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ARIZONA ELKS YOUTH CAMP
The Arizona Elks Youth Camp is located 40 miles Northeast of Globe,
Arizona, on Workman Creek in the Sierra Ancha Mountain Range. Take
State Route 188 North from Globe/Miami for 14.5 miles to State Route
288 to Young, Arizona. Take State Route 288 for 25.5 miles to Workman
Creek. The mile post at Workman Creek is 284. Take the Workman Creek
USFS road 487 for 1 mile to the camp.
The camp is located on 7.83 acres adjacent to Workman Creek. The camp consists of a large main hall with a craft/first aide room and kitchen with facilities. There is separate male/female restrooms and shower facilities. There are 8 cabins at the camp that will sleep 6 to 8 people in each cabin. The camp has a generator room that supplies electricity for the camp. The camp has a potable water well that supplies water to the kitchen and restrooms/shower rooms. The elevation of the camp is 5600’ The members of the Arizona Elks Association and its member Lodges have spent a vast amount of time, energy and money to refurbish the camp to benefit the youth of Arizona. The maintenance of the camp is never ending so we are requiring the people using the camp to assist in keeping it in good condition. Youth groups are described as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, Brownies, Explorers, Camp Fire Girls, 4-H, CASA, Church Groups and other Youth Service Organizations. The camp is also available for family reunions. Every group must bear in mind that the camp is located on Workman Creek in close proximity to the Sierra Ancha Wilderness area. Encounters with wild carnivore’s animals and reptiles are always a distinct possibility. Sightings of wild carnivore’s animals and reptiles should be reported immediately to the Camp Leader or Director. Each group must bear in mind that the camp is adjacent to Workman Creek which is subject to flash flooding during the rainy season and the area is also subject to lightning during rain storms. Each group using the camp must present to the camp director proof of liability insurance coverage which includes coverage for sexual abuse/molestation. The liability insurance coverage shall be for not less than $1,000,000 and shall contain an endorsement demonstrating Arizona Elks Major Projects, Inc. is an additional insured party under the policy. |
Elks
Youth Camp Update - November 5th, 2004 Youth Camp Hit List Priorities
Adult Liability
Youth Liability
Youth Camp Rules and Regulations
Youth Camp Rules and Regulation
For Family Reunions and Family Outings/Picnics
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Labor Day Weekend Family Outing 2003
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April 18,2004
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Arizona Silver Belt Newspaper Article
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State Route 288 & Forest Road 487 (Workman Creek)
Mile Marker 284.1
.8 Mile East on Forest Road 487
(GPS N33° 50.500' ~ W110° 57.477')
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(23 Miles South of Young) ~ (45 Miles North of Globe)
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1940 - The Miami YMCA Board purchased 8.73 acres of land on Workman Creek and the camp was moved to that location. 1940 -1980 - Because of the booming economy in the copper industry the camp operated over the next 40 years and thousands of local youths had the opportunity to avail themselves of the camp. All the work done at the camp was from local volunteers and youth groups with support from the copper mines and other businesses. 1980 - The economy in the Globe/Miami area took a downward trend. The YMCA building in Miami was closed and the land on Workman Creek was sold to a Uranium mining firm that had claims in the area. 1984 - The Uranium adventure didn’t pan out and the land came back to the YMCA Board. 1984-2001- Because there was no interest in opening a Y camp again and the economy was still bad, the camp was rented out to church groups, youth service groups and families as a camp ground facility. The money derived from the rental went to pay the taxes. 2001- August - It came to my attention through Ed Warner, PDDGER, the camp might be for sale. Ed and I met with Wayne Blake, Chairman of the old YMCA Board, and he said he had been taking care of the camp with no assistance for the past 20 years and he was ready to get out from under it. He said he had lots of offers to buy it but felt it would best serve the community if someone bought it and turned it back into a youth camp. 2001- October - The Arizona Elks Major Project Board was informed of the possible sale of the defunct Y camp. The AEMP had been looking for a second major project and the camp was one Elks and their family’s state wide could get involved in because it was going to a project requiring a lot of refurbishing. 2001- November - A majority of the AEMP Board members and some AEA Officers journeyed to the camp to get a first hand look at the facility and liked what they saw. 2001- December - The AEMP Board met with the Arizona Elks Association Governing Body and requested permission to enter into negotiations with the YMCA Board for sale of the land. Joe Riley had looked at the legal documents and saw no problem on that end. Permission was granted. 2002- March - Dan Hagan Appraisal Company appraised the 7.83 acres of land at $340,000. 2002- March - A price of $300,000 was negotiated with the YMCA Board. The YMCA Board requested the payments be $15,000 per year for 20 years and the monies would be used for local high school and trade school scholarships. * Please note there was no interest factored into the negotiated price. 2002 - March - A letter of intent was drawn up by Joe Riley and presented to the YMCA Board pending the vote in May 2002 of the Association member Lodges. 2002- May - A vote was taken at the annual convention and the purchase of the camp was approved by an overwhelming majority of the member Lodges. 2002- July - An agreement was drawn up and presented to the YMCA Board and AEMP for signatures. 2002- July - All paperwork was turned over to a title and trust company to complete the sale. 2003- March - After much red tape on the part of the trust company the sale of camp was finely finalized. Located at the camp at the time of the sale was a main building that included a kitchen with outdated equipment, 8 usable cabins, an Onan 4 cylinder LP gas generator, 2 propane tanks, a fairly modern restroom/shower room building, a system that used creek water to supply the camp, a 30’ deep surface well, an old cistern, several old outhouses, an old shower room, an old barn, several other old buildings and a lot of trash and unusable material. The property was overgrown with brush, saplings and blackberry vines. There was also a lot of down and dead wood all of which creates a fire hazard. The camp was purchased with the intent it would be used for State wide Church Groups, Boy/girl scouts, 4-H, youth corps and other supervised youth service organizations. Free weeks and weekends could be used for family reunions or Lodge outings and picnics. A committee was formed that included all interested Elks from the 4 Districts. A game plan was laid out to refurbish the camp and bring it back to working order to accommodate the Arizona youth groups. Our goal is to have this accomplished by spring of 2004. Sense AEMP Board and the YMCA Board felt the sale of the camp was imminent; the YMCA Board gave us the approval to go ahead and start the renovation in the fall of 2002. The following is an up to date camp progress report and no names are mentioned least I leave someone out. Camp (general) Removal of brush, saplings, down and dead wood, blackberry vines and thinning of overgrowth is about 10% complete. A lot of help is needed on this project. The cistern, old outhouses, old barn, old shower room, other non-salvageable buildings, trash and unusable materials have been removed. 100% complete. Property Boundaries There were about 3 acres of the property that wasn’t fenced. Actual boundary lines were surveyed and staked every 50’ for fencing purposes. Right of Way Easements Right of way easements at the upper and lower gates have been surveyed and easement applications are in process. Camp Layout All buildings, wells, tanks, septic system, lines, etc. have been located on a master camp plan print and measurements from every critical location have been note on the print. The print also includes elevations and terrain markings for a flood plane application. 100% complete. Fence The North or back side of the property fence line has been fenced. Because the fence along the front side or creek side of the property has been grandfathered in, the fence and posts will just be replaced in that area. About 300’ of the front fence has been replaced. Potable Water Well and Storage Tanks A new potable water well was drilled on the up end of the property. A concrete pad was poured on the upper end of the camp above the well. A 5000 gallon galvanized potable water tank was purchased and set on the pad along with a donated 1300 gallon stainless steel tank. The well discharge pipe was piped to the tanks and a gravity flow line was piped from the tanks to the kitchen and on to the restrooms. The kitchen is now on the potable water system but not the restrooms/shower room. Surface Well The surface well is operable and can be used for irrigation or for a standby for the toilets in case the creek water dries up during a dry year. Creek Water The creek water now feeds into a 75 gallon head tank and then into the boiler cylinder tank. The line was lowered so the boiler tank would gravity feed to the restroom toilets using the whole height of the boiler tank. The creek water line needs to be replaced sometime in the future. Electrical Lines New conduit has been laid from the new well to the 200 amp electrical panel on the main building and from the main building to the restrooms. Temporary lights have been wired in the restroom building. Main Building All outdated equipment was removed from the kitchen and craft room. All the thin wall board was removed from the kitchen and craft room. All electrical wiring and plumbing was removed from both rooms. The wiring in the main dining hall was left intact. A new 200 amp service box has been installed on the outside of the main building. The kitchen and craft room has been completely rewired. New sheet rock has been installed on the kitchen and craft room walls. FRP board and coving has been installed on the kitchen walls except behind the stove. Updated equipment has been installed and plumbed in the kitchen including stainless steel wash sinks, produce sink and hand sink. A reconditioned commercial stove and new gas line has been installed and the orifices changed to accommodate LP gas. The stainless sheeting has been installed behind the stove along with the hood and exhaust duct work above the stove. An insulation sleeve has been fabricated and ready to install around the exhaust duct. A grease exhaust fan and cover still needs to be installed along with the coving on the bottom of the stainless steel sheeting. A new LP gas water heater for the kitchen has been installed, plumbed and vented through the roof. We still need to install a lower breather duct to the outside of the building. The area above the FRP board in the kitchen and the kitchen ceiling has been painted. The kitchen floor has been coated with a polyurethane paint. A counter was installed for the service window and Formica was installed on the counter top. The cement floors in the main hall and first aide room need to be painted. The paint is not available yet but is hopefully forthcoming through some of our members. The first aide room has been sheet rocked but still needs another coat of mud and then painted. A countertop and cabinets have been donated for the first aide room. The alcove on the West end of the building has been enclosed to accommodate a dry storage area and a laundry room. This area has been wired, plumbed and the walls rocked. The ceiling needs to be sheet rocked and then the area needs to be taped, textured and painted. Shelving for the dry storage is on the premises. Generator Room The generator room is complete except for installing the rollup door and access door. The Onan generator is installed along with the transformer. An electrician has looked at hooking up the generator to the transformer and over to the 200 amp panel on the main building and material is being gathered to complete this project. Restrooms - Shower room Creek water is currently used in this building. A potable water line has been run to the building and it will supply the showers and sinks when plumbed in. Some of the sinks and toilets need to be replaced. A common wall has been installed in the shower room to separate the showers for the men and women and the shower piping needs to be replaced along with the hot/cold water controls. The walls will then be sheet rocked with green board and FRP finishing boards. A new propane hot water tank will be installed on the women’s side of the shower/restroom. The copper pipe and fittings for this project is on the premises. Cabins The old makeshift bunks and lockers have been removed from all the cabins. All cabins have been painted bright white on the inside and pine green on the outside. The floors have all been painted with gray paint. We received 40 metal cots from one of the prison systems and have purchased 40 mattresses. 80 double lockers were donated for the cabins. Screens for the shutters on the cabins along with hardware have been installed on all the cabin windows. Some of the steps to the cabins need to be replaced or repaired and the same hold true for some of the roofs. Bird screen also needs to be installed where the rafters set on the top wall plates. Electrical Wiring Enough wiring has been donated to furnish power to the main building from the generator transformer and all the cabins. A trench from the restrooms to all the cabins will be dug on the first weekend in June and the conduit installed in the trenches. The plan is to have one light and outlet in each cabin and a porch light on each cabin. Schedule Weekend, May 21st, 22nd, 23rd, work party on projects, restrooms, dry storage Weekend, May 28th, 29th, 30th, work party on projects, restrooms, main hall Weekend, June 4th, 5th, 6th, work party on projects, trenching for electrical wire As you can see from this report there has been a lot accomplished towards the refurbishing of the camp but there is still a lot of projects to be done. Any and all help from the Association Lodges and members would be appreciated. The camp can accommodate motor homes, travel trailers, 5th wheels, vans, tents, etc. and cabins are available. Come out and join the fun. If you need more information contact your Vice Chairman on the Camp Committee. Their information is in the AEA directory. If I can be of assistance please don’t hesitate to contact me. I can be reached at: Jack Warter Jr. Claypool, AZ. 85532-0160 T – 928-473-2168 F – 928-473-3033 Email – jwjw@cybertrails.com |
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Picnic Thanks
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Elks Youth Camp Update - September 12th, 2004
Elks Youth Camp Update - August 26th, 2004
Elks Youth Camp Update - August 8th, 2004
Elks Youth Camp Update - July 11th, 2004
Elks Youth Camp Update - July 3rd, 2004
Elks Youth Camp Update - June 23rd, 2004
Elks Youth Camp Update - June 8th, 2004
Elks Youth Camp Update - May 31st, 2004
Elks Youth Camp Update - May 25th, 2004
Elks Youth Camp Update - May 11th, 2004
Elks Youth Camp Update - May 3rd, 2004
Elks Youth Camp Update - April 26th, 2004
Elks Youth Camp Update - April 14th, 2004
Youth Camp Hit List Priorities - March 28th, 2004
Camp Committee Meeting Minuets - March 28th, 2004
Elks Youth Camp Update - February 8th, 2004
Elks Youth Camp Update - November 16th, 2003
2003 Mid- Year Convention - AEA Youth
Elks Youth Camp Update - October 6th 2003
Elks Youth Camp Update - September 15th, 2003
Elks Youth Camp Update - September 2nd, 2003
Elks Youth Camp Update - August 5th,2003
Elks Youth Camp Update - July 26th, 2003
Elks Youth Camp Update - July 22nd,3003
Elks Youth Camp Update - July 13th, 2003
Elks Youth Camp Update -June 15th, 2003
Elks Youth Camp Update - May 5th, 2003
Elks Camp Cleanup Report - October 09, 2002
