DECEMBER 2016 VOLUME 39, NUMBER 6 ® HIGHT HE M AGAZI N E OF COUNTRYT HE P HILMO nt S TAFF A ss OCIAT IO N ® www.philstaff.org PHILMONT STAFF ASSOCIATION PHILMONT STAFF 17 DEER RUN ROAD CIMARRON NM 87714 HIGH COUNTRY ▫ December 2016 HIGH COUNTRY ▫ December 2016 National Scouting Museum – Heading to Philmont! HIGH COUNTRY®—VOLUME 39, NUMBER 6 DECEMBER 2016 IN THIS ISSUE FROM THE PRESIDENT ED PEASE, EDITOR EMERITUS MARK STINNETT, EDITOR MARK DIERKER, LAYOUT EDITOR Articles Pausing to Admire DOLLIE O’NEILL, AssOCIATE EDITOR BILL CAss, COPY EDITOR 8 National Museum In mid-October we held a President’s that Waite Phillips donated to the BSA so DAVE KENNEKE, STAFF CONTRIBUTOR 10 First Volunteer Vacation KEVIN “LEVI” THOMAS, CARTOONIST Circle weekend at Philmont under wispy many years ago has been the source of 16 Cimarroncita CONTRIBUTING EDITORS clouds and blue skies. About fifteen PC inspiration for so many of us, providing ROBERT BIRkbY, DAVID CAFFEY, BILL CAss 24 Words from the Staff members piled into vehicles and bounced lots of memories and shaping our lives. GREGORY HObbs, WARREN SMITH MARY STUEVER, STEPHEN ZIMMER 28 Land Grant Pioneers our way up to Baldy country on Saturday Just like the fallen leaves, it is good to CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS IssUE morning. What a great time it was check- pause here at the end of 2016 and look GREG HObbs, LYNN LARKIN, LARRY MURPHY BRAD PLUMB, PHIL WINEGARDNER ing out Miranda, French Henry, Copper back at another year in the books. I have Regular Features Park and Baldy Town. While at French mentioned before what incredible work © 2016, THE PHILMONT STAFF AssOCIATION, INC. EER UN OAD IMARRON Henry I looked down and admired a Philmont does in providing a summer ex- 17 D R R , C , NM 87714 3 From the President E-MAIL: [email protected] carpet of bright yellow aspen leaves perience like no other. It bears repeating. 4 PSA News covering the trail up to the blacksmith Now as we near the close of 2016, I PHILMONT STAFF ASSOCIATION® BOARD OF DIRECTORS 7 Building HOmE shop. They signalled yet another season want to wish each of you a wonderful of growth high up in the North Coun- winter season filled with fun and laughter JOHN MURPHY, PRESIDENT 17 Ranch Roundup COLLEEN NUTTER, VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERSHIP try which had now paused for a winter and hope for the future. Enjoy the times TIM ROSSEISEN, VICE PRESIDENT, SERVICE 26 I-Camp break. Those leaves waved to crews all with those around you and get ready MARIAH HUGHES, VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT 34 Short Stuff ADAM FROMM, SECRETARY summer long as they passed underneath for new adventures. The PSA Service MATT LINDSEY, TREASURER 36 Trail Talk and now with their job complete they can Committee is in the process of organiz- NATIONAL DIRECTORS 39 Poems of Philmont rest. ing regional events for 2017. We want to AMY BOYLE, KEN DAVIS, BRYAN DELANEY CATHERINE HUBBARD, LEE HUCKSTEP bring that spirit of Philmont to your area. DR. DAN MILLER, STEVE RICK Help us make these events a success by REGIONAL DIRECTORS Other Stuff attending and bringing others who might NORTHEAST: KATHLEEN SEITZ, RICK TOUCHETTE CENTRAL: MITCH STANDARD, PHIL WINEGARDNER enjoy them as well. Part of the purpose 5 Outgoing Directors SOUTHERN: ANNE MARIE PINKENBURG, DOUG WAHL of these events is to keep you in touch WESTERN: NANCY STICKELMAN, MICHAEL WAGGONER 6 Planned Giving with the ranch, but also to rekindle old JIM LYNCH, IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 6 Worth Remembering JIM MACGILLIVRAY, RANCH COMMITTEE REP friendships and make new connections MARK ANDERSON, PHILMONT STAFF ADVISOR 20 Tooth of Time Sunset with PSA members. We will do our best EX OFFICIO MEMBERS 22 Staff Scholarships to bring images and news for what is EMERY CORLEY, LEGAL ADVISOR happening around the ranch. DOUGLAS FASCHING, TECHNOLOGY MANAGER 33 PSA Week at PTC Finally, a reminder in case you have DOLLIE O’NEILL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 38 Parting Shots changed your address, e-mail or other : PSA® FELLOWS On the Cover “Welcome to Philmont” information in recent months, be sure to by Clay Helfrick, 2016 NPS photographer. let Dollie O’Neill know at 575-376-1138. Bob Harvey Fellow PAUL AND MARY JANE HARVEY Second place winner in “Philmont Skies” We don’t want you to miss out on any Glenn A. Fowler Fellow category in the 2016 Staff Photo Contest. upcoming announcements. All the best BRUCE BARNES from the Philmont Staff Association! See George A. Bullock Fellow WILLIAM D. BRYCE MEMBERS ONLY ACCESS It is great to see how nature renews itself you next year! Joe Davis Fellow Username: HartPeak year after year, returning the land to that BILL CASS pristine state we all enjoyed as staff mem- John Murphy John A. Maxbauer, Jr. Fellow Password: stonypoint ANONYMOUS bers and guests of Philmont. The land President 2 HIGH COUNTRY ▫ December 2016 HIGH COUNTRY ▫ December 2016 3 Thanks to Our Outgoing Directors! PSA® NEWS Seven members of our current Board of Directors are stepping down at year-end. Our thanks to each of them for their dedicated service to the association! New Counsel Appointed Tom Washburne (Ranger 83-84, PC Colleen Nutter, Highlands Ranch, Colo. Miranda 85), an attorney and Indiana Vice President – Membership State Representative from Evansville, will (CHQ Activities 88, Ranger 89, PC Indian Writings 90-91, CD Indian assume duties as the association’s legal Writings 92, 95) counsel beginning January 1. Three of his children worked on the staff this past summer. Adam Fromm, Arlington, Va. Emery Corley, who has served as our Secretary legal advisor since 2008, is taking a well- (Ranger 99, OATC 00, Assoc. Dir. Cons./Surveyor 01) deserved break. Our thanks to Emery for keeping us out of trouble all these years! Attendees at the annual President’s Circle Weekend Steve Rick, Cimarron N.M. in October. Members each contribute $1,000 or New Board Member more in the first quarter of the year. National Director (Ranger 78, PC Pueblano 79, PC Crater Lake 80, PC Black Mtn. 81, PSA member Jim MacGillivray, a member PC Beaubien 83, PC Kit Carson 84) of the Philmont Ranch Committee since BULLETIN BOARD 2006, has been appointed by that group Upcoming PSA® Events to serve as its representative on the as- Rick Touchette, Coeymans, N.Y. sociation’s Board of Directors. The Ranch Northeast Regional Director PSA® Winter Adventure Trek (Ranger 71, PC Cyphers Mine 72, PC Miranda 74, PC Urraca 75, Committee representative’s position is February 17-21, 2017 required by our constitution, but has been CD Abreu 76, CD Fish Camp 77) vacant since the death of Bill McKown PSA® Week at PTC in 2014. Jim also serves as chair of the Philmont Training Center Ranch Committee’s Properties and Facili- July 23-29, 2017 Anne Marie Pinkenburg, Fort Worth, Tex. ties Task Force. Southern Regional Director PSA® Summer Treks (Ranger 92-95, 97) July 29 – August 5, 2017 Around the PSA® PSA® Autumn Adventure Treks PSA members donated more than $7,800 September 10-15, 2017 Doug Wahl, Murrells Inlet, S.C. to the Building HOmE Campaign on Southern Regional Director Giving Tuesday, November 29 . Mariah PSA® Volunteer Vacation (Trail Crew Asst. Foreman 96, 98, CD Urraca 99, ROCS Coord. 2000) Hughes, elected to become Vice Presi- September 16-22, 2017 (Tentative) dent – Development beginning January 1, 2017, was appointed by the Board of SAVE THE DATE Nancy Coleman Stickelman, Las Vegas, Nev. Directors at its September meeting to fill Western Regional Director that vacant position immediately. the Northeast Region Reunion (PC Head of Dean 97, PC Fish Camp 98, CD Head of Dean 99, PSA now boasts more than 3,200 mem- Washington, D.C. Area CD Fish Camp 00, CD French Henry 01, CD Cyphers Mine 02, bers, an increase of seven percent from Saturday, March 18, 2017 Backcountry Mgr. 03) 2015. 4 HIGH COUNTRY ▫ December 2016 HIGH COUNTRY ▫ December 2016 5 Going Home: A Testimony of Planned BUILDING HOME Giving and the PSA® Like all of you, I don’t spend much time you draw it up, or update it. I think the first year my family went to thinking about my passing. But last week I hope to have many more camp- Philmont was either 1952 or 1953 for my a fellow Scouter in my district, who was ing seasons in my future, but it’s good dad to take a course at what was then the ten years younger than me, passed on. It to know that I have taken proper care VTC (now PTC). We went two years for made me check my meager “estate plan” to leave behind a small portion of my him to take training, and then my mother to see that it was up to date. While it savings to the organization that supports decided we needed to work there the next is not a large “estate,” I thought it was the people, place and programs that are summer. As we were packing the car to important to “be prepared” for that time Philmont. head home, mother caught Mr. Potter when I do pass. If you are interested in talking about (Dick), who was the VTC director. He I did make it a point to specify a small details of making a gift, call our Executive told her to send him our applications and token of my esteem for “The Philmont Director, Dollie O’Neill at 575-376-1181, the rest is part of “my” history. Staff Association.” That way my loved or e-mail [email protected]—she I started working in 1954 or ‘55 PSA life members John and Ouida Henson.