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Newspaper Page Text- B u lle tin JU L Y 1 , 1 9 9 5 C IT IZ E N O F T H E M O N T H S o m u c h ta le n t a n d s o m u c h e n e rg y in o n e p e rs o n ! J u ly C itiz e n o f th e M o n th h a s b o th . T h is is a n a p p ro p ria te m o n th fo r H U G H S IM P S O N to b e h o n o re d fo r w h a t h e d o e s in h is c o m m u n ity and in th e o u ts k irts . A s y o u re a d a b o u t H u g h a n d re a d th is m o n th s a rtic le h e s u b m itte d fo r th e F ire D e p a rtm e n t, y o u 'll w o n d e r w h e re h e g e ts th e tim e to d o s o m a n y p ro je c ts a n d to a lw a y s b e th e re fo r h is frie n d s . K n o w in g H u g h , h e ’ d h a v e it n o o th e r w a y ! H u g h is V E R Y ta le n te d . H e is a P ip e M a jo r w ith th e S o u th e rn O re g o n S c o ttis h P ip e B a n d . If y o u h a v e n 't h e a rd h im p la y y e t, y o u 're m is s in g s o m e g re a t s o u n d s ! W h e n h e w a s ju s t a y o u n g la d , H u g h lis te n e d to h is D a d p la y th e p ip e s , k n o w in g s o m e d a y h e to o w o u ld p la y . A b a g p ip e p la y e r fro m S c o tla n d , W illia m D . K e d d ie , w a s th e m a n th a t ta u g h t H u g h to p la y s o w e ll. H u g h h a s b e e n p la y in g in th e S o u th e rn O re g o n S c o t tis h P ip e B a n d s in c e 1 9 7 5 ; th is is h is 1 0 th y e a r a s a M a jo r in th e b a n d ! H u g h is a S e rg e a n t M a jo r w ith th e R o g e rs R a n g e rs F re n c h a n d In d ia n W a r R e e n a c tm e n t. W h e n e v e r th is 1 4 m e m b e r g ro u p g e ts to g e th e r, th e y u s e o n ly to o ls , d re s s , a n d w e a p o n s fro m th e y e a r 1 7 5 8 ! H u g h h a s b e e n te a c h in g g u n s a fe ty a s a C e rti fie d N a tio n a l R ifle A s s o c ia tio n In s tru c to r s in c e 1 9 8 7 . H e is a ls o a N R A C e rtifie d C la s s C R ifle C o a c h a n d a n O re g o n H u n te r E d u c a tio n In s tru c to r fo r F is h a n d W ild life . H u g h s e rv e d a s P re s id e n t o f th e A s h la n d G u n C lu b fro m 1 9 8 1 to 1982. In 1 9 8 1 , H u g h w a s n o m in a te d fo r, a n d re c e iv e d th e O u ts ta n d in g Y o u n g M e n o f A m e ric a A w a rd fro m th e J a y c e e 's . A n a c c o m p lis h m e n t h e a n d h is fa m ily a re rig h tfu lly p ro u d o f. H u g h is p a rt o f th e s e v e n m e m b e r, P a rty o f th e R o g u e , A m e ric a n M o u n ta in M e n . T h is is a V O L .2 IS S U E 7 aZYXW b ro th e rh o o d o f m e n th a t a d h e re s to th e a u th e n tic ity o f th e y e a rs 1 8 2 0 to 1 8 4 0 . T h e y n e v e r s tra y p a s t th e y e a r 1 8 4 0 w h e n th e y a re o u t in th e fo re s t. T h e re a re th re e le v e ls in th is b ro th e r h o o d . T h e firs t b e in g P ilg rim , th e s e c o n d B o s s L o p e r, th e n H ig h V e ra n o (o n e w h o h a s w in te re d in th e m o u n ta in s fo r 2 1 d a y s ). A t th is tim e H u g h is a B o s s L o p e r. W e 're s u re h e w ill w in te r in th e m o u n ta in s s o o n a n d b e a t th e to p h is b ro th e r hood soon! H u g h w a s w ith th e N a tio n a l G u a rd R e s e rv e , S ta te D e fe n s e F o rc e fo r 6 y e a rs s ta rtin g o u t a s S ta ff S g t. m a k in g h is w a y to 1 s t L ie u te n a n t H e a d q u a rte rs C o m p a n y C o m m a n d e r. H u g h 's D a d , H u g h G . S im p s o n , a n d frie n d , J u a n S c h w e n d e n e r s ta rte d th e C iv il A ir P a tro l in A s h la n d in 1 9 6 7 . H u g h h im s e lf w a s a c tiv e in th e C iv il A ir P a tro l fro m th e a g e o f 1 3 u n til 1 9 9 2 . W h ile in th e C iv il A ir P a tro l, H u g h re c e iv e d th e h ig h e s t a w a rd a c a d e t c a n e a rn ; th e B illy M itc h e ll A w a rd w h ile g a in in g ra n k o f C a d e t 2 n d L ie u te n a n t. A t th e a g e o f 2 1 , a s a S e n io r M e m b e r, H u g h h e ld ra n k o f C a p ta in w h e n h e le ft th e U S A ir F o rc e C iv ilia n A u x ilia ry . A n a v id o u td o o rs m a n a n d c a rin g p e rs o n , H u g h firs t b e c a m e in v o lv e d in S e a rc h a n d R e s c u e in 1 9 7 7 . H e w a s a m e m b e r o f P o s t 5 E x p lo re r, S A R , J a c k s o n C o u n ty S h e riff ’ s D e p a rtm e n t. H u g h ’ s m a n y s u rv iv a l ta le n ts h a v e b e e n v e ry a d v a n ta g e o u s in th is fie ld . FEDCBA H u g h w o rk e d w ith k id s a t th e Y M C A in A s h la n d d u rin g 1 9 7 8 a s a d a y c a m p le a d e r. In 1 9 8 0 h e h e lp e d w ith F is h in g C a m p a n d w a s D a y C a m p D ire c to r fro m 1 9 8 0 to 1 9 8 3 . In 1 9 8 7 a n d 1 9 8 8 , H u g h w a s a S h o o tin g S p o rts C o u n c e lo r a t C a m p M c L o u g h lin w ith th e B o y S c o u ts . H e ta u g h t fire a rm s a fe ty , a n d p ro p e r u s e o f fire a rm s a n d a rc h e ry g e a r. In 1 9 8 9 h e w a s th e p ro g ra m d ire c to r a t th e S c o u t C a m p .