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
Our lodge has just completed our centennial year.
If you have completed your centennial award and have not purchased your centennial award lodge flap, they are available until January 31st. You can purchase one or two lodge flaps at https://design.nwpwest.com/tnl_oa_100/shop/home. You must have a completed Centennial Award token to purchase the Centennial Award lodge flap. If you have lost your token, send an email to totanhannakahalodge@oa.nsbsa.org with your name and unit number.
Our 100th year was a great year for the lodge. Just look at these numbers:
- We ended our membership year (Aug 31st) with an increase in membership to 1,906 members.
- Using members who paid 2024 or 2025 dues, the total is 2,064 members. (This includes new Ordeal members from fall conclaves)
This breaks down to:
- 778 Ordeal members
- 749 Brotherhood Members
- 537 Vigil Members
Ages are:
- 749 Youth (under 18)
- 254 Youth (18 to 20)
- 1,067 Adults
Inductions
- We inducted 330 new Ordeal members
- 182 Ordeal members became Brotherhood members
- 38 Brotherhood members became Vigil members
Participation in national, section and lodge events was outstanding:
| Attendance |
Event |
| 398 | Centennial Celebration at Phillippo Scout Camp |
| 42 | Section Conclave at Camp Wilderness (Park Rapids) |
| 51 | National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) at Boulder CO |
| 130 | Fall Fellowship at the Mall of America |
| 57 | Lodge Leadership Development (LLD) training at Stearns Scout Camp |
| 960 | Over 8 different induction conclaves |
Plus, various other events at the lodge and chapter level.
One century is behind us, a new one is ahead. See you all in the new year!
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Announcements
Ft. Snelling Wreath Cleanup
November 18, 2024 (Updated November 30, 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.
2025 Patch Trade-o-ree
January 4, 2025
Calling all Patch Collectors
The 2025 Twin Cities Trade-O-Ree is happening February 21st.
Pring your patch collection and trade for unique patches from events across the country.
This is a free event and open to all, OA Members, Scouts and the general public.
- Saturday - 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Silent Auctions – All Day Saturday
- Free Admission – Open to the Public
St. James Lutheran Church
3650 Williams Drive
Burnsville, Minnesota 55337
National Leadership Seminar and Developing Youth Leaders Conference
January 15, 2025
Totanhan Nakaha Lodge is hosting NLS and DYLC here in the Twin Cities at Basecamp. This is a National Order of the Arrow Training available to every OA Member, and one many other OA Members travel across the country for. It is a training we highly encourage our OA Youth and Adults to attend. NLS is for both Youth and Adults. DYLC is for Adults.
This training is at Basecamp where all meals are provided and accommodation is in hotels close to Basecamp. There is transportation between the Hotels and Basecamp.
What is NLS/DYLC?
National Leadership Seminar (NLS) is a weekend training program focusing on leadership development. Run by the Region Chief and their Advisers, it provides an in-depth look at leadership skills and techniques. NLS discusses how these skills can be applied in your role in the OA and in other aspects of your life. The National Leadership Seminar is a weekend conference on the skills and attributes of leadership.
The Developing Youth Leadership Conference (DYLC) focuses on the tools every adult needs to mentor and develop our outstanding youth leaders. It is built on the concepts our members learn at the National Leadership Seminar, and it uses the NLS terminology as participants learn new tools and techniques of how to mentor and develop our outstanding youth leaders.
How to Register for NLS or DYLC
- First, Register in NOARER : https://registration.oa-bsa.org/Event/1255. Login using your BSA / Member ID.
- Input your personal, emergency contact, and Scouting information. Proceed to checkout and register. An email is then sent to the Lodge for approval.
- The lodge emails a registration link to register and pay $ for NLS/DYLC. This must be completed in full to be registered.
You need to register in both places to be registered for the event. This is a National Training so OA Members Nationwide are also registering.
This is highly recommended Leadership Training!
Cost :
Youth (Under 21) : The cost for NLS/DYLC is $290. But, for Totanhan Nakaha Youth (under 21), the cost is only $50. Our lodge deems this training so important that it is picking up the majority of the cost.
Adults : (21 and above) : Cost of $290, unless you have a financial need then please contact the lodge.
Check out our current MooseTracks newsletter
June 25, 2024 (Updated December 10, 2024)
The December 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 December 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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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: Ella J.
Roles and Positions: Hannah M.