Memsochet Lodge

Winter Fellowship "Mad Scientist" Weekend

Hey, everyone!  I am here to tell you about all the fun you missed if you didn’t go to the Lodge Winter Fellowship at Chesterfield this past weekend. The theme for the weekend was "mad science".   We had a self crushing can that crushed itself when you used heat and cold water.    We did a diet coke and Mentos experiment that didn’t go like we planned.  We also poured milk, oil and food coloring into a plate and touched it with a cotton swab and it separated - now that’s mad science!  We were popping the bubbly bottles… well, not really - they were empty and we tried to pull the cork out with a bag.  After a lot of practice, that one was easy. We also had great food and a cracker barrel the night we got there.  For breakfast, we made eggs and bacon and the famous spuds.  For lunch on Saturday, we had pulled pork sandwiches and for dinner it was lasagna. One of the highlights of the weekend was a very informative presentation made by Harris Tanner about the history of Allogagan Lodge.  On Saturday night, we watched the movie National Treasure in the T-lodge.  Early Sunday morning, several people left to attend the Quality Lodge Summit and Council of Chiefs meeting.  All in all, everyone had a great time. Your Lodge Secretary, Warren Castonguay

Council Of Chiefs and Quality Lodge Seminar

Lodge Chief Nate Morin along with Lodge Adviser Al Parent, Associate Adviser Bob Walz and Staff Adviser Bob Gunnells attended the Section NE-1B QLS (Quality Lodge Seminar) and COC (Council of Chiefs) meeting in Pomfret CT on January 20th.

Nate made a presentation to the COC on the activities of the Lodge since the last COC in October.  The main business item for the COC was the NE-1B Conclave in June.  A patch design was decided on (a scallop shell shape that emphasizes the theme 'Conclave's A Beach').  Conclave quota's were set.  Be sure and sign up early, Memsochet Lodge has only 25 spots available.  We expect to fill every spot since this year's conclave is at Greenough Scout Reservation on the Cape.

Latest Travel Available

The latest issue of the "Traveler" is now available.  Thanks Warren for a great job!

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Winter Fellowship - January 18-20, 2008

At Chesterfield Scout Reservation. Check-in on Friday afternoon / evening - 5:30-6:00 pm.        (if you arrive at a different time, you will need to find the Lodge Secretary and check in)    Be sure and eat dinner before you arrive on Friday. Leave on Sunday morning            Fun - Games - Fellowship - Trading Post                     This is NOT a work weekend Don't miss it!! Chesterfield Scout Reservation Cost - $15.00
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CSR On YouTube

Recently, thanks to the help of Harrison Searles, Memsochet Lodge produced a promotional video for Chesterfield Scout Reservation.  Harrison did the editing and made the DVD.  Each unit in the Great Trails Council will get a copy as well as a number of Troops from out of council.  But you don't have to wait for your unit leader - the video is available on YouTube!

A New Look

Memsochet.org's home page has a new look! 

Over the next few days, Memsochet.org will be undergoing changes in the look of the home page.  These changes are necessary in order to make it possible for different people to add updates.  Hopefully this will help make the site more manageable and more up to date. 

If you have a suggestion for something you would like to see on the lodge web site, please let Al Parent, Warren Castonguay, or Bob Gunnells know.  We want to make this site as useful for the members of the lodge as possible, but we need your help.

Of course, all of Memsochet's normal content is still available from the regular menu on the left.

ArrowCorps 5

The Order of the Arrow is putting on a huge service project in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service in the summer of 2008. It is ArrowCorps5 and will consist of five separate projects on national forest land across the country with about 1,000 participants at each site. Visit the official ArrowCorps5 site for details about each site and registration information. The five sites are:  Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri on June 7-14 Manti-La Sal National Forest in Utah on June 14-21 George Washington & Jefferson National Forests in Virginia on June 21-28 Shasta-Trinity National Forest in California on July 12-19 Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming on July 26-August 2 The only way to participate is by going through your council - no individual registrations are accepted. Contact Bob Gunnells if you are interested in attending. There are patches available for each project site and you can order them at OA Trading Post even if you are not a participant. ArrowCorps5 is open for both youth and adult OA members. View a promotional video: ArrowCorps5 Promotional Video for Internet Explorer ArrowCorps5 Promotional Video for Firefox

Have You Updated Your Info Lately?

If you haven't, why not take a few moments and do it now. You can follow the menu link on the left or click here for a simple form that will tell us about you. If members don't keep us informed and up to date with their current information, the Lodge can't keep the members informed. If were a member of the Lodge in years past, please respond to the update survey. The Lodge is trying to update the Lodge records and we don't have much information on past Arrowmen - especially prior to 1995