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1957 Area 12-A Conference

AREA XIIA Site * Camp Arataba, Barton Flats, San Bernardino Mountains, CA.APRIL 26-28 Host * Wisumahi Lodge # 4781957 Chief * Al Robinson 298 Lay Adviser * Sid Frantz 436 Professional Adviser * John Sterrett 298 Region XII Adviser * John G Triplett (1908 – 1970) Comments: Host lodge chief was Vernon Evans.  Lodges present … Read more


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1956 Area 12-A Conference

Comments: First year after XII-A split into two areas. First year for Indian dance competition, and brotherhood chorus. Winners of solo dance competition in three categories were Ernie Wakham 298, Larry Francis 298, and Chuck Williams 127. The team winner was Ashie 436. Tom Watrous 127 lead the brotherhood chorus. Paul Keely 436 headed the … Read more


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1955 Area 12-A Conference

April 15 – 17, 1955 Site * Camp Emerson, Idyllwild, CA.Host * Tahquitz Lodge # 127Chief * Chuck Pierce 127Lay Adviser * Sid Frantz 436Professional Adviser * Howard (Tubby) Houston 249 (deceased)Region Adviser * Roland Dye (deceased) Comments: Last year before Area 12-E was formed. Elections were held for both areas. Lots of snow. Lodges … Read more


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1954 Area 12-A Conference

Site: Camp Bill Lane, Sunland, California Dates: April 23 – 25, 1954 Host: Spe-Le-Yai Lodge # 249 Chief: Bill Marumoto (298) Lay Adviser: Sid Frantz (436) Professional Adviser: Cecil (Skip) Fife (298) Region Adviser: Roland Dye Comments: The program says this is the tenth annual conference. The December 4, 1954 minutes thanked Skip Fife for … Read more


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1951 Area 12-A Conference

AREA XIIA Site * Camp RO KI LI, San Bernardino Mountains, CA.MARCH 16-18 Host * San Gorgonio 2981951 Chief * Loren Tarvin 225Vice Chief * Jim Lang 252Lay Adviser * George Aunger 252 (deceased)Professional Adviser * Carl N. Helmick 127Region Adviser * A. R. (Andy) Groenink 90 (deceased) Comments: The area was redesignated during this … Read more


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1970 Area 12-A Conference

AREA XIIA Site * Palm Springs High School, Palm Springs, CA. APRIL 3-5 Host * Tahquitz 127 1970 Chief * Larry Abernathy 436 Deputy Area Chief * Ted Lyddon 298 Lay Adviser * Larry Rupp Sr. 298 Professional Adviser * Jim Stainer 298 Region XII Adviser * Richard Bentley Region XII Coordinator * David R. … Read more


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Conferences

In the 12 Region era of the Boy Scouts of America and Order of the Arrow, 22 Area 12-A Conferences were held. Early conferences were held at local Scout camps and often had 50-100 attendees. With continued success and enthusiasm of these events, coupled with the post-war boom of Scouting in Southern California, these Area … Read more


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History of Area 12-A

The year was 1945; the war with Japan was in its last throes; gas rationing was still in effect’––when out of the west, the wild news camp, far flashing on wings of flame––’, the Canalino Lodge No. 90 was inviting all of the lodges in Area U to a fellowship conference to be held in … Read more


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