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Death Valley picnic needs a paid boss for decades
Hugh C. Telford, head of the Death Valley Encampment, runs a big volunteer event that pays him nothing and costs about $800 a year. The annual gathering, begun 22 years ago to honor the Jayhawker party, attracts tens of thousands, with about 27,000 expected this year. Once the event ends, volunteers gather at Furnace Creek to celebrate before Telford returns to his Studio City job.
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Death Valley
Hugh C. Tolford
Telford
del Mar
Studio City
Xo One
Vhich
National Monument
Kansas
Death Valley National Monument
Robert J. Murphy
Tolford
George Savage
San Bernardino
Savage
Russ Johnson
Bishop
Furnace Creek Ranch
Gene Barilotti
China Lake
Gene
Dead Valley
Furnace Creek
Polford