Inside this Edition: Photo Contest Winners August 4, 2011 • Issue 9 PSA Reunion Trail Crew Trek Cavalcade & More!! HILPhilmont Scout RanchEW • Cimarron, New MexicoS TCT:P Build, NHike, Learn By Ben McNair, PhilNews Writer

All of Philmont’s special The Five Steps of Trail-Building treks offer Scouts a unique way to experience Philmont, and the 1. Surveying: Surveyors use maps, clinometers and distance measuring devices to determine where potential trails should go. Recent philosophies in trail-building Trail Crew Trek (TCT) program focus on trail harmony, or making the trail blend into the landscape. is no different. This season, several 2. Pioneering: The preliminary work on a new trail involves clearing trees and crews of 11 participants will removing other major obstacles. choose to spend a week digging, 3. Roughcutting: After a rough pathway has been cleared, the tread, or hiking hauling and sledging, all in the surface, begins to take shape. Trail builders angle the tread and define the upslope, name of progress, on one of the the backslope and the all-important inner edge. newest trails on the Ranch. After 4. Finishing: Once a pathway has been roughly defined, it is fine-tuned. Treads are a week of hard work, they will smoothed, small rocks are sledged and any trail structures, such as rock walls, are begin a week-long trek through installed. At the end of this step, the trail is ready for use. the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. 5. Maintenance: Even though a trail may be ready for hikers, it still requires Trail Crew Trek’s current periodic maintenance. Trails left unmaintained can become overgrown and project is the continuation of precarious. a trail that connects Flume Canyon with Wilson Mesa that participants have the two years it tend to address more general bypasses the Elliot Barker State normally takes to complete them. topics, while the trek week Wildlife Area. Construction In light of this, the Conservation grants Environmental Educators on the trail began in the 1970s. Department re-oriented the the opportunity to engage in Philmont currently shares a land program to attract a wider more place-specific ecological use agreement with the Barker audience. dialogues based on the crew’s area, and although there are Though not the explicit focus daily destinations. no foreseeable significant land of Trail Crew Trek, the award “still Participants also have the management policies that will provided a great philosophical chance to hone their leadership change Philmont’s ability to use underpinning for the program,” skills. Each day, two members of the land, “as Scouts, we have to be including “service through the group act as project managers prepared,” says Associate Director conservation, environmental who oversee the work. “They’re of Environmental Education education and honing one’s sense setting goals, and they also do a Mike Sudmeier. of stewardship,” says Sudmeier. safety meeting every morning The Trail Crew Trek program Much of every day is to make sure that everyone is began in 2007. “We wanted a spent working on the trail, on the same page and we can program that focused a little more but participants also have the maintain a safe work site,” says on trail-building, leadership and opportunity to learn from guest Environmental Educator Kellen conservation,” says Coordinator speakers, such as members of Baggett. of Environmental Education the Conservation Department “I’m really loving it,” says Andy Sheets. Trail Crew Trek and Ranch Superintendent Bob participant Hunter Morton, is also an alternative available to Ricklefs, who address a variety “the beauty of these mountains Venturers and to Scouts who are of topics related to trail-building and the fact that we get to make not members of the Order of the and conserving the environment. our mark on the land for future Arrow. Environmental Educators, generations.” Morton is the The program was originally staff members who supervise sole participant of the group designed to prepare Scouts to participants, take advantage of pursuing the Hornaday Award earn the Hornaday award, the teachable moments throughout and is using his Trail Crew Trek Boy Scouts of America’s highest every day and share lessons on experience to fulfill a portion of Kyle Soyer—PhilNews award in the field of conservation. botany, biology, hydrology and a Trail Crew LESSON: Ranch Superintendent Bob Ricklefs talks to a trail work crew 726-TCT The award’s requirements are host of other “-ologies.” Lessons about water rights on July 30. plentiful, however, and not all taught during the work week continued on Page 9 2 August 4, 2011 Ranch Events & Activities PhilNews PhilNews Staff • • • • • Editor-in-Chief Owen McCulloch

NPS Manager Matt Prokosch—PhilNews Scott Allen—PhilNews RUNNING: Derrick Jackson, a participant at the PTC, strikes a pose during CRAFTS: A young girl paints her birdhouse red at Handicraft on July 28. Rory Chapman the 5K run on Wednesday, July 27. PhilNews Editor Andrea McFarland Inside This Edition... Submit to PhilNews Corrections

PhilNews Writer Weather...... 3 Heck Camps...... 15 PhilNews welcomes pg. 3: The graphic for Nicole Butler Mark Anderson...... 4 Backcountry...... 16&17 submissions and letters to the Wed. August 3 should be a Owen McCulloch...... 4 Dean Cow...... 16 editor. Please I-Camp your thundercloud. PhilNews Writer Chaplain’s Corner...... 5 Carson Meadows...... 16 Danielle Edwards submission to PhilNews, email pg. 18: The caption under Quitting Tobacco Use...... 5 Sawmill...... 17 it to philmontnps@scouting. the Commissary photo should Sustainability Statement...... 6 BC Managers...... 17 PhilNews Writer org or drop it by the NPS only list T. Brody Garcia. Robert Ben McNair Barbara Garcia...... 7 Basecamp...... 18&19 office. All submissions must Longoria, whose nickname Richard Atmore...... 7 Chaplains...... 18 include your full name, contact should read “Bobby,” was not Photography Manager Wonderful House Review...... 8 PTC Program...... 18 number, location and the date! pictured. Samantha Waidler Ask Sawmill...... 8 Health Lodge...... 19 Photographs must also include Trail Crew Cont...... 9 World News...... 20 a description of the photo. For Photographer Salsa Night...... 9 U.S. News...... 21 Scott Allen a submission to be considered PSA Reunion...... 10 Sports...... 22 for the next issue, please have it Photographer Closing Campfire...... 10 Entertainment...... 23 to us by Friday at 5:00 p.m. All Brendan Best Photo Contest Winners...... 11–14 Games...... 24 submissions become property of Cavalcade...... 15 Philmont Scout Ranch. Photographer Ephraim Moore Activities Calendar Aug. 4 to Aug. 17 Photographer Matthew Prokosch Thursday 4 Friday 5 Saturday 6 Sunday 7 Monday 8 Tuesday 9 Wednesday 10 12 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. All Day: Check with 3 Photographer Philoween all afternoon Ranger CT: Ranger CT: Philmont *Interfaith Chapel Blood Drive @ the S AC Blood Drive @ the Activities for Game 3 Kyle Soyer and after chapel Photography Land Management Service @ PTC 6 p.m. S AC Schedule Rugby Tournament 6 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 5 - 8 p.m. 7:15 p.m. Ranger CT: Philmont 5:30 p.m. Photographer Ranger CT: Special *PTC Closing Program Volleyball Tournament *PTC Opening Program Land Management *Buffalo BBQ @ PTC 11 a.m - 1 p.m. Taylor Thorne Treks Last Brat Day!!! @ Baldy 8:15 p.m. and BBQ with quiet 8:15 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 Pav. 7-9 p.m. Humans Vs. Zombies hours during chapel Phil Idol in the S AC *Wanna-Be Band *Western Dance @ PTC Photographer 7 p.m. *PTC Handicraft Night in the field behind the 7-9 p.m. 8:15 p.m. Haylee Train 3 *PTC Handicraft Night Yoga w/ Julia @ PTC 8:15 p.m. S AC and Dodgeball Ultimate Frisbee in the Ultimate Frisbee in the in the field by Health 8:15 p.m. field by Health Lodge 7 p.m. Photo Lab Lead Lodge Avatar Movie Night *Follow Me Boys @ PTC Matthew Martin field by Health Lodge 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. Yoga w/ Jason Photo Lab Tech Matthew Allen Thursday 11 Friday 12 Saturday 13 Sunday 14 Monday 15 Tuesday 16 Wednesday 17 Marketing Manager 7-9 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 12 - 4 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. Bryan Hayek *PTC Handicraft Night *PTC Closing Program Pool Party in Raton (free *Interfaith Chapel Ranger CT: Pop Can *Buffalo BBQ @ PTC *Follow Me Boys @ PTC 8:15 p.m. 8:15 p.m. with badge); meet in the Service @ PTC Stove Clinic 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Marketing Staff Humans Vs. Zombies Friday Night Dodgeball parking lot 6 p.m. 7-9 p.m. *Western Dance @ PTC Yoga w/ Julia @ PTC Boglarka Bordas and Ultimate Frisbee @ field by Health 8:15 p.m. Ranger CT: Pop Can *Handicraft Night @ 8:15 p.m. 8:15 p.m. Lodge Dance @ the S3AC Stove Clinic PTC Ultimate Frisbee in field Speed Racer Movie Night 3 Marketing Staff 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 7 p.m. by Health Lodge in the S AC William McKinney Yoga w/ Jason *PTC Opening Program *Wanna-Be Band 8:15 p.m. 8:15 p.m. Lead Videographer Volleyball in the field Rugby Night in the field Emily Fraser by the Health Lodge & by the Health Lodge Willow Movie Night in 3 Videographer the S AC Sean Barber * We ask that staff members wear full uniform at PTC events (Staff may, however, wear western attire at Western Night) and that they be considerate of our participants during the programs. 2 August 4, 2011 Ranch Events & Activities PhilNewsPhilNews Weather August 4, 2011 3 Weather Forecast Aug. 4 to Aug. 13 Thursday 4 Friday 5 Saturday 6 Sunday 7 Monday 8

Isolated Scattered Isolated Mostly Sunny Sunny Thunderstorms Thunderstorms Thunderstorms High: 87 High: 89 High: 84 High: 86 High: 87 Low: 55 Low: 55 Low: 60 Low: 55 Low: 55 Rain: 10% Rain: 0% Rain: 30% Rain: 40% Rain: 10% Scott Allen—PhilNews

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Sunny Mostly Sunny Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny Historically on This Day: High: 88 High: 86 High: 87 High: 87 Low: 54 Low: 54 Low: 54 Low: 55 Averages Rain: 0% Rain: 10% Rain: 20% Rain: 10% High: 81 Low: 51

Records High: 95 Low: 44 4 August 4, 2011 Management PhilNews Mark’s Minute Apply now for a Philmont Staff Aiming for Excellence Association By Mark Anderson, Director of Program Scholarship!

With the arrival of the last at Philmont so special is the in approaching each person with Awards of $500 for first month of the summer, I would opportunity to make a difference “decency” and respect. year staff, $1,000 for second encourage each of us to continue in the lives of each participant. Service: We have talked year and $1,500 for third year the commitment that we have Each staff member is encouraged a lot this summer about customer staff will be made for the Fall shared throughout the summer to take initiative and engage service. I hope that you have an 2011-Spring 2012 academic to provide a quality experience to themselves in their job and to unfailing aim to “be of service.” year. each participant and visitor. We find new ways to enhance it When we are “in service” to another, while we are “in service”, Scholarship recipients must must aim for excellence. I would throughout the summer. By being our peers and our internal and and through the “decency” we be accepted by an accredited ask that you consider five words: a change agent we can share the external customers we will be able share through our relationships institution for enrollment as a Cause: We know that “cause” with each participant and to share “decency” and help others with everyone in our community. full-time student (at least 12 credit hours). Recipients may we have an objective worthy of visitor with fresh energy. to gain from their encounter with I would ask you to reflect on also be enrolled in a graduate these five words—cause, space, our commitment. We can brag Decency: Each of us our “cause.” This combination program. about it to our friends, our family must make thoughtfulness a becomes life-changing. Our decency, service and excellence Scholarship funds must be and especially when we look in fault in everything we do. We personal action “in service” makes —and find ways to practice the used for tuition, fees related to the mirror. Our cause is focused must also make fairness a fault in the difference. concepts throughout each day. degreed course work, books or on the many aspects of the brand everything we do. It is important Excellence: Our ultimate How are you doing today? Which housing (in that order) at any “Philmont.” that we have respect for every aim is always . . . Excellence, one are you focused on now? accredited institution of higher Space: One of the person with whom we come in nothing less. We should achieve learning. things that makes working contact. I hope you will join me excellence in our treatment of one REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must be current Owen’s Corner Philmont Staff Association members. Applicants must be current seasonal staff members. Leaving Philmont Applicants must be applying to work at Philmont By Owen McCulloch, Associate Director of Program for the upcoming summer. Applicants must need It is the time of year when at the address you provide upon 10 Ways Your Resume Irks financial assistance for education. many staff are beginning to focus your checkout. Hiring Managers Applicants must complete on their departure to school, work Make sure your living area Job seekers do themselves the application in full. The final or other endeavors. To help with is clean, that all items have been a disservice when they send out evaluation from the applicant’s a smooth departure, there are a removed from it, and that it resumes with more information staff leader will also be added to few items you need to take care of is ready for occupancy by the than they need. Here are 10 things 5. Details of every task the application. before you leave Philmont: next person. Please remove all your resume could do without: you’ve ever performed Your last working day is personal items from the area. 1. Spelling mistakes and in every job you’ve ever The application deadline is specified on your Terms ofAlso, make sure no trash/food/ grammatical errors. had. August 31, 2011. Applications Seasonal Employment. You smellable items are left, as we 2. Opening objectives. 6. Excessive bragging. may be submitted to the box should plan to check out at CHQ are particularly concerned about 3. Personal attributes. 7. Outdated information. provided in the Silver Sage and leave Philmont late in the attracting bears and other wildlife Listing personal 8. False information. Staff Activity Center or mailed to: afternoon upon completion of this year. information such as “Nobody wants to hire a your work assignment, or check Turn in a staff application height, weight and liar. Nobody.” Philmont Staff Association out and leave the next morning. for 2012! This fall we begin our age and providing 9. Unexplained gaps in 17 Deer Run Road You must secure a Staff staff selection process for 2012, photographs is a pet work history. Cimarron, NM 87714 Check Out Procedure card from and if you have enjoyed working peeve for Heather 10. A lack of professionalism. the CHQ registration/personnel at Philmont this summer, get your Mayfield, vice president Colored paper, cutesy Application forms are available in the Silver Sage office. It will direct you to application in for next summer as of training and fonts, links to personal Staff Activities Center, the necessary places to complete all soon as you can! operations for Snelling websites and childish e-mail addresses all Registration office and the responsibilities of forwarding When you get home, Staffing Services. Philmont Staff Association scream unprofessional addresses, returning checked out we’d encourage you to keep 4. Interests and hobbies. office. items, turning in keys, etc. in touch. Our 2011 Staff If these points of and are a turn off to Last year, the PSA received Know that your last paycheck Facebook Group will remain information don’t hiring managers. 60 applications and awarded will not be available to pickup active for you to post messages, pertain to the job in Credit to: Mary Lorenz, $25,000 in scholarships! Apply when you check out; finalphotos and to keep getting your question, there’s no need CareerBuilder.com writer today! www.PhilStaff.com paychecks will be mailed to you Philmont fix! IWTGBTP! to include them. 4 August 4, 2011 Management PhilNewsPhilNews Management August 4, 2011 5 Stay involved Chaplain’s Corner throughout the year! Like the Tooth, Make

Keep up-to-date with the latest High Your Life a Landmark By Jim DeLair, Protestant Chaplain Country, regional reunions, access to As I begin to write this Earth’s interior. I encourage you be it tomorrow or years from now. the member’s directory, cool stuff, and Chaplain’s Corner, I am taken to be flexible and fluid under the So in closing, just as the slightly by surprise to realize that pressure that mounts as the season Tooth of Time has been a much more… it is my second; where did the comes to a close. Remember, that recognizable landmark in history time go? It is also perhaps my last your time spent at Philmont is and at Philmont consider that for the season. I will share with not only changing you, but your who you have become will become you all what I have shared with presence and service at Philmont a recognizable consistent way the Ranger Staff over the last few is changing others. The Tooth also point for others as you continue days. I would ask that you gaze at cooled as an intrusion at a very to live by the ideals and teachings the Tooth of Time for a moment slow rate, and I would encourage of Scouting and your individual and consider the following: you to allow yourself to cool in faiths. We are all aware that the those moments of frustration and I wish you clear skies and Tooth is an igneous intrusion of anxiousness. smooth trails as we move forward dacite porphyry; this provides Because of its slow cooling into the closing of another season some interesting observations and chemical and structural and the beginning of a new season regarding its formation. As an nature, it has stood the test of of adventures. Always remember intrusion it formed within and time, you too have been changed and never forget…IWTGBTP. changed other rock types as it in such a way that will prove to A fellowship of current and flowed upward from deep in the assist you in whatever comes next, former Philmont staff Quitting Tobacco Use

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“Each time a forest is logged, there including, timber cut methods, be taken care of through pile and is opportunity to make the forest an meadow management, bark beetle burn methods or chipping, such as overall healthier ecosystem.” infestation and the methods of our work crew’s current methods —Mary Stuever, harvesting timber after its removal at Beaubien and Copper Park. The Forester’s Log from the forest. The Philmont Volunteer Education of our visitors, staff Fire Department initially attacks There are several incentives and participants about maintaining wildland fires, and this summer for logging a forest. Along with healthy forests is vital to keep they have quickly responded providing a resistant force to sustainable forestry processes alive. and successfully extinguished 12 Step into the past catastrophic wildfires, thinning For almost three decades it was fires in our backcountry and on a forest will promote thriving decided that no logging would neighboring properties. Wildfire conditions for younger trees, and occur on the Ranch, even though management is an essential policy Come to Terra Java finally, there can be economic gain Waite Phillips’ desire to maintain of forest management, and we from a commercially harvested a working ranch and healthy forest are fortunate to have trained forest. It is important that the to support those operations was professionals and volunteers from landowner gets an area logged in a paramount concern in his gift our permanent and seasonal staff a way that leaves the remaining to the Boy Scouts of America. working extremely hard around forest in better condition than it Fortunately, in the early 1990’s the clock in a dangerous fire season • Antiques was. thoughts about timber cutting like this summer. A cutting plan is devised changed. Now we conduct annual Philmont Scout Ranch does • Books between the landowner and forest treatments and develop not conduct clear-cut harvests, • Bicycles the timber company so both inventories of our timber, and and only five-acre patches are parties’ goals can be met. Timber the Ranch is on an effectual and considered for cutting to prevent • Movies companies want to log an area responsible pathway in managing diseases, stem insect spread or in a way that will maximize their our forests. to salvage an area from weather • Music , CDs & LPs profits, however landowners are Philmont voluntarily belongs or fire events. Under exceptional • And more concerned about the health of a tree to a third-party organization circumstances Philmont employs stand before and especially after called the Sustainable Forestry artificial regeneration methods. the cut. Through writing careful Initiative (SFI). In accordance Since the Ponil Complex Fire of and purposeful cutting plans, both with the goals of this initiative, 2002, over 7,000 Ponderosa pine landowners and timber companies we meet objectives and measure seedlings have been planted in can reach agreements that are our performance by many the North Country. Water quality sound in principle, ecosystem standards including monitoring and protection of riparian zones health and economic gain. insects, disease and stand density, is another part of Philmont’s Since logging and timber cut compiling annual harvest sustainable practices. A buffer strip Jessie (505) 426 - 4410 methods are so diverse, the state information and developing of uncut trees is maintained during of New Mexico and the American soils inventory. Aesthetics are an harvests and disturbances toward 100 Washington Ave. Tree Farmers Association have important factor in the acceptance the ecology of streams are kept to formed a cooperative that of our management program by a minimum. Cimarron, NM 87714 showcases various methods of the Philmont community and its In all of Philmont’s forest cutting and harvesting trees in visitors, so the Ranch carefully management practices, the Ranch six areas around the state called manages the impact of harvesting does their best to train employees Demonstration Forests. We have and other methods so as to and operators in best management our own 45-acre plot east of the please the eyes of many. Efficient practices, encouraging the use of Cimarroncito Reservoir along tree utilization in harvesting is qualified resources and logging We also specialize in Estate Sales the trail between Clarks Fork important, so methods such as slash professionals. The management of and Hunting Lodge, which is a scattering and use of residue from Philmont’s forests is a job far from Contact: Carmen Gress self-guided tour of cut methods, cutting are employed. Creating over and will require continued forest health issues and sustainable defensible space is a constant improvement in our written forest management. There are project for many backcountry policies, harvesting plans and (505) 603 - 4267 learning stations with posters camps and fuel hazard reduction educational resource development. illustrating a variety of topics is a necessary method that can Email: [email protected] 6 August 4, 2011 Management PhilNewsPhilNews Management August 4, 2011 7 News from the Top Staff Checkout Procedures By Barbara Garcia, Seasonal Personnel Secretary

Wow Staff—it’s August! I Staff Checkout Process Card (aka: can’t believe the work and talk “Yellow Card”) from Camping is now centered on “end” dates, Headquarters (CHQ) to start your the CHQ Office (ext 1140). checkouts, gather, etc. Like me, checkout. Our Payroll Administrator, Jo you’re probably thinking “where in On your last working day, you Duran, will start confirming your the world did the summer go?” are allowed to start your check-out last working day with you as well But since it is here, there are procedure after lunch, when your as letting us know if your address a few things from the Seasonal supervisor lets you, no earlier than is correctly listed. This is extremely Personnel Office that might help 1:00 p.m. and be paid for that day. important because the address you when it comes to your end date (We have a couple of departments you leave us is where your final and any questions you might have that have exceptions, and they will paycheck and year-end W-2 tax about the checkout process. convey that to you; i.e., Ranger form will be mailed. Remember that every staff hike-in days, or last overnight shift Your final paychecks will not member must go through the worked.) be available for pickup upon your checkout process just as you The checkout process only departure, they will be mailed to had to check-in when arriving takes about 20 minutes (depending the address you have left on file at Philmont. This is to ensure on how fast you walk). with us. that every department affected For those of you who need On a personal note: Let me by your departure has correct transportation to Raton to connect take this opportunity to let you address information, checked-out with the train or bus, please come know that it has been amazing equipment is properly returned, to CHQ to pay the $10 fee and seeing all of you, helping with any keys that were issued to you are you’ll take your receipt to Logistics problems or projects, getting to O’NEILL LAND, LLC. returned, your housing is left clean to be placed on their bus schedule. visit (even for an ever-so-brief Timothy John O’Neill, Qualifying Broker and in good shape, and you get your If you need to sign up for a shuttle moment), sharing stories, hugs and 2011 Philmont Staff Mug for the to the Albuquerque, Colorado P.O. Box 145 smiles. I am blessed to know each Cimarron, NM 87714 wonderful service you provided Springs or Denver Airports, please and every one of you. FAX: 575-376-2347 this summer. You must obtain a do so ASAP with Betty Pacheco at PHONE: 575-376-2341 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: WWW.SWRANCHES.COM News from the Top

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4 and 5 acre parcels available near utilities. Greetings from Security, personal items. The thefts mostly use. We are seeing an increase It is that time of the season occur after hours and out of Staff in speeding on the Ranch. Both Good inventory of mid acreage properties when everyone begins to think Tent City. The solution is simple, personal vehicles as well as staff with and without homes on front range in of going home and life after secure your gear! Use the lockers vehicles are in violation; please Miami, Springer, French Tract and Maxwell areas. Philmont. What that means is we provided and a personal lock. This watch your speed… We are! And tend to get lax on basic procedures. simple act will keep your season a lastly, do not loan your personal From the Security Office we are happy one. vehicle to anyone. CHECK WWW.SWRANCHES.COM FOR ALL LISTINGS seeing an increase in theft of Another issue is vehicle 8 August 4, 2011 Features PhilNews Wonderful House Chinese Ask Sawmill By Bo Bordas, water shoes just in case! But by then NPS Marketing Staff the sand had cooled off and felt Real Advice from Real Men wonderful barefoot, and although Continuing on our adventure we did not feel up to climbing theme from last week, it’s getting the three miles to the very top, we Dear Men of Sawmill, Why are women not attracted down to those last few off days conquered a few minor dunes and to my bushy beard? before we all scatter to the four made it a sport to run down their —Men of Miranda corners of the country for the fall. steepest sides. It turned out to be It would be an awful shame to miss great fun. Dear Men of Miranda, out on all the fun that New Mexico On the way home we drove If the women you are hanging out with do not like your beard, and its surroundings have to offer. through Trinidad and stopped they are not worth your time. Find So if you are going to run for it, for dinner at Wonderful House new women that will appreciate take your tastebuds on a trip too! Chinese restaurant. Between the your manly mane. There are plenty Let’s get out of the usual American four of us there were two bowls of out there. staples, even the New Mexican the Great Sand Dunes National when it wasn’t so hot. Miserable soup, spring rolls and two heaping —Sawmill favorites for something a little Park located 35 miles northeast of and in pain, trying to get out as fast plates of chicken and veggies (the Dear Men of Sawmill, more foreign, a little more...Asian. Alamosa, Colorado this week. as possible, I threw off my flip-flops kung pao chicken was not as spicy What kind of weapons do you The Wonderful House Chinese We got there around 1 p.m. and ran as far as I could towards as most places tend to serve it, which shoot? Restaurant in Trinidad, Colorado. and attempted to conquer it—I the entrance barefoot. Halfway I really liked). There was so much —Gun Guy It’s a ride to get there, so me kid you not, the place is like a plot there the pain made me start to cry, food we could have fed ourselves, Dear G.G., and some gal pals decided to make taken right out of Egypt, with throw my shoes back on and shuffle the rest of Philmont and had some Here at Sawmill, we do not the journey as epic as possible, dunes as high as 750 feet. We did the rest of the way back, thinking left over for the mini-bears to shoot weapons. We shoot firearms through scorching sand dunes and not come well-equipped, sliding about how terrible it would be to share. And all that we feasted on or rifles. The rifles this year are a glorious waterfall to end up at our around in our sandals in 140 degree die, deserted, in such a place. for less than thirty dollars. Service CZ model 550 rifles with kevlar prize of stir-fry chicken and egg sand. Before we even got to the We came back towards the was prompt and friendly, the food composite stocks. Big thanks goes drop soup. base of the dunes, we decided to evening after playing in the Zapata savory and absolutely delicious. out to CZ. We packed up and set out for quit and come back later in the day waterfalls not far away, and buying —Sawmill

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617 South Collision Ave. Cimarron , NM 87714 10 August 4, 2011 Features PhilNews Come to the Philmont Campfire Staff Association’s Video Links 2011Annual Reunion Generations By Randy Saunders, PSA Exectutive Director By Doug Marquis, CHQ Activities Closing Campfire Manager

The Philmont StaffThe Silent Auction will begin at the Philmont Ranch Committee, It was the summer of 1939 at Philmont. On the way home, Association (PSA) will have its 10:00 a.m. and will conclude at and a past PSA President. Mark when a group of Scouts piled into the group travelled to Taos, then Annual Reunion at the Rocky 1:30 p.m. The Annual Business Stinnett is the Chairman of the their leaders’ cars and headed for to the Hoover Dam, Yellowstone Mountain Scout Camp. The Meeting will be at 2:00 p.m. at Outdoor Programs Committee adventure at the newly established National Park and Devil’s Tower. festivities begin on Friday, August Rocky Mountain Scout Camp. for the Boy Scouts of America, a Philturn Rocky Mountain Scout There are some startling peeks 5th and will conclude on Sunday, All PSA members are invited to member of the Philmont Ranch Camp, far off in the West near at how Scouting and the larger August 7th. Former Philmont attend the meeting, which features Committee and a past PSA Cimarron, NM. They were world have changed over the staff from all over the country and reports about the association’s President. You are invited to one of the very first crews to years, too. For example, check every walk of life will gather for successes. attend this special presentation. hike what was soon to become out what “bear procedures” at a weekend of fellowship, making So, please make plans to visit Philmont, and by a stroke of luck Yellowstone looked like in the new friends, hikes and Philmont “The PSA invites you, the PSA Annual Reunion as your it happened that someone in the 1930’s, and watch for the scene memories. The PSA invites you, schedule allows. We are looking crew used a home movie camera where Slim shows the boys how the summer staff, to join them for the summer staff, to forward to sharing our Phil- to record the group’s adventures. to roll cigarettes! a number of the weekend’s events. join them for a number stories of days gone by with you. By the summer of 2002, Who were those Scouts, No reservations are required… of the weekend’s events. If you have any further questions more than sixty years later, though? We wish we knew just drop on by. No reservations are about the reunion or the Philmont those home movies had been more about their troop, and On Friday night, August Staff Association, please I-Camp transferred to VHS tape and had their experience at Philturn. It 5th, the Wanna Be Band will be required… just drop on us or stop by our office at PTC in made their way back to Philmont is difficult to make out what the playing for the reunion attendees by.” the Beaubien Building. with the grandson of one of those patches on the uniforms say, but it at the Heath Pavilion, down at Scouts. According to former appears that the Scouts may have Rocky Mountain Scout Camp. If 2011 PSA Annual Reunion CHQ Activities Manager Steve been from Troop 3 in Milwaukee. you haven’t seen the Wanna-Be To celebrate the 40th Schedule of Events Willis, this gentleman walked Some informal investigation has Band perform this summer, this is anniversary of the Philmont into the Camping Registration indicated that the troop and its your chance. The show will begin Conservation Department, there Friday, August 5th Office and left the tape with the records no longer exist. at 8:00 p.m. Bring a chair and your will be a “Trail and Tool” Fair on • 8:00 p.m. Campfire @ staff there, with the explanation We wonder how Troop sweet tooth. After the Wanna-Be the Greensward at the Philmont RMSC Heath Pavilion that it contained home movies 3 heard about Philmont, who Band show, there will be an ice Training Center. The fair will • 9:00 p.m. Rabbi Zeke from his grandfather’s Philmont brought up the idea of coming cream social, also at the Heath begin at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Palnick Porch Talk & Ice trek. Unfortunately, it was a here and how they were able to Pavilion. You are invited to enjoy Come see the Conservation staff Cream Social @ RMSC while before anyone had a chance fund their trip in those Depression ice cream and meet some former share with us a number of topics, Heath Pavilion to look at the tape and realize the days. We also wonder how those Philmont staff. The Rabbi Zeke including bear cable technology, significance of what we had been very first Philmont campers fared Palnick Porch Talk will follow latrines, work sites, sumps, tools Saturday, August 6th given. No one had gotten the in Word War II, which was just the ice cream social. Rabbi Zeke and more. Following dinner, • 10:00 a.m. Silent man’s name. around the corner at the time of was famous for the meaningful Bob Birkby, Philmont’s first Auction Opens @ Members of the 2002 and their trip. It is sobering to realize conversations that took place on Conservation Director, will speak RMSC Lodge 2003 Activities staffs captured that some of those boys and his duplex porch. Come visit with at the PTC Assembly Hall. • 1:30 p.m. Silent Auction and edited scenes from the men may not have survived the the Philmont Chaplains and join The Silver Sage Award Closes @ RMSC Lodge VHS tape, and since then, war, just as a number of Baden- in at the Rabbi Zeke Porch Talk. ceremony will start at 7:00 p.m. • 2:00 p.m. PSA Annual Philmont campers have seen Powell’s Brownsea Island Boys Saturday, August 6th, will be on Saturday night. This ceremony Meeting @ RMSC Pole clips from these videos at the were killed in World War I. a grand day at the PSA Reunion. will be at the PTC Assembly Hall. Barn Closing Campfire. The goal is to So, as the summer winds The Silent Auction, held at Rocky This year’s recipients of the Silver • 4:00 p.m. Conservation encourage today’s crews to reflect down, why not come on out to Mountain Scout Camp, will Sage Award are David Caffey, 40th Anniversary Trail on their place in the continuing the Closing Campfire before you feature a wide selection of unique Ed Pease and Mark Stinnett. and Tool Fair @ PTC saga of Philmont, all these years head for home? Have a look at items. There will be artwork, David Caffey is a founding PSA • 6:30 p.m. Conservation later. the beginnings of Scouting at literature, Scouting memorabilia, member, former Chief Ranger 40th Anniversary Guest The complete moviesPhilmont and get an idea of camping gear and unique and the author of Head for the Speaker Bob Birkby @ include footage of the group your place in the long history of Philmont items available for you High Country, among other titles. PTC Assembly Hall leaving home, camping along uncommon adventure here in to bid on and win. Proceeds from Ed Pease is the former Chairman • 7:00 p.m. Silver Sage the road on the way to Philturn, God’s Country. the Silent Auction will benefit the of the National Order of the Award Ceremony @ and interacting with Ray “Slim” Seasonal Staff Scholarship Fund. Arrow Committee, member of PTC Assembly Hall Bosley, the first wrangler hired August 4, 2011 • Special Issue 10 August 4, 2011 PhilNews

PHILPHOTOPhilmont Scout Ranch • Cimarron, New SMexico Photo Contest Winners 2011 By Nicole Butler, PhilNews Writer

The winners of the Annual each category and choose their top Philmont Staff Photo Contest* five photographs based on clarity, were announced July 29. The creativity and personal preference. contest, run by the Activities The top photographs were Department, received 326 entries then narrowed down to the for the 11 different categories. top three and placed in order. Winners were chosen by a panel of According to Gordon McKinney, nine judges, consisting of Bob and all the winning pictures “were just Rachel Ricklefs, Mark and Linda good photos.” Anderson, John and Janice Clark, Winners received prizes Owen McColluch, David O’Neil from the Trading Post and will be and Gordon McKinney, in an displayed at the Philmont Training evening review of the photographs. Center and in the Silver Sage Staff The judges were asked to review Activities Center.

Matt Prokosch—Overall/ Landscape Winner Justin Kernes—Overall 2nd Place/ Staff Activity Winner

*Note: Most of the featured photos were taken, and meant to be viewed, in color. Please visit www.PhilmontScoutRanch.org/PhilNews to see the full-color versions. 12 August 4, 2011 PhilPhotos PhilNews Winners by Category

Overall: 1. Matteo Prokosch, News and Photo “Barbed Wire” 2. Justin Kernes, French Henry “Ore Cart Fun” 3. Matteo Prokosch, News and Photo “Villa Sunset” Digital Creation: 1. Aaron Johnston, Ranger “The Reason We Return” 2. Savannah Moore, Activities “Philmont Grace” 3. Ivanna Read, Matt Prokosch—Overall 3rd Place/ Sunrise Sunset Winner Activities “Butterfly” Wildlife: Humor: Sunrise/Sunset: Camper Activity: Flowers and Plants: 1. Jamie Limpert, 1. Steve Hentzelman, 1. Matteo Prokosch, 1. Ivanna Read, 1. Caroline Davis, Medical Recheck “C. Security “Humor” News and Photo Activities Seally Canyon Vittiger” 2. Matteo Prokosch, “Villa Sunset” “Friendship” “Wallflower” 2. Justin Kernes, News and Photo 2. Matteo Prokosch, 2. Haylee Train, 2. Caroline Davis, French Henry “Lima “Happiness” News and Photo News and Photo Seally Canyon Sierra, the Problem 3. Jillian Forestiere, “Philmont in the “Happiness” “Golden Home” Bear” Mailroom “Chicken Morning” 3. Caroline Davis, 3. Caroline Davis, 3. Dina Finato, and Goat Waltz” 3. Freddy Wheeler, Seally Canyon Seally Canyon Logistics “Wildlife” Activities “Wranglet” “Balance” “Lilacs” Porch View: Storms and 1. Jeremy Bryner, Landscape: Staff Activity: Black and White: Rainbows: Miners Park 1. Matteo Prokosch, 1. Justin Kernes, 1. Matteo Prokosch, 1. Matteo Prokosch, “Untitled” News and Photo French Henry “Ore News and Photo News and Photo 2. David Danker, “Barbed Wire” Cart Fun” “Rockin’ Sky” “Double Rainbow” Ranger “Tooth 2. Caroline Davis, 2. Matteo Prokosch, 2. Ivanna Read, 2. Matt Wineland, View” Seally Canyon News and Photo Activities “Laundry Sawmill “The Storm” 3. John Lauber, “Decay” “Carabiner With a Services” 3. Matteo Prokosch, Activities “Baldy 3. Aaron Johnston, View” 3. Matteo Prokosch, News and Photo Town Porch” Ranger “Log Rolling 3. Jamie Limpert, News and Photo “Midnight Moon” Aspirations” Medical Recheck “B “Miranda Porch” Roll” 12 August 4, 2011 PhilPhotos PhilNewsPhilNews PhilPhotos August 4, 2011 13

Jamie Limpert—Wildlife Winner

Matt Prokosch—Storms and Rainbow Winner

Ivanna Read—Camper Activity Winner Jeremy Bryner—Porch View Winner 14 August 4, 2011 PhilPhotos PhilNews

Aaron Johnston—Digital Creation Winner

Steve Hentzelmen—Humor Winner

Caroline Davis—Flowers and Plants Winner Matt Prokosch—Black and White Winner 14 August 4, 2011 PhilPhotos PhilNewsPhilNews Features August 4, 2011 15 Cavalcade Carries On Heck Camps By Nicole Butler, PhilNews Writer By Ben McNair, PhilNews Writer

“There’s about 22,000 Scouts personality. really enjoying themselves.” stewardship,” says Anderson. Over that come through Philmont a Van Wagoner explains that Throughout the trek, the the past two decades, Philmont year, out of those 22,000, there’s once she has paired Scouts to their Horseman and Wrangler work has watched over the Greenwood only approximately 330 that will horses, she likes to take them each together to give crews the best tract, controlled invasive species do cavalcade,” explains Cavalcade individually into the corral and experience possible. The Horseman and improved stream quality. Horseman Alisha Van Wagoner. explain to them their horse’s name, typically leads the crew in their Similar conservation projects will Cavalcade treks are eight-day markings and unique traits or camping procedures, along the be undertaken on the Heck tract in expeditions through Philmont on habits. She then has the Wrangler, trails and with the programs at the coming seasons. horseback, where crews of 10 to which rotates for each crew, take camps. Meanwhile, the Wrangler The agreement was put in 15 people not only experience the each Scout and show them how helps Scouts with horse skills they writing after Logistics had already Ranch from a new perspective, but to properly halter and saddle their are learning and specific problems planned short treks through the also learn about horsemanship and horse. they may be having with their area. According to Logistics horse care. The treks, which either The instructors take the crews horse. “You really see the growth Manager Sid Covington, “we pass through the north or south for an afternoon ride to ensure the of these kids who have never really made the assumption that we were country, are each led by staff, a Scouts are comfortable with their done anything with horses before. going to get [access to] it, so we’d Horseman and Wrangler, for the horse and can work well with them. They understand, and they figure already designed three itineraries entire trip. Once they get back to the camp, out a routine,” says Van Wagoner. to go through it.” The first day that crews arrive, the crews learn how to properly Once crews acclimate to caring Those itineraries, numbers they follow the same checkin unsaddle and feed the horses. for an animal while on trek, they Brendan Best—PhilNews six, 28 and 31, will route 52 crews, process that all crews undergo. The Within the following days, Scouts can enjoy the benefits of seeing the approximately 500 participants, second day is known as the Circle are also taught how to catch, halter, Ranch on horseback. “When you’re The Leave No Tracethrough Campos Heck, Dean Ride Day, and the Cavalcade crews brush and care for their horse, as hiking, you’re watching your steps... philosophy is one of the most Heck and Slate Hill Heck camps are sent to their starting camps. well as how to properly ride. but on horseback, [the horse] is fundamental aspects of Philmont’s this summer. The land “gives us an North Country Cavalcades are Cavalcade Trek Adviser doing all the work. He’s watching mission to teach participants about ability to get more crews into Dean taken to Ponil, and southbound Bobbie Tompkins explains that where he’s stepping, so you can responsible resource management. Cow,” says Covington. Dean Cow, crews go to Cattle Headquarters. before coming out, many of the look out and enjoy the beauty that’s This season, the Ranch added three which lies on the edge of Philmont Once at camp, the crew’s Horseman Scouts in her crew had no prior around here,” says Van Wagoner. new trail camps, all located in the property, presents a challenge to and Wrangler give the Scouts a experience and were very nervous to Tompkins adds that the crew “did a Heck tract, that offer Scouts the include in more than a handful of demonstration and introduction to ride through the Ranch. With the side hike up Baldy, and afterwards, chance to practice low-impact itineraries. the basics of horsemanship which help of the crew’s instructors (Van they couldn’t wait to get back on camping. While two of the three they will need to learn for their trek. Wagoner and Wrangler Marshall the horses.” An agreement between itineraries that currently utilize The Scouts are then matched with Zimmer), the Scouts became The crews will spend several Philmont and Vermejo Park the Heck land simply grant the a horse based on height, weight and much more comfortable and “were hours on horseback each day. Van Ranch management, which opportunity to practice and enjoy Wagoner explains that in North oversees the operations of the land Leave No Trace camping, Slate Country Cavalcades, the longest just over Philmont’s eastern north- Hill includes a geocaching program ride is 11 miles and takes about five central country property line, was that is based at Dean Cow. hours, and in the South, the longest reached at the beginning of June. Incorporating new land into ride is about 18 miles and can take Negotiations began in April of last Philmont’s program and itinerary eight to nine hours to finish. year. offerings is not always easy. “It’s At the end of the trek, This is the second piece of difficult to open a brand new camp Cavalcade crews compete in a Vermejo Park land that Philmont in brand new territory quickly,” gymkhana, where they participate has incorporated into its program. Covington says. Before allowing in several rodeo-style events such The other, located in the north, crews into the area, “we had to get as burro-herding and barrel-racing. is a 12,000-acre tract, home to people into it and figure out where Cavalcade treks are highly Rich Cabins. Philmont has used we could hike… [and] where sought after, and crews must sign up the tract, called Greenwood, people could camp.” early to be considered in a January since 1990. Vermejo Park Ranch, Although the terrain is rugged, drawing that chooses which crews owned by Ted Turner, is known hot and dry, Covington reports can participate in a cavalcade. Van for trying “to find ways to connect that crews who use the Heck tract Wagoner explains that she highly with young people,” says Director generally give positive feedback. recommends crews to apply for of Program Mark Anderson, and Part of it, he says, is because the the program, even if they’ve been Philmont is happy to give them the camps are new. “A lot of crews to Philmont multiple times in the opportunity. like to do things that nobody else past. “If you’ve hiked Philmont 20 Throughout the relationship has done and be the first ones to Haylee Train—PhilNews times, try it on horseback...it’s a between Vermejo and Philmont, experience it at Philmont.” Marshall Zimmer, Wrangler, instructs a rider at the burro pen at RIDING: whole new picture,” she says. “there has never been a [stipulation] Miranda on July 30. about costs. It’s always about 16 August 4, 2011 Backcountry PhilNews Climbers on the “Moo”ve PLS: Carson By Ben McNair, PhilNews Writer By Nicole Butler, PhilNews Writer

Scott Allen—PhilNews SAR LESSON: Camp Director of Carson Meadows Briana Howland teaches search and rescue on July 28.

“We do have the best porch. the way. The staff explains that they We do have the best view and even use fake blood for effect when we do have the best water on the the lost individual is a Philmont whole Ranch,” Program Counselor staff member. Andrew Butler tells crews arriving Crews are then given a Place at Carson Meadows. Last Seen (PLS) and assisted in The camp is known for its developing their own ICS before Matt Prokosch—PhilNews view of central Philmont from being sent to find and rescue the CLIMB: A participant from expedition 708-K climbs the rocks at Dean Cow on Sunday, July 18. the South Country. “A lot of staff victim. “I like watching [the Scouts] comes up, and it’s like ‘Whoa! go after we teach them...and “Climbing… is a game of Every participant who chooses Meade agrees. “It is definitely There’s the Tooth of Time and watching them actually go out there chess,” says Program Counselor to climb is guaranteed one climb a skill to convince someone who Urraca Mesa and Stonewall and put it all in place as they come Jack Henza to the group of eager and one rappel, but on days with has just realized how scared they Pass and Fowler Mesa,’” explains together as a crew,” explains Megee. Scouts that has just arrived at Dean lower crew loads or faster climbers, are of heights to walk backwards Program Counselor Emily Megee. Megee says that the crews’ Cow’s sandstone rocks. “Do not some lucky participants can try off of a 50-foot cliff. It’s definitely a While not enjoying the view experiences often help to test and attempt to parkour your way up their hand at each climb or may process,” he says. or the porch, Scouts can participate improve a group’s communication this wall,” he instructs during his attempt to better understand one While giving participants in the camp’s search and rescue skills and help them to work better spiel about climbing safety and through a second attempt. For the confidence to face their fears program. with each other. techniques. “You play chess with the evening program, the staff opens is certainly a challenge, the most During the program, the In the evenings, crews that wall. You figure out where you want the traverse wall and often offers rewarding aspects of the job hinge six member staff begins with a spend the night compete in your pieces, meaning your hands participants the chance to face off on participants’ success on the rocks. refresher on first aid. The Scouts skit competitions and meadow and feet.” in a game of volleyball-esque Dean Meade says that he enjoys “seeing “forget a lot of first aid when frolicking contests. The staff Henza’s metaphor speaks not Cow Ball. the people who have never gotten a they come out here, and we try explains that the most enthusiastic only to the personal way Scouts Meade says that the majority chance to climb before do it for the to remind them,” says Program crews usually win, especially in are instructed to interact with of participants who climb Dean first time and make it all the way up Counselor Reece Blanton. The the meadow frolicking contests, the camp’s two rock formations, Cow’s rocks have climbed before without too much of a problem.” staff then teaches crews about the but occasionally the contests will “Oxtypus” (a combination of “Ox” in some capacity, usually in a gym Giving Scouts the chance to do different aspects of search and come down to frolicking face-offs, and “Platypus,” the outlines of or on a climbing wall. About 90 something they have never done rescue, such as how to set up an which are often the most hilarious which are visible on the way to percent of participants, however, before is the “moment you realize incident command system (ICS), moments of the day. the top of the climb) and “Box of have never climbed on real rock, nor why you do this job. You’re making which is the structured process for According to Megee, the best Rocks,” but to the way in which have rappelled off of rocks. a difference, and you just made a emergency management. part of working with the crews is staff interact with participants. Program Counselor Bobby kid’s day.” Once the Scouts are trained, “just interacting with them, giving The staff at Dean Cow, Root says that one of the more The personal aspect ofthe staff hides a crew’s adviser, a them the Philmont experience I got comprised of only eight human challenging aspects of his job at the staff ’s job at Dean Cow Ranger or a fellow staff member in when I came out and getting them members and one feline, prides itself Dean Cow is “kids who are terrified extends beyond interactions with order to create a realistic situation to work as a crew.” Camp Director on its ability to offer a “slightly more of heights.” “It’s a challenge to talk participants, too. “We have a really for Scouts to put into practice what Briana Howland adds that “a lot of personally-associated” program, says them down the rocks,” he says. solid group,” says Meade with they learned. Staff favorites include crews are...excited and into learning Program Counselor Mike Meade. “They do get down, and they usually certainty. “We all love each other. bear attacks and Scouts who walk about search and rescue.... It’s a lot Only eight to 10 crews participate have a smile on their face when they We’re a small little family here, and off to locate mysterious sites they of fun and interactive.” in Dean Cow’s programs daily. get down.” we just have a great time.” can never find and get lost along 16 August 4, 2011 Backcountry PhilNewsPhilNews Backcountry August 4, 2011 17 Aim to Please; Shoot for Excellence By Danielle Edwards, PhilNews Writer “You’re going to take RV5 when people figured out that the shoot the bullets they have made 30-.06 shells and make them back 30-.06 rifle was “perfect to kill all when the nickname is called. into fireable rounds,” said Josh Pack, arch game in North America,” said After all the Scouts have Program Counselor, as he explained Wineland. received their round’s nickname, program to a crew at Sawmill on Under the direction of they head to the rifle range. When Friday during a porch talk. Wineland, crew leaders began they arrive at the range, two staff Program at Sawmill consists of reloading three bullets followed by members are there to explain gun 30-.06 rifle shooting and reloading each crew member reloading three safety procedures. “Number one, of RV5 30-.06 shells. Scouts have bullets. Each bullet casing is filled always keep the gun pointed in a a chance to reload three bullets with 48 grains of powder along safe direction,” said Steven Peterson, and take them to the covered range with primer and a copper projectile. Program Counselor. Scouts are able about 10 minutes from the cabin. Wineland checked each of the to shoot at personal items as long Before Scouts reload the bullets when the Scouts finished as they are not the 10 essentials, bullets, they learn of why the gun the reloading process and gave each expensive items, religious texts and bullet are called a 30-.06. “It Scout a fun nickname for his or her or American flags. According to SAR LESSON: Camp Director of Carson Meadows Briana Howland teaches search and rescue on July 28. used to be that the bullets were individual round. the men of Sawmill, the most denominated by the caliber and the “Even though you are a unique, common items shot at the range are grains of black powder but not with special individual...I do not have bandannas. 30-.06,” explained Matt Wineland, enough Sharpies and duct tape to All the men of Sawmill agree Camp Director. The 30-.06 was write everyone’s name,” explained that they like working at Sawmill named for the caliber, 30, and the Wineland as he gave one Scout the because they get to shoot guns and year it was made, 1906, according to nickname of Shrimp for his round. do not have to wear interpretive Wineland. Scouts are asked to remember these clothes. Wineland added, “We’re Kyle Soyer—PhilNews The gun became popular after nicknames until they get down to really fortunate. It’s a fun program.” AIM: Program Counselor L.J. Ellis of Simi Valley, CA, pretends to load a World War I and World War II the rifle range because they will cartridge in a .30-06 to demonstrate on July 27. Backcountry Managers Mentor, Mediate By Danielle Edwards, PhilNews Writer A group of red shirts gathers in a day and may be out in the [Camp Directors] get a situation at the Backcountry Warehouse backcountry for most of the day. or challenge that is too big for every morning around 8:00 a.m., “We’re working from the minute them, they hand it up to us.” He waiting to be placed in a vehicle we wake up to the minute we go to continued to explain that they heading out into the backcountry. bed and sometimes we’re working do much more than just resolve Three of those vehicles belong until 3:00 in the morning,” problems. Backcountry Managers to the Backcountry Managers Ritterhouse commented. are also there to be the “patient or (BCM). Even though they are experienced ear” as Ritterhouse “Our role is to provide working a lot and driving all over put it, for the backcountry staff coaching, mentoring, and the Ranch, each Backcountry to bounce ideas off of or share leadership to the Camp Manager agreed that they love concerns with, whether they be Directors,” said Mike Ritterhouse, doing what they do. “It’s very work-related or personal. Backcountry Manager. rewarding getting to help people Carlisle also explained that Each of the Backcountry that are having challenges,” said as a Backcountry Manager, she Managers oversees seven camps Zac Crawford, Backcountry travels to various camps on a daily which are divided between them Manager, “it’s nice to...lift a burden basis and takes care of anything by the programs the camps offer. because as a Camp Director you that needs to happen there. For example, Ritterhouse is over deal with enough as it is.” Carlisle said that they try to make the shooting sports camps because As Backcountry Managers, it to the camps they oversee often, he has experience and expertise in they assist in training the Camp but sometimes it doesn’t work out that area. Directors and backcountry staff for one reason or another. The Backcountry Managers and also work with staff and Each of the Backcountry take care of many things such crew dynamics. “When there Managers expressed how much as taking supplies, transporting are problems above a certain they enjoy doing what they do. people and managing the camps level, when Camp Directors can’t Ritterhouse said, “It’s hard, but it’s in the backcountry. solve it themselves, they tell us,” really fun...this may be the most “80 percent of our job is said Amy Carlisle, Backcountry rewarding job on the Ranch, as Taylor Thorne—PhilNews probably driving,” said Phil Lewis, Manager. a seasonal staffer, because of the SUPPORT: Backcountry Manager Zac Crawford discusses supplies and personnel Backcountry Manager. They travel Ritterhouse reiterated things we get to do.” with Blue at Rayado, while Matilda the goat eats leaves on July 30. anywhere from 50 to 80 miles what Carlisle said. “When they 18 August 4, 2011 Basecamp PhilNews “God Squad” Provides Spiritual Support By Danielle Edwards, PhilNews Writer Hebrew words, songs sung to Catholic Chaplain Padre Gerald is with backcountry staff. Chaplains in Latin and English hymns waft Gettelfinger, Philmont was given also assist in picking up Health through the air as campers attend special permission, from the Lodge patients and transporting nightly worship services at 7:00 p.m. Archbishop of Santa Fe, to have a staff members, supplies and mail “Philmont has had Chaplains Catholic tabernacle outside. within the backcountry. for over 60 years in one way or While providing nightly The Chaplains interact another...doing our duty to God worship service, the Chaplains also with many staff members and is integral in the Boy Scouts of have daily responsibilities to attend participants during these rotations, America,” said Elder David Wilson, to and work on a rotating schedule. and Jim DeLair, Protestant LDS Chaplain. “That allows us to cover most of the Chaplain, said that he knows he Philmont Chaplains come responsibilities all around camp,” is connecting with people here from different places and different said Clark Scalera, Protestant because “if you’re talking about religions to provide opportunities Chaplain. Scouting and how it relates to for staff and campers to attend Rotations include Logistics, scripture and your experience here, worship services for their faiths or Health Lodge, PTC, Camping you know you’re hitting it 100% of to learn about others faiths. “It’s a Headquarters (CHQ) and the the time.” wonderful educational opportunity Backcountry. When a Chaplain is Scalera said that as Chaplains, here...an open and welcoming on the Logistics rotation, they are they are here to support the people, atmosphere for people,” said Cantor on call in case there is something or as Catholic Chaplain Adam Michael Dzubin, Jewish Chaplain. urgent, such as a message, that has Carrico said smiling, the Chaplains Each chapel is set in a different to be delivered into the backcountry are the “morale officers” here at location but close enough to other or within Base. Philmont. chapels that someone could walk On the Health Lodge rotation, “We are always available here if and listen to each of the four chaplains may sit in on rounds or people want to talk, hang out, have services within the hour. Three visit people who are in the hospital. a conversation, need advice or just of the four chapels (Protestant, Chaplains on PTC or CHQ want to complain. We are here to Ephraim Moore—PhilNews Catholic and Jewish) are located rotations visit and support staff support people,” said Scalera. CHAPLAIN: Bishop Gerald “Padre” Gettelfinger, from Evansville, Ind., speaks with outside with metal or wood benches members. The backcountry rotation Fish Camp staff during a visit on July 28. for the Scouts to sit on. According is similar to PTC and CHQ, but it When Parents are Away, PTC Kids Play By Nicole Butler, PhilNews Writer

“Part of our job is to be silly with a lot of different kids, from all both high- and low-ropes courses. and have fun,” says Director of PTC walks of life, from all around the Groups also visit handicraft, Family Program Kari Rundman. country, so you get a lot of different where they can make shadow boxes PTC Family Program is responsible viewpoints,” explains Group Leader and jewelry, stamp leather and for organizing and directing the Scott Smiros. fabric, tie-dye and paint ceramics activities for the families of PTC Participants in the children’s and pottery. At Handicraft “they participants. groups are offered hikes, archery have fun all day,” says Assistant The department is brokenand riffle shooting, pony and horse Director of PTC Program Coralie into three main components: rides, visits to Philmont’s museums Graham. Challenging Outdoor Personal and an array of interactive games. According to Wyckoff, the Experience (C.O.P.E.) staff,The Group Leaders also use the best part of working is “the diversity. Handicraft staff and Group Leaders, time to teach the kids. “I always You’re not doing the same thing who lead the participant groups for do a trail talk before hiking and... every day or even every week. It all Scott Allen—PhilNews the week that they are at Philmont. make sure they know about Leave changes when the group changes.” PROGRAM: Staffers spend time with kids playing games during program at PTC on The participants are divided No Trace,” explains Group Leader The Silverado adult groups July 29. by age groups from the Small Fry Pamela Wcykoff. Participants also have more freedom in choosing participants, who age from nursery learn about animals and the history their activities, according to Nights, stargazing, Philmont of Philmont. Closing Campfire is to five-years-old, to the Broncos, of the area. “A lot of it is learning Rundman. Participants can choose Jeopardy, showings of Follow Me more interactive and involves 15 ages 14 to 20, and the Silverados, as we go along...through a guided to go hiking, whitewater rafting in Boys and Family Nights, where the minutes of singing, a series of skits who are the spouses of PTC question and answer,” explains Taos or fly-fishing. They can also staff serves cobbler as participants by campers and staff and a slide- participants. Smiros. choose to go on tours of Cimarron enjoy Handicraft activities and the show of participant photos from The 24 Group Leaders, who all Older groups also learn skills and surrounding towns, go to Wanna-Be Band. the week. “It’s our chance to be fun. receive classroom, radio, Leave No such communication, problem- Handicraft or relax and read a book. PTC Opening and Closing Even if we see the skits over and Trace and first aid training, rotate solving and teamwork during their PTC Program is also Campfires are also producedover again, they’re hilarious every among the age groups. By rotating time at the C.O.P.E. course, where responsible for evening programs. by the Program staff. Opening time,” explains Rundman. “We’re among the groups, “you get to play they complete challenge events on Evening programs include Western Campfire focuses on the history just goofy,” she adds. 18 August 4, 2011 PhilNewsPhilNews August 4, 2011 19 Basecamp Basecamp Health Lodge Cares By Ben McNair, PhilNews Writer

Be a hero and come donate at the Matt Prokosch—PhilNews Blood Drive RADIO ROOM: Christopher (Toph) White determines the best route to a backcountry camp for a SAR on Thursday, July 28. in the SAQ After listening to the radio but in many cases, patients are over 50 years, University of Kansas for just a few minutes, one is sure transported down to Basecamp for students in the fourth year of their August 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to catch at least part of a dialogue treatment. medical training have come to between the Health Lodge Minor surgeries and Philmont to do sub-internships. August 9 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and backcountry staff detailing, lacerations can be cared for on-site, During the first years of the Come join Activities diagnosing and recommending but Lay says that “we don’t have partnerships, medical students treatment for a participant’s the ability to do any X-rays,” and would stay for the entire summer. When Parents are Away, PTC Kids Play illness or injury. More often “any major surgery we send off.” Now, they rotate through three Phil-Idol than not, Health Lodge signs off All participants and staff visit four-week sessions and receive Bring your musical selection or have smoothies and vote on with “Health Lodge cares,” an the Health Lodge at least once academic credit. Through working your peers to win the embodiment of the long-standing during their time on the Ranch with the Health Lodge, students Grand Prize: $30 Gift Card to Amazon.com tradition prioritizing health care when they go through a mandated “get a lot of clinical experience August 7, 2011 across the Ranch. Philmont medical recheck. During the that they wouldn’t normally get,” established a Health Lodge in season, the medical recheck staff says Lay. “They are definitely 8:15 p.m. in Baldy Pavilion or in the SAQ if it rains its early days, and that operation sees 35 to 42 crews per day, about supervised, but they have a longer continues today. 400 people. leash here than at other places.” The Health Lodge, which The standard procedure Students have the opportunity now occupies a building completed involves going through each to work closely with attending in 2009, is equipped to care for crew member’s paperwork and physicians, who rotate in and out an array of injuries and ailments. medications, ensuring both that of the Health Lodge every week. Among the most common are participants have an adequate Physicians come from a variety musculoskeletal “due to the supply of medications and that of backgrounds. This summer, type of work that we do,” says those medications are not expired. attending physicians have held Scott Allen—PhilNews PROGRAM: Staffers spend time with kids playing games during program at PTC on Health Officer Nate Lay. He The aim of the exam is to ensure specialties in surgery, critical July 29. adds that patients with wounds that participants are fit enough for care, emergency medicine and and lacerations also comprise a the trail; if they are found unfit, neurology. significant portion of cases, and in recheck staff will not sign off While student rotations recent years, gastrointestinal illness on their paperwork and will not provide excellent learning has become more prevalent. permit them to hike. This is one opportunities and visiting For cases that occur in the of the most challenging aspects physicians bring unique talents backcountry, Health Lodge radio of the job, says Medical Recheck and specialties, “we never stop operators consult with physicians Coordinator Larry Danna. “We’re training here,” Lay says. “Just when Come visit the Abreu Homestead and be a contestant in Amalia’s Cantina Challenge: to diagnose problems and assess breaking hearts but saving lives.” we get to the point when we’re just The Hot Pickle Contest! the seriousness of each case. One of the unique aspects of about fired on all four cylinders, Sometimes minor illnesses can the Health Lodge is its partnership we’re rotating out some portion of be treated by backcountry staff, with the University of Kansas. For our staff.” 20 August 4, 2011 World News PhilNews African Union Calls Physicist Creates HSBC Cutting Summit Equation for 30,000 Global Jobs Insurgent Attacks The African Union has called for HSBC, international a summit to pledge aid for the University of Miami Physicist banking giant, announced it will drought and famine in Somalia and Neil Johnson and his research be cutting an addition 25,000 jobs other nations in the Horn of Africa. team have developed an equation globally in addition to the 5,000 The announcement comes after to determine the time between it is already eliminating. The pressure from the United Nations, insurgent attacks in Iraq and cuts will reduce the company’s who warned that the crisis was Afghanistan conflict areas. The workforce by 10% and save $2.5 intensifying. UN officials report team used publicly available data to $3.5 billion by 2013, when the that more than 11 million people to discover a distinct upward cuts are expected to be completed. are in need of assistance and more curve when graphed. The equation The bank will also be terminating than 1.9 million people have been estimates the time until the next operations in 20 countries, displaced due to to food shortages, attack by multiplying the time including Russia and Poland, drought and war, particularly from between two attacks and the and selling 195 branches in the Somalia. number of attacks modified by the United States. Despite the cuts, escalation rate for the area. HSBC shares have risen 3.4% in Asteroid Discovered London trades. in Earth’s Orbit Cartel Leader Admits to Ordering Syria Update Astronomers discovered a Trojan 1,500 Killings asteroid in close proximity to Syrian troops have launched Earth, following the Earth’s orbit Mexican police announced an anti-government protester around the sun. The asteroid, Jose Antonio Acosta Hernandez, crackdown in the city of Hama. 2010 TK7, was discovered by leader of the La Linea Gang and Reports claim approximately NASA’s Wide-field Infraredone of the key figures in the Juarez 130 people died in the conflict Survey Explorer telescope, and drug cartel, admitted to ordering on Sunday, making it one of the orbits 80 to 25 million km from the murder of 1,500 individuals bloodiest days since the uprising the Earth. Trojan asteroids have in northern Chihuahua state.The began in March. Unrest is previously only been found Juarez cartel controls many of expected to grow as the holy around Jupiter, Neptune and Mars the main smuggling routes from month of Ramadan begins. and open the possibility for space Mexico into the United States Global campaigns estimate travel destinations. 2010 TK7 is and is responsible for much of more than 1,600 have died in unlikely to serve as a destination the violence in Juarez, the world’s the uprising, and approximately but gives scientists foundation most dangerous city. Hernandez 3,000 have disappeared and for the discovery of more Trojan is also suspected to be responsible 26,000 have been arrested, beaten asteroids. for the murders of a U.S. consulate and tortured. worker and her husband last year. The United Nations called Massive Flooding in for an emergency Security South Korea and the Venezuelan Council meeting Monday in Philippines response to the increased conflict Prisoners to be and pressure from rights groups. The committee’s decision on how At least 32 people were Released to proceed with the conflict has killed in mudslides in South not yet been announced. Korea following several days of Venezuelan Minister for heavy rain and massive flooding Prisons Iris Valera announced throughout the northern area of the country will be releasing 40% 70 Released After the nation, including the capital, of its prison population, 20,000 Seoul. Hundreds of homes have individuals, in an effort to reduce Thai Human been flooded in Seoul. overcrowding in the prisons. The Trafficking Raid Slow-moving Tropical Storm nation’s prisons are notoriously Juaning killed 27 and left more overpopulated, which has led to Thai authorities released 70 than 60 injured or missing in increased violence among inmates. women and girls from Laos and the Philippines. Torrential rains Valera emphasized that only Myanmar after a raid in southern and wind gusts reaching 60 mph prisoners who had committed Thailand. Forty-one of the females have caused extensive flooding minor crimes, did not pose a threat were forced into prostitution, 20 in several villages and cities and to society and had completed of whom were under the age of mudslides and flash flooding in requisites for conditional release 18, according to officials. Five low-lying and mountainous areas. would be freed. suspects were arrested. 20 August 4, 2011 World News PhilNewsPhilNews U.S. News August 4, 2011 21 Senate Debt Talks Watergate New Guidelines Testimony Released Ensure Women’s The House and the Senate After more than 36 years and Preventive Health voted Monday and Tuesday, following an order by a federal respectively, in favor of a deal that judge, the testimony given by The Department for Health will increase the nation’s $14.3 former U.S. president Richard and Human Services announced trillion debt limit. The last-minute Nixon, regarding the Watergate new guidelines that will require vote took place hours before the scandal, will be released. Stanley health insurers to cover women’s country would default on its debt. Kutler, historian and author of preventive services, including birth The House passed the deal many books about Nixon and control, voluntary sterilization, with a 269-161 vote, and the the Watergate scandal, requested screenings for gestational diabetes Senate voted 74-26. the records be released because of and the human papillomavirus The debt limit will increase their historical significance and (HPV) and counseling. The by $400 billion immediately, the request was granted by Judge legislation was passed with the which will float the Treasury Royce Lamberth on July 29. intention of preventing unwanted until the end of September. After However, it will not be unsealed pregnancies, saving billions of that increase, a second, $500 until the government has had a dollars spent on publicly funded billion increase will be enacted at chance to appeal the ruling. births and helping women who Obama’s discretion. cannot afford preventive health The initial $900 billion Six New National care. All insurance plans must increase will be matched by $900 Natural Landmarks comply with the guidelines by billion in spending cuts. August 1, 2012. After the initial increase has Ken Salazar, Secretary of State Budgets Hit run out, Obama can extend the the Interior, designated six new limit another $1.5 trillion. national natural landmarks in Education Hard The deal stipulates that a four western states on June 15. State governments have begun new congressional committee The landmarks are in southern to finalize budgets for next year, must be formed, called the Super Arizona (Barfoot Park in the but many of the budgets include Congress. It will be comprised Chiricahua Mountains), West and steep cuts to education. North of 12 members, six Republican north of Golden, Colorado (19- Carolina, particularly, will cut half and six Democrat, who will be acre Golden Fossil Areas), east of its $6 million education budget, charged with the task of finding of Glenwood Springs, Colorado resulting in cuts to early-childhood $1.2 trillion in spending cuts over (Hanging Lake), about four miles programs, teacher lay offs and 10 years. west of Kahlotus, Washington eliminated professional training The deal also states that (Kahlotus Ridgetop), near and development. Lawmakers there will be a vote on a balanced Medford, Oregon (Round Top argue that the cuts are necessary budget amendment, though it is Butte) and in east-central Oregon to reduce the debt without raising not expected to pass. (The Island). More details about taxes. North Carolina Governor Both parties benefit from the national natural landmarks Beverly Perdue warns the cuts “will the deal, which took weeks to can be found on the National Park do generational damage” to the negotiate. Democrats achieved Service website. educational system. the debt limit increase they wanted, and hopes are high Former Obama Aid Fort Hood Solider Open 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.! that the issue will not be a factor in the 2012 presidential Starts Liberal Tea Charged in Court elections. Republicans, who Party Naser Abdo, 21 year-old U.S. during negotiations unfailingly solider, was accused of plotting petitioned for spending cuts, Van Jones, President Obama’s an attack on the Fort Hood army should see at least $1.2 trillion in former adviser for green jobs has base in Killeen, Texas and arrested government savings over the next founded a new political group, near the base on July 27 for the decade. The American Dream Movement. illegal possession of a firearm. In addition to avoiding The new party is similar to On July 29, a criminal complaint defaulting on national debt in the conservative Tea Party, but was unsealed in court that alleged the immediate future, other instead aims to raise taxes on Abdo possessed a .40-caliber ramifications include a relatively the wealthy, withdraw from the handgun, ammunition and various steady AAA credit rating (which wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and bomb-making components and would have plummeted had invest in public infrastructure to alleged that Abdo was planning the country defaulted) and an create jobs. The group comes in to assemble two bombs with the anticipated 1.5 percentage point response to criticism Jones drew intention of detonating them in decrease in 2012 gross domestic from conservatives in 2009 and a restaurant that is frequented by product. currently has 127,000 members. soldiers from the Fort Hood base. 22 August 4, 2011 Sports PhilNews MLB Scores as of August 2, 2011 Notable MLB Trades Serena Williams On US Men’s Soccer Top at Stanford Coach Sacked American League The MLB trade deadline elapsed last Sunday. Here are a Williams took the title at Bob Bradley was relieved East W L Pct. GB Streak WCGB few of the most notable deals: the Bank of the West Classic in of his coaching duties after five The Red Sox traded Tim Stanford, Calif. on Sunday. This Boston Red Sox 66 41 .617 -- Lost 1 years in charge of the U.S. men’s -- Federowicz, Stephen Fife, Juan was her first major victory since soccer team. Under Bradley, NY Yankees 65 42 .607 1.0 -- Won 1 Rodriguez and Chih-Hsien she won Wimbledon in 2010. the American team won the Chiang for Seattle’s Erik Bedard Last year, the tennis star faced 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Tampa Bay Rays 56 51 .523 10.0 Won 1 9.0 and Joshua Fields. blood clots in her lungs and two finished second in the 2009 Toronto Blue Jays 55 53 .509 11.5 10.5 Won 1 The Texas Rangers traded foot surgeries that put her out of FIFA Confederations Cup and Robby Erlin and Joe Wieland for major tournaments. reached the round of 16 in the Baltimore Orioles 42 63 .400 23.0 Lost 3 22.0 San Diego’s Mike Adams. 2010 FIFA World Cup. In the Central W L Pct. GB WCGB Streak Cleveland traded Drew Olympic Skier Found past year, however, the team has Pomeranz, Alex White, Joe Dead in Utah struggled. An announcement Detroit Tigers 57 51 .528 -- Won 1 -- Gardner and Matt McBride for regarding Bradley’s replacement

Cleveland Indians 54 52 .509 2.0 10.5 Won 1 Colorado’s Ubaldo Jimenez. Jeret “Speedy” Peterson, a is expected as early as Friday. The Red Sox traded Mike silver medalist in freestyle skiing Chicago White Sox 52 55 .486 4.5 13.0 Lost 3 Cameron to the Marlins for cash. at the 2010 Winter Olympic Swimming World San Francisco traded Zack Games in Vancouver, was found Minnesota Twins 50 58 .463 7.0 15.5 Lost 2 Championships Wheeler for the Mets’ Carlos dead in a remote canyon in Kansas City Royals 46 62 .426 11.0 19.5 Won 1 Beltran. Utah on Tuesday, July 26. The The 14th Fédération The Cubs traded Kosuke 29-year-old was known for the Internacionale de Natation West W L Pct. GB WCGB Streak Fukudome to the Indians for “hurricane,” a move Peterson (FINA) Swimming World Championships concluded last Texas Rangers 61 48 .560 -- -- Lost 1 Abner Abreu, Carlton Smith and created. Police are calling his cash. death a suicide. Sunday. The event was held in LA Angels 59 50 .541 2.0 7.0 Lost 1 Pittsburg traded Aaron Shanghai. China won the most Baker for the Orioles’ Derrek medals with a total of 36. The U.S. Oakland Athletics 49 60 .450 12.0 17.0 Lost 1 Tseng Takes Fifth Lee. Major Title came in second in total medal count with 32, but took away Seattle Mariners 46 62 .426 14.5 Won 1 Former Yankees 19.5 17 gold medals, the most of any Pitcher Found Dead 22-year-old Yani Tseng, participating country. Swimmers National League the top-ranked women’s golfer, Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps Hideki Irabu, a former took her fifth major title after walked away with five and four East W L Pct. GB WCGB Streak pitcher for the New York winning the British Open on gold medals, respectively, and Yankees, was found dead in his Philadelphia Phillies 69 39 .639 -- -- Won 4 Sunday. Tseng won the same 16-year-old Missy Franklin made Rancho Palos Verdes home last championship last year. She an impressive first appearance on Atlanta Braves 63 47 .573 7.0 Lost 2 -- Wednesday. His death is believed defeated Brittany Lang of the the world stage after winning five to have been a suicide. New York Mets 55 54 .505 14.5 7.5 Lost 3 U.S. by four strokes. medals.

Florida Marlins 54 55 .495 15.5 8.5 Won 2

Washington Nationals 52 56 .481 17.0 10.0 Won 3

Central W L Pct. GB WCGB Streak

Milwaukee Brewers 61 49 .555 -- -- Won 7

St. Louis Cardinals 57 52 .523 3.5 5.5 Lost 2

Pittsburgh Pirates 54 53 .505 5.5 7.5 Lost 4

Cincinnati Reds 53 56 .486 7.5 9.5 Lost 1

Chicago Cubs 44 65 .404 16.5 18.5 Won 2

Houston Astros 36 73 .330 24.5 26.5 Won 1

West W L Pct. GB WCGB Streak

San Francisco Giants 61 48 .560 -- -- Lost 4

Arizona Diamondbacks 60 49 .550 1.0 2.5 Won 3

Colorado Rockies 51 58 .468 10.0 11.5 Lost 2

LA Dodgers 49 59 .454 11.5 13.0 Won 1

San Diego Padres 47 63 .427 14.5 16.0 Lost 1

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