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The Crafting of the Philmont Belt and Buckle Years Ago, in Colorado Springs Beltmaker Ralph Bowen Created the Belt and Buckle That Became an Icon of Philmont PHILNEWS TH JULY 26 , 2013 YEARS OF ISSUE 8 75 PHILMONT Experience the Haunted History of the St. James Hope Kirwan around 1880 by Henri Lambert, a Staff Writer chef from France. Located along the Santa Fe Trail, the St. James Th e Express St. James Hotel saw many settlers that passed is famous for it’s guests ... but not through Cimarron. the live ones. “Th is was just a major Haunted by the ghosts of commercial area and that’s why cowboys and criminals, the St. it was put here, with its front James allows its guests to learn door right across from Lucien about the Wild West through the Maxwell’s house,” said Kahlor. original artifacts and architecture “You literally have wagon trains in the hotel. coming down the front of the “I think the history building and heading down the compliments the ghosts and the Santa Fe Trail.” ghosts compliment the history. I Cimarron was a rough town think they both help each other with many a rowdy cowboy, settler out,” said Judy Kahlor, Events or Civil War veteran passing Coordinator. “Because all of my through. Because of the area’s guests don’t believe in ghosts, but rambunctious lifestyle, the St. they do like the history … [I use] James saw its share of gunfi ghts. It both to the best advantage. And it is estimated that 26 people died in helps, amazingly. I have sent some the bar of the St. James, with the kids out of here really interested original tin ceiling still sprinkled in history that were originally just with bullet holes. Kahlor, a The hallway of the St. James Hotel is adorned with memorabilia and includes the names of some of the ghostbusters.” Continued on page 4, Haunted famous or infamous people who stayed there. The hotel still remains in full operation and is constantly Th e St. James was opened History bringing in guests to be a part of the building’s rich history. KEVIN BOUCHER/PHILNEWS PHOTOGRAPHER Seton Book Signing Study Shows New Mexico is Stretching Mary-Kate Smith comprised of historical biographies, while Katie Landeck this growth for some time, it wasn’t in developing more accurate maps Staff Writer “It Happened in the Cimarron Country” Staff Writer confi rmed until the conclusion of a of the Ranch. is an account of events and moments that UNAVCO study in 2010. UNAVCO “We can take GPS data that Th e Philmont Museum and Seton happened in the Colfax County area. In 80 years, Philmont will is a non-profi t university-governed we collect in the GIS program for Memorial Library held a book signing However, Louis adds that both books be one inch farther east than it consortium that studies geology. making Philmont’s maps and then from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday, June 12 for emphasize the people involved. currently is. To fi gure it out, scientist we can use the information from the authors Stephen Zimmer and Steve Louis. “You can’t have history without Along the Rio Grande Rift , installed a network of highly Tooth Ridge station to diff erentially Th e pair recently co-authored the people,” Louis said. New Mexico is widening at the rate precise Global Positioning Systems correct our own GPS data,” said book “It Happened in the Cimarron Louis and Zimmer are old friends of one inch to east-west growth throughout New Mexico and Conservation Field Manager John C ou nt r y.” who originally met as seasonal staff at every 40 years. Th e Rio Grande Colorado. One of these GPS was Celley. “Because that thing knows Zimmer has written 10 books Philmont. Rift is a tear in the Earth’s crust that stationed at Philmont on Tooth exactly where it is, we can compare including the “Th e People of the “I worked out here four years,” Louis extends from Chihuahua, Mexico Ridge. where it thinks it is to where our Cimarron Country” which he also signed said. “We fi rst met back about 40 years through Albuquerque, slightly to Philmont was approached by stuff thinks it is and we can make for museum guests on Friday. ago. Steve was the Camp Director at the west of Taos and up to Leadville, UNAVCO about the project in the ours more accurate.” According to Louis, “Th e People Porcupine, and I was the Camp Director Colorado. early 2000s, and readily agreed, Th e study offi cially began of the Cimarron Country” is chiefl y Continued on page 15, Book Signing While scientists have suspected noting that its data could be useful Continued on page 4, Stretching @Philmont PhilmontScoutRanch.org Philmont Scout Ranch 2 | PhilNews Friday July 26, 2013 PhilmontScoutRanch.org NEWS AND July 26-August 3 Mark’s Minute: Aiming for Excellence Friday, 26 Saturday, 27 Sunday, 28 Tuesday, 30 Wednesday, 31 Thursday, 1 Friday, 3 PHOTO TEAM 8 p.m. 5 p.m. 8 p.m. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. Smore’s Night and Philmont 5k in Movie Night: Th e Brat Day @ Baldy Yoga @ PTC Small Movie Night: Dodgeball @ horseshoe tossing front of SSSAC Avengers @ Baldy Pavilion Fry Mulan @ Baldy Baldy Pavilion @ Baldy Pavilion Pavilion Pavilion Editor-in-Chief 8 p.m. Owen McCulloch Salsa Night @ Baldy Pavilion NPS Manager Bryan Hayek PhilNews Editor Amanda Push Weather Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, PhilNews Writers July 26 July 27 July 28 July 29 Partly Cloudy Isolated T-Storms Showers Partly Cloudy Joe Bruner High: 84 High: 77 High: 76 High: 78 Hope Kirwan Low: 54 Low: 53 Low: 52 Low: 53 Katie Landeck Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Mary-Kate Smith July 30 July 31 August 1 August 2 Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy PM T-Storms Partly Cloudy Photography Manager High: 83 High: 83 High: 83 High: 83 Katy Mooney Low: 54 Low: 54 Low: 54 Low: 54 Photographers Kevin Boucher Kaitlyn Chaballa Donovan Cole Corrections Cassidy Johnson Tim Morgan In Issue Seven, the article “Philmont Families” Dollie O’Neill was quoted saying that her family has stayed at Miranda’s cabin during David Spitznagel the off season. Th is quote was said by Julia McCulloch, not O’Neill. Connor Spurr Additionally, David O’Neill’s name was mispelled. Photo Lab Lead Matthew Martin Photo Lab Techs Zack Sherrard Ryan Willson Photo of the Week Contest Please join us this week at the Philmont Museum- Marketing Manager Submit your Photo to News and Photo Services and have it featured in PhilNews Seton Memorial Library for Anika Lavios our Courtyard Art Program. Starting Monday, July Marketing Staff During a summer that will be filled with remembering the history of Philmont, we 22 and running through Vincent Haines at PhilNews are excited to be starting a new tradition. Starting in the next issue, each Saturday July 27th artist PhilNews will feature a staff-generated photo of the week. Any current Philmont staff & woodworker Russ Wolf Lead Videographer member and PTC family may submit a photo. The picture must have been taken at will be demonstrating his Attention all staff ! Philmont Philmont or on Philmont used property this summer and be BSA-appropriate. Entries skills and crafting Native Brandon Cardwell has experienced a below average can be submitted in person at News & Photo Services, via I-camp, on a CD or flash drive American style flutes. Stopsnow and rainfall over the past or by an email to [email protected]. Please include your name, your in, he’d love to tell you60 months. We are currently at a Videographer department or camp and a caption that includes information about where the picture was more about his craft, Nativelevel three fi re risk level. Lyndsay Dean taken. Photos must be in .jpg format and at least 200 dpi. Philmont will retain the rights American Flutes and the As a result, staff and to use any photos submitted. Contact Photography Manager Katy Mooney or PhilNews Inspiration of Philmont. participants are prohibited from editor Amanda Push with questions (575-376-2281 ext. 1246). doing the following: PhilmontScoutRanch.org PhilmontScoutRanch.org Single Digits | Friday July 26, 2013 PhilNews | 3 Mark’s Minute: Aiming for Excellence Mark Anderson of each participant. Each customers we will be able Director of Program, Unit 2 staff member is encouraged to share “decency” and help to take initiative and engage others to gain from their themselves in their job and to encounter with our “cause”. With the arrival of the find new ways to enhance it This combination becomes last month of the summer I throughout the summer. By life changing. Our personal would encourage each of us to being a change agent we can action “in service” makes the continue the commitment that share the “cause” with each difference. we have shared throughout participant and visitor with the summer to provide a fresh energy. Excellence quality experience to each Our ultimate aim is participant and visitor. Decency always . Excellence, nothing We must aim for Each of us must make less. We should achieve excellence. I would ask that thoughtfulness a fault in excellence in our treatment you consider five words. everything we do. We must of one another, while we are also make fairness a fault “in service”, and through the Cause in everything we do. It “decency” we share through We know that we have is important that we have our relationships with an objective worthy of our respect for every person with everyone in our community. commitment. We can brag whom we come in contact about it to our friends, our with.
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