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Table of Contents

2 Miles from Nowhere

3 Feature

8 World News

10 Sports

12 Concert Calendar

14 Entertainment

22 Chaplain’s Corner

PhilNews is a staffnewsletter published

weekly by Philmont Scout Ranch.

Given all the red, white and blue revelryof the past few days, I’ve been thinking afair amount about this country whose230th birthday we just celebrated.

I do not mean to suggest that the UnitedStates of America is not a magnificentcountry, but there have been occasionswhere people—both domestically andabroad—have idealized our land.

All of us, or our ancestors, who chose tocome to this land did so seeking a better life.Whether by Ice Age land bridge, bath tubraft, first-class airplane or on foot, peoplehave flocked to this land for generations.Some arrived here following the herds ofanimals they hunted; others came in searcheconomic opportunities or political free-doms. Since before America was America,people have been drawn to our shores andborders by the so-called American Dream:the promise of a better life.

Arriving in the Land of the Free and theHome of the Brave, many immigrants—both past and present—find thatAmerica’s streets are not paved with gold,and sometimes not even paved at all.America Online discs and restauranttoothpicks aside, many discover that notmuch in life, in the United States or else-where, is free.

But while the romanticized dreams ofsome get disappointed,many others find prosperi-ty, success and happiness.Our streets may not be liter-ally paved with gold, as thesaying goes, but this coun-try retains its reputation asa Land of Opportunity.

Similarly, Philmont hasbeen hailed such things as“God’s Country” and“Scouting Paradise.”

While these titles imply the idealizationdiscussed above, the nuanced reality isthat Philmont is also a Land ofOpportunity.

Hiking a trek or working as staff atPhilmont are not easy feats. Regardless ofthe program or staff position, Philmontcan at times be physically, emotionally,and spiritually taxing.

But that is the very magic of Philmont.Challenges reveal character; hardships pro-vide opportunities for maturity and growth.

Philmont is not Scouting Paradise becauseit is a lush, green oasis where we sit onlawn chairs and sip tropical beverages withmulticolored miniature umbrellas. Rather,it is a paradise because the rocks, wind,rain, dirt and heat provide the fertile soil inwhich abilities are measured, determina-tion is tested, and—after a week, a trek, ora summer—better, stronger people emerge.

Miles From Nowhere... BY BENJAMIN FOOTE

Philnews Manager

On the cover:Bull-riding was the culminating event of the 83rd Maverick Club

Fourth of July RodeoPHOTO BY STUART SINCLAIR

NPS Manager

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Please be aware that the viewsexpressed in this column do notnecessarily represent those ofPhilNews, Philmont Scout Ranch,or the Boy Scouts of America.

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The camp boasting one of the best viewsof the Tooth of Time teaches crews a vitalbackcountry skill.

Carson Meadows gives crews the experi-ence of participating in a Search andRescue starting from the big porch oftheir two-year-old cabin.

Rescuers can search for a missing personeither actively or passively. A passivesearch consists of finding the personwithout looking for him or her — usuallyby gathering facts about the person bytalking to those who know them best. Anactive search involves dogs, aircraft, orpeople on foot or ATV. Those on theground search for the person by walkingaround and using a voice or sound sweep.

When actively searching there are sevenpoints of direction the rescuer must use inlooking for the missing person: forward,back, right, left, up, down, and all around.

Missing people normally follow the pathof least resistance. Hikers and hunters canbe harder to find, however, because theyoften follow a different path. Huntersfocus on an animal, not on their map andcompass, and therefore become disorient-ed. Hikers are overconfident, makingthem similarly hard to find, said AmberLandress, Program Counselor.

“Hikers think they know everything —especially those that have hiked for a cou-ple of years,” she said. “They are notgoing to go the path of least resistance;instead they will go up to a high place tobe able to see everything.”

The basics of a SAR come down towho is the leader of the IncidentCommand Post. A search is conductedsuccessfully only if there is one centralcommand, said Landress.

“Searches will have one person back atbase, looking at the map and coordinatingeverything,” she said.

While at Carson Meadows, crews per-form a hasty search for their ranger or oneof the members of the camp’s staff.

To find that person, the crews must use ajournal left behind by the “missing” per-son, who in the journal is a co-worker thatran off into the woods because he or shedoesn’t want to be at Philmont anymore.The journal contains five potential destina-tions with corresponding GPS coordinates.

The staff teaches the crews how to use aGPS, as well as how to plot the givencoordinates on a map with a grid reader.Each crew member gets a chance to learnhow to use a grid reader, and the staffchecks back with the group after they arefinished to make sure they did it correctly.

A crew is split up into two teams andsearches for the person by dividing up the

clues and the coordinates that they wereassigned. The teams are linked to eachother as well as Incident Commandthrough walkie-talkies. IncidentCommand, which is covered by a staffmember, keeps up on the process of thetwo teams as well as informs the groupsof the clues in case they forgot. Eachgroup follows the GPS to each destina-tion, or clue, to see if the subject is some-where in that area.

Once the crew finds the subject, theyreturn to the cabin, where the crew isdebriefed and asked what they liked ordisliked about the program, so the staffcan make it better for future crews.

Awell coordinated search is vital becauseit is a race against time, said Landress.

“If you do not find the person within 12hours, the survival rate of that persondecreases by ten percent in every hourafter that,” she said.

BY ERIC STANN

PhilNews Staff

Life’s a SAR at Carson Meadows

Program Counselor Amber Landress teaches a crew how to plot coordinates on amap using a grid reader.

PHOTO BY ERIC STANN, PhilNews Staff

In perhaps the most exciting week ofsports this summer, the FIFA WorldCup, the Tour de France, theWimbledon and most importantly, theCimarron Maverick Rodeo have keptPhilmont staffers on the edge of theirseat, or saddle, as the case may be.

Although the finals of the World Cupand Wimbledon are yet to be played,results are in for this year’s rodeo, andKenny Whetham is the champion.

The parade started at 8:30 a.m. andwent through Cimarron to the MaverickClub Rodeo grounds. Fourteen eventswere held through the day.

Around 3 p.m., after several hours ofsolid rodeo fun, a storm rolled andturned the whole event wet and muddy,but the crowds stayed put to see whowould be the bull riding winner.

Through rain and injury, the competi-tion continued, except when it came tothe Century Team Roping. In that cate-gory, no team made a time, and they allleft went the storm hit in the afternoon.

But Kenny Whetham endured a kick inthe stomach during the wild horse raceand still took the biggest belt buckle.He won the bull riding competition andalso awarded the All-around prize.

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The 83rd Maverick Club RodeoBY KATE SHIPLEY

Philnews StaffALL-AROUND: Kenny Whetham

BULL RIDING: Kenny Whetham

MIXED RIBBON ROPING: Casey McGlaun

WILD HORSE RACE: James Sexton, WayneWeeks and Bill Frake

JUNIOR POLE BENDING: Mary Archuleta

SADDLE BRONC: Luke Rush

COW PONY RACE: Kacie Deines

JUNIOR BARRELS: Sage Vincent

CALF ROPING: Garrett Baker

WILD COW MILKING: James Sexton,Wayne Weeks and Chris Grover

BARRELS: Fara Garcia

RANCH BRONC RIDING:Andrew McEwen

TEAM ROPING: Justin Price and JoryRichardson

TEAM ROPING (CENTURY): No one madea time

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PHOTOS BY NPS PHOTOGRAPHERS:JAMES KING, JOSH FEATHER, MARGARETHEDDERMAN, ANDREW SINCLAIR,STUART SINCLAIR, RORY CHAPMAN

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Wolves let loose in Barker Wildlife Area

For years residents of northern NewMexico have debated the reintroduc-tion of wolves to the area. Last week,an unofficial and illegal releasing oftwo light-colored wolves occurred inthe Elliot Barker State Wildlife Areajust north of Philmont.

Although the Mexican Wolf is native tothe area, they were hunted out in the mid-20th Century. It is unknown what speciesof wolf now roams free in the Barker.

While no one has been bothered by thewolves thus far, two rangers and onecrew reported seeing them on the way toRich Cabins, a staffed camp just north ofthe Elliot Barker.

“When they saw the wolves they werelying down, which means they’re com-

fortable enough not to be running away,”said Ranch superintendent Bob Ricklefs.

A witness observed an unidentified manfrom Santa Fe dropping off the wolvesthat he reportedly did not want to keep orput down. The man drove up past Poniland set the blonde wolves or wolf hybridsfree. According to Ricklefs, the manprobably raised the wolves and then real-ized how expensive or difficult it wouldbe to keep them.

Over the years it has become popularor stylish to keep wild animals as pets.Usually bought as cute cubs or pup-pies, the animals eventually grow intodangerous creatures. The owners rarelyhave the experience or means to carefor the animals.

“The wolves are a danger to the ani-mals in the area as well as to crews that

have to pass through the area as part oftheir trek, because they have probablygrown accustomed to being aroundpeople,” Ricklefs said.

“If someone sees the wolves they shouldstay together, and make lots of noise andtreat it like a mountain lion. They alsoneed to report it as soon as they can,” saidJohn Van Dreese, Philmont’s AssociateDirector of Program.

There are no plans to send anyone totry to locate and retrieve the animalsbecause they have such a great roam-ing capability and there is no way tolocate them.

“They could be back in Santa Fe bynow for all we know,” he said.

Until more is learned about the situation,people are advised to be aware of the ani-mals and use caution.

BY ANGELO POMPEO

Philnews Staff

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Pictures of Omar the Camel and Villa Custom socks also available!

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What’s Going On Around the World...Israel rejects militants’ deadline on prisoners On Monday Israel rejected an ultimatum fromPalestinian militants for the release of Palestinian pris-oners in return for their missing soldier. Israel is alsoholding Syria accountable for the soldier’s safety sincethe Hamas militants involved in the kidnapping arebased in Damascus, said Israeli Prime Minister AmirPeretz. The militants’ statement set a July 4 deadline forIsrael to begin releasing the prisoners or suffering con-sequences. Specific consequences were not mentioned inthe statement, which was released by the military wingof the ruling Hamas party, the Popular ResistanceCommittees, and the Army of Islam. Israeli Army Chiefof Staff Dan Halutz said Israel would do all it can tobring about the soldier’s release, but will not surrenderto an ultimatum. Meanwhile, Israel continued theirattacks Monday on Gaza. Three Palestinian gunmenwere shot dead in southern Gaza by Israeli troops afterthey approached the forces in an apparent attempt to det-onate explosive belts.

Iran given deadline on nuclear crisisWestern countries have set a July 12 deadline for Iran tosuspend its uranium enrichment program and agree totalks or face the threat of U.N. Security Council sanc-tions. Diplomats also added that Russia and China werevery close to supporting the West on this U.N. SecurityCouncil action if Iran refuses a six-nation power packageof incentives. The announcement comes just two daysbefore a key Iran-European Union meeting meant tomake it clear to Iran that time is running out. Iranian offi-cials have expressed that they will not respond to theincentive to talk before mid-August, which the diplomatsdescribe as an attempt to stall negotiations till after theJuly 15-17 summit of the Group of Eight industrializednations. After this meeting in St. Petersburg, the pressureon Russia to stand with the West on Iran will be weak-ened, said one of the diplomats. Iran argues that it has theright to nuclear technology to generate power under theNuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, but the internationalworld is increasingly concerned that Iran wants to use theenriched uranium in the core of nuclear warheads.

New Jersey begins statewide shutdownMore than half the New Jersey work force was off thejob and the rest of those might not get paid this week asthe state government shutdown began. New JerseyGovernor Jon Corzine imposed the shutdown after statelawmakers missed the July 1 deadline to adopt a newstate budget. The Senate planned to meet Monday but no

Assembly meetings were scheduled. The state courts,lottery sales, and road construction were among the firstcasualties of the state shutdown. Casinos and race trackswere expected to close Wednesday if to budget is madeby then. Both require state monitoring. State parks,beaches, and historic sites were expected to close byWednesday as well. About 45,000 state employees areout of work, except for those deemed essential, such asstate police. If the shutdown drags on, Corzine said morestate funded services will be forced to close.

North Korea threatens U.S. with nuclear warThe Korean Central News Agency reported Monday thatthe country would respond to a pre-emptive U.S. mili-tary attack with a nuclear strike and eventually nuclearwar. The threat, which is often voiced by state-con-trolled media, comes amid the testing of seven missiles,including one long-range Taepodong-2 rocket, whichbelieved to be capable of reaching the West Coast of theUnited States. Surrounding nations, including Japan andChina, have condemned the tests; the U.S. has called forNorth Koreo to return to six-party negotiations with theUnited States and five nations surrounding North Korea.The U.S. is also pushing for U.N. Security Councilaction against North Korea. Pyongyang has demanded anon-aggression treaty with Washington before any fur-ther steps are taken.

Presidential ballot recount expected in MexicoFelipe Calderon said Monday that his 400,000 voteadvantage sealed his presidential victory, but electoralofficials said they were preparing for a manual recountof every ballot beginning Wednesday. A preliminarycount gave Calderon the victory with only one percent-age point, making the vote Mexico’s closest race ever.Officials said they would not declare a victor until themanual recount is completed. Rival and runner-up

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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowed to examineevery vote.

Subway crash kills 34 in SpainAt least 34 people died in a subway crash in Valencia,Spain, on Monday. Two cars derailed, sending themcrashing into the side of the tunnel. Officials were quickto rule out terrorism, saying that high speed and a col-lapsing train wheel were the leading causes of the crash.About 22 other people were injured and more than 150were led to safety. The accident comes days before PopeBenedict XVI visits Valencia, and preparations werebeing made for thousands to use the city’s public trans-port network at that time.

Indian Ocean tsunami warning system readyA tsunami warning system covering the Indian Oceanis now ready, the U.N. reports. The system will allowthe whole region to receive and distribute tsunamiwarnings. It is comprised on 26 national tsunami infor-mation centers receiving information from 25 newseismographic stations and three deep-sea sensors. Thedevelopment comes 18 months after the devastatingtsunami in December 2004 killed more than 200,000people in the region. However, Koichiro Matsuura,director-general of the UN’s scientific and culturalorganization, said that the system would only work ifthere was an open and free exchange of informationbetween the region’s nations.

First train completes journey from China to TibetAfter a two-day, 710 mile journey, the first train fromChina arrived in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa. The world’shighest rail line uses high-tech engineering to stabilizethe tracks over permafrost and uses pumped oxygen tohelp passengers cope with the high altitude. The win-dows have also been outfitted with ultra-violet filters tokeep out the sun’s glare. Some of the passengers wereaffected by the altitude, and had to attach oxygen tubesto their noses. Critics fear China will use the rail line toassert its control over the region, and say that the rail linethreatens both the delicate Himalayan environment andancient Tibetan culture. The Dalai Lama, says that therail line itself is not a cause for concern for the Tibetanpeople, but how it will be used.

Large asteroid passes closely by EarthA huge asteroid passed about 269,000 miles from thesurface of the Earth early Monday. Discovered in 2004,2004 XP14 is estimated to be about a half-mile wide,based on its brightness. Early Monday it was expected to

be visible as a small moving dot to amateur sky watcherswith good telescopes, with its closest approach over theU.S. West Coast. Scientists expect 2004 XP14 will haveten more close encounters with Earth over the next cen-tury, none of which pose a threat to the planet.

Heavily pregnant shark surprises scientistsA likely world record hammerhead shark caught in Mayoff the coast of Florida weighed 1,280 pounds because itwas pregnant with a total of 55 pups - the most scientistshave ever seen. The shark was given to Mote MarineLaboratory, where scientists said last Thursday that thepups were just a few days from birth. Dr. Robert Hueter,director for the Mote Center for Shark Research, saideven though he was thankful that the fisherman donatedthe shark, he was saddened to see so many unborn pupsinside. The International Game Fish Association isexpected to announce in late July if the 14.5 foot shark isa record catch on rod and reel.

Judge bars use of sonar during U.S. war exercises in HawaiiA temporary restraining order was issued Monday bar-ring the Navy from using a type of sonar that allegedly isharmful to marine animals. The order, written by U.S.District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper, comes three daysafter the Navy was granted a six-month exception by theDefense Department to use the “mid-frequency activesonar.” Environmental groups had sued the Navy to stopthe sonar use during war games, which begin this week.Judge Cooper sided with the plaintiffs, saying they “haveshown a possibility that [the sonar] will kill, injure, anddisturb many marine species, including marine mam-mals, in waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands.”

Enron founder diesKenneth Lay, 64, founder of Enron, died Wednesday ofa heart attack. Last May, he was found guilty of 10counts of fraud and conspiracy related to the collapseof Enron. At the time of his death, he was awaiting sen-tencing. He was admitted to Aspen Valley Hospital inAspen, Colorado with a massive coronary and was pro-nounced dead two hours later. Lay started Enron, anenergy company that grew to become the seventhlargest company in the nation, which collapsed due toan accounting scandal.

Colonial Williamsburg creates podcast for visitorsColonial Williamsburg, Virginia, is creating free weeklyaudio programs that people can listen on their computersor portable MP3 players. The idea for the programs is to

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WimbledonFor the first time in 95 years, no Americans reachedWimbledon’s quarterfinals. On the men’s side, Americanfavorite and third ranked player in the world Andy Roddickwas eliminated in Round 3 by Britain’s Andy Murray. Theelimination of sixth ranked Venus Williams by JelenaJankovic (Serbia and Montenegro) in round 3, along with aninjury to sister Serena Williams which kept her out of thisyear’s tournament, marks the first time since 1999 that therewill not be a Williams in the finals at Wimbledon.America’s last standing player was Shenay Perry who lost10 straight games to Elena Dementieva after being tied 2-2in the first set. By noon on the first day of the second weekof the tournament, all American participants were eliminat-ed. Players still remaining in the field include JarkkoNieminen, Lleyton Hewitt, second seeded Rafael Nada whodefeated Andre Agassi in round 3, and the world’s topranked player Roger Federer. Federer is the only person leftin the tournament yet to drop a single set as he attempts towin his fourth Wimbledon title in a row. The women havenot experienced the upsets that have characterized the men’stournament. The top four seeded women- AmelieMauresmo, Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin-Hardenne, andMaria Sharapova, respectively- are still battling for the title.

Tour de FranceThe story at the Tour, tragically, has not been of GeorgeHincapie, the American surprise who wore the yellow jerseyafter the second day, although he had lost it by the third. It’sno longer even focused on finding out who will become theheir to Armstong’s throne. Unfortunately, the story has beenabout Tour favorites Ivan Basso and Jan Ullrich along withseven other cyclists being banned from competing in therace this year due to steroid allegations and a blood dopingscandal; problems that have plagued the sport of cyclingalmost constantly over the past few years. No official detailson the removal of the riders have been released, but themystery and suspected doping have filled fans heads withquestion marks about the real quality of the riders and hastaken away some of the interest and support that normallymake the Tour a world class race. Police claim to havefound evidence of human growth hormone, testosteronepatches, and anabolic steroids used by Basso. Blood doping,which has been suspected of both Basso and Ullrich, is theuse of blood transfusions to increase their red blood cellcount. This results in more oxygen in the blood, which pro-vides the riders more endurance, strength and stamina.

NBA DraftIn a draft that was expected to be one of the most unpre-dictable in history, teams still could not make up their mindseven after the picks were made. Six first-round selections

were traded on draft day including four of the top ten picks.With the first pick in the draft, the Toronto Raptors tookAndrea Bargnani the twenty year old Italian seven-footer,with a smooth and versatile inside-outside game. TheChicago Bulls took LaMarcus Aldridge (U of Texas) withthe number two pick, but ended up trading him to Portlandfor young, explosive Tyrus Thomas of LSU who was takenby Portland with the number four pick. At three, theCharlotte Bobcats selected the highly touted scoringmachine, Adam Morrison (Gonzaga). Duke Senior SheldenWilliams was selected by the Atlanta Hawks at the numberfive pick. Another proven senior, Brandon Roy(Washington), was taken by Minnesota with the number sixpick. Roy was also acquired by Portland through a trade,they finished the draft with four first round players after inthe aftermath of their three trades. The Boston Celtics choseRandy Foye (Villanova) with the seventh overall pick, buttraded him to Portland. Portland sent him to Minnesota intheir acquisition of the afore mentioned Brandon Roy. RudyGay became the first of a remarkable five players selectedfrom the University of Connecticut when the HoustonRockets picked him at number eight, he was then traded tothe Memphis Grizzlies. The Golden State Warriors stuckwith their number nine pick; Patrick O’Bryant (Bradley).Mouhmed Sene from Senegal rounded out the top ten as hewas taken by the Seattle Supersonics. Duke’s sensationalshooting guard J.J Reddick was taken by the Orlando Magicwith the number eleven pick.

MLB All-Stars Starters AnnouncedAmerican League National LeagueC: Ivan Rodriguez, DET C: Paul Lo Duca, NYM1B: David Ortiz, BOS 1B: Albert Pujols, STL2B: Mark Loretta, BOS 2B: Chase Utley, PHISS: Derek Jeter, NYY SS: Jose Reyes, NYM3B: Alex Rodriguez, NYY 3B: David Wright, NYMOF: Manny Ramirez, BOS OF: Jason Bay, PITOF: Vladimir Guerrero, LAA OF: Carlos Beltran, NYMOF: Ichiro Suzuki, SEA OF: Alfonso Soriano, WAS

One notable selection to this year’s All-Star Game, whichwill be held on July 11 in Pittsburg, is the Cardinal’s AlbertPujols. He missed seventeen games due to injury and is stilltied for the league lead in home runs; he received morevotes than anyone in the National League. Manny Ramirezof the Boston Red Sox received the most votes in theAmerican League. The New York Mets and the ChicagoWhite Sox each led their league by having six playersselected to the All-Star teams. Ichiro Suzuki was selected tothe All-Star team for the sixth time in the six years he hasbeen in the league; he currently has more hits on the seasonthan he did at this point last year when he broke the record

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American League

EAST W L PCT GB L10Boston 50 31 .617 - 7-3NY Yankees 46 35 .568 4.0 5-5Toronto 47 36 .566 4.0 7-3Baltimore 39 46 .459 13.0 5-5Tampa Bay 37 47 .440 14.5 5—-5

CENTRAL W L PCT GB L10Detroit 56 28 .667 7-3Chicago Sox 54 29 .651 1.5 6-4Minnesota 46 36 .561 9.0 9-1Cleveland 39 43 .476 16.0 7-3Kansas City 28 54 .341 27.0 6—-4

WEST W L PCT GB L10Oakland 44 39 .530 4-6Texas 42 42 .500 2.5 2-8Seattle 42 43 .494 3.0 6-4LA Angels 39 44 .470 5.0 6—-4

EAST W L PCT GB L10NY Mets 49 34 .590 3-7Philadelphia 38 44 .463 10.5 3-7Florida 35 45 .438 12.5 4-6Washington 37 48 .435 13.0 5-5Atlanta 36 48 .429 13.5 5—-5

CENTRAL W L PCT GB L10St. Louis 45 37 .549 3-7Cincinnati 44 40 .524 2.0 4-6Houston 42 42 .500 4.0 5-5Milwaukee 42 43 .494 4.5 5-5Chi Cubs 30 53 .361 15.5 2-8Pittsburgh 29 56 .341 17.5 3—-7

WEST W L PCT GB L10Colorado 43 40 .518 7—-3LA Dodgers 43 40 .518 5—-5San Diego 43 40 .518 4-6San Francisco 43 41 .512 0.5 6-4Arizona 40 44 .476 3.5 4-6

National League

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for most hits in a season. Ivan Rodriguez, leader of the sur-prise Detroit Tigers who have the best record in the leagueafter several years of sub-.500 baseball, was selected to his11th All-Star game; a record for catchers. Keep in mind thatthe league who wins theAll-Star Game will now have homefield advantage in the World Series.

World CupIn the quarterfinals Germany beat Argentina in a 4-2shootout after the game ended 1-1. Italy commandinglybeat Ukraine 3-0. Portugal and England ended two over-times deadlocked at 0-0 before Portugal’s amazing goalieAlexandre Ricardo helped them to the upset in the 3-1shootout win. Portugal was impressive, but France pulledoff the biggest upset of the Cup thus far with a 1-0 win overthe top ranked tournament favorite Brazillian team to makeit an all-European semi-finals.In the Semi’s the fiery Italians shocked the the hometownGermans in the second overtime, less than two minutesbefore heading to a shootout, with a left footed strike byFabio Grosso. Less than a minute later, with Germany mov-ing all players to the front, the Italians got a breakaway andAlessandro Del Piero knocked in another goal to put theGermans away. Italy will be awaiting France in the finalsafter they defeated Portugal in the semi-finals 1-0 on apenalty kick by Zinedine Zidane in the 33rd minute. In thefinals, on Sunday July 9 at noon, the Italians will go fortheir fourth World Cup, and France will try to win their sec-ond in the past three World Cups.

Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating ContestTakeru Kobayashi of Japan who weighs 160 pounds, isbeginning to make record setting performances a habit. OnBrooklyn’s seashore at the original Nathan’s Famous hotdog stand he captured the coveted Yellow Mustard Belt forthe sixth year in a row. He devoured an incredible—or sick-ening—53 3/4 hot dogs in just 12 minutes, that is one hotdog every 13 seconds. It edged out his old record of 53 1/2He has now set the world record four times. The first camein 2001 when he ate 50, doubling the previous world recordof 25. He is know for his unique style of dipping each bunin a soft drink before consumption, which seems to makethe buns dissolve and go down easier, then eating the hotdog by itself. The most surprising part of the day may havebeen that Kobayashi did not run away with the title as henormally does. In fact, until there were 3 minutes left in thecompetition he trailed American Joey Chestnut, who start-ed out shoving in two hot dogs at a time until he “hit a wall”late in the competition when Kobayashi surpassed him. Hestill ended up with a very impressive 52; a new Americanrecord. After the competition, Kobayashi, through a trans-lator, said he promised to return next year and conquer evenmore hot dogs.

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Backstage pass with the USAF Thunderbirds

Thunder erupts over the SandiaMountains, but it’s not the result of anoncoming storm.

The U.S. Air Force ThunderbirdsDemonstration Squadron took flightover the skies of Albuquerque lastweekend as the highlight event of the2006 Kirtland Air Show on July 1,which celebrated the 300 birthday ofAlbuquerque, NM. They ended a dayof aerial demonstrations of many dif-ferent military aircraft.

However the six Thunderbird pilotswould not get off the ground withoutthe team’s support personnel. This AirCombat Unit’s support personnel con-sists of four support officers, four civil-ians, and approximately 120 Active-duty, Air National Guard and Reserveenlisted personnel.

A Thunderbirds crew chief is responsi-ble for the overall performance andmaintenance performance of the air-craft, said Staff Sergeant Bradford C.Bowen, who served as a Thunderbirdscrew chief from 2000 to 2003, and alsocame up through the ranks of CubScouts and made it to the rank of StarScout in Boy Scouts.

“The crew chief is also the guy thatgives the airplane the final look overright before the aircraft takes off andflies in the show,” he said. “If anythingbreaks on the airplane, during the showor after the show, it’s the crew chief’sjob to replace those parts.”

A total of 33 crew chiefs made up thesquadron, and two are assigned to eachof the eight Thunderbirds airplanes forboth the day shift and the night shift.Only six of the eight pilots are demon-stration pilots. Of the remaining two,the seventh pilot serves as an opera-

tions officer and the eighth pilot fliesto each demonstration site in advanceto ensure all arrangements are com-plete and then narrates the demonstra-tion during the air show.

The day of the demonstration, the crewchiefs spend most of the day preparingthe Thunderbirds for flight.

“In the morning they take off all thecovers off the airplane, do a walkaround inspection, and then prepare torun the aircraft,” Bowen said. “Thentwo hours prior to the actual airdemonstration they run the airplanesfor ten minutes.

During the run the crew chiefs willbring up all the flight control comput-ers and built in control systems toensure that everything is runningsmoothly, said Bowen.

“What they want to do is eliminate anykind of problems so that when thepilots get in the airplane they know forsure that they don’t have any prob-

lems,” he said. “After the run theyclean up the airplane and get it readyfor the show.”

Six crew chiefs, the head personnelassigned to each airplane, and six spe-cialists stand in front of the show at thecommunications trailer at show center.The communications trailer allows thesafety observer and the personnel on theground to be able to get in contact withthe pilots especially in case of an emer-gency. Communication is reachedthrough four radios that are monitored atall times, said Bowen.

“If there was a safety issue, such as an air-craft not associated with the Thunderbirdsflew into the airfield box and penetratedthat airspace, the aircraft would then gointo a holding pattern,” he said. “Wewould notify them from the communica-tions trailer saying, ‘Hey, there is anintruder in the box, go into a holding pat-tern until we can clear the box.’Then onceit’s cleared they can resume the show.”

Becoming a part of the U.S. Air Force

BY ERIC STANN

Philnews Staff

The six Thunderbirds fly in formation past the crowd at the 2006 Kirtland AirShow in Albuquerque on July 1.

PHOTO BY ERIC STANN, PhilNews Staff

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Thunderbirds Demonstration Squadron isa competitive process. Each applicant hasto compile a package which includes theperson’s enlisted performance reportsfrom the previous five years - with per-fect scores for each - a picture and lettersof recommendation written by both theirpeers and their squadron commander.

“If there is an opening in the particularcareer area you applied for the packagegoes through the strictest review by thefolks you’ll be working with, thesupervisors you will be working for,and ultimately it goes though the com-mander,” he said. “The commander,the pilot who wears the number one onhis uniform, ultimately decides whogets in and who doesn’t.”

Before becoming a crew chief with theThunderbirds, Bowen worked as an F-15 Strike Eagle crew chief in the 391stFighting Squadron at Mountain HomeAir Force Base in Idaho. About fourmonths after applying, Bowen wasselected for the position of a crew chief

and moved to the home of theThunderbirds, Nellis Air Force Base inLas Vegas, Nevada, to serve his three-year term.

Enlisted personnel serve athree to four year term, butpilots only serve two years.After their term, the per-sonnel return to the regularAir Force, said Bowen.

“We like to refer to it asthe ‘Grey World’ becausewe work on aircraft thatare not shiny nor red,white and blue,” he said.

“We go back to working on grey air-planes or black airplanes and finishour careers, or finish out our assign-ments, or retire.”

Bowen said he had a great time as acrew chief for the Thunderbirds andthat it was a thrill. Back in the “GreyWorld” he currently serves as an F-117Stealth Fighter crew chief at HollomanAir Force Base in New Mexico.

“It’s the best job you could ever possiblywant,” he said. “It’s also nice to workwith people who are highly motivatedand who are excited to be there, and whodon’t mind working 12 hours a day.”

The communications trailer at show center is manned by 12 Thunderbirds sup-port personnel who are in contact with the pilots at all times during the show.

PHOTO BY ERIC STANN, PhilNews Staff

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Somebody told me how frightening it was how much topsoil we are losing each year, but

I told that story around the campfire and nobody got scared.

~Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy

Fourth Of July JumbleUse the letters in the shaded boxes to complete the pun.

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ REKSOFWRI

__ __ __ __ __ ODREO

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ MAPNEORTGI

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ HHOOSSEER

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ PLPAPEIE

__ __ __ __ LJYU

“On Independence Day, __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ be with you.”T

15July 7, 2006Entertainment

Poetry by the Staff of Whiteman Vega:

As the Valle Vidal closes, the staff ofWhiteman Vega would like to leave youwith some poetic verse . . .

Whiteman Vega, dry and brown,Mountain bikers racing, then falling down.

Freezy pops all day are a must,Low fat foods mean nothing to us.

The kids are smelly, but we’re not snobs,‘Cause no one smells worse than John andRob.

Biking, maintenance, and frequent repairsthen relaxing at night in our rocking chairs.

Till now there’s been no reason to get theblues,Except that day we rode twelve crews.

In truth, we’re not too happy we’re soon tocloseAnd be split up. To where? Who knows . . .

Hopefully we’ll reopen soon, we’ll see,But for now, Whiteman Vega: R.I.P.

Interested in Acting?Now Accepting Auditions for Opening CampfireThe new campfire takes place in the Philturn era (1940)with historical characters appearing to act out the past. Itis a work in progress and additional parts may eventuallybe written.Parts Currently Available:Popé (M/F) Pueblo RevolutionaryDiego de Vargas (M) Spanish Governor of New MexicoKit Carson (M) Mountain man and SoldierLuz Maxwell (F) Wife of Lucien Maxwell, wealthy landownerClay Allison (M) Landowner and gunfighterGretchen Sammus (F) Rancher and great-grandaughter ofTeresa ChaseWaite Phillips (M) Businessman and benefactor of PhilmontOld Scout (M) 1930s Boy Scout, meets participants andWelcome Center, takes roll call, and leads them to campfirebowl. (No memorization necessary for this part)Auditions are required! Rehearsal with Activities staffmay be required. Sign up at Activities Office.After a successful audition, you may sign up to play yourpart at any time.

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS

Where are they?

Health Lodge (x2)

Full Time Paramedics Truck

Fire Station 1

Administration

CHQ Camper Dining Hall

Between PTC Dining Halls

PTC Sun Room

Logistics Radio Room

Trading Post Snack Bar

AEDs: know where they are. You could save a life.

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If you’re a cowboy and you’re dragging a guy behind your horse, I bet it would really make you mad if you

looked back and the guy was reading a magazine. ~Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy

17July 7, 2006Entertainment

Across4. less than half the size of Alaska5. home of Rosa Parks7. they have one slot machine for everysix people11. “Come as you are, leave different”12. the first state to give women the rightto vote14. never ratified Prohibition19. home of that one big horse race20. it’s on my mind21. means “colorful” in Spanish22. churns out a bunch of apples24. only state to start with two vowels

26. the only one-syllable state27. home to the deepest hand-dug well30. has the most bordering states31. home of Hell’s Canyon, the deepestgorge in America32. 144 newspapers are published in thisstate35. the governor of this state hates ‘girlymen’37. known for cheese41. home of the first battle of the Civil War43. location of the first human lung trans-plant44. Tahlequah, in this state, is the capital

of the Cherokee Nation45. Chocolate Capital of the US46. once called ‘Seward’s Folly’47. “The Welcome Mat’s AlwaysOut’48. home of the first universitiyin the US

Down1. one of two noncontiguous USstates2. once called “The GreatAmerican Desert’3. home of the US NavalAcademy6. the 48th state8. once claimed by both NewHampshire and New York9. home of 82 miles of mappedpassages in the Wind Caves10. has the highest state capital13. the car theft capital of theworld15. Bismarck is the capital16. the ladybug is the officialstate bug17. more space shuttles launchfrom this state than any other18. this state has 154 lakesnamed Long Lake and 201lakes named Mud Lake22. the northernmost southernstate and the southernmostnorthern state23. spelled backwards is ‘oiho’25. has more ghost towns thanany other state28. name comes from UteIndians, meaning people of themountains

29. the first colony to declare independ-ence from England31. home of Lincoln’s log cabin33. has the oldest state university in theUS34. _____ is for Lovers36. the car capital of the world38. has an average population of 6 peopleper square mile39. home of the Woodstock Festival40. state animal is the mule42. the Buffalo River runs through it

Happiness is your dentist telling you it won’t hurt and then having him catch his hand in the drill.

~Johnny Carson

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Only after the last treehas been cut down. Only

after the last river has been poisoned. Only after the last fish has

been caught. Only then will you findthat money

cannot be eaten.

~Cree Prophecy

19July 7, 2006

Concert CalendarJuly, August 2006

Colorado7/11 A.F.I. - 7:30 p.m., Fillmore Auditorium, Denver7/16 Poison - 6:30 p.m., Coors Amphitheatre,Englewood7/17 Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - 8 p.m., RedRocks Amphitheatre, Morrison7/18 Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - 8 p.m., RedRocks Amphitheatre, Morrison7/20 Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - 8 p.m., RedRocks Amphitheatre, Morrison7/22 O.A.R. / Jack’s Mannequin - 7:30 p.m.,CityLights Pavilion, Denver7/22 Panic! At the Disco - 8 p.m., FillmoreAuditorium, Denver7/23 Widespread Panic - 4 p.m., Winter ParkResort, Winter Park7/25 Rascal Flatts - 7 p.m., Coors Amphitheatre,Englewood7/28 311 - 7 p.m., Red Rocks Amphitheatre,Morrison7/29 Ween / Flaming Lips - 7 p.m., Red RocksAmphitheatre, Morrison7/31 Steely Dan / Michael McDonald - 7:30 p.m.,Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison8/02 Soul2Soul II with Tim McGraw and FaithHill - 7:30 p.m., Pepsi Center, Denver8/06 Death Cab for Cutie - 8 p.m., FilmoreAuditorium, Denver8/07 Death Cab for Cutie - 8 p.m., FilmoreAuditorium, Denver8/09 Nickelback - 8 p.m., Coors Amphitheatre,Englewood8/15 Family Values Tour 2006 / KBPI Infest withKorn, Deftones, and more - 4:30 p.m., CoorsAmphitheatre, Englewood8/15 Def Leppard / Journey - 7:30 p.m., Red RocksAmphitheatre, Morrison8/18 Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Mars Volta -7:30 p.m., Pepsi Center, Denver8/26 Trapt and Seether - 8 p.m., Colorado StateFair, Pueblo8/28 Earth, Wind & Fire - 7:30 p.m., CityLightsPavilion, Denver

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Live each season as itpasses; breathe theair, drink the drink,taste the fruit, and

resign yourself to theinfluences of each.

~Henry David Thoreau

SudokuThe sudoku puzzle starts with some of the 81 squaresalready containing a number. These numbers are called“givens”. The goal of the game is simply to fill the puzzleso that every row, column and region contains the digits 1through 9. Therefor each number from 1 to 9 only appearsonce in each of the 3 “directions” (row, column, region). It’sthat simple. Taken from sudokuweb.com

Last week’s answer

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Philmont Photo Contest 2006Sponsored by Activities

All photos must be from 2006 and related to Philmont.The winner of each category will win a prize from the

Trading Post. The overall winner will receive a gift certifi-cate to the Trading Post or Texas Red’s.

Good luck!Deadline: August 1st

21July 7, 2006

Philmont Photo Contest 2006Entry Form

Name _________________________________

Department: ____________________________

Photo Title: _____________________________

Category (Circle One):Landscape Storms & RainbowsAnimal Wildlife Plant WildlifeStaff Activity Camper ActivitySunrise & Sunset Double HHumor (no vulgarity) Black & WhiteDigital Creations(One entry per category)

Bring or send your photos to the ActivitiesOffice. Each photo must be labeled with yourname, department and the category in whichyou are entering it.NO DIGITAL ALTERATIONS (except for DigitalCreations category).

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23July 7, 2006

Roving Outdoor Conservation School (ROCS)Please inform your brothers, sisters, troops and venture crews at home.

The Roving Outdoor Conservation School (ROCS) program is a 21-day trek for Scouts and Venturers that are betweenthe ages of sixteen and twenty-one. They will participate in an extensive environmental education program and variousconservation projects throughout the backcountry. Lessons include:Astronomy Aquatic Insects Botany DendrologyEcology Environmental Policy Fire Ecology FishForest Management Forest Health Geology HydrologyInsects Land Management Mammals Philmont Land Use HistoryRange Management Reptiles and Amphibians Soil Science WeatherWildlife ManagementThe program cost is only $370. The Scouts will hike approximately 150 miles throughout the entire Ranch and into theValle Vidal National Forest. Conservation projects will be done in different locations. Projects include trail building,streambed management and meadow encroachment. There are five sessions this summer and openings are still availablefor each. Treks are not coed but there are sessions available for both genders. There are four male sessions and onefemale session. Dates for the male crews are 6/17, 7/8, and 7/15; the date for the female crew is 7/22. Shuttles fromDenver, Albuquerque, and Raton are available if needed.Applications are available in the Conservation office, 505-376-2281 x249, or the Welcome Center. For more information, contact Justin Hougham. ADC ROCS (rhougham@wsu.edu) or Kevin Clegg, ROCS Coordinator(kclegg@nmu.edu).

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26PhilNews Chaplain’s Corner

The Ranch is a wonderful placewith great scenery and seeminglyendless miles of trails that staffmembers are free to use.

However, for staff, the price of beingin “God’s Country” is often a stress-ful personal life. Staff at Philmontlive for an extended time in closeproximity with other people, work-ing with them, eating with them andsharing living space with them. Evenwhen we really, really like thesepeople, this extended close associa-tion can lead to stress and hostility.

Two things that can help are “for-giveness” and “appreciation.”Forgive the other person’s mistakesand express verbal appreciation forthe other person’s good qualities.

Maybe you know someone inan orchestra, whether it is aschool, community, or profes-sional orchestra. Maybe youplay in an orchestra.

If so, you can appreciate astory about Pablo Casals, agreat performer on the cello,perhaps the greatest cellist whoever lived.

Cellist Gregor Piatigorskywrote in his autobiographyabout his dream, when he was ayoung man, of hearing Casalsplay. (The story was re-told inthe Reader’s Digest in 1967.)

Finally he met Casals, but Casalswouldn’t play. Instead Casals want-ed to hear Piatigorsky play a duetwith Rudolf Serkin. Both of theseyounger men were very nervous

and played badly.

In spite of this, Casalsapplauded, shouting,“Bravo! Wonderful!”Pitigorsky thought thatthe master must be mak-ing fun of them.

Years later, Pitigorskymet Casals again, haddinner with him, andthey played some musictogether. Pitigorsky feltcomfortable enoughwith Casals to tell himhow, at their first meet-ing, he felt Casals hadmocked him.

Casals was upset at thisaccusation, and heplayed a phrase from themusic Pitigorsky hadperformed at that firstmeeting.

Then he said, “Didn’t you play thisfingering? It was novel to me-itwas good. And here, didn’t youattack that passage with up-bow,like this?” He went throughSchumann and Bach, emphasizingall he liked that Pitigorsky haddone.

“And for the rest,” he said passion-ately, “leave it up to the ignorantand stupid, who judge by countingonly the faults. I can be grateful,and so must you be, for even onenote, one wonderful phrase.”

This attitude works for us atPhilmont. We all have brought per-sonal talents and gifts to this placewhich we call “God’s Country.”Let’s not be “ignorant and stupid”with one another, “counting onlythe faults.” Let’s appreciate eachother’s talents and gifts, shouting,“Bravo! Wonderful!”

BY REVEREND RICHARD DAVIES

Protestant Chaplain

Thoughts on “Getting along” at Philmont

All chapel services areheld every night at 7 p.m.

27July 7, 2006Chaplain’s Corner

Father Gerard Gentleman Catholic Chaplain

Father Gerard is an Eagle Scout from Long Island, New York.

He attended the State University of New York College atFredonia where he received a BFA in Theatre ArtsPerformance. Upon his graduation from college, Fr. Gerardspent a year working in theatres in Corning New York andNew York City. He attended the Seminary of theImmaculate Conception in Huntington, NY where he earneda Masters of Divinity and Masters of Arts in Theology.

Fr. Gerard was ordained a priest in June of 1997 for theDiocese of Rockville Centre where he serves as theDiocesan Catholic Scout chaplain. He has received theBronze Pelican in recognition of his work with CatholicScouting on Long Island. He has served as the associatepastor of St. Kilian parish in Farmingdale, NY.

His current full time ministry is chaplain of Holy TrinityDiocesan High School in Hicksville NY. He works withthe school’s 1700 students in the classroom, on retreat days,

at prayer services andin pastoral counsel-ing. Each summer heenjoys bringing HolyTrinity students toNazareth Farm inSalem West Virginiawhere they partici-pate in home repairand communitybuilding.

Fr. Gerard first served as a Philmont chaplain in 1996 as aseminarian. That summer on his 27th birthday a tornadoformed as he was visiting Harlan. The tornado did signifi-cant damage to the town of Cimarron and remains as one ofhis most memorable days in Philmont. As a priest, FrGerard has returned to serve as a Philmont Chaplain in2001, 2002, 2005 and 2006. In 2004, Fr. Gerard hiked asan advisor on the National Catholic Committee onScouting’s, St. George Trek. This summer he will againhike as an advisor in addition to serving as the Director ofProgram for the St. George Trek.

Named for the patron saint of Catholic Scouting, the St.George Trek is the National Catholic Committee onScouting’s biannual high adventure leadership program atPhilmont Scout Ranch. This special trek is designed todeepen a young person’s understanding of his or herChristian vocation, nourish the Scout’s spirituality anddevelop organizational and relational skills for leadership.The trek brings Catholic high school youth from aroundthe country together with two bishops, seven priests, tworeligious sisters and four seminarians for eleven days ofbackpacking on the trail. The participants have beenselected by their local Catholic committees because theyhave demonstrated leadership potential, received religiousemblems, and have been involve in church, school andcommunity activities. Participants will be asked to carrythis meaningful experience home with them and becomeeffective peer leaders in their home diocese.

This year’s St. George participants will gather together onJuly 11th at the Madonna Retreat house in Albuquerque.

There they will assemble their crews, work on team build-ing skills, participate in workshops on Christian leadershipand introduce the religious themes of the trek. They willbegin their trek at Philmont on July 13th. The six crews ofboys and one crew of girls will have their own unique itin-eraries; however, all seven crews will rendezvous atCimaroncito on July 17th and 18th where they reflect on thethemes of morality, values, spirituality, faith, Christian lead-ership and vocation awareness. During this time they willparticipate in special prayer services and a sunrise mass.

At the conclusion of the trek they will return to the retreathouse in Albuquerque where they will celebrate mass withthe Archbishop of Santa Fe and enjoy a barbeque hosted bythe Diocese of Santa Fe’s Catholic Committee on Scouting.

The Catholic Committee on Scouting is very grateful to allof the Philmont staff for making this trek possible andespecially ranch management, logistics, ranger leadership,health lodge, chaplains and the backcountry staffs for theirextra efforts. We look forward to seeing you on the trail.

The St. George TrekBY FATHER GERARD GENTLEMAN

Catholic Chaplain

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Saturday

OpeningProgram

7:15

Sunday

No eventsscheduled

Monday

Family Night

Tuesday

Handicrafts6:30

Movie Night7:15

CrackerBarrel7:30

Wednesday

Buffalo BBQ5:30

WesternDancing

7:00

Thursday

ClosingProgram

7:15

Friday

No eventsscheduled

PTC Evening Schedule

Friday July 7 Float Night 8:00 p.m.Saturday July 8 Movie Night 8:00 p.m.Sunday July 9 Frisbee 8:00 p.m.Monday July 10 Tie dye 8:00 p.m.Tuesday July 11 Movie Night 8:00 p.m.Wednesday July 12 Ice Cream 8:00 p.m.Thursday July 13 Volleyball 8:00 p.m.Friday July 14 Bratwurst 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

As the poet said, ‘Only God can make a tree’ —- probably because it’s so hard to

figure out how to get the bark on. ~Woody Allen