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A Day of New Arrivals and Old Remembrances I N POWER OF MUSIC SCATTER TO BACKCOUNTRY PHILMONT IS BEING S INVADED I PAGE 6 PAGE 8 PAGE 10 D E PhilmontScoutRanch.org June 15, 2012 Issue 2 PhilNewsA Day of New Ranger Rendezvous Combines Arrivals and Old Training and Testing with Fun By Matthew Baide & Garett Franklyn Remembrances Staff Writers By Garett Franklyn A Frisbee cut through the learning things like proper bear and shortcomings. Reviews for open skies, soaring high above the procedure, leave no trace ethics, it among the Rangers, however, Staff Writer many red shirts bustling around and search and rescue practices. were mixed. Beaubien’s meadow during In many ways, the day’s exercises “The backpack was not Monday’s Ranger training. It was reflected the very training they designed for a five-day hike,” said a time of joy and play, the time of will later teach to their crews. Kyle Knoll, a Service Academy exhilaration that followed a long “It’s extremely important,” Ranger who also found the and arduous hike. Weis said. “You use repetition to backpack’s buckles wanting. That Called Ranger notwithstanding, Rendezvous, others had a more Monday saw groups positive opinion of of Rangers with the pack. different itineraries “I thought it was meet at Beaubien great,” said Christine for a capstone day Salsberry, Chief of training after Ranger. “It fit well tramping for several throughout Base days through the Camp…[and] it was The first crew for the 2012 season arrives on Thursday, June 8. backcountry. The sufficient for my MATTHEW PROKOSCH/PHILNEWS PHOTOGRAPHER Rangers spent needs.” much of their The atmosphere time unwinding Rangers recite the Ranger song while playing a team- was one of cheer and A bus lopes on to the dirt road mouths broad with cheer. But building game at Ranger Rendezvous. The rendezvous before the Welcome Center on a uniformly their eyes betray the after hiking andis the final step before Ranger Certification. DAVID excitement as groups sandy Thursday afternoon, panting exhaustion within of a 10-hour learning many of the SPITZNAGEL/PHILNEWS PHOTOGRAPHER of Rangers competed to a stop with a capitulating snort drive. procedures that they against one another of gas and vapor. Her flanks are “Mostly, I’m very tired right will eventually pass on to their drill it into them. by trying to outscore the other caked with the grit of a long drive; now,” admitted Ethan Lang, 15, a crews. Monday wasn’t only for during each event. For one the Red Carpet Charter on her side Life Scout in Troop 434, which is “The most important reason training either. Some of the new staff member and Ranger, barely legible through the muck. one of the first regular-trek crews is the ‘why’,” said Rayado Trek Rangers were equipped with Mitchell Byrd, the training was Within, she carries the first batch to arrive at the Ranch. He and his Coordinator Steve Weis, a five new 45 and 50-liter Jansport an opportunity that placed him of arrivals. crew rode the Red Carpet Charter season staffer. “The reasons why backpacks and were testing in the shoes of the participants She opens in a hoarse gasp of bus from Oklahoma. they are teaching what they are.” them for the company. Around he will soon be leading. air, allowing a throng of Scouts to Nonetheless, that tiredness To better be able to retain 20 Rangers field tested the “It’s a lot easier to teach when escape through her doors. Their could do little to temper the and teach these procedures, each new pack, named Klamath, you’ve been there yourself,” the faces are mixed: Some are gaunt, excitement Lang felt for arriving at Ranger group went round-robin and provided feedback to the 18-year-old said, reclining back lips tightened with resolve, while Continued on page 5, New from one training area to another, company about its advantages Continued on page 4, others beam with energy, their Arrivals Rendezvous Friday 6/15 Saturday 6/16 Sunday 6/17 Monday 6/18 Tuesday 6/19 Wednesday 6/20 Thursday 6/21 Friday 6/22 Highs Hi 87–Lo 48 Hi 80–Lo 49 Hi 86–Lo 49 Hi 84–Lo 48 Hi 87–Lo 52 Hi 82–Lo 49 Hi 82–Lo 49 Hi 83–Lo 49 Forecast 2 | PhilNews ACTIVITIES PhilmontScoutRanch.org PHILNEWS Sunday 10 Monday 11 Tuesday 12 Wednesday 13 Thursday 14 Friday 15 Saturday 16 8 p.m. 8 p.m. Team Swing Fasion dance show in Editor-in-Chief in Baldy Baldy Owen McCulloch Pavilion Pavilionl and dodge NPS Manager ball @ the Bryan Hayek Health Lodge field PhilNews Editor Amanda Push Sunday 17 Monday 18 Tuesday 19 Wednesday 20 Thursday 21 Friday 22 Saturday 23 9 a.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 11 a.m. 8p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. PhilNews Writers Brat Day Overnight Salsa Night Music “Toy Story” Muggle Coffee Beverly Ponterio in Baldy hike to sponsored lessons with Pavilion in Baldy Quidditch House Garett Franklyn Pavilion; Cyper’s by PSA Nokosee 7:15 p.m. in Baldy in Staff Katelyn Sill Yoga @ PTC dodge ball on Mine, meet in Walcutt Pavilion Dining Matthew Baide Small Fry Health Lodge @ SSSAC Room; lawn; knitting Hall 8 p.m. lessons in Photography Manager Brodeo Ultimate (details frisbee on Walcutt Katy Mooney Health Lodge Room forthcoming) lawn Photographers Albert Germann Connor Spurr David Spitznagel Lynn DeCapo Matthew Prokosch Rachel Taylor Erin Nash Corrections Photo Lab Lead Matthew Martin Photo Lab Techs In Issue One of PhilNews in the article titled, “Sustainability Team Calls for Staff and Campers to Go Green,” it Zack Sherrard was stated “Last year Philmont sent several semi-trailer loads to recycling. Each trailer is able to carry 127 yards2 Alexander Jokerst of waste. This year Sustainability hopes to increase that volume.” The statement should read “The Sustainability Coordinator started the trail meal bag recycling program last summer and saw great success. We diverted Marketing Manager 250,000 bags from the landfil. Of our estimated 300,000 trail meal bags served we collected nearly 83%. This program will continue with hopes increasing the collected amount. Please deposit your bags at the Services Greg Dunbar check-in window or backcountry camp and encourage all participants to fully participate.” Marketing Staff In a photo shown on the Photo Feature Page, one photo was caption “David Ayliff, Program Counselor at Abreu.” Vincent Haines The caption should read “David Ayliff, Camp Director at Abreu.” Lead Videographer Sean Barber Videographer Nick Pittman PhilmontScoutRanch.org 3 | PhilNews 4 | PhilNews MARK’S MINUTE PhilmontScoutRanch.org Continued Mark’s Minute: from page 1, Excellence... Rendevous in one of Beaubein’s two rocking logs. Habit Byrd, who has been on two treks prior to working at Philmont, originally wanted By Mark Anderson to join his troop, which will be Director of Program arriving later during the summer. Aristotle once wrote to improve in order to achieve However, he was too old to go “Excellence is an art won by the dreams and goals that we set with them, so he decided to work training and habituation. We do during our training? Do we have at Philmont as a Ranger, hoping not act rightly because we have the confidence that we need to we to be assigned to his brother’s virtue or excellence, but we rather deliver the promise? crew. have those because we have acted I hope that you and your team “With any luck, it will be my rightly. We are what we repeatedly are meeting at the end of the day brother’s crew,” he said. “I was too do. Excellence, then, is not an act in a brief huddle to share and old to go with them, so I figured but a habit.” evaluate your delivery. This honest I’d work out here instead.” Our training has given communication can identify those The day eventually drew to a way to delivering our promise things that need additional practice close, ending with the energy that of excellence each day to all in order to become a habit. buzzed through the staff during participants and guests. We are We are what we repeatedly do. training as they slung their now “delivering wilderness and I hope that you and your team learning adventures that last a will work together to understand backpacks over their shoulders. lifetime.” when your delivery becomes a The clear sky had darkened, How strong are our habits? habit not an act. foreboding clouds of a coming Do we still need to practice At that point you will achieve rain, and the laughs and shouts more? What ways do we need excellence. SAMANTHA WAIDLER/ PHILNEWS PHOTO MANAGER 2011 of the morning were replaced by the anticpation of a coming hike. The Frisbee disappeared. Training ended, and hiking began. ATTENTION ALL STAFF Please help us with vehilce congestion. No parking is allowed near the staff dining hall, laundry and the female staff shower house by any vehicle including all Philmont vehicles. This will allow for food deliveries by large semi-trucks to be made in a safe manner. Also, no private vehicles are allowed to park in front of CHQ without prior written permission. Instead please utilize the staff parking area. These policies will be enforced by Philmont Security. Thank you for your cooperation! PhilmontScoutRanch.org PhilmontScoutRanch.org NEW ARRIVALS CONTINUED 5 | PhilNews Continued Continued from page 1, New Arrivals from page 1, Northern Tier trek, shares similar emotions. more than hiking. and Seabase Savitski endured a 19-hour train “For me, it’s turned into a Rendevous and hopes his ride from Plano, Ill.
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