Ohio COHT Members,
Greetings! I hope the post has found you and yours doing well. The warm spring days
have turned chilly here a long the Yellow Creek. But hopefully you are managing to
spent the sunny days turning the soil in preparation for the summer gardens and
getting to hunt the illusive Tommy Turkey.
With the passing of winter comes the recent passing of the annual National Gathering
at Fort Osage. I have had word that the time was well spent and much was
accomplished. But yet we have still more to accomplish, you will be getting your
absentee voting ballet in the mail. The issues talked and voted on at Osage, have
yet to be voted on the membership body that was not present. Its time for us to put
our pen and stamp where our mouth is... and vote! Its painless, and its
convenient... so do yourself, the COHT and your trail partners a favor and vote. We
can not effect changes with out participation.
Blackie has been working hard trying to put together his first issue of the
newsletter for you. Please show your support for him and your fellow Buck-eyes and
COHT members by supporting him in sending him something for it. Lets throw our
support into our branch of the COHT. Some have supported us in the past and dropped
off for one reason or another... lets rally behind our state rep.. It does not take
that much of time or even effort. If we all do our part, its even easier. With that said,
keep in touch with your state rep as he has a few things lined up for us this
year. They look promising and encouraging. Remember, if there is a event type
that you would like to do or see us doing... than plan it. If you need help in
doing so, Blackie and I would be glad to help you with it. His position does not
require him to do the planning, that is up to the members... his duty is to
encourage the members to plan and attend and keep them informed of the events.
So lets all do our part and plan something, if we all planned one event our
calendar would be filled. So lets get out on the trails, catch you on the trail!
YMHS,
CAPT. McGee
Great
Lakes Territorial Governor
ETIQUETTE OF AXE
An axe to be respected must be sharp and no one who has ambition to be a
pioneer or a scout, should carry a dull axe, or an axe with the edge nicked like
a saw blade. It may interest the reader to know that the pencil I am using with
which to make these notes with was sharpened with my camp axe.
No one but a duffer and a chump will use another man's axe with out that
other man's willing permission.
It is bad form to ask for the loan of a favorite axe as it is to ask for
the loan of a hunter's best gun or pet fishing rod or tooth brush.
To turn the edge or nick another man's axe is a very grave offence.
Keep your own axe sharp and clean; do not use it to cut any object lying
on the ground where there is danger of the blade going through the object and
striking a stone; do not use it to cut roots of trees or bushes for the same
reason.Beware of knots in hemlock wood and in cold weather beware of knots of
any kind.
When not in use an axe should have its blade sheathed in leather or it
should be stuck into a log or stump. It should never be left upon the ground or
set up against a tree to endanger the legs and feet of another.
Daniel Carter Beard
He who knows not,and knows he knows not, is a student- teach him. He who knows not,and knows not,he knows not, is a fool - shun him. He who knows ,and knows he knows , is a leader - follow him. --Unknown
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