Totanhan Nakaha Lodge #16
Honoring the best of Northern Star Scouting for over 100 years
Totanhan Nakaha Lodge #16
Honoring the best of Northern Star Scouting for over 100 years
Celebrating 100 years of Totanhan Nakaha Lodge
Don’t miss out! Join us in celebrating 100 years as the Order of the Arrow lodge for Northern Star Scouting.
Click the button below to see how you can get involved.
Announcements
Lodge Leadership Development
October 28, 2024
Join us for an exciting and engaging Lodge Leadership Development weekend!
Dive into a dynamic blend of team-building activities, hands-on workshops, and interactive discussions that will sharpen your leadership skills and strengthen friendships and camaraderie within our lodge. Come to get training on topics such as Communications, Building and Maintaining Relationships, Planning Skills, and much, much more!
Expect to participate in fun challenges and have memorable experiences that will leave you inspired and energized. There will also be lots of time for fellowship.
Whether you’re a seasoned leader or new to the lodge, this training promises a unique opportunity to learn, grow, and have a great time with fellow arrowmen. Get ready to create lasting memories!
This event is for chapter, constellation, and lodge officers as well as Order of the Arrow Unit Representatives, or those interested in leadership opportunities within the Order of the Arrow.
Get trained! Learn from the lodge's best and brightest, while meeting Order of the Arrow Members from across the Totanhan Nakaha Lodge.
Register now using the link below:
What: Leadership Training and Fellowship given by Lodge Leaders
When: December 13th - 15th (Attendees can attend for the day-only on Saturday)
Where: Stearns Scout Camp - 3303 County Road 44 South Haven, MN 55382.
Cost : To Cover Food and Housing Expenses
- $25 for OA members who have already paid their 2024 OA dues
- $47 for OA members who have not already paid their 2024 OA dues ($25 base cost + $22 dues payment)
Vigil Honor Nominations
September 29, 2024
Deadline: December 13th, 2024
Alertness to the needs of others is the mark of the Vigil Honor. It calls for an individual with an unusual awareness of the possibilities within each situation.
The Vigil Honor is the highest honor a local Order of the Arrow Lodge can bestow upon its members. It is reserved for the Arrowmen who, by reason of exceptional service, personal effort, and unselfish interest, have made DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTIONS beyond the immediate responsibilities of their position or office.
Any member of the Order of the Arrow registered in Scouting and in good standing in a regularly chartered lodge is eligible for recommendation to the National Order of the Arrow Committee for elevation to the Vigil Honor provided that, at the time of the recommendation, the individual has been a Brotherhood member for a minimum of two years. At least 50 percent of all nominated must be under 21 at the time of nomination.
It is now time to nominate OA members for the Vigil Honor. This is your opportunity to recognize the service an OA member has given to the Lodge and to Scouting. Let them know they are worthy of the Vigil Honor.
To nominate an Arrowman for the Vigil Honor, you must complete an online form or fill out a paper form. On line submissions and paper forms must be received by December 13th, 2024.
A list of Vigil Candidates can be found using the buttons below. These PDF files are password protected to prevent them from being passed to non members. Use the second word in the lodge name in lower case as the password.
A Vigil nominee must be an active OA member in the lodge. This means the OA member must have paid 2024-2025 dues. If the OA member is nominated and their dues are not current, the nomination will not be considered.
Only OA members with 2024-2025 dues paid are listed in the OA Vigil Eligible lists. If you know of a worthy Vigil candidate and do not see their name on the lodge web site, encourage them to pay their dues. Their dues must be current by the time the Vigil nominations are processed.
The lists will be updated as dues payments are processed.
Ft. Snelling Wreath Cleanup
November 18, 2024
The 2025 Fort Snelling National Cemetery Wreath Clean Up Service Project will run from 9AM to 12PM on Saturday February 1st, 2025. It is open to all (Cub Scouts, Scouts, Venturers, and the general public).
This is a great service project of cheerful service with over 1000 scouts out helping last year. It’s a service project many scouts look forward to every year to come together to help. The service event consists of removing wreaths and holiday decorations from memorials on the grounds of the Ft. Snelling National Cemetery.
Process:
Register by individuals or by group. Use the registration button below.
Annual Health and Medical Records are required for all Scouting participants.
All forms can be found in the attachment section of the registration page.
Event Staff Help Need:
During the registration process, you will be asked whether you have any volunteers that may be able to assist in specialist roles during the event. We are always looking for individuals that are able to serve as drivers or members of the dumpster teams (transporting wreaths to dumpster areas with personal vehicles or open top trailers).
If you have a truck or open top trailer, please consider bringing them to assist with the hauling component of the clean-up.
Where:
Fort Snelling National Cemetery is adjacent to the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport at 7601 34th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55450. After registering, you will receive instuctions on your assigned entry gate and work area. Close to 1,000 volunteers are expected to attend, so please ensure that you follow arrival instructions that will be sent out the week prior to the event.
How:
In order to provide updates to participants ahead of the event, as well as assist in designating arrival gates, we are asking that all participants pre-register for the event.
Good to Know:
Weather: Always plan for cold weather! Medical personnel are on site at each of the three cemetery sections to assist with first aid if-needed.
Walk-ins: You are strongly encouraged to pre-register your attendee count, but walk-ins will be allowed.
Map: An event map is on the registration site.
Centennial History Book
August 20, 2024 (Updated September 24, 2024)
After months of research and hard work, the history of of lodge is now available online. Check out 100 years of history our current lodge and our predecessor lodges.
Click the link below to start your adventure through our last 100 years.
Thank you to the authors: Robert Hannah Sr., Bruce Paulson, Steve Young, Robert Pettitt and Carol Pettitt. Their hard work ensures that our lodge history is not forgotten, but celebrated.
Centennial Celebration Recap
October 1, 2024 (Updated November 18, 2024)
In August, we held our huge 100th year Centennial Celebration event.
What a great way to celebrate our 100th year as an Order of the Arrow lodge. Over 400 OA Members gathered at Phillippo Scout Camp to celebrate the past 100 years and kick off the next 100 years.
Centennial Celebration Photos
Thanks to a couple of prolific photographers, we have a lot of photos to share. Our thanks to Jim Forster and Myron Jacobson for taking and sharing these photos with us.
Here are some links to their on line photo albums. See if you can find yourself in any of these pictures!
100 Years of the OA – Our Lodge Centennial Celebration
June 25, 2024 (Updated September 24, 2024)
Join us this year in celebrating 100 years of Service and Brotherhood in Totanhan Nakaha Lodge.
Totanhan Nakaha Lodge is celebrating 100 years of Order of the Arrow in our council throughout 2024.
- We were the first OA Lodge formed west of Chicago.
- Over the years we have merged lodges and changed names, but always kept the Spirit of the Order alive.
- We have a special Centennial lodge flap, Anniversary Award, History Book, Celebration Event, and more.
Check out our current MooseTracks newsletter
June 25, 2024 (Updated October 1, 2024)
The October 2024 version of the Lodge Newsletter, MooseTracks, is now available.
Check out what is new, what is currently happening in the lodge and some of the fun events that we have had in the past and plan for the future.
Click the button below to read the September 2024 issue.
OA Membershp Cards
September 24, 2024
Use the "Print Membership Card" button below and enter your BSA ID and Unit number. A membership card is generated with your personal OA information. On the back side of the card is your BSA ID and dates your received your Ordeal, Brotherhood and Vigil Honors. Click on the membership card to print or download the image.
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September 24, 2024
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Your 2024-2025 Lodge Officers:
Lodge Chief
Thomas H.
Lodge Vice-Chief
Tyler S.
Lodge Sec. of Communications
Grace J.
Lodge Secretary of Membership
Will C.
Lodge Secretary of Fellowship
Keane P.
Lodge Secretary of Finance
Oliver J.
Lodge Secretary of Service
JJ W.
Lodge Secretary of Training
Zach T.
Working Group Chairs
Conclaves: Oliver J
Safety: Riley S.
Roles and Positions: Hannah M.