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tim rOSSeiSeN, Vice PreSideNt, SerViceJOhN murPhy, Vice PreSideNt, deVelOPmeNt
ray czech, SecretaryJack PerSON, treaSurer
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mark griffiNlee huckSteP
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ceNtralcatheriNe hubbard
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mark leiNmiller
WeSterNamy bOyle
michael WaggONer
bill mckOWN, raNch cOmmittee rePreSeNtatiVeed PeaSe, immediate PaSt PreSideNt
mark aNderSON, PhilmONt Staff adViSOr
ex OfficiO memberSemery cOrley, legal adViSOr
dOuglaS faSchiNg, techNOlOgy maNager
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in this issue columns
4 fromtheprez14 ranchroundup37 trailtalk
articles6 psanews-regionalreunions7 psanews-celebrationtrek9 psanews-staffamigos9 psanews-calendars10 psanews-californiacelebration13 psanews-electionresults17 75yearsofphilmontstaff23 ptcnews26 philmonthistory32 ‘63rangerreunion33 philmontdocumentarchive
other
5 bulletinboard38 19.73club39 goodcampsite
Contributing WritersSarah burgeSS bill caSS cathy hubbard lee huckSteP daVe keNNeke JOe Parker
mark StiNNett al thOmSON ScOtt tONey tOm WillS
MeMbers only ACCess
user nAMe: PHilliPsJunCtion
PAssWord: porcupine
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On the cover: the official logo commem-orating the 75th anniversary of Waite Phillips’s first gift of land to the BSA, November 28, 1938. See related story beginning on page 17.
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BULLETIn BOARd Upcoming PSA® Events
PSA Northeast Regional Reunion – October 11-13, 2013Camp Wheeler, Stanhope, NJ
Contact: Rick Touchette at [email protected] or David Setzer at [email protected]
PSA Autumn Adventure Trek – October 13-18, 2013Philmont Scout Ranch
Contact: Steve and Cynthia Truemper at [email protected]
New Years at Philmont – December 31, 2013-January 2, 2014PSA Omelet Breakfast on January 1
Contact: Randy Saunders at [email protected]
Celebrating the Lives of Genevieve & Waite Phillips Event – February 1, 2014Westwood Village, Los Angeles, CA
Contact: Lee Huckstep at [email protected]
PSA Annual Reunion – July 11-13, 2014Philmont Training Center
PSA Summer Trek @ Philmont – July 14-21, 2014Philmont Scout Ranch
AsIlookbackonmy10yearsontheboardofourbelovedassociation,Iamalwaysstruckbyhowwillingandgen-erousourmembersareinsupportingthePSAwiththeirtimeandtreasure.ThisembarrassmentofrichesalwaysremindsmeofasciencefictionstoryIreadasachild.Itbroughthometomethepowerofunintendedconsequences.Thestoryhadatimetravelergoingwaybackintimeandaccidentallystep-pingonandkillingabrightlycoloredbutterfly.Thisseeminglyinsignificanteventaltersthefuture,sowhenhereturnstothefutureitisadrabandOrwellianworld.Hisseeminglyin-significantactchangedtheworld.Allbecausetheworldwasdeprivedofthebeautyofabutterfly,theworldbecameadismalplace. Nowsomeseeminglyinsignifi-cantactscanhaveapositiveeffectonourfuture.Ihavebeenthankfulthatourorganizationhassucceededandflourishedbecauseofthecumulativeeffectsofthemanyintentionalactsourmembersperformeveryyear.Theseinclude:votingforPSAofficers,attend-ingreunions,hostingreunions,donat-ingtocapitalcampaigns,donatingtotheannualfund,renewingmember-ships,andofcoursethePhilAmigos!EachoftheseactsmakesthePSAthegreatplaceitisandkeepsusallcon-nectedtotheRanchandtheimpactithasonpeopleyearinandyearout. Thisyearwehadover600ofourmemberstakethetimetoreadthebios,
marktheirballot,signit,sealit,placeastamponit—andgetitto87714intimebecounted.Overahundredmorethanthelastelection—asuresignofourhealthandvitality.Wealsohadanexceptionallywell-qualifiedslateofcandidatesnominatedandwillingtoserveourassociationforthenextthreeyears.AftertheresultshadbeentabulatedIwasabletotalkwiththeunsuccessfulcandidates,andeachonevolunteeredtostayinvolvedandserveonaPSAcommittee.ThisisahugewinforthePSA:themoremembersthathelpinleadingtheorganization,thebetteritwillbeforallofus,andthePSA’sfuture. Inclosing,Iappreciatealltheinten-tionalthingseveryoneinthePSAdoestofurtherourgoalsofsupportingthepeople,placeandprogramsthatAREPhilmont.Whenyoupauseandthinkthatyourgiftoractionistoosmalltomovetheorganizationforward—re-memberthateverystepgetsusthatmuchfurtherdownthetrailofsuccess.Justwatchoutforbutterflys!
–JimLynch
Beginningwiththisissue,“UndertheZia”,ourcolumnaboutupcomingeventsinNewMexico,willmovefromHigh CountrytothePSAweb-site.
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regional reunionspsa®news psa®news
First Southwest ohio reunion
byJoeParkerThestormcloudsrolledawayearlyandleftagloriousmorningfortheSouth-westOhioPSAreunion.ThesettingwasCincinnati’sSharonWoodParkforapotlucklunchaselevenformerstaffers,spousesandchildrengatheredtocelebrateandreminisceabouttheiryearsofserviceatPhilmont. Ofcoursetherewastherequisitememorabilia.AlHeinebroughtsomemagnificentphotographsfromhistimeasamemberoftheNISstaffandphotolab.CathyHubbardbroughthermapsandaNewMexicostateflag.JoeParkerbroughthisnowalmostantiqueRangerAxeandaphotoofthePorcu-pineStaffcirca1967. Conversationaboutthecrewstheformerrangershadandthelengthyhikestheymadewerepartofthe
conversations.EmilyDarrtalkedabouttrailingPhilbearsinthebackcountryasshewaspartoftheBearResearchstaff. SaturdaydinnerwasheldattheMoerlienLagerHousejustacrossthestreetfromGreatAmericanBallpark,homeoftheCincinnatiReds.TheLagerHouseprovidedanextraordinaryviewoftheOhioRiverwhichdidn’tlooksomuddyonthisday. Afterdinneritwasabriefwalkacrossthestreettowatchagreatpitch-ingduelwhichendedina3-1RedslosstotheSanDiegoPadres.Attheendofthegame,therewerehugsandhand-shakesandpromisestobebackfortheSecondAnnualReunionnextyearwiththelocationtoperhapsbeDayton. InattendancewerePSAmembersCathyHubbard,JoeParker,AlHeine,EmilyDarr,ChrisBerndt,ScottTritt,andDr.RonReynolds.
celebration trek - the return of SPAMbyLeeHuckstep
TheCelebrationTrek–celebratingthe75thanniversaryofPhilmontandthe40thanniversaryofyourPhilmontStaffAssociation–sawthereturnofSpam,anearlyformofmysterymeat,totraillunches. IntroducedbyHormelFoodCor-porationin1937,SpamisayearolderthanPhilmont.Spam,orasimilarproductcalledTreet,hadbeenpresentintraillunchesbefore,buthasnotbeenseeninmanyyears.ThereappearanceofSpambroughtbacklongforgottenmemoriesofpreviousexperiencestothisproduct.Forsomeyouthpartici-pants,thiswastheirfirstexposuretothislegendarysubstance. Insteadofbeinginacanwithakeythatoftenbrokeduringthecan-opening,the2013Spamversioncomesinsinglepersonfoilpackets.Thetasteremainsunchanged. TheCelebrationTrekwasthelarg-estinthehistoryofthePSATrekwith114membersandgueststrekkingthePhilmonttrails.Asarewardfortheiref-fortsandtheirthreehoursofconserva-tionservice,theyearnedtheirplatinumedged75thAnniversaryArrowheadsandspecialPSATrekawardpatches. Thehikingandcampingskillsofthetrekkerswerechallengedonthefirsttrailnight,andintothesecondday,whenheavymonsoonrainsfellonmostpartsoftheRanch.Iftrekkersdidnothavegoodwetweatherskills
Classic SPAM!
whentheyarrivedatPhilmont,theysoonacquiredthemorgotwet.Bytheafternoonofthesecondtraildaytheweatherimprovedmarkedly,though,andnofurthersubstantialweatherproblemswerepresented. Formany,theirTrekwasatripdownmemorylaneandforPhilYunker,moresothanmost.Philre-turnedtoFishCampwhere,in1965,asthebona fidecampdirector,hestoodinthediningroomasthekitchenwashedawayintheflood.In1973,Philwas“attheconfluence”oftheAguaFriaandRayadoandhelpedtofoundthePSA. PSACrew1continueditstraditionofambitioustreks,covering50milesduringtheir“C”itinerarytoCraterLake,CrookedCreek,ClearCreek,CyphersMine,andCimarroncito.PSA
Southwest Ohio Reunion draws a nice crowd of Philstaff and families.
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Matthew Terribile relaxing at Fish Camp
Crew1washonoredtohavethecur-rentChiefRanger,ChristineSalisbury,serveastheirRanger. OthergreatmomentsreportedbytrekkersincluderelaxinglunchesontheporchatSawmill,visitingtheContentionMine,gettinghundredsofamazingphotographs,enjoyingafreshpearwithchocolatemilkatPJ,hikingoverMt.Phillips,crossingthebeautifulCrookedCreekmeadow,theheateratClearCreek,sunrisefromloftycamp-site#15atCito,andhikingtrailsthattheyhelpedbuildwhileonstaff. Thetrekisoneofthemostendur-ingPSAtraditions–therehavebeen27Treks–andyoucanjointhistraditionin2014.The28thPSATrekwillbeJuly14to21andwillcost$475.Completedetailswillbepublishedearlyin2014,butifyouwanttoreserveyourplacenow,wewilltakeyourmoney.Sendthe
completeamountbychecktoRandySaunders,PSA,17DeerRunRoad,Ci-marron,NM87714.Besuretoincludeyourname,address,phoneande-mailaddress.YoucanalsocallRandyat575-643-6680andgivehimyourcreditcarddetails.
Ed. Note: Through the years, it seems that dozens of Philstaff have been identi-fied as, or claimed to have been Director of Fish Camp in that legendary Summer of ’65. Your humble servant has searched Philmont’s employment files and can verify from having seen with his own eyes that the Director of Fish Camp in 1965 was one “Philip Yunker. Wabash Valley Council #166. Terre Haute, Indiana.”
It is has been confirmed that Spam will be repeated in the 2014 trail lunches..
Staff Amigos Wrap-upbyCathyHubbard
The2013seasonhasendedandstaffarenowhomeorbackinschool.Theyhaveasummerfullofmemories:thefirerelocation,themusic,thestarrynightsandthebigrainstorm.Theyforgedfriendshipswithstaff,scoutsandadvisorsandhopefully,somePSAmembers,throughtheAmigoprogram.Thissummer,59staffgroupshadanamigo,meaningthatabout475staffhadafriendfrompastyearstakinganinterestinthem. TheAmigosareaselflessgroup,sendingmailandpackagesfilledwithgoodieswithouttheexpectationof
aresponse,thoughmanydowriteback. IwasluckytoparticipateinthePSAtrekthissummer,andgottohearfromseveralstaffmembersaboutthepro-gram.Universally,theyweredelightedtoreceivethepackagesandtoknowthatthePSAcaredaboutthem. I’mgratefulforallofthefinePSAmemberswhoparticipatedinthisprogramandhopetocoverevenmorestaffgroupsnextsummer.ThegoalistoserveeverysinglestaffgroupwithanAmigo.WewillbeginfillingspotsinearlyApril2014,sostayintouchandlet’smakeitanothergreatsummer!
PSA calendars ride Again!
byScottToney
ThisyearwewillagainbesellingPhilmontStaffAssociationCalendarstoraisemoneyforseasonalstaffscholar-ships.Ihopeyouwillallpurchaseoneforyourselfandsometogiveaway.Theymakegreatholidaygifts. Thecalendaritselfisafullcolorwallcalendarfeaturingimagesoftheranch.SomephotosarewinnersoftheStaffPhotoContestandsomearetakenbythetalentedstaffofthePhilmont
NewsandPhotoService.Allarepic-turesthatwillmakeyouproudwhenyoudisplaythem. Lastyearwesoldenoughcalendarstosend$500totheSeasonalStaffSchol-arshipprogram.Ihopetodoublethatthisyear.It’salluptoyou.Purchasesoonandpurchaseoften!Thecalendarscost$25,butthemoneygoestoagreatcause. Youcanplaceyourorderbycontact-ingthePSAofficeororderingonlineatPhilstaff.com.
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california celebration - You need A Place to StaybyLeeHuckstep
WhenyouattendtheCelebrationoftheLivesofGenevieveandWaitePhillipsinLosAngelesJanuary31andFebru-ary1,2014,mostwillneedaplacetostay.Nowisthetimetomakethehotelarrangements,whileroomsatpreferredratesarestillavailable. AllCelebrationeventstakeplacewithinwalkingdistanceofeachotherinthetonyWestwoodareaofLosAn-geles,aneighborhoodjustdownthehillfromthePhillipsresidenceat10659BellagioRoad.Weofferaseriesofhoteloptionswhicharewithinwalkingdis-tanceofCelebrationevents,allowingyoutoforegoarentalcarandjusttakeataxitoandfromLosAngelesInterna-
tionalAirport. Spacelimitationspreventusfromdescribingallthetermsandconditionsofeachhotel.Youareresponsibleforobtainingthecancellationpolicyandothertermsatthetimeyoumakeyourreservation.Ifyouhaveanyspecialneeds,pleasespecifythoseneedswhenmakingyourreservation.ThetaxrateinLosAngelesvariesbytypeandsizeofhotel.
W - hotel
AtthetopofthepricelistandatthetopinluxuryistheW-HotelLosAnge-les.Situatedat930HilgardAvenue,thishoteliseverythingyouwouldexpectofaW-Hotel–includingahotscene.
TheWoffersablockoftenSpectacu-larQueenSuitesattherateof$239.Applicabletaxesareadded.Thesuiteconsistsofacompletelyseparatebed-roomwithqueenbed.Thelivingroomincludesasofa,mini-bar,television,etc.Thisrateisforoneortwopersons. Thisisafullservicehotelwithrestaurantandbar.Breakfast,parking,internet,andotherincidentalsareinadditiontotheroomrate. Youcanreservebycalling877-946-8357andaskforthePhilmontStaffAssociationgroupblockrate.Acreditcardwillberequiredtosecureyourreservation. Whilethishotelisatthetopofthepricelist,itis,forthemoney,thebestvalue.Additionally,theWistheloca-tionofourFridaynightmixer–atthehippoolsideWETDeck--soyouwillnothavetowalkfartocelebratewithyourfriends. Pleasenotethatthereisa31-dayadvancecancellationrequirement.Cancellationsreceived31daysormorebeforetheeventwillreceiveafullrefund.Cancellationsreceived30daysorlessinadvanceoftheeventwillhavetheircreditcardchargedforthelengthoftheoriginalstay. Thecut-offdateforthisrateisJanu-ary3,2014.
Palomar
ThePalomar,partoftheuniqueKimp-toncollection,isafewblocksoutofthewayat10740WilshireBoulevard,butoffersgoodvalueandiswithinwalkingdistanceofallevents.Ifyouwantluxurywithlessintensitythanthe
W–Hotel,thisistheplaceforyou.ThePalomaroffersablockoftenroomsattheratesof$189forasingleordouble,$209foratriple,and$229foraquadrate.Applicabletaxesareadded. Thisisafullservicehotelwithrestaurantandbar.Breakfast,parking,internet,andotherincidentalsareinadditiontotheroomrate. Youcanreservebycalling424-901-7270or1-800-KIMPTON.AskforthePhilmontStaffAssociationrate.Acreditcardisrequiredtosecureyourreserva-tion. Thecut-offdateforthisrateisJanu-ary1,2014
hilgard house
TheHilgardHouse,927HilgardAvenue,isourmid-rangeofferingwithsinglesfor$164anddoublesfor$169.Applicabletaxesareadded.Theexteriorisalittledated,buttherooms–particularlythebeds–arefine.Youcanselectaroomwithaking,queenortwodoublebeds.Ratesincludefreeparkingforoneregularsizedvehicleandcom-plimentarycontinentalbreakfastandwi-fi.Thishoteldoesnothavearestau-rantorbar,buttherearemanynearby,
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includingtheW-Hotelacrossthestreet.Therateincludesacomplimentarycontinentalbreakfastandwi-fi. Youcanreservebycalling800-826-3943.AskforthePSAGrouprate.Acreditcardisrequiredtosecureyourreservation. Thecut-offdateforthisrateisDe-cember31,2014.
royal Palace hotel
TheRoyalPalaceHotel,1052Ti-vertonAvenue,isourbudgetoffering.Don’tbeputoffbytheexteriorappear-anceandthelobby.Theroomsarequiteniceandthislocationisthebestofourhotelofferings.Thishotelhasverycompetitiveofferings:
Queen(2guestsmax)$139.00.King(2guestsmax)$149.00.2Queen(4guestsmax)$159.MiniSuite(5guestsmax)$164.FullSuite(5guestsmax)$169.
Applicabletaxesareadded. Ratesincludefreeparkingforoneregularsizedvehicleandcomplimenta-rycontinentalbreakfastandwi-fi.Thishoteldoesnothavearestaurantorbar,buttherearemanynearby. Youcanreservebycalling310-208-6677.AskforthePhilmontStaffAsso-ciationrate.Acreditcardisrequiredtosecureyourreservation. Thecut-offdatefortheseratesisDecember31,2014.cost and reservations
YourcostfortheCelebrationis$55
andincludesanelegantlunchonSatur-day,February1,inarestaurantlocatedinabuildingwhichwouldhavebeenfamiliartothePhillips.Attendanceislimitedto140persons–thefirecodelimitsforthechapelandtherestaurant.Thisnumberisahardceiling.Itcannotberaised.Don’tbeleftout. Youneedtobethere. AsyourPhilmontStaffAssociationentersits41styear,taketimetobeapartofthisshiningmomentwhenyourAssociationhonorsandcelebratesthetwopeoplewhochangedyourlifeandthelivesofnearlyonemillioncamp-ers:GenevieveandWaitePhillips.Thisuniqueopportunitytocelebratewithyourfriendswillnevercomeagain. Toregister,andforfulldetails,gotowww.philstaff.com Ifthewebsitedoesnotansweryourquestions,contact:[email protected]. [email protected]
2013 PSA Board of Directors Election results
Officers:
President:JohnMurphy,Tyler,TX(1972-74)VicePresident-Membership:ColleenMcLaughlinNutter,HighlandsRanch,CO(1988-92,95)VicePresident-Service:TimRosseisen,Breckenridge,CO(1984-93,94&PTCFaculty)VicePresident-Development:WarrenSmith,Charlotte,NC(1975-79,84-85)Treasurer:MattLindsey,Nacogdoches,TX(1987)Secretary:AdamFromm,Arlington,VA(1999-2001)
RegionalDirectors:
Northeast:KathySeitz,SouthGlaston-bury,CT(1981-83)Northeast:RickTouchette,Coeymans,NY(1971-72,74-77)
Central:MitchStandard,Macomb,IL(1984-85)Central:PhilWinegardner,OverlandPark,KS(1969-74)
Southern:AnneMariePinkenburg,FortWorth,TX(1992-95,97)Southern:DougWahl,PawleysIsland,SC(1996,98-2000)
Western:NancyColemanStickelman,LasVegas,NV(1997-2003)Western:MichaelWaggoner,Centrev-ille,UT(1994-94,98-2005)
NationalDirectors:
AmyDouglassBoyle,Lander,WY(1978,80)KenDavis,Alexandria,VA(1960-63,65-66&PTCFaculty)BryanDelaney,Atlanta,GA(1998-2013)MarkGriffin,Grapevine,TX(1995-2000&PTCFaculty)CathyStoddardHubbard,Middleton,WI(1976-77,2012)LeeHuckstep,Houston,TX(1971-72,74,76-77)SteveRick,Cimarron,NM(1978-81,83-84)
PSASecretaryRayCzechhasannouncedresultsoftheelectionfortheassocia-tion’sofficersanddirectors.IndicativeofthegrowthandincreasingstrengthofthePSA,theNominatingCommitteeearlierthisyearreleaseditsreport,whichincludedanoutstandingarrayofcandidates,anyofwhomwouldservetheassociationwell.Followingisthelistofthoseelected,whowillservefortermscommencingJanuary1,2014andconcludingDecember31,2016.Volunteersarenowbeingsoughtfortheincreasingnumberofcommitteeswhichconductthebusinessoftheassociation.WhilecommitteesarenormallyheadedbyamemberofthePSABoard,membersofthecommitteesneednotbeboardmembers.Ifyouareinterestedinservingonacommitteeorwouldliketorecommendothers,youmaydosobycontactingExecutiveDirectorRandySaundersat575-376-1138orpsadirector@philstaff.com.
“Lettin’thecatouttathebagisawholeloteasier’nputtin’itback.”
-WillRogers,AmericanhumoristandfriendofWaitePhillips
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Philmont introducesScience technology Engineering Math!
S.T.E.M.isanimportantinitiativethatwasdesignedtohelpstrengthentheUnitedStates’technologicalsecurityandeconomicprosperity.TheBoyScoutsofAmericadevelopedtheNovaAwardsprogramtoexciteandexpandasenseofwonderaboutthesefascinatingfieldsofstudy.PhilmontScoutRanchisnowlookingtoen-gageyouthparticipantsinS.T.E.M.duringtheirtrekandintheirlives,inadditiontoprovidingawildernessexperiencethatlastsalifetime.“Ten-yearemploymentprojectionsshowthatofthe20fastest-growingoccu-pationsprojectedfor2014,15ofthemrequiresignificantmathematicsorsciencepreparation.”–USDepartmentofLabor DoYOUhavegreatideasabouthowPhilmontcanincorporateS.T.E.M.initia-tivesintoourexistingprogramattheRanch? PleasecontactSarahBurgess,[email protected],commentsandquestions.
bySarahBurgess,ConservationCoor-dinatorforS.T.E.M.
ItisarainyafternooninBaseCamp.TwoPhilmontStafferssitonaporch,discussinghowtokeeptoday’syouthfrombeingruledbytheirsmartphoneappsandmoreengagedinapplicationslikeScience,Technology,Engineer-ing,andMath(S.T.E.M.).“Whataboutshootingguns?That’sprettyexcitingforkids,”oneofussays.“Ohyeah!Wecouldshowwhathappenswhenabulletenterssomething.LookatthisYouTubevideo…”Thus,beginsourprojectofcreatingballisticsmodelsbyshootingammunitionusedinPhilm-ont’sshootingsportsprogramintoclay
Shooting guns – it’s for Science!blocks,forminganentry/exitmodeloftheshot. Thankfully,gatheringsuppliesforthisprojectisrelativelyeasy.Weorderseveralcasesofmodelclay,thesameusedatPTCHandicraftforceramics.Afterastopbytheammunitionroominbasecamp,weareonourwaytoSaw-milltoshootthefirstclayblockswith.30-06(pronounced30-aught-6)rifles.Wehurriedlyreloadfullmetaljacketsjustasparticipantswouldinthereload-ingshack;afullmetaljacketisabulletcomposedofsoftleadcoreandencasedincopper.Thoughexcitedtoshootatadifferentkindoftargetforonce(andforeducationalpurposesnonetheless!),ourspiritsplummetwhenthefirsttwo
blocksareobliterated.Piecesofclaylittertheground50yardsdownrangefromtheshootingporch,layingablowtoourloftygoalofcreatingsomewhatintactmodels.Howcouldwegettheclaytomaintainitsshapewhileshoot-ingwithsuchhigh-poweredammuni-tion? “Whataboutleavingtheclayblocksintheplasticbagstheywerepackagedinandthenshootthem?”suggestsoneofourteammembers. Thismethodprovessuccessfulandourspiritsliftasour“work”daycontinueswithstopsatMiranda’sblackpowderrangeandHarlan’sshotgunrange.Theotherammunitionsusedforthisprojectwere:.50-caliberball(black
powderrifles),00-buckshotand#7birdshot(12gaugeshotguns).Later,weshotOldWestrevolverswith.38-Spe-cialrounds,acowboy-actionshootingprogrambeguntwoyearsagoatPonil. ThroughoutthedaywehavetheopportunitytogiveS.T.E.M.informa-tionaboutshootinggunstomanystaffmembers,crewyouthandadvisors.Itturnsoutthatcradlingaclayblock,especiallyafteritbecomesapeculiarcavity,providesagreathook,aseduca-torscallit,topiquepeople’sinterest.Weknewwehostedasuccessfulprojectwhenthemostcommoncommentofthedayfromouraudiencewas,“Ihadnoideathat’swhatthebulletdid!” S.T.E.M.initiativesasanationalfo-
Ryan Swalls explains physics of shooting at Sawmill.
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cusgobacktothetimeofthelaunchofSputnikin1957.Theentireworldwasfocusedongaininganedgeintechnol-ogyandscienceandtheUnitedStatesfeltournationwaslosingthatraceineconomicandtechnologicaladvance-ment.Thusbegananinitiativetohelpyoungstudentsunderstandtheirpo-tentialinS.T.E.M.topicsandpersuadethemtopursuesuchadegree.Accord-ingtotheBureauofLaborStatistics,ithasbeenpredictedfor2008-2018thatprojectedemploymentgrowthforS.T.E.M.fieldswillreach17.31%,whilenon-S.T.E.M.fieldswillonlybe9.67%.StudiesalsoshowthatthetotalnumberofS.T.E.M.degreesearnedinU.S.col-legeshavedeclinedbetween2001and2011,accordingtotheNationalCenterforEducationStatistics. TheBoyScoutsofAmericaem-barkedonS.T.E.M.initiativesafewyearsagoandnowoffertwoawards,theNovaandSupernova,soBoyScouts,VenturersandCubScoutscanexploretheexcitementinthesefieldsandberecognizedfortheirefforts.Throughcompletingrequirementsfortheaward,youngpeoplecanalsorealizeexciting,hands-onaspectsofS.T.E.M.intheireverydaylives. ThepartofatrekatPhilmontScoutRanchthatmanyofuswellknowandunderstandistheabilityofourbrand,“wildernessexperiencesthatlastalife-time,”toextendintopeoples’livesoncetheirbootsandbackpackareoffthetrail.WithS.T.E.M.initiativesspreadingacrosstheRanchandinfluencingvisi-torsinthefuture,wehaveevenmoreofanopportunitytobuildyouths’con-fidenceandpromoteourprogramsas
technicalapplicationsfortheirhighereducationandfuturecareers. Theballisticsmodelscreateddur-ingthissummernowresideateachbackcountryshootingcamp–Harlan,Ponil,BlackMountain,ClearCreek,MirandaandSawmill.Eachcamppos-sessesatleasttwomodels—oneoftheircampspecificammunitionandoneotherammunitionforcomparison.
Sarah currently leads hands-on marine sci-ence education at Catalina Island Marine Institute as an Assistant Program Director, playing in the ocean with kids, spending as much time as possible in the surf and sun, and lucky enough to call it work. She has been fortunate enough to work at Philmont for ten summers, in the Ranger Depart-ment for many of those, and more recently in Conservation with Sustainability and Environmental Education. She would love to hear your ideas about S.T.E.M. for Philmont and can be reached at [email protected].
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IstartedinYear37.ThatwasmyfirstonthePhilmontstaff:1975.Theeraoflonghair,bumblebeestaffshirts,womenjustrecentlyarrived,onlyonetypeofPhilmontT-shirtsoldinthetradingpost,TRsinsteadofRTs,flooddamagestillabundant,Vietnamvetsreturningtothestaff,andtheRayadoTrailunderconstruction.WhatagreattimetoworkatPhilmont!IhadnoideathenthatI’dbelookingback,likeIamtoday,andrealizingthatsomehow,someway,Ihavebecomeoneofthe“oldguys.”Imean,Iamnow,thisyear,relegatedtothefronthalfofPhil-history.Itsuredidn’tseemlikeIwasanearlyinhabitantoftheranchcalledPhilmontasItookcrewsoutonthetrail,brandedboots,cookedchuckwagondinners,racedburros,lookedinvainfortheUrracalights,toldcampfirestoriesandoftenheardoldRodTaylorsing.Bythen,itseemedlikemostofthekinkshadbeenworkedoutandthisPhilmontthingwasrun-ningprettywell. Whatmadeitrunwellthen,haseversince,stilldoestoday,handsdown,noquestion,assureathingasyou’lleverfindtobetoninyourwholelife,istheeagerhordeofhundredswhomaketheirwayeachMayandJunetothatbasecampsprawlingbelowourfavoriteigneousextrusionofdacitepor-
phyry,readyforadventure,fun,work,play,rescues,romances,sillinessandservice:us.ThePhilmontstaff. SecondandeventhirdgenerationsofPhilstafffamiliesnowclamberaboutthemountains.Whydoesthathappen?Irecallmeetingabackcountrystaffmemberafewyearsagowhotoldmethathisparents,whohadbothworkedattheRanch,hadtoldhimandhissisterthattheywererequiredtoworkatleastonesummeratPhilmont.He
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wastheninhisfifthyear;hissisterinherfourth.NowthatmyowndaughterhascompletedherfirststaffsummerinYear75,Iwellappreciatethewordsthat70srangerCarolMunchsharedattheRangerReunionin2007.Speakingofherowndaughterwhowasthenworkingonstaff,andofthefriendsshewouldbringovertothefamilycabinnearEagleNest,shesaid,“Ifyoucloseyoureyesandlisten,thestoriesarestillsame–onlythenamesaredifferent.” IfyouaskanyformerstaffmemberwhatmadePhilmontsospecial,youwillinvariablygetsomevariationoftheexactsameanswer:thepeople.Therearestoriesofmountainsandadven-tures,tobesure–talesofgreathikes,terrificprograms,roadtrips,wildlifeencounters,specialplaces,fullmoonsandconqueredpeaks.Butmoreoftenthannot,thosestoriesarerememberedandtoldbecauseofthepeopleinvolved–thefellowstaffmembersembarkedwithusonourthree-monthjourneyeachyear. Alookbackmightgiveahintofwhy.
the First Philstaffer
Traditionsdon’tjusthappen–theystartsomewhere,oftenwithoutanyforethoughtorplanning.Theycomeaboutbecauseothersseesomethingtheyappreciateandareinspiredtoem-ulate.IfyouhiredonatPhilmontandjustthoughtyoumighthavedetectedatraditionofhardwork,cheerfulservice,andenjoyinglifeinthemountains,youcanbeassuredthatitdidstartwiththe
veryfirstPhilstaffer–Lawrence“Boss”Sanchez. BosswenttoworkforWaitePhillipsasacowboyin1937attheageof19.WhenPhillipsmadehisfirstgifttotheBoyScoutsofAmericathenextyear,Bosswentwithit.AndthenfromDayOnethroughYear45(1983),BosssetastandardforworkethicasHorseFore-manthatprobablycannotbesurpassed.Inthe1940s,Bossranthewagontrainprogramsthattooktheearlycrewsintothebackcountry.HetaughtthousandsofstaffandScoutstoappreciatethelandanddoanyjobright.Ifeelperson-allyblessedtohaveworkedwithhimwhenIstaffedinbackcountryhorsecamps.LifewasalwaysgoodwhenBosswasaround–tothisday,Ihavenevermetahappierperson.Cattleheadquartersisnownamedinhishonor.
1940s: Developing an identity
We’veallheardthesloganabouttheMarines“lookingforafewgoodmen.”That’saboutalltherewereonstaffinthe1940s,withleancamperloadsduetowarandpost-warrebuilding.Backcountryprogramcampsdidn’texistthen,andoutpostcampsweregenerallymannedbyonlyoneortwohardysoulswhocampedthereallsum-merandhelpedoutcrewswhopassedthrough. Ayoungfirst-yearstaffernamedJohnWestfallmannedthepostatBenchCampin1947.JohnhadcometoPhilmontasacamperin1945,andwhilesittinginhistentatCito,had
pennedapoemtoreflecthisthoughtsonhistrek.Afriendtoldhimitneededmusic,soonthewayhomeonthetrain,he“composed”musicforhispoembylisteningtotheclackety-clackofthetrainwheels.BackagainatPhilmontin’47,JohnbegansinginghissongforcrewsastheypassedthroughtheBench(which,intheinimitablestyleofPhilstaff,herenamedVistoGrandebecausehedidn’tlikethename).Thesongcaughtonandstuck.YouknowittodayasThe Philmont Hymn. Thesongnowhasitsowntradi-tions.Formanyyears,atClosingCampfire,thestaffhasinvitedanyothercurrentstaffersandanyformerPhilmontstaffersintheaudiencetocomedowntothestagetojoininthesingingofthehymn.Thattraditioncanleadtounexpectedreunions–thissummer,Imetoneofmyformerstaff-ersfromClark’sFork,TimBrown,whohadattendedclosingcampfirethenightbefore.Hehadgonedowntothestagetojoininthehymn,thenlookedoverandrecognizedafellowformerstaffer,FrancisRuby,alsoanadvisor,whomhehadn’tseenin40years. 1950s: Making Philmont as We Know it now
AsattendancegrewexponentiallyinPhilmont’sseconddecade,itbecameincreasinglyclearthattheprogramneededamakeover.The21-daywagontrainsjustweren’twellsuitedtothou-sands,ratherthanhundreds,ofScoutscomingtoNewMexico.Basecampsandone-mantrailcampsgavewayto
staffedcampswithdefinedprogramofferingsandmultiplecounselorstoteachthem.AndsoinYear18ofPhil-history,DirectorofCampingJackRheaandseasonalstalwartClarenceDunncameupwiththeprogramthathasbecomesynonymousthroughoutScout-ingwiththeimageofthePhilmontstaff:thePhilmontRangers. Fromthedayin1957thatastationwagonpulledupandMr.DunnsaidtoyoungrangerDavidJung,“Dave,whydon’tyoutakethisone?”throughourpresenttimeinYear75,RangershavesymbolizedeverythingthatisgoodandrightaboutPhilmont:fasthikers,out-doorexperts,superScouts,backpack-ingmentors.Arangerspendsmoretimewithacrewthananyotherstaffmembersandisoftentheonestafferrememberedaftercampersreturnhome.TheearlyRangersuniformlycreditClarenceDunnfortheprogram’ssuccess.Philmont’sfirstChiefRangerheldthepostforanamazing13years.Alwayscalled“Mr.Dunn”byhisrangersandstaff,byYear32whenhesteppeddown,theprogramhefoundedhadlastingtraditionsofitsown.Theydon’tcarryaxesanymore,theirpeachcobblershavebecomepoundcake,andtheirsongisnowachantorraporsomething,butfortoday’srangers,IWGBTPmeansjustasmuchasitdidthatfirstyear.
1960s: new Lands, Flooded Lands
“TheLordgiveth,andtheLordtakethaway”couldaptlydescribelifeforthestaffinthe1960s.InYear25(1963),
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A SPEciAL thAnKSgiVing For PhiLMont StAFF
ThanksgivingDay(November28,2013)providesaspecialoccasionforthosewholovePhilmontScoutRanchtopause,reflect,andgivethanks.Itwasseventy-fiveyearsago(November28,1938)thatWaitePhillipsmadehisfirstgiftoflandthatwouldsoonbecomePhilmontScoutRanchtotheBoyScoutsofAmerica.
Tohelpcommemoratethisextraordinaryact,thePhilmontStaffAssociationoffersthefollowing:• AGift.EnclosedwiththisissuecelebratingPhilmont’s75thbirthdayisanoriginalartpieceproducedbynotedPhilmontandAmericanWestartistJeffSegler.JeffdonatedhisrenderingofthePhilmontGrace,andthePSAhasreproduceditoncardstocksuitableforframing,asourwayofsharingthisspecialmomentwithourmembers.• Andarequest.PleasejoinallPhilmontstaff,currentandformer,inrecitingthePhilmontGraceasaremembranceofthisincrediblegiftandremarkablegenerosity.Atnoon(Philmonttime)onNovember28,2013–whereveryoumightbe–findawayandaplacetoquietyourheartandjoinotherPhilfolkacrossthelandingivingthanksforagiftthatenrichedourlivesinwayswecouldneverhaveimagined.
ThePhilmontGrace75thAnniversaryCommemorativeCardreplacestheholi-daycardnormallymailedbythePSAtoourmembersthistimeofyear.
NortonClapppurchasedanddonatedtheBaldyCountrytoPhilmont,thusopeningvastnewopportunitiesforstaffexplorationofournewtallestmountain,withgoldmines,ghosttowns,greatviewsandgoodtimes.Butrealitycamebackjustoverayearlaterwhenthedevastatingfloodof1965destroyedthefloorofRayadoCanyonandwreakedhavocthroughmuchoftheSouthCountry. TotherescuecamethePhilmontstaff.Fromtheopeningnightoftheflood,whenPhilYunkerandhisstaff
foughttheirwaythroughragingfloodwatersontheRayadotoreachFishCamp,onlytohavetoabandonitwhenmostofitwashedaway,throughthefollowingweekasthewaterssubsided,theseasonalstaffworkedtirelesslytogettheRanchpreparedforthefirstcampers.“Wewillbeready!”vowednewDirectorofCampingJoeDavis,andtheywere.Trailsbecamecleared,holesfoundfillings,bridgesgotrebuilt,andcampershadadventuresofalifetime.Thismayhavebeenthestaff’sfinesthour.
1970s: they Must have gone crazy out there
Sowithstaffedcampsandrangers,theprogramwasset,right?Imean,whatelsecouldtherebetodo?FormerPSAPresidentBerneHolmanandhisstaffatCyphersMinein1972gaveusananswer,andPhilmonthasn’tbeenthesamesince. Berneandcompanydecidedtheywantedtoliveandactlikemountainmen.Now,I’vehearddifferingver-sionsofthisstory,buttheonethat’salwaysseemedmostplausibletomeisthattheguysjuststarteddoingthingslikedressinginnon-uniformattire,avoidingwashingandpersonalhy-giene,actingabitcrazy,eatingmothsandtellingcampers(withsomejustifi-cation)thattheywerewildmountainmen.NewDirectorofCampingOpera-tionsJoeClaygotwindoftheshenani-gansand,tohiscredit,sawopportunityinmayhem.ThuswasthePhilmontlivinghistoryprogramborn. By1975,Philmontfeaturedinterpre-tivebackcountryprogramsinfurtrap-ping,mountainliving,westernlore,lumberingandmining.Wildlypopularwithstaffandcampers,thesenewpro-gramsbroughtoutamazingstafftalentinacting,singing,andtheatrics.Andasisoftenthecaseinsuchnewventures,onestaffercametosymbolizetheidealsofthisnewprogramtrend.Inthemid-1970s,everyoneatPhilmontwantedtobeDocWalker.Ifirstmethimin1975whenhewascampdirectoratFrenchHenry.Docdidn’tjustpor-traythecharacterofFrenchHenry–he
becamehim,speakingFrenchfrequent-ly,dressinginappropriateperiodattire,andevengettingnewglassestomorecloselyresemblethoseinuseatthetime.Agiftedsingerandsongwriter,Docdidgreatcampfires–andtookhisstaffup“theWall”everynighttoCop-perParktoputoneonforthecampersthere.HecarriedthatsamededicationtocraftandworkethictosubsequentstintsatBlackMountainandClearCreek.It’snottoomuchtosaythatagenerationofinterpretivestafflearnedfromhimandfollowedhisexample.Meanwhile,PhilmontstillhadtheproblemofflooddamageontheRayado.Effortsatstartinganewtrailinthelate60shadfizzled,soJoeDaviscalledonaformerstafferfromthe50s,RodReplogle,whowasthenwork-ingintrailconstructionfortheForestServiceinnearbyTaos.Davisstartedanewdepartment,Conservation,andRodcameovertotrainit.Andkeptcomingover–for25years,instillingmoderntrail-buildingpracticesandteachingthestaffhowtodoitright. ThatnewtrailinRayadoCanyongotstartedagainunderthedepart-ment’ssupervision,andthistime,itgonedoneright.DirectorofProgramLloydKnudsengottoplacethedyna-miteandblow“theNotch.”Thetrailmovedhigherupthecanyontoavoidarepeatof1965.SwitchbackstooktheplaceofelevatorchutespreviouslycommononPhilmonttrails.OnmylasthikeatPhilmontasastaffer,in1978,fellowCDsJeffMarionandJeffMcElroyandImadeoneofthefirsthikesfromFishCamptoAbreuonthe
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fullyconnectedRayadoTrail–truetes-tamenttothe“wecanovercome”spiritofthePhilmontstaff.
the Decades Since: the More things change, the More they Stay the Same
Ireallydidn’tmeantolumpthelast33yearsintoonecategorywhenIstart-edwritingthisarticle,butIrealizedthatmuchofwhathashappenedinthattimehasbeenlikehomeimprove-ments.Thehousehasbeenbuiltandlivedinforawhile,thefoundationandwallsarestillthesame,buttheouteryardandinteriordesignareundergo-ingconstanttweaksandchanges. Staffshirtswentfrombumblebeestopickles,grapes,smurfsandcher-ries.Thetradingpostevolvedintoarealstorewitharealname.RanchmanagementinvitedthefamilybacktovisitwithitsembraceofthePhilmontStaffAssociation(andlikemanyhouseguests,nowwewon’tleave!).WebuiltthestaffdininghallandtheSilverSageStaffActivityCenter.TheyardgotbiggerwithagreementsallowingustohikeandcampintheValleVidal,GreenwoodCanyon,andtheHeckProperties. ThesecondmajornaturaldisasterarrivedinYear64(2002)withthePonilFirethatburnedmuchoftheNorthCountry.AsitdidwiththefloodinYear27,thestaffresponded.Philmontopenedandaccommodatedallcrewsinacrowded“YearofTogetherness.” Thestaffhasdoubledinsizetomore1,000.They’realittledifferent
thaninthoseearlydays.Insomeways,Ithink,thebondsthattietoday’sstaffareevenstrongerthaninmytime.Theyareliterallywiredtogetherwithwirelesstechnology.TheycantextandtweetaboutPhilmont24-7,andcanstayintouchwitheachotherintheoff-season(andevenduringthesummer)inwaysthatwenevercould. IreturnedtoPhilmontinJulyforafull10-daytrekwithmysonandhistroop–myfirstrealtreksince1991.Iampleasedtoreportthattoday’sstaffisjustasenthusiastic,justascrazyandjustascommittedtoexcellenceasanyofitspredecessors. 75yearsofstaff.Alotofgreatpeople,alotofgreatmoments.Alotoftradition.Andifyoueverdon’tthinkitreallyisanenduringlegacythateveryoneofushashelpedestablish,gobackforaclosingcampfire,andwalkdowntothestagetojointhecurrentstaffinthesingingofthePhilmontHymn,likeIgottodoinJulywithmydaughter.Youcanstillfeelthepride,thespirit,thetradition,thelegacy. Seventy-fiveyearsofPhilmontstaff.Delivering–andliving–adventuresthattrulydolastalifetime.
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In2014,eachregionoftheBSAishost-ingaweekatPTC!TheseweekswillenableeachregiontohighlightspecifictopicsrelatedtotheBSA’sJourneytoExcellenceprogramandfocusoneachregion’sspecificScoutingneeds.Eachregionhascarefullyselectedathemeandtheconferencesfortheirweek,de-signedtohelpmoveScoutingforwardintheirarea.
SouthernRegionWeek:June22-28“LeadershipontheTrailtoExcellence” WesternRegionWeek:July13-19“StrengtheningUnitsThroughStrongDistricts” NortheastRegionWeek:June20-26“ForgingaFutureofExcellence”
Back in 2014! region Weeks at Ptc
CentralRegionWeek:July27-Au-gust2“ContinuousImprovementontheJourneytoExcellence”Conferencesforeachregionweekin-cludeconferencessuchasCouncilandDistrictKey-3,variousCommissionerCourses,ExecutiveBoardtrainingandmanyothers.Conferenceswillbeavail-ableforScoutersatalllevelsincludingunit,district,council,andarea. Scoutersfromallregionswillbewelcometoattendanyoftheweeks,buttherewillbespecialregionalemphasistosomeactivities.Regionleadershipwillbeonhandtomeetwithvolunteersandprofessionalsinattendanceregardingopportunitiesandchallengestheyfaceintheirlocal
“Onthosedaysyouthinkyou’dliketogobacktoyouryouth–thinkofalgebra.”
-WillRogers,AmericanhumoristandfriendofWaitePhillips
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units,districtsandcouncils.Formoreinformationregardingthe2014PTCConferenceschedule,visitwww.philm-onttrainingcenter.orgoremailtraining-center@philmontscoutranch.org.
new innovative con-ferences offered at Ptc in 2014 ThePhilmontTrainingCenterisexcitedtooffernewcuttingedgeconferencestovolunteersfromacrossthenationin2014.Inadditiontoyearlyfavoritessuchas“PuttingMoreOut-inginScouting”and“DistrictKey-3,”thesenewconferencesaredesignedtohelpvolunteersandprofessionalsfromacrossthenationshareideasandbestpracticesandkeeppacewiththeexcit-ingchangesandnewdevelopmentsintheBSA.
getting the 411 on the nEW cub Scout Adventure Program BigchangesarecomingtoCubScoutingin2015!Beoneofthefirsttohearaboutalltheexcitingdevelop-mentsbyattending“Gettingthe411ontheNEWCubScoutAdventurePro-gram.”DiscovertheadventuresCubScoutswillexperience(fromtheteamwhowroteit)astheBSA’snewCubScoutprogramrollsoutfor2015!You’lllearnaboutadventureslike-Tigers
“OntheProwl,”Wolves“RunningwiththePack,”Bearswith“BearNecessi-ties,”andWebelosbeing“IronChefs”and“BuildingaBetterWorld”andmore!BeoneofthefirsttowalkthisdynamicnewtrailastraditionalScout-ingvaluescombinewithrelevantnewScoutingskillstomapthenewCubScoutadventure.IfyouareinvolvedinCubScoutingataunit,districtorcoun-cillevel,joinusandbeoneofthefirsttoexperiencethenewadventurebasedCubScoutprogram.
Venturing: the new Vision ThechangestotheVenturingpro-gramaresettorolloutnextyear!ThenewVenturingprogrammodelbuildsonsuccessfromthepastandprovidesaframeworkforadynamicprogramofadventure,leadership,service,andpersonalgrowth,groundedinaflexibleprogramofcontinuous,youth-ledad-venture.IfyouareinvolvedinVentur-ingataunitdistrictorcouncillevel,comelearnfirsthandhowyoucantakeonthechallengeandfunofthenewVenturingprogram.
Programs that rock AimedatBoyScout,VarsityScout,andVenturingleaders,thisnewconfer-enceintroducesparticipantstoengag-ingprogramtopicslikegeocaching,searchandrescue,specialcooking,andadvancedpioneering.Tryouttheac-tivitiesinaspecialround-robinformat
atsitesaroundPhilmontandlearnhowtotakeactivitiesbacktoyourtroop,team,orcrew.Thisconferencecombinesmanyprevioussummer’sconferencesintoone!
StEM outdoor Expe-ditions –Down and Dirty, nitty-gritty and Sky high! (14-20ageyouthonly)–SpendaweekexploringthenaturalscienceworldusingRockyMountainScoutCampasyourdailybaseofopera-tion.DailyyouwilltraveltoandfromRockyMountainScoutCampatthebaseoftheToothofTimeexploringandexperimentingintheNewMexicowild.ComeoutanddiscoverthemechanicsofCOPEadventures,chemistryoftheprairiesfloraandfauna,habitatofthePhilmontwaterwaysandecosystemsandclimbtonewheightsasyouchal-lengeyourskillswithrockformations;climbing,rappellingandidentifyingthecompositionofthelandscape.Signupnowforthisintensefivedayadven-ture.
2014 Ptc Promo-tional Materials now Available AreyoulookingforinformationtogiveyourfriendsaboutPTC?ContactPTCandrequestapacketofourbrandnewpromotionalmaterials!Thesematerialsinclude• 2014ConferenceFlyers• 2014ConferenceBrochures• PTCPosters• FamilyProgramBrochures• NationalAdvancedYouthLeader-shipExperience(NAYLE)flyers• PhilmontLeadershipChallenge(PLC)flyers• “AskmeaboutPTC”stickersAdditionally,wewillsendaDVDcontainingvideosaboutthePhilmontTrainingCenterandotherPhilmontprograms.AreyougoingtoalocalScoutingevent?YoucanalsorequesttoborrowbannersaboutPTCandotherPhilmontprogramsfromtheCamp-ingHeadquartersoffice.Torequestpromotionalmaterials,[email protected](575)376-2281.
DaveKenneke’s“AnotherGoodCampsite”columnintheDecember2012is-suementionedformerstaffersheknewwhohadnamedadaughter“Miranda”basedonPhilmont’sbeautifulmountainmeadowofthesamename.ThatpromptedmusingsaboutwhatotherformerPhilstaffersmighthaveborrowedfromPhilmontgeographyorhistoryortraditionstonametheiroffspring.Daveaskedforemailsandreceivedseveral.Ifyouwouldliketocontributetothestoryheiswriting,[email protected].
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Philmont MuseumGeorge Bullock, director of camping at Philmont from 1947 to late 1954.
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AbridgedfromThe Life and Times of Jack L. Rhea,andcontinuedfromtheAugust2013issueofHigh Countrymagazine.
JudgeRichardMillswasamemberofthestaffduringBullock’stouratPhilmontanddescribesBullockasararaavis(atrulyuniqueperson)and“athoroughlyhonorablemanwhotaughtandlivedtheScoutOathandLaw,amosttalentedleaderofmenwhohadatremendousimpactonthehundredsofstafferswhouniversallylookeduptoandidolizedhim.”CarlHart,whowasatCitoin1951andClearCreekin1952,advisesthatheneverknewamanwho
wasmorehonestorfairinhisdealingswitheveryonethanGeorgeBullock. BullockcertainlybroughttherightcredentialstotheRanch.HewasasouthwesternTexasfarmboywhowaseducatedattheUniversityofTexas,andhehadplentyofexperiencework-ingwithyouthasateacherandfootballcoachatOklahomaA&MwherehewastheSecretaryoftheYMCA.HehadbeenaScoutingvolunteerandaSilverBeaverrecipientbeforeturningprofes-sionalin1940asacampingspecialistinBSARegionNine(Texas,Oklahoma,andNewMexico).Bythetimehear-rivedatPhilmont,hehadseveralyearsofexperienceinmanagingbothScoutcouncilandprivatecamps.WhileatOklahomaA&M,hehadownedandoperatedSacramentoCampforBoys,locatedintheSacramentoMountains,nearCloudCroft,NewMexico.HislinktoPhilmontcamethroughJamesP.Fitch,hisformerbossandtheRegionNinedirectorwhobecamemanagerofPhillipspropertiesin1946.Bullock’sworkontheRegionNinestaffincludedorganizingandrunningspecialeventssuchSeaScoutregattas,SeniorScoutcompetitiveprograms,andExplorerbivouacs.Hismanagementphilosophywasbasedonworkingthroughthechainofcommand. Bullock’sprincipalassistantsweretwomenwhosecareerswereineduca-tion:ClarenceDunnandDocRouse.DunncamefromtheDallassuburbof
ArlingtonandfunctionedasPhilm-ont’spersonneldirectoramongotherduties.RousewasaschoolteacherfromWalsenburg,Colorado,whofunctionedasBullock’sassistantwithatitleof“associatedirector.”Astheyearsrolledon,thereweremanymoredemandsonBullock’stime,includingthatfromtherapidlyescalatingnumberofVIPsvisitingfromtheregionsandNationalOffice.ThusBullockincreasinglyreliedonpeoplelikeDunntocarryoutas-signmentsandidentifyproblemareas,particularlyasthecampertotalswentfromunder2,000in1947toalmost8,000in1954,Bullock’slastyear.
Inthelate1940s,therewasnosus-tainedtitlesuchas“ChiefGuide,”butDunnessentiallyfilledthatrolesincehewasinvolvedinguidetrainingandwastheonewhogavedirectiontoguideassignments.Theguidesinthosedayswerebrokendownintocrewsfortrain-ing,eachheadedbyacrewleader,andtherewasoneseniorcrewleader.DunnwasthepersonwhowrotethecritiquesontrainingandsummeroperationsforBullock’sreviewandaction.Inthemidtolate1950s,itwastoDunnthatrovingrangerssenttheirroutinereportsofconditionsonthetrailsandproblemscamperswerehaving.
For SALELiveandworkintheHistoricHeartoftheOldWest!4milesfromPhilmontScoutRanch.TheCimarronInn&RVParkinCimarron,NMhas15uniqueandcharmingthemeroomsthatreflectthehistoryandcultureofNorthernNewMexico.11RVSpaces&largecamp-ingareawithbathhouse.AAAapprovedandrated.Greatreputation;featuredinLonelyPlanet’s2010USAGuide.Wewanttoretire.TheCimarronInn&RVParkhasaverygoodreputationforclean,charminglodgingatreasonableprices.Thisisastrongbusinesswithgood,solidnumbersthatjustifythepriceof$485,000,basedona2011commercialappraisal.TheCimarronInnandRVParkwasundercontractin2011;thebuyerswereunabletocompletethetransactionandwehaveputtheInnbackonthemarket..www.cimarroninn.com.Cashorbuyertoobtainfi-nancing.Seriousinquiriesonly,[email protected].
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Anewsite(returnedtoanearlierusedsite)hasbeenpreparedjustwestofRayadoforholdingofJuniorLeaderTrainingandWoodBadge.Dubbed“RayadoRidge,”thenewfacilitysportsnicepatroltentareasandafinelearn-inglodgewithterrificviewsinalldirections.ThisseemstobeagreattimetogathermaterialaboutthevarietyofjuniorleadertrainingthathasbeenheldattheRanchovertheyears.We’dliketodoanarticletracingthisprogramallthewaybacktothe1950s.Ifyouhavememoriesand/ordocumentsregarding“JLT”atPhilmontovertheyears,pleasesendthesetoKenDavis,6320PhyllisLane,Alexandria,VA22312viahardcopyorEmailthemtodaviskenjared@aol.com.IfyouprefertotalktoKen,callhimat703-941-9018.Unlessotherwisedi-rected,allmaterialssenttoKenwilleventuallybeturnedovertothePhilmontMuseumandSetonLibraryattheRanchtohelpbuildourarchivesofinforma-tiononthissubject.
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Thequalityoftrainingimprovedduringthepost-WorldWarIIerafromafasthikeoverthemajortrailstotheuseofmoreandmorespecialistsastheBullockeraneareditsendin1954.RepresentativesfromtheU.S.ForestServicecoordinatedtrainingonhowtofightforestfiresandRaymondC.“Doc”Loomisinstructedincookingandwoodscraftskills.Specialists,suchasRussVliet,anauthorityonwilder-nesssurvival,alsobecamepartofthetrainingfunction. In1948,thefirstyearinwhichGeorgeBullockhadfullcontrolofcamping,theprogramdevelopedevenmore.AttendancewasupandBullockessentiallychangednearlyeverythingandwhatwaskeptwastweakedconsiderably.TheExplorationschedulesurvivedbutitwasgivenasouthwest-ernoccupationalslantinwhichpartici-pantsworkedwithforesters,geologists,surveyors,ranchers,andfarmers.The
BackpackingSchedulemorphedintothethirteenday“Expedition”whichdidincludeburros.ThenewKitCarsonTreklastedfromeighttofifteendays,wasstrictlybackpackingandSouthCountry-oriented,butwasinnowayrelatedtotheKitCarsonMenoftheearly1970sortoday’sRayadoPro-grams. 1949wasanothergrowthyearintermsofPhilmontprogramdevelop-ment.Thecoreprograms(Cavalcades,PioneeringTreks,Expeditions,andKitCarsonTreks)werejoinedbyanumberofspecial-interestschedules.Thosetwo-weeklong,narrowlyfocusedactivitiesfeatureddedicatedexpedi-tionsspecializingingeology,forestry,andwildlifemanagement.Theregularseasonalstaffwasaugmentedwithexpertpersonnelfromoutsideorgani-zationssuchastheNationalGeologicalSocietyandNewMexicoGameandFishDepartment,therebyestablishing
atrendthatcontinuestothepres-ent.Perhapsprovingtheoldmaximthat“Thereisnothingnewunderthesun,”Philmontoffereditsfirstwintercampingprogramcalled“OperationTen.”Thetenreferredtotenbelowzero,wasconductedvariouslyoutofCimarroncitoandBeaubien,startedon27December,andemphasizedwintercamping,skiing,andsnowshoeing.Bullockrecruitedtwotop-flightyoungmentolaunchtheprogram.BothhadrecentlyreturnedfromtheAntarcticwheretheyhadbeeninvolvedwithAmerica’sgrowingexplorationandscientificresearchprograms.ThusPhilmont’scurrentKanikprogramisnotsomuchaninnovationasarevival.Bytheearly1950s,Philmont’sprogramwasfirmingupandcontinuedtobebuiltaroundacoreofCavalcades,Expeditions,KitCarsonTreks,andthePioneeringTrekscholarshipprogram.Amajorinnovationin1950,ayearwhenattendancewasagainslightly
over2,000,wastheestablishmentoftheforty-dayJuniorLeaderTrainingatRayado.Thespecialinterestscheduleswereconsolidatedintothetwelve-dayExplorerEncampmentwhichcombinedgeology,forestry,andwildlifemanage-ment.Withtheexceptionofthe“RanchPlan”(workforthreeweeks,getafreeone-weektrekwithaPhilmontguide)whichwasintroducedin1952,theprogramthatJackRheainheritedin1954wastheninplace.Therewereonlyminoradjustmentstothecoreprograms,i.e.,adayortwomoreorlessatvariouscamps.Expeditionswereexpandedtoincludenorthboundandsouthboundfixeditinerarieswhichincludedburros.Thetwelve-dayKitCarsonTrekwasjoinedbytheLucienMaxwellTrek,aten-dayprogramintheSouthCountryemphasizingfrontieractivitiessuchastrapping.ForScoutswhocouldnotgetenoughofPhilmont,therewasthe“Frontiersman”schedule,aneight-week,onehundredfiftydollar
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adventurecombiningWagonTrain,Cavalcade,Expedition,andKitCarsonTrek.Inthesummerof1953,BullockgaveGeneLutes,anExplorercrewadvisor/archeologistpermissiontotakefiveofhisExplorersuptoIndianWritings.ThepartywasdrivennorthbyJohnHarrison,Bullock’sassistantdirector,toarockshelterlocatedabovethecanyonfloor.Thesitehadbeenbadlydisturbedbypothunters,butLuteswasabletodigasmalltesttrenchandrecoverpotteryshards,indicatingthesitehadbeenapermanentdwelling.Becauseamummifiedlizardwasfoundatthe
site,itbecameknownasLizardCave.LutestooksomeoftheshardsbacktoColumbiaandwasencouragedbyhisprofessorstoexplorethesiteindepth.Luteslaterdevelopedaspecificproposalforanarcheologyprogram,includingfieldworkatIndianWritingsandpresentedittoRayBryan,Philm-ont’sgeneralmanager,attheBSA’snewNationalOfficeinNewJersey.Thepro-posallanguishedattheNationalOfficeuntilearly1956whenitwasapproved.LessthanayearafterJackmovedtotheNationalOfficeinlate1962,thePhilmontcommunitywasterriblysad-denedtolearnofBullock’spremature
deathon1August1963.Bullockhadbeenoutinhisgarden,tendingflowers,whenhewassuddenlyovercomebyanintensesenseofoverheatingcombinedwithacrashingheadache.HequicklywentinsideandaskedhiswifeBesstocallanambulance.HelparrivedtoolateandGeorgeBullockwasgone–takenbyabrainaneurysmonlyfourdaysshortofhisfifty-eighthbirthday.Bullock’sdeathwasagreatlossforwhatwasthenKitCarsonCouncil.HisinnovativeprogramsincludedenrollingthesupportofthesubstantialmilitaryandscientificcommunitieslocatedinAlbuquerque.BullocksubstantiallyexpandedScouting’spresenceintheNavajocommunity,includingdevel-opingcampingoperationsforallofNewMexico’sNativeAmericans.Healsoexpandedcampingopportunitiesforcouncilyouthwhenheopenedacamping/aquaticsoperation,primar-ilyforExplorers,onConchasLake.
BullockwasthefirstcouncilexecutiveinAmericatohireaHispanicdistrictexecutive.Withthepassageofthedecades,theBullocknamedoesnothavethequitetheinstantrecognitionasJackRheaorJoeDavis,butitisGeorgeBullock’sground-breakingworkthatbecamethefoundationuponwhichsubsequentPhilmontcampingdirectorsbuilttheirreputations.
Editor’s Note: TheLifeandTimesofJackL.Rhea, by PSA Board Member Bill Cass, is one of the titles in the growing Philmont bookshelf. This excerpt about George Bullock is the second of a two-part abridgement of the portion about this sig-nificant Director of Camping from Philm-ont’s early days. Stories of other important early Philmont figures, also abridged from the Cass book, will appear in future issues of HighCountry as well.
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InOctoberof2005duringanonlinediscussiononthePhilmontListe-mailgroupabouttreksofthepast,Dr.BobKleinwrote,“Iwonderif(outsideofthePhilmontmuseum)thereisacollec-tionofTREKSbooksbacktotheirstart?Anyoneknow?Scanningandpostingthemonapermanentwebsitewouldbeaprettycoolproject.” InamatterofdaysagroupofScoutersfromaroundthecountry,includingTomWills,AlThomson,EarlOwens,JulianLove,andJimThomp-son,tookthatthoughtandjoinedKlein
the Philmont Document Archiveinlaunching“ThePhilmontPEAKSProject”(PEAKSbeingthepriornameoftheyearlyItineraryGuides).PermissionwasquicklygrantedbyPhilmonttoposttheircopyrightedmaterialonthePatriots’PathCouncil(NJ)WatchuWebsiteusedbythecouncil’sPhilmontcon-tingents.ByDecembermostoftheItineraryGuidesandGuidebookstoAdventurefromtheprior20years,andsomeolderversions,werescannedandposted. TheArchivewasan-nouncedinJanuary2006andthefirstofseveralwidercallsforadditionalmaterialwasmade.Atreasuretroveofmaterial,includingmanyitemsotherthanItineraryGuidesandGuidebooks,
weresenttoWills.HescannedeverypageandpostedthedocumentsontheWebsite.Documentswereeitherreturnedtothesenderiftheywishedthemback,orsavedtobedeliveredtotheSetonLibrary. InFebruary2006KleinnoticedthatalargeamountofPhilmontmaterial,includingseveralofthemissingitemsinthecollection,wasbeingofferedforsaleone-Bay.Anotheravenueofac-quiringdocumentswasopened.Overtheyearshewassuccessfulinbiddingonanumberofunusualitemsand
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acquiringothersdirectlyfromtraders.AllhisacquisitionsweredonatedtotheSetonLibraryafterbeingscannedandposted. Documentsissuedpriorto1979,ex-ceptforItineraryGuides,arenotdated.Hourswerespentsearchingthetextforcluestoestablishtheyearofissueorapproximateerasforolder(orlessfrequentlyupdated)items.Thesecluesincludedreferencestocampsorpro-grams,handwrittennotations,orminortextchangesinthecaseofGuidebookswhichwereissuedeveryyear.Somedatingissimply“bestguess.”Donorssometimeswereabletoprovideguid-anceaboutdatingparticularitems. ByJuneof2006therewerefew“holes”inthecollectionofItiner-aryGuidesandGuidebooks,andthearchivehadmanyotherdocumentsofallkinds.JasonShubertandSethMcFarlandattheSetonLibrarywere
contacted.ArrangementsweremadeforWillsandThomson,whiletheywereatPhilmontinearlyJuly,todelivertheitemsbeingdonatedafterscanning.Theywerealsogivenaccesstothefilestoscandocumentsmiss-ingfromthecollectionaswellasotheritems.ThatopportunitytobrowsethefilesalsogaveamuchbetterpictureofthevariousdocumentsissuedbyPhilmontovertheyears.Thefilesfrom1965andlaterarereasonablycomplete,butapparentlymanyrecordspriorto1965werestoredatRayadoandlostinthe1965flood(theSetonLibrarydatesfrom1967). ThevolumeofmaterialgrewbeyondtheinitialcollectionofItiner-aryGuidesandGuidebooks(andlessrelevanttothemissionofpreparingPhilmontcrews).ThecollectionwasmovedfromtheWatchuWebsiteinAugust2006toaseparate“Philmont
DocumentArchive”ontheWatchuserver.Separatepageswereestablishedforthevarioustypesofdocuments,includingMaps,StaffDocuments,PlanningGuides,historicalmagazinearticles,etc. Inthefollowingyearsmanymoreitemswereacquired.Documentsforotherprograms,suchasCalvacadesandtheDoubleHRanch,wereaddedtothearchive.Ofcourse,currentversionsofdocumentswereaddedtothearchiveyearbyyearastheywerepublished. Theonlineavailabilityofthedocu-mentsinstantlybecameablessingforboththePhilmontMuseumstaffandresearchers.Phonecallsandpersonalrequestsarefieldedeveryweekatthemuseum,andWatchu’sPhilmontDocumentArchivebecametheprimaryreferralforfolksresearchingtheir“Philmontmemories.”Thesitehassavedhundredsofhoursforthemu-seumstaffandnodoubthasempow-eredfansofPhilmonttoenjoyitshighadventurehistory. Earlierthisyear,Willsannouncedhewouldbephasingouthisparticipa-tionwiththePhilmontDocumentAr-chive.TheSetonMemorialLibrarywasapproachedandaskediftheywouldbeinterestedintakingoveroperationofthearchive.DavidWerhane,thePhilmontMuseumsDirector,enthusias-ticallyagreedtoprovideanewonlinehome.Henoted“GivingthisvaluableresearchtooltothePhilmontMuseum–SetonMemorialLibrarycouldn’tcomeatabettertime.Withourupcom-ingexpansionandgrowthwebelieve
thatpublicavailabilityofourarchivalresourcescanonlyimprovethesuccessofourmission.” Hecontinued,“Thisgiftwilles-tablishthefoundationofthePhilmontMuseumsOnlineArchive.Thereismuchexcitementforthisserviceandmanyfolks,fromboththePhilmontandlocalcommunity,havealreadyex-pressedtheirdesiretoaddlocalhistori-calphotos,documents,articles,mapsandotherimportantitems.IcannotstressenoughtheimportanceofthesearchivescominghometothePhilmontMuseumsaswemovetowardourgoalofbecomingamodern“PhilmontEdu-cationalCenter.”Al Thomson, now of Seneca SC, continues to support NJ’s Patriots’ Path Council and its Watchu Experience preparing Philmont crews. He is a veteran of three summer Philmont treks and five Autumn Adven-tures. Tom Wills of Long Valley, NJ, is a member of the PSA, having worked in Logistics in 2004. In addition to his work with the Philmont Document Archive, he has been the Watchu Experience Webmaster.
Editor’s Note: If you would like more infor-mation about the Philmont Archives – or if you have material which you would like to give or loan so that the Seton Library/Philmont Museum may digitize it for inclusion in the archive – please contact David Werhane, Philmont Museums Direc-tor at 575-376-2281 ext. 1256 or [email protected].
The Seton Library/Philmont Museum on a starry night
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1970sDonald huguley, Jr.(74-76,78,80,84)servedintheUnitedStatesAirForce1985-2207andretiredasaLt.Col.HethenbecameaFinancialAdvisorforAGEdwards/WachoviaSecurities/WellsFargoAdvisors(2007-2009).Amonghismanyactivities,heisaMas-terMason,aShrineClown,BSFGroupLeader,andWalktoEmmaus.Contact:233EagleBendWay,Shreveport,[email protected].
Luther Jones(71-72)taughthighschoolandthenbecameTechnicalDirectorfortheStateTheatreofSouthCarolina,thenPropsMasterfortheStateTheatreofNorthCarolina,thenworkedinTVandfilmformanyyears.AmongthefilmsheworkedonareLast of the Mohicans, Patch Adams, Sommersby, Nell, Legend of Bagger VanceandtheTVseriesChristy.HehasbeenProfessor,Techni-calDirector,andDesigner,SchoolofStageandScreen,WesternCarolinaUniversityforthelastelevenyears.HeisstillactivelyinvolvedinshootingsportsforBSACampDanielBoone.Contact:79CitrusDrive,Sylva,[email protected].
1980srobert Buck(84-85)afterPhilmontworkedinYellowstoneNationalPark,married,hadthreedaughters,divorced.HehasbeenattheRegister-Mail,hishometownnewspaper,for24years,startingasareporterandwork-
inghiswayuptonewseditor.Keepingwiththetimes,hehasstartedregularrunningandwriteshisownblog.Con-tact:343EastFourthStreet,Galesburg,IL61401.309-335-4286.
1990srobert F. Smith(99,01),after30yearsintheConnecticutHeadquartersofOlinCorporation,hasretiredandmovedtoSavannah,GA.Amonghispassionsnow:swimming,golf,road-bikes–andthePSA.HeistheRideDirector,MembershipChairpersonandNewsletterEditorfortheCoastalBi-cycleTouringClubinSavannahandisinchargeofAARP’sTax-Aideprogramat3sites.Contact:10CattailCourt,Savannah,[email protected].
2010sJane Schaefer(10-13)isastudentatVirginiaTech,wheresheisanactivememberoftheVirginiaTechRes-cueSquad,afullystudentvolunteeragency,asanEMT-B.SheispursuingaBSinNaturalResourcesConservationandcontinuestovolunteerwithlocalscouttroops.InJanuaryshereceivedVenturing’sGoldandSilverAwardsandcurrentlyservesasanofficerfortheVTRecreationSociety.Contact:1816ParkAvenue,Halethorpe,[email protected].
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A true destination camp, Apache Springs is set in a series of Aspen and fir rimmed parks in Philmont’s High Country. Appropriately named, the area surrounding the camp has numerous springs and seeps which begin their journey to the ocean by contributing to the early trickles of Turkey Creek and the Agua Fria. One of Philmont’s true backcountry camps, very few trails and only one long rocky road leads in and out of the this far southwest corner of the Ranch. To this day an area rich in game, “The Springs” was part of the summer hunting grounds for the Jicarilla Apache and Moache Ute. In later years mountain men hunted, camped and loafed in the area as they traveled the nearby trail from Rayado through Garcia Park, the Moreno Valley and on to Taos. First opened as a staff camp in 1965, early program included brief stints with as-tronomy and Dutch oven cooking before changing to it’s current program of Jicarilla Apache life in the early 1970s. The ethnography program has evolved over the years from Tipi talks and sweat lodges to include flint knapping, sunset tours to Apache Peak, and an extremely popular 3-D field archery course. As with so many camps at Philmont, one never knows what other program may arise with the staff enthusiasm. On the day this picture was taken, I was treated to a staff member playing a cello on the porch to the wonderment of a crew that came to raid the swap box! Close your eyes for a few seconds and hike down that damp narrow trail of tall, straight, Aspen - through hidden parks filled with Iris - smell that mossy, earth scent only found in the seeps and bogs of the high mountains - listen for the night hawk as twilight settles in that last purple-orange hurrah of a New Mexico day.
–Dave Kenneke
Apache Springs
Let’shaveanothergiveawaytosayTHANKYOUtoallour19.73Clubmembers!!OnceagainthePSAwillholdadrawingforareallyniceYetiicechest.Tobeeli-gibleforthedrawingyoumustjoinorrenewyourmembershipinthe19.73ClubbyDecember31st,2013.That’sallthereistoit.ContactRandySaundersat(575)376-1138orvisitthewebsiteathttp://store.philstaff.com/1973club.html
Forthoseofyouunfamiliarwiththe19.73Club,itisawaytodonateasmallamounteachmonthtohelpsupportthePSA.Wemakeiteasybysettingupanau-tomaticdraftof$19.73fromacreditcard.Currentlywehave82members,butweneedmore,andtosaythankswewilldrawonenamefromamongourcurrentandfutureClubmemberstoreceivethecooler.ThedrawingwillbeheldattheRanchonNewYear’sEve.Youarewelcometojointhecelebration,butnotrequiredtobepresenttowin.
