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Here is the second of two new issues from Ranachqua Lodge #4 sent by Rich Miller. This one celebrates both the 100th Anniversary of Scouting and the 90th Anniversary of the Lodge.

Ranachqua Lodge #4 100 Years of Scouting S35

The stats for this one should be:
S35 YEL R M/C BLK YEL FDL; BLK 100 Years of Scouting 90 Years of Service RED WWW

Anyone have one for trade?

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“Liberty, Sancho, my friend, is one of the most precious gifts that Heaven has bestowed on mankind.” – Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote (Book 2, Part 14).

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Welcome back!

Rich Miller sends along word of a the first of two new issues from Ranachqua Lodge #4. This is the new regular issue flap. the only change from the previous version is Red FDL’s rather than light green.

Ranachqua Lodge #4 Regular Issue Flap S34

The Blue Book stats for this one should be:
S34 BLK R WHT BLK RED FDL; RED WWW, BLK The Bronx New York design of P1

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He who wonders discovers that this in itself is wonder.

M. C. Escher
Dutch artist (1898 – 1972)

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Back from the Sakuwit Lodge #2 TOR held last Friday and Saturday.  While it suffered from low-walk in attendance, I did pick up a few needs and got to visit with old and new friends.

One of the items I picked up was a Ranachqua Lodge #4 neckerchief, the N4 which is not currently pictured on OA Images.  You can see it below.

Ranachqua Lodge #4 N4

The Blue Book describes it as:

N4 - - WHT M/C - EMB; same design as N3, but one large “W” added on either side of owl.

This neckerchief is available for trade, for one of my comparable needs.

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“[G]iving [Congress] a distinct and independent power to do any act they please which may be good for the Union, would render all the preceding and subsequent enumerations of power completely useless. It would reduce the whole [Constitution] to a single phrase, that of instituting a Congress with power to do whatever would be for the good of the United States; and as sole judges of the good or evil, it would be also a power to do whatever evil they please. Certainly, no such universal power was meant to be given them.” –Thomas Jefferson

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I’ve heard that Ranachqua Lodge #4 had a 2 person contingent traveling with Man-A-Hattin Lodge #82 to NOAC this year. Regardless of the size of the contingent, they did issue a flap for the event.

Ranachqua Lodge #4 2009 NOAC S33

Blue Book style stats:
S33 LGR R WHT BLK LGR FDL; RED WWW, BLK NOAC 2009

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Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives’ mouths.

Bertrand Russell, Impact of Science on Society (1952) ch. 1
British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 – 1970)

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John Tegtmeier sends along word of a new regular issue flap from Ranachqua Lodge #4.  The design is the same as the S29, but the new version has light green FDL’s rather than Black.

Ranachqua Lodge #4 S32

Blue Book style stats:
S32 BLK R WHT BLK GRN FDL; RED WWW, BLK The Bronx New York design of P1

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We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
US poet (1807 – 1882)

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There was a second interesting neckerchief slide I saw at the TMR Museum last weekend. While not an official Blue Book Issue, it showed the artistic ability and handiness of a Bronx Scout from over 50 years ago.

As you can see from the picture below, this was a handmade and hand-painted neckerchief slide. It is made from White Birchbark, and is quite delicate.

The design is of the A0.7 from Ranachqua.

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The Ten Mile River Scout Camp Alumni Day was held this past weekend, during the event, I was working at the TMR Museum and came across a previously unlisted event issue from Ranachqua Lodge. It is a leather neckerchief slide from the 1955 Ranachqua Conclave.

Blue book stats for this one would be:
eL1955 - - BRN WHT - 1955 WHT 1955, WWW, Ranachqua Conclave Alpine

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