Hunnikick Lodge 76

Details to be posted. Contact Will Mills, Haunted Woods Chairman at hw@hunnikick76.org or officers@hunnikick76.org for more information.

Brothers, you’ve all gone through an ordeal. Twice a year we have the opportunity to inspire the candidates who will become new members of the lodge.

There are many, many ways for you to get involved. You can join any of the ordeal committees including: ceremonies, service, culinary, chaplaincy, or historical.

If you have it in you, we ask you to go above the normal call of service and volunteer to be an elangomat. This very unique opportunity gives you a chance to directly inspire candidates that you will be beside all weekend.

“…ourselves forgetting, let us catch the higher vision, let us find the greater beauty in a life of cheerful service.”

If interested in serving in any of the above capacities please contact Paul Monroe, 08-09 Vice Chief of Inductions.

Hola again parents and family!  We will soon be bringing our Conclave to a close, but it’s not over yet!  Since Wednesday, the Section and Lodge have done many new and exciting activities!  Early Thursday morning the section woke up to a sunny, hot day, perfect for a hike in El Yunque Rainforest.  The boys, all together were driven up the highest mountain and hiked to the lower part of Rio Grande, the highest part of El Yunque Rainforest.  There, while we waited for our bus ride down the mountain, for the first time in the Pre-Conclave, the cultures of the United States and Puerto Rico began to be shared.  The boys from Puerto Rico Lodge Yokahu 506 taught boys from Hunnikick 76, Na Tsi Hi 71, Te’Kening 37, and Japacheen 341,  a Puerto Rican card game, and like-wise we taught them one.  We soon retired to Camp Guajataka that evening, after a hearty meal, and went in for the night.

The next morning, we made our way up to the Arecibo Observation Telescope, the largest radio telescope in the world!  We learned many things about space and radio waves at the Observatory.  It is also the location of a filming of two famous movies, James Bond Golden Eye, and Contact. (No, underneath the satellite is grass, not an alien lab)  After a brisk lunch we were bussed over to a Taino Indian Ceremonial ground, which was used not only as a Powwow, a place of gathering and festivities, but also as a sports arena for games the Taino people played.  We then returned to Guajataka for the opening of the 2008 Conclave, Taino style, where Scouts dressed up as Taino Indians invited all of us to join them in the Conclave.  We then retired, with excited spirits for the days to come, to sleep.  Yesterday morning the boys awoke to colors, the Puerto Rican way.  They heard the Puerto Rican National Anthem, as well as our own.  The day held many activities for the Scouts, many educational, like Lodge Membership Retention, and Differences in Traditional Ceremonies.  The Boys also took part in the greatest of all Scout activities, PATCH TRADING!  We also got our first big rain shower while we were here.  In the evening, the Scouts participated in a Hunnikick sponsored Jeopardy game.  In the evening we held a party, and then fell into a peaceful sleep, coaxed by the singing Coqui frog.  Tomorrow Morning we await a greatly expected event.  Our fiesta at the beach!  Until we see each other again, all in WWW,  Adios!
Will Krakower, Lodge Historian

Hola, and greetings from Puerto Rico!  After our peaceful three and a half hour flight, we arrived at the San Juan International Airport safe and sound on Monday.  Immediately following our arrival, we slowly (even though we got lost a few times on the way) made our way to the Fajardo Inn.  That evening we went on a night hike through the El Yunque Rainforest, where we heard the sounds of the Coqui, and experienced an authentic Taino Indian Friendship dance.  Early the next morning, we went to the marina, and boarded the East Wind ship for an exciting snorkeling and swimming trip. There, we saw a rare glimpse of the beautiful coral reefs of Puerto Rico, along with many different fish, including a giant barracuda. After eating dinner, we went to Laguna Grande, where we kayaked through bioluminescent dinoflagellates, which glowed when we paddled and touched the water.  Today, we joined with the rest of Section NE-2A, and went on a tour of Old San Juan, the highlight being the Governor of Puerto Rico’s mansion, which was once used as a fort. Afterwards, we had a pre-Conclave fiesta, with food, music, and a speech by Section Chief J. Ryan Zambon, Hunnikick’s 2005-2006 Lodge Chief. We are now all sleeping soundly at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum Sports Complex. We await more excitement tomorrow as we continue to explore the beauty that is the island of Puerto Rico. ¡Adios amigos!

Written By:
Will Krakower, Historical Committee Co-Chairman
Sam Krakower,
and Bobby Kenney

With Hunnikick’s help, the Burlington County Council has operated the main food stand, a pizza stand, a funnel cake stand and drink stand at the Burlington County Farm Fair for the past several years. Not only is this a great fundraiser so the council can continue to offer great programs, it is a great time to have fun and meet people involved in scouting.

From the North and South
Take the NJ Turnpike to exit 5, take Route 541 South to Lumberton. From 295 take the exit for 38 East, at Hainesport-Lumberton road (well marked) make a right.
Follow signs about one half mile to Farm Fair.

From Route 206 North and South
Follow Route 206 to 38 West. Take the right Jughandle (left turn from right lane) onto Route 691 South (becomes Route 541). Farm Fair is about 2 miles on right.

62 Chestnut Street
Lumberton, NJ. 08048

Welcome to the homepage of Hunnikick Lodge 76. As the web team is redesigning our site, we’ve started a blog to let everyone know what’s going on.

This coming summer is looking to be one of Hunnikick’s busiest ever! With so many things going on, it’s going to be hard to not remember this special time in our Order’s history for years to come. With ArrowCorps5 and Conclave 2008 looming only a couple months ahead, I’d say that this is most certainly THE year to be an Arrowman in Hunnikick 76.

If you have any questions about anything, email the Hunnikick’s officers at officers ‘at’ hunnikick76.org or me at the address below.

WWW,

J. Ryan Zambon
Section Chief, NE-2A
Hunnikick Lodge Chief ‘05-’06
chief ‘at’ ne2a.org