Comments on: Camp alumni- Send us your story http://conquistador-bsa.org/2009/09/camp-alumni-send-us-your-story/ Boy Scout Council #413 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:46:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: geichsteadt http://conquistador-bsa.org/2009/09/camp-alumni-send-us-your-story/comment-page-1/#comment-101 geichsteadt Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:56:55 +0000 http://conquistador-bsa.org/?p=361#comment-101 Steve Thanks for sharing your story and memory. I will share your reply at our upcoming camp staff meeting and add to our camp page. Steve
Thanks for sharing your story and memory.

I will share your reply at our upcoming camp staff meeting and add to our camp page.

]]> By: steve scarano http://conquistador-bsa.org/2009/09/camp-alumni-send-us-your-story/comment-page-1/#comment-99 steve scarano Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:24:10 +0000 http://conquistador-bsa.org/?p=361#comment-99 I worked as a "ranger" at W and also as an instructor at the Carlsbad Aquatic Camp in 1962. The resident Ranger was Fred Maldonado, a transplant from Philmont, who I am so far unsuccessfully attempting to get the Council to recognize with a plaque at the flagpole circle near the "messhall" (I have been back there a couple of times with my family from our home in the San Diego area and saw the memorial circle). We did visit Fred and wife Pricilla at their home in Springer about 10 yrs ago, and once there at Wehinahpay many years before that. One day while working with him on the roof of the rifle range he told me that he hated 3 types of people: liars, braggers, and thieves. We staffers had an amazing degree of responsibility, I think far more than is presently considered acceptable, and consider that summer one of the most formative events in my life (I retired as a police captain after 30 yrs of service in a coastal municipal department). My buddy Carlos (now an Albq attorney) applied real first aid to an axe accident victim, I saw the camp director panic when a kid fell off a monkey bridge and injure his back, and I used lemonade powder to wash my clothes for the summer, thinking it was a barrel of detergent. We worked hard and laughed a lot. I love the place. I worked as a “ranger” at W and also as an instructor at the Carlsbad Aquatic Camp in 1962. The resident Ranger was Fred Maldonado, a transplant from Philmont, who I am so far unsuccessfully attempting to get the Council to recognize with a plaque at the flagpole circle near the “messhall” (I have been back there a couple of times with my family from our home in the San Diego area and saw the memorial circle). We did visit Fred and wife Pricilla at their home in Springer about 10 yrs ago, and once there at Wehinahpay many years before that. One day while working with him on the roof of the rifle range he told me that he hated 3 types of people: liars, braggers, and thieves. We staffers had an amazing degree of responsibility, I think far more than is presently considered acceptable, and consider that summer one of the most formative events in my life (I retired as a police captain after 30 yrs of service in a coastal municipal department). My buddy Carlos (now an Albq attorney) applied real first aid to an axe accident victim, I saw the camp director panic when a kid fell off a monkey bridge and injure his back, and I used lemonade powder to wash my clothes for the summer, thinking it was a barrel of detergent. We worked hard and laughed a lot. I love the place.

]]> By: Tom Arthur http://conquistador-bsa.org/2009/09/camp-alumni-send-us-your-story/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Tom Arthur Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:50:54 +0000 http://conquistador-bsa.org/?p=361#comment-71 I was presented with the invation to attend Camp Wehinahpay for one week out of the entire season as a replacement for the Shooting sports gun range assistant under Boyle, a great man, and became hooked, i look foward to attending Camp Wehinahpay for a whole camping season this comming year, one of the best things about Camp W. is the theraputic sense of accomplishment, of peace really. if you need to get away from the troubles of this live even just for a week, Camp Wehinahpay is the place to do it, if you wantto be on the staff or attend simply as a Scout or Leader or Parent then please, dowload the forms or call the Scout Office in Roswell, New Mexico the number is 575-622-3461 Personally i went up there to just get out of roswell just for a few days and try and get a little peace and rest, but i found that it was by far the most reinvigurating experience ive ever had, a sense of peace, a sense of accomplishment from seeing that my actions had postivly impacted a young childs life, and that the lessons they learn here will hopfeully and most likely follow them for the rest of there lives, and when i went back home, reluctant to leave might i say, i was ready and reguvinated to attend to those things, Another really cool thing about Camp Wehinahpay is that they embrace the Scouting Pillar of Reverance, they have a beautiful chapel up on a hillside and Staff Chaplains there, not only are they there for chapel and to say thanks for the food but also there to help out if needed to talk to, so if you are looking for a peacefull enviroment to "just get away from it all" or a place to take your child or troop to learn valuable life skills, and dont forget the merit badges lol, Give Camp Wehinahpay a sersious consideration, i may have only been up there for one week but i proudly say i worked up there, look foward to working up there again, and always try and wear my Belt Buckle from Camp so that people can see thats its more than just a camp, I hope this has been helpful or inspiring, as the camp and the staff has been to me, May God Bless you in all that you do, Tommy Arthur I was presented with the invation to attend Camp Wehinahpay for one week out of the entire season as a replacement for the Shooting sports gun range assistant under Boyle, a great man, and became hooked, i look foward to attending Camp Wehinahpay for a whole camping season this comming year,

one of the best things about Camp W. is the theraputic sense of accomplishment, of peace really. if you need to get away from the troubles of this live even just for a week, Camp Wehinahpay is the place to do it, if you wantto be on the staff or attend simply as a Scout or Leader or Parent then please, dowload the forms or call the Scout Office in Roswell, New Mexico the number is 575-622-3461

Personally i went up there to just get out of roswell just for a few days and try and get a little peace and rest, but i found that it was by far the most reinvigurating experience ive ever had, a sense of peace, a sense of accomplishment from seeing that my actions had postivly impacted a young childs life, and that the lessons they learn here will hopfeully and most likely follow them for the rest of there lives, and when i went back home, reluctant to leave might i say, i was ready and reguvinated to attend to those things,

Another really cool thing about Camp Wehinahpay is that they embrace the Scouting Pillar of Reverance, they have a beautiful chapel up on a hillside and Staff Chaplains there, not only are they there for chapel and to say thanks for the food but also there to help out if needed to talk to, so if you are looking for a peacefull enviroment to “just get away from it all” or a place to take your child or troop to learn valuable life skills, and dont forget the merit badges lol, Give Camp Wehinahpay a sersious consideration, i may have only been up there for one week but i proudly say i worked up there, look foward to working up there again, and always try and wear my Belt Buckle from Camp so that people can see thats its more than just a camp,

I hope this has been helpful or inspiring, as the camp and the staff has been to me, May God Bless you in all that you do,

Tommy Arthur

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