cr1.JPG (57364 bytes) Mr. Herring from Southaven spent the day with the scouts.  Dressed in colonial officer's garb, Mr. Herring spoke on the hardships and sacrifice of the colonial army during the Revolutionary War.
cr2.JPG (86252 bytes) A small part of the Council Ring crowd.  The event had to be moved inside due to pouring down rain that evening.
cr3.JPG (104857 bytes) The historical flags on the wall were the ones used in the flag history competition.
cr4.JPG (75765 bytes) T45 TC Miss Frances presents new Wood Badge recipients with their Wood Badge neckerchiefs.
cr5.JPG (70150 bytes) T45 SM Richard Sowers presents the Wood Badge beads.
cr6.JPG (57521 bytes) The tapping out ceremony for the Order Of The Arrow begins.
cr7.JPG (72877 bytes) Names are called, and OA braves search the crowd for the honorees.
cr8.JPG (67546 bytes) The tapping out ceremony is a time honored tradition which begins the honorees' passage from "just scouting" to OA.
cr9.JPG (98871 bytes) This years' lineup of scouts and leaders chosen to join the ranks of the OA.
cr10.JPG (98020 bytes) Choctaw DE Ned Young contributing to the flag retirement ceremony.
cr11.JPG (90880 bytes) Executive Bd. VP Mark Guyton adds his part.  Usually done with a bonfire, wet weather meant the retirement had to be done using one of the BBQ pits out back,
cr12.JPG (107273 bytes) A solemn ceremony, flag retirement is done in complete silence, as each person present adds a bit of the retired flag to the fire.