FLORIDA COLLECTORS’ NEWSLETTER VOLUME XXI NUMBER ONE WINTER 2012 2011 FLORIDA2011 CHECKLIST FLORIDA CHECKLIST 2011 FLORIDA2011 CHECKLIST FLORIDA CHECKLIST FROM THE EDITORS issues of this newsletter, 1992-1995). David Weda, Publisher Robert Mathis, Editor The wonders of eBay, Patch-L, OAimages.com, and the internet has Winter. Usually one of the easier changed all of that. Now, the latest issues to put together. The list of the source of information can be found on previous year’s issues is the culmination Facebook, and at scoutinghotfinds.com. of a year’s work, made difficult only by The owner of the site is Jason Spangler, the will to keep it current despite all that who puts out a thrice-weekly e-mail goes on in our regular lives (family, newsletter that features some of the work, other Scouting endeavors). The higher valued items on eBay (who knew year 2011 is the downside to the years BSA knives and utensil kits would sell of complaining about all of the frivolous for so much?), as well as internet radio issues created for frivolous reasons interviews with some of the hobby’s (1996). But some years are better than leading luminaries. These are also others, and 2011 was a most difficult available through Facebook as well. year. Good riddance. And it is free. NOAC patch trading. The International Scouting Collectors Society has been tasked with monitoring BIG THANKS to all of those who the patch trading at the upcoming assisted with this issue: Rick National OA Conference, Expect less of Obermeyer, David Pate, Jason Wolz, the free-wheeling, set up a blanket on a Chris Colebaugh, Mike Daley and his sidewalk and trade all day behavior, and site, floridacsp.com, Richard Fore, Stan more structure and scheduled trading. Hoff, Ken Knaebel, and Howard Gross. This goes along with the trading at the 2013 National Jamboree, where David Weda scheduled trading will take place in 16362 107th Dr North specific areas, and adults will be Jupiter, FL 33478 allowed to trade with youth. (561) 747-3702 The two Florida Trade-O-Rees. [email protected] BIG THANKS to the organizers of the Sunshine (Orlando) and Palm Beach Robert Mathis (Jupiter) Trade-O-Rees in February. P O Box 872 Both sold out their tables, and a fun time Lake City, FL 32056 was had by almost one and all. Walk-in (386) 365-4786 traffic was somewhat slow, compared to [email protected] (new e- the pre-recession years, but it was a mail address) good gathering of friends, as it should be. Technology and thread. Remember the days of mail-in auctions, hand-held books of bare-boned information of dubious accuracy, and blurry photos of patches? (see the NEW ISSUES + North Florida Council held their annual Winter Blast resident camping event, and marked it with only two CSPs, one for all of the > O-Shot-Caw Lodge 265 finished the participants, another for staff ( SA-?? ). For this year with several new, hard-to-find issues. year, the council has completed its “Scout The lodge created two different two-piece sets Law” FO$ fundraisers, one in full color for for their “Breast Cancer” fundraising: one set contributors, another in a PUR monochrome with a WHT border on the flap, and a WHT version for presenters. button loop on the bottom ( F-33, X-53a ; 150 + West Central Florida Council has a new made)., the other with a PNK mylar border and SAP for its’ commissioners ( SA-?? ), issued in a PNK button loop ( F-34, X-53b ; 50 made). In late 2011. December was their annual Lodge Executive Committee flap ( F-35 ), designed in the same style as their 2011-2012 activity patch series, with pictographs of different aspects of The THE RUMOR MILL Legend. The lodge’s Vigil Committee marked their annual reunion with an undated patch ( R- * Semialachee Lodge 239 , the host lodge 7). of the 2012 Section S-4 Conference, will not Also created was a special, undated patch be having the full gamut of host items as (R-8) that the lodge released at its 2012 Lodge several other lodges have had in the past: Banquet event, commemorating the 100th probably a single flap, a patch, and a anniversary of the first presentation of the neckerchief. Eagle Scout rank. The patch was available for * Gulf Ridge Council will be sale, only to lodge members that were also commemorating the 90th year of Camp Owen Eagle Scouts. Browein, with a set of two CSPs, with matching + Aal-Pa-Tah 237 is celebrating their 70th flaps from Seminole Lodge 85 . One of each anniversary in 2012, and has created a flap for set will be easy to obtain, the other will be the occasion ( S-109 ); 250 made. Additional much harder., due to issuance in more limited event patches that are not part of this year’s numbers. theme were also created; one for their 2012 * Timuquan Lodge 340 has an order form “fast pass” (one payment for the year’s events; for their NOAC 2012 items: three flaps 150 made), and a 2012 Palm Beach Trade-O- (regular, attendee, Founders’ Day), a dangle Ree patch (100 made). pocket patch, and a back patch. + Tipisa 326 has made another regular * Echockotee Lodge 200 is planning top issue flap ( S-45 ), measuring 65mm x 129mm, have only one two-piece set for NOAC. No so that the flap fits better on the pocket.. registration piece, and no Founders’ Day flap Some of its chapters have been busy as at this time. There is already a contingent well. The crazy chickens at Tosohatchee epaulet that has been distributed to those Chapter have a regular patch ( X-10 ), and a lodge members that have made their initial 2012 NOAC fundraiser ( X-11 ). Kikape payments. Chapter has joined in with the lodge’s * Seminole Lodge 85 is expecting to have “Renaissance of Brotherhood” activity patch three two-piece sets for NOAC. theme, with their own patch to honor * O-Shot-Caw Lodge 265 has plans for two Michelangelo ( R-1). Ayochatta Chapter has tw0-piece sets for NOAC, as well as a special a new patch for 2012 ( X-7), actually available pocket dangle to be made available only to in 2011. contingent members that are Eagle Scouts. + And new CSPs as well: Central Florida This is to commemorate the 100th anniversary Council has joined other councils with a of the first awarding of the Eagle Scout rank. special Wood Badge SAP ( SA-?? ), and a new, * Tipisa Lodge 326 will be making another “official” Sea Scout 100th anniversary piece three piece set for the National Conference. (SA-?? ). $900.01. A similar BYS set for Fort Smith, notes & asides ARK. Sold for $136.50. + The theme for the activity patches for Also on eBay, a major collector of Osceola Echockotee Lodge 200 for 2012 is “Camp 564 items recently sold his collection, with Shands Structures”. The Winter Fellowship some rare pieces appearing for the first time in event was held in early January, and Camp a while, including a 552 S-1 ($329.50), 552 S-2 Shands was shrouded in a fog and smoke ($76.52), 1984 SE-1 Conference Host (GRN from a peat fire in the prairie next to the camp, cloth, $154.01), a 564 1991 S-1 Conference a fire that had been burning since mid- Host flap with BRN turban band ($143.50). November. So the lodge’s Spring Fellowship + Rumor has it that a 1979 SE-6 will be held at Camp Echockotee, the first time Conference satin neckerchief (1/ Council of in 44 years that the lodge will hold a Chief member, 13 made) traded hands at the Fellowship at their original home camp. To Sunshine Trade-O-Ree, for a low four figure mark the occasion, a small patch is being amount. made to mark the return, and a version of the + A troop located in Keystone Heights has Winter patch is being ordered, with the design created a pseudo-OA troop number patch, rendered in differing shades of gray. complete with a BSA handclasp (much like the + The 2012 activity patch theme for Echockotee Lodge totem), and an image of E. Osceola Lodge 564 will be “Orange Crate Urner Goodman., as he was that community’s Labels”, featuring crate art from closed citrus most famous resident. packing houses from each of the four chapters + The International Scouting Collectors of the lodge. Association (ISCA) will be running the pre- + Aal-Pa-Tah Lodge 237 ’s 2012 activity NOAC Trade-O-Ree at East Lansing, patch theme is a true “puzzle” set., with each Michigan, from July 27 to the 30th, and will be weekend piece representing a letter in the open as the National Conference attendees word “GATOR”, and a segment of the gator. arrive on campus. It will be located at the Once assembled, the segments fit into the Munn Ice Hockey Arena, located on the year patch, with two segments that fit like a Michigan State campus, across the street from jigsaw puzzle. There is also an “uncut” version where the incoming lodges will check in. of all of the weekend patches, together with There will also be an area set aside where the year patch. youth members will be able to sell patches on + Timuquan Lodge 340 has reorganized behalf of their own lodges. their chapters down to three, and are going + The condensation of the councils and back to the names of Tocobaga, Calusa, and lodges in the lower Michigan peninsula is Osceola Chapters. If those sound familiar, moving at full speed.