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.
Our lodge has just completed our centennial year.
As part of our centennial celebration, we asked you to challenge yourself to be an active participant in our lodge, and in scouting. The lodge set a series of tasks to complete to earn a special centennial award. These tasks had to be completed by December 31st, 2024.
Once completed and the completed list submitted to the lodge, a token was issued that could be used to purchase a special centennial lodge flap with a gold border. Wearing the centennial award flap shows you are an active member of the Order of the Arrow, Totanhan Nakaha Lodge and your scouting unit.We are pleased to say that as of December 31st, 204 members have completed the requirements and submitted them to the lodge.
If you have not submitted the award requirements, you have until January 15th to do so. You can enter your submission using the links above.
If you 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
Winter Fellowship Lockin & Brotherhood Conversion
November 30, 2024
Join your fellow Totanhan Nakaha OA Members at our Winter Fellowship. This will be an awesome opportunity to re-connect with your fellow OA Members that is full of Fun, Fellowship, Food and the continuation Saga of Tomikan Hoffwalker.
Where: Base Camp Team Building Center
- When: Friday, January 3rd
- 6:30 PM - Check-In Opens
- 7:00-10:00 PM - Staffed Program (Archery, rock climbing, games)
- 8:30 PM- Pizza and Lemonade
- 10:00 PM - Lodge program followed by quiet time
- 7:00 AM - Rise, Pack and Clean Up
- 8:00 AM- Lock In Departure/Brotherhood Check In
- 8:00-11:00 AM- Brotherhood Review
- 11:00-12:00 PM- Brotherhood Ceremony
- 12:00-12:30 PM-Brotherhood Lunch
- 12:30 PM- Depart Leadership Center
Participation Packages:
- Youth-$40
- Adult-$20
- Youth Lock-In+Brotherhood Conversion+lunch-$70
- Adult Lock-In+Brotherhood Conversion+lunch-$50
What to bring
All participants should bring personal toiletries, a sleeping bag, pillow, closed-toed shoes, and dress comfortably for movement. We also recommend bringing a reusable water bottle that can be filled at our drinking fountain.
Please also bring a filled out Base Camp Waiver and Parts AB Health Form
Registration Closes Sunday, December 29th.
There is NO walk-in option. You must be pre-registered!
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.
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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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.