throughout the upcoming year. The 35th Anniversary flap that was approved at the end of ’86 was put on sale at the Banquet (and was sold out by June). The Section Conclave for EC-6A was hosted at Camp Oyo in Portsmouth, Ohio in the month of May.

Again the ordeal line-up for the summer was Amangi’s June ordeal at Friedlander, Shawnee’s July Ordeal at Michaels, Nachenum’s August ordeal at Hook, Tsungani’s August ordeal at Woodland Trails, and Meshekinnoquah’s September ordeal at Friedlander. The ordeal at Woodland Trails was almost a flop, but last minute attention from lodge officers seemed to help it out. At the end of the ordeal season, total membership was reported as 997 members, 238 of whom were inducted over the summer. The lodge voted at the end of the summer that candidates left over would be able to attend the June ordeal the following year.

On July 23rd, members of the lodge would embark on a trip that would be unique in the history of the lodge. Participants, limited to members of the lodge only, traveled to the Wind River Wilderness in Western Wyoming for a backpacking trek. Despite some minor navigational problems, the trip was a great success. Special flaps were created for participants, but unfortunately they arrived after the contingent returned.

Also in Wyoming was the National Pow-Wow that year. Again, a commemorative flap was issued for participants, which was designed by J.D. Bartlett, who was then a chapter adviser and National Pow-Wow staff member. The event was August 2nd-8th in Powell, Wyoming.

Nachenum Chapter held a clean-up of the Thunderbird Trail on August 8th in conjunction with the Moundbuilders District. Twenty-three members participated in the project.

The first annual Southwestern Ohio Indian Affairs Seminar was planned for Camp Birch (Yellow Springs, Ohio) on September 18-20, but the event was cancelled due to a miscommunication between lodges.

A new Where To Go Camping Book was developed over the summer and was ready by the fall. The format was a loose-leaf binder, and the book was handed out to Scoutmasters at the Scout Show.

The Annual Fall Fellowship in October was run under the leadership of Andrew Bennett, chairman, Jason Fritz, co-chairman, Roland Gadd, and James Daniel, co-advisers.

The Wildwood Retreat Center was again the home of the Lodge Leadership Training Conference. The November gathering was a chance for elected leadership to gather and discuss plans for the upcoming calendar year.

At the end of the year Staff Adviser Mike Creagh announced that chapter funding issues had been ironed out and the lodge had a surplus of money to end the year, after being in debt about $2,000 the previous year.

1988

The lodge started off the year on January 2nd with 30 members serving as tribe leaders for Cub Winter Day held at Kings Island in Mason, OH. Later that month the lodge had the annual Winter Banquet at the Scarlet Oaks Career Development Center. The evening started with the introduction of the lodge officers: Chief Ken Gillaspy, First Vice Chief Brian Hoffman, Second Vice Chief Cort O’Neil, Corresponding Secretary Don Wetterer, Recording Secretary Dave Helmes, and Treasurer David Gregg. The Ku-Ni-Eh Dance Team performed. There was an ’87 in review report presented. There were also adviser’s remarks by Gordon Evans, and then Ken Gillaspy’s Chief’s comments. This was followed by the Vigil tap-out in which 16 Vigil Honor candidates were tapped out: Jim Bauer, Charles Day, Jason Fritz, David Gregg, Ben Hines, Chris Metz, Doug Siebenburgen, Mark Heibenstreit, Geoff Graham, Jeff Bray, Randy Clark, Clyde Howell, James Laurence, Jeff McElravy, Sr., Jack Simon, and Sven Rundman.

On February 20th the lodge conducted Unit Elections and Camp Promotions training at Camp Friedlander. The ceremony team also had training at Friedlander to prepare for ordeal season during the weekend of March 18-20.

During the spring of 1988 the lodge took on a monumentous task of relocating the stone We-Hin-Ay-Pay from the ceremony altar in Camp Lower Craig on the Dan Beard Reservation. The new location would be at the entrance to Camp Friedlander where a stone monument was constructed, inlaid with the We-Hin-Ay-Pay and topped of with a stone turtle, to commemorate Ku-Ni-Eh’s other merged lodges. This is the same location where it may be found today.

Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge hosted Section EC-6A for the annual conclave at Camp Friedlander from May 20th to the 22nd. The theme for the event was "Weld Tightly Every Link". Over 230 members, including 120 from Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge attended the conclave. Special guests were: Jeffery Moser who was the National Chief and Skip Van Bloom, who was the East Central Region Chief. Anthony Munoz of the Cincinnati Bengals led the Protestant Services on Saturday evening. The Saturday night Crackerbarrel featured a "Taste of Cincinnati." The Sunday morning EC-6A section election had Ku-Ni-Eh’s Ken Gillaspy being elected as the Section Vice Chief and Cort O’Neil as the Section Secretary. Doug Beaudoin and Jeff Brown served as conclave co-chairman.

The Amangi Chapter hosted the June Ordeal on the 3-5 of that month at Camp Friedlander. The Ordeal, Brotherhood and Vigil ceremonies were held. Also the election of 1988-89 Ku-Ni-Eh officers was held. Shawnee hosted the July ordeal on 15-17 at the Powderhorn Reservation. Nachenum hosted an ordeal on July 29-31 at Camp Hook. Tsungani hosted an ordeal August 26-28th at Camp Woodland Trails. The fifth and final ordeal was hosted by the Meshekinnoquah Chapter at Camp Friedlander on September 9th to 11th.

Also during the summer, lodge members served at the Jack Nicholas Golf Center at Kings Island, where famous sports stars raised money for the "Special Olympics." The National Order of the Arrow Conference was held at Fort Collins, Colorado on August 14th to the 18th. Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge had 41 delegates and staff members in attendance. In the ceremonial competition, Ku-Ni-Eh finished in third place in the Brotherhood Ceremony. Ken Gillaspy finished first as Meteu and was presented his award at the closing show. Cort O’Neil finished third as Nutiket, and Jason Fritz also finished third as Kichkinet. Mark Hebenstreit finished in the top ten in the country in Traditional-style dancing. The Ku-Ni-Eh team finished third in team Drum and Singing. The Ku-Ni-Eh Flag Football Team won the East Central Division Championship and finished 4th in the nation. Douglas E. Beaudoin was presented with the Order of the Arrow Distinguished Service Award. Staff members included Lee Dennis, Bill Hines (ceremony competition), Bill Story, Sandy Story, and J.D. Bartlett (American Indian Events).

Effective September 1, 1988, Mike Creagh, who had been the staff adviser of the lodge for the past 4 years, took on the job of Council Scout Executive in the Johnny Appleseed Council in Mansfield, Ohio. To take his place, the Supreme Chief Joe Quick appointed Russ Campbell as the new staff adviser. Russ had just recently moved from Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The Annual Fall Fellowship, along with an Indian Pow-Wow was held September 30th through October 2nd at the Powderhorn Reservation. The turnout was exceptionally low, with only 17 members in attendance.

On October 7-9, twelve officers of the lodge attended the National Leadership Conference at Camp Lazarus.

In the October/November issue of the Fireside Chat, the council reprinted an article from Boys’ Life in which Brotherhood Member Ernie Dichiara of Troop 704 was presented with the Honor Medal with Crossed Palms. Also in print were Cletus Oaks, a Vigil Honor member and Joe Quick, Scout Executive. They were featured in the Cincinnati Post as being among the 200 Cincinnati Bicentennial Unsung Heroes.

The Lodge Leadership Development Conference was held at Camp Hook on November 5-6. The day was filled with the business of the lodge and a "Root the Bengals on Rally" on Sunday afternoon to watch them defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Lodge members served at the Scout-O-Rama at the Cincinnati Convention Center on December 10th.

To end the year, the Executive Committee Christmas Party was held on December 21st.

1989 The 1989 Lodge Winter Banquet was a success with 220 Arrowmen and guests attending. Scarlet Oaks was the site of the dinner on the evening of January 21st. The cost of the event was $6.50. The program included the chief’s and adviser’s addresses, presentation of awards and a Vigil Tap-out. Gordon Evans congratulated Chairman Don Wetterer on the best banquet that he had been to.

To aid in the Election and Camp Promotions efforts, Tsungani Chapter hosted a Troop Representative Training in January to familiarize the representatives and chapter officers with the system. Sixteen of the chapters thirty-seven troops were represented. By April, all chapters reported 100% troop contact, except Amangi with 95%. Thirty-four elections were reported from 218 troops, with Nachenum later turning in 17 more election reports.

Lodge members prepared for ordeal season by attending training on March 3-5 at Camp Friedlander. In addition to ordeal administration training, there were also Dance Team and ceremony workshops.

The Vigil candidates tapped out at the banquet attended the Vigil Weekend and became Vigil Honor members of the lodge on April 15th. Also in April, lodge members went to Camp Hook to replace the aging Thunderbird Gate.

The Lodge participated in the council’s Peterloon camporee by once again running the concession stand and operating an OA Booth in the midway. The lodge earned $800 from concessions.

At the Section C-5B Conclave, Ku-Ni-Eh was in charge of a carnival on Saturday night. The concept was that Arrowmen earned "money" during the day to be spent at the carnival that evening. The chairman was Brian McMillian. Training, ceremonies, patch trading and fellowship also took place. At the Section Business Meeting, Lodge Chief Cort O’Neil was elected the new Section Chief. As a result, he passed the chief’s bonnet to Don Wetterer, II at the next Executive Committee Meeting.

Shawnee hosted an ordeal at Camp Michaels in July with 17 candidates completing the ordeal and 6 attaining brotherhood. Nachenum Chapter hosted an ordeal on August 11- 13. Tsungani reported 40 candidates completing ordeal and Meshekinnoquah reported over 100 candidates completing their ordeal.

The Fall Fellowship took place on September 22-24 at Camp Hook. Attendance was 89 Arrowmen. Patches arrived later. New lodge leadership was elected at the fellowship to be led by Lodge Chief Keith Rielage.

For the new officers, a Lodge Leadership Seminar was held on November 3-5. Lodge goals that were set for the upcoming year were:

1. Publish a Lodge Planbook and a New Members Guidebook by May 1. 2. Use both the Fireside Chat and the We-Hin-Ay-Pay (Nov. 1, Feb. 1, April 15, July 15) 3. Improve the Unit Election System through Scoutmaster Recognition Dinners. 4. Improve Camping Promotion by assisting Council Camping Committee. 5. Improve Brotherhood Conversion/Membership Retention. 6. Continue to use Policy Statements to ease problems. 7. Take 100 people to both Conclave and NOAC. 8. Continue development of Chapters. 9. Finally make Ku-Ni-Eh a National Honor Lodge.

Nachenum Chapter hosted a Fort Ancient Brotherhood/Service Project, where 11 members helped put down wood chips on trails. One person went through Brotherhood.

December once again played host to the council’s Cub and Scout-O-Rama. The Lodge operated the Cub Mountain as well as a booth at the event from 11:00am to 7:00pm.

Cub Winter Day was December 30 at Kings Island. Lodge members were in charge of crowd control during registration.

End of the year membership was reported to be 940 members, and dues were raised to $4, where it remained for seven years. It was announced that for the upcoming year the ceremony outfits would be going to Eastern Woodland, as recommended by the National OA, but the Plains outfits would still be available.

1990

The Banquet on January 20 at Scarlet Oaks kicked off an important year for the lodge. Ku-Ni-Eh would help the Order of the Arrow celebrate its 75th anniversary. At the banquet, anniversary flaps were introduced to commemorate the occasion. However, the real celebration would be at NOAC, later in the year. The lodge also announced that it was the 35th Anniversary of the Silver Moccasin Trail. Again events would follow later in the year.

To discuss summer camp and other parts of the council’s annual program, the lodge hosted a Scoutmaster dinner at Camp Friedlander on March 1st. Then on March 3rd, the Lodge would prepare themselves for the summer by training for ordeals. Dance team, ceremony, and ordeal administration training was held at Camp Friedlander. Cost for participants was $1.

Vigil candidates that were tapped out at the banquet participated in the Vigil weekend on April 21st. Receiving the Vigil Honor in 1990 were Joe Casanova, Greg Connett, Sean Donelan, Steve Enzweiler, Tim Ford, Gene Geckler, John J. Hay, Jr., Thomas Hentz, Brian Hoffman, Greg Lohmueller, Sean McCauley, Edward Millar, Lawrence Niehaus, Daniel Rich, Shawn Sheap, and Brian Vaske. Delegates from the Lodge would travel up to Camp Woodland Trails for the annual Section C-5B Conclave on May 18-20. The lodge’s responsibility for the weekend was the Saturday evening program. They were asked to "Ponder the Past, Look to the Future."

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Silver Moccasin Trail, the lodge rededicated the trail on June 2nd. In addition to events planned that day, a patch segment was issued.

At the suggestion of John Sherron, a new member supplement would be passed out to all new members inducted at one of the lodge’s ordeals. Again, chapters took turns hosting the ordeals at the council’s camps. All in all, 250 new members were inducted over the summer.

At the end of the summer, delegates joined thousands of others on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana for the National Order of the Arrow Conference. For $200, members of the lodge joined brothers from across the land for training, shows, activities, competitions, and fellowship. Bill Story, Sandy Story and J.D. Bartlett were on American Indian Events Staff.

At the Fall Fellowship, participants from around the lodge gathered to share a weekend, complete with a rousing round of Chapter Feud. Lodge officers were elected, including Chief Bryan Suddith, who would lead the lodge for the next year.

To prepare for leadership roles, these leaders attended local and national training. Five lodge members, including adviser Gordon Evans went National Leadership Seminar on October 13th. Then lodge officers put on the Lodge Leadership Seminar to discuss the lodge’s events and goals.

Nachenum Chapter again hosted a day of fellowship and service at Fort Ancient on November 3rd. They also visited the College Football Hall of Fame, near Kings Island.

Once again, the lodge manned Cub Mountain at Cub & Scout-O-Rama, with each chapter responsible for staffing part of the day. End of the year membership was reported to be 996 Arrowmen.

1991

The year 1991 was begun in the usual manner with the Annual Lodge Winter Banquet held in January. The event consisted of dinner, fellowship, addresses from the chief and adviser, and a Vigil tap-out. At this banquet, orders were taken for a lodge flap that commemorated the Cincinnati Reds Championship season in 1990. Only the number pre- ordered were made (this number was 302). The flaps sold for $5.00 each, with about $800 being made for the council’s campership fund. In the spirit of fellowship, two of these flaps were sent to the chief and adviser of Achewon Nimat Lodge in Oakland, California. During the weekend of April 19-21, Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge conferred its highest level of membership, the Vigil Honor, upon 16 candidates who had been previously selected. Among them were Chris Adams, Jim Daniel, Jim Donelan, Trey Ferris, Jeff Flory, George Fraley, Randy Horman, Matt Hudson, Dave Jones, Charles O’Nan, Glenn O’Nan, Keith Rielage, Don Sanders, Calvin Sheap, Bryan Suddith, and Hank Vaske. John Sherron was also selected for the Vigil Honor that year, but completed the weekend at a later date.

As First Vice Chief, Bret Martin was in charge of publications for the lodge. He redesigned the lodge’s newsletter, and named it the Arrow’s Path. The first edition was published in the spring of 1991. The official lodge publication was previously the We- Hin-Ay-Pay.

On May 4th, the lodge took on a major task for a service project. It was the construction of a new staff lounge at Camp Woodland Trails in Camden, Ohio (outside Dayton). When the crew arrived at camp, there was only a 16’ by 32’ slab of concrete and a large pile of building materials. When they left, there was a four-sided structure completely sided and framed for 2 doors and 7 windows. Among those who worked on the project were Greg Connett (Service and Trails Adviser), Tom Heisler, Gary Ross, Scott Ross, Jim Hunter, Tom Kilgore (all from Amangi Chapter), and the following members of Nachenum Chapter who were at the camp for the Moundbuilders District Camporee: J.D. Bartlett, Brian Daniel, Jim Daniel, Lee Dennis, Jason Fritz, Bill Hines, Luke Ritchie. Lodge Adviser Gordon Evans was also there and provided lunch for the crew.

Just two weeks later the lodge would travel to Fort Steuben Scout Reservation in Steubenville, Ohio to attend the Section EC-6A Conclave hosted by the Papoukewis Lodge. Over 300 members from the section had gathered. Events included many workshops and training sessions (which Ku-Ni-Eh coordinated), as well as "athletic" events like the egg toss, the water relay, and pie-eating contest. Saturday night brought a Pow-Wow, headed by our lodge’s dance team. Brandon Sapp, Charlie Huddleston, and Rod Radenheimer sealed their membership that evening at the Brotherhood Ceremony. Sunday morning brought a patch auction (which featured many of Ku-Ni-Eh’s infamous bidders). The auction collected over $1,000, which was donated to the Sonny Carter Memorial Fund. As a result of section elections, Cort O’Neil passed on the reigns of the section to Rick Hauser of Miami, Keith Rielage replaced Jason Fritz as Vice Chief, and Scott Kojola of Tarhe took the office of Secretary held by Rick Hauser. This represented the sixth consecutive year that Ku-Ni-Eh was represented in the section leadership. As a result of re-organization, the section lost Ketchikeniqua, Lou-Ott, Papoukewis, and Wyandot lodges, leaving Ku-Ni-Eh, Katinonkwat, Maka-Ina, Miami, Netawatwees, Shawnee, and Tarhe.

As usual, the summer consisted of ordeals conducted at Camps Hook, Woodland Trails, Friedlander and Michaels. Also, tap-outs were held every Friday night at Camp Hook’s summer camp, led by Jason Fritz, National Vigil Ceremony Champion, who played the part of the Storyteller. Chris Younger, Lodge Corresponding Secretary, was the Camp Chief, who handled all Ordeal-related activities. The Fall Fellowship, held on October 11-13 at Camp Friedlander, was dubbed "Ku-Ni- Eh’s Bogus Event," inspired by a recent popular movie entitled Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. The weekend began with games on Friday evening including Outburst and Trivial Pursuit. Saturday morning saw many hours of service performed on the reservation. After lunch, softball was played until lodge elections. The election was a quick one, as none of the candidates ran opposed. Elected were Bret Martin as Chief and Jason Husk as First Vice-Chief, both of Amangi Chapter. The other four positions remained vacant until the new chief appointed officers to fill them. The evening program was a special Ku-Ni-Eh version of the Gong Show, complete with skits, talents, and songs, judged by Keith Rielage, Gordon Evans, and Jack Simon. At the end of the evening "Dances with Wolves" was shown. Sunday’s breakfast brought a close to the weekend, which had seen some 65 Arrowmen attend. (The patch for the weekend was delayed, but available at the 1992 banquet.)

Lodge membership was reported as of October 23, 1991 to be: Amangi: 271, Meshekinnoquah: 159, Nachenum: 125, Shawnee: 110, Tsungani: 309; Ordeal: 659, Brotherhood: 200, Vigil: 133, for a total of 994 members.

The lodge, once again, showed presence at the council’s bi-annual Peterloon Camporee. It ran the Pepsi fountain and food concession booths. A last minute Brotherhood ceremony was pulled together, in which 23 Ordeal membership sealed their bond of Brotherhood. The ceremony team was comprised of Keith Rielage, Jim Hay, Kris Edwards, and Bret Martin.

December events included the Dan Beard Scout Show, where the lodge staffed the "Cub Mountain" and offered dues and banquet registration, the Lodge Officers’ Training, which was held at the Holiday Inn in Sharonville, and Cub Winter Day at Kings Island, where OA members served as tribe leaders for the day.

1992

The Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge 1992 Winter Banquet was held Saturday, January 19, 1992 at Scarlet Oaks Joint Vocational School. Over 200 Arrowmen attended the evening’s festivities. Highlights included the Ku-Ni-Eh Dance Team, Founders and Chief Award presentations, and Vigil Honor Tap-outs. The year’s Founders Awards were presented to Gordon Evans, Lodge Adviser, and immediate Past Lodge Chief Bryan Suddith. Chief’s Awards were presented by Chief Bret Martin to Brandon Conlon, Roland Gadd, Jason Husk, Tom Mills, Charles O’Nan, Ward Pohl, Mike Sherron, and Don Wetterer, Sr. Past Chief Suddith presented to Chiefs Awards to Bryan Daniel and Bret Martin, who had been First and Second Vice Chief, respectively. At the banquet Gordon Evans announced that effective at the end September, he would be stepping down as the Lodge Adviser, due to other commitments, and Scout Executive and Supreme Chief Joe Quick would be interviewing candidates to replace Evans. In its support of the Council’s outdoor program, Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge provided the physical arrangements and special hats for the Annual Scoutmaster Recognition Dinner, held at Camp Friedlander on February 1st. The dinner, which was open to all Scoutmasters and Senior Patrol Leaders, is the annual kick-off meeting for Dan Beard Council’s summer programs. Among the 60 guests at the dinner were Bob Edwards, Council President, and Joe Quick, Scout Executive. The programs which were highlighted included Camp Woodland Trails summer programs (which DBC supported since it now had no summer camp of its own), C.O.P.E., Wilderness Engineers, Campmasters, and Order of the Arrow. The kitchen crew was headed by Jack Simon, who prepared a wonderful spaghetti dinner.

On March 7th, the lodge conducted a training day to prepare its leaders for the upcoming ordeal season.

The first annual Ku-Ni-Eh Klean-Up, held on March 28th at Camp Hook was an outstanding success, with over 160 Scouts, Scouters and Arrowmen attending the event and lending a hand. Many projects were completed, including the infamous Ku-Ni-Eh bridge, parking lot renovations, spotless cleaning of Morningstar Road, moving of tent platforms, trail surfacing and more. Following work projects, games, dinner, campfire and ice cream were enjoyed by those present.

Vigil members conducted the Vigil weekend on April 25-26 at Camp Friedlander, welcoming the following 19 members as new Vigil brothers: Michael Butz, Doug Clayton, Bryan Daniel, Jason Epp, Kenneth Holt, Jason Husk, John Kilgore, Michael Landers, Eric Palmer, Thomas Butz, David Clayton, Robert Crowley, James Farrar, James Hunter, Charles McKay, Luke Ritchie, David Wereley, Jeff Williams, and William Winkler.

Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge sent a total of 40 delegates to the 1992 Section EC-6A Conclave at Muskingum Valley Scout Reservation in Zanesville, Ohio. The conclave, hosted by Netawatwees Lodge 424, saw many successful training sessions and workshops, as well as enjoyable competitions and fellowship. Ku-Ni-Eh’s brotherhood team, composed of Kris Edwards (Allowat Sakima), Brian Kutcher (Kichkinet), Eric Palmer (Nutiket), and Charles Huddleston (Meteu), all members of Amangi Chapter, won first place in the Brotherhood ceremony competition and inducted about 30 new Brothers from the Section that Saturday evening. The Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge Tug-O-War team brought home second place in a fight to the finish. Although lodge members ran for all three of the section leadership positions, all were defeated by members of other lodges. Chairman Eric Oehler, who coordinated Ku-Ni-Eh’s efforts at the event, deemed the weekend an overall success.

About this time, it was announced that David Larkin had been selected to serve as the Scout Executive for Dan Beard Council (and Supreme Chief for the lodge). He had extensive OA experience, with his last position being the National Director of the Boy Scout Division, which oversees the National Order of the Arrow Committee. As a result, outgoing Executive Joe Quick appointed Bill Palmer and Jack Simon to serve as Co- Advisers to temporarily replace resigning Gordon Evans.

During the summer, four ordeals were conducted. The June Ordeal was hosted by the Meshekinnoquah Chapter and was held at Camp Friedlander on June 5-7th. The July Ordeal was hosted by the Shawnee Chapter and was held at Camp Michaels on July 17- 19th. The August Ordeal was hosted by the Tsungani Chapter and was held at Camp Woodland Trails on August 21-23rd. The September Ordeal was hosted by the Amangi Chapter and was held at Camp Friedlander on September 11-13th. Also during the summer, the Fort Ancient Rendezvous II occurred on June 13th at Fort Ancient State Memorial.

Of course the keystone event for the Order of the Arrow over the summer was the National Order of the Arrow Conference, which was located at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville on August 9-13th. NOAC Chairman Keith Rielage and Contingent Leader Ward Pohl led a Ku-Ni-Eh contingent of forty arrowmen to the event, which featured many training sessions, as well as fun events and terrific shows. Seven dancers from our lodge’s Dance Team finished in the top 50 nationally of their individual dance styles. These included first time competitor Kris Edwards, Dance Team Asst. Chairman Brandon Sapp, and Dance Team Chairman Charles O’Nan (25th) in old style, Ken Holt (top 15) in traditional, and first time competitor Chris Vaske (7th) in grass dance. Another highlight of the 5-day event was the presentation of the Distinguished Service Award. The award, recognizing Arrowmen who give outstanding service on the section, area, regional, or national level, was presented to three members of Ku-Ni-Eh. (Thirty-seven awards were presented nationally that year.) The recipients were Cort O’Neil, David Larkin, and Bill Story. Cort was a lodge chief and two-term section chief. He also served on NLS staff twice and Service Task Force ’91, as well as being the 1990 National Conference Vice Chief for Ceremony Events. Mr. Larkin was the new Dan Beard Council Scout Executive, previously holding various positions, including Director of the Boy Scout Division. Mr. Story had been the Dance Team adviser in Ku-Ni-Eh, but also served on the staff of five National Indian Seminars and six NOAC’s. Those serving on NOAC staff were Lee Dennis, Charlie Fitzpatric, Gordon Evans (Shows), Bill Story, Sandy Story, and J.D. Bartlett (American Indian Events). Lodge contingent members also served as ushers for the NOAC shows.

Over eighty members attended the 1992 Olympic Fall Fellowship at Camp Friedlander on September 25-27th. This attendance was high considering the Council First Annual Advancement Day was held at the same time and place. Friday night opened with an ice cream eating contest, won by Rick Russell of Tsungani and Eric Palmer of Amangi. Saturday morning the lodge provided the colorguard for Advancement Day, then service to the camp. After lunch, athletic events ensued, mostly football. Saturday evening after church services and dinner, the Lodge Business Meeting began and new lodge officers were elected. The evening program included Chapter Feud, in which the Shawnee Chapter claimed victory. Also during the weekend, a new lodge flap was selected, designed by J.D. Bartlett, featuring a red-tailed hawk along with the lodge totem. Several new Brotherhood members were also inducted on Saturday. Sunday morning the camp was quickly cleaned up and the successful event officially ended.

October 3rd and 4th saw the 1993 program year’s Lodge Officer Training Conference. Over 25 members of the Executive Committee and other key youth and adult leadership attended the conference at Camp Hook in Franklin, Ohio. The tone was set for the coming year through training sessions by lodge leadership and advisers. On Saturday evening the participants of the conference went into Middletown to see the festivities of Midfest and to go for a swim at the local YMCA. Notably, the Tsungani Chapter crushed contenders from the other chapters in a game of water polo. Leaders came out of the weekend focused and enthusiastic about the new year.

On October 21, November 18 and December 16th, Executive Committee Meetings were held at the Scout Office. A Vigil Selection Meeting was conducted December 18th. Also in December on the 12th, the lodge staffed the "Cub Mountain", along with a lodge booth at the annual Dan Beard Scout Show. Announced around this time was the appointment of Bob Hopper as Lodge Staff Adviser, replacing Ed Hoolehan, who had accepted a job in a scout council in Maine.

1993

The first event for the 1993 year was the Cub Winter Day January 9th at Kings Island, where the lodge again offered its support and assistance for this major Cub Scout event.

Of course, the official kick-off of the program year was the Lodge Winter Banquet, which was held again at Scarlet Oaks, enjoyed by over 300 Arrowmen, friends, and family. This was the highest attendance in recent history. The evening opened with invocation by Lodge Chaplain Greg Connett, followed by dinner and formal presentations. Staff Adviser Bob Hopper swore in the new officers, membership and financial reports were given, and a patch auction was conducted, featuring many rare and valuable pieces. Then the Dance Team gave an excellent show, highlighting difference forms of dance. Reconvening in the auditorium, the Obligation was recited, the lodge charter was presented, and Chief Bret Martin challenged the lodge to increase Brotherhood conversion and active membership. After an address by Section Chief Rick Hauser, awards were presented. The Founders Award was conferred upon Ward Pohl, Charles O’Nan and Bret Martin for their exemplary service to the lodge. Chief’s Awards were bestowed by Chief Bret Martin on Dennis Chastang, Nick Fitzpatrick, Tony Frey, Brian Halderman, John Hay, Sr., Bob Hopper, Ken Lukat, Andrew Millar, Eric Oehler and David Wereley. A special award was also given to Gordon Evans for his seven years of service as lodge adviser. A Vigil Tap-out concluded the evening, recognizing the following 16 Brotherhood members at candidates for the Vigil Honor: Mike Baldwin, James Bischoff, Thomas Burdett, Doug Eifert, Charles Fitzpatrick, Tony Frey, Tom Kilgore, James Landers, Tony Lang, Ken Lukat, Bret Martin, Joel Mechler, Andrew Millar, Eric Oehler, Matthew Scherocman and Mike Volan. The Lodge conducted a training day on March 13 at Camp Friedlander. Two weeks later, the lodge put on its second Klean-Up Day at Camp Hook.

Fifteen of the Vigil candidates became Vigil members on April 25 at the end of the Lodge’s Vigil Weekend. Doug Eifert completed his Vigil at the Shawnee Ordeal in July.

As a result of a complete national reorganization, the lodge found itself as a member lodge of the Central Region, Area 5, Section B. For the first ever C-5B Conclave, an astounding 70 members of the lodge traveled to Chief Logan Reservation. Ku-Ni-Eh showed its spirit the weekend of May 14-16 by adopting the western theme. They used cowboy hats featuring "Which Way? Ku-Ni-Eh!!" pins at the theme dinner. (One of these auctioned for $9 at the Sunday auction, benefiting cystic fibrosis.) Ku-Ni-Eh had two Brotherhood teams compete, bringing home first and second place honors. The lodge also fielded a team in the volleyball competition and was represented by the Dance Team at the Pow-Wow. Section officers elected Sunday morning were Chief Ray Blevins of Shawnee Lodge, Vice-Chief Alex Rhodes of Miami Lodge, and Secretary Russ Johnson of Shawnee Lodge.

The beginning of the summer saw some major leadership changes in the lodge. Citing a move out of the council to attend Yale University, Bret Martin stepped down, with Brian Halderman succeeding him. Also, Supreme Chief David Larkin appointed Ron Hart, Sr. as the new Lodge Lay Adviser for Ku-Ni-Eh.

Ordeals were executed in June, July, August and September. The June Ordeal was on the 4th to the 6th, hosted by the Meshekinnoquah Chapter at Camp Friedlander. The July Ordeal was on the 16th to 18th, hosted by the Shawnee Chapter at Camp Michaels. The August Ordeal was on the 20th to the 22nd, hosted by the Nachenum and Tsungani Chapters at Camp Hook. The September Ordeal was on the 10th to the 12th, hosted by the Amangi Chapter at Camp Friedlander. An ordeal was originally scheduled at Camp Woodland Trails July 30-August 1, but was cancelled "due to the National Jamboree and the council’s re-evaluation of our relationship with Woodland Trails"

The big story for the Fall Fellowship on October 1-3 at Camp Friedlander was the introduction of new chapters. During the weekend, Arrowmen camped and competed by chapter, then elected their new chief, vice chief, secretary, and treasurer, and were allowed to select a chapter name. The following setup is what resulted:

Big Bear Amangamachque Columbia/Tecumseh Lenapeuhoxen Trailblazer/Hopkins Najundam Fort Hamilton Tsungani Powderhorn Shawnee Kuliga Meshekinnoquah Moundbuilders Nachenum By the following year, each district would have its own chapter, with Tecumseh forming the Nischa Kittans Chapter (later renamed Tecumteh), and the Hopkins district forming the Tapawingo Chapter.

Also at the Lodge Business Meeting (at the Fall Fellowship) the lodge officers were elected. These officers attended the Lodge Officers Training during the weekend of November 6th-7th. They were trained in unit elections, camp promotions, and the elangomat program, discussed the lodge calendar, and proposed solutions for various issues and challenges facing the lodge.

The year ended in December with an EC Meeting and Vigil Selection Meeting, but no Scout Show. The council had altered its program, and would present the new Family Jamboree for the first time in May at Coney Island.

1994

The 1994 Winter Banquet was an enjoyable evening for all 300 Arrowmen and guests that attended. They were entertained by the OA Dancers who performed and explained various dances of Native American origin. In addition, they performed a dance to honor those Arrowmen who have served our country in the past and present with military service. Eighteen members of the lodge were honored at the Vigil Call-out. In addition, two Founders Awards were presented to Mike Sherron and John Hay, Sr. Chief’s Awards were presented to Adam Clinkenbeard, Kris Edwards, Ron Hart, Jr., Brian Kutcher, Charles Lester, Bill Palmer, Rob Pruden, and Brendon Welsh.

For the Chapter Service Day on March 26, chapters were assigned to the three council camps to cheerfully complete service projects. Meshekinnoquah, Nischa Kittans, Najundam, and Tapawingo worked at the Dan Beard Reservation. Shawnee and Amangamachque went to the Powderhorn Reservation (Camp Michaels). Nachenum and Tsungani served at Camp Hook.

The Vigil Weekend was conducted on April 16 and 17 for those who had been called out at the banquet.

A contingent of Ku-Ni-Eh brothers traveled to Camp Falling Rock in Newark, Ohio for the Section C-5B Conclave. The event was hosted by the brand-new Tecumseh Lodge #65, which had recently been formed by the merger of Shawnee, Maka-Ina, and Katinonkwat Lodges. As usual, training and fellowship activities were conducted, and Ku-Ni-Eh again fared well in section competitions. Since the section leadership knew that the sections would again be reorganized for next year, the theme of the weekend was "Pathways Dividing, Our Spirits Uniting."

Ordeals were conducted in June, August and October. The traditional July Ordeal was cancelled with little advanced notice due to a reported lack of staff. All ordeals were conducted at Camp Friedlander. The August Ordeal and Camp Friedlander saw 86 youth and 9 adult candidates become members and 26 Arrowmen becoming Brotherhood members. The ordeal completed several of the planned projects and at least one unplanned project in the Cherokee campsite. The October Ordeal was combined with the Fall Fellowship in 1994.

Also during the summer was the bi-annual gathering of Arrowmen from all over the nation. This event, also known as NOAC, was held on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana the week of July 31st to August 4th. The theme of the conference was "A Journey for One, An Adventure for Many." Our lodge members joined 6,000 others for the training, shows, fellowship, and competitions that took place. Lodge members serving on staff were Gene Geckler, Lee Dennis, Gordon Evans, Charlie Fitzpatric (Shows), Bill Story, Sandy Story, J.D. Bartlett, and Carolyn Bartlett (American Indian Events). Lodge members again served as ushers.

As stated, the Fall Fellowship was combined with an ordeal weekend. While youth members resisted this move, citing less time for fellowship while running the ordeal, it did provide more members to be present for the Lodge Business Meeting to elect new lodge officers. More than 100 members participated in this election, which had the following results: Nick Fitzpatrick, Chief; Pat Long, Service Vice Chief; Mike Dietrich, Activities Vice Chief; and Louis Hlebiczki, Treasurer. In addition to all of the service performed, 87 new Ordeal members were inducted and 17 members sealed their membership with a Brotherhood ceremony.

Due to water problems at Camp Hook, the Lodge Officer Development Conference had to be moved, so Adviser Bill Palmer decided that the new site would be the Council Service Center. More than 30 youth and 10 adults attended the abbreviated (one-day) session. Most of the day consisted of split sessions, where the youth insisted they had more fun. Lunch were Subway subs coordinated by Dave Erwin. New officers left ready to take on the upcoming year.

To assist the lodge in attaining Quality Lodge, the Nachenum Chapter hosted a Brotherhood ceremony at Camp Hook on November 19th. Despite some snags with outfits and a number of Arrowmen who were unable to attend because of troop commitments, the youth and adults pitched in and by working together, came up with a successful event and a tasty pizza fellowship. The ceremony team was Shawn Jeffers, Matt Bailey, Pat Long, and Ron Hart, Jr. Adults that assisted were Gordon Evans, Ron Hart, Sr., Ed Richter, John Poston, III, Gene Geckler, Lee Dennis, and Barry Tumey, Sr. Youth member John Poston, IV also assisted. Sealing their membership were Barry Tumey, Jr., Trevor Dolan, Matt Gates, Rob Guerry, Steve Theurnall, Andy Shaffer, David Brock, Roscoe Brock, Jason Miller, Adam Steimel, Aaron Knoop, and Louis Nyktas. Another Brotherhood ceremony was held at the Cub Winter Day on December 17th to put the lodge over the top for Brotherhood conversions as a requirement for National Quality Lodge. More than 40 Arrowmen from six of the nine chapters of Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge participated in the Dan Beard Council’s annual Cub Winter Day, which was held December 17th and 18th at Camp Friedlander. Arrowmen helped out with every aspect, from running the registration table to running various activity areas, according to Jackie Armstrong, District Executive, who supervised the event for the council. Nearly 1200 cubs participated during the two-day event. The weather held out and everyone had a lot of fun with activities ranging from tire and stretcher relays to a compass course, Earthball games, and a muddy obstacle course. Sean O’Brien was the OA Chairman, with Kelly O’Brien (his father) advising. Arrowmen from Nachenum, Amangamachque, Najundam, Tapawingo, and Lenapeuhoxen Chapters helped to make the event successful, as well as scouts and scouters from Troops 43, 36, 617 from Moundbuilders, Troop 12 from Hopkins, Troop 86 from Big Bear, and Troops 70 and 89.

1995

The Lodge began the year with its annual Winter Banquet. This time the venue was the Carousel Inn and Banquet Center. The big news for the evening was the attainment of quality lodge, a feat that the lodge hadn’t accomplished any time in recent history. To commemorate, a special flap was issued at the banquet, and a large wooden "Q" was presented to the lodge, created by Dave Erwin. (The flap had a khaki background and was similar in design to the original Ku-Ni-Eh flap, with quality lodge and the year noted on it.) The Chief’s Awards were presented to Jeremy Bingman, Ethan Coble, Dan Curley, Ted Langdon, Pat Long, Sean O’Brien, James Bischoff, and Ron Hart, Sr. Founders Awards were conferred upon Brian Halderman, Brendan Welsh, and David Wereley. A new award created to recognize outstanding adult leaders was first presented at this banquet. It is named the Archie J. Williams Memorial Award, after one of the most prominent Scouting leaders of Northern Kentucky. The recipients of the award were John Hay, Sr. and Rob Pruden. The evening included the usual speeches and concluded with a Vigil Call-out for the 18 selected that year.

On March 25, Ku-Ni-Eh had a Chapter Service Day at the Dan Beard Reservation. Some of the projects included installing a new gravel walkway at the new training center at Camp Craig, removing concrete slabs around camp, and clearing brush from around the baseball diamond. The event was followed by a brotherhood ceremony, where the lodge converted its first brotherhood members of the year. The ceremonies committee also held a training session in the afternoon, in which a small group participated.

After only two years in Section C-5B, the lodge was now in Section C-4A, which included lodges in Southwest Ohio and Eastern Indiana.

The Family Jamboree, scheduled for May 20th, was cancelled as a result of Coney Island being flooded from heavy spring rains. (In the future, the council planned for an alternate location at Americana Amusement Park.) After the combination Fellowship/Ordeal that was held in the fall of the previous year, it was decided in ’95 that there would be three of these "combo" events. The Spring Fellowship/Ordeal was held at Camp Friedlander on June 9th to the 11th. An Ordeal only event was conducted at Camp Michaels on July 21-23rd. The Summer Fellowship/Ordeal was again located at Camp Friedlander. Chairman Jeremy Bingman and Adviser Lee Dennis reported 100 new members inducted the weekend of August 18-20th and 50 members showed up to enjoy service and fellowship. Even though there was a small number of members present at the Fall Fellowship Ordeal (especially when competing with the Haunted House for staff), Chairman Brian Holtel and Adviser John Hughes pulled of a successful weekend with 89 new Ordeal members inducted. Lodge Officers elected at the Sunday morning Lodge Business Meeting at the Fall Fellowship were as follows: Chief Ted Langdon, Service Vice Chief Matt Bluestein, Activities Vice Chief Jeremy Bingman, Membership Secretary Matt Bailey, Corresponding Secretary Shawn Jeffers, and Treasurer Dan Curley.

Also in October, Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge hosted guests from the other lodges of Section C-4A at a Council of Chiefs (COC) meeting at Camp Friedlander. The lodge delegation, led by Chief Ted Langdon, hosted the meeting to plan for the upcoming C-4A Conclave to be held at Friedlander in April of the following year. Conclave Chairman Lydell Lopez led a tour of the facilities, and registration chairman Brian Halderman was also present. Members of the COC stayed overnight in the council’s new Program Building in Camp Craig. This meeting was only the beginning of preparations that would be made by the lodge to host the event.

On November 10-12, new lodge officers were introduced to their positions and discussed lodge goals at the Lodge Leadership Development Conference held at Camp Craig.

Lodge members again assisted at the council’s Cub Winter Day at Camp Friedlander on December 9th and 10th with hundreds of Cubs and their parents present each day.

1996

The annual Lodge Winter Banquet was held at the Four Seasons in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. It featured addresses from the Lodge Chief and Adviser, and an official swearing in of the new officers. Those recognized with the Chief’s Award were Brian Chaffin, Ken Frederick, David Gaines, Jason Haverkos, Brian Holtel, Shawn Jeffers, Lydell Lopez, Josh Wellen, David Erwin, Charles Fitzpatric, Leo Hutton, and Ed Richter. The Founders Award recipients were Jeremy Bingman, Ted Langdon, and Rob Pruden. Outstanding adult leaders awarded the Archie J. Williams Award were Ed Richter and Dave Jones. It was also announced that for the second year in a row, the lodge had attained National Quality Lodge status. This was also the first event that would earn the participant a segment of the six-part backpatch that could be completed by attending all lodge events. The other segments were earned by attending: the Spring Fellowship (June Ordeal), the Summer Fellowship (August Ordeal), one of the two Service Area Ordeals (July and September), the Fall Fellowship, and the Cub Winter Day.

To prepare for the upcoming conclave, key lodge leaders had met at Council of Chiefs (COC) meetings over several months to develop plans. The lodge had also done preparation in the form of service projects to improve the camp prior to the arrival of delegates. The major project that was accomplished was the construction of the new ceremony ring. The location was the same as it had been for years, but now there would finally be permanent structures to be used for ceremonies, including benches, fire ring, candle stands, sash racks, and wooden stands designed to hold the lodge totem and large wooden sashes. The design of the ring was created by youth Vigil member Dan Curley. To encourage participation in this preparation and the event itself, the lodge issued a special flap donning the words "1996 Section C-4A Conclave Service Lodge" to those who met the requirements. The lodge also issued a flap featuring the Howdy Glier Memorial Campfire Bowl as a fundraiser and to commemorate hosting the event. Brian Chaffin was the designer of that flap. Training, shows and social events were held at Camp Friedlander as parts of the conclave weekend on April 26-28th. It also gave the lodge the chance to inaugurate its "new" ceremony ring, which was done with a Brotherhood ceremony on Saturday evening, conducted by Tecumseh Lodge, winner of the ceremony competition. The event was a success, thanks to the efforts of the many Arrowmen from Ku-Ni-Eh that prepared for and represented the lodge at the conclave.

Also introduced at the conclave was the new black lodge hat, prominently featuring the We-Hin-Ay-Pay. Lodge members liked the design, which would inspire the current design of the lodge flap, which was introduced months later.

In addition to ordeal inductions at the June Ordeal a Vigil Call-out was also conducted. Thirteen brothers had been selected for this honor. They were Kris Bischoff, Dave Gerdes, Jason Hageman, Greg Hall, Deb Hart, Brian Holtel, Brad Hutton, Gene Merchant, James Randall, Ed Richter, Andrew Satterfeld, Greg Walker, and Rusty Zimmerman. The Ordealmaster for the event was Bill Marx, with Tom Schneider as his adviser. Brian Chaffin, Mitch Ehrman, Brandon Daniels, and Pat Eling conducted the ceremonies. The event took place at Camp Friedlander.

The July Ordeal at Camp Michaels saw the induction of 38 new members into the lodge. The Ordealmaster and adviser were Lydell Lopez and Ron Colwell, Jr., respectively. The ceremony team for this ordeal consisted of Brian Chaffin, Jeremy Bingman, Brandon Daniels, and Pat Eling.

From August 11th to the 15th, delegates from Ku-Ni-Eh joined 6,200 other Arrowmen at Indiana University for the National Order of the Arrow Conference. The theme of the Conference was "See the Dream, Live the Adventure." Lodge members had a great time attending training, watching shows, visiting exhibits, and trading a few patches on the side. Ku-Ni-Eh contributed to the shows by providing ushers. At one of these shows, Sandy Story was presented the Red Arrow Award, which is presented to non-members for their contributions to the OA. Sandy is the wife of Bill Story, who had both been on NOAC Indian Events staff for years. She provided much experience in training at NOAC, as well as locally with Ku-Ni-Eh’s dance team. Other NOAC staffers were Gene Geckler (Shows), Lee Dennis (Publications), Bill Story, J.D. Bartlett, and Carolyn Bartlett (American Indian Activities).

The largest Ordeal of the year was in August, inducting 70 new ordeal members. Brian Chaffin oversaw the weekend, advised by Jeff Williams. Brian Holtel supervised the September Ordeal, advised by Ed Richter. Both events were at Camp Friedlander, and the ceremony team for both was Brian Chaffin, Brandon Daniels, Jason Breetz, and Pat Eling, playing the parts of Allowat Sakima, Meteu, Kichkinet, and Nutiket, respectively.

After two years of a combined event, the lodge returned to having a Fall Fellowship without an ordeal. The lodge officers elected at the August Ordeal took office officially at the fellowship. As usual service was completed in the morning. After lunch athletic activities and general fellowship in the dining hall ensued. After dinner a social was held and evening movie played.

In November the elected officers again convened at the Camp Craig Program Building to receive training, discuss plans, and set goals for the upcoming year. Deanna Russell did much of the coordination for the event.

Cub Winter Day rounded out the 1996 program year with countless hours of service being rendered by Arrowmen and Scout troops alike to put on a fun event for hundreds of Cubs that attend the two-day event.

1997

The year 1997 would prove to be a year of great change.

In preparation for leadership positions Brian Holtel, Ryan Frazee, Jeremy Bingman, and Mr. Charlie Russelburg were sent to the National Leadership Conference at the Geneva Conference Center in Rochester, Indiana, which was conducted by the past and present Regional and National Order of the Arrow Chiefs, among others. One bit of information that was learned from the National Director of the OA Clyde Mayer was that lodges should prepare for a change in the unit elections procedure. It would mean that a member of a troop could vote for as many candidates as he saw fit on the ballot, eliminating the fifty percent limit on voting.

The Lodge Winter Banquet on January 26 at Reception Banquet Center in Fairfield saw the passing of the bonnet to the new chief Brian Holtel. He and Past Chief Ted Langdon would jointly give Chief’s Awards to the following brothers: Matt Bailey, Matt Bredestege, Brandon Daniels, Ryan Frazee, Eric Miller, Allan Schon, Jason Shatto, Nathan Vogelpohl, Mr. David Gerdes, Mr. John Poston, Mr. Charlie Russelburg. This award included a silver border lodge flap, since the supply of award pendants had been depleted. Founders’ Award recipients were Ron Hart, Sr., Dan Curley, and Don Wetterer, Sr. Archie Williams award recipients were Clyde Howell and Leo Hutton. The afternoon saw other speakers such as Council Chairman Ron Yocum and Supreme Chief of the Fire David Larkin. All in attendance received the special issue of the lodge flap with the letters shadowed in black. This was also the first chance for many to buy the new edition of the lodge flap (black background and border with We-Hin-Ay-Pay and white lettering.) Also included was a patch auction (made silent this year). The evening was brought to a close with a slide show, the product of much preparation by Mr. Rob Pruden.

To prepare for the upcoming ordeal season, Inductions Vice Chief Ryan Frazee planned and conducted an Ordeal Fundamentals Training for all those who would be involved in Ordeal administration in 1997. It was held at Quantum Chemical Company on Kemper Road.

The lodge would bring a contingent of 26 to the 1997 C-4A conclave at Anthony Wayne Reservation, hosted by Kiskakon Lodge #75. As the lodge in charge of training, Jeremy Bingman coordinated the following presenters with their following topics: Jeremy Bingman and Ryan Frazee, Ordeal Management and Administration; Eric Miller and Jason Breetz, Brotherhood Preparation; Ted Langdon and Brian Chaffin, Brotherhood Nimat; Brian Holtel and Brandon Daniels, Chapter Lodge Relations; Section Chief P.J. Hentrich, How to Become Lodge Chief; Wulikamike Lodge Chief Chris Taylor, History Trek; and Region Chief Jason Accola, Lodge Potential. The Brotherhood team of Ryan Frazee, Jeremy Bingman, Jason Breetz, and Shawn Jeffers competed and won second place in ceremonies competition. At the Brotherhood ceremony Saturday night Ordeal member Jeff Hutton sealed his membership becoming a Brotherhood member. It was announced at the conclusion of the weekend that the section would be changing, so no section officers were elected. Interesting note: after a lengthy debate at all the Circle of Chiefs meetings leading up to the conclave, Kiskakon provided a heated building for our accommodations. Although we appreciated the heat and the provided cots, its distance from the center of activities was its only drawback. The following members made up the contingent: Jeremy Bingman, Jason Breetz, Brian Chaffin, Aaron Combs, Brandon Daniels, Rob Dooley, Ryan Frazee, Brian Holtel, Jeff Hutton, Shawn Jeffers, Ted Langdon, Willy Martin, Eric Miller, Keith Miller, Will Newby, Luke Palmer, Dan Woodie, (adults) Ron Colwell, Jr., Bob Dooley, John Hay, Doug Holderbaum, Clyde Howell, Leo Hutton, Brian Mette, Virginia Pradick, and Ed Richter. (Note that a 2:1 youth to adult ratio had been imposed, similar to that of NOAC.)

Led by Service Vice Chief Brian Chaffin, the lodge coordinated a shuttle service at the Council’s Family Jamboree in May for those who parked at Northern Kentucky University.

June 6-8 saw the first ordeal of the season. Sixty-two candidates became members at Camp Friedlander under the leadership of Ordealmaster Nathan Vogelpohl and his adviser Jeff Williams. Elangomat Chairman Michael Goecke recruited the following elangomats for the weekend: Andy Bredestege, James Cloyd, Aaron Combs, Brian Corder, Mike List, Carl Poston, John Poston IV, and Mr. Brian Mette. Ceremonies were done by Jeremy Bingman, Jason Breetz, Brian Chaffin, Dan Curley, Ryan Frazee, and Ted Langdon. Eight brotherhood conversions were performed. Charlie Russelburg, Matt Bailey, Edmon Jones, Nollie Jones, and Jeremy Bingman were called out for the Vigil. (A Vigil call-out was not done at the banquet, so members were called out at events that they attended.)

Ordealmaster Jason Breetz, advised by Ron Colwell, Jr., led 22 candidates through their ordeal July 18-20 at Camp Michaels. Allowat, Kichkinet, Meteu, and Nutiket were Dan Curley, Ryan Frazee, Tony Frey, and David Gaines respectively. Five Brotherhood conversions took place. Lydell Lopez was called by the Vigil Committee as a candidate for the Vigil Honor. Elangomats were Mike List, Kiran Reddy and Mr. Jeff Williams.

At the National Jamboree, Robert Wuerdeman was called out for the Vigil Honor, since he was attending with a Venezuelan contingent, with which he had become affiliated through working there with Proctor and Gamble.

Camp Friedlander was also home to the August (22-24) Ordeal led by Brandon Daniels and Mr. Charlie Russelburg. 68 candidates gained membership, 2 members sealed their membership, and Ron Coble’s Vigil selection was announced. Jason Breetz, Dan Curley Brandon Daniels, Ryan Frazee performed ceremonies. Elangomats were Greg Asher, Noah Becker, Will Gratsch, Brian Homan, Jeff Meyer, Bob Shull, Chad Schutte, Andy Smith, Mike Wise and Mrs. Ruth Amoroso. Lodge elections were held late, late Saturday night with the following officers being elected: Shawn Jeffers, Chief; Matt Bailey, Chapter Relations Vice Chief (new position); Brandon Daniels, Service Vice Chief; Ryan Frazee, Corresponding Secretary; Michael Poston, Membership Secretary; and Jeremy Bingman, Treasurer.

Just prior to the September Ordeal it was announced by Supreme Chief David Larkin that a new Lodge Adviser had been selected to replace Ron Hart, who had given four years of service in this position. Taking on the responsibility was David Wereley, who had served in numerous capacities in the council before becoming adviser of the lodge. Also joining the advising team was Ambler Brown, who replaced Rob Pruden as the Council Director of Program, who also carried the position of Lodge Staff Adviser.

The final ordeal of the season on September 5-7 saw the largest turnout for the year. Seventy-nine candidates completed their ordeal at Camp Friedlander with Eric Miller acting as Ordeal Master and Ed Richter advising. Nine brotherhoods were performed. The masters of the ceremony ring were Matt Bailey, Brandon Daniels, Ryan Frazee/Brian Chaffin, and Jason Breetz for ordeal and Dan Curley, Jason Breetz, Brian Chaffin, and Brandon Daniels for brotherhood (A, M, N, K). Elangomats were Charlie Andrade, John Becker, Bryant Eismeir, Rich Moore, Mike Noda, Grady Owens, Joel Underwood, and Mr. Ron Coble. This brought the seasonal total up to 231 ordeal and 35 brotherhood.

Peterloon provided an excellent opportunity for Ku-Ni-Eh to get council-wide contact. Several brothers staffed a tent that provided services to members and non-members alike. Almost 100 members renewed their dues for 1998. A couple registered for the upcoming Super Fall Fellowship and nine completed questioning for the brotherhood ceremony that would occur Saturday night. The lodge also sold $1422 in trading post items. Where To Go Camping guides and Camp Promotions Packets were made available to all who wanted them. The tent also served as a focal point of fellowship for lodge members that weekend. Allan Schon, attending Peterloon with his troop was called out for the Vigil Honor. During the course of the weekend word spread that Scout Executive David Larkin had accepted the executive position in the Atlanta Area Council, and therefore, a new Supreme Chief was on the way for Ku-Ni-Eh.

The Fall Fellowship chaired by Dan Curley and advised by Clyde Howell was a success, with over seventy members attending throughout the weekend. Friday’s festivities included Weird Al Appreciation Night. Service, sports, and fellowship followed on Saturday. That evening a Vigil Fellowship was conducted and the following members attained the Vigil Honor: Jeremy Bingman, Matt Bailey, Ron Coble, Harry Hall, Charlie McClary, Eric Miller, Charlie Russelburg, Allan Schon, and Bob Wuerdeman. Chapter elections were held on Sunday morning putting Andy Bredestege, Eric Miller, and Mike List in charge of the West, East and South Chapters respectively. Patches for the weekend were not yet available.

With the coming of a brand-new program year for the Lodge, 1998 Lodge Chief Shawn Jeffers and the new Lodge Adviser, Mr. David Wereley were hard at work with preparations. Mr. Wereley introduced an almost entirely new staff of adults to be advisers. Chief Jeffers had appointed committee chairmen and Brian Holtel as Membership Secretary to fill vacant positions of lodge leadership, making one of the most experienced leadership cores that the lodge had seen in years. All were invited to the Lodge Leadership Development Conference, November 14-16 to ready them for their positions that they would need to execute in upcoming year. The Conference was chaired by Jeff Fulmer, the new Training Chairman with Adviser Deanna Russell. This was a time of preparation and planning on the part of all the lodge leadership. Lodge, committee and chapter planning was done. Also during the weekend Jeff Fulmer and Richard (Dick) Woodie obtained brotherhood membership. An executive committee meeting ended the weekend with the passage of a new set of policies and the approval of two chapter names: Kittan for the West chapter and Sheltowee for the South chapter.

On December 1, 1997, the lodge officially gained its new Supreme Chief as Scout Executive John Young joined Dan Beard Council’s Professional Staff.

With Brandon Daniels as chairman and his father, Gene Daniels, advising, the lodge ran events at the council’s Cub Winter Day on December 13 and 14. John Asay, assistant ranger, Michael Kumler, district executive, Robert Messinger, Mr. Dwight Waldorf, and Brandon Watson completed Brotherhood after the Saturday events.

On December 17, officers and committee members met at Camp Craig for lodge committee meetings and a short Executive Committee Meeting. Committee business was discussed and the East Chapter proposed their new name at the E.C.: Palenak Wulelemi. As the sun set on the 31st of December, the end of a historical year had come for Ku-Ni- Eh Lodge.

1998

The Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge Officers set high expectations for themselves and the Lodge in 1998. They worked hard throughout the year to provide a quality program to all of the members of Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge. The 1997-98 theme was "Rekindling the Flame" and the Lodge Officers worked towards spreading the energy and excitement of the Order of the Arrow throughout the Lodge. When the year ended the officers and members of Ku-Ni- Eh Lodge were able to look back on a successful and productive year. The six Lodge Officers for 1998 were Shawn Jeffers, Lodge Chief; Matt Bailey, Chapter Relations Vice Chief; Brandon Daniels, Service Vice Chief; Brian Holtel, Membership Secretary; Ryan Frazee, Corresponding Secretary; and Jeremy Bingman; Treasurer. These six individuals worked together to provide every member of Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge a year to remember.

The Lodge Executive Meeting on January 14 was the first event of the year. At the meeting, the Lodge Rules were modified, the budget was passed and the patches for NOAC were chosen. The Lodge Rules were modified to change the name of the first Vice Chief from Induction Vice Chief to Chapter Relations Vice Chief. The NOAC Delegate Patch was approved and the NOAC trader design was taken from the current Lodge flap with slight changes. The Chapters had finally decided their names also. Final preparations for the Lodge Winter Banquet were also done at this EC meeting.

On January 18, 1998, the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge Winter Banquet was held at Receptions in Fairfield. It was a great evening full of recognition and reflection upon our successes in 1997. The attendance for the Banquet was around 230. The Key Note Speaker for the evening was the new Dan Beard Council Executive, Mr. John Young. The Section C-5B Chief, P.J. Hentrich delivered the Section Chief’s Address. Brian Holtel, past Lodge Chief, presented the Arthur E. Roberts Memorial Chief’s Award to eight deserving individuals. They were Jason Breetz, Dan Curley, Ryan Frazee, Michael Goecke, Kevin Miller, Michael Poston, Mr. Brian Mette, and Mr. Clyde Howell. The Founder’s Award was presented to Brian Holtel and Mr. Clyde Howell. The Archie Williams Awards were presented to Mr. John M. Hughes and Mr. Charlie Russelburg. The Vigil Call-Out was also conducted at the Banquet and 10 individuals were called out for the Vigil Honor. They were Brian Chaffin, Brandon Daniels, Shawn Jeffers, Adam Luehrmann, Rick Russell, Joyce Baker, Ron L. Colwell, Gene Daniels, John Frederick, and Doug Holderbaum. Clyde Howell recognized those individuals who had helped out in the kitchen with the new Order of the Fork award. Also, all Elangomats, New Member Challenge recipients, and Brotherhood conversions were recognized at the Banquet.

The February Committee Meeting was held on February 18. The meeting consisted of preparation for our Spring Activities. The Unit Election Committee was a major focus. Also, the Chapters were working on trying to manage their large areas. The A&W Root Beer Sale (this was the first year for this fundraiser) and the Ordeal Master Training were also discussed. The March Executive Committee meeting was held on March 18. The meeting discussed many upcoming events including Section Conclave, Family Jamboree, A&W Root Beer Fundraiser, Vigil Weekend, NOAC and the Ordeal Fundamentals. We also discussed our progress for Unit Elections.

On April 4 and 5, the Vigil Weekend was held at Camp Michaels. Ten members received their Vigil during the weekend. They were Brian Chaffin, Brandon Daniels, Shawn Jeffers, Lydell Lopez, Rick Russell, Joyce Baker, Doug Holderbaum, Gene Daniels, Ron L. Colwell, and John Frederick. Dan Curley, Vigil Secretary, and Leo Hutton, Vigil adviser, coordinated the weekend.

The April Committee Meeting was held on April 15. The deadline for Unit Elections was extended. There was much discussion about the first A&W Root Beer Float Day as it approached. There was discussion on all of the upcoming events as the Lodge prepared itself.

The first A&W Root Beer day was held on April 25. The fundraiser ran at almost 35 Kroger stores around the Cincinnati area. The A&W Root Beer Fundraiser was coordinated with the Kroger Company and the 7-up corporation. On three dates, Ku-Ni- Eh Lodge would run A&W Root Beer Float Booths at Kroger stores and sell Root Beer Floats for 1 dollar. 75% of the money raised was donated to Challenge Camp. The remaining 25% was given back to the Lodge. The first date raised almost $6500.

May was an extremely busy month for the Lodge with an event occurring on every weekend. May 1-3 was the date for the Section C-5B Conclave at Camp Falling Rock near Newark, Ohio. For the previous four years, Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge was part of Section C- 4A. Due to the redrawing of the Section line, this was the first C-5B Conclave in several years for Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge. Stacy Britton was the Section Conclave Chairman and John Hay was the Section Conclave Adviser for Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge. Tecumseh Lodge 65 was the host lodge for this Conclave. Due to rains throughout the weekend, the shows and most of the other events were forced inside. However, the Conclave went on and the fun never stopped. Ku-Ni-Eh’s assignment was shows, for which they prepared a reflection on the OA’s history and an impressive laser light show. There were also training sessions, patch trading, fun, and fellowship. Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge won best Pre-Ordeal and Brotherhood Ceremony Team at the Conclave with their team of Dan Curley (Allowat Sakima), Ryan Frazee (Nutiket), Mike List (Kichkinet), and Jason Breetz (Meteu). Lodge members raised over $100 to pie outgoing Section Chief P.J. Hentrich. The Section Officers were also chosen at the Conclave. Brian Harrison (Tecumseh Lodge) was elected Section Chief. Ben Lambers (Tarhe Lodge) was elected Section Vice-Chief. Rob Signom (Miami Lodge) was elected Section Secretary. Also, Mike Paisley stepped down as Section Adviser and Dr. Kerry Cheesman assumed the role. The Lodge rotation was also set at a Section Council of Chief’s Meeting that was held. The plan was for Ku-Ni- Eh Lodge to hold the Section Conclave in 2004. On May 8, the Ordeal Fundamentals was held to prepare for the upcoming Ordeal Season. Four Ordeal weekends were planned for the summer. The staff members for each of the Ordeals were trained on the Induction principles and the various scenarios that you might have to deal with at an Ordeal.

On May 16, the Family Jamboree was held at Coney Island. Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge was responsible for staffing the information booths and escorting VIP’s. Andrew Bredestege was the Chairman and David Bacon was the Adviser for the Family Jamboree.

During the month of May, a meeting was held to decide the fate of the chapters in Ku-Ni- Eh Lodge. The Lodge had been operating with three chapters, but they proved to be too large, so a committee met to form new chapters. The committee was composed of youth Officers, Lodge Advisers, and Council Professionals. With the different points of view, the committee was able to make a well-informed decision that would benefit the Lodge for many years. The Committee decided that six Chapters would be formed. The Chapter did not take effect until the Fall Fellowship.

On May 20, an Executive Committee meeting was held. The new Chapters were presented to the Executive Committee. We also looked back on our work during the winter and spring. Final preparations for the Ordeal Season were also discussed.

On May 23, the second A&W Root Beer Fundraiser was held at Kroger stores around the area. We operated at 30 Kroger stores and made about 4000 dollars. Combined with our totals from the first day, we had raised over $10,000 total.

The first Ordeal weekend of the season was held on 5-7 of June at Dan Beard Reservation. Bob Shull was the Ordealmaster and Charlie Russelburg was the Ordeal Adviser for the weekend. The weekend saw 87 new members complete their Ordeal and join Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge. Another 14 sealed their membership in the Order by getting their brotherhood. Also, Dave Heineman and Adam Luehrmann went through their Vigil during the weekend.

The third and final date for the A&W Root Beer Fundraiser was held on June 20. There were about 25 Kroger stores that operated, and it earned an additional 2,000 dollars for the fundraiser. In total, the fundraiser earned almost $13,000 total, and $3,200 of that was donated back to the Lodge. In the first year of the fundraiser, the Lodge was able to donate almost $10,000 to Challenge Camp.

The second Ordeal of the season was held on July 16-18 at Camp Michaels in Kentucky. Ben Young was the Ordealmaster and Tom Geir was the Ordeal Adviser for the weekend. Thirty-eight new brothers were inducted into Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge and three people earned their Brotherhood.

On August 1, the Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge contingent departed for the National Order of the Arrow Conference. NOAC was held August 2nd through 6th at Iowa State University. Ku- Ni-Eh Lodge had a contingent of 35. Brain Chaffin was the chairman and Brian Halderman was the adviser for the Lodge contingent. The Lodge also had eight people serve on staff for NOAC. The Lodge received several honors while at NOAC. The Pre- Ordeal Ceremony Team of Brian Chaffin, Jason Breetz, Ryan Frazee, and Mike List earned an Honor ranking. Jeremy Bingman earned an Honor ranking for Vigil Chief of the fire. Aaron Combs was in the top 20 in the Dance Competition. Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge also served as ushers for the Shows. Staffers were Lee Dennis, Gene Geckler, Bill Story, Sandy Story, J.D. Bartlett, and Carolyn Bartlett. Also, a Section Gathering was held where ideas were shared for the Section.

The August Ordeal was held on 20-22 at Dan Beard Reservation. Mike Mattingly was the Ordeal Master and Lee Dennis was the Ordeal Adviser. We had numerous members go through their Ordeal and 14 members received their Brotherhood.

The Final Ordeal of the season was held on September 21-23. Jared Baker was the Ordeal Master and Sean Jones was the Ordeal Adviser. The Ordeal weekend saw 15 people receive their Brotherhood and new ordeal members brought the yearly total to well over 200 new members at the four ordeals.

The Fall Fellowship was held on October 17-19 at Dan Beard Reservation. Jeremy Menner was the Chairman and Rick Wiggers was the Adviser for the event. The theme for the weekend was Monty Python. The attendance was about 80 Arrowmen and they were treated to a great weekend. The Lodge Dance Team was officially restarted when they held a meeting on Saturday afternoon. A Pig Roast for dinner capped off the great service and activities on Saturday. Four brothers earned their Brotherhood on Saturday night. The annual business meeting was held on Sunday morning. At the business meeting, the election for Lodge and Chapter officers was held. The new Lodge Officers were Shawn Jeffers, Lodge Chief (second term); Michael List, Chapter Relations Vice Chief; Michael Goecke, Service Vice Chief; Michael Mattingly, Membership Secretary; Jeff Fulmer, Corresponding Secretary; and Brandon Daniels, Treasurer. The new Chapters took effect and elected their new officers also.

The first ever Area Training Conference was held on November 13-15 at Camp Lazarus in Delaware, Ohio. The members of Section C-5B and Section C-5A came together to hold the Area 5 Leadership Training Conference. Ray Palmer was the Chairman, Brian Holtel was the assistant Chairman and Al Turay was the adviser for the event. Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge sent ten people to the ALT-C and about 130 were in attendance total. Thirteen of the fifteen lodges in the two sections were represented.

The Lodge Leadership Development Conference was held on November 20-22 at the Camp Craig Program Building. Deanna Russell was the adviser for the weekend and assisted with all of the preparations. On Friday evening, the new Officers officially were installed into their positions. The Lodge Officers handled the training for the weekend. All Executive Committee Members were present for the weekend. On Sunday morning, an Executive Committee Meeting was held where the Lodge goals and theme were introduced. The 1998-99 Lodge Theme would be "Dedication to our Future". On December 13-14, Cub Winter Day was held at Dan Beard Reservation. Rob Messinger was the Chairman for the event. Over 1800, Cub Scouts participated in the activities over the two days. Almost 3000 Cub Scouts, parents, and volunteers were present for the weekend and about 200 of them were Order of the Arrow members. The Lodge also operated a Trading Post for the first time at Cub Winter Day.

The final event for 1998 was the December Committee Meeting. There was much discussion and brainstorming as the Officers began to create their plans for the upcoming year. It was an incredible year for Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge. There were so many people who were involved in the planning and executing of the events that it was impossible to include all of them. However, their service added to the Lodge and helped to make Ku- Ni-Eh Lodge the best it could be.

1999

The lodge kicked off the year in traditional fashion with the Lodge Winter Banquet. For the third year in a row it was held at Receptions Banquet Hall in Fairfield, Ohio. Stephen Toerner, chairman, and John Toerner, adviser planned the event. An amazing 320 people attended the event. They witnessed the ceremonial installation of lodge officers and presentation of the lodge charter. Several recognitions were also made. The Arthur E. Roberts Memorial Chief’s Award was given to Andrew Bredestege, Mike Mattingly, Rob Messinger, Jeff Hutton, Bob Shull, Jeff Fulmer, Mike List, Tom Butz, J.D. Bartlett, Rick Miller, and Tim Klemm. Recipients of the Founders Award were Matt Bailey and Lee Dennis. Jack Simon and Gordon Evans, both past advisors for the lodge, received the Archie J. Williams Memorial Award. Those called out for the Vigil Honor were Steve Bailey, Jason Breetz, Dennis Chastang, Aaron Combs, Robert A. Dooley, Robert J. Dooley, Pat Eling, Ryan Frazee, Michael Goecke, John T. (J.T.) Huseman, Victor Lafay, Jeremy Menner, Brian Mette, Kevin Miller, Roy Mullins, Michael Poston, Deanna Russell, Ross Sanford, Donald Shull, Billy Snead, and Lee Stegmann. A white ghost flap was issued to all participants in attendance that evening.

Membership in the lodge after the dues renewal process (before the year’s ordeals) was 411 youth members (327 O, 73 B, 11 V) and 241 adult members (77 O, 87 B, 77 V) for a total of 652. For the year 1998 the lodge had income of $40,675.72 and expenses of $37,421.38, leaving it with a positive balance for the current year.

Early in the year, the lodge launched two brand new programs to its members. The first was an event known as a lock-in. The event, held on March 5 and 6 at the Fairfield YMCA, was a first of its kind fellowship gathering that would become an annual tradition. Mark Haffner planned the evening with Roy Mullins advising. Activities included swimming, basketball, card games, patch trading, drumming and plenty of pizza and pop. A special edition (yellow ghost) lodge flap was also issued to the nearly 60 participants. The second new program initiated in 1999 was the Lodge Season Pass. For that year the fee was $45, and events included all four ordeals and the Fall Fellowship. The reasoning behind this move was that many members attended all lodge events, and paying for them at one time would be easier for these members.

The Vigil Weekend, to induct those called out at the banquet, was conducted April 10-11 at Friedlander.

Ordeal Fundamentals Training was held on April 24 at Camp Friedlander. There was also Elangomat and Ceremonies training that same day.

A newly revised Where to Go Camping and Hiking Guide was published, as a result of work of the Chapter Relations Committee, headed by Mike List, Chapter Relations Vice Chief.

Once again at the Family Jamboree, the lodge would provide service, manning the information booths at the annual council event. It was held May 15, at the Coney Island amusement park. That date also signified the last day for unit elections. Over 108 unit elections and camp promotions were conducted.

For the annual Section C-5B Conclave, 67 delegates from Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge traveled to Camp Arrowhead on May 21st to attend the event with hundreds of brothers from Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia. Thal-Coo-Zyo Lodge #457 of Huntington, WV was the host of the event. It was an opportunity for Ku-Ni-Eh to show that it was truly an outstanding lodge. It was also a chance to meet with National Chief Will Parker. The event kicked off with the Friday evening program, led by Brian Chaffin, including skits from all lodges. The Dance Team took first place in the Drum and Chant Competition, after only a few months of practice. This was the first opportunity that they had to compete with the team’s brand new drum. The Unit Visitation Team of Kris Bischoff, Jeff Fulmer, Kevin Miller, and adviser Rick Miller took first in Unit Visitation Competition. The ceremony teams also fared well. The "A-Team" placed first in the Pre- Ordeal and Brotherhood Ceremonies (Jason Breetz, Brian Chaffin, Ryan Frazee, and Blake Longworth). The "B-Team" consisting of Michael Goecke, Jeff Hutton, Mike List and Bob Shull received a merit ranking in Pre-Ordeal and Goecke, List, Rich Moore, and Shull received merit in brotherhood. After a day of fun and competition, the Saturday evening show brought the story of the OA’s roots and a slide show put together by the Millers and Bischoffs. On Sunday morning, Shawn Jeffers, who had been serving as Ku- Ni-Eh’s Chief, was elected as the new Section Chief of C-5B. Jeff Fulmer was appointed to finish his term as Lodge Chief. As a result of Ku-Ni-Eh’s amazing showing at the event, it was presented with the Golden Arrowhead Award, recognizing it for participation at the conclave and quality year-round program. Ryan Frazee organized the efforts of the lodge at the conclave, as the contingent chairman, with Clyde Howell advising. Brian Holtel designed the patch for the event and Mr. Tim Hiatt made the totem to be part of the totem pole erected that weekend. The first ordeal of the season was on June 4-6 at Camp Friedlander. The Ordealmaster was Dan Woodie. The July Ordeal at Camp Michaels on the 16-18th of the month was coordinated by Ben Hiatt and Mr. Jeff Williams. August 20,21 and 22nd were the dates for the third ordeal, which was held at Camp Friedlander, led by Kyle Noth and Mike Hageman. The final ordeal of the year was held at Camp Friedlander on September 10- 12, with Joe Schneider as chairman and Dan Dalton as adviser. More than 300 were inducted altogether over the summer.

In August, Mike List, Dave Wereley, and Ambler Brown went to the University of Colorado for a National Leadership Summit. The Order of the Arrow’s "Strategic Plan" was unveiled. One of the new programs revealed to the lodges by the National OA Committee was the Troop/Team Representative Program. Other major areas were National Quality Lodge Standards, the New Role of the Section, and the New Lodge Leadership Development Course.

Another new initiative of the Lodge was its addition to the list of sponsors of The Haunted House, assisting members of Troops 238 and 465. Lodge members were offered 2000 Season Passes for volunteering time.

The Annual Ku-Ni-Eh Fall Fellowship, held at Camp Upper Craig was an exciting weekend, with many new events for members to participate in. The most exciting of these was the rocket building and launching competition. With Gary Ross providing the launching apparatus, Arrowmen were able to send modified 2-liter bottles over the parade field in front of the Program Building. A catapult-building contest was also held. The Dance Team performed, and an exciting and amusing campfire was put on Saturday evening. The campfire was variety show style and Shawn Jeffers and Mike Mattingly won skit competition with their humorous reflections on the weekend. On Sunday morning, lodge members elected as their leaders for the upcoming year: Mike Mattingly as Chief, Mike List as Chapter Relations Vice Chief, Rich Moore as Service Vice Chief, and Bob Shull as Membership Secretary. Craig Dressler and John Shilling would later be appointed to serve as Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer, respectively. With the election of officers, the weekend came to an end. Chairman Brian Holtel dubbed it a successful weekend, assisted by Greg Connett, Andrew Goodwin, Joe Johnson, and other members of Majauchsin Chapter.

On November 20th, 30 members of the lodge sealed their membership, becoming Brotherhood members, and putting the lodge above 30% conversion, making it eligible for National Quality Lodge.

Another great advance of Ku-Ni-Eh in ’99 was the launch of the Lodge’s Website. The accomplishment was a result of much effort on the part of Bob and Don Shull. Gaeanet (run by past chief Cort O’Neil) donated the server space.

December 11th and 12th marked the last time the Cub Winter Day would be held at Camp Friedlander. This location proved an addition challenge for Clyde Howell and his kitchen crew, who were cooking food at Camp Craig. (The Camp Friedlander Dining Hall had burnt down in February of 1999).

2000

Starting with the year 2000, dues collection began the first of the year continuing through March. This way, dues would be applied to the year in which they were collected.

The Annual Lodge Winter Banquet was again at Receptions in Fairfield. Again in charge of the event were chairman Stephen Toerner and adviser John Toerner. On January 16th, 294 lodge members and guests gathered to recognize accomplishments of the past year and share fellowship with others. Supreme Chief John Young administered the oath of office to the new officers and Ambler Brown presented the new lodge charter, complete with quality lodge recognition. With the changing of administration, Past Chief Shawn Jeffers presented Rich Moore with a beaded bolo to be worn by the Lodge Chief. Carolyn Bartlett made the bolo, and later created one for the Lodge Adviser. Recipients of the Arthur E. Roberts Chief’s Awards were Scott Dooley, Pat Eling, Andrew Goodwin, Mark Haffner, Ben Hiatt, Rich Moore, Joey Schneider, and adults Matt Ash, Ambler Brown, Albert "Buddy" Dewar, Ronald Roerig, and Tom Schneider. Tom Butz and J.D. Bartlett received the Archie J. Williams Memorial Award for outstanding adult leadership. The Founders Award was bestowed upon Brian Chaffin, Shawn Jeffers, and Greg Connett. To conclude the evening the following members were called out for the Vigil Honor: Andrew Bredestege, Stacy Britton, Jeff Fulmer, Jason Haverkos, Jeff Hutton, Chris Rhorer, Bob Shull, Matt Ash, Elizabeth Busch, Jack Davis, Michael Hageman, Sean Jones, James Landers, Rick Miller, and Tom Schneider.

Once again members of the lodge gathered for a night of fellowship for the Annual Lodge Lock-In. This time it was held at the Norwood YMCA on March 3rd to the 4th, hosted by the Majauchsin Chapter. It was again an opportunity to gather for physical activities, games, food and fellowship. A green ghost flap was issued to participants.

From March 31st to April 2nd, Sheltowee Chapter gathered for their annual Spring Fling at Camp Michaels. The event had a Hawaiian theme, and was host to the first Brotherhood ceremony of the year.

The weekend of April 8-9 saw the induction of 14 new Vigil members. Saturday evening also played host to a Vigil dinner for all past and new inductees.

At Camp Friedlander on May 7th, the lodge helped serve steak dinners at the Scoutmaster Dinner, which serves to introduce troops to the council’s camping program, particularly with the development of Cub and Boy Scout Camps in the works. Two weeks later, Arrowmen again assisted the council by manning information booths at the Family Jamboree on May 20th.

For the second year in a row, Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge received the Golden Arrowhead Award from the section at the annual Section C-5B Conclave. The recognition was for being the best overall lodge of the seven lodges in the section. This year delegates gathered at Camp Birch in Yellow Springs, Ohio, hosted by Tarhe Lodge #292. The weekend was complete with training, competitions and a visit from the Yellow Springs Fire Department. Other activities included archery, rifle and shotgun shooting, as well as the climbing tower. Saturday night was home to a Monte Carlo event. For the weekend, the lodge was responsible for producing The Point, the conclave newsletter, with Joel Underwood as the editor. The lodge dominated all competitions, including ceremonies and dance.

Three ordeals were conducted over the summer. The June Ordeal was the 9th to the 11th at Camp Friedlander under the leadership of Eric Cimini, Chris McKendry and Jim Montgomery. The July Ordeal was the 14th to the 16th at Camp Michaels under the leadership of Zac Crawford, with 54 new Ordeal members inducted and 20 brotherhood conversions completed. The August Ordeal was the 18th to the 20th at Cub World.

Also over the summer, two A&W Root Beer Sales were held at Kroger’s stores across the city. On May 13th, twenty-eight stores operated, with over $5,000 collected. After the September 16th sale, the yearly total for the fundraiser was well over $10,000 raised to support council and lodge programs.

However, perhaps the greatest event of the summer was the National Order of the Arrow Conference, hosted at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Thirty-three delegates from Ku-Ni-Eh joined thousands of others to celebrate the 85th Anniversary of the OA. On staff were 11 lodge members, including Gene Geckler, Don Shull (Shows), Lee Dennis (Publications), J.D. Bartlett and Carolyn Bartlett (American Indian Activities). The six-day event kicked off with a wide game, where participants gathered nine segments of a special conference cube. The next day, training began, with those completing training receiving the "2000 NOAC Trained" pin. Lodge members once again served as ushers for the conference’s outstanding shows. They showed Cincinnati pride on Founder’s Day with pigs from the Big Pig Gig and other memorabilia from Dan Beard Council. Pre-Ordeal and Brotherhood teams both received Honor ratings. Ceremony team members were Brendan Curley, Mike List, Rich Moore, and Bob Shull. In Vigil, Mike List received Honor, and Bob Shull, Merit. Scott Dooley placed 40th in the nation in Dance competition. The Arrow’s Path received a National Standard rating. The greatest award received by the lodge, though was the E. Urner Goodman Camping Award presented to the lodge for its contribution to the council’s camping program. This is a great accomplishment since only two lodges per region receive the award, and Ku-Ni-Eh has the added challenge of not having a council Boy Scout summer camp. The lodge delegation also received a National Spirit Award for involvement and participation throughout NOAC. Another momentous occasion for the summer was the opening of Cub World on June 17th. Several lodge members served on camp staff, and then all members of the lodge were invited to camp at the Cub World facilities for the annual Fall Fellowship. The Meshekinnoquah Chapter hosted the event, with a Robin Hood theme for the weekend. After jousting, catapulting, and rocket launching, the lodge conducted elections on Sunday morning, September 24th. Those elected for office were Lodge Chief Rich Moore, Chapter Relations Vice Chief Bob Shull, Service Vice Chief Sean McBride, Activities Vice Chief Joey Schneider, Lodge Secretary Matt Duggan, and Lodge Treasurer Stephen Toerner. Chapter elections were also held. Twelve members completed their brotherhood.

Peterloon, held at Cub World, was another opportunity for the lodge to promote its events, and provide service to the council. Also, 47 members sealed their membership in a Brotherhood ceremony.

In addition to the Lodge’s Leadership Development Conference and the Area Leadership Training Conference at Camp Lazarus, five officers and advisers went to the National Leadership Seminar. Rich Moore, Marc Terhar, Clyde Howell, Tom Schneider, and Ron Roerig completed this highest level of OA training to help lead the other well-trained officers and advisers into another quality year of program for the lodge.

Another event held at the new Cub World was Cub Winter Day, which the lodge traditionally helps to host. Marc Terhar was the chairman, advised by Tom and Les Burdett.

As the year came to an end, the Lodge found itself once again eligible to be a National Quality Lodge.

2001

In the year 2001, the Lodge embarked upon a historic year in its history. Culminating at the Fall Fellowship, the year was a celebration of fifty years as an Order of the Arrow Lodge.

The year began with the Annual Lodge Winter Banquet. This year the venue was RSVP Reception Hall in Loveland, OH (just up the road from camp). The event on January 21st celebrated the past year’s accomplishments and kicked off the upcoming program year. Sean McBride was the Master of Ceremonies. Sean Mette was the Chairman, and Jeff Fulmer was the adviser. As an added treat, a slide presentation accompanied the presentation of awards. Recipients of the Founder’s Award were Mike Mattingly, Pat Eling, and Tom Butz. Past Chief Mike Mattingly presented the Chief’s Award to Sean McBride, Zac Crawford, Matt Riffe, Will Newby, Deanna Russell, Stephen Toerner, Steve Newby, Robert Dooley, John Toerner, Tim Hiatt, and Nick Hiatt. Adults awarded the Archie J. Williams Award were Donald Shull and Ronald Roerig. Candidates called out for the Vigil Honor were youth Rich Moore, Scott Dooley, Will Newby, Mike Mattingly, Ben Hiatt, Nick Hiatt, John Crawford, Zac Crawford, Raymond Kuhn, Rob Messinger, Joel Underwood and adults Edward Hoffrogge, Tony Crawford, Dwight Waldorf, Gary Ross, Tom Hughes, Steve Jones, Tim Hiatt, and Steve Newby. There was also a silent patch auction and a two-part banquet flap available. Also introduced at the banquet were a special scholarship and plans for a new ceremony ring.

Mike Hale was introduced as the new Lodge Staff Adviser, taking over for Ambler Brown, who had served in the position for the past three and a half years. Mike is the Director of Support Services for the council and had served as staff adviser in the Golden Sun, Makajawan, and Lakota Lodges before recently moving to Cincinnati.

For the Third Annual Lodge Lock-In 83 members traveled to the Clippard YMCA on Colerain Ave. on the evening of March 2nd. The Tsungani Chapter planned the event with a Hawaiian theme, complete with leis for all participants. The chairman was Eric Heyob and his adviser was Jane Smith. Activities available were swimming, basketball, card games, patch trading, dancing and drumming. Later Arrowmen would share fellowship over pizza and soda. Door prizes were given and a special silver mylar ghost flap was issued to participants. (Note: white and silver mylar overruns had been introduced to the market by an overseas producer.)

The Sheltowee Chapter Spring Fling was March 30th to April 1st at Camp Michaels.

The Vigil Weekend for those called out at the banquet was held on April 21-22 at Camp Michaels.

A Scoutmaster Dinner was hosted on April 29 at Camp Friedlander. This was the first chance that troops had to make 2002 camp reservations and sign up for campsites that they would be staying in.

Tschitani Mawat Chapter coordinated the efforts of the Lodge to serve once again at the council’s annual Family Jamboree. They were in charge of manning information booths throughout Coney Island.

Ordeals for the year 2001 were: May Ordeal at Cub World May 11-13, hosted by Majauchsin, June Ordeal at Camp Michaels June 8-10, hosted by Sheltowee Chapter, and August Ordeal at Cub World August 17-19. Chairmen for the ordeals were Sean McBride, Travis Caudill, and Matt Duggan

Another memorable conclave brought Ku-Ni-Eh delegates to Camp Kootaga near Parkersburg, West Virginia. The contingent left Camp Friedlander on June 1st intent on fun, fellowship and competition. Lodge members once again brought home many individual awards, plus the section’s Golden Arrowhead Award for the third year in a row. The theme for the weekend was "The 1960’s." At the Sunday morning business meeting, a member of Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge was once again elected as the Section C-5B Chief. Rich Moore took on this position, and Bob Shull was the appointed as the new chief of Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge. The contingent chairman and adviser were Steve Schmidt and Matt Bredestege, respectively.

A&W Root Beer Sales were held again in 2001 on June 16th and September 15th at local Kroger stores, with approximately $16,000 raised between the two dates.

Ku-Ni-Eh was represented in each of Dan Beard Council’s seven National Jamboree contingent troops, as well as Jamboree Staff.

Arrowmen revisited Treasure Island on September 20-22, as the Lodge celebrated the Birth of the Order of the Arrow and History of the Lodge. Activities during the weekend included a Friday night history program, service to camp, patrol activities, rocket launching and more. The climax of the evening was the dedication of the newly- constructed lodge ceremony circle, located on the banks of Lake Schott. Components of the project included clearing the area, planting pine trees, constructing a stone altar and firelay, and building seating on the hillside. Ring Committee Leadership included Rich Moore, Bob Shull, chairmen, Dave Wereley, Ambler Brown, Mike Hale, advisers and the following members of the sub-committees: Administration, Matt Duggan, Stephen Toerner, Marc Terhar, John Hughes, Larry Riffe, and Building and Design Mike List, Sean McBride, John Hay, Matt Ash, Buddy Dewar, and Charlie Russelburg. A dedication ceremony and a Brotherhood ceremony were held in the ring Saturday evening. Following that, a live band, "Langus" provided music in the Berndsen Shelter and a fellowship was held in the Program Building. On Sunday morning, the Annual Lodge Business Meeting was held to elect both lodge and chapter officers. Those elected for lodge office were Sean McBride, Lodge Chief; Marc Terhar, Chapter Relations Vice Chief; Zac Crawford, Service Vice Chief; Tim Wright, Activities Vice Chief; Matt Duggan, Secretary; and Stephen Toerner, Treasurer. For completing parts of the weekend, members received parts of a four-part patch, designed by J.D. Bartlett, depicting parts of the weekend and elements of the history. An arrowhead patch was also made available to commemorate the 50th Anniversary celebration.

Lodge leaders were then trained at the Area Leadership training in New London, Ohio on November 8-10 and the Lodge Leadership Development Conference at Camp Craig on November 15-17.

The lodge rendered service to the council at its annual Cub Winter Day, staffing the event and cooking food at Cub World on December 8th and 9th.

Thus ended a remarkable year of celebrating and creating history for Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge. Many members were looking forward to making history in 2002, opening Camp Friedlander again as a Boy Scout Camp. But as the year drew to a close, lodge leadership announced that for the fourth straight year it had earned the title of National Quality Lodge. The National Chief of the Order of the Arrow even stated in a discussion with Section Chief Rich Moore that he felt that Ku-Ni-Eh was truly the "BEST IN THE NATION!!!" 2002

2002 saw Ku-Ni-Eh once again earned the National Quality Lodge Award. This is a great accomplishment. Ku-Ni-Eh was the proud winner of the Spirit Award at Conclave 2002. Total membership again surpassed 1,200. The Ku-Ni-Eh Dance Team, as always, demonstrated its skill and knowledge in performances and competitions. Several of the dancers placed high at both the Section Conclave and at the National Order of the Arrow Conference. The Ceremonies Team also represented the Lodge at both Conclave and NOAC. Throughout the year, the Ceremonies Team did an excellent job, with each performance being special, unique, interesting, and sacred. The Ceremonies Team came through by providing both Call Out and Brotherhood Ceremonies each week at Camp Friedlander over the summer. We continued to provide cheerful service to the camps of Dan Beard Council. Many of our members stepped forward to staff the new Boy Scout summer camp for Council. Nearly 80% of the Staff Members at Camp Friedlander were OA members. All in all, we had a great year, one we can be proud of. Many thanks to all the hard work you, our members did, to make this possible.

2003

In 2003, Ku-Ni-Eh made specific goals to have fun at every event. It was obvious that the fun was bumped up a notch at each event. At the end of February, the Lodge Lockin was held at Mercy Healthplex. Ku-Ni-Eh was able to participate in almost every kind of sporting event you can think of. At the end of May, members of Ku-Ni-Eh headed on a road trip to the Buckskin Scout Reservation in Dillysmills West Virginia for the annual Section Conclave. The drum team came home with the top award. Several Ku-Ni-Eh dancers also achieved top awards. Buckskin was a beautiful camp. The summer camp season quickly came after Conclave. Camp Friedlander was again staffed by a majority of OA members. Our lodge put on both call out ceremonies and brotherhood ceremonies each week. The Indian lore merit badge was taught by incredible OA members who really sparked new interest in Native American regalia, dance, and drum. The Fall Fellowship saw an open climbing and repelling tower and COPE course. It was topped off by some Karaoke. At the end of September, Camp Friedlander hosted it’s first National Leadership Seminar. The national officers and advisers present were very impressed with the camp and its facilities. The year was topped came to a close with another incredible Cub Winter Days event. It was especially nice because of a covering of light snow. And we can’t talk about the 2003 year without mentioning that our very own Rich Moore was the National Vice Chief of the Order of the Arrow.

2004

The past year has been another exciting time of growth and accomplishment for Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge. From Banquet to Cub Winter Days, the members kept swinging and helped to push us to another pinnacle. With exciting events like Peterloon and a Section Conclave hosted at Camp Friedlander, the lodge was able to show off and live it up as one of the hippest lodges in the country. Among the highlights for the year are the success stories from NOAC, National Order of the Arrow Conference, held in Ames, Iowa. The dance team earned recognitions through a top ten Grass Dancer, and the ceremonies group again put its best foot forward on a step in their journey, bringing home medals and a little well deserved respect from the neighbors. At the same time a new Lodge Advisor was welcomed and the other attendees brought a great deal of knowledge and experience back with them. The year was capped off with the completion of all the requirements for Quality Lodge and there is no doubt that in 2004 the sweat of many arrowmen made this award possible.

2005

The last year of the first half of the first decade of the century has been a time of growth for Ku-Ni-Eh. As unit elections wound down, things kicked into motion with a strong start from the ceremony teams working Brotherhoods and Ordeals. In the midst of upswings and downswings on all fronts, Ku-Ni-Eh was able to maintain attendance and membership throughout the year. It should be noted that past National Vice Chief Rich Moore served as the Associate Commissioner of the inaugural year of the Ocean Adventure High Adventure program at Florida Sea Base. Ku-Ni-Eh was also involved in several other high adventure programs, including promotions and actively developing camperships. The fellowship events were well attended and ordeals and service projects were adequately staffed. The 2005 year ended with unusually good luck, as Ku-Ni-Eh again obtained Quality Lodge status and past Lodge Chief Chris Schildknecht was elected to National Vice Chief from his position as chief of Section C-4B.

2006

In the year 2006, an ambitious Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge embarked on a pre-ordained mission to serve all. Opening as always with the Lodge Winter Banquet, 2006 was filled with excellence. To start the year, Lodge member Chris Schildknecht, began his term as National Vice Chief. Unit elections went fairly smoothly with 123 units having elections and 406 youth were elected. 34 Adults were approved as candidates. After three ordeals, the Lodge had 280 youth and 34 adult new Ordeal members. In addition, 14 Lodge members were elevated to the Vigil Honor. In addition to the regular Lodge activities of Winter Banquet, Lodge Lock-In, Sheltowee Chapter Spring Fling, three ordeals, Vigil Fellowship, Fall Fellowship, and Cub Winter Fun Days (the OA put the Fun in Cub Winter Days), many Lodge members (59) attended the C4B Section Conclave at Camp Berry near Findlay, Ohio. Not only did many members of the Dance Team win competitions, the Lodge came home with the Lodge Spirit Award. A&W Root Beer Float Sales reached a new high. The Lodge raised a total of $17,598.70 for camperships and the Council. In July, a contingent of 23 youth and 16 adults traveled north along with 8 staff members to NOAC at Michigan State University. The Lodge members had a great time and two did extremely well in dance competitions. David Houser placed in the top 20 of the “Old Style” competition, and Zach Kaufman made it to the stage for the Monday night “Indian” show as one of the top 10 Fancy Feather dancers. Chris Schildknecht was on stage every evening as Co-Host of the event and made all of us very proud. At the end of the year, the Lodge’s hard work paid off as we once again made “Quality Lodge”. Our current lodge flap depicts the We-Hin-Ay-Pay as a setting sun, reflecting in Lake Marge Schott. The reflection of the We-Hin-Ay-Pay in the water symbolizes how we as brothers should reflect the values for which the We-Hin-Ay-Pay stands: We are all Brothers in Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge despite lodge mergers, countless lodge flaps and redistricting.

2007

Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge entered the year with a vision. During the course of 2007, that vision has become a reality. With a dedicated LEC made of ambitious young men, the Lodge boldly pushed forward, culminating in the achievement of Quality Lodge. The total membership at the end of the 2007 charter year was 1038 – 514 Ordeal members, 366 Brotherhood members, and 158 Vigil members. This was another good year for high adventure, with 7 members attending Philmont Trail Crew, 6 participants and 1 staff member at the Northern Tier, and 3 members attending the Ocean Adventure at Sea Base. Also, 42 members of the lodge served on staff at Camp Friedlander. On January 14, 2007, 338 OA members and family members attended the Winter Banquet. Held at Receptions Banquet Center and led by Chairman Dave McGinnis and Advisor John Hughes, another fun filled banquet passed. Former Lodge Chief and Past National Vice Chief Chris Schildknecht was present to pass the Lodge Bonnet to the new Lodge Chief, Zach Lindsey. The Lodge Charter was presented by Mike Swofford, who also offered a congratulatory note for again achieving Quality Lodge. As a lodge tradition, Chief Zach Lindsey presented the Arthur E. Roberts Memorial Chief's Award to individuals who had been instrumental to the lodge during the 2006 year. Youth Terry Aufermann, Josh Ewart, Andrew Fisher, Shane Noem, and John Ridgeway and adults Betty Busch, Toy Ewart, and Mike Swofford were recipients. Five arrowmen received the New Member's Challenge Award: Tony Erb, Greg Heithaus, Matt Maurice, Joey Schaefer, and Nicholas Wagner. Sheltowee, Meshekinnoquah, and Tsungani Chapters all were presented with awards for being Honor Chapters. The Founder's Award was presented to Zach Lindsey, Charles Riefle, and Brian Mette for service above and beyond the expectations of service to the lodge. The Archie J. Williams Memorial Awards were presented to adult advisers Don Creamer and Gene Geckler. An honorary award was given to Robert Griffin, past lodge adviser of Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #462. The coveted Elangomat flap was bestowed upon Rob Beckman for completing the requirements therewith associated. Ten first year and sixteen second year recipients received the Leadership in Service Award. Four chapter advisers were recognized for their long tenure as they retired. These were Les Burdett, Don Creamer, Tim Hiatt, and Jerry Valentour. Ten arrowmen were called out to become candidates for the Vigil Honor: Barry Akins, Michael Beckman, Martin Dria, Carroll Huffman, Zach Kaufman, Greg Kluener, Zach Lindsey, Dave McGinnis, Mary Mette, and Daniel Tracy. Eighty-five lodge members trapped in the Blue Ash YMCA and what do you get? Obviously such unprecedented events as toga parties and corn hole tourneys. Of course all of the oldies but goodies made an appearance, including dodgeball, basketball, pizza, patch trading, patch displays, and what would a Lock-In be without the injury of one of Jerry's Kids? Buddy Dewar celebrated his birthday once again, sponsored by Buddy's Propane. In another unprecedented move, BABS was there, and actually paid. Of course some of our senior members, the Valentours, were unable to make it because the event started so late. Apparently there was also some difficulty finding a place to bring pizza that late. Sheltowee chapter held its Spring Fling with a Kentucky Krome theme on the 16th, 17th, and 18th of March. Camp Michael's was beset with duct tape wielding lodge members from all chapters. Terrific food, less than terrific music (Karaoke, enough said), the original Ku-Ni-Eh Ale81 drinking competition, and just a touch of service were enjoyed by all. Beautiful weather allowed for a productive service project and got the outdoor land, air, and creek games off to an excellent start. Seven arrowmen sealed their membership by obtaining Brotherhood. At the conclusion of the Spring Fling, many of the members who had spent a fun filled weekend at Camp Michael's and some others traveled to Camp Friedlander to continue their service at the Annual Scoutmaster Dinner. One-hundred twenty-five Scoutmasters and lots of steak, potatoes, beans, salad, rolls, and cake were in attendance. This event has become a recurring role for the lodge in assisting the Council. Unit Elections concluded in early April. The first election was completed on December 3 and the last election was completed on April 7. A total of 126 elections were completed, and the totals for those who became candidates was up by 17 scouts and 6 adults. Some people got triangles on their sashes April 21st and 22nd at Camp Friedlander. Of the ten arrowmen, nine attended the Vigil Weekend to be inducted into the Vigil Honor. Greg Kluener went through his Vigil ceremony at the Fall Fellowship. Strategically positioned NOT on Mother's Day Weekend, the May Ordeal saw the induction of 114 new Ordeal members. Nine members were inducted into Brotherhood membership. Some light precipitation fell during the ceremonies. There were 63 staff members. Projects included setting up tents and preparing the camp for summer. The first weekend in June, 66 members of Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge traveled to Camp Birch as a contingent to the Section C-4B Conclave. “Pirates of the C (4B)” was the theme, and the eloquent phrase, “Arrgh!” was heard echoing through the trees of Yellow Springs. Ku-Ni-Eh of course had the largest lodge contingent and was also very well represented by numerous well-known (and even famous) training staff members. The host lodge, Tarhe, did an excellent job ensuring all attendees had a good time. As usual, the awards rolled our way. The ceremonies team took 3rd place in the Pre-Ordeal competition and 2nd place in the Brotherhood competition. Several dancers placed in Traditional and Grass dancing. Ku-Ni-Eh was first in the “Ship Race” and won the Section Spirit Award, giving the lodge the opportunity to add another line to the “Spirit” totem. The powwow was lead by MC J. D. Bartlett and a drum composed of adult members of Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge. Clyde cooked steak for about 98 people at the July Ordeal, so we're estimating exactly 53 new Ordeal members. Eight brothers sealed their membership in the Brotherhood ceremony. At the August ordeal the lodge welcomed another 134 Ordeal members, bringing the total to 301 for the year. Twenty-one members went through Brotherhood. This year during the June and September A&W Root Beer Float Sales, the lodge raised $26,533.99 for camperships and camp improvements within Dan Beard Council. This adds to the total of over $122,905.72 raised since the sales were started in 1998. The Fall Fellowship was held at Camp Friedlander and had a spy theme. A briefcase with secret documents was lost and believed to be sought by a dangerous organization. Tom Cruise and James Bond made an appearance and the world was saved when the secret documents were found. Eighty-eight attendees were treated to reveille by the sweet serenades of bagpipes and 3 members went through Brotherhood. Clyde's food drew much laud and was much appreciated by all in attendance (except for that one guy that really didn't like JTM). Terry had a rendition of Old MacDonald that evidently tore up the crowd, and as always Ale81 made an appearance. Service and fellowship rounded out the fun filled weekend. There were 17 delegates to the Area Leadership Training Conference and three lodge members on staff. The Lodge Leadership and Development Conference was held at the Camp Upper Craig Program Building. There were 29 delegates and 15 staff members. The event also saw the last 3 inductions of the 110 total Brotherhood members during the year. From November 11th through 13th, 4 delegates were sent to the National Lodge Adviser Training Seminar in Parkville, Missouri. Five delegates also attended a summit on the ArrowCorps5 program. The snow was falling and the fun was rolling.... Well, that's mostly a lie, because as usual, it was warm and rainy at Cub Winter Days. The truthful part was the fun and the rolling. Thousands of Cub Scouts and parents descended upon the Peterloon fields at Camp Lower Craig for such infamous activities as the formerly leg-breaking Earth Ball, the un-Scout-like “steal” the bacon, and the ever challenging obstacle course, and the hundreds of gallons of hot chocolate (a big thanks to Buddy's Propane). At the time of the writing of this history, it is not known for sure whether or not bingo was played on Saturday night but it is, however, clear that they did play Scouting Jeopardy. With the close of activities on Sunday, the last Cambro's washed, and the Dining Hall cleaned, Clyde strolled out back to hop in the truck, and the 2007 charter year went with him.

2008

The 2008 Lodge year began with the Winter Banquet which was held on Sunday, January 13, 2008 at the Receptions Banquet Center in Fairfield. 202 Lodge members plus their families in were in attendance for a total attendance of a little over 300 people. Prior to dinner, the Dance Team performed and many Lodge Members took part in the Silent Patch Auction and spent time socializing with other Arrowmen and their families. The Quality Lodge flap for 2007 was offered for sale at the banquet, along with the Lodge Winter banquet patch. The Lodge made Quality Lodge for the 4th year running. During dinner, everyone enjoyed a slide show of the Lodge’s events held during 2007. Tracy Techau, Supreme Chief of the Fire, addressed the Lodge to open the festivities. After a great dinner, the Master of Ceremonies, Joey Schaefer, began the program. Michael Beckman, Lodge Chief, outlined all of the Lodge’s accomplishments over the past year, including achievement of Quality Lodge for the 4th consecutive year. Awards were then presented. Recipients of the New Member Challenge were: Steven Argentiero, Bruce Bader, Bryan Bader, Chris Cooper, Richard Cooper, Blake Dewey, Craig Douglass, Scott Douglass, Brendan Elchynski, Marshall Grosardt, Chris Harding, Josh Hillenbrand, Danny Korn, Neil Lizakowski, Joe Nutter, Jerry Pennington, Patrick Pennington, Ian Ridgeway, Jim Ridgeway, Mark Sanman, Douglas Warren and Zach Young. These Arrowmen received a certificate and a commemorative patch. Honor Chapter Awards were presented to four Chapters that met the requirements which helped the Lodge attain Quality Lodge. Those four Chapters are Meshekinnoquah, Majauchsin, Tshitani Mawat and Tsungani. Certificates were awarded to the Chapter Chiefs and Advisers of these Chapters. Zach Lindsey, Past Lodge Chief, presented the Arthur E. Roberts Memorial Chief’s Award to individuals who were instrumental in helping him meet his goals. Only 10 may be awarded each year, and once an Arrowman has received the award, they cannot receive a second. The recipients this year were: Joe Baumer, Jr., Alex Pendl, Jason Pigg, Lindsey Pigg, Chad Ratterman, Ian Ridgeway, James Ridgeway, Joey Schaefer, Nick Scovanner and Daniel Tracy. The honorees were given certificates and a medallion. Each year, two adult advisers are honored who have distinguished themselves as advisers to the youth of our Lodge. This is called the Archie J. Williams Memorial Award. This year’s recipients are Joe Baumer, Sr. and Tony Ferraro. The Order of the Arrow Founder’s Award was developed in 1981 by the National Order of the Arrow Committee to aid lodges in recognizing those Brotherhood or Vigil Honor Arrowmen who have given of themselves to the Order above and beyond normal expectations. A lodge may nominate one Arrowmen per every 500 registered Arrowmen in the lodge per year. If there are two or more, at least 50% of the nominees must be youth members of the Order. The recipients this year are Joe Baumer, Jr., Michael Beckman and Carolyn Bartlett. The evening was capped off with the annual Vigil Callout. The Vigil Chief, Zach Kaufman, led the ceremony as he tapped out the Vigil Candidates assisted by their Vigil friends: Terry Aufermann and friend Mr. Bill Aufermann; Andrew Colliver and friend Chris Colliver; Josh Ewart and friend Carolyn Bartlett; Andrew “Pope” Fisher and friend Brian Mette; Alex Richardson and friend Bob Dooley; John Ridgeway and friend John Newby; Jeff Ellis and friend Chris Ellis; Joey Baumer and friend Tim Wright; Chad Ratterman and friend Chief Beckman; Dick Schroder and friend Ron “the man” Roehrig/Don Wetterer; Joe Baumer Sr. and friend John Hay; Ralph Morris and friend Jim Landers; Chris “Triiger” Sprowl and friend Travis McCormick; Adam Bridges and friend Zach Lindsey; Lindsey Pigg and friend Jason Pigg; Mark Reibling and friend Clyde Howell; Jimmy Schnieders and friends Rob Beckman & Dave Wereley. As these new candidates begin their path, seeking the vigil, we all encouraged them to be mindful of the heavy burden it is that they now seek. In February, the Lodge lock-in was held despite icy roads. Seventy-eight members braved the roads and had a great time. Tsungani Chapter hosted the Lock-In and organized many games and one large prize. One lucky lodge member won the big prize of an IPOD after tense minutes (over 15) of members using keys they had earned by various means to attempt to open a locked chest. In May, Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge members made their way north to Camp Firelands for the last Section Conclave for C4B, hosted by Portage Lodge. The trip north was long, but well worth the ride to the 41 Lodge members that attended. The contingent arrived after a long drive up I-71 and got into the tents just before the rains came. It was wet and windy on Friday night, but Saturday turned out to be a beautiful day and the Lodge members took advantage of the great weather and the training and activities. Thanks to those Lodge members who ran training classes. The Lodge did well in the competitions also. The Ceremonies Team competed in both Pre-Ordeal and Brotherhood ceremonies and took first place in the Pre-Ordeal ceremony. Josh Hillenbrand and Tim Wright took part in the Iron Man Competition (mixed category - adult/youth) and took first place. The Ku-Ni-Eh Drum also took first place (just don’t ask how many competed). In Dance, the competitions were good and we again did well. David Houser placed first in Old Style. Alex Richardson placed first, Terry Aufermann placed second and Neil Lizakowski placed third in Northern Traditional. John Ridgeway placed first in Grass. Aaron Broughton competed for the first time in the Traditional category and although he did not place in the top three, showed much promise for the future. Of course, Ku-Ni-Eh again came away with the Lodge Spirit Award. Which way? Ku-Ni-Eh!!! The Section also held elections at the business meeting on Sunday morning and Michael Beckman will take over as Section Chief this September and Will Scott will also take over as Secretary/Treasurer. As we left, we thanked the Host Lodge (Portage) for the great job they did in hosting the Conclave. The food was great and plentiful and the hospitality was first class. Although they will no longer be in our section after the realignment, we hope to see them again, maybe at the upcoming NOAC. June 7 – 14, 2008, Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge #145 sent a contingent to the Mark Twain National Forest for the first of five weeks of service with ArrowCorps5. ArrowCorps5 was 5 weeks, in 5 different National Forests, and they were hoping for 5000 Arrowmen. This was the largest volunteer service project sponsored by BSA in over 60 years. The lodge sent thirteen youth and five adults and had five members on staff for the event. In Mark Twain National Forest, the group worked on removing invasive cedar trees from the glade areas to help restore the glades back to their original natural vegetation of prairie grasses and wild flowers. This first week of ArrowCorps5 was a huge success. They didn’t reach their goal of 1000 people, but they did receive 576 participants and staff from 23 states. The U.S. Forest Service estimated that this group might clear 35 – 40 acres but in the end, they cleared almost 130 acres, an estimated 284,770 invasive cedar trees. This worked out to an average of close to 494 trees per person. The workers had one off day during the week where they chose between the Silver Dollar City Theme Park, canoeing on the North Fork River, and a trip to both the original Bass Pro Store and Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield. Everyday, the group worked up to 8 hours. Everyone in the contingent did over 40 hours of service with the staff working 60 to 80 service hours. Every evening, in the O.A. tradition, there was a show. The glade area where the project took place was previously un-named. On the last night, the U.S. Forest Service unveiled plans that this glade will be forever known as “Arrowmen’s Glade” and that a marker will describe the project. Everyone had a great time. It was a lot of work, but there also was a lot of social time to meet and talk with Arrowmen from all over the country. Everyone made new and lasting friendships through this historic event. The quote by the end of the week was “There are Arrowmen and then there are Mark Twain Arrowmen.” The Contingent was comprised of Dale Hahn, Tony Ferraro, Brian Holtel, Linda McGrath, Robert Wuerdeman, Michael Beckman, Jeffrey Ellis, Andrew Ellis, Brian Hambrick, Josh Hillenbrand, Benjamin Johnson, Tim Mangold, Will Modrall, Ethan Perry, Bryan Powell, Will Scott, Jake Veldhaus and Josh Veldhaus. On staff were Rob Beckman, Charles Riefle, Ron Roehrig, Chris Schildknecht and Bill Schildknecht. This year, the Order of the Arrow members, along with the assistance of Scouts and Cub Scouts, raised money for the Council that fund some of the Camp improvements and Camping Scholarships through Root Beer Float sales at local Kroger stores. This year was the best ever for this fundraising activity. Drum roll, please! The June event raised $15,201.19 and the September event has brought in $12,829.34 with a number of Troops still processing their reports. That adds up to $28,030.53 and still counting. The OA has managed the Root Beer Float sales since 1998 for the Council and over the course of those ten years, has raised a total of $151,386.27 to benefit the Council’s camps and Camping Scholarship programs. Fall Fellowship was hosted this year by Majauchsin Chapter and event Chairman Joe Nutter did a great job in planning the events, which of course included the beloved Ale 81 chugging contest as well as karaoke. 77 members attended and had a great time. The annual Lodge elections were held on the Sunday of Fall Fellowship and the Lodge Leadership elected were: Terry Aufermann, Chief, Ian Ridgeway, Vice Chief – Service, Andrew Fisher, Vice Chief – Chapter Relations, Andrew Schildknecht – Vice Chief – Activities, John Ridgeway, Vice Chief – Promotions, Joe Nutter – Secretary, Matt Matson – Treasurer and Terrance Coleman – Co-Treasurer. All of the ordeals this year were well run and helped the lodge increase membership by inducting 336 new Ordeal members. Brotherhood ceremonies began as early as the Spring Fling and ended at the Peterloon, with the Lodge once again meeting the National requirement for Quality Lodge with a total of 107 new brotherhood conversions. The total Lodge membership at year’s end was a whopping 1,042 which enabled Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge to once again (5 years in a row) make Quality Lodge.

2009

Another exciting year (2009) in Ku-Ni-Eh History kicked off with the Lodge Winter Banquet, where it was announced that past lodge and section chief, Michael Beckman, was elected Region Chief of the Central Region! Returning again to the Receptions in Fairfield, hundreds of Arrowmen and family members converged on Clyde Howell's silent patch auction. After presentation of the colors by the Ku-Ni-Eh Dance Team, a grandiloquent introduction by the Supreme Chief of the Fire, Tracy Techau, and a sumptuous banquet that may have included a return of the widely popular unlimited soda bar, the festivities began. The New Members' Challenge Award was presented to Donald Argentiero, Kyle Brock, Aaron Broughton, Andrew Clinard, Tyler Cottman, Anthony Eifert, Andy Erb, Adam Hacker, Anthony Halusek, James Haworth, Jake Johnston, McCoy Lambing, Marshall Lawless, Ryan Mahoney, Tim Mangold, Matthew Matson, Josh McGrath, Michael McNamee, Andrew Saint, Al Sellmeyer, Ben Weckenbrock, George Weckenbrock, and Hal Wood. Achpateuny, Majauchsin, Tschitani Mawat, and Tsungani were all recognized as Quality Chapters, and Ku-Ni-Eh obtained Quality Lodge during 2008. The Elangomat Recognition was given to Mike Hacker, Josh Hillenbrand, and Bill Schildknecht. The Chief's Award was given by past chief, Michael Beckman, to David Andersen, David Adkins, Drew Ellis, Julian Hein, Greg Heithaus, Josh Hillenbrand, Kyle Mays, Mary Mette, Joe Nutter, and Will Scott. Two adults received the Archie J. Williams Memorial Award, Jim Ridgeway and Bill Schildknecht. The prestigious Founders' Award was awarded to Terry Aufermann, Andrew Fisher, and Steve Newby. Finally, during the Vigil call-out, eight Arrowmen were selected to be elevated to the Vigil Honor: David Andersen, Matt Andersen, Barrett Farmer, Julian Hein, Greg Heithaus, Will Scott, Mike Swofford, and Nick Wagner. The Lodge Lock-In in February was well attended by those interested in seeing Jim Ridgeway caged at a registration table. He was freed by a returning employee of the YMCA the following morning, at which time his fury caused him to chase all of the attendees into the parking lot. The 2009 Spring Fling was hosted by the Sheltowee chapter at Camp Michael's in late March. The theme was the "CM Grand Prix 500," and the even tee shirt sported a very historic race car driver with an equally historic hood. Racing of all kinds took place on the Camp Michael's Speedway: soap box races, pit crew challenges, cardboard car races, horse races, and obstacle courses. Joey Baumer showed his true Kentuckian nature by easily winning all but one race -- the pinewood derby.... Joe Nutter equally as easily defeated the mogul making him the most popular, champion for the underdogs at camp. Ordeal training was hosted in conjunction with the Spring Fling. The event concluded with exceptional ingestion of Ale81 and boisterous karaoke well into the morning. As always, many members of the kitchen crew, and many attendees of the Spring Fling, traveled from Camp Michael's to the Scoutmaster Dinner, held at Camp Friedlander, on Sunday afternoon. A full steak dinner, with all the fixings, was served by the OA to assist in one of our highest priorities: service to our troops and our camps. Mid-April brought another chilly but beautiful Vigil Weekend. An exceptional turnout by current Vigil Members led to great fellowship over great food. Then new Vigil members were inducted. Though old friends and new departed on Sunday morning, they all vowed to return and meet again at the 2010 Vigil Weekend. May Ordeal was a success and ran well by Majauchsin Chapter. 139 candidates became OA members. The July ordeal was as always a great success ran by Sheltowee Chapter and 51 candidates became members. The August ordeal run by Tschitani Mawat had a total of 89 new members installed. What makes a great Section Conclave? Fun. The "Final Fire" section conclave of C4-B was held at Camp Woodland Trails and was hosted by Miami Lodge. The Black Apron Crew made an unscheduled appearance and certainly followed the scout motto, while many of the other members of the lodge served on staff to help make the event a success. American Indian Activities training and competitions were also hosted by members of the lodge. Michael Beckman made a VIP appearance along with National Vice Chief Dan Higham. Ku-Ni-Eh had a strong showing in the competitions, taking awards in ceremonies, dance, and feats of strength. The event concluded with the election of new section officers and the announcement that Ku-Ni-Eh will host the first C6-B Section Conclave in May 2010. Root Beer float sales were held again in June and September and a total of $28,048 was raised for camperships and camp improvements. This money enabled $3,000 worth of trees to be planted at Camp Friedlander and Camp Michaels and the remainder to go to camperships. Forty-one Lodge members attended NOAC as participants and everyone had a wonderful time. Ten Lodge members attended NOAC as staff members and contributed to one of the most successful NOAC’s to date and lived the theme of “The Power of One.” Everyone enjoyed watching Michael Beckman serve the OA as the Central Region Chief and again bring recognition to the Lodge. Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge contingent members represented the Lodge very well. The Ceremony Team was recognized as an Honor Ceremony Team and received medals. The Arrow’s Path placed in the top ten of the newsletters, receiving the distinction of “Honor Newsletter” and the Lodge History received Honorable Mention. Zach Kaufmann again placed in the top ten Fancy Feather dancers. The Lodge again served as ushers for the shows and had a great time doing it. The 2009 Fall Fellowship, the Arrowlympics, was held in conjunction with the long-awaited return of the September Ordeal! Twenty new Arrowmen were inducted into the OA bringing the total inducted for the year to 299 new members. Current members played exotic card games at Monte Carlo night, various athletic competitions, and endless camp activities. The Sunday morning business meeting closed the event, with new officers being elected at the lodge and chapter levels. A Dance Team Workshop was held in early November, bringing dancers young and old, novice and expert, together for learning and fellowship. Skills were taught, culminating in an afternoon mini-powwow. In November, the Lodge held the annual LLDC and finished the year with 52 members present as staff and participants, renewing their dedication to the Lodge and preparing themselves to lead the Lodge in the next year. Once again, the Lodge made Quality Lodge for the sixth year in a row.

2010

It is a little know fact that each year care bears and creek gypsies travel to the Lodge Winter Banquet. 2010 was no different. Venturous souls from the state of Kentucky traveled north to visit their brothers in the Order at Receptions in Loveland, Ohio. This event celebrating the successes of 2009 and recognizing those individuals who helped to make the Lodge and Chapters great saw 330 attend. Installation of the new Lodge Officers was conducted by our new Scout Executive, Mr. Tom Dugger. Awards were presented for New Member Challenge, the Aurther E. Roberts Memorial Chief's Award, the Founders' Award, the Archie J. Williams Advisor Award, and the evening concluded with the Vigil Honor callout.

An astounding 124 members attended the 2010 Lodge Lock-In at the Blue Ash YMCA! The wide array of activities ranging from team games to sports to watching movies kept everyone entertained.

The 2010 Spring Fling was an opportunity for 56 brothers from the Lodge to convene at Camp Michaels and celebrate activities that embody the modern rural Kentucky spirit. Redneck Games included peddle tractor pulls, ladder golf, accent contests, and redneck cornhole (a weight toss). Euchre, karaoke, and Ale81 drinking contests filled the time for the rest. Also, 16 brothers sealed their membership in the first Brotherhood ceremony of the year.

The Lodge continued in service to the Camp and Council by once again running the meal portion of the Scoutmaster Dinner and providing support staff for the event. This was once again an important opportunity for the Lodge to show its commitment to camping.

Eleven lodge members traveled to Rochester, IN for the National Leadership Seminar. This facilitated excellent exchange of information between our lodge leadership and others in the section, region, and nation.

A rare treat befell the 2010 Vigil Class, as the Vigil Weekend was held at Camp Michaels. Twenty new Vigil members were inducted -- youth Terry Coleman, Brendan Elchynski, Chris Harding, Josh Hillenbrand, Tyler Leaman, Neil Lizakowski, Ryan Miklos, Tim Ovia, Timothy Miller, Will Modrall, Joe Nutter, and Ian Ridgeway; adults Frank Finnern, James Harding, Larry Lautzenheiser, Sean Mette, Dave Self, James Ridgeway, Jeff Tullius, and Lee Yarberry.

The May Ordeal, which actually happened in April this year and is more appropriately titled the “April Ordeal,” was an excellent opportunity for 183 candidates to participate in preparing Camp Friedlander for the upcoming camp season. Combined with 74 staff members, the Lodge was able to accomplish a long list of tasks that greatly improved the camp and reduced the workload on the ranger staff.

Section Conclave was held at Camp Friedlander with a theme of “Survivor: The New Beginning.” A total of 143 members attended from Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge, with a good portion serving on staff. Over 300 total attendees enjoyed fun, food, fellowship and excellent weather. While the weather outdoors was superb, weather indoors turned a bit sour when a sprinkler failed in the kitchen. Luckily, no food was in preparation and nothing was contaminated. Spirits were high during the cleanup, but Joe Baumer could not wait to find a towel. Outside the kitchen, ultimate frisbee, volleyball, patch trading, history discussions, shows, and distinguished guests kept Arrowmen busy. The Lodge also participated in ceremonies evaluations and dance and drum competitions with good results.

The July Ordeal saw the induction of 49 candidates at Camp Michaels. Running the Ordeal were 34 staff members. Steak was had by all.

At the August Ordeal 75 new members were inducted, with 73 staff members supporting the event. Projects included the standard fare, primarily focusing on cleaning up after the summer camp season.

An Arrow 100 and Arrow-lympics theme drew 107 attendees to the Fall Fellowship at Camp Friedlander. Sport and game were the order of the day, of course beginning after cheerful service to the camp. In addition to the planned activities there was a well-attended wilderness engineers workday, and a vigil reunion dinner with 13 members attending.

An annual training, the Lodge Leadership Development Conference, took place on a beautiful November weekend at the Camp Craig Program Building. Registered attendees numbered into the 70's, the largest LLD in the history of the Lodge. Youth and adult attendees were split into groups and embarked upon a learning journey in one of four categories: Advisors, Officers, Committee Chairmen, and Event Chairmen. Great interchange was had between the presenters and the attendees. Youth and adults also worked together to develop strategic plans for their purviews. The event concluded with the revelation of the 2011 Lodge Strategic Plan.

For the seventh year in a row, the Lodge attained National Quality Lodge status.

2011

The 2011 year started as usual with the Lodge Winter Banquet, held at the Receptions Banquet Center in Loveland. With over 300 Lodge and family members present to watch, the outstanding Scouts and Scouters of the Lodge were honored for their hard work. Tom Dugger was on hand to install the new officers and help with the presentation of the awards. As always, the Dance Team performed prior to the dinner. The New Member Challenge, Arther E. Roberts Chief’s Award, Quality Chapter Recognition, Archie J. Williams Memorial Award for Adult Leaders, Elangomat Recognition Award and the Founder’s Awards were presented. Then, we had 16 Vigil Candidates called out. Those individuals were Herb Packard, Andrew Sant, Ryan Mahoney, Charlie Ulrich, Al Sellmeyer, Collin Vorbroker, Tim Mangold, Anthony Halusek, Lee Carmichael, Ed Milbrada, Ben Melvin, Marlin Tatman, Aaron Broughton, Scott Snow, Rob Packard and Nick Scovanner.

The Lodge Lock-In was held in February at the M. E. Lyons YMCA and everyone had a blast. Over 80 members attended and were treated to a great time, courtesy of Majauchsin Chapter. Not only was there pizza and soft drinks, but door prizes as well and nearly everyone (if not everyone) came away with a prize.

Spring Fling was held and the theme was “Band of Brotherhood.” The games were awesome and of course there was the usual Ale 81 contest and the expected Karaoke, and the as always, awesome t-shirt.

The first ordeal of the year saw a total of 193 people present, 139 of which were newly inducted ordeal members. Much service was provided to camp in readying the facilities for the upcoming summer camp season.

On Friday, May 20, 62 members of Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge made their way to Northern Indiana to attend the annual C6B Section Conclave at Camp Skeeter, oops, I mean Camp Chief Little Turtle, Mosquito Capital of the world. The theme for the weekend was “Gladiators” and the youth all had a great time with the theme-related games and events. Our dance, drum and ceremonies teams acquitted themselves well and achieved many 1st and 2nd place awards. One of our youth even received a High Adventure scholarship (Caleb Reed). The weekend was capped off with the annual pie auction and really great fireworks!

The summer was packed with activities. The Lodge sent a number of contingent members to the Bechtel Summit and lots of service to the new National Jamboree site. We also had a contingent attend the 2011 Indian Summer. All came back with new skills and knowledge gained there of the Native American culture and great memories, including the bear that interrupted one of the sessions.

The July ordeal saw a total of 61 new candidates inducted into the order and 34 staff members providing service to Camp Michaels. The August ordeal at Camp Friedlander was a busy one with 125 new ordeal members and 74 staff members to help with the tear down of the summer camp tents and removal of more brush, and general camp maintenance.

Fall Fellowship saw a large amount (143) of super heroes at camp. The theme was built around super heroes and involved the green arrow archery challenge, the avenger obstacle course, hulk tug-o-war, body building geocaching, and other fun games, including the costume contest. However, I understand that the most popular activity was the aquaman dunk tank. The weekend was capped off with the annual election of officers for the Lodge. The newly elected officers took office immediately.

Lodge Leadership Development took place in November and all of the new officers and many more lodge members and advisers were present not only to learn but to also give service to the camp. There were a total of 55 members present training and being trained. The training was once again broken down to groups and the sessions were tailored to the individual groups being trained. It was a great weekend, and all had a good time.

Once again, the Lodge achieved National Quality Lodge status (eighth year in a row). Next year, the program will change with the implementation of Journey to Excellence. Stay tuned for more information.

2012

Avid history buffs will quickly recognize that each year brave Arrowmen and their families from Northern Kentucky and Southwestern Ohio converge upon Receptions in Loveland, Ohio for the Lodge Winter Banquet. This event regaled attendees of the successes of 2011 and recognized individuals who helped to make the Lodge and Chapters great. Installation of the new Lodge Officers was conducted by Scout Executive, Mr. Tom Dugger. Awards were presented for New Member Challenge, the Aurther E. Roberts Memorial Chief's Award, the Founders' Award, the Archie J. Williams Advisor Award, and the evening concluded with the Vigil Honor callout.

Lock-In was held on February 17th at Mercy HealthPlex in Fairfield. Arrowmen had the opportunity to partake in many sporting activities and competitions, enjoy food and beverages such as popcorn and snow cones, and experience numerous activities. Fun and fellowship were had by all!

The 2012 Spring Fling Highland Games were held at Camp Michaels with the third Highland Games T-shirt being presented to attendees. The event featured all of the usual activities --- caber tossing, hammer throws, Ale81 drinking contests, and karaoke! In addition scouts spent the morning working on meaningful service projects throughout the camp.

Vigil induction weekend was held April 21st and 22nd. The Arrowmen obtaining the Vigil Honor during 2012 were Alexander Bachman, Dave Boes, David Bruno, Jeremy Dunbar, Mitchell Evans, Quentin Goyert, Daniel Jensen, Joseph Kaufman, Jr., Carrie Kennedy, John King, Scott Kunau, Michael McCabe, Derek Noem, John F. Poston IV, Bryan Powell, Andrew Schildknecht, Andy Voskuhl, A. J. Waltz, and Kenneth Wegenhart.

The May ordeal was used to prepare Camp Friedlander for the upcoming camp season. 69 staff members supported the induction of 122 new Arrowmen.

For Section Conclave Arrowmen transformed Camp Berry in Findlay, OH. The Section C-6B Conclave was hosted by Mawat Woakus with a theme of Transformers. Training, shows, and competition filled the weekend. A total of 59 members attended from Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge. A large number of attendees enjoyed fun, food, fellowship and excellent weather.

The July Ordeal saw the induction of 54 candidates at Camp Michaels. Running the Ordeal were 47 staff members. Steak was had by all.

NOAC 2012, "United We Leave a Legacy," was held at Michigan State University from July 30th to August 4th. A contingent of 45 attended from Ku-Ni-Eh and 8 members represented the Lodge as staff members. A smart phone game called Munzee was used as the wide game and continued during the entire conference. High octane shows were held each night and the 100th anniversary of the first Eagle Scout award was celebrated. A powwow, singing and dance competition, and ceremonies competitions were hosted by the AIA staff with several Ku-Ni-Eh contingent members participating. During the awards show, former Lodge Chief Michael Beckman was honored with the Distinguished Service Award.

The August Ordeal accomplished the typical camp tear-down tasks. 105 new members were inducted. 77 Staff members assisted.

The Fall Fellowship had a theme of "Vintage Video Games." Various activities were held throughout the day and concluded with an Ale81 drinking contest and karaoke. Before the Saturday night Brotherhood ceremony a broken-arrow ceremony was held in honor of David Farmer. The second business meeting of the year was, as is the tradition, held on Sunday morning for the election of the 2013 Lodge officers.

The Lodge Leadership Development Conference was held at Camp Friedlander November 9th thru the 11th. The event again saw a combination of training sessions relevant to the many duties performed by the lodge and chapter officers.

The year was capped off by earning the JTE Gold level award and by looking forward to a new year.

2013

The 2013 Winter Banquet was a great success, drawing over 300 Arrowmen and friends. Not only did we experience great attendance, but we also had great table displays, as well as a fully staffed patch auction and trading post. See the listing of awards proferred in the Planbook. I’d like to extend a special thank you to Sheltowee Chapter for having the highest percent attendance. The evening was capped off with the call-out of 21 arrowmen for the Vigil Award and the introduction of our new Lodge Adviser, Dale Hahn.

Next up was the Lodge Lock in which was held at the Mercy Healthplex in Fairfield. Zach Stephani, and his committee had been hard at work and had a great event planned out. Captain Ku-Ni-Eh made a return performance after his Winter Banquet Cameo. A record number of 131 Arrowmen were in attendance.

The Sheltowee Chapter Spring Fling had a "Chuck Norris" theme and was enjoyed by 46 Arrowmen from the Lodge. Many events as well as some service hours were provided. Fun was had by all.

The Lodge's three ordeals were well-attended and resulted in 327 new members being inducted into the Brotherhood of Cheerful Service. There were also many staff members present and we provided a number of service hours to the Council through our ordeals. In addition, Brotherhood ceremonies were held at the ordeals and during summer camp and 62 members sealed their membership by becoming Brotherhood members. In addition, 42 dues paid members served on summer camp staff.

On May 17, fifty-six members of Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge made their way north to Camp Pioneer in Northern Ohio to attend the 2013 C6B Section Conclave hosted by Tindeuchen Lodge. We traveled so far north, that we spent some of the Conclave in that state up North. Yes, Camp Pioneer actually has part of their camp in Michigan. The weather was fantastic and the members of Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge had a very memorable weekend. The team of Ryan Mahoney, Terry Aufermann, Jacob Wurth and Connor Field did a demonstration of the proposed new Brotherhood ceremony. The day was capped off by the show and the announcement of the winners of the competitions and the recipients of the R. D. Dunken Leadership in Service Award. The award was presented to Ryan Miklos, Brian Mette and Carolyn Bartlett (all Ku-Ni-Eh members) and Section Chief Cody Fening. Competition Results; Ceremony – Pre-Ordeal – Ku-Ni-Eh placed first with the team of Ryan Mahoney, Terry Aufermann, Austin Wade and Ben Aufermann, Brotherhood - Ku- Ni-Eh placed first with the team of Ryan Mahoney, Terry Aufermann, Ben Aufermann and Connor Field, The Legend – Terry Aufermann placed first. Pre-Vigil – Terry Aufermann placed first and Ryan Mahoney placed second. The following were recognized for the best portrayal of characters: Kichkinet – Ben Aufermann, Nutiket – Connor Field, Allowat Sakima – Terry Aufermann and Meteu – Ryan Mahoney. The Best All Around performance was given by Ryan Mahoney. Drum Competition – Ku- Ni-Eh Lodge 1st place, Straight Dance – Ryan Mahoney 1st place and Terry Aufermann 2nd place, Grass Dance – Joe Kaufman 1st place Traditional – Ryan Tollefson 1st place and Conner Zink 2nd place. Spirit Competition— Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge

The 2013 Fall Fellowship was "BOFFO." That’s "Hollywood speak" for a major hit. From start to finish, it was a record-breaking crowd (156) that was "wowed" by the events. A caricature artist made sketches of a large number of participants and the sketches were totally awesome. "Forest Gump Trivia and Hollywood/OA Jeopardy were also a big hit. Saturday morning saw the Arrowmen providing service on the trail to the rifle range. After lunch, we saw the beginning of Ku-Ni-Eh-wood, named for the Hollywood sign in the hills overlooking LA. This event consisted of activities such as climbing, rappelling, and shooting at the rifle range, tug-o-war and the legendary, most awesome Bungee Run.

Sunday morning, the awards were presented for the weekend’s activities. Winners of the Forest Gump Trivia were: 1st place – Tsungani Chapter, 2nd place – Meshekinnoquah Chapter and 3rd place – tie between Achpateuny and Allohak Chapters. The Hollywood/OA Jeopardy competition was handily won by Will Geers. 2nd Place went to Alex Persiani and 3rd place went to Peter Wessel. Winners of the Name That Star contest were: 1st place – Mike Cooley, 2nd place – Seth Rapp, and 3rd place – Michael Kay. Karaoke also had winners. 1st place – Marcus Hynfield, 2nd place – Tim Miller, and 3rd place – Mark Corsmeier. The individual film competition for "Most Interesting Arrowman" went to 1st place – Carolyn Bartlett, 2nd place – Alex Lebowitz and 3rd place – Connor Thompson. The Chapter film competition went to Allohak Chapter.

Paco Patag presided over the election of Officers for the 2013-2014 year. The voting process took place on Sunday morning following the Lodge EC meeting and was closely contested. The position of Lodge Chief had four candidates running and after three separate votes, Connor Field, last year’s Vice Chief of Service was elected Lodge Chief. Patrick Kelley, former Chapter Chief of Tsungani Chapter was elected Lodge Vice Chief of Chapter Relations. Alex Lebowitz, former Allohak Chapter Chief and Chairman of the Fall Fellowship was elected Lodge Vice Chief of Activities. Peter Wessel was elected Lodge Vice Chief of Service. Peter has previously served as Chairman of the Elangomat Committee. Former Chairman of the OA Troop Rep Committee, Connor Thompson was elected Secretary. Alex Persiani, who has been serving as the Brotherhood Committee Chairman, was elected as Treasurer.

The year came to a close with the annual Lodge Leadership Development which was attended by 54 of our Lodge's leaders and advisers. The year's accomplishments were reviewed and valuable training received and plans made for a successful upcoming year.

2014

For over 75 years, the Order of the Arrow has served the scouting legacy in Southwestern Ohio, honoring those who best serve their fellow men. Over the years our lodge has continued to give back with unselfish and cheerful service that has inspired many great leaders. On January 19th over 238 arrowmen, and 70+ family and friends joined together at The Oscar Event Center to celebrate this rich history and the accomplishments of the Lodge and its members in 2013. Those in attendance got to see some of the great opportunities provided to scouts and scouters to give back to the Dan Beard Council and our surrounding communities through service opportunities. They also were able to see the efforts, sacrifice and dedication of some of scouting’s finest as they were recognized for their contributions to the Order of the Arrow and Scouting. The recipients of the various awards are all listed on the appropriate pages in the Plan Book.

During the awards presentations, Clyde Howell (who is retiring) and his Black Apron Crew were honored for their numerous years of service in providing good nourishing food for our events. In addition, Bob Griffin, a Vigil member and Distinguished Service Award recipient was presented with a replacement DSA emblem and ribbon to replace the one damaged in a fire at his home. He was presented with the replacement by two other DSA recipients, Chris Schildknecht and Michael Beckman.

The evening was capped off with the callout of twenty Vigil Candidates. Those candidates were: Nick Dereshkevich, Paco Patag, Tanner Haller, Ben Aufermann, Matt Mahoney, Douglas Tallmadge, Connor Field, Connor Zink, Jacob Wurth, Alex Lebowitz, Joe Bauldauf, Jon Kerr, George Weckenbrock, Lee Gardner, Hal Wood, Jeff Findley, Brian Hiles, Charles Garrison, Joe Bertolini and Scott Douglass. This past Lodge Lock-in was a spectacular event, as 125 Arrowmen from all four corners of the Lodge came together to make a great event and have a fantastic time. Pirates were all around, showing up at the boat race, treasure hunt, and pie contest. Their number increased even more when the costume contest came along. The pirates also held hostage the Central Region Chief - Ricky Angeletti, who was in attendance. With the pirate themed food, fun, prizes and activities, arrowmen were able to strengthen their brotherhood by participating in challenges and games together and acquire some pirate bootie, too. All who attended had an experience they won't forget.

In April, the Vigil Fellowship was attended by 75 members and all 20 candidates were inducted as Vigil members.

On May 16, Kathy Schwable and Cameron Forsythe led 62 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge members to Camp Birch to experience a weekend of fellowship, learning and competitions. Although the weather was cold and rainy, everyone had a great time. A number of our Lodge members also served as instructors and staff for the Conclave. Instructors were Carolyn and J. D. Bartlett, Lee Dennis, Connor Field, Patrick Kelley, Ryan Miklos, and Jan and Ryan Tollefson. Bob Dooley and the adult drum from Ku-Ni- Eh served at the AIA Powwow and competition. Alex Persiani served on staff as photographer and of course, we had Charlie Russelburg, Brian Mette and Nick Hessler there in their positions as Section Officer and Advisers. The weekend ended with the final show which announced the following results from competitions and then on Sunday morning, the elections of officers for the upcoming year. The different competitions were held and those competing placed as follows: Traditional Dance: 1. Ryan Tollefson, 2. Ian Findlay, 3. Sam Black from Mawat Woakus; Grass Dance: 1. Ian Cathcart, 2. Patrick Cathcart; Fancy Dance: 1. Zach Knoblauch; Drum Competition: 1. Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge with the following singers - Tanner Haller, Connor Zink, Zach Broerman, Ian Findlay, Ryan Tollefson, Alex Lebowitz; Pre-Ordeal Ceremony: 1. Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge with Connor Field, Ben Aufermann, Matt Mahoney and Jacob Bryant as the principals and Ben Bolton and Matthew Waldeck as Candidates; and 2. Mawat Woakus; Brotherhood Ceremony: 1. Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge with Connor Field, Ben Aufermann, Matthew Waldeck and Matt Mahoney as the principals and Ben Bolton and Sam Black as Ordeal Members. The R. D. Duncan Award was presented to two of our Lodge Members: Joe Kaufman and·J. D. Bartlett. And once again, the Spirit Award came home with Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge.

At the August ordeal, we honored four of our OA members as they were presented with the Silver Beaver award. This year, the Council had each of the recipients select where and when to receive their award. The four OA members that chose to receive their awards at an OA function were J. D. Bartlett, Don Creamer, Mike Ratterman and Troy Schwable.

In September, all 117 attendees survived “the Wehinapocalypse” Fall Fellowship. The winner of the chapter competition was Meshekinnoquah Chapter. Everyone had a blast and people made some amazing t-shirts to remind them of their time in the Wehinapocalypse. As always the karaoke was very interesting. Ryan Mahoney and Nick Ratterman emceed the singing and did an outstanding job. They are considering going on the road with their act. It will be called "Dinner and a Show". Many awards were handed out thanking people for their service in various areas. One of the presentations included framed copies of the Lodge Coloring Book which were given to the committee that produced the books. Patrick Kelley, Connor Thompson, J. D. Bartlett, Carolyn Bartlett and (saving the best for last) Karen Hahn were honored for their hard work. Their hard work was also recognized by a couple of people on National Committee, including Ray Capp, the National OA Committee Chairman. Overall the Fall Fellowship was a blast. Many thanks to Gareth Evans, Tanner Haller, Wanda Leaman, Brad Broerman and the Achpateuny group that helped put things together.

At the end of the Fall Fellowship, the Lodge elections were held for the 2014- 2015 Lodge Officers. Six young men have been selected by their peers in the Lodge to lead them for the upcoming year. The Lodge Chief is Patrick Kelley. Patrick most recently served as Vice-Chief of Chapter Relations and was one of the driving forces for the publication of the Coloring Book for Cub Scouts that the Lodge produced to help Council with Cub Scout retention. Patrick is from Tsungani Chapter. The Lodge Vice- Chief of Chapter Relations is Matthew Waldeck. Matthew has served as the Chapter Chief of Achpateuny Chapter and has been very active in the Lodge. The Lodge Vice- Chief of Activities is Brian Karl. Brian is already very actively promoting the 2015 NOAC and is serving as the NOAC Chairman. Brian is from Allohak Chapter. The Lodge Vice-Chief of Service is Ben Bolton. He most recently served as the Ceremonies Chairman. Ben is from Tsungani Chapter. The Lodge Secretary is Michael Kay. He most recently served as the Troop Rep Chairman and was in charge of the August ordeal. Michael is from Meshekinnoquah Chapter. The Lodge Treasurer is Zach Broerman. Zach has been very active with the Dance and Drum team and the Ceremonies Team. He has also served as Chapter Chief for Achpateuny Chapter. In November, 77 members attended the Lodge Leadership Development along with 4 OA members from Tarhe Lodge. Members provided service to the camp on Saturday morning along with the Wilderness Engineers.

The year ended with the Lodge achieving the Gold level Journey to Excellence. We re-chartered with 980 members, 30.22% Brotherhood Conversion, inducted 97 Brotherhood members, 316 new Ordeal members and 20 new Vigil members. Our Lodge provided 8,981 hours of service to the Council throughout the year.

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1945 Robert Jackman, Jr. 1946 Stanley Wood 1947 Donald Jackson 1948 C. Dalrymple 1949 J. Whitsel 1950 John Ebinger 1951 John Ebinger 1952 Jack Hoel 1953 Jack Hoel 1954 J. Einsfeld 1955 Frank Partee 1956 Ed Schmidt 1957 T. Schick 1958 Herb Schmidt 1959 Dick Wiseman

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1939 Robert McCroskey 1940 Jerry Gorrell 1941 Gordon Purgrum 1942 Ted Conley 1942 Bill Van Guelpin 1943 Bill Burgman 1943 Jimm Faye 1944 Bill VanGuelpin 1944 Jimm Faye 1945 Dudley Inwood 1946 Ken McGuire 1947 John Burns 1948 Dick Keller 1949 Larry Sullivan 1950 Larry Sullivan 1951 Larry Sullivan 1952 Bill Goodman

Ku-Ni-Eh000143 1953 Bill Hilz+ 1954 Phil Sams 1955 Don Burns 1956 unknown 1957 Mike Dennis 1958 Tom Sant 1959 unknown 1960 John Sherron 1961 John Dechant 1962 Daniel Hogan 1963 Tom Thomas 1964 John Moore 1965 John Moore 1966 Jim Moore 1967 Larry Fraley 1968 Bruce Kimball 1969 Jerry Swank 1970 Jim Harris 1971 Mike Conrad 1972 Mike Conrad 1973 Drew Hasselbach 1974 Steve Petrou 1975 Bill Brown 1976 Louis Andres 1977 Steve Landis 1978 Steve Landis 1979 Tom Ross 1980 Frank Villella 1981 Bill Gray 1982 John Campbell 1983 Steve Gadd 1984 Mark Longworth

Michi-Kina-Qua #155 1953 James Dollens 1954 James Dollens 1955 Don Nagel 1956 Dennis Sprous* 1956 Ross Johnson 1957 Bill Boyd

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1951 (First Lodge Charter) 1952 James Beir 1953 James Beir 1954 Don Lerner 1955 Jim Cobb

Ku-Ni-Eh000144 1956 Dave McGraw 1957 Vic Ericson 1958 Robert Moore* 1959 Stan Prusiner 1960 M. Dolibois 1960 Jim Gray 1961 Jim Gray 1962 Gary Molinsky 1963 Jon Rosenweig 1964 Rick Huff 1964 Warren Gooly 1965 Clarence Graves* 1966 Clarence Graves* 1967 Jim Gosse 1968 Mike Schneider* 1969 Mike Schneider* 1970 Jim Garber 1971 Scott Sterritt 1972 Richerd Petke 1972 Mike Hart+ 1973 Ken Bingham 1974 Rick Weishaupt 1975 Joe Zimmerman 1976 John Heck 1977 Kirk Hall 1978 Kirk Hall 1979 Rocky Sides 1980 Rocky Sides 1981 Chris Weber 1982 Steve Farrell 1983 Steve Farrell 1984 Doug Beaudoin*+ 1985 Doug Beaudoin*+

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1986 Jeff Brown 1987 Charles Bretz 1988 Ken Gillaspy 1989 Cort O’Neil*+ 1989 Don Wetterer, II 1990 Keith Rielage 1991 Bryan Suddith 1992 Bret Martin 1993 Bret Martin 1993 Brian Halderman 1994 Brian Halderman 1995 Nick Fitzpatric 1996 Ted Langdon 1997 Brian Holtel 1998 Shawn Jeffers*

Ku-Ni-Eh000145 1999 Shawn Jeffers* 1999 Jeff Fulmer 2000 Mike Mattingly 2001 Rich Moore*# 2001 Bob Shull 2002 Sean McBride 2003 Travis McCormick 2004 Tim Wright* Chris Schildnecht*# 2005 Chris Schildnecht*# 2006 Tyler Wright 2006 Zach Lindsey 2007 Zach Lindsey* 2008 Michael Beckman *% 2009 Terry Aufermann

*Went on to become Area 4-C, Section EC-6A, or Section C-5B Chief +Went on to serve in a National Order of the Arrow Conference position %Went on to become Central Region Chief #Went on to become National Vice Chief

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1940-1978 George "Hawkeye" Harvey 1978-1980 Lee Dennis 1980-1982 Norm Griffin

1982-1985 J.D. Bartlett Michi-Kina-Qua Lodge #155

1953-1956 Harold Abraham Michi-Kini-Kwa Lodge #306

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1969-1972 Dale Skyllingstad

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1974-1976 Howard Steele

1976-1978 Clarence Graves

1978-1979 Mike Schneider

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1985-1992 Gordon Evans

1992-1993 Bill Palmer & Jack Simon

1993-1997 Ron Hart, Sr.

1997-2002 Dave Wereley

2002-2004 John Andrews

2004-2009 Charlie Russelburg

Ku-Ni-Eh000148 Vigil Honor Members

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1950 Roy Henderson ...... The First

1955 John Benzing ...... One Who Teaches Frank Partee ...... Bear With A Big Voice

1957 James L. Bartel ...... One Who Helps A. M. Bauman...... Red Dog Thomas Schick...... Blue Sky

1958 Edward P. Schmidt ...... A Leader Charles J. Stephan...... Worker Richard Wiseman ...... Little Big Man

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1948 George Harvey...... One Who Shoots At A Mark

1954 Richard Hooper...... Fire Builder

1955 William Hilz ...... Hunter

1958 Terry R. Webster ...... First In The Dance

1959 George E. Bundick...... One Who Helps Joseph R. Caldwell...... Chief Little Cook

1961 Tom Sant ...... Thunder Water Everett Sherron...... Energetic Man

1962 Curt Thomas...... Cook

Ku-Ni-Eh000149 1964 Gordon Bowles......

1967 Otis Anderson...... Gardener Russell Efker...... Adviser John Moore...... Trader Larry G. Musen...... Cutter of Wood Thomas L. Thomas...... Horse Back Rider

1968 Clyde V. Durham, Jr ...... Friendly One Jim E. Fay...... Dancer Geoff Kimball...... James H. Moore...... Swimmer David L. Morton...... One Who Does Good Work

1969 Ed Bliss .Fireman Larry Fraley...... Fast Runner Joe H. Huges...... Bruce Kimball...... Writer Mike Kiniyalocts...... Joe Kugler ...... Bearded One Jerry Swank ...... Busy One

1970 William Harbaum, Jr...... William Harbin, Sr...... Owl Joe Hoffman...... Fast One Michael Jones ...... Yellow Sunshine Andrew Matthews...... Crane 1971 James Harris...... One Who Carries A Load Jackson Kimball...... One Who Enlightens Tim Maple ...... Tall One Dr. Michael Matthews ...... Speaker Of Truth

1972 Michael C. Durham ...... Quiet One Mark Frazier ...... One Who Instructs Peter J. Matthews...... Inquiring One Charles Mitchell...... Rock Man Donald Phillips ...... Big One

Ku-Ni-Eh000150 1973 Richard Brodbeck ...... Bald Eagle Michael Conrad...... Happy Talker Drew Hasselbach...... Hairy Bear Martin Kimball...... Green Crane Jack McFarland ...... Teacher Charles Nixon...... Traveler 1974 C. Lee Dennis...... Trader Norm Griffin...... Tall Quiet One Terry Owens...... Hard Worker Tony Roell...... One Who Assists

1975 Louis M. Andres...... Reliable One J.D. Bartlett ...... Big Rock Tom Gamble ...... He Who Speaks Truly Chick Nixon...... Traveler

1976 Patrick Dugan...... Hard Worker Steve Landis ...... Thin One William Repasky...... One Who Assists

1977 Brian Underwood ...... Bow Hunter

1979 Tom Ross...... Clown Bryon Wren ...... Determined One

1980 Benjamin Dunn ...... Strong One Carl Morgan...... Little Witty Teacher William Troll...... Quiet Gentle One

1981 Robert Leis...... He Who Gives First Aid Frank Villa...... Bushy Hair

1982 Don Dawson ...... Quiet Teacher Jim Harbin ...... Robert Hattery...... Quiet One

Ku-Ni-Eh000151 1983 Bill Gray...... Tall One Who Does Good Work

1984 John Campbell...... Quiet One Steve Gadd...... High-Minded Fast Talker Bill Hines...... Tall Jocular Zealous One

1985 Stanley Graham ...... Silver Hair Fox Mark Longworth...... Leader Who Dances Richard Montgomery...... Quiet Capable One Tom Scott...... BigBaldHeadedOneWho Has Good Spirits

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1952 Robert W. Lundquist.....The Understanding One

1953 Dean Kay Esterly...... Worker

1956 Robert L. Brooks...... Deep Thinker Jack D. Dunkle ...... Great Leader E. K. Harden...... Faithful Servant James J. Harris...... Spirited One Ernie J. Hooper...... Devoted Friend Winston R. Stubbs ...... Arrow Chief

1957 Howard M. Grube...... Worthy Beaver Lofton Keltner...... Worthy Brother Cyril McCarthy ...... Wise Woodsman Dave McGraw..The Beaver The Symbol Of Skill W. Gordon Morris...... Chief Scout Leroy Riddick ...... Leader In Service William B. Springer ...... Charles Trickey ...... A Wanderer

1958 Harold Abraham ...... Early Day James Cobb. Jr...... Little Big Man Victor Leif Ericson ...... Beaver Stanley E. Lockwood...... One Who Is Skillful

Ku-Ni-Eh000152 Robert T. Moore ...... Flyer Messenger Emmert L. Parker ...... One Who Helps Dennis G. Sprous ...... Woodsman

1960 Jeff Dalbey...... Amiable Gentle William M. Dixon ...... Firemaker Herb Goesling...... One Who Helps James Greenfelder...... Little Big Man William Hater...... Little Brother Robert L. Irwin, Jr...... Beaver Symbol Of Skill Peter Kulka...... Running Wolf Stan Prusiner...... Leader Fred Thiel...... One Who Is Skillful Michael Thiel...... Dancer S. Ralph Young ...... Fisher Charles Zimmer...... Energetic Man

1961 Severin W. Amiot...... Wood Carver Walt Bonner...... Walking Scout Ronald Gillian...... The Recorder Warren Judd...... Tireless Worker Bruce Loughry...... Chief Of The Fire Herbert Schmidt...... Last Turtle Kenneth Strawn...... Energetic Man Fred Terauds...... Silent Helper Earl Vickers ...... Trustworthy Leader

1962 Joseph Alford, Jr...... Proud Jess S. Cooper ...... Leader Larry W. Cooper...... Strong Legs Fred W. Drake...... Great Emery George ...... Indian Jo James Gray, Jr...... One Who Creates With Mind Robert Griffin ...... Peacemaker James Kramer...... Beaver Earl A. Lauderbeck...... Crow Lewis Loskovitz ...... Winner Tom J. McGuire...... Wise And Strong James C. Meyers...... Fox Gary Molinsky...... Reliable One Lewis O. Moon ...... Father Or Quill Scott K. Moyers...... Actor Walter Schnee, Jr...... Eagle Golden Fred Terauds...... Swimmer Tommy F. Thayer...... Great Leaper

Ku-Ni-Eh000153 Peters Walthall ...... Trusty Leslie Wilcox...... Looks Up

1963 Charles Adams ...... He Who Has Good Spirits Edward Bowling, Sr. ...One Who Carries A Load Richard Gruber...... Bachelor Rick Huff...... He Who Helps Others Roger Hurlbert...... Cook Dan Lea ...... Brother Who Speaks Truly William Maner ...... James Norfolk...... Organizer Dave Perin ...... One Who Has Knowledge James Poe...... Arrowman Thomas Rechtin ...... Gray Fox Jon Rosenweig...... Friendly One Glenn Scott...... Son Walter Scott ...... Father

1964 Joe Alford, Sr...... Fisherman Floyd Bryant, Jr...... He Who Is Concerned Henry Dodd ...... Hard Worker Mike Dodd ...... Hungry One Grant Easterling...... Wise One Charles Holland...... One Who Carries A Load Kenneth Humphreys...... Hiker Dan McGuire...... Helper Ed Thompson ...... Clown Cecil Weller...... Friendly One

1965 Paul B. Bell, Sr...... Leader Bill Bendall...... Silent One Paul E. Berning...... Walker Bruce Embury ...... Diligent One Warren Gooley...... Cutter Of Wood Clarence A.Graves ...... Active One Eric E. Hovenmeyer...... Agreeable One Frank Mund ...... Mild One Mike Rutland...... He Is True Bill Shire...... He Who Is Prepared Basil F. Starkey ...... One Who Cares Richard Stevens ...... Quiet One Hubert Taylor ...... Thankful One Ken Thomas...... Useful One Willie White ...... Wood Cutter

Ku-Ni-Eh000154 1966 John Applegate ...... Camper Robert Bonner ...... One Who Is True Edward Bowling, Jr...... Peaceful One Ernest H. Hovenmeyer...... Reliable One Fred B. Hurlbert...... Esteemed One John William Maner ...... He Who Travels Charles Parker ...... Alone One Who Assists Jim Parsons ...... Silent One Paul Skyllingstad.One who Encourages Campers John Stolzenberg...... Inquiring One 1967 James Bohn...... He Who Serves Jimmy Bottrell...... Dancer Glenn Dewitt ...... Traveler James Gosse...... He Who Does Good For Others Dick Green...... Nimble One David Martin ...... Overseer Harold E. Moon...... One Who Does Good Work Billy J. Rosen...... Warrior Harold Steinkamp ...... Bald Headed One Neal Talley ...... He Who Gives First Aid

1968 Gary Breller...... Gentle One C. Richard Groth, Jr...... Silent One Clarence C. Groth, Sr...... Willing Worker Blake Jenkins ...... First Leader Roger Judd...... Horseback Rider James Lusk ...... Talker Herb Schmid...... One Who Does Good Work

1969 Huey Beddingfield ...... Toiler Richard Bradfield ...... Elder Brother’s Father Steve R. M. Bradfield...... Elder Brother Henry Breller ...... Horse Watchman John H. Embury ...... Diligent One Reid Farmer...... Loyal One Albert Gratham ...... Zealous One Neil Lawrence...... Friend Frank P. Mund ...... Cook Richard Persico...... One Who Assists Gary Phillips...... Skillful One Ricky Schmid...... Lucky One Mike Schneider...... Willing One Marvin Sites...... One Who Creates With Hands

Ku-Ni-Eh000155 Doug Whitney...... Busy One Richard Young ...... Pious Turkey Buzzard

1970 Mike Bowman ...... Turkey John Fletcher...... Reliable One John Fowler, Jr...... One Of Calm Mind John W. Fowler, Sr...... Cautious One Rich Fry ...... Bluebird Jim Garber...... Best Dancer Dale Glassmeyer ...... Little Canoe James Hanavan, Jr...... Son Of Builder James Hanavan, Sr...... Builder Gordon Knopf...... Teacher Cletus G. Oaks...... He Who Gives First Aid Gene Osbahr, Sr...... Big Rock Steve Richter...... Fast Talker Donald R. Schneider...... Secretary James Tielens...... Talker

1971 William D. Bond, Sr...... Deep Thinker Claud Brown...... Brown Cloud P. David Clark...... Capable One Robert E. Krone, Jr...... Son Of Physician Eugene A Osbahr...... Fireman Dancer

1972 Phillip J. Early...... One Who Fetches Wood Gary Espenschied...... Tall Silent One Bill Graves...... Book Reader Gary Greenfield...... Active One Dale Johnson ...... Valuable One Carl A. Mattingly...... Gray-Headed One Calvin Minner...... Red-Headed One Ron Naro ...... Twin Shannon Pitner...... Forgetful One David Shettles...... Helpful One Frank Simonton...... Teacher Dale E. Skyllingstad...... Mighty One Scott Skeritt...... Long Haired One A Jan Thomas, Jr...... Collector Jean Ulmer ...... One Who Cares

1973 George Asher ...... Humble One Greg Clipp...... Persevering One George Deaton...... One Who Knows How

Ku-Ni-Eh000156 J. Frank Fly ...... Father Jimmy Fly ...... Son Mike Hart...... Earnest One Doug Hartley...... Thinker Eddie Hurst...... Thankful One Robert M. Lee, III ...... Dog Dancer

1974 Ed Boughton ...... One Who Searches Freddy Deaton...... Horse George Fant...... Skillful One Burt Green...... Valuable One Carl Hart ...... Dancer Gilford Hart...... One Who Aides Derek Johnson...... He Who Looks Beyond Hiram Maynard...... Heart Ross McGill...... Little Canoe Jimmy Ulmer ...... One Who Instructs Richard Wertz...... Peaceful One Andy Wilson...... Secretary 1975 Ken Bingham...... Diligent One William D. Bond, Jr...... Counselor Dennis Cain ...... Buffalo David H. Cox...... Calm-Minded One Tim Daniels...... He Who Is Concerned John Ginski ...... Doctor Tom Ginski ...... Quick One Scotty McKitrick...... Modest One Tom Moore...... Laughing One Brent Owens ...... Helpful One Robby Smith...... He Who Speaks Truly Howard Steele ...... Shepard Rev. David Vincent...... Servant Of The Lord Robert Walters ...... Parent

1976 William T. Edge, Jr ...... He Who Does Good For Others R. G. Goodfellow, Jr...... Capable One Mike Perry ...... Red Steve Posner...... He Who Goes Afoot Keith Walters...... One Who Comes Back

1977 Stephen P. Anglin...... Hard Worker John F. Cadwallader...... Big Rock

Ku-Ni-Eh000157 Kelly Carrington...... Drum Beater Glenn Gage...... Two Kirk Hall ...... Small Peaceable One John Heck ...... Strong Determined One Gene Kobel...... Red Bird John McGuire...... Business Manager Donald M. Naro ...... Big Rock J. B. Richardson...... Lamp Carrier Earl J. Shively ...... Lamp Carrier RockySides...... Mild One Ray H. Sperger...... Brother Of The Bird David Story...... Accomplished Dancer Jim Strickland...... Peaceable One Mark Stump...... Skillful Camper Joe Zimmerman...... Toiler

1978 David Bond ...... Singer Bob Carter...... The Laughing One James Hart...... Buffalo Duane Klink...... One Who Comes Back Greg Snyder...... Hiker Jeff Ulmer...... He Advocates Our Cause Keith Von Almen ...... Teacher Or Instructor

1979 David K. Bates....His Hands Speak To The Deaf Wilfred F. Broxterman...... Interpreter Richard L. Elliott ...... Tall Instructor Mike Hausman...... Helpful One David P. Holtgrefe...... Eagle Dancer Sandy Jones...... The Joyful One David A. McCrindle...... The Determined One John D. McCrindle...... Gray Hair Gerry A. Neidert...... Bachelor Gardener Mike Parker ...... He Who Is Prepared Mark Richardson ...... Big Oak Dennis Sanders...... The Thin One Joseph Schneider ...... Humble One

1980 Leonard Brady ...... Fireman Jay Dewitt...... Teacher John Henderson, Sr...... William E. Jennings...... One Who Is Able Mark Logemann ...... Diligent Worker Rudy Sperger...... Active Builder William C. Story ...... Traveler-Drum Beater

Ku-Ni-Eh000158 Allan B. Taylor...... He Who Makes Peace Frank Williams...... Red-Headed Woodpecker Andy Baumheckel...... Carefree One Carl J. Baur...... Active One Harold Cain...Bald-Headed Counselor Of Eagles George Clark, Jr...... Lifesaver Drew Dirmeyer...... Tall Brother R. Brent Hattersley ...... Redbird Fred C. Huston ...... Drum Beater Robert D. Jennings ...... Fast Talker William C. Jennings, Jr. ....One Who Enlightens Pat Marshall...... Lead Singer Robert W. Marshall...... One Who Strengthens James R. Osborne...... Tall One—Little One William Palmer ...... One Who Encourages Keith Smith...... Bearded One John D. Walker...... He Who Gives To Me Joy Chris L. Weber ...... Troubled One Michael White...... Quiet, Steady One James R. Williams...... East Wind JohnWilliams...... West Wind Duane B. Yoon...... Tired One 1982 Gasper Bailey, Jr...... Woodcock William Benson ...... One Who Encourages Tim Brewer ...... Seeker David Carlson...... Earnest One Ronald E. Colwell ...... Woodcutter Steve Farrell...... One Who Carries A Load Michael L. Huston ...... Night Hawk Jim Klosterman ...... Aged One—Noisy One Norman W. Lawson, Jr ...... Collector Ted F. Martin...... Worthy One Larry Meiman, III...... Good Looking One Patrick R. Story...... Willing One Donald Vennefron...... He Who Is Concerned W. D. (Doug) Williams ...... Chief Cook Scott Winkler...... Inquiring One

1983 L. James Boude...... Busy One Fred Carlson ...... Paul S. Carlson ...... George T. Donovan...... Robert Donovan...... Tall And Thin One Charles Falck ...... Medicineman Andrew R. Wheeler ......

Ku-Ni-Eh000159 1984 Doug Beaudoin..Little Chief—High Minded One Bruce B. Bromen ...... Gray Mouse Rob Glover...... Under-Water Wood Pecker Edward Heeg...... Diligent One Esau Issacs ...... River Runner Tim Kline...... Brotherhood Collector David Lee...... One Who Cares Richard C. Lovell...... He Who Is Concerned Richard L. Pryor ...... Fisherman Douglas Smith ...... Humble One Alan E. Vennefron...... Leader Oliver Wavra ...... One Who Does Good Ken Yoder...... Earnest Helper

1985 Theodore M. Bayer, Jr...... Better Than The Average Bear Jeffrey R. Brown ...... White Star Mark K. Carlson...One Likely To Have Accident Floyd Farrar ...... One Who Can Not Say No Richard Hebenstreit...... Pole Climber George C. Lude...... Bald Babbler Richard J. Pryor....Diligent Servant Of The Lord K. Eric Ruby...... Cloud Swimmer Brian J. Ruhl ...... Woman Seeker

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1986 Ted A. Brown...... Accomplished Camper John J. Hay, Sr...... Counselor Spencer Jesse ...... Good Natured One Charles Montgomery...Bushy-Eyed Noisy-Witty One Ron Slifko...... Humble And Joyful One Kirk Taylor ...... Skillful Rock Walker Lawrence Timmer...One Who Does Good Work Alan D. Woeste...... Mountain Man 1987 Larry Adams...... Red Headed Clown Dancer Rick Bohl.....Wild Skillful Worker With Tongue Of A Weasel Russell Campell...... One Who Encourages Buddy H. Dewar ...... Wildcat Dreamer Tim M. Deyer ...... He Who? Rev. John P. Fischer...Father Who Flies With Spiritual Power Kenneth E. Foltz...... Thoughtful Teacher Jeff Gadd...... Quiet One Who Has Knowledge Roland Gadd Jovial Singing One

Ku-Ni-Eh000160 Ken Glllasov..Once A Follower—Now A Leader Chris R. Hebenstreit...... Gentle One Hungry One William A Hendrickson ..Loud Skinny Legs Joe Howard ...... Small Happy Friendly One John M. Hughes ...... Keeper Of The Birch Bark Kenneth F. McCallister....He Who Makes Five Daughters Eric Moore ...... Lost Ghost Cort A. O’Neil...... Chosen Leader Clarence Reedy...... Quiet Cook Jim Bauer...... Swifly Moving Wildcat Fred M. Bray ...... Boasting Beaver Who LosesTrack Of Time Jeffrey Bray...Trader Who Carries A Loaded Hat Randall C. Clark ...... Teacher Who Is Prepared Charles Day...... Dancer Who Likes To Talk Jason Fritz...... Silent Raccoon

1988 Geoff Graham...... Quiet Steady One David Gregg...... Persevering Torch Bearer Mark Hebenstreit...... Determined To Dance Ben Hines...... Tall Quiet One Clyde M. Howell, Jr...... Thin Turkey James E. Lawrence...... Big Capable One Jeff McElravy, Sr...... Chosen Woodsy Owl With Red Beard Chris Metz...... Having Great Heart Sven Rundman, III...He Who Is To Be Burdened With Many Labors At The Same Time Doug Siebenburgen ...... Joyful Leader Jack Simon..He who is Charged to Count Money

1989 Roy William Bauer...... One Who Is There Andrew Bennett...... Thin Pale One Who Trades Joseph Booth ...... Large Joyful Leader CharlesG.Bretz,III...... Wind River Chief Robert Brewer...... Silent One Who Creates WithMind Elbert E. Collins...... Assist To Cook William R. Craig ...... Buckskin Man JasonGregg...... Wandering Thrifty Friend Chris Hughes...Laughing One Who Beats Drums James L. Kolb, Sr...... Old Caring One Grant J. Marsh ...... Medicineman’s Tame Beast C. J. Osborne ...... Son Of Tall One Ward C. Pohl.....Gray Haired One Who Makes Others Happy Raymond J. Trusty...... Active Warrior Who Has Confidence Michael R. West, Jr...... Worthy One Who Does Good Work Donald Wetterer...... Skunk Who Cooks Donald Wetterer, II...... Unseen One Who Does Good Work Mel White...... Sly Trinket Collecting Weasel

Ku-Ni-Eh000161 1990 Joe Casanova....Willing One Who Is A Hard Worker Greg A. Connett ...... Steady One Who Is There Sean Donelan...... Dangerous Downhill Buzzard Steve Enzweiler..Contented Eagle, Proud Hunter Tim Ford ...... Large Bear Gene Geckler...... Good Natured Bachelor John J. Hay, Jr...... Fast Talker, Fast Runner Thomas Hentz...... Bald Eagle Brian Hoffman...... Comrade Elk Greg Lohmueller...... He Who Hikes Sean McCauley....Friendly One From The North Edward Millar..One Who Understands The Mark Lawrence Niehaus Determined One-Experienced One Daniel Joseph Rich ...... Captain Carefree Shawn Sheap ...... Loyal, Quiet One Brian Vaske ...... Persevering Dancer

1991 Christopher Adams...... Serious Guard Of Organized Secrets James R. Daniel ...... Long Tall Walker James M. Donelan...... OldGrayFox WhoDoesGood Work TreyFerris...... Mischievous Laborer Jeffrey D. Flory...... One Who Loses His Way George W. Fraley ...... Talkative Thoughtful Fox Randall L. Horman...... Short Fire-Quencher Matt Hudson...... Quiet Eagle David L. Jones...... Keeper Of The Good Land Charles O’Nan..Terrible Noise With Instruments Glenn O’Nan ...... He Who Has Good Spirits Keith Rielage...... Chief Big Boy Donald L. Sanders..Diligent One That Is Humble Calvin S. Sheap..Fisherman Who Gives First Aid John Sherron, III ...... Stubborn Reliabel Bear Bryan Suddith ...... Strangely Dressed One Hank Vaske...... Quiet Warrior 1992 Michael Butz...... He Who Works Hard To Cook Thomas Butz...... Born To Count Money David Clayton...... Guard Of The North Camp Douglas Clayton...... Guide Of The North Camp Robert Crowley...One Who Does Good Work Slowly Brian Daniel...... Quiet As A Mouse Jason Epp ...... My Friend Big Boy James Farrar...... Ultimate Chef, Silent Teacher James Hunter...... Eagle-Feathered First Aider Jason Husk...... One Who Is A Good Sport

Ku-Ni-Eh000162 John Kilgore .....Loyal One Who Can Be Trusted Michael Landers ...... Tall Chief From The West Charles McKay...... Clowning Gray Fox Eric Palmer ...... Large Baby Luke Ritchie...... Jovial Large Sea Tortoise David Wereley...... Master Of The Feast Jeffery Williams...... Zealous Trader William Winkler...... A Man Of Valor

1993 Michael Baldwin....Brethren From Other Side Of Sea James Bischoff ...... Master Of Repair Thomas Burdett...... To Ally With New Brothers Doug Eifert...... Guard Of The South Camp Charles Fitzpatric...... Respected Man With Large Family Tony Frey...... Skilled Outdoorsman Tom Kilgore...... Valuable Woodpecker James Landers...... Modest Friendly Worthy One Tony Lang ...... Quiet Friend To Everyone Kenneth Lukat....Traveler Who Has Good Spirits Bret Martin ...... Loud Speaking Firemaker Joel Mechler...... Holder Of The Green Card Andrew Millar...... Hard Headed Windy One Matthew Scherocman ...... Teacher Of Friends Mike Volan...... As Big As A Bear

1994 Dennis Chastang...... Innocent Chief Adam Clinkenbeard ...... Hairy Hill Hiker Kris Edwards...... Big Happy Dancer David Gaines ...... Quiet One Who...Others Light Andy Golembiewski...... Quiet Thoughtful One Brian Halderman...... Eagle On A High Perch David Howell ...... Silent Sign Leo Hutton...... Tall Friendly One Timothy Klemm...... Big Man But Childlike Brian Kutcher...... Mischievous Guide Ronald Lukat...... Fruit Of The Lord Charles R. Otten...... Big Happy Deer Hunter Mark Pryor...... Quiet Rattlesnake Ronald Roehrig ...... Diligent Owl Brandon Sapp...... Foolish Blonde Hair Mike Sherron...... Fiery Bridge Builder Eric Siglin...... Great Wise Bison Harold Sparks...... Strong Mighty Servant

Ku-Ni-Eh000163 1995 David Erwin...... Talkative Teacher Nick Fitzpatric...... Courageous Tall Bear James Hankey...... Athletic Ring Builder Ron Hart, Jr..Makes Great Noise with Instrument John Jelks..He Who Soars High with Great Heart George Johnson...... One Who Tests Eagles PatLong...... Warrior With Playful Toys Ken Metz...... He Who Climbs Mountains Chris Mooney...... Messenger John Poston, III...... Creator Of Good Will Jason Shatto...... Enthusiastic Leader John Sherron..Bridge Builder who Serves Nation Richard Tereba...... Quiet Friend Who Serves Willingly Bob Anderson...... Tall Skillful Leader Matt Bredestege...... Honorable Clown Jeff Bross...... Red Headed Teacher Ethan Coble...... Tall Patient Teacher Dan Curley...... Leader Of Friends Tim Fitzpatric...... Large Story Teller Jerry Fraley...... The Wind Beneath Our Wings Ted Langdon .Big Communicator Edward McLaughlin...... Torchbearer For Camps John D. Meyer...... Young Camper MattMillar...... Windy Drummer Chris Patton ...... Born To Quench Fires Scott Rennak...... Flying First Aider Tony Roth ...... He Runs With The Wolves Ralph Strope...... Silver Haired Ice Cream Man Charles Walker...... Climbs Up Tree Like Bear Brendan Welsh...He Who Camped Many Nights Joseph Wira...... He Who Smokes A Skunk 1996 Kris Bischoff...... Cheerful Builder Dave Gerdes...... Background Warrior Jason Hageman...... Teacher Of Skills Greg Hall...... Dedicated Helper Of Many Deb Hart...... Caring Teacher Of Great Wisdom Brian Holtel...... Quiet Scholar Brad Hutton...... Fearless Rock Climber Gene Merchant...... Wise One Who Makes Eagles Fly James Randall...... Quiet Thin One Ed Richter ...... Massive Communicator Andrew Satterfield...... Seaker Of Visions Greg Walker ...... Mysterious Fire Builder Rusty Zimmerman...Cheerful Whispering Leader

Ku-Ni-Eh000164 1997 Matt Bailey....He Who Is As Cheerful As A Fire Jeremy Bingman...... Fiery Eyed Sash Bearer With Magic Blue Box Ron Coble ...... Quiet Leader Of Pilgrimages Harry Hall...... Instructor Of Many Brothers David Heineman ...... City Dwelling Guide EdmonJones...... Massive Bearer Of Spirit Nollie Jones ...... He Who Feeds The Giant Lydell Lopez.He Who Wears Many Headdresses Charlie McClary...... Wise Speaking Leader Of The Fort Eric Miller...... Hairy Leader Of Friends Charlie Russelburg...... Cookie Maker With Clean Car AllanSchon...... Wise Friend From The North Bob Wuerdeman ...... Loyal Wandering Brother

1998 Joyce Baker...... Trainer Of Many Tribes Brian Chaffin ...... Great Performer In The Fire'sLight Ron L. Colwell...Persuader Of The Brotherhood Brandon Daniels..Camps From Crag To Cliffside Gene Daniels...... Diligent Akela John Frederick...... Procrastinating Counselor Doug Holderbaum...... Protector Of The Den Shawn Jeffers...... Chief Who Creates Merriment Adam Luehrmann...... Walks The Path Of Cheerful Service Rick Russell...Persevering Servant Of The Camp

1999 Steve Bailey...... The Protecting One Jason Breetz...... Drumming Guard Of The Camp Dennis Chastang...... Jovial Jokester Aaron Combs....Silent Dancer With A Big Heart Robert A Dooley.Cheerful Guardian of the Drum Robert J. Dooley...... Quiet Dedicated Dancer Pat Eling...... Serious Dancer Ryan Frazee....Performing Friend Of The Young Michael Goecke...... Restless Elangomat John T. Huseman...... Teacher Of Many Victor LaFay...... Traveling Leader Jeremy Menner...... Effective Teacher Brian Mette ...... Unselfish Servant Kevin Miller ...... Guide To The Chosen Roy Mullins....Zeolous Keeper Of The Firesticks Michael Poston...... Youngest Of The Tribe Deanna Russel...... Cheerful Instructor Ross Sanford...... Caring Eagle Donald Shull...... Web Browsing Father

Ku-Ni-Eh000165 William Snead...... Active Scholar Lee Stegmann.Teaches The Ways Of The Woods

2000 Matthew Ash ...... Hard Working Wolf Cub Andrew Bredestege ...... Wild Leader Who Sails Stacy Britton ...... Elangomat of Destruction Elizabeth Busch...... Blue Ribbon Cook Jack Davis ...... Laughing Sequoyah Jeffrey Fulmer...... Witty Actor of Many Roles Michael Hageman...... Big Master of the House Jeffery Hutton...... Musical Leader Jason Haverkos ...... Small Wise Owl Sean Jones...... Eagle With Flash Box James Landers ...... Destined to Create With Hands Michael List...... Animated Orator Rick Miller...... Director of Moving Pictures Christopher Rhorer Fire Building Counselor Thomas Schneider...... Born to Chop Wood Robert Shull ..Quiet Creative Organizer

2001 John Crawford...... Dancer With Cheerful Heart Tony Crawford...... Father Who Brings Cold Air Zac Crawford...... Loud Servant of the Many Scott Dooley ...... Dancer With Fancy Steps Ben Hiatt...... Powerful Guard of the South Nick Hiatt ...... Guiding Chief of the Clan Tim Hiatt...... Wood-Cutting Bear of the South Edward Hoffrogge...... Fishing Deer Hunter Tom Hughes.Inspiring Leader who Can’t Say No Steve Jones ...... Keeper of the Sacred Land Raymond Kuhn...... Quiet Working Brother Michael Mattingly..Golden-haired Medicine man Rob Messinger.Wise Warrior with Deadly Hands Rich Moore ...... Master of the Brotherhood Steve Newby...... Silver Drummer on a Hog Will Newby..Dances with Squirrel on East Wind Gary Ross Grey-Hair Who Makes Things Fly Joel Underwood....Elangomat Who Reaches Sky Dwight Waldorf Quiet Worker

2002 Don Brannan …...Gatherer of Many Brothers Les Burdett ……..….Willing Skillful Worker Phillip Burgio …....Eaglehearted Song Writer

Ku-Ni-Eh000166 Brendan Curley ………….…Makes Fire and Performs Powerfully Dan France ……Loudspeaking Prepared One Andrew Goodwin …...….Chief of the United Eric Heyob ………….….Goose Who Dances Across the Waters Eric LaFay …………...Eagle Who Soars with Strong Winds Dan McManus …………….Friendly Smiling Whippoorwill Joey Schnieder ……..….Eagle With Music in His Heart Marc Terhar ……....……Guard of the Waters John Toerner ……….….Maker of Fire Water Stephen Toerner ……....…….Skillfull Leader Jerry Valentour …....Childish Father of Many

2003 Travis McCormick ……....Tall Spirited Chief Bradley Owens …...……...Strong Chief With Many Followers Matthew Reising ………....Bright Spirit with Musical Instrument Monica Sellers ……….….Quiet One Willing To Lend A Hand Jon Beeson ……….Builder of the Tent Town David Sellers ……………….Wise Fish From the Eastern Wind

2004 John Andrews ………….Wise Medicine Man Donald Creamer …..Quiet Active Strong One Charles Gabis …………..Sweet Drink Trader Charles Kuhn …...Servant Leader of the Fort Frank Santee ……...Tall One From the South Christopher Schildknecht …...Creative Guide Timothy Wright ……………...Servant Chief

2005 Robert Beckman …………….Zealous Leader Chris Colliver …Witty Guardian of the Water Joe Creamer ……...Wild Eagle From the East Thomas Eifert …………..He Who Follows in Footsteps Anthony Ferraro ……………..Energy Bunny H Mac Harned………………..Quiet Warrior

Ku-Ni-Eh000167 Hank Harned ….….Friendly Strong Bluebird David Houser …...….Dancer From the North Pat McGrath …………..Leader Who Travels John Newby …………..Grass Dances on Air Charles Riefle ….Chief Who Speaks Loudly William Schildknecht ……………..Climbing Communicator Shawn Strobl …….…...... Friendly Counselor Kathleen Valentour ..Caring Mother of Many Tyler Wright ……….....Feather Guard of the Brotherhood

2006 David Adkins …………...Guiding Hawk Eye Carolyn Bartlett …………..Esteemed Dancer David Farmer………...Otter of Many Virtues Patrick Franz ……...He Who Counts Quickly Dale Hahn ….…….Protector of the Outdoors Alex Hearing …..Imaginative Servant Leader Josh Holtz …………..Eagle Who Was Chief Les Houser ………Fox Who Watches Eagles Larry Morgan ……….Big Chief of Climbing Pat Morgan ……………..Diligent Elangomat Shane Noem ………..……..Outdoor Teacher Donald Robison …..Friend to Many Brothers Alex Smith …………...Twin First to be Born Jarod Smith ………....Twin Younger Brother

2007 Barry Akins ………….……...Climbing Chief Michael Beckman …….….. Energetic Leader Martin Dria………...One With Large Hunger Carroll Huffman ………...Cook Who Creates With the Mind Greg Kluener ...Creates Camp With the Mind Zach Kaufmann …………...Dancing Firebird Zach Lindsey ………One Who Speaks Softly David McGinnis .Traveler Who Helps People Mary Mette. …………Small (or short) Nurse Daniel Tracy ………………..Diligent Helper

2008 Terry Aufermann …….. He Laughs So Often Joey Baumer ...Spirited Guard of Deep Water Joe Baumer, Sr. ….Zealous Teacher of Youth Adam Bridges ………..Teacher in the Woods

Ku-Ni-Eh000168 Andrew Colliver ……..Man Who Sleeps on a Bench Jeff Ellis ……..Player of Musical Instruments Josh Ewart…….Walks Along the Edge of the Water Andrew Fisher …………………Forest Guide Ralph Morris………………...Friendly Guard Lindsey Pigg…….Book Loving Strong Heart Chad Ratterman…….White-Haired Medicine Man Mark Reibling……….Giver of Food from the South Alex Richardson...Eagle Who Dances on Ice John Ridgeway…...Sensitive Spirited Servant Jim Schneiders...One With the Spirit of a Boy Richard Schroeder…...Works With Lightning Christopher Sprowl...Messenger Who Speaks Fast

Ku-Ni-Eh000169 Arthur E. Roberts Memorial Chief’s Awards Recipients

The "Chief’s Award" was developed in 1988 by Lodge Chief Cort O’Neil. This award is dedicated to the memory of Arthur E. Roberts who served as Scout Executive of the Cincinnati Area Council. When he developed the summer camp program at Camp Friedlander and served many years as Camp Director, he began to see the need to recognize honor campers of the area. As a result, founded the Tribe of Ku-Ni-Eh in 1922. His organization has changed by the way of merger and adaptation into the Order of the Arrow, but still survives in spirit.

The award presented annually to lodge members, usually eight to ten, at the banquet by the outgoing lodge chief. It is a way of recognizing those who gave of themselves to help the chief carry out the lodge program in its mission and purpose for that year. 1988 Chief Cort O’Neil Jason Fritz Ken Gillaspy Brian McMillan Chris Metz Keith Rielage Donald Wetterer, II Mr. Mike Creagh Mr. Gordon Evans Mr. John Hughes 1989 Chief Keith Rielage Chris Adams Mike Conrad Jason Epp John (Jim) Hay, Jr. Clint Jones Cort O’Neil Bryan Suddith Mr. William Gray Mr. John Sherron

1990 Chief Bryan Suddith Steve Enzweiler Jeff Flory Bob Hall Kenny Holt Mike Landers Matt Scherocman Shawn Sheap Mr. Greg Connett Mr. John Hughes Mr. Jack Simon

Ku-Ni-Eh000170 1991 Chief Bret Martin Brandon Conlon Bryan Daniel (from Suddith) Jason Husk Bret Martin (from Suddith) Tom Mills Charles O’Nan Mike Sherron Mr. Roland Gadd Mr. Ward Pohl Mr. DonWetterer, Sr. 1992 Chief Bret Martin Dennis Chastang Nick Fitzpatric Tony Frey Brian Halderman Ken Lukat Andrew Millar Eric Oehler Mr. John Hay, Sr. Mr. Bob Hopper Mr. David Wereley 1993 Chief Brian Halderman Adam Clinkenbeard Kris Edwards Ron Hart, Jr. Brian Kutcher Charles Lester Brendan Welsh Mr. Bill Palmer Mr. Rob Pruden 1994 Chief Brian Halderman Jeremy Bingman Ethan Coble Dan Curley Ted Langdon Pat Long Sean O’Brien Mr. James Bischoff Mr. Ron Hart, Sr.

Ku-Ni-Eh000171 1995 Chief Nick Fitzpatric Brian Chaffin Ken Fredrick David Gaines Jason Haverkos Brian Holtel Shawn Jeffers Lydell Lopez Josh Wellen Mr. Dave Erwin Mr. Charles Fitzpatric Mr. David Gregg Mr. Leo Hutton Mr. Ed Richter

1996 Chief Ted Langdon Matt Bailey Matt Bredestege Brandon Daniels Ryan Frazee Eric Miller Allan Schon Jason Shatto Nathan Vogelpohl Mr. David Gerdes Mr. John Poston Mr. Charlie Russelburg 1997 Chief Brian Holtel Jason Breetz Dan Curley Ryan Frazee Michael Goecke Kevin Miller Michael Poston Mr. Brian Mette Mr. Clyde Howell

Ku-Ni-Eh000172 1998 Chief Shawn Jeffers Andrew Bredestege Jeff Fulmer Jeff Hutton Mike List Mike Mattingly Rob Messinger Bob Shull Mr. J.D. Bartlett Mr. Tom Butz Mr. Tim Klemm Mr. Rick Miller

1999 Chief Jeff Fulmer Scott Dooley Pat Eling Andrew Goodwin Mark Haffner Ben Hiatt Rich Moore Joey Schneider Mr. Matt Ash Mr. S. Ambler Brown Mr. Albert "Buddy" Dewar Mr. Ronald Roerig Mr. Tom Schneider

2000 Chief Mike Mattingly Zac Crawford Nick Hiatt Sean McBride Will Newby Mark Riffe Stephen Toerner Mr. Robert Dooley Mr. Tim Hiatt Mr. Steve Newby Ms. Deanna Russell Mr. John Toerner

Ku-Ni-Eh000173 2001 Chief Rich Moore/Chief Bob Shull Matt Duggan (Y) Brad Owens (Y) DJ Picard (Y) Anthony Scott (Y) Marc Terhar (Y) John Andrews (A) Don Brannon (A) Tony Crawford (A) Gary Ross (A) Don Shull (A)

2002 Chief Sean McBride Jon Beeson (A) Chris Colliver (Y) Mike Hale (A) Laura Kumler (A) Travis McCormick (Y) Joe Schneider (Y) Tim Wright (Y)

2003 Chief Travis McCormick Brad Beeson (A) Brendan Curley (Y) Alex Hearing (Y) Rick Hearing (A) Mike Hogan (A) Marv Huffman (A) Chris Schildknecht (Y) Jerry Valentour (A) Kathy Valentour (A) Tyler Wright (Y)

2004 Chief Tim Wright/Chief Chris Schildnecht Carolyn Bartlett (A) Don Creamer (A) Tony Ferraro (A) Patrick Franz (Y) David Houser (Y) Carroll Huffman (A) Steve Jones (A) Zach Kaufman (Y) Charles Riefle (Y) Donald Robison (Y) Frank Santee (Y) Bill Schildknecht (A)

Ku-Ni-Eh000174 2005 Chief Chris Schildnecht Robert Beckman (A) Michael Beckman (Y) Jeff Ellis (Y) Chris Ellis (A) Gene Geckler (A) Les Houser (A) Zach Lindsey (Y) Dave McGinnis (Y) John Newby (Y) Andrew Schildknecht (Y)

2006 Chief Zach Lindsey Terry Aufermann (Y) Betty Busch (A) Josh Ewart (Y) Toy Ewart (A) Andrew Fisher (Y) Shane Noem (Y) John Ridgeway (Y) Mike Swofford (A)

2007 Chief Zach Lindsey Joe Baumer, Jr. (Y) Alex Pendl (Y) Jason Pigg (A) Lindsey Pigg (A) Chad Ratterman (Y) Ian Ridgeway (Y) James Ridgeway (A) Joey Schaefer (Y) Nick Scovanner (A) Daniel Tracy (Y)

2008 Chief Michael Beckman David Andersen (A) David Adkins (A) Drew Ellis (Y) Julian Hein (Y) Greg Heithaus (A) Josh Hillenbrand (Y) Kyle Mays (Y) Mary Mette (A) Joe Nutter (Y) Will Scott (Y)

Ku-Ni-Eh000175 Founders’ Award

The Order of the Arrow Founder’s Award was developed in 1981 by the National Order of the Arrow Committee to aid lodges in recognizing those Brotherhood or Vigil Honor Arrowmen who have given of themselves to the Order above and beyond normal expectations. A lodge may nominate one Arrowmen per every 500 registered Arrowmen in the lodge per year. If there are two or more, at least 50% of the nominees must be youth members of the Order. Though conceived in 1981, Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge only began awarding it in 1984. Recipients are presented with a certificate and medal (shown below) by their home lodge, along with a universal arrow ribbon that is all red with a gold arrow. Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge also issues a gold bead to these recipients.

Note: In 1986 the Founder’s Awards were presented by the new lodge, Ku-Ni-Eh #145, with two Arrowmen receiving the award from each of the two lodges that were involved in the 1985 merger. 1984 Steve Farrell Bill Palmer 1985 Doug Beaudoin Gasper Bailey 1986 Jeff Brown Bill Story (Ku-Ni-Eh) Mark Longworth John D. Bartlett (Nachenum) 1987 Ted Brown Cletus Oaks 1988 Cort O’Neil Ken Gillaspy 1989 Don Wetterer, II John Hughes 1990 Jason Fritz Bill Hines 1991 Keith Rielage Jack Simon 1992 Bryan Suddith Gordon Evans 1993 Bret Martin Charles O’Nan Ward Pohl 1994 Mike Sherron John Hay, Sr. 1995 Brian Halderman Brendan Welsh David Wereley 1996 Jeremy Bingman Ted Langdon Rob Pruden

Ku-Ni-Eh000176 1997 Dan Curley Ron Hart, Sr. Don Wetterer, Sr. 1998 Brian Holtel Clyde Howell 1999 Matt Bailey Lee Dennis 2000 Brian Chaffin Shawn Jeffers Greg Connett 2001 Mike Mattingly Pat Eling Tom Butz 2002 Mike List Rich Moore Charles Russelburg 2003 Travis McCormick Will Newby Don Shull 2004 Chris Schildknecht Brendan Curley Tim Hiatt 2005 John Newby Tyler Wright Ron Roehrig 2006 Zach Lindsey Charles Riefle Brian Mette 2007 Michael Beckman Joe Baumer, Jr. Carolyn Bartlett 2008 Terry Aufermann Andrew Fisher Steve Newby

Ku-Ni-Eh000177 Archie J. Williams Memorial Awards

The Archie J. Williams Memorial Award is presented annually to adults in Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge who live by the Scout Oath and Law and have distinguished themselves as advisers of youth. The lodge may recognize one member for every 1,000 members of the lodge.

The award is named after one of the most prominent figures in the history of scouting in Northern Kentucky. The first Eagle in Kentucky and a Scoutmaster for Troop 6 in Covington, Mr. Williams founded "The Council of the Ages." This organization consisted of scouts dedicated to studying the history of Native Americans. The first clan was the Nipperine. Later, this clan was expanded and called the "Crazy Dog Society." As this society began to fade away in Northern Kentucky, the Nipperine Lodge, Order of the Arrow started. Mr. Williams was a member of Dan Beard’s "Sons of Daniel Boone." He founded the Williams Natural History Society, served in World War I, served as a Deputy Scout Commissioner, and received the Silver Beaver Award. Mr. Williams was an instructor in scout training courses at the local, regional, and national levels, inducted in the Sac Fox Tribe, and was a director of the Cincinnati Art Museum. 1994 John Hay, Sr. Rob Pruden 1995 Ed Richter Dave Jones 1996 Clyde Howell Leo Hutton 1997 John Hughes Charlie Russelburg 1998 Jack Simon Gordon Evans 1999 Tom Butz J.D. Bartlett 2000 Donald Shull Ronald Roehrig 2001 Tim Hiatt Brian Mette 2002 Albert Dewar, Jr. Robert Dooley 2003 Steven Newby Jim Landers 2004 Jerry Valentour Don Brannan Honorary 2004 Archie J. Williams, Jr. Recipient 2005 Carolyn Bartlett Dave Wereley 2006 Don Creamer Gene Geckler Honorary 2006 Robert Griffin Recipient 2007 Joe Baumer, Sr. Tony Ferraro 2008 Jim Ridgeway Bill Schildknecht

Ku-Ni-Eh000178 National Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award (DSA) was created in 1940 from the need to honor those Arrowmen who rendered exceptional service to the Order beyond the lodge. Since the first awards in 1940, less than 600 DSA’s have been presented. This select few is a testament to the standard of excellence of this award. Nominations are taken from the home lodge of the Arrowman and the awards are given out bi-annually at the National Order of the Arrow Conference. Nine have been awarded to Arrowmen who were a part of this lodge. The DSA recipient may wear a square knot, which is white on a red background and also a ceremonial necklace (shown below).

1968 Robert C. Griffin, Jr. 1971 George "Hawkeye" Harvey 1975 Clarence A. Graves Ron Temple 1988 Doug Beaudoin 1990 Michael Creagh 1992 David E. Larkin Cort A. O’Neil Bill Story 2004 Rich Moore 2009 Chris Schildknecht

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Red Arrow Award

The National Order of the Arrow Committee presents the Red Arrow Award to non-Scouters or Scouters who are not members of the Order of the Arrow, for distinguished service to the OA. These awards are also given out at the National Order of the Arrow Conference. As with the Distinguished Service Award, nominees are named by their home lodge.

1996 Sandy Story 2002 Carolyn Bartlett

Ku-Ni-Eh000180 Lodge Chiefs 2010 to Present

2010 Terry Aufermann 2011 Will Modrall* 2012 Joe Kaufman, Jr. 2013 Paco Patag 2014 Connor Field 2015 Patrick Kelley

Lodge Advisers 2010 to Present

2009 - 2012 Rob Beckman 2013 - Dale Hahn

Vigil Honor Members 2009 to Present

2009 David Andersen …..He Who Builds From Ashes Matthew Andersen……………….Bringer of the Forgotten Life Barrett Farmer……………....Dancer in the Field Julian Hein…...... …..One Who Is Close To God Greg Heithaus……………...Dwells With Eagles Will Scott……..………....One With Unruly Hair Mike Swofford…Childlike One Who Fears Cats Nick Wagner…..……...One Who Inspires Many

2010 Terry Coleman……………...Dislikes Raccoons Brendan Elchynski……………….Big as a Tree Frank Finnern……………...….Spiritual Leader Chris Harding……………………….Little Tree James Harding……………..Bald Headed Eagle Josh Hillenbrand……..As Tall as a Swamp Oak Larry Lautzenheiser...He Who Travels With the Drum Tyler Leaman…………Quiet Guard of the Past Neil Lizakowski………………..Sleepy Dancer Sean Mette…….….He Who Makes One Happy Ryan Miklos…………..One Who Likes to Talk Timothy Miller……..Strong, Spirited Drummer Will Modrall…………...... Swamp Huckleberry Joe Nutter…………...He Advocates Our Cause Tim Ovia…...Always Willing to Help Someone Ian Ridgeway………….Follows Brother’s Path James Ridgeway………...Father of Bald Eagles Dave Self…………………..Red Haired Leader Jeff Tullius…………………………..Carpenter Lee Yarberry…………………..Warrior Leader

2011 Aaron Broughton……....Strong Spirited Leader of Many Lee Carmichael………………Preserver of Life Anthony Halusek …....One Who Cleans Dishes Ryan Mahoney…...Medicine Man Who Laughs Tim Mangold……………………..Gift to Many Ed Milbrada…………………..Willing Teacher Rob Packard …..……...Instructor Who Travels Herb Packard……..….Bald Eagle Who Travels Andrew Sant……………………….Merry Bear Al Sellmeyer…….One Who Plays With Knives Scott Snow……One Who Actively Protects Marlin Tatman..Hardworking OneWho Sells Charlie Ulrich…………...…..Quiet Teacher Colin Vorbroker………..Full of Rocks Tied In Mouth

2012 Alexander Bachman ………..…..Patch Trader Dave Boes ………………...Two Time Badger David Bruno ………….…..One Who Delgates Jeremy Dunbar ………...Squirrel Hunter From the Sky Mitchell Evans……...Tall Man of Little Canoe Quentin Goyert…………...Servant Who Steps Forward Daniel Jensen………………...Excited Brother Joseph Kaufman, Jr…………....Dancing Chief Carrie Kennedy……….…….Maternal Warrior John King…...... Watchman of the Fort Danny Korn……...Medicine Man of Mountain Scott Kunau…………………...Happy Servant Michael McCabe………...….Peaceful Warrior Derek Noem…………….……...Warrior Eagle John F. Poston IV……….One Who Serves the Young Persons Bryan Powell……..….One Who Enjoys Polar Bears Andrew Schildknecht…….Last One of Family Billy Stengle……...... One Who Fetches Wood Andy Voskuhl…….…..He Who Lives in Deep Water A.J. Waltz………….……..Capturer of Beauty Kenneth Wegenhart………...My Brother With Spiritual Power

2013 Anthony Eifert………..……....Southern Spirit Ian Findlay……………..…….Talking Dancer Jay Goyert………...….Restorer of Cool Wind John Gray…………..………...Sleepy Servant Chip Halfhill………..…….Long Hair Trapper Mitch Halusek………………...Cooking Chief Nathan Hensley………..……..Straight Footed Dishwasher Chuck Hertlein……....Guide of Young People Patrick Kelley……....Guardian of the Animals Wanda Leaman……..…...Medicine Mother of Many Christine Dixon…..Stream of a Reddish Color Bryan Pruden…………….Teacher of the Bow Tony Scovanner…....Guardian With No Horse Nolan Seithel……………..Keeper of the Guns Eric Sutthoff……..To Help One Another With Food Paul Sweeney………………….Small Warrior Andrew Tallarigo….…….Chief With Muscles Louis Terhar……………..…….Windy Leader Connor Thompson……...…Leader of Musical Instruments Ryan Tollefson………..…Red-Haired Dancer Todd Wegenhart……...Second Story Window Peter Wessel……………….Inquisitive Friend

2014 Ben Aufermann…………….....Faithful Guide Joe Baldauf…………..Keeper of the Treasure Joe Bertolini……………....Guardian of Water Nicholas Dereshkevich...Tall Flying Merchant Scott Douglass……….Silver-Looped Teacher Connor Field………….…...Chief Who Swims Jeff Findley………….…...Reserved Drummer Lee Gardner…………………….Knot Creator Charlie Garrison…...…...Archer Who Teaches Tanner Haller……………..Quiet Path Builder Brian Hiles…………...…..Friend Who Serves Jon Kerr……………….Silver-Looped Leader Alex Lebowitz……...Humble Dancing Leader Matt Mahoney……………...Timeless Nutiket Paco Patag…………………….Spiritual Chief Douglas Tallmadge………..Universal Brother George Weckenbrock……….Master of Feasts Hal Wood………...Knowledgeable Storyteller Jacob Wurth………………..….Eternal Scribe Connor Zink……………Dancing Trailbuilder

2015 Ian Bertolini………………...Servant of the Sea Zach Broerman…………Long Haired Entertainer Mark Duff…………………..Encouraging Teacher Jacob Fite…………………….Roaming Servant Cameron Forsythe……..Enthusiastic Hard Worker Tom Forsythe………………...Heavy Metal Bear Sean Gardner……………………..Deep Speaker Colton Haller…………Cheerful Teaching Dancer Mark Jensen……………………Man Who Flies Kenny Kelley…………………Intense Soul Man Jordan Licata………………Sender of Messages Alex Moulvi…………………Curly Haired Friend Jason Neal…………Bearded Master Guardian Thomas Ryan……………………Flexing Leader Robert Scales……..………Mentor of Firearms Michael Stamat…………………Grateful Turtle Zach Stephani………….….Happy Grass Cutter Cliff Thompson……………Red Headed Mentor Matthew Waldeck………………Helpful Teacher

Chief’s Awards 2009 Chief Terry Aufermann Will Modrall (Y) Tim Ovia (Y) Tim Miller (Y) Tyler Leaman (Y) Ryan Miklos (Y) Jeremy Dunbar (Y) Aaron Broughton (Y) Paul Utz (Y) Terrance Coleman (Y) Brendan Elchynski (Y)

2010 Chief Terry Aufermann Chris Harding (Y) Ryan Mahoney (Y) Ben Melvin (Y) A. J. Waltz (Y) Doug Warren (Y) Peter Wessel (Y) Bill Aufermann (A) Martin Dria (A) Tom Dugger (A) Alex Richardson (A)

2011 Chief Will Modrall Alex Bachman (Y) Ron Colwell, Jr. (A) Joe Kaufman, Jr. (Y) Scott Kunau (A) Brian Powell (Y) Bryan Pruden (Y) Billy Stengle (Y)

2012 Chief Joe Kaufman Lee Carmichael (A) Lee Gardner (A) Jay Goyert (A) Joe House (Y) Paco Patag (Y) Christine Dixon (A) Andrew Tallarigo (Y) Connor Thompson (Y) Dwight Waldorf (A) Jacob Wurth (Y)

2013 Chief Paco Patag Alex Lebowitz (Y) Jason Baldridge (A) Dale Hahn (A) Chip Halfhill (A) Tanner Haller (Y) Patrick Kelley (Y) Alfredo Patag (A) Ryan Tollefson (Y) Matthew Waldeck (Y) Sam Wurth (Y)

2014 Chief Connor Field Terry Aufermann (A) Ben Bolton (Y) Joel Borgemenke (Y) Mark Brackman (Y) Jacob Fite (Y) Wanda Leaman (A) Bill Palmer (A) Mike Ratterman (A) Tom Ryan (Y)

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Distinguished Service Awards (DSA) 2012 Michael Beckman Daniel Beard: Scouting pioneer was boys' best friend

By Barry M. Horstman, Cincinnati Post staff reporter

In describing his friend Daniel Beard, President Theodore Roosevelt once said that the truest measure of a man's character and popularity is the nickname given him.

To hundreds of thousands of boys and young men, Beard was always known as Uncle Dan.

A writer, artist, engineer and teacher of note, Beard is better remembered as the most famous Boy Scout of them all - the man who helped create the Boy Scouts of America by blending a love of the outdoors with the belief that maintaining ties to the nation's frontier roots was vital to molding leadership in an increasingly urbanized society.

'We must be on our guard to see that modern conditions do not soften our fiber until, when confronted with hardship, we seem as helpless as a hermit crab without a shell,' said Beard.

If Beard preferred open spaces to the city, it is perhaps because - as Roosevelt noted - he started life when

America was still an unmade land, 'when the wilderness was not a romantic memory but a fact.' For Beard, the fringed buckskins he wore in most photographs were no mere affectation.

Born on Cincinnati's West Ninth Street in June 1850, Beard spent his boyhood around keelboats, wood-burning trains and the Texas longhorns and pigs that kicked up dust on their way to the slaughterhouses. Except that to the imaginative youth - said by friends to have 'a spirit as wild as a hawk' - they weren't cows and pigs, but 'buffalos' that he polished off with a make-believe gun.

Beard attended Worrall's Academy in Covington, graduating in 1869 with a degree in engineering. His first job was as an unpaid apprentice in a surveyor's office in Cincinnati, but within three years he was earning the then-princely sum of $125 per month in the city civil engineer's office.

When his father - a prominent artist whose portrait subjects included Generals William Tecumseh Sherman and George Armstrong Custer - moved to Long Island in the early 1870s, Beard followed his family east. In New York, he worked for a map company but also began gaining a reputation for wildlife drawings that one reviewer praised as displaying a 'moral quality that speaks of the man of large faith and warm heart.'

The drawings and the comfortable income they produced not only allowed Beard to leave surveying for a '60-year vacation' but also caught the attention of Mark Twain, who hired him to illustrate 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court,' 'The Prince and the Pauper' and other works. Twain was thrilled with Beard's drawings - 'It was a fortunate hour that I went netting for lightning bugs and caught a meteor,' he gushed - and the two formed a fast friendship that lasted nearly a quarter-century until the humorist died in 1910.

In New York, Beard - who always viewed cities as unavoidable necessities - was horrified by the sight of newsboys sleeping on cold, damp sidewalks and of 'gamins gambling on the pavement being chased away by policemen from even that miserable playground.'

'The fools have built an immense city without a place for the young people at all,' he said. Thus he formed 'The Sons of Daniel Boone,' a club where boys learned how to throw tomahawks, handle guns, build totem poles, construct sleds and play outdoor games. One of the few organizations then open to boys, the group grew to more than 20,000 members nationwide by 1909.

Around the same time, a similar movement was taking root in England. While stationed in South Africa, British Col. - later Lord - Robert Baden-Powell developed an outdoor training program for new recruits. When he returned to England, he was surprised to find that his program was popular among schoolboys. At school leaders' request, he modified his program and named it the Boy Scouts.

The idea was brought back to the U.S. by Chicago publisher William Boyce, who - as the story goes - came across it on a trip to London when a Scout helped him find an address during a dense fog. Beard, then leading a youth group in Covington, and Ernest Seton, who was doing the same in New York City, joined with Boyce in 1910 to incorporate the Boy Scouts of America.

Beard, who became the Boy Scouts' first high commissioner, saw scouting as a way to fill boys' leisure time with activities that would 'build character and train for citizenship.' An ideal figure to serve as scouting's paragon, his personal motto was: 'Do all the good to your neighbor you can, do as little harm as possible, and trust in God.'

The author of 20 books on the outdoors and for youths, Beard - the father of a son and daughter - also wrote a monthly column in the Scouts' magazine Boys Life, was president of the Camp Fire Club of America and active in other youth-oriented activities. By the time he died at age 91 in 1941, his name had become synonymous with scouting and was known to virtually every boy in America.

'In my old age, life is in large measure made for me by the thousands of men playing notable roles . . . whom I remember first as grubby, bright-eyed youngsters,' said Beard, for whom the local Boy Scout Council is named.

Roosevelt best put Beard's lasting contribution into perspective.

'He loves boys and they instinctively turn to him with implicit confidence,' the president said. 'Dan Beard has been a character builder in our country, and that is the highest tribute that can be paid any man.'

Publication date: 03-31-99 THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE

By Thomas A. McCammon

In 1880 my Great Grandfather, William McCammon, gave to his son

William P. McCammon a farm near Miamiville, Clermont County, Ohio. The over 200 acre farm lies primarily between Ward’s Corner Road and Paxton

Road (the old Loveland Miamiville Road) starting at the Pennsylvania

Railroad where these two roads run into the village of Miamiville.

There was some acreage on the North side of Ward’s Corner Road and further acreage on the south side of Paxton Road between the Little Miami

River and Ibold Road. This farm encompassed some civil war nostalgia, particularly those acres between Ibold Road and the river.

My father was raised on this farm and years later he and I spent many happy hours picking berries, hunting, and fishing or just tramping the farm. My father told me many tales of his youth, one about a colored hired hand who would always nap on his lunch hour and how my dad and his brothers would plague the poor man. In one instance, while he was napping, they coiled a dead snake up on his chest and waited to see him wake. When he did, he lit out, leaving plow and mule behind not to come back that day. Dad and his brothers were duly punished, they had to finish all the plowing until dusk without supper. He showed me a nail in a tree some six feet from the ground where they nailed the longest black snake they had ever seen, and told me of finding Civil War cannon balls all over the heights above the Little Miami River and collecting several old trunks full which were stored in the barn.

Around the turn of the century my Grandfather sold those acres between Ibold Road and the River to Edgar Friedlander of Cincinnati. Some years later Mr. Friedlander turned this acreage over to the Cincinnati Boy

Scouts for a summer camp, which was appropriately named Camp Friedlander.

-1- I summered there as a Boy Scout during my high school years, the first year as a paying guest, the next three years as a non-paid worker, and my last year as a paid staff member.

The Little Miami River flows past Miamiville and sweeps around a long curve before heading off for the town of Camp Dennison. At this curve the river has eroded deeply into the Ohio hills leaving a sheer cliff over 250 feet tall. Running in from the hills at the north end of the cliff is a deep, tree covered ravine. At the juncture of the ravine and the face of the cliff is an almost vertical ridge aptly named the

“Devil’s Backbone.”

To any boy who has been to Camp Friedlander, one of the first things he learns is that the Devil’s Backbone is off limits. Forbidden fruit lures even the young, I don’t think I climbed the Backbone in my first year, but I can assure you every year thereafter I would surreptitiously ascend it at least twice. Now all campers would hear when someone had climbed the Devil’s Backbone and I suppose the adult leaders also knew but they must have turned their heads for I was never disciplined for my climbs.

From the heights of the Backbone, across the river lay this valley which was named by its first settler, Christian Waldsmidt, in 1796, “Big

Bottom.” The Waldsmidt Family farmed the area and had mills on the river run by its power. Along the present road, US By-pass #50 can be seen the original flagstone buildings of the Waldsmidt’s, a small bungalow, a farm house, and a large barn.

The Waldsmidt name for the area, Big Bottom, was soon changed by the locals to reflect the origin of those living there and it was called

“Germany.” This name was used by the Little Miami Railroad for its station when its line went through the valley in 1840.

-2- When the Civil War broke out the area was selected as a camp site by

General Rosecrans at Governor William Dennison’s request. The camp was laid out under the direction of an engineer named Cotton from the Little

Miami Railroad.

The Waldsmidt buildings were taken over by the Army, the farm house for Post Headquarters, the barn for the Post Hospital, and the bungalow as the Commandant’s quarters.

The Little Miami Railroad changed their station name to “Camp

Dennison” and following the war when the camp was abandoned the local residents tried to change the name to “Grand Valley” but the new owners of the rail line, the Pennsylvania Railroad, refused to change the name because all their time tables were printed with that name.

One of the first military residents of the bungalow was George B.

“Little Mac” McCellan. He was assembling the army’s first invasion force to go into the South. The troops assembled here, mostly from Ohio, did invade Virginia, now West Virginia, in 1861 and won. McCellen led his troops in the battles of Rich Mountain which was one of the first northern victories. The result if this was that President Lincoln called McCellen to Washington to command the Army of the Potomac.

Beside the infantry training at Camp Dennison there was artillery and in their training what better target than that sheer mud cliff some two or three miles across the valley. So through the months and months of training, shot and shell built up on the face of Devil’s Backbone and the hills and ravines behind it. No wonder my dad had no trouble collecting trunks full of cannon balls.

Years later I asked my uncle who owned the farm by then, what became

-3- of the cannon balls and he seemed to recall they were given to a World War

I scrap iron drive. With all the interest today in the Civil War antiques mementos, think of the value lost.

In July of 1863 General Lee started his invasion of the North and had met the Union troops at Gettysburg. General John Hunt Morgan was also beginning his invasion of the North. In July the 8th and 2nd Kentucky

Cavalry, composed of about 2,500 troopers, crossed the Ohio River west of

Louisville at Brandenburg, Kentucky into Indiana. Some historians will have you believe this raid was to free the Confederate prisoners at Fort

Harrison, near Indianapolis and some will say it was a coordinated attack with Lee’s invasion and that the two successful forces were to meet in

Western Pennsylvania.

Whatever the reason, General Morgan bit off more than he could chew.

By the time he had captured Vernon, Indiana the Federals were massing between him and Fort Harrison and he had to turn East. From then on it was just a question of Morgan and his men keeping one jump ahead of the following Federal troops. The Confederates moved on East from Vernon to the town of Harrison on the Ohio-Indiana border where they rested while their scouts investigated the possible capture of Cincinnati and a quick return to Kentucky. Cincinnati was too well protected so they had to continue East, hoping to find an undefended crossing on the Ohio River to be able to return to a safer Kentucky.

On the evening of July 13th they left Harrison, continuing East, skirting the northern suburbs of Cincinnati passing through Glendale,

Sharonville, Montgomery, Remington, and on to Miamiville, Ohio. The saddle weary troopers and horses were given a short rest. They halted on

-4- the heights in the back of Devil’s Backbone. Sentries were posted on the

Backbone to keep an open eye on the Federal Troops at Camp Dennison.

The rear guard of Morgan’s column, under the command of Lieutenant

Peddicord, on hearing the whistling of a train along the Little Miami

Railroad, stacked crossties across the rails at the curve near Miamiville, cut the telegraph wires, and then concealed themselves in a cornfield near the tracks. The train’s engineer, meanwhile, somehow sighted the

Confederates and put on a burst of speed.

“The train shot past us like a blazing meteor,’ said Lieutenant

Peddicord, “and the next thing we saw was a dense cloud of steam above which flew large timbers. Our next sight startled our nerves, for there lay the iron monster floundering in the field like a fish out of the water, with nothing but the tender attached.”

The “Morrow Accommodation” lay wounded, its fireman killed and the engineer severely injured. The four passenger cars remained on the tracks.

From the cars there spilled out over three hundred raw recruits who were on board, bound for Camp Dennison. They detrained through the doors and the windows, tumbling and rolling out in every imaginable way. all submitted without a shot and were sent, under guard, to the main column on the heights in the back of the Devil’s Backbone.

The Morrow Accommodation was then given the coup de grace, wheat- stocks were collected from nearby fields and stuffed into the cars and set afire. The cars burned to their iron wheels.

While the train was being ambushed and destroyed some of Lieutenant

Peddicord’s men rushed on to the railroad and vehicular bridges crossing the Little Miami River, driving the Federal outpost guards back across the bridges toward Camp Dennison. It was a brief skirmish and the

-5- Confederates captured a few fresh horses which were fully equipped.

The returning of the outpost guards aroused the Federals at Camp

Dennison. This late in the war, Camp Dennison had become a replacement training camp, a general hospital, and recuperation center for the battle wounded. A band of raw recruits and convalescent battle veterans marched

North to Miamiville to arrive at the bridges as they were being burned.

There was the exchange of rifle fire across the river. As soon as the

Confederates were assured that the bridges were destroyed, the rear guard turned east following the main body on towards Williamsburg.

The Camp Dennison contingent waded the Little Miami River and followed in the earnest pursuit. During the morning these mostly untrained troops peppered away at the rear guard but being on foot, they were soon out distanced by the mounted Confederates. As they neared

Batavia they abandoned the chase and began felling trees across the road to block the raider in case they returned. Morgan of course did not turn back and the felled trees only served to delay a Federal cavalry troop following in pursuit.

The skirmish at Miamiville was not recognized by the North as an engagement and therefore received no name in the Official War Department

Records. Colonel Basil W. Duke, commander of the First Brigade of the 2nd

Kentucky Cavalry, who was with the main body of Morgan’s troops at the time of the skirmishes in and around Miamiville, wrote the first comprehensive book of the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry in 1867 and reported briefly of this period of time, “We halted to feed the horses in sight of Camp Dennison. After a short rest here and a picket skirmish, we resumed our march.” Later writers, not knowing of the little village of Miamiville, picked-up from Colonel Duke and called the fighting,

-6- “The skirmish of Camp Dennison,” which is of course a misnomer.

It was almost two weeks, or until July 26th before General Morgan and his troops were run to ground and captured between Salineville and

West Point, Ohio almost to the Pennsylvania line.

Edgar Friedlander was a regular visitor to the summer camp when I was there and after we first met he seemed to look me up each time he camp to camp. It seemed our conversations would always turn to my grandfather,

Will. Mr. Friedlander would tell me about how he bought the camp property from my grandfather.

As he would put it, “Your granddad and I finally came to a price and

I had my lawyer draw up the deed. When I met with Will McCammon and we signed the papers I tried to hand him my check for the agreed price. Your granddad just stood there for a moment, not accepting my check, and then said, ‘Mr. Friedlander I just can’t accept your check!!!’ I demanded an explanation and he said, ‘I know your check is good but if I were to accept it I would have to take it to the Milford Bank to cash it and then everybody in the county would know how much I got for the property.’” The deal was closed with cash.

After the first time I heard this story I got to thinking, why didn’t grandfather want to reveal the selling price? Did he gouge

Mr. Friedlander? Did he sell ridiculously low?

Every time I saw Mr. Friedlander after that, I would steer the conversation to the sale of the camp property and I would ask him, “Who got the better of the deal?”

He would just smile and not answer.

-7- THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE

BIBLIOGRAPHY

BOOKS

Black, Robert L...... THE LITTLE MIAMI RAILROAD, Private Printing, Cincinnati, Ohio

Brown, Dee A...... THE BOLD CAVALIERS, Lippicott Co., Philadelphia, 1959

Duke, Basil W...... MORGAN’S CAVALRY, I.U. Press, Bloomington, Ind., 1960

Funk, Arville L...... THE MORGAN RAID IN INDIANA AND OHIO, Superior Printing Co., Mentone, Ind., 1978

PAMPHLETS

Hesketh, Bette...... HISTORY OF CAMP DENNISON, Camp Dennison Citizen League, 1963

McDowell, Robert E...GENERAL JOHN HUNT MORGAN’S GREAT 1863 RAID, The Civil War Centennial Commission, Louisville, 1963

BUCKEYES IN BLUE The Ohio Civil War Centennial Commission, 1961

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Tribe of Ku-Ni-Eh History Page 1 of 4

The Tribe of Ku-Ni-Eh 1919-1951

Background

The rich, deep and true Scouting that exists in the Dan Beard Council today is the result of the farsightedness and creativity of many men, one of which is Mr. Arthur E. Roberts. The program that he founded and directed for thirty years in the Council camps has had a most profound effect upon all that have come into contact with it—The Ku-Ni-Eh Order.

The "Laws of the Tribe of Ku-Ni-Eh" have trained the Scouts of yesterday to be the Scouters of today.

To more clearly understand the history of the Order, it is necessary to know about Mr. Roberts and his connection with the Council camps.

Mr. Roberts was an outdoorsman and a hardy individualist. In his youth he directed a "wilderness camp" for boys at which emphasis was placed on individual skills and self-reliance. To give color and promote interest, the Indian heritage was used in the camping program.

At some time Edgar Friedlander attended the camp. The style of camping and program in which he participated influenced him so much that when Edgar Friedlander donated Camp Friedlander to the Boy Scouts, he asked Mr. Roberts to be the first Camp Director. At Friedlander, Mr. Roberts continued his ideas of individual development, and so the Ku-Ni-Eh Order was evolved.

Development of the Tribe

In the summer of 1919, Camp Edgar Friedlander was first opened for summer camp by the Cincinnati Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. During that summer and the succeeding summers, Mr. Arthur E. Roberts, the camp director for several seasons to come, saw the need for a brotherhood to honor a select number of those Scouts who, while attending camp, and the year round also, best exemplified the Scout Oath and Law.

On his own initiative, Mr. Roberts investigated many organizations and groups to see what they had to offer towards this brotherhood. One of the first was the Order of the Arrow, which had been founded in 1915 at Treasure Island, the Philadelphia Scout Camp. The Order of the Arrow, however, wanted fifty dollars at the time as an initial membership fee. Mr. Roberts felt this a bit steep, if not ridiculous, and turned elsewhere.

He had decided by this time, though, that this brotherhood should be based on the rituals and ideas of the American Indians since so many of these Indian tribes professed the same virtues and qualities expressed in the Scout Oath and Law. After many months of hunting, Mr. Roberts found what he considered to be the best ceremony for inducting candidates into this brotherhood. The induction ceremony, which he finally worked out, was based on a ritual used by the Kankau, file://C:\Users\Carolyn\Documents\Lodge History - Text by Brian Holtel\informatio... 5/7/2009 Tribe of Ku-Ni-Eh History Page 2 of 4 a tribe of the Maidu Indians of Northern California, to test their boys in the virtues necessary to become a brave. Ku-Ni-Eh, meaning the Order of Manhood in the Maidu tongue, was chosen as the name for this brotherhood.

In 1922 the first induction ceremony was held. The number of boys taken in those first few years and who they were is now unknown. Also unknown is the manner in which this semi-secret order was accepted by the Scouts and Scouters. It is obvious, however, that it was favorable enough for the induction ceremonies to continue those first few summers until it could stand alone, live, and prosper.

Either by the time of the first ceremony, or within a few years thereafter, the ceremonies, membership requirements, an insignia, a song, and other things pertinent to the popularity and growth of the Order were recorded on paper, never to be lost.

One of the most important things discovered and corrected was that when a boy was to be inducted into Ku-Ni-Eh, he could be joined by his father, for the ceremonial pamphlet says, "These ceremonies you shall keep secret from all save your parents from whom you should have no secrets."

Membership in Ku-Ni-Eh could be obtained by Scouts who, in the judgment of the present members of Ku-Ni-Eh, had proved themselves worthy of the honor. The members based their decisions upon the attitude of the boys in camp life with respect to the following: Loyalty to the ideals and spirit of Scouting, participation in campfire work and the general programs of athletics and entertainment insofar as possible, cheerfulness in service and discipline, helpfulness toward new boys, general out-of-doors knowledge, progress in tests, and orderliness of tent and person. Honorary membership was awarded Scout and public officials and other citizens whose interest it was desired to cultivate for Scouting, such as Charles A. Lindberg and Chief Two-Gun White Calf whose portrait appears on the Indian Head nickel.

The initiation into Ku-Ni-Eh consisted of several parts, which were carried out on two different evenings. On Friday night, the initiation was begun with the presentation of the candidates by Mishenewa, guide of the tribe, to the members of Ku-Ni-Eh. At this time Gowana, medicine man of the tribe, informed the candidates of what would be expected of them and they were given the Laws of the Tribe of Ku-Ni-Eh. They were then sent into the forest to spend the night alone and in silence. When awakened in the morning, the candidates were taken to a running stream (Little Miami River) to cleanse themselves in body; spending the night alone and in silence cleansed their minds. They remained silent until the final ceremony was finished.

The following night, Saturday, the remainder of the initiation was presented to the boys. After taps the members and candidates were again assembled before a brightly burning fire where each candidate would have to pledge himself to the Laws of Ku-Ni-Eh. The boys were then given the passwords of the order and sent to another part of the forest where "The Quest for Ku-Ni-Eh," a 292-line poem of a boy seeking the grave of Ku-Ni-Eh, the mightiest of braves, was narrated to them.

Finally, they were led to the council fire of Ta-ko-dah, Chief of the Tribe of Ku-Ni-Eh, to whom they made their final vows and who received them into Ku-Ni-Eh. All of the secrets of Ku-Ni-Eh were revealed to them at this time.

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Symbol

One of the most important parts of this order, in fact of any organization, is the symbol by which it is readily recognized. The symbol of Ku-Ni-Eh was the "We-Hin-Ay-Pay," which means Rising Sun. This is the description of the symbol Mr. Roberts wrote for the Ku-Ni-Eh ceremonial pamphlet: "We take the sun for our symbol and guide because it meant to the Indian Honor and Fidelity, it gives light and warmth, it chases away the shadows and gloom. It follows a straight course through the skies and is never swayed from its purpose. Be like the sun. Find out that which is good and true and hold fast to it. Be not like the hound. A hunter started out on an expedition for food, his hound trailing along at his heels. They had no sooner entered the forest when the hound darted forward and started following a stag. He followed the stag for some distance when a fox darted across the path and, forgetting the stag, the hound followed after the fox. But little distance was covered when a rabbit darted across the path and the hound immediately took up the chase after the rabbit. When the hunter finally caught up he found the hound gazing into the burrow of a field mouse. Lack of determination had led him from a real goal to a lesser and lesser one and the trail was lost. The sun teaches us that we must pick our own objective and follow a straight course toward the goal. About the sun is shown the blue sky of morning when all things begin anew. Green, like nature in the springtime, means blossoming manhood. White is for purity. Red is for pure blood, health, virility and the heart from which issues life. Whenever you look upon this symbol, renew your vows in Ku-Ni-Eh." Let no act of yours bring a shadow cloud over Ku-Ni-Eh like that of the Thunderbird when it is angry. This symbol was taken from a design in the base of a ritual basket of the Maidu Indians.

Ku-Ni-Eh Laws

The laws by which the honored Scouts pledged their lives are as follows:

1. A Ku-Ni-Eh brave tries to gain and keep perfect health; 2. A Ku-Ni-Eh brave controls himself; 3. A Ku-Ni-Eh has courage; 4. A Ku-Ni-Eh is reliable and trustworthy; 5. A Ku-Ni-Eh observes the rules of clean play; 6. A Ku-Ni-Eh is dutiful; 7. A Ku-Ni-Eh is a good workman; 8. A Ku-Ni-Eh is kind; 9. A Ku-Ni-Eh is loyal;

Ku-Ni-Eh has two passwords: The first was Service; the second was Prepared.

The handclasp was similar to the Scout grip with the single addition that when the hands were clasped, both members used the other hand to enclose the gripped hands.

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To enrich the Ku-Ni-Eh Order, the following song was written and sung to the tune of "Maryland, My Maryland." It was later approved by the Executive Committee January 3, 1965, as the official song of the lodge.

Where e’re on earth we chance to be Ku-Ni-Eh, my Ku-Ni-Eh Our hearts will ever turn to thee Ku-Ni-Eh, my Ku-Ni-Eh The spirit makes us ever strong Thy comradeship we praise in song Miami’s waters carry it on, Ku-Ni-Eh, my Ku-Ni-Eh.

Thy faith and trust we safely keep Ku-Ni-Eh, my Ku-Ni-Eh In waking hours and midnight sleep, Ku-Ni-Eh, my Ku-Ni-Eh Our fondest thoughts are for our tribe And tho’ we’re scattered far and wide In spirit we’ll be side by side, Ku-Ni-Eh, my Ku-Ni-Eh.

The Program

The tribe confined its activities primarily to summer camp and emphasized camping skills and the improvement of the boys’ minds, attitudes, habits, and other characteristics necessary to make a Scout into a good leader.

The big brother idea was used by Ku-Ni-Eh. Many a time an older Scout or Explorer in Ku-Ni- Eh would go out to talk privately with a boy to point out and help correct the boy’s deficiencies. It was often found that campers were willing to stop bad habits, overcome shyness, repress profanity, develop cleanliness of person, tent, and camp, and show willingness to do volunteer work beyond expectations because of the desire to "get in."

As its popularity spread throughout the Cincinnati Area Council, the knowledge of Ku-Ni-Eh’s success spread to other councils in the Midwest. Over 150 of these councils recognized the worthiness of Ku-Ni-Eh and asked if they might copy it to use at their own council camps. Mr. Roberts and the Cincinnati Area Council gladly let the other councils use this material with the stipulation that it be used for the same purpose and in the same manner as it had been used at Camp Friedlander.

Ku-Ni-Eh proved so successful in these other councils that over forty councils had the Ku-Ni-Eh as part of the summer program. Because of this widespread following, some thought that is would be appropriate to form a national organization. After some discussion, this was considered unwise for many reasons. Also, the National Council, Boy Scouts of America, discouraged the idea because of its own program and the fact that the Order of the Arrow already had a strong foothold in many more councils across the country. In fact, as of 1922, the Order of the Arrow had been an official experiment of the Boy Scouts of America, and in 1934 the National Council gave its full approval to the Order of the Arrow as a part of the Boy Scout movement. file://C:\Users\Carolyn\Documents\Lodge History - Text by Brian Holtel\informatio... 5/7/2009