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Aca & Wanakik
are hosting the
September Ordeal Induction Weekend
September 10-12 @ Camp Helendade
Aca and Wanakik Chapters will again be
running the September Ordeal this year. Come
be a part of our top notch crew of Arrowmen
that run this Ordeal.
Click here for more information.
Click here to download an Ordeal
flyer for members.
2010
Section W4S Conclave
Date: October 1-3,
2010
Location: El Monte
High School
3537 Johnson Ave., El Monte, CA
The Conclave is one of the best events of
the year, bringing together all four Lodges,
including Tiwahe, Tatanka, and Wiatava
Lodges.
Click
here to visit the Section W4S website to
register online.
Click here to download an event flyer
Click here to visit the Conclave promotion
page.
 
9AM to 5PM, Saturday, October 16, 2010
In The Gym of St. Theresa Catholic Church,
2800 East Ramon Road, Palm Springs, CA,
92264
This Trade-O-Ree is a fundraiser to purchase
the supplies to build the regalia needed for
Cahuilla Lodge to form a dance team to
perform with the Deer Run Singers drum team.
All proceeds will go toward this purpose.
Click here for more information.
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Indian Summer 2011
Aug. 1-6, 2011
Ridgecrest Conference Center,
Asheville, North Carolina
Have you been
looking for a way to get back to the
spirit of the Order of the Arrow? Well
get ready because in August of 2011, the
Order of the Arrow is back with the
highly anticipated Indian Summer. What
better way than to spend 5 days in the
heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains
improving yourself as an Arrowman and
team member in the areas of sing...ing,
dancing, and ceremonies.
Click here to visit the event website.

July, 2011, Betchel Family
Scout Reservation, West Virginia
SummitCorps will take place over four
weeks during July 2011: July 3-9, July
10-16, July 17-23, and July 24-30.
Each week will be a separate session of
SummitCorps, providing exciting
opportunities for service, adventure, and
recreation. SummitCorps will be held
at the New River Gorge National River in
West Virginia.
Click here to visit the event website.
Latest News
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8/28/2010:
Ceremony
team rehearsals were held on Friday
evening and a walkthrough of Camp
Helendade by some of our members was
held on Saturday. All to get ready for
the September Ordeal in two weeks. Come
join us and Wanakik Chapter as we run
what might be the biggest and best
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8/27/2010: Chemehuevie
Clan performed an Arrow of Light
Ceremony for 2 Webelos from Pack 72 in
Twentynine Palms. |
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8/22/2010:
Congratulations to our new Arrowmen
Brian Kocen, Sam Kocen, and Craig Hadden
for completing the Ordeal Induction
Weekend at Camp Emerson. Special thanks
to Chase Hadden for serving as an
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8/14/2010: Our
Chapter's very first dance practice was
held in conjunction with the drum
team practice in Palm Springs. If your
interested in joining then check out the
drum team's rehearsal calendar by
clicking here. |
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8/14/2010: The email
and phone bidding portion of the
Detsanvli Trade-O-Ree opens up. The ball
is rolling and the count down to the
main event on October 16 has begun!
Click
here to visit the Trade-O-Ree website. |
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8/4/2010: Several Aca
members come home from the adventure of
a life time, the BSA National Jamboree.
Welcome back guys! |
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8/4/2010: The last OA
campfire of the summer is held at Camp
Emerson. Our drum team has performed
every Wednesday evening from the end
June to the first week of August.
They've done a great job and the
campfires were consistantly considered
one of the highlights of the week by the
campers.
Click here to see photos from this
summer's OA campfires.
Click here to see a video recap of this
summer's OA campfires. |
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7/23/2010: Two of our
Arrowmen put on a special demonstration
at summercamp on how to knap (chip)
arrowheads out of obsidian. We are happy
to report that out of 9 Scouts and 2
adults that watched the presentation,
none were poked with an arrowhead. |
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7/23/2010: The second
July Ordeal was held at Summercamp. Six
new OA members joined our Order. Yamiwa,
Serrano, and Aca Chapter's all
cooperated to make this a successful
Ordeal. Aca member James Wadlund
performed at Nutekit for the Ordeal
Ceremony. |
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Click here for more
news from Aca.
Upcoming Dates.
Sept. 8: Chemehuevie Clan meeting at Faith Lutheran Church in
Joshua Tree
Sept.
10-12: Ordeal Induction Weekend at Camp Helendade,
Running Springs, CA
Sept. 28: Agua Caliente Clan meeting, Chiropractic Life Access
Chiropractic, 45445 Portola Ave. #2B, Palm Desert, CA.
Oct. 1-3:
Section W4S Conclave, El Monty High School, El Monty, CA
Oct. 16:
Detsanvli Trade-O-Ree, St. Theresa Catholic Church, Palm
Springs, CA
Oct. 26: Agua Caliente Clan meeting, Chiropractic Life Access
Chiropractic, 45445 Portola Ave. #2B, Palm Desert, CA.
Nov. 12-14:
Cahuilla Lodge Fall Fellowship at Camp Emerson,
Idyllwild, CA.
Click
here for the full Aca Calendar.
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Aca Podcast 13 for May 2010 has been released.

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