Les Tracy

Les Tracy, Camp Ranger, along with his wife, Alice lived at the "end of the road" long before Fire Mountain was a thought. As a matter of fact. Les was born at camp (before it became a camp) and has lived there all his life except for the time he was in the service. Part of the camp property is his former old homestead.

If my memory serves me right, regular running water came into their home, with the Fire Mountain Water System. Les and Alice had a small wood frame house, cattle, chickens, cats and dogs. Alice knew exactly where to find the real blackberries and although she would not reveal there hiding places, she was always willing to share her pies and great cups of coffee. Les and Alice purchased a Mobil Home during his tenure as Camp Ranger. Les is a hard worker and he spent many hours helping to make a great camp.

Les lost Alice a few years ago, but he continues to live at the end of Walker Valley Road. The Council was very lucky when they found and hired Les Tracy, without his expertise many projects would have taken longer and been been harder to do.

In one of the Council's Timber Topic's [Evergreen Area Council Newsletter], a column called "Spotlight On Service" highlighted Les Tracy: Here are a few of the comments made by adults and youths, when asked "What is your best memory of Les or most significant thing you can remember?

"He's really committed to the boys, the program-and the camp. Always friendly and nice. I remember the stories of the history of the camp while sitting in his living room."

"His friendliness. You can always hear the tractor doing something, somewhere which shows Les is so dedicated to the camp and his attitude rubs off onto others. Alice's too."

"When I was a Scout, I remember Les all over the place, taking care of the camp."

"The coffee and late hours just talking with Les and Alice. We have become great friends."

"I guess it's him riding around on the tractor fixing everything in camp. Too many to chose from."

The feelings expressed were only a few of the many given as to how valuable Les and Alice, his wife, were to the success of Scouting in our Council.