Lodge Events
Nakona Lodge Banquet
November 14, 2009
First Christian Church, Lubbock
Every November Nakona Lodge 150 holds its awards and recognitions Banquet. This is a chance for Arrowmen and their families to come together and enjoy an evening of food and entertainment. Awards are given to outstanding Arrowmen, new officers and advisors are installed, new Arrowmen and Brotherhood members are recognized, and the Vigil Honor recipients are chosen. All of this is put together with an excellent catered meal to create the perfect fellowship experience. Presentations, awards, food, fun, and fellowship are what draw Nakona members to the banquet year after year.
Lodge Leadership Development
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C.W. Post Memorial Scout Camp
Lodge Leadership Development training will be made available at Camp C.W. Post in the fall of 2009. ALL youth troop unit representatives, lodge and chapter officers and their advisers are requested to attend. This is a very important way for us to build the strength, background knowledge and experience in leadership that we need to serve and live up to our role and responsibility as Scouting's National Honor Society. The event is FREE -- but please register at the Council office so there will be an accurate head count of the number we expect to attend.
Nakona Lodge Pow-wow
February 19-21, 2010
C.W. Post Memorial Scout Camp
This event focuses on training in Native American crafts and traditions for Order of the Arrow members. We will have several classes ranging from beadwork, regalia construction to ceremony competitions. It’s a fun event that can be enjoyed by all arrowmen to improve their understanding of these topics.
2010 Section Conclave
Aprl 16-18, 2010
C.W. Post Memorial Scout Camp
This is a major event bringing Arrowmen from throughout the SR2-3N section, which spans territory stretching from west Texas through northeast Louisiana, to our Lodge for the 2010 section conclave. Nakona Lodge will serve as host lodge for the event, and we need all members to turn out to make this a well-run, well-delivered, fun and enjoyable event. All members in our area are encouraged to attend, and all Nakona Lodge members are asked to contact Lodge chief Graham R., Lodge Adviser Jim Norton, or their Chapter chief and/or adviser to determine how best to help out in this event. Everyone's help is needed! There will be classes, ceremonies, events, elections, competitions, an amazing trading post, special memorabilia and a variety of fellowship and opportunities for service. You will NOT want to miss this event! Contact us for details.
Spring Ordeal (Sweathawg)
May 14-16, 2010
C.W. Post Memorial Scout Camp
Like a Fall Ordeal but in the spring, the spring Ordeal is held in May of each year. The main purpose of this ordeal is to prepare Camp Post for the upcoming Summer Camp. However, Sweathawg, affectionately named for the hot weather and sweat that the weather causes, also serves as an opportunity for those candidates and arrowmen who missed out on participating in the fall ordeal to undergo an Ordeal. See Fall Ordeal for more information about The Ordeal.
Shiverhawg
May 28-31, 2010
Camp Tres Ritos
Shiverhawg is an informal annual OA work weekend at Camp Tres Ritos in New Mexico. Usually held Memorial weekend, this weekend provides a chance for the Lodge to be prepare the camp for the Summer Camp season. Typical work includes clearing campsites of fallen trees, working on damaged water lines, and building repairs. Also, since there is generally less physical work to do to prepare Camp Tres Ritos than Camp Post, the Shiverhawg weekend is a chance to enjoy relaxed fellowship in a beautiful outdoor setting with fellow Arrowmen. After the work is done, Arrowmen spend time hiking, fishing, and having a good time in the Pecos Wilderness. This event provides a chance to serve, and have a great time doing it.
Fall Ordeal
August , 2010
C.W. Post Memorial Scout Camp
The Nakona 150 Fall Ordeal is generally held in August or September. It provides an opportunity for those scouts and scouters in the South Plains Council who were tapped or called out over the past summer to be inducted into the Order of the Arrow. The Fall Ordeal allows a candidate to test himself and truly discover the spirit of the brotherhood. The Ordeal is also a time during which the lodge gives invaluable service in maintaining Camp C.W. Post. Candidates and Arrowmen work side-by-side on projects ranging from trail work to building maintenance. On Friday evening Ordeal and Brotherhood candidates arrive at camp and pass through registration. Each candidate receives a necklace with beads that denotes his/her clan. A candidate will remain a member of this clan for life. Candidates pass through a series of tests which, when successfully completed, demonstrate the candidates worthiness of membership in the Order of the Arrow. For members the Fall Ordeal is a time for service and fellowship, not to mention great food. When Arrowmen are not busy clearing trails and campsites, they are busy playing games and eating! The Order has no secrets, however the content of the ordeal is not widely publicized so that elements of mystery and symbolic progression may be preserved. If you have any questions, please contact our Lodge Chief.
Fall Fellowship
Oct., 2010
C.W. Post Memorial Scout Camp
Training, service, and fellowship are all hallmarks of the Nakona 150 Fall Fellowship. Started in 2004, this very unique event involves many Lodges from around the area. Held at Camp C.W. Post, the Fall Fellowship gathers the resources of each Lodge involved in order to share knowledge, and to have a good time. Arrowmen in attendance will be sure to meet some of their brothers from other areas, and make lasting friendships.
