PHILNEWS TH JULY 12 , 2013 YEARS OF ISSUE 6 75 PHILMONT Oldest Open Rodeo Keeps the West Alive Philmont Staff Wins Wild Cow Milking, Places Ranch Bronc Ride Katie Landeck Th is is Shaw’s fourth time Staff Writer competing in the Rodeo. In 2010, his fi rst time competing, he was Evan Withrow had never in the same position as Withrow, milked a cow before entering the Miazza and Bowie: completely Wild Cow Milking event in the inexperienced and simply there to Maverick Club Rodeo. have a good time. James Miazza and Austin “Th e fi rst time was by far my Bowie had never seen a Wild worst,” said Shaw. But, “You catch Horse Race and when they woke the bug. You get off and you go up on the morning of July 4th, ‘that’s amazing. I want to do that they didn’t think they would be again.’ It’s just fun.” competing in one. Last year, he tied for third in But by the end of the rodeo, the Ranch Bronc Ride, an event A young cowboy rides a sheep on Thursday, July 4 at the Marverick Club Rodeo in Cimarron. Mutton Withrow, a Program Counselor at busting is the children’s version of bullriding, where sheep are ridden instead of bulls. KAITLYN where cowboys ride their working CHABALLA/PHILNEWS PHOTOGRAPHER Black Mountain, was a Wild Cow saddle on a bucking horse and do Milking champion, and Miazza whatever they can to stay on. Th is Hope Kirwan and talk and visit, maybe for addition to donating to veterans’ and Bowie, both Wranglers, had year, he won third in the Ranch Staff Writer the only time of the year,” said organizations, the club also raises wrestled an unbroken horse. Bronc Ride and competed in Cribbett. “It’s also an event where funds for education. “Th is is the fi rst time I even the Wild Cow Milking and Wild The Maverick Club of a Grandma can sit over there and “The money that we raise considered joining a rodeo,” said Horse Race. Cimarron hosted their 91st watch her son in one event, and goes to scholarships for seniors Withrow. It was Shaw who encouraged annual rodeo on July 4, 2013. her grandson in another event. in the Cimarron High School,” Philmont representation is a Miazza, Bowie and Horseman The Maverick Rodeo is It’s an event that families can all said Cribbett. “Every year we give tradition at the rodeo. Th e entire Jacob Painter to compete in the the longest-running open compete in.” out $3,000-3,500 in scholarships. Ranch department has the day off Wild Horse Race, when the other rodeo in the United States, The Maverick Club is a So the proceeds go directly back to attend or compete, and usually team in the event scratched. allowing participants to enter community organization that to the kids.” staff from other departments will “I kind of coerced those guys. competitions the day of the event began in 1922 by 50 men from Although the club puts throw their hat into the ring as I told them ‘think about how without having an official riding Cimarron. According to their on many rodeo events to raise well. good you’d look,’” said Shaw. He record. history, the Mavericks’ purpose money, experience on a ranch is “I want to keep the Western later added, “I’m proud of those According to Fred Cribbett, “was to pursue social, civic and not necessary to be a member of feel alive,” said Horseman guys. Th ey really stepped up to Maverick Club Treasurer, educational activities” to better the Mavericks. Tanner Shaw, who competed in the plate.” remaining open to the public is their community. “I’m not a cowboy at all,” three events. “It used to be that While the three men initially what makes this rodeo unique. Ninety-one years later, said Cribbett. “But I mean most everybody from the Ranch got had no intention of competing in “It’s not just a rodeo, its the Mavericks continue to of these guys either work at one in the Rodeo ... I don’t want to let the Rodeo, in the hours before the these people that sit around here help those from Cimarron. In Continued on page 12, Oldest Rodeo that die.” Continued on page 13, Staff Wins @Philmont PhilmontScoutRanch.org Philmont Scout Ranch 2 | PhilNews Friday July 12, 2013 PhilmontScoutRanch.org NEWS AND July 12-July 20 Mark’s Minute Friday, 12 Saturday, 13 Sunday, 14 Monday, 15 Wednesday,17 Thursday, 18 Saturday, 20 PHOTO TEAM 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Milkshakes @ Movie Night: Coff ee House Former Philmont Yoga @ PTC Small Movie road trip Brat Day @ Baldy SSSAC and Magic Casino Royale @ Night @ CHQ staff member Fry or Villa Lawn to Taos for either Pavilion Tournament in Baldy Pavilion Staff Dining Hall Tom Munch (weather permitting) “Lone Ranger” Editor-in-Chief Walcutt Room @ performance @ or “Pacifi c Rim”; Owen McCulloch SSSAC Baldy Pavilion 8 p.m. meet in front of Movie Night: O SSSAC NPS Manager Brother Where Art Th ou @ Baldy Bryan Hayek Pavilion PhilNews Editor Amanda Push Weather Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, PhilNews Writers July 12 July 13 July 14 July 15 Mostly Sunny Partly Cloudy T-Storms Scattered Showers Joe Bruner High: 88 High: 88 High: 86 High: 81 Hope Kirwan Low: 55 Low: 55 Low: 55 Low: 50 Katie Landeck Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Mary-Kate Smith July 16 July 17 July 18 July 19 Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny Photography Manager High: 79 High: 82 High: 84 High: 84 Low: 49 Low: 51 Low: 52 Low: 52 Katy Mooney SAMANTHA WAIDLER/PHILNEWS PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER 2011 Photographers Kevin Boucher Corrections Kaitlyn Chaballa Book Signing PhilNews is Donovan Cole If any other July 12, 3-5 p.m. Book signing by author Steve Cassidy Johnson corrections are seen Zimmer and Steve Lewis for their new book, “It now accepting Tim Morgan please notify the Happened in the Cimarron Country” and Steve submissions to be Zimmer’s book “People of Cimarron.” David Spitznagel PhilNews Editor by printed in future Connor Spurr From June 14 to June 20 artists Dawn Chandler emailing philmontnps@ and Jeff Segler will be working in the Philmont Museum issues. and Seton Memorial Library courtyard. 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These friendships can be the “Friendship is the only cement that to take a group photo, offer to take the result of working closely with your will hold the world together.” picture so everyone can be in the shot. team, hiking and enjoying the “pile As we continue the summer, If someone appears confused about of rocks” with other staff members on delivering a world class experience to some procedure or process offer to your days off, working together during each visitor, we know that we must help and answer questions. We need emergency situations, or just plain be aggressively friendly and continue to proactively help each participant as spending time hanging out together to share our joy and enthusiasm as opportunities arise. with people who share your vision. we become part of each person’s Theodore Roosevelt (here I go This past week, Mark Stinnett, adventure. People – participants, again, with another quote) said, “The a member of the Philmont Ranch guests and fellow staff members – most important single ingredient in Committee and past staff member seem friendlier, more neighborly the formula of success is knowing how was visiting the Ranch. An advisor of when we adopt an attitude of being to get along with people.” one of the departing crews had made aggressively friendly.