Welcome to the website of Ho-Nan-Ne-Ho-Ont Lodge 165 of the Order of the Arrow, BSA. Our lodge is chartered to Allegheny Highlands Council 382, located in southwestern New York and northwestern Pennsylvania.
On this webpage, much information can be found about the lodge itself and the services we offer to the scouting community, both locally and on a broader scale. For non-Arrowmen, a glossary of common Order of the Arrow terms is located in the What is the OA? portion of the site. Also, information for Arrowmen, such as upcoming lodge events and the names and contact information for each of our lodge officers. Finally, links to other OA and Scouting websites are included in the Links portion of the site. Please be patient with some of the pages on our site, as the graphics on them may be slow to load on some dial-up connections.
Please feel free to contact us using information located in the Contact Us portion of this website if you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the content of the site or our lodge.
We sincerely thank you for visiting our site and hope you enjoy it.
National Leadership Seminar is coming to AHC
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The National Leadership Seminar is a
weekend conference on the skills and attributes of leadership. It is intended
primarily to enhance the leadership skills of the Order of the Arrow’s key
youth and adult members as they seek to improve their services to the Boy
Scouts of America and the greater community. The weekend format is designed to
complement the longer, more detailed Wood Badge and Junior Leadership
Training Programs. Near the end of the seminar, participants make a contract
with themselves to apply the skills studied in the seminar on projects in
their lodge, council, and community.
Who Should Attend?
It is recommended
that youth participants be at least 15 years of age or a lodge officer. Completion
of the Lodge Leadership Development Course is desirable. The seminar is an
intensive experience in learning about the nature of leadership and
practicing some of the skills that a leader uses. While it is designed to be
fun, the course challenges participants mentally as well. Participants should
be developmentally, physically, and mentally prepared to actively engage
in an exhausting and invigorating weekend. Tentative cost for the weekend is
$65, and will be held May 1st, 2nd, & 3rd, 2009 at Scouthaven right here in our council. |
Spring Ordeal Camp Merz- May 8t, 9th and 10th
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Don’t miss out it’s the only chance for new
nominees to complete their Ordeal in time to take part in this summer’s OA
Events.
For those Ordeal members, after 10 months
of service as an Ordeal member and after fulfilling certain requirements, you
may take part in the Brotherhood ceremony, which places further emphasis on the
ideals of Scouting and the Order. Completion of this ceremony signifies full
membership in the Order.
The Spring Ordeal
will be held this year at Camp Merz. Check-in starts at 6:30pm Friday May 8th. Please join us in cheerful service as
we welcome our newest inductees. Members, you can spend the weekend with us or come in on Saturday night. For those who made
their Ordeal last year, please take this opportunity to seal your membership in
the Order by making your Brotherhood commitments during this weekend. |
NE-4A CONCLAVE
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 The NE-4A Sectional Conclave will be hosted
this year by the Langundowi Lodge at Custaloga Town Scout Reservation, and will take place
on June 12th, 13th &14th, 2009. The early registration cost will be $28
until April 30th, or $40 afterwards. Save the dates!
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