Inside this Edition: Update on the Raton Fire June 16, 2011 • Issue 2 Burro Drive Ambulance Donated Maxwell Book Signing PHILPhilmontN Scout RanchEW • Cimarron, New MexicoS History of the By Nicole Butler, PhilNews Writer

Today the Santa Fe Trail rarely utilized. Here at Philmont, is dotted with small, often we know of the trail because of forgotten, towns, abandoned the multiple backcountry camps, businesses, relics of the Civil War, trails, and departments centered historic Spanish missions, Native around it, and for one of its most American remnants, and former famous landmarks, the Tooth of army garrisons. Marked by its Time, which marked two weeks changing terrain—from long, remaining for travelers headed barren desert expanses, to wide toward Santa Fe, N.M. open prairies, to the peaks of the While it may be a quiet setting Sangre de Cristo mountains— for hiking and Scouting activities the Santa Fe Trail is a historic today, the remnants of the Santa Fe landmark, often admired but trail used to be a bustling highway

Public domain image SANTA FE TRAIL: Santa Fe Railroad (1922), A map of points of interest along the Santa Fe rail lines to California. Created by Rand McNally and Company of Chicago, .

for nineteenth-century westward the number of travelers increased, travelers, passing through key the trail soon became home to landmarks and expanses like trappers, traders, Franciscan Diamond Spring, Buffalo Plains, missionaries, and adventurers such Pawnee Rock, the Arkansas River, as William Bent, Susan Magoffin, the Cimarron desert and the the first known woman to make the Sangre de Cristo mountains. trip across the trail, Francis Aubry, Once described by Stanley who completed the fastest crossing Vestal as “a long rope flung carelessly across the plains—an “...the Santa Fe Trail is old rope, loosely twisted, so that one of the oldest, regular Public domain image here and there the strands parted land routes across the TRAVEL: Re-enactment of a pioneer only to join again,” the Santa Fe wagon train, Utah, 1912. The photograph Trail is one of the oldest, regular Great Plains, originally was taken by Shipler Commercial land routes across the Great stretching from Franklin, Photographers as an assignment. Plains, originally stretching from Missouri to Santa Fe...” Franklin, Missouri to Santa Fe— the trail again served a key role in an expanse of five states. war, as Civil War soldiers used the Prior to its opening in 1820 of the nearly 800 mile trail in 5 trail as a main transportation line by William Becknell, the trail was days and 16 hours in 1848, and Kit in the West. home to multiple Plains Indian Carson, who is widely known here However, despite the tribes such as the Kiowas and at Philmont for his role in settling destruction caused by these wars, Utes, the Navajos, the Apaches, Rayado. the trail continued to grow and the Pueblos and the Comanches. With the new settlers however, evolve through the years until the Once the trail opened to settlers, came new tensions. As the mid-nineteenth century when the traders and trappers, such Native western-bound settlers made their Santa Fe Railway began to take the American tribes were pushed out way father south and west along place of trails. In 1880, the railway and taken by diseases carried by the trail, conflict arose between the reached Santa Fe. The Santa Fe Trail’s transition into railway Samantha Waidler—PhilNews the westward travelers, creating New Mexicans and the Americans, TRADING: The painted-glass window in the depicts traders coming tensions between the Native and the trail became a driving allowed for new expansions and over the Santa Fe Trail. Americans and the settlers. As factor in the Mexican War. Later, industries and fulfillment of the United States’ westward expansion. 2 June 16, 2011 Ranch Events & Activities PhilNews PhilNews Staff • • • • Editor-in-Chief Owen McCulloch Activities staff manning the grills for Brat Day. Activities staff in costume for Opening Campfire NPS Manager Rory Chapman Submit to PhilNews Corrections PhilNews Editor Inside This Edition... Andrea McFarland Have a thought, story, pg. 6: Tim Collver not Tim Mark Anderson...... 3 Rayado...... 12 comic, drawing, photo or idea Coliver. PhilNews Writer that you’d like to share with the pg. 7: Joseph Monfeli is in Nicole Butler Owen McCulloch...... 3 Dan Beard...... 13 Philmont community? PhilNews Conservation. welcomes submissions and letters pg. 7: A sailor’s watch is four Chaplain’s Corner...... 5 Ponil...... 13 PhilNews Writer to the editor. Please I-Camp your hours. pg. 12: The photo captions Danielle Edwards Quitting Tobacco Use...... 5 Basecamp...... 14&15 submission to PhilNews, email it to [email protected] should read “interpretive” camps, PhilNews Writer PhilCast...... 6 Services...... 14 or drop it by the NPS office. All not “interrruptive” camps. Ben McNair submissions must include your full pg. 20: A few of the crossword Sustainability Statement...... 6 Logistics...... 14 name, contact number, location puzzle lines were mixed up. For and the date! Photographs must answers and corrections see the Photography Manager Author Harriet Freiberger...... 7 Security...... 15 Samantha Waidler also include a description of the answers section on this week’s game page. Seton Book Signing...... 7 Mailroom...... 15 photo. For a submission to be Photographer considered for the next issue, Ephraim Moore Fire Danger Reminder...... 8 World News...... 16 please have it to us by Friday at 5:00 p.m. All submissions become Ambulance Donated...... 9 U.S. News...... 17 Photographer property of Philmont Scout Matthew Prokosch Ranch. Burro Drive...... 10 Sports...... 18 We are continuingly striving Photographer Backcountry...... 12&13 Entertainment...... 19 to better meet your needs. If you Taylor Thorne have suggestions for future articles Urraca...... 12 Games...... 20 or ways that we might better serve Photographer you, please contact us. We look Kyle Soyer forward to hearing from you. Activities Calendar June 16–June 29 Photographer Brendan Best Thursday 16 Friday 17 Saturday 18 Sunday 19 Monday 20 Tuesday 21 Wednesday 22 Reminders: Scouting 7-9 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 11 a.m - 1 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. Photographer *Handicraft Night @ *Closing Program @ Cimarron Days Cimarron Days Brat Day!!! @ Baldy *Buffalo BBQ @ PTC *Follow Me Boys @ Haylee Train PTC PTC Pavilion PTC 8:15 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7 p.m. and Santa Fe 8:15 p.m. 8:15 p.m. Soccer Night in the *Interfaith Chapel 7-9 p.m. *Western Dance @ 7 p.m. Photo Lab Lead Movie Night: Inception Humans Verus S3AC Service @ PTC *Handicraft Night @ PTC Yoga w/ Julia @ PTC 3 By Owen McCulloch, Associate Director of Program Matthew Martin in the S AC Zombies @ Baldy PTC 7:15 p.m. 8:15 p.m. 8:15 p.m. Pavilion 6 p.m. *Opening Program @ 7 p.m. Ultimate Frisbee Kickball Photo Lab Tech Prof. Scouting 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. PTC *Wanna-Be Band Reception at the Villa Yoga w/ Jason @ the Matthew Allen 8:15 p.m. 8:15 p.m. Fitness Center Human Chess meet @ Game System Night in Baldy Pavilion the S3AC Marketing Manager Bryan Hayek Thursday 23 Friday 24 Saturday 25 Sunday 26 Monday 27 Tuesday 28 Wednesday 29 A reminder that on Thursday, June 16, 6:00 p.m., a reception is 7 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. Marketing Staff *Handcraft Night @ *Closing Program @ Day Hike to Lover’s *Interfaith Chapel *Wanna-Be Band *Buffalo BBQ @ PTC Yoga w/ Julia @ PTC being held at the Villa Philmonte William McKinney PTC PTC Leap Service @ PTC Gallery Room for individuals 7-9 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 8:15 p.m. 8:15 p.m. 8:15 p.m. 7:15 p.m. *Handicraft Night @ *Western Dance @ *Follow Me Boys @ who are interested in learning Marketing Staff Ladies Night: Princess Dodgeball @ the S’mores Night in the *Opening Program @ PTC PTC PTC more about Professional Scouting. Boglarka Bordas and the Frog and nail Basketball Court S3AC PTC 8:15 p.m. 8:15 p.m. 8:15 p.m. Joining the reception are several painting Cars 2 in Trinidad 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. 8:15 p.m. Table Games Triathlon Open Mic Night at Scout Executives who are the Gentlemen: Star Trek (pending road closure) 3 Lead Videographer 3 Yoga w/ Jason @ the Cars Movie Night in the S AC Baldy Pavilion CEO’s for local councils, as well as in the S AC 3 and Root Beer Float Emily Fraser Fitness Center S AC Night in the S3AC representatives from the regional 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. and national offices of the Boy Videographer Yoga w/ Jason Scouts of America to answer Sean Barber * We ask that staff members wear full uniform at PTC events (Staff may, however, wear western attire at Western Night). We also ask that they be considerate of our participants duringquestions about professional the programs (ex: to wait for participants and family members to be served cobbler first). Scouting. Food and refreshments 2 June 16, 2011 Ranch Events & Activities PhilNewsPhilNews Management June 16, 2011 3 Mark’s Minute Apply now for a Philmont Staff Keep an Attitude of Self- Association Scholarship!

Improvement Awards of $500 for first year staff, $1,000 for second year and By Mark Anderson, Director of Program $1,500 for third year staff will be made for the Fall 2011-Spring Corrections Approach each day with an of the day, they ask themselves, for the better every day. 2012 academic year. attitude of self-improving! “What have I learned today This approach will help each Scholarship recipients must pg. 6: Tim Collver not Tim As the summer begins to that I need to learn more about of us attack our interpretive role of your team you can identify those be accepted by an accredited Coliver. move with a steady motion and tomorrow?” here at Philmont each day and things that need self-improving. institution for enrollment as pg. 7: Joseph Monfeli is in we become comfortable with our 2. Contemplation: If you help us adopt the attitude of self- These can be the things that can a full-time student (at least 12 Conservation. team, each of us should approach study the lives of the truly great improving. be your learning moments for the credit hours). Recipients may pg. 7: A sailor’s watch is four each day with an attitude of self- individuals who have influenced next day. They can be the things also be enrolled in a graduate hours. improving. the world, you will find that in “You can claim to be that you can contemplate through program. pg. 12: The photo captions John Maxwell in his book, virtually every case, they spent surprised once; after that, the next day to seek solutions and Scholarship funds must be should read “interpretive” camps, The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team considerable amounts of time ideas that will contribute to self- used for tuition, fees related to not “interrruptive” camps. Player, describes three processes alone—contemplating, meditating, you’re unprepared.” improving for you and the rest of degreed course work, books or pg. 20: A few of the crossword that people who are constantly listening. Time alone is essential your team. They can be the things housing (in that order) at any puzzle lines were mixed up. For improving themselves adopt as an to self-improvement. that you apply to your operations accredited institution of higher answers and corrections see the ongoing cycle in their lives: 3. Application: Applying If you and your team spend both individually and collectively learning. answers section on this week’s 1. Preparation: Self- what you’ve learned is sometimes some time reflecting at the end that will help you be more prepared game page. improving team members think difficult because it requires change. of the day you will probably find for all situations and opportunities. REQUIREMENTS: about how they can improve Most people change only when one or two things that you or a Thank you for adopting an Applicants must be current today—not some far-off time in one of three things happens: they member of your team have been attitude of self-improving. This Philmont Staff Association the future. When they get up in hurt enough that they have to, surprised about. It is said that “you attitude will help us connect members. the morning, they ask themselves, they learn enough that they want can claim to be surprised once; with the expectations of each Applicants must be current “What are my potential learning to, or they receive enough that they after that, you’re unprepared.” participant that is living their seasonal staff members. moments today?” Then they try to are able to. Our goal is to keep By looking at the situations dream here at Philmont Scout Applicants must be seize those moments. At the end learning so that we want to change that have surprised you or others Ranch this summer. applying to work at Philmont for the upcoming summer. Applicants must need financial assistance for Owen’s Corner education. Applicants must complete the application in full. The final Reminders: Scouting evaluation from the applicant’s staff leader will also be added to the application. and Santa Fe The application deadline is August 31, 2011. Applications By Owen McCulloch, Associate Director of Program may be submitted to the box provided in the Silver Sage Staff Activity Center or mailed to: Professional Scouting Reception: Cimarron Days Celebrates the Philmont Staff Association Thursday June 16, 2011 Santa Fe Trail 17 Deer Run Road A reminder that on Thursday, will be served. Come enjoy the “Old & Artisans, craft vendors, fun, Cimarron, NM 87714 June 16, 6:00 p.m., a reception is If you are interested in New” that represent the Heart of food, music & games. Cimarron being held at the Villa Philmonte attending the reception or the Historic West as Cimarron Historical/Interpretive Park, Application forms are Gallery Room for individuals want to learn more about celebrates its 154th birthday! The displays & historical tours of Old available in the Silver Sage who are interested in learning professional Scouting, contact Cimarron Chamber of Commerce Town Cimarron. Staff Activities Center, the more about Professional Scouting. Owen McCulloch at Camping invites you to be a part of this fun An open mic stage is available Registration office and the Joining the reception are several Headquarters, 575-376-1131 event on June 18 and 19, 2011. for all appropriate musical talent, Philmont Staff Association Scout Executives who are the (office) or 575-447-2115 poetry and even karaoke! The office. CEO’s for local councils, as well as (mobile), or I-Camp your name stage is open Saturday 10-2 p.m. Last year, the PSA received representatives from the regional and department. An invitation Cimarron Village Park and Sunday 10-3 p.m.. 60 applications and awarded and national offices of the Boy is not required, but please RSVP Saturday June 18, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. $25,000 in scholarships! Apply Scouts of America to answer so we have an accurate count of Sunday, June 19, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information visit: today! questions about professional attendees. http://www.cimarronnm.com/sft. Scouting. Food and refreshments html www.PhilStaff.com 4 June 16, 2011 PhilNews Weather Forecast Stay involved throughout the year!

June 16 – June 23 Thursday 16 Friday 17 Saturday 18 Keep up-to-date with the latest High Sunny/Windy Sunny/Windy Mostly Sunny/Windy Country, regional reunions, access to High: 91 High: 89 High: 90 Low: 52 Low: 50 Low: 51 Wind: SW at 24 mph Wind: W at 21 mph Wind: W at 23 mph the member’s directory, cool stuff, and Precip: 0% Precip: 0% Precip: 0% much more…

Sunday 19 Monday 20 Tuesday 21 L. Martin Pavletich Studio Sunny/Windy Sunny/Windy Partly Cloudy Fine Art in Oils and Pastels High: 90 High: 88 High: 83 Low: 50 Low: 48 Low: 49 Philmont and Southwest Landscapes Wind: SW at 25 mph Wind: WSW at 20 mph Wind: WSW at 16 mph Commissions Available (Ask about the new CD w/10 screen saver images) Precip: 0% Precip: 0% Precip: 0% 428 E 9thSt. (1/2 Block east of Village Hall) 575-447-0390 www.lmartinpavletich.com - [email protected] Wednesday 22 Thursday 23 Friday 24 Mostly Sunny Scattered T-Storms Mostly Sunny High: 85 High: 79 High: 89 A fellowship of current and Low: 51 Low: 50 Low: 51 Wind: SSW at 17 mph Wind: SSW at 15 mph Wind: SsW at 17 mph former Philmont staff Precip: 0% Precip: 60% Precip: 10% You are cordially invited to attend the official ribbon cutting ceremony of the Village of Cimarron Highway 64 New Town Visitor SIGN UP NOW!!! Interpretive Center and enhancement project at: It’s just $15.00 for a year’s membership!

Cimarron New Town Interpretive Center Lincoln Avenue and West 10th Street, I-Camp Randy Saunders with the form below or stop th Cimarron by our office 89 (next to the Beaubien Room) at PTC. ck Club Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 11:00am www.philstaff.com veri Rod a eo Sponsored by the Village of Cimarron Name: ______M in partnership with Cimarron Chamber Position/Department: ______of Commerce, , National Scenic Byways, Permanent Address: ______Department of Transportation and 1923 2011 the Santa Fe Trail Association. City, State, ZIP: ______

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Payment method (Check appropriate box): July 4th, 2011 CASH _____ CHECK _____ Rodeo Dance To Enter Call (575) 376-2001 Rod Taylor & The Rifters 6 to 10 PM June 22 & 23 CREDIT CARD: #______EXP. DATE: ______July 3 Late Entry Fee $10.00. Maverick Rodeo Grounds Admission On site entries July 3 and morning of July 4. $8.00 PAYROLL DEDUCTION (through July 31) _____ 8 till 12 Entry fees must be paid by 9 AM July 4, 2011. Children 6 and under FREE! Admission $10.00 PRCA rules apply in all events. Contestants also pay admission.

1. Rodeo Grand Entry 10:00 A.M. 9. Cow Pony Race Rodeo Parade Entry fee: $100.00 WINNER TAKE ALL - Limit 6 2. 1st Session Booger Brown Bull Riding Buckle Sponsored by Vermejo Park Ranch Entry Fee $100.00 - $1000 added money - Limited to 20 9:00 AM Sponsored by & Express Ranches 10. Sid Morrow Saddle Bronc Riding Buckle sponsored by Minor Construction All Around Buckle Entry fee: $100.00 - $500 Added Money - Limited to 10 Sponsored by Sponsored by St. James Hotel & Cimarron Art Gallery 3. Jiggs Porter Calf Roping Rick Enterprises Buckle sponsored by Clearview Ranch Entry Fee $60.00 - $500.00 added money - Limited to 20 Contestant must compete in 3 events and be Sponsored by South Central Colfax County Hospital & the high money winner to be eligible. 11. Mixed Ribbon Roping ZZ Bar Ranch Entry fee: $60.00 - Limited to 20 Teams Buckle sponsored by CS Cattle Co. Buckles Sponsored by Express Ranches & Queen Buckle St. James Hotel 4. Ranch Bronc Ride Sponsored by Entry Fee $100.00 - $1000.00 added money - Limited to 20 Farmway Feed 12. Pole Bending (ages 11 - 14) Sponsored by Jim Macgillivary & Zia Natural Gas Entry fee: $35.00 - $100.00 to Winner - Limited to 10 Buckle sponsored by Topar Welding Buckle Sponsored by No Night Latch Rodeo Sponsors 13. Lee Cortez Calf Scramble 5. Senior Barrel Race Entry Fee: Free - $100.00 added money Entry Fee $60.00 - $500.00 added money Avis Construction 6-12 years old only Sponsored by Avis Construction Baldy Mountain LLC Sponsored by Art & Jo Duran, Ruby Cortez Buckle sponsored by Dave and Cindy Kenneke Cimarron Art Gallery 14. Donn Davies Wild Horse Race 6. Wild Cow Milking Entry fee: $90.00 per team - Limited to 6 Teams Entry fee $90.00 per team - limit 8 teams Cimarron Kiwanis Club Buckles Only - No Pay Out Buckles Sponsored by Yvonne’s Crossroads of Style & Sponsored by Henny Davies, Susan & Tom Tate, Cimarron Canyon Wood Works Cimarron West Maria & David Scott (Buckles only - no payout) Colfax County General Buckles Sponsored by Colfax Trading Co., Baca Valley Telephone & Family of Boss Sanchez 7. Open Team Roping Express - UU Bar Ranches Entry fee $100.00 - Enter 2 Times - 60 teams Max. 15. 2nd Session Bull Riding 1st 30 to enter in show - rest in slack First National Bank NM $750.00 added money. This is an open roping. Sponsored by Cimarron West, 1st National Bank of NM NRA Whittington Center 16. Mutton Busting - ages 4 - 7, < 60# Buckles Sponsored by Baldy Mountain Welding & Entry fee: $25.00 - Limit 20 - (By Ears) International Bank Philmont Scout Ranch Buckle Only - No Pay Out Buckles sponsored by O’Neill Land, LLC., & Philmont Staff Association 8. Thike Stockton Junior Barrel Race Dr. Bob Belfon Entry fee $20.00 5 - 10 years old St. James Hotel Must ride unassisted. Buckles sponsored by: Northern New Mexico Gas Co. Zia Natural Gas Liability waiver must be signed by each contestant. ZZ Bar Ranch Information or questions: Chuck Enloe 376-2001 Stock Contractor: Carl Bradley’s 6x6 Rodeo Maverick Logo & Design by Keith Walters copyright 1993 The Maverick Club is a non-profit organization. Printed by Mark-US Printing 575-445-9018 4 June 16, 2011 PhilNewsPhilNews June 16, 2011 5 Stay involved Chaplain’s Corner throughout the year! The Need For A Guide By Chaplain Adam Carrico, Catholic Chaplain

There is an obvious need for know all the answers; as a matter going to ask you to accept spiritual Keep up-to-date with the latest High guides here at Philmont. Just of fact you may be at a different, guidance; I also want to ask you to getting around basecamp is hard but similar, juncture in your life give it. Live your Duty to God and Country, regional reunions, access to for a new person to do alone. and the spiritual guide cannot tell be open to being spiritual guides The Rangers certainly know how you exactly which path to travel; for one another! Reach out to the member’s directory, cool stuff, and important having a guide is when they can, however, help you make those amongst us who you know you are an inexperienced (or maybe your decision. I myself have had not-so-inexperienced) crew. We all need of people to help me through “Having someone much more… need guides at one point or another dark periods in my life. My time here at Philmont, and the same can between college and seminary was help you out a little be said for our friends and family a stressful and confusing period, back home. Having someone help and I was only able to make my by showing you the you out a little by showing you the way out by reaching out and way is something way is something that every person allowing others the chance to needs. It is helpful to recognize advise me in my decision-making that every person that need and to appreciate it if regarding future plans and desires. you can. We do not always need In fact, I could not be where I needs.” to know the way for ourselves at am today in my seminary studies, every moment; expecting oneself and here at Philmont, if I did not to always know the way is like remain open to allowing people to are feeling a bit lost right now; give picking up an unnecessary burden. guide me forward. At seminary, them a chance to tell their story, This need for a guide extends to help us always seek the advice and together you can work to find to the spiritual life as well. Others of another, we all have to have a way through. Who knows they A fellowship of current and have always gone before us and spiritual directors and their jobs may even help you find your way as have worked hard mapping out are to help us discern our path. well! In this way spiritual guidance former Philmont staff trails through dark periods in There are plenty of people is typically mutually beneficial. their lives; those people may be here at Philmont who can serve Often times we only realize able to help point you in the right as spiritual guides. The Chaplains, how lost we are after having passed direction, helping you to find for example, are specifically here by several opportunities to stop SIGN UP NOW!!! your way through. This does not to listen and help you find your and ask for guidance. It’s just $15.00 for a year’s membership! mean that spiritual guides have to way. I am not, however, simply

I-Camp Randy Saunders with the form below or stop by our office Quitting Tobacco Use (next to the Beaubien Room) at PTC. From the desk of Paul Grasse, Camping Projects Manager www.philstaff.com Myth: Smokeless Holding the average dip Smokeless Tobacco can also Name: ______or chew in your mouth for 30 cause the following: tobacco is a safe minutes gives you the same • Tooth abrasion Position/Department: ______alternative to smoking amount of nicotine as smoking • Gum recession three cigarettes. • Increased tooth decay Permanent Address: ______because it has no smoke Smokeless tobacco is addictive • Tooth discoloration and is not addictive. and can cause serious health issues. • Bad breath City, State, ZIP: ______In fact, studies show that 60 to • Nicotine dependence 78 percent of smokeless tobacco • Unhealthy eating habits Birthday: ______Fact: No tobacco is users have oral lesions and more • Oral cancer

Email: ______safe tobacco, including than 50 percent of of all users • Other cancers, including smokeless forms. develop Leukoplakia, which leads cancer of the pharnyx, Signature: ______to oral cancer, within the first three larynx and esophagus years. Symptoms of developing • Higher risk of heart Payment method (Check appropriate box): Tobacco in any form oral cancer include sores that do disease CASH _____ CHECK _____ not heal, lumps or white patches, • Stomach problems is never safe, and the difficulty chewing and prolonged • Fatigue CREDIT CARD: #______EXP. DATE: ______best option for your sore throat. • Muscle weakness • Dizziness PAYROLL DEDUCTION (through July 31) _____ health, and the health • Decreased physical of others, is to quit. performance 6 June 16, 2011 PhilNews New: Philmont PhilCast By Emily Fraser, NPS Videographer

The News and Photo Services Hayek, have been hard at work be sure to tell your family and department is excited to present planning, shooting, and editing friends to tune in each week. The PhilCast, a new weekly videocast since they arrived at basecamp. videography team has a great line- that will highlight Philmont’s The first episode of PhilCast was up planned and is looking forward unique programs and spread the released on June 6th and received to providing fun and informative word about this amazing place an impressive 465 views within videocasts all summer long. that we get to call home for the the first 24 hours. Of course, summer. Each week, PhilCast the more viewers the merrier, so will feature a different aspect of the ranch, from its diverse backcountry camps, to the area’s rich history, to the exciting family programs offered at the . Former and future staff and participants can watch PhilCast from home to get their weekly “Philmont fix” or to get a preview of what to expect when they come for the first time. PhilCast will be posted each Monday on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. For current staff members without YouTube access, there is a downloadable version available from the Philmont website: http:// www.philmontscoutranch.org/ About/PhilCast.aspx. PhilCast and other Philmont videos will also be featured on the new TV above the fireplace in the Traders. O’NEILL LAND, LLC. Timothy John O’Neill, Qualifying Broker The NPS videography team Haylee Train—PhilNews - Sean Barber and Emily Fraser LIGHTS: Videographers Sean Barber and Emily Fraser film Matt Wynn, program P.O. Box 145 - along with manager Bryan counselor at Rayado, for a Philmont video-cast on Saturday, June 11. Cimarron, NM 87714 FAX: 575-376-2347 PHONE: 575-376-2341 Sustainability Statement EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: WWW.SWRANCHES.COM

“Specializing in Ranch and Recreation properties” Recycling Tips Licensed in New Mexico ELK RIDGE B&B $375,000 By Sarah Burgess, Sustainability Coordinator 2+/- acres south of river, 6000 sq. ft., heated indoor pool, beautiful porch in back, large kitchen. In an effort to further please try to separate plastics • Coffee creamer Philmont’s sustainability efforts, from cans. These bags will then be • Dressings (Italian and CIMARRON CANDLE COMPANY $102,000 Building, land, inventory, and business. the following is a list of recyclable picked up by backcountry drivers ranch) materials provided by the for backcountry camps. • Folgers coffee CIMARRON HOME $169,900 Philmont Commissary. While • Grape jelly 1,500 +/- sq. ft. 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, on Philmont greatly appreciates your Philmont is currently unable • Honey bottles 1 acre, awesome views. sustainability efforts in recycling, to recycle tin or glass, but Philmont • Ketchup it is asked that all containers, with appreciates the sustainability • Mayonnaise 4 and 5 acre parcels available near utilities. lids removed, be rinsed and free efforts being made already and • Pancake syrup from food before recycling. It is encourages continued efforts. • Peanut butter also asked that all aluminum and Any questions or concerns • Real lemon juice bottles Good inventory of mid acreage properties with and without homes on front range in plastic bottles be placed in green can be I-camped to Sarah Burgess, • Vanilla extract Miami, Springer, French Tract and Maxwell areas. bags and all recyclable trail meal Sustainability Specialist, Unit 97. • Vegetable oil bags be placed in clear bags. Please • 2% milk consolidate recyclable bags in bear Recyclable Materials: • Juices CHECK WWW.SWRANCHES.COM FOR ALL LISTINGS boxes or in the blue bear boxes • Apple cider vinegar • Clorox bleach behind the commissary and in • BBQ sauce • Aluminum cans the BCM parking lot. If possible, • Chocolate syrup 6 June 16, 2011 PhilNewsPhilNews Features June 16, 2011 7 Maxwell Book Signing Words for PhilNews: By Danielle Edwards, PhilNews Writer June 11, 2011 By Harriet Freiberger, Author : Villain or Visionary

Today’s travelers, driving from hundred seventy-five thousand years together, having earned their Denver to Santa Fe via an interstate dollars. place in the history of this land of highway, are not aware that, from By the time he was fifty- enchantment. Trinidad, south to Springer, and three years old, Lucien and Luz Background: west to the top of the mountains, Maxwell had sold everything in Before Cimarron even existed, almost all the land was part of a Cimarron for $650,000 and had Maxwell founded the settlement Mexican land-grant originally moved to where of Rayado 12 miles south of where awarded to Carlos Beaubien and he spent the rest of his life. He Cimarron sits today. Rayado- Guadalupe Miranda in 1841. enjoyed his fine horses, gambling -which means “streaked” in Visitors to Cimarron, in this thousands of dollars on races. Spanish, was perhaps named so twenty-first century, can have little With huge amounts of cash at for the beautiful cliffs close to the conception of Lucien Maxwell, his disposal, the nation’s financial settlement. Maxwell and his wife the man who was responsible for panic of 1873 made liquid assets built themselves a rambling one- growth of a thriving trade center even more valuable. Though many story hacienda at Rayado, which over 150 years ago. Ever since I asserted that Lucien Maxwell lost is now a museum on the Philmont came to Philmont for the first his fortune through unsuccessful Scout Ranch. time, back in 1989, I’ve heard jokes investments, it is more likely that There were only Ute and about the mountain man who he merely lost, probably by his own Apache Indians in the area, and married thirteen-year-old Luz wishes, public attention. With they weren’t happy with Maxwell, Beaubien, a girl so ugly, they said, nine thousand head of cattle and attacking the settlement frequently. that on the day of her wedding fifteen thousand sheep, he was far Life was risky and settlers were Ephraim Moore—PhilNews she wore a black veil over her from a pauper. reluctant to come until Maxwell FREIBERGER: Author Harriet Freiberger and PTC patron Byron Weltch joke as face. Supposedly he married to brought from Taos, 35 Freiberger signs a copy of her book, Lucien Maxwell: Villain or Visionary for Weltch’s son. obtain his father-in-law’s wealth. “Rayado was the first miles west, as a protective presence. Last Wednesday, Harriet Freiberger “lived down river from Maxwell became so rich that he settlement east of Kit Carson built a place only a few kept bars of gold in his never- miles away. Rayado was the first Freiberger, author of the book the town where Lucien Maxwell locked desk drawer. the Sangre de Cristo settlement east of the Sangre de Lucien Maxwell: Villain or grew up, viewing the western Visionary, came, signed her book horizon as he did from a high Something drew me to this Mountains ...” Cristo Mountains and became a man’s defense. As I read and stagecoach and wagon stop along and spoke to a group of people at bluff that overlooked the mighty researched, I discovered that Luz the Santa Fe Trail. the Seton Library about Maxwell. Mississippi. Not until moving Beaubien was actually a beautiful Lucien died, at age fifty- The size of the grant was in to the same shining mountains young woman, and that, by 1860, six. Five years later the railroad question because when Beaubien where Lucien traveled with John when Congress confirmed the connected New Mexico with and Miranda originally applied Fremont did she realize whose land grant, Lucien Maxwell was cities east and west, and the Santa for the grant, there was a Mexican footsteps she had followed.” already a majority owner. He Fe Trail was, like the vast buffalo law, which limited each grantor to She then traveled from had purchased a partner’s share herds that had been completely no more than 11 square leagues. Cimarron to Taos, Bent’s Fort and and land around the Rayado decimated, a relic of another time. A league was a variable unit of Saint Louis to learn more about settlement. Then, after Beaubien’s The west, as it had been, died. measure, usually about three Maxwell. death, Lucien and Luz bought Lucien Maxwell’s lifetime framed or four miles. It can therefore “I tried to avoid hearsay or out the interests of her sisters and the years when it had lived. be assumed that Beaubien and rumors,” said Freiberger to the brother. 1,714,764 acres; nearly Lawsuits attempted to prove Miranda intended to acquire group, “only truth and facts.” 2,680 square miles. that Maxwell expanded the grant’s about 22 square leagues - or about That is exactly what she When he was 51 years old, boundaries past the Mexican 96,000 acres. The description researched about Maxwell; the having paid out a little more governor’s original intent, but of the grant was typically man who is known for the Maxwell than 50,000, Lucien and his wife the U.S. Supreme Court ruled vague, which contributed to the land grant. Originally Beaubien owned the almost 2 million acres otherwise, and respected scholar, controversy over the years and the and Miranda tried to receive the of the Beaubien and Miranda Dr. Victor Westphall, asserted with documentation was susceptible to grant from the government, but Grant. Their wealth, in that time considerable proof that the original later “interpretation” - so much so Cover image used with permission years passed and the land was and place was beyond belief. In description of the grant validated that what came to be known as the bought by or given to Maxwell by 1866, gold, which he had known its acreage, that the mountain men Maxwell Grant ended up being Freiberger, who is from his father-in-law Beaubien. about for years and had thus far “knew the geography of northern over two million acres. Steamboat Springs, Colo., has Freiberger answered many left untouched, was discovered on New Mexico and southern Congress confirmed the grant been working on her book for a questions from those in attendance his land, and the hordes poured Colorado better than do most in 1858. long time, collecting information including Gordon McKinney. She into the previously pristine lands. modern tourists with road maps.” Visit the following websites and putting it all together. Lucien also cleared up any misconceptions Immediately he opened the Aztec Those of us who follow for more information: Maxwell: Villain or Visionary was or rumors that were said about Mine which, during its first Philmont’s trails have become http://lucienmaxwell.com/ first published in 1999 and revised Maxwell’s wife, Luz Beaubien fourteen months of operation, more than tourists. We can http://www.legendsofamerica. recently. Maxwell. produced gold valued at nearly one imagine Lucien and Luz Maxwell’s com/nm-maxwell.html According to her website, 8 June 16, 2011 PhilNews FIRE DANGER – VERY HIGH Philmont Scout Ranch June 16, 2011

The Fire Danger status on Philmont Scout Ranch has been established as Extreme. Finalist in the New Mexico Magazine Salsa Contest This is the result of continued low humidity, strong winds, warm temperatures and low levels of moisture during the winter and spring.

Extreme means that fires start quickly, spread furiously, and burn intensely. All fires are potentially serious. Development into high intensity burning will usually be faster and occur from smaller fires than in the very high danger class. Every fire has the potential to become large. Expect extreme erratic behavior. NO outdoor burning should take place in areas with extreme fire behavior. Fire restrictions will be in place.

Notice of fire restrictions status will be posted at Logistics, Welcome Center, Philmont Training Center Bulletin Boards and Backcountry Staffed Camps. Everyone should be watchful of potential fires. Report fires to Logistics at Philmont Extension 1239 or call 911. FIRE RESTRICTIONS

• Open fires and fireworks are prohibited.

• No crew campfires in the backcountry. All crews must use stoves for cooking. The stove should be located in or adjacent to the fire ring.

• Smoking is restricted to safe designated areas: • PTC – Curtis Multiplex Pavilion • PTC – Staff Area behind shower house. • CHQ – Advisor Lounge Smoking Room. • CHQ – Dining Fly behind the Silver Sage Staff Activities Center at the edge of the fence line. • CHQ – Dining Fly near the Staff Fitness Center. • Cattle Headquarters – Designated area. • Designated fire ring at Staff and Trail Camps. No smoking along the trail. • Inside a motor vehicle equipped with an ash tray.

• Program restrictions: •• No program campfires. Backcountry Camps will use kerosene lanterns at program campfire locations. •• Use of fire places is prohibited. •• Use of Tabasco Donkey water heater systems is prohibited. •• During red flag warnings – use of wood burning stoves is prohibited. •• Wood fires at Chuck Wagon, Mexican Dinner and Cobbler Delights are prohibited.

• Black Smith Forges, black powder shooting (in a designated cleared area), use of propane and use of charcoal at designated areas is permitted.

• Carson National Forest – Stage I Fire Restrictions – Effective June 10, 2011 • Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, wood or charcoal burning stove fire except within a developed recreation site in grills. • Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable mate- rial. • Possessing, discharging or using any kind of fire work or other pyrotechnic device. • Gas and propane stoves, lanterns or heating devices are permitted. 8 June 16, 2011 PhilNewsPhilNews Features June 16, 2011 9 Ambulance Dontated to Philmont, then Cimarron By Danielle Edwards, PhilNews Writer

Finalist in the New Mexico Magazine Salsa Contest

Samantha Waidler—PhilNews DONATION: Nate Lay, Kat and Rick Bronson and John Clark pose with the ambulance the Bronsons donated to Cimarron on Sunday, June 12. The ambulance is being donated to Cimarron through the Philmont Scout Ranch.

Last Friday, the NPS office afternoon but was delayed until who work, all as volunteers, for the received a phone call from Nate Sunday morning because of three ambulance service in Cimarron Lay, Health Lodge Officer/ tornados near the Beaver, Texas and several of them are from Paramedic, about an ambulance Philmont. that was being donated to “God has been wonderful The ambulance service was Philmont Scout Ranch. However, to us and blessed us that founded by Wayne Baker and there isn’t really a place for it here several others about 34 years at Philmont. Therefore, Philmont you know you have got ago. This new ambulance will is donating the ambulance to the to share what you have.” now give the village of Cimarron village of Cimarron. They are very three ambulances which “gives us excited about it. a lot of options when it comes to “This is no small donation,” county line. responding here at Philmont, to said Lay. An ambulance costs “‘One funnel spun out within patients, as well as an area of 700 roughly 150,000 and that isn’t a few yards of the road, to the right square miles that we cover,” said including the price to outfit of us.’ I thought, ‘I don’t want to Lay. the ambulance with the needed get this truck scratched.’” “Oh This is the response area supplies. no,” said Bronson, “I never was so but that doesn’t include when Philmont received this scared, prayed so hard or drove so they cover for other villages like donation from Rick Bronson hard at the same time.” Springer and the interstate that who is a longtime Scouter Bronson came across the they help with. from Oklahoma and a friend of ambulance through a company “Having an additional Philmont for many years. he has owned for the last 4 years ambulance will be a great asset to Bronson has been involved in called Integrity EMS Ambulance us,” said Lay. Scouts since he was 8 years old, Company in Oklahoma. Bronson said, “If I can cause almost 47 years. He first came to He actually had made a some part of that [life-saving] to Philmont when he was 12 and previous donation to the Health keep going...what better place visits occasionally. He said that Lodge for furnishings in the for that to happen than in God’s Philmont is “very dear to my Trauma Room. There is a plaque country?” heart.” on the wall outside the trauma Bronson loves Bronson was an AMS room to honor this donation. saying, “the only things we keep paramedic for 35 years and is now “It’s not a new ambulance, permanently are those we give retired. During his 35 years, he was but it’s fairly new. It’s in very away.” He added that, “legacies are one of the first medical officers to nice shape, been re-worked and meant to live on. God has been arrive on the scene of a tornado in everything,” said Lay, “we’re pretty wonderful to us and blessed us that Kansas state. The ambulance was excited about that.” On the ranch you know you have got to share set to arrive on Saturday in the there are about twenty people or so what you have.” 10 June 16, 2011 Features PhilNews Burro Drive and Horse Shoeing By Nicole Butler, PhilNews Writer

Haylee Train—PhilNews RUNNING OF THE BURROS: Philmont Horsemen and Wranglers drive a heard of burros through the village of Cimarron, N.M. to backcountry camps on Tuesday, June 7.

Every year in early June, a similar process is used to move Department is also responsible for Philmont staff and visitors witness the burros to their respective vaccinating the livestock, branding massive parades of horses and summer locations at camps such as the new horses, and shodding the burros running through camp (led Ponil and Harlan.The teamwork horses (fitting them with horse by the wranglers and Cavalcade utilized by the wranglers is one of shoes). During the winter, the horsemen.) Known to some as the most important aspects of the horses are left shoeless, so at the the horse-running and to others drive, and communication is often beginning of the summer season, as the horse-driving, the events the biggest challenge during the all the horses must be fit with mark the nearing of camper arrival process, according to Dee Cwian, new shoes. The process typically as the Horse Department moves South Cavalcade Horseman, takes one to one and a half hours approximately 250 Philmont and Rod “Cougar” Bergman, for each horse, but can take up to horses, along with about 80 burros, North Cavalcade Horseman. three depending on the animal. In from their winter pastures to their The horses run quickly and it order to shoe the horses, wranglers camps: Beaubien, Clarks Fork, becomes very difficult to hear, so must first trim the hooves, which Ponil, and to their pastures near when the animals do something are made of a horn-like material, basecamp so that campers can use unpredictable, which happens and then flatten the hooves using them for Cavalcades and rides. frequently, it is very difficult for the a large file. Next Wranglers must The horse drives can take drivers to address the issue with shape the shoes by hammering anywhere from one and a half the same plan. It can be “incredibly them against an anvil. They then hours, when driving to Clarks Fork, stressful,” says Dee, but the best hammer the shoes into the hooves to about three hours when driving part is “when you get there” and and cut off the sharp edges of the to Ponil, and even longer when nothing bad has happened. nails. They end by clinching the driving to Beaubien, which is the In order to work so smoothly shoes to secure them to the hooves most complicated drive. In order together, the wranglers and and lining up the edges. This to drive the horses, approximately horsemen must go through process is repeated throughout the eight to eleven of the twenty-nine approximately two and a half summer as the horses start to trip wranglers are needed to serve as a weeks of training so that everyone or limp, or as the shoes begin to moving corral around the horses- is trained in the Philmont way. The fall off. the points in the front to lead and staff comes from all types of riding With the horses properly slow the horses, the swings on the backgrounds, so training includes shoed, cared for, and in their sides to keep the horses contained riding, shoeing, saddling, driving, proper pastures, the horses and along the path they are traveling how to help the participants, Wranglers are ready for campers and the push or drag in the back branding, general animal care and and a full season of the Philmont to keep the animals moving all fence repair, so that they can all experience. together. Around the same time, work as a unified wrangling staff. Samantha Waidler —PhilNews just before campers begin to arrive, During the drives, the Horse SHOEING: Wranglers shoe horses at Cattle Headquarters on Tuesday, May 24. 10 June 16, 2011 Features PhilNewsPhilNews June 16, 2011 11

Haylee Train—PhilNews

Open 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Free Wifi on the front porch! 10% Staff Discount Military Discounts 12 June 16, 2011 Backcountry PhilNews Urraca Dan Beard By Ben McNair, PhilNews Writer As Urraca Camp’s newest focus. The camp staff runs a Most crews who come that attacks members of a crew, encounter with a supernatural arrivals approach the camp’s main challenge course with activities through Urraca will do so on the leaving its victims with broken ribs being and disappeared. cabin, Camp Director Ian Bagley, like the “Whale Watcher,” “Spider second day of their trek. Urraca’s and claw marks. Another, told by The stories of hauntings and “Bags” for short, invites them onto Web” and “The Wall.” The activities challenge program is intended to Program Counselor Katie Bach, supernatural occurrences might the front porch for their porch are intended to foster teamwork help crews become more cohesive, chronicles a Ranger who became not just be stories; to see if the talk. amongst crew members. work through problems and learn obsessed with the Mesa, had an rumors are true, visit Urraca. This, however, is not your “What keeps going wrong?” to communicate with and value ordinary porch talk. Bags and his Program Counselor Brian each other before they get too far five fellow staff members wrote a McArdle asks one crew attempting along on the trail. song to introduce themselves and to fit all of its teenage members The challenge course is not convey the necessary information onto a two foot by two foot block. the camp’s only offering; the about the camp. Once the crew “What’s the trick?” they ask. Urraca Camp staff also puts on a files up the steps past the welcome “There is no trick,” he answers. “It nightly campfire. The group is one sign, which informs campers that just takes communication.” of the most musical that the camp Urraca is indeed the “Haunted As the kids move on to the seen in several years. Between six Mesa,” Bags grabs a guitar and a “Spider Web,” McArdle lets them people the camp has a variety of harmonica. “I’ll sing it in the style attempt to figure out the best string instruments: several guitars, of Bob Dylan,” he says, “because way to get themselves through a banjo, a dobro, a ukulele and a he’s my hero.” the web without touching any violin, along with a tambourine. It is said that the Mesa of the strings. “You’ve got to be In addition to renditions of is haunted, and stories of methodical,” he says. After the Edward Sharpe and James Taylor supernatural occurrences circulate activity the crew was encouraged songs, staffers also tell jokes and amongst Philmont staff across the to be introspective about the ghost stories. Program Counselor Kyle Soyer—PhilNews ranch every year. Urraca Camp’s experience. “What works? Do you David Keegan tells the tale of an NO ORDINARY PORCH TALK: Urraca camp director Ian Bagley of Fort Collins, program, however, has a different think you had a leader?” elusive creature with green eyes Colo., gives a porch song instead of a porch talk to a crew on June 10. Rayado Ponil By Danielle Edwards, PhilNews Writer By Ben McNair, PhilNews Writer Rayado comes from the participate in fun activities such the Boy Scouts of America by Spanish term for “streaked.” It is as tomahawk throwing, learn the Waite Phillips in 1941 with the To get a glimpse of what along the State Route 21, home parts of an anvil, and are able to Philtower, Villa Philmonte and the West used to be like, Ponil is to the Kit Carson Museum, at the make an S, J or I hook with some other land. a good place to start. The camp, far southeast corner of Philmont of the tools in the blacksmith shop. Now the Rayado staffwhich receives first-, third- and and was a stagecoach stop for the When the fire ban is lifted, members plant and tend their own last-day crews, offers a variety of Santa Fe Trail. It is also home for the staff will be able to stretch and gardens along with their chickens activities as part of its program. eight Philmont staff members for scrape hides and cook outside for and goat Matilda, who only eats Ponil is one of the most the next couple of months. themselves using the horno, which when people are around. It is a popular camps on the ranch. This summer, in Rayado, it is is an adobe bread oven. place where people come to visit About 30 crews will move through the year 1853, when Maxwell and In 1849, Lucien Maxwell and learn about the West. the camp per day, and the staff Kit Carson left in the Spring for moved with his family to Rayado The staff members may liveexpects to see roughly half of the California to buy sheep at $.50 and conflicted with the Native in the tents provided for them nearly 23,000 participants this a head which they then sold for Americans and had trouble with although some choose to sleep season. $5.50 when they returned. settlers unwilling to settle in the in the Dragoon rooms. Dragoon The camp is one of the largest, It is their absence that the area. He talked his friend Kit meant mounted infantry but with 21 staff members (15 Ponil eight Philmont staff members Carson into moving down to changed during the 18th century staff and six wranglers) and nine choose to interpret this year. Each Rayado with his family, which to mean light cavalry. The U.S.buildings spread over a mile and staff member interprets a different Carson did that year. Rayado Dragoons rented facilities from a half, and is also one of the most person that they received on a started to grow slowly, and Lucien Maxwell between 1849-historic. The area was a logging Philmont-provided list for the eventually Maxwell moved to 1853. Although some of the staffcamp and railroad headquarters summer. Most are former fur- build his own ranch in Cimarron, have chosen to sleep in these rooms, before it became the property of trappers because the fur trade has and Carson became a Ute Indian they have to clear out all modern Waite Phillips. It was then the died down and try to be in first agent and moved to Taos. items before people start arriving, base camp of the former Philturn person as much as they can. Rayado flourished underso that it is authentic to the time Rocky Mountain Scout Camp and Since Rayado is on State Jesus Abreu in 1859-1860, but in period they are interpreting. was finally dubbed Ponil. Route 21, they not only receive 1910, after Jesus died, his son lost When asked why he choose Although the season’s first Scouts, but also locals and people Rayado and moved to Taos and to work at Rayado, the Camp Scouts have just begun to arrive, just passing through. Bernallio. Throughout 1910–1927 Director Blue said, “I get to work Program Counselor James Daniel Haylee Train—PhilNews While these people are in several companies tried to colonize here, which means I get to work at is already looking forward to the RAYADO: “Blue” James Lee Price, at the Kit Carson Museum at Rayado on Saturday, Rayado they are able to learn Rayado but were unsuccessful Philmont.” coming weeks. “The crews are just June 11. about the history of Rayado and and eventually it was given to great,” he says. “I know that 30 12 June 16, 2011 Backcountry PhilNewsPhilNews Backcountry June 16, 2011 13 Dan Beard By Nicole Butler, PhilNews Writer Possibly one of the most at Dan Beard, agrees saying Scouts must work as a team to encounter with a supernatural resourceful backcountry camps, he wanted a non-interperetive balance back and forth across a being and disappeared. Dan Beard is maintained backcountry camp, and Dan Beard plank, a “Portal” obstacle, which The stories of hauntings and throughout the summer by five is a great fit. In fact, the only thing is similar to the “Spider’s Web,” supernatural occurrences might staff members, one first-year, one the staff dislikes about the camp is “God’s Finger,” where participants not just be stories; to see if the second-year and four staffers with that they do not yet have a propane must get a tire over a tall pole rumors are true, visit Urraca. three or more years at Philmont. stove. without actually touching the pole, Before beginning work at the When they are not building, and the infamous “Wall,” where camp, all underwent a week long relaxing or hoping for the arrival the crews must work together to challenge course with Gene of a propane stove, the Dan Beard get each other over the wall. New Schnell. staff is teaching campers important to the course is also the “Islands” While awaiting the arrival teamwork, communication and obstacle, in which campers must of campers, the Dan Beard staff leadership skills. The Dan Beard get from one square to another has replaced the camp’s challenge camp is one of the three challenge using planks of multiple lengths. course sign posts, built rock walls course camps on the ranch. The Along with the challenge course, for the paths and even made course has changed slightly the camp also offers evening themselves a makeshift shower through the years, particularly programs for the participants house with the excess building after the Ponil Complex Wildfire and a conservation project, which materials during their off time, of 2002 destroyed much of the consists of thistle maintenance. which is usually occupied by surrounding areas, including the This teaches campers Leave No siestas, outings to the viewpoints, former course. Today, the course, Trace and conservation principles. and afternoon tea. The entire staff though slightly smaller in the According to Ott, the staff is seems to thoroughly enjoy residing number of events, consists of a excited to have campers at their at the camp. Will Ott, Program “Spider’s Web” obstacle, which camp and looks forward to “seeing Counselor at Dan Beard says he challenges Scouts to move through something click in their heads and Brendan Best—PhilNews wanted to be at a relaxed camp. holes without touching strings, a to see them enjoy the wilderness HISTORY: David Ayliff tells about the history of Dan Beard staff camp on June 10. David Ayliff, Camp Director “Whale Watcher” obstacle where for what it is.” Ponil By Ben McNair, PhilNews Writer

To get a glimpse of what crews a day is going to be hectic, fire ban. Instead of the traditional 92,000 acres on Philmont property activities are back in order nearly the West used to be like, Ponil is but I’m so excited to hang out with beef stew and Dutch oven biscuits in June of 2002. a decade after the fire, Cantina a good place to start. The camp, them and get to know Scouts from and cobbler, Ponil staff now serves Ponil was once used as a safe Manager Donnie McDaniel says which receives first-, third- and all over the country... from around stew, peaches and saltine crackers. zone during the fire just before its that “it’s weird to think that it was last-day crews, offers a variety of the world, too.” The cantina show is one of containment. Fortunately, the fire nine years ago now, and nothing activities as part of its program. Camp Director Matt Murray the staff ’s favorite aspects of the stopped just across the canyon from has grown back.” Ponil is one of the most explains that Ponil’s program program. There are four guitar the camp, and none of the original popular camps on the ranch. has eight parts: the cantina, the players, four piano players, a buildings were damaged. While About 30 crews will move through trading post, the commissary, trumpet player and a washboard the camp per day, and the staff branding, roping, the chuck wagon player among the group, as well expects to see roughly half of the dinner and breakfast and the as one who is trying to learn the nearly 23,000 participants this cantina show. The trading post also harmonica. season. features a museum detailing the Before crews began to arrive The camp is one of the largest, history of Ponil through maps and the group only had about 20 hours with 21 staff members (15 Ponil artifacts found around the camp. of practice time. “I’m amazed at staff and six wranglers) and nine With so many activities, the how quickly our musicianship has buildings spread over a mile and staff will have little downtime. come together,” says Daniel. As for a half, and is also one of the most Their days begin before 6:00 a.m., the music, “any song that sounds historic. The area was a logging when Program Counselors prepare good we’ll play… but we’re trying camp and railroad headquarters for the chuck wagon breakfast. to orient it towards the Country before it became the property of The rest of the day is spent leading Western feel,” says Commissary Waite Phillips. It was then the crews through the camp’s program, Manager Tom Guyer. base camp of the former Philturn preparing the chuck wagon dinner Though the interior of the Rocky Mountain Scout Camp and and ends with the 8:00 p.m. cantina is filled with positive, fun was finally dubbed Ponil. cantina show every night. energy during the show, a grim Although the season’s first The chuck wagon breakfast reminder of the past is evident Scouts have just begun to arrive, is prepared by the adult advisers right outside the door. Looking Program Counselor James Daniel and features pancakes, sausage out at a panoramic view of the is already looking forward to the and orange juice. The chuck mountains behind the camp one Brendan Best—PhilNews coming weeks. “The crews are just wagon dinner, however, has been can see the remains of the Ponil ARTIFACTS: Matthew Murray, CD of Ponil, looks through the artifacts displayed in great,” he says. “I know that 30 temporarily revised due to the Complex Fire that burned over the trading post at Ponil staff camp on Friday, June 10. 14 June 16, 2011 Basecamp PhilNews Services Security Department By Andie McFarland, PhilNews Editor Camping Services, open from from services and return it to the offer to transport food that Scouts 7:30 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-5 p.m., department before departure. bring along with them into the helps staff and campers gear up Staff often have high levels of backcountry. The department for backcountry excursions. It is interaction with the department as is also responsible for teaching a four part operation providing well; backpacks, which are available youth proper equipment use and (1) trail food to crews and staff for Scouts to rent at $18 a trek, are care. They often emphasize that hiking in the backcountry, (2) free for staff to check out. Tents, sump strainers are not Frisbees by trail equipment, (3) pack rentals sumps and all other gear carried playfully reminding Scouts that and fuel sales and (4) equipment by the department (except for fuel, “we do not use the F-word around check-ins after each trek. Services which is sold at a low cost) is also here.” provides everything from tents to free. Staff also have the opportunity Services currently employs 13 toiletries, and is an essential stop to get up to three snacks a day staff and three managers. When for all participants on their way from the famous “Wall of Food:” a asked what drew him back to out of Basecamp. veritable smorgasbord of Clif Bars, services for seven years, Van Hecke Jim Van Hecke, Camping Gatorade and trail mix. responded that “there are very few Services Manager, described how Like any department, Services places where you can have any extensively the department is has its own challenges. Because impact at all on kids. At 25,000 involved with Scouts. “We are one of the number of participants a year, you can impact a bunch of of the few departments that sees that attend every year, Philmont kids.” Kyle Soyer—PhilNews all 23,000 members of each crew is unable to provide specialized MOVING OUT: Tony Carter of Wheaton, IL, hands out gear to a crew 609-U-03 of twice,” he said. Since each crew trail food for Scouts with dietary Houston, Texas on June 9. member must both receive gear restrictions. Services does, however, Logistics By Ben McNair, PhilNews Writer

If the sea of Scouts outside experience,” explains Austin Logistics staff, and transportation has several weighty responsibilities, trip planners like to make their the Logistics office at Camping Bergman. is also arranged for anyone sick or they still manage to enjoy their presentations their own. Some Headquarters is any indication of In addition to reviewing the hurt. time in the office. In one corner is crack jokes with the crew leaders its importance as a department, crew’s itinerary, Logistics staff also Finally, Logistics oversees a “Mini-Tooth,” a triangular rock and adult advisers, and others it’s a good one. Logistics is one of gives crew leaders information all radio communications on the intended to look like the Tooth create fancy names for the Big the busiest on the ranch and serves about a slew of other topics, ranch. “When you hear someone of Time. On it is commemorated Board like the “Trip-O-Matic several integral functions. including safety, showers and cell call ‘base’” over the radio, says a volleyball match between the 3000.” “I think it’s neat to see all The department’s 17 staff phone use. Across the room from Davidson, “we’re ‘base.’” As a Security and Logistics staff. the treks that are going on,” he members, including the manager, a board full of helpful information courtesy to the backcountry camps, Davidson also says that adds. four assistant managers and 12 is the notable “Big Board,” where Logistics does a nightly readout of trip planners, all of whom are Logistics staff keeps track of all of the following day’s itinerary. The seasonal employees, focus first on the crews on every itinerary. radio room doubles as a search and trip planning. Before each crew The Big Board serves as a hard rescue (SAR) dispatch and staff goes on its trek, a Logistics staff copy of where crews are at any members man the switchboard member sits down with the crew given time in case of power outages after hours. leader and an adult adviser and or technological issues that might Since May 30, the Logistics “tells them what they need to prohibit staff from accessing digital department has been operating 24 know,” says Assistant Manager of databases. Bergman explains that hours a day, and it will stay that Trip Planning Cory Davidson. there is a system of checks and way until Aug. 22. Drivers and Trip planners go through balances in place to ensure that phone operators are always on call. the crew’s itinerary day-by- all information placed on the Big The department has performed day, reviewing the backcountry Board is correct. an integral role on the ranch since programs at the camps the crew First, the trip planner posts the mid-1960s. In its early days it will stay at and making suggestions the itinerary. Then, a checker re- was called the Control Staff. A lot that could positively influence the checks all of the information that has changed since its inception, crew’s Philmont experience. They the trip planner posted. After however, especially in recent years. might say that “this is where you that, the information is entered As with many departments on the might have water issues,” says into a computer database. Finally, ranch, Logistics has become more Davidson, or “this is going to the information entered into the dependent on technology. “We be a beautiful hike but might be database is reviewed one more rely more on the database,” says longer.” time. Davidson. Now, crew leader copies However, they are careful not The Logistics department of a group’s itinerary are printed to suggest anything too strongly: also oversees all transportation out, whereas they were written by Taylor Thorne—PhilNews “We don’t tell them what to on the ranch. Buses to and from hand just a few years ago. PLANNING: Logistics helps participants plan the details of their trek on Wednesday, do because it’s their Philmont turnarounds are scheduled by Although the Logistics staff June 8. 14 June 16, 2011 Basecamp PhilNewsPhilNews Basecamp June 16, 2011 15 Security Department Mailroom By Nicole Butler, PhilNews Writer By Danielle Edwards, PhilNews Writer

Ephraim Moore—PhilNews SORTING: Jennifer “Peaches” Holmes, of Cimarron, N.M., and Oscar Patterson, of Matt Prokosch—PhilNews Milwaukee, Wis., sort mail for the backcountry staff, on Wednesday, June 8. SAFETY FIRST: (Left to right) Steve Henzelman, Michael Stamat II and Rick Atmore of the Security Department. Four of the six staff members way home. Three thousand lost items, a and from opening campfire. They there is nowhere “else in the world in the mailroom have returned The mailroom is located third of which are water bottles, enforce the Philmont guidebook. can you sit and watch the world from last season to serve again near, and is a part of, the Services 522 lockers, 1,070 staff members The Security Department also go by.” He spoke of their ability to this summer. “It’s really a great department. The Services office and 22,000 campers. These are just assists in SAR missions and fire experience the energies of arriving place, you get to see everyone,” used to be in the current mailroom a few of the many things the ten safety here at the camp, keeping and returning crews and to hear said Debra Diamond, one of the and the mailroom used to be in a staff members, three first year staff, the peace all the while. their “stories of adventures of what office staff. Why is it a great place? tiny room next to it. Every staff two returning staff from different With so many bases to they thought and what they got.” Why did four of six staff members member and crew eventually departments and five returning cover, the Security Department Security Department Clerk, Casey return from last summer to work comes into the mailroom to staff, of the Philmont Security is constantly improving and McCann, says his favorite part of in the mailroom for another receive their mail. When a crew Department are responsible for revitalizing its self. Over the past the job is just “hanging out with summer? leaves, they have to checkout with each summer. few years, the department has the guys” and getting to help others. According to the staff, you the mailroom and receive a stamp The department, which in the become much more streamlined Others on the staff say that one of constantly see new faces and saying they have seen the mail past was covered by the Ranger in order to keep up with all the the best parts of the job is getting meet new people. They handle staff. They love to find out where Department, is responsible for demands on the department. to work with Rick and Steve, mail and packages for the staff of the different crews are from and, three main areas: keys and lockers, It has also vastly improved who are both fantastic managers. Philmont and the crews that come when they have come off the trail, Lost and Found and security the professionalism of the Audie Neubaum, says her favorite to Philmont. what camp was their favorite to and safety. The keys and lockers department, along with the part is getting to see everything Crews will send stoves, bottles visit. department consists of locker friendliness and outside relations like bits of an archaeological dig and camping equipment via UPS When they’re not busy, the maintenance and upkeep, and of the department, says Rick and a baby antelope right after it or FedEx. The mailroom will then mail staff will send a quick I-camp key issuance to each of the crews Atmore, Security Department was born. Other staff members, receive the items and keep them to the camp the crew enjoyed and that come through the camp. The Manager. However, with all the Samuel Parnell and Matt Smidt until the crew arrives to pick it let them know. They also play lost and found, which makes up improvements made over the years, agree, saying there they “get to up shortly thereafter. Sometimes games, read books or talk when the majority of the department’s there are still some challenges to see a lot of Philmont and have the crews will send all their things they are in between the flood workload, maintains a 65 percent working in the department, such ability to go behind the scenes... by freight with shrink-wrap all of crews or staff. When a staff return rate on the approximately as the limited time for training in and mingle with everybody.” around it because of the prices of member comes looking for mail 3,000 items lost each year and the department. The other main They also enjoy the freedom of checked bags on a plane or a train. and they don’t have any, they will a 100 percent return rate on lost challenge the department faces the job. Rick Atmore agrees, The mailroom also provides give them a piece of candy. electronics. The security and is trying to make their jobs work saying the unknown secret of the stamps and postcards for purchase “We are able to spread safety aspect of the department without creating a negative ripple department is that they “have the and will ship things that are positive reinforcement,” said maintains that the camp is clear of throughout the staff and campers, opportunity to go everywhere and bought from the Tooth of Time Linda Anderson. “It is a fun place hazards and dangers, checks on all whom their work affects. see everything.” Traders for crews and staff. They to work,” said Debra Diamond. sounded alarms, handles all assault Despite the struggles of the deliver packages from mothers to and theft charges, ensures all lights department, Atmore also spoke crew members who have finished and safety features are working of just how much fun working in a trek, and the packages often properly, and ushers campers to the Security Department is, saying contain cookies or some other treat that the crew can eat on the 16 June 16, 2011 World News PhilNews Largest Assembly U.S. said to Turn Syrian Refugees A Gold Rush, in a Periodic Table of Whale Sharks Back North Korea Flee Turkish City’s Sewers Gets Heavier

Discovered Missile Shipment Border in Fear In the sewers beneath After a decade of no alterations, the International Union of Pure Recent research, which The United States Navy Turkish officials announced Baghdad’s jewelry district in Iraq, and Applied Chemistry recently included aerial and surface images, recently intercepted a North that at least 4,300 Syrian citizens unemployed men of the Iraqi city added two new elements, 114 and revealed the previously believed Korean cargo ship suspected of have fled violence and sought spend their days scraping through 116, to the Periodic table. The solitary habits of Whale Sharks carrying missile technology to refuge in Turkey. Many of the the muck of the sewers scouring elements, named ununquadium may be untrue. The research, Myanmar. This shipment would go Syrians are from the town of for flakes of gold that have fallen and ununhexium, are considered conducted by the Smithsonian against United Nations sanctions Jisr al-Shughour, which was through the pipes from the to be superheavy (their atomic Conservation Biology Institute, imposed following the 2009 recently targeted in government workshops above. On a good day, numbers are greater than 112) discovered an aggregation or school North Korean missile test. After crackdowns. The town andone of these men will find about and exist only for a few moments of more than 420 whale sharks of several refusals to allow US forces surrounding villages is also the site $20 worth of gold flakes, which in real life, as they decay rapidly the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. to inspect the ship, the Korean of multiple government attacks, they in turn sell to smelters, who after radioactive atomic collisions. This is the largest congregation Ship eventually stopped dead in including the killing of 120 sell the reconstituted blocks back The elements were first discovered of whale sharks discovered to the water, before approaching security personnel.Turkish officials to to the jewelers who washed the by a conjunction of Russian and date and has revitalized hope for Myanmar and returned to its agree with many other nations flakes down into the sewer in the California scientist teams more “vulnerable” species. home port. The incident sparked worldwide in calling the current first place. Many of the men who than ten years ago. further suspicion about possible actions of the Syrian government scour the sewers use only their arms trades between North Korea a humanitarian crisis and have bare hands to pick through the Bomb-Proof and Myanmar, two of the world’s offered full assistance to the Syrian sewer muck and grime. citizens. Bangladesh Tiger Toilets Unveiled in most isolated governments. Salt-Shakers Force Russia Disappear from Germany A new force of 300 members In an effort to counter recent Mugabe Recognizes Libyan Buenos Aires was recently created by officials bombing attacks, Moscow officials Tables in Bangladesh to help protect in Russia have announced that they Pressured to Act Rebels the approximately 400 Royal will introduce new, indestructible Bengal Tigers living in the area, on Zimbabwe Germany, who had declined In an effort to battle the toilets by the end of the year. The along with several other severely to participate in the NATO air hypertension rates in Argentina, toilets, which are made of ultra- endangered species. The force was Elections campaign against Libya, recently which affect nearly a quarter of the strong fibrous concrete, steel, created in response to three tiger South African leaders from recognized Libyan rebel forces, nation’s citizens, the Argentinean and reinforced plastic, are vandal skins recently confiscated from a the nation’s of Zambia and the national Transitional Council, health department has made an and terrorist-proof, according to poacher in the area. Mozambique recently called for as the legitimate government agreement with the Hotel and officials. The new facilities will also speedier progress from Zimbabwe’s of Libya. This decision makes Restaurant Federation to remove be kept at a constant minimum President Robert Mugabe on free Germany the thirteenth nation to salt shakers from tables. Salt would of 60 degrees Fahrenheit and the and fair elections in the nation and recognize the rebel forces, In order be available to guests after upon doors will open and an alarm will on the enforcement of a power to further the decision, Germany request after first tasting the food. Jordan’s King sound if a member of the public sharing deal between Mugabe has also announced plans for a The health department has also uses the facility for longer than 30 Announces and his party, ZANU-PF, and the small mission in Benghazi, the made agreements with local bread minutes. opposition party, the Movement rebel capitol, and joined forces makers to lower the amount of Reform for Democratic Change. Mugabe, with the United States, the sodium in the bread by 40 percent. After public protests broke who has led Zimbabwe for the European Union, the United The new regulations could help out nearly six months ago in the Japan’s Nuclear past three decades, responded to Nations, France, Britain, Spain, to save about 2000 lives a year in state, Jordan’s King Abdullah II the region’s request in outrage, Malta and Qatar, who have all also Buenos Aires. Protests announced in a nationally televised declaring it was not the region’s established a presence in the area. address his plans for national reform place to tell Zimbabwe what to do. Recent protests broke out New E. Coli Strain in order to appease protesters. in Japan as citizens demanded IMF Hit by Cyber Found in Dutch Abdullah’s reform plans call for safer energy sources for the the establishment of majority-led nation. Concerned for the Lebanon Attack Beet Sprouts parliamentary system, elected in safety and health of themselves an even, transparent manner. His Officials at the International Dutch authorities recently and the future generations, the Decides on New reform plans also include changes Monetary Fund announced they announced that a strain of E. Coli protesters demanded an end to for economic growth, including Government were hit by a cyber attack earlier was discovered on Dutch beet the Fukushima crisis, which is new tax regulations, which this year. The attack is believed sprouts grown by the company the worst nuclear meltdown and would increase competitiveness, Lebanon’s Prime Minister- to have been designed to install Hamu. The strain is much less contamination incident since the encourage investment, and designate, Najib Mikati formed software that would create a harmful than the deadly strain Chernobyl disaster in 1986. The stimulate job opportunities. The the nation’s new government after “digital inside presence.” Officials discovered in Germany. German protesters also rallied for the the promises come after the king fired the five months since the former say the hack, which lasted over a officials are still unsure of the cause nearly 100,000 citizens who were the nation’s prime minister and government fell, and now awaits span of several months, was a “very of the German based European E. forced to evacuate the area, and for other elected officials in order to Parliament’s approval. Rumors major breach,” but the systems Coli crisis, but reiterated Dutch the devastating restrictions placed provide regime changes without are currently circulating however, are fully functioning. The attack officials’ claims that the new strain on Japan’s agricultural and fishing changing the regime. The timeline that Mikati’s cabinet lineup will raises concerns over the safety of is not the same strain and are industries. The protests mark for the plans has not been released. continued disapproval for Prime not be supported by the speaker of sensitive economic information continuing to try to identify the Minister Naoto Kan. Parliament, Nabih Berri. the organization holds. new strains. 16 June 16, 2011 World News PhilNewsPhilNews U.S. News June 16, 2011 17 Fire in Raton GOP Debate FBI Agents Get

Interstate 25, over the Raton Seven Republican presidential Leeway to Push Pass between New Mexico and hopefuls—including Mitt Privacy Bounds Colorado, is closed in both Romney, Tom Pawlenty, Newt directions until further notice. The Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Ron Reports say the Federal Bureau Track fire was first reported on Paul, Herman Cain and Michele of Investigation’s new edition of Sunday afternoon and has burned Bachmann—took the stage in its manual will allow for fewer across 24,534 acres. Approximately New Hampshire in one of the restrictions on the agents’ abilities 6,000 acres have been scorched. coming election season’s first to conduct searches on databases Northern Raton, NM, north of debates. Romney, Bachmann and and aspects of personal lives. The I-25, County Road 72 and Sugarite Gingrich appeared to be the front- new legislation will allow agents State Park have all been ordered to runners in the debate, although to search information without evacuate. The fire is 5% contained, other candidates won favor with opening an inquiry or documenting and the initial cause of the fire is the audience. The seven who their decision, and will relax still unknown. participated in the debate are those who are definitely in the running regulations for administering lie for the Republican nomination. detector tests. Those in opposition Arizona Wallow So far, the “maybes” include Sarah to such changes claim the FBI Palin, Jon Huntsman, Rick Perry, has already abused its powers Fire Chris Christie, Rudolph Giuliani with the national security letters. and former New Mexico Gov. The Bureau disagrees, however, The Arizona Wallow Wildfire Bangladesh Tiger Gary Johnson. claiming that the new legislation has officially crossed into New will clarify much of the gray area Force Mexico as it continues its stretch Soldiers Forced in the manual. across the two states. The flames A new force of 300 members have already consumed more than was recently created by officials to Pay $2800 in 452,155 acres of land, making it in Bangladesh to help protect the second largest fire in Arizona Baggage Fees the approximately 400 Royal Obama’s Approval history. Despite its size though, Bengal Tigers living in the area, Several U.S. military troops the fire has only destroyed 31 Rating Dips Below along with several other severely were outraged by the checked homes and four commercial endangered species. The force was baggage rates they were made to buildings. The wildfire is currently 50 Percent created in response to three tiger pay by Delta Airlines. The Airline ten percent contained and officials skins recently confiscated from a company’s policy allowed for up to Recent polls reveal that are slowly beginning to allow poacher in the area. three free bags on coach flights and President Obama’s approval evacuated residents back to their four free bags on first class flights ratings have dropped below homes. for military personnel. The soldiers, fifty percent, most likely due to however, had been informed that concerns over the economy and Jordan’s King they could check up to four bags fear of a nearing depression. The Creating a for free. The charges on excess percentage of Americans who Announces ‘Chickenosaurus’ luggage cost the 34 member unit approve of Obama fell to forty- approximately $2800. In response eight percent, dropping from Reform Jack Horner, a Paleontologist to the uproar from the soldiers and fifty-four percent in late May. After public protests broke and the technical adviser to Steven citizens, Delta, along with several The number who disapprove of out nearly six months ago in the Spielberg for the movie Jurassic other airlines, has changed its the Obama presidency is up three state, Jordan’s King Abdullah II Park, is working on a project called policy to allow four free checked points to forty-eight percent. This announced in a nationally televised “Build a Dinosaur.” This project bags on coach flights and up to five now creates the obstacle for the address his plans for national reform involves a study of how birds lost on first class. Obama administration to increase Open 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.! in order to appease protesters. their tails and how hands changed the Democrat and Independent Abdullah’s reform plans call for to wings authored by Horner’s approval ratings, which both the establishment of majority-led colleague, Hans Larsson, and how New Artificial dropped in the latest poll. parliamentary system, elected in they could reverse the method to Heart an even, transparent manner. His make a bird with hands and a tail. reform plans also include changes Dr. Billy Cohn and Dr. Bud Leaf App by the for economic growth, including Frazier from the Texas Heart new tax regulations, which Giffords Photos Institute have been working on Smithsonian would increase competitiveness, a new artificial heart that has LeafSnap, a new app for the encourage investment, and Last Sunday, two photo’s whirling motors and leaves the iPhone/iPad, searches a library stimulate job opportunities. Theof Congresswoman Gabrielle patient without a heart beat or of leaf images, collected together promises come after the king firedGiffords were posted on her pulse. They have tried it on an by the Smithsonian Institute, just the nation’s prime minister and Facebook page showing much 8-month-old calf named Abigail by taking a picture of it. It was other elected officials in order todarker and shorter hair than before and she is doing well. In March originally developed in 2003 for provide regime changes without the Arizona shooting on January they tried it on a man who had scientists to find new species in changing the regime. The timeline8 when she was shot in the head. amyloidosis. He died in April from unknown habitats but has now for the plans has not been released.Her doctors and staff report that the underlying disease. developed into a way for citizens she is recovering well. to contribute to research. 18 June 16, 2011 Sports PhilNews MLB Scores as of June 14, 2011 Bruins Take Game Dallas takes first CONCACAF American League 6 of Stanley NBA title over Gold Cup

East W L Pct. GB Streak Cup, Even Out Heat Mexico and Costa Rica are the first teams to win The Dallas Mavericks Boston Red Sox 39 26 .600 -- Won 9 Competition slots in the Confederation defeated the Miami Heat 105-95 of North, Central American in the sixth game of the N.B.A. NY Yankees 36 28 .563 2.5 Lost 1 The Boston Bruins defeated and Caribbean Association finals last Sunday. Dirk Nowitzki the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 in the Football (CONCACAF) Gold Tampa Bay Rays 35 31 .530 4.5 Lost 1 of Germany was awarded the sixth game of the Stanley Cup last Cup quarterfinals, the biennial M.V.P. award, the second ever Toronto Blue Jays 32 34 .485 7.5 Lost 4 Monday night. The Canucks were football competition between European to receive it, after in a position to take the trophy but 12 qualifying North American, scoring 21 points in the game. 10 Baltimore Orioles 30 33 .476 8.0 Lost 2 were stifled by their inability to Central American and Caribbean of those points were scored in the win in Boston, and the Cup is now teams. The quarterfinals will take Central W L Pct. GB Streak final 12 minutes. tied 3-3 between the two teams. place on June 18 and 19, and Cleveland Indians 35 29 .547 -- Won 1 Game 7, the final game of the Tyson and the semifinal and final matches series, will be played in Vancouver are scheduled for June 22 and Detroit Tigers 36 30 .545 -- Won 1 on the Canucks home ice. The Stallone: Boxing 25. Panama defeated the United game is scheduled for Wednesday, States last Saturday, although Chicago White Sox 33 35 .485 4.0 Won 2 June 15, at 8:00 p.m. Hall of Fame both are at the top of their group Mike Tyson and Sylvester Kansas City Royals 29 37 .439 7.0 Won 1 and both are poised to win places Stallone were both inducted in the quarterfinals. Jamaica and Minnesota Twins 26 39 .400 9.5 Won 2 into the International Boxing Honduras are also at the top of Hall of Fame last Sunday. Tyson their group. Quarterfinal matches West W L Pct. GB Streak was honored as the heavyweight will be set after Wednesday night’s champion of the world, and games. Texas Rangers 36 31 .537 -- Lost 2 Jeter Poised for Stallone was honored for his role as “Rocky” in the film series by Seattle Mariners 34 33 .507 2.0 Lost 1 Shaq Announces 3,000th Hit the same name. Other notable LA Angels 32 36 .471 4.5 Won 1 inductees included Julio Cesar Retirement Chavez, Kostya Tszyu, Ignacio Derek Jeter of the New York Shaquille O’neal retires from Oakland Athletics 28 39 .418 8.0 Lost 2 “Nacho” Beristain and Joe Cortez. Yankees is within a few hits of the NBA after 19 years of playing the 3,000 mark. The number Gordon Wins at and will now be called the Big National League crept closer during Sunday’s AARP instead of the famous overwhelming win over the Pocono names he’s known by like Shaq- East W L Pct. GB Streak Cleveland Indians as Jeter made Jeff Gordon crossed the finish Fu, The Big Aristotle, Diesel and contact for career hits 2,992 and Superman. He was drafted in Philadelphia Phillies 40 26 .606 -- Won 3 line at Pocono first last Sunday. 2,993. The goal for Jeter is to hit This was his fifth victory on the 1992 in a suburb area of Orlando, the mark at his home field, but Atlanta Braves 38 29 .567 2.5 Lost 1 track, following wins in 1996, Florida. His career ends with the team’s schedule dictates that ‘97, ‘98 and 2007. It was his 84th 28,596 points, 13,099 rebounds, Florida Marlins 32 34 .492 7.5 Lost 3 Jeter will only have four more career win, tying him with Nascar 15 All-Star selections, four opportunities at Yankee Stadium championships and three NBA New York Mets 32 34 .485 8.0 Lost 1 greats such as Bobby Allison and to do so. Darrell Waltrip. finals MVP awards. Washington Nationals 30 36 .455 10.0 Won 3

Central W L Pct. GB Streak

Milwaukee Brewers 38 29 .567 -- Lost 1

St. Louis Cardinals 38 29 .567 -- Lost 3

Cincinnati Reds 35 33 .515 3.5 Won 1

Pittsburgh Pirates 32 33 .492 5.0 Won 1

Chicago Cubs 26 39 .400 11.0 Won 1

Houston Astros 25 42 .373 13.0 Won 1

West W L Pct. GB Streak

San Francisco Giants 37 29 .561 -- Won 1

Arizona Diamondbacks 37 30 .552 0.5 Won 3

Colorado Rockies 31 35 .470 6.0 Lost 3

LA Dodgers 31 37 .456 7.0 Lost 1

San Diego Padres 30 38 .441 8.0 Won 1

18 June 16, 2011 Sports PhilNewsPhilNews Entertainment June 16, 2011 19 Events in Cartoons

Mexico and Costa Rica are the first teams to winCimarron slots in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Cimarron Days: June 18-19, Football (CONCACAF) Gold 2011 9:00am-5:00pm, Cimarron Cup quarterfinals, the biennialVillage Park football competition between There will be food, craft 12 qualifying North American, vendors, historical/interpretive Central American and Caribbean displays, tours, speakers, and wagon teams. The quarterfinals will takerides. At 4:00-8:00pm on Saturday place on June 18 and 19, and there will be a free street dance and the semifinal and final matchesfeature LEVEL 5. Come and join Kira Redzinak—CD Cyphers Mine are scheduled for June 22 and the fun! 25. Panama defeated the United States last Saturday, although • June 16: Pro-Scouting Interest both are at the top of their group Recption, Villa Gallery and both are poised to win places in the quarterfinals. Jamaica and• June 17: Halden Wafford & Honduras are also at the top of the High Beams 7:00 p.m. – their group. Quarterfinal matches 7:30 p.m. will be set after Wednesday night’s Where: Colfax Tavern & Diner games. Description: Dance

• June 18: Cimarron Days Shaq Announces Sitzburger Estate 2:00 p.m.- Retirement 3:00 p.m. Ali Taylor—Apache Springs The building was a national hotel, behind the St. James. First time open to the public for tours. James Arness Dies Contact: Valierie Kootz Live Music in Taos The El Raton Storyteller’s Cinema One of the famous Western There is live music on the • July 16: Kevin Deal Band 110 Old Talpa Canyon Rd, actors, James Arness, from the TV- Taos Plaza every Thursday from 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Taos, NM 87571 series Gunsmoke, died on June 3, Movie Theatre 6:00-8:00pm. It is free admission Where: Colfax Tavern & Diner Box Office: (505) 758-9715 2011 of natural causes. He starred 111 N 2nd St, Raton, NM 87740 and runs through September 8, Description: Kings of Texas music http://www.storyteller in movies such as “The Farmer’s Box Office: (575) 445-7008 theatres.com/loc_storyteller. 2011. Daughter”, “The Thing”, and the http://elratontheatre.com/index. • July 17 : Santa Fe Trail asp mini series “How the West Was html Santa Fe International Association 10:00 a.m.– Won”. He has worked with many Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 10:30 a.m. Show times generally start Folk Art Market actor’s including John Wayne, Sunday at 7 p.m.: Where: Points of Rock, Faye around 12:00 p.m. The last Harrison Ford and Burt Reynolds. Adults $7 (3D $8) Hop down to Santa Fe on Gaine’s Ranch-Springer showing starts at 9:45 p.m. He left behind his wife, two sons, Seniors (60+) $6 (3D $7) July 8-10 for the annual Santa Fe Description: Springer “Round up Judy Moody and the not and six grandchildren. Children 12 and under International Folk Art Market! on the Trail” Bummer Summer (PG) $5 (3D $6) Held at Museum Hill, the Speakers: Gilbert Quintana- Super 8 (PG-13) Super 8 Takes #1 three-day affair will feature 170 Histor ​y on the Jicarilli Apaches, X-Men: First Class (PG- The movie Super 8, took the Sunday Matinee at 4 p.m. carefully selected Master Folk Terry Phillips-Storie​s about Black 13) number one position in the U.S. Adults $6 (3D $7) Artists from 49 countries around Jack Ketchun The Hangover Part 2 (R) box office from X-Men: First Class Seniors (60+) $5 (3D $6) the globe. Artists retain 90% of Events: Henry Ostrander-musket Kung Fu Panda 2 3D (PG) this past weekend. In its first three Children 12 and under their profits, which they take rifle shooting, Tom Perry-Music Pirates of the Caribbean: days of being released, it received $4 (3D $5) back to their home communities Tour: Faye Gaines-History of Stranger Tides 3D and cooperatives. an estimated $37 million. X-Men: “The Historical Site of Points of (PG-13) First Class slipped down to the Movies and start dates: Tickets for the Friday, July 8 Rockes & special program on “The The Conspirator (PG-13) second position in the box office, 5/26 Kung Fu Panda 2 Opening Party (6:30-9:00 p.m.) Taos Pack Trail.” only taking in $25million on its 6/10 Pirates of the are $125, over half of which is tax Lunch: Hot dogs & Hamburgers second weekend. Caribbean 4: deductible. The Market opens provided, bring a side dish Balloon Rally Stranger The 17th Annualat 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 9 Laura Ziskin Dies Tides and closes at 5:00 p.m. Tickets • July 23: Open Studio and International Santa Fe Trail 6/17 X-Men: First Class for Saturday are $15 in advance Last Sunday, Laura Ziskin, Gallery Tour 8:00 a.m.– Balloon Rally will be held on 6/24 Cars 2 and $20 at the gate. Hours on producer of films such as the 8:30 a.m. July 2 (5:00 a.m.) to July 4 (9:00 7/15 Harry Potter and the Sunday, July 10 are 9:00 a.m. to Spider-Man trilogy and Pretty Where: Village of Cimarron a.m.) at the La Mesa Airfield Deathly Hollows II 5:00 p.m., and tickets are $5 in Woman, died of cancer at the age Description: Maps available at the in Raton, NM. There will be a 7/29 Cowboys and Aliens advance and $10 at the gate. of 61 in Los Angeles. She co- Visitor’s Center pancake breakfast, music, games, 8/12 Captain America: and hot air balloon’s in the sky, Tickets are available online founded the charity organization, The First Avenger all for FREE. (www.folkartmarket.org). Stand Up to Cancer. 20 June 16, 2011 Games PhilNews

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Last Week’s Answers Tour the Villa Philmonte!!! Answer for the Cryptogram: Answers to Crossword Puzzle: Across: Down: PTC has started their first 2. FirstAid 1. YouthProtection week, all programs are now 5. SkipYowell 3. OldMill operational and the First crew’s 7. AimsMethods 4. FISH have arrived. The Philmont season 9. Basecamp 6. LeaveNoTrace has begun! 10. WaitePhillips 8. Scatter Sign up for tour times 11. CPR 12. Ripples We apologize for mistakes in at the Seton Museum 13. Harassment last week’s crossword puzzle.