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Lodge Executive Committee (LEC)

The LEC is held at the Council Office. Zoom Link to the Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89309854249?pwd=KRwU9DXmT7bGF9XE8jkPoDqrOSSfu0.1
Meeting ID: 893 0985 4249
Passcode: 535113

Spring Fellowship

[Date & Time coming soon!]

LEC Positions and Responsibilities

Lodge Chief. Leads the lodge and represents the lodge at all official functions. Oversees lodge operations, works with advisers, and ensures programs run smoothly.

Vice Chief of Administration. Manages records, paperwork, and lodge awards. Responsible for meeting minutes, lodge bylaws, and event registrations.

Vice Chief of Service. Organizes service projects for the lodge, including camp service days and community projects.

Vice Chief of Communication. Handles internal and external communications including emails and social media channels to keep members informed.

Vice Chief of Membership. Focuses on member retention and engagement. Oversees elections, inductions, Brotherhood conversions, and promotes active participation in OA events.

Vice Chief of Ceremonies. Coordinates ceremonial teams for Ordeal, Brotherhood, and Vigil ceremonies. Ensures teams are trained, prepared, and ceremonies are conducted properly.

Lodge Leadership Development (LLD)

Our upcoming LLD training will be held Saturday, December 6, from 9am to 3pm. This training is designed to help you grow as leaders and build on the skills you’ve gained in programs like NYLT. Whether you’re currently in a leadership position or looking to get more involved, LLD is a great opportunity to learn, connect, and prepare to lead more effectively in the lodge and beyond.

Resource Links

For news, resources, and event registration, visit www.mountainwestcouncil.org/tukaricahomepage
Follow Us on Instagram @bsalodge266 and Facebook @TukaricaLodge266
Join our Discord Server. https://discord.gg/j46fdFbRHK Please set your Tukarica Server Profile Nickname to your name (First and Last) so we know who folks are.

Questions? Please email Janet Johnson, Lodge Communications Advisor, at oa-tukarica@chimeraco.net or reach out to your Chapter leadership below.

Chapter Contacts

Bruneau Dunes Chapter (Mountain Home) Tapawingo District. Chapter Advisor is Vincent Miller, vandlmiller@gmail.com, and Chapter Chief is needed.
Lake Lowell Chapter (Kuna, Nampa, Caldwell, Middleton) Owyhee District. Chapter Advisor is Nathan Brasley, nbrasley@gmail.com, and Chapter Chief is Colin Platt, pinklinkofhyrule@gmail.com.
Ma-I-Shu Chapter (Twin Falls) Snake River District. Chapter Advisor is Chris Frey, chrisf.maishu@gmail.com, and Chapter Chief is Robbie Staffen, robbiestaffen@gmail.com.
Malheur Butte Chapter (Ontario, Vale, Nyssa, Payette, Fruitland, Weiser) Owyhee District. Adult Chapter Advisor and Youth Chapter Chief needed.
Table Rock Chapter (Boise, Meridian, Eagle) Tapawingo District. Chapter Advisor is Sam Carlsen, stcarlsen1@gmail.com, and Chapter Chief is Isaac Carlsen, itcarl709@gmail.com.

Tukarica Lodge Communications

Tukarica Lodge regularly sends emails to our members and to unit leaders. Emails will come from:

If you are not receiving our emails, please check your Spam, Junk, and/or Clutter Folders and please white list the above email addresses. Thank you.

Follow Us on Instagram @bsalodge266 and Facebook @TukaricaLodge266

Unit OA Representatives and OA Advisors Needed

A unit OA Representative (youth) and OA Advisor (adult) are leadership positions and are valuable resources to your unit. Going forward, Tukarica Lodge 266 wants to better utilize our network of OA reps and advisors who can keep units apprised of OA elections and events, and serve as a resource to leaders and members of the unit.

If your unit does not have an OA Representative and OA Advisor, we encourage you to appoint them. There are position patches your OA Rep and Advisor can wear on their uniforms and they should wear their OA sash to meetings so members know they are a resource to them. They will regularly need time during unit PLCs, Committee Meetings, and meeting announcements to present OA information. They are welcome to attend our monthly Tukarica Lodge Executive Council (LEC) meetings, and we can invite them to our Discord server.

Unit Leaders: Please email the name and email contact to Janet Johnson, Lodge Communications Advisor, at oa-tukarica@chimeraco.net

Tukarica Lodge Membership Transfer Form

The Tukarica Lodge welcomes Arrowmen from other areas as they move into our area. In order to complete your transfer, you must first regster with the BSA. You can do this online or at the Council office by completing a new scouter application.

Once you have registerd, you may then complete this form and send it to mountainwestcouncil@scouting.org to become a member. WWW

Tukarica Lodge Transfer Form

Tukarica Lodge Year Around Camper Award

To earn this award a Scout must camp out a minimum of 7, 9 or 11 + months out of the last twelve months. Scout camping as required for these awards is an outdoor campout in a tent, or the open sky.

Patches can be purchased at the Council Office. The Red, White and Sliver Border patches are $3 each, and the Gold Border Adutl Leeader patch is $5 each. Click on the link below to download the application.

Download: Tukarica Lodge Year Around Camper Award Form

About the Order of the Arrow

The Order of the Arrow is Boy Scout's National Honor Society, with a membership of more than 176,000 scouts and scouters.  The OA is run by elected youth leaders assisted by adult advisers.  Its purpose is to recognize those youth and adult campers who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives; to develop and maintain camping traditions and spirit; to promote Scout camping; and to crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others.

Tukarica Lodge 266 is chartered through the Mountain West Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.  The totem of the Lodge is the cougar and the name tukarica comes from the Shoshoni, literally meaning sheep-eater (cougar).  

The Lodge and its members contribute thousands of work hours each year to the Council and its various communities through individual and group service projects.

National Order of the Arrow Website and Resources