NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT


To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Thursday, October 26, 2000

ALMANAC

On this date in 1804, the Lewis and Clark Expedition arrived at one of 
the Mandan and Minitari Indian villages near the confluence of the 
Knife and Missouri rivers, where they camped until the following 
spring. Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, North 
Dakota, contains remains of these villages.

INCIDENTS

00-668 - Isle Royale NP (MI) - Follow-up: Death of Employee

Superintendent Doug Barnard passed away peacefully on October 24th 
after a long struggle with cancer.  Doug was a 35-year veteran of the 
NPS. He began his career as a seasonal ranger at Isle Royale' s 
Windigo Ranger Station in 1964. In 1966, he was selected for a 
permanent position and was assigned to Lake Mead. While there, he was 
a leader in the modernization of the Service's law enforcement 
program. Doug had later assignments as chief ranger at Apostle Islands 
and as a district ranger at Big Bend and Yellowstone. He subsequently 
served as chief ranger at Grand Teton, then took the top job at Isle 
Royale in 1993. Doug was a leader in developing innovative programs in 
search and rescue, law enforcement, resource management, park 
planning, and other programs vital to successful accomplishment of the 
NPS mission.  He received numerous awards throughout his career for 
his contributions and dedicated service, including the Department of 
the Interior's superior service and meritorious service awards. A 
memorial service will be held at Grace United Methodist Church, 201 
Isle Royale Street in Houghton, Michigan, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, 
October 28th.  Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the Fred 
Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, LY 120, P.O. Box 19024, Seattle, WA 
98109.  Notes celebrating Doug's life and career may be sent to his 
wife, S.B., and their children in care of Isle Royale 
National Park, 800 East Lakeshore Drive, Houghton, MI  49931. 
[Elizabeth Rossini, ISRO, 10/26]

00-669 - Gulf Islands NS (MS/FL) - Kidnapping 

A 22-month-old girl was kidnapped from the Davis Bayou campground on 
October 25th. The girl, E.P., had been staying in a tent at 
the campground with her parents, C.S. and W.P., 
and a family that they'd met several days previously at a truck stop. 
E.P. and C.S. contacted police at 2:30 a.m. yesterday morning and 
reported that B.M., 32, and U.K.M., 21, had 
taken Emily to a truck stop for dinner so that their own child of 
approximately the same age would have a companion. The M.'s 
never returned. They are believed to be driving a black Volkswagen 
Jetta with a temporary Missouri license plate in the rear window. The 
investigation is being directed by police from Ocean Springs with 
assistance from the NPS, Jackson County SO, and the FBI. The names 
(not yet confirmed to be their actual names) have been entered into 
NCIC and the child has been listed on the FBI's national missing 
children bulletin board. Information has been prepared for regional 
law enforcement agencies to distribute to truck stops throughout the 
Southeast, as the M.'s are known to frequent them. [Mark Lewis, 
DR, GUIS, 10/26]

00-670 - Mount Rainier NP (WA) - Homicide

Ranger Uwe Nehring was contacted by a hunter as he was entering the 
Longmire administrative area just before 11 a.m. on October 24th. The 
hunter said that he'd just shot and killed someone in his hunting camp 
nearby in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. He said that an 
intruder had entered his camp, started a discussion that led to an 
argument, and ended in a fight in which the hunter shot the intruder 
with a .45 caliber handgun. The hunter's camp was located on Forest 
Service land adjacent to the park. The shooting allegedly occurred the 
previous evening around 6:30 p.m. The hunter left his victim in the 
camp, stayed the night, then headed out to report the incident the 
next morning. The hunter was taken into custody and held for Lewis 
County SO deputies and USFS officers. Rangers Rick Kirschner, David 
Langley, Nina Stevens and John Leonard assisted deputies and 
detectives with the arrest, crime scene management, evidence 
processing and security. [Uwe Nehring, MORA, 10/25]

                    [Additional reports pending....]

CULTURAL/NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No submissions.

INTERPRETATION AND VISITOR SERVICES

Mesa Verde NP (CO) - Park History; U.S.S. Mesa Verde

Park staff have begun writing the definitive history of the park, 
which is to be published for the centennial celebration in 2006. The 
project is being funded by several grants from the Colorado Historical 
Society and will be published by the Mesa Verde Museum Association. 
The large-format history book will describe the park's colorful 
history through historic and original photographs and illustrations, 
original writings, and commissioned essays. That history will include 
a recent event, the naming of a Navy San Antonio class amphibious 
transport dock ship as the U.S.S. Mesa Verde. Ships in this class are 
used to transport and land Marines, their equipment and supplies by 
embarked landing craft or amphibious vehicles augmented by 
helicopters. [Will Morris, MEVE]

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No submissions.

MEMORANDA

"Wildland Fire Season 2000," signed on October 11th by Director 
Stanton and sent to all employees. The full text follows:

"As fall approaches and the wildland fire season begins to come to a 
close, memories of one of the country's most severe wildland fire 
seasons are still with us. This season was like no other in recent 
memory. Fortunately, due to our combined efforts nationwide (and 
internationally) we were successful in limiting the loss of life and 
property. Our thoughts remain with those who lost someone dear to 
them.  

"The effort of each and every National Park Service employee was 
critical to the success of this enormous task. Whether you were 
dispatched to a wildland fire either as a firefighter or in one of the 
many critical support positions, or if you remained at your home unit 
to maintain operations, your contribution did not go unnoticed.

"I want to commend each and every one of you who supported these 
efforts. Your participation in these activities demonstrates our 
commitment to our neighboring communities and our interagency 
partners."

INTERCHANGE

No submissions.

PARKS AND PEOPLE

FLETC (GA) - NPS land management training program class 005 graduated 
from FLETC on July 24th. The class continued the NPS tradition of 
superior individual and class performances. Greg Johnston (GUIS) was 
the top driver with a perfect 300 score. K.J. Glover and J. Roger Mayo 
(HALE) had perfect 500 PEB scores, and either others in the class 
scored above 95% on the test. Ken Meyer (INDE) was the high expert 
shooter, with a score of 298 out of 300; nine others in the class also 
qualified as experts. D. Michelle Busbee (ASIS) was the high academic 
scorer with an average of 98.36 over five written examinations. She 
was jointed by five others with scores of 95% better in the academic 
phase of their training. David Hubbard (EVER) was the class 
distinguished graduate, having maintained a score of 95% or better in 
all phases of training; Busbee was the class honor graduate and is now 
eligible to win the honor graduate of the year award. [Don Usher, 
FLETC]

Santa Rosa JC Ranger Academy (CA) - Although it's not an NPS or 
NPS-related unit, Santa Rosa Junior College has graduated scores of 
rangers from its Ranger Academy. The academy will graduate its 100th 
class this December, bringing the overall total of graduates over its 
22 years in operation to 2,400. The graduation ceremony will be at 3 
p.m. on December 20th at the Petaluma Community Center on 320 North 
McDowell Boulevard in Petaluma.  Director Bill Orr has invited all 
former students, graduates, instructors, evaluators, role players, 
staff members and others associated with the academy over its history 
to attend the reception and social hour following the ceremony. It 
will be held at the same location. For further details, contact the 
academy by phone (707-776-0721), fax (707-776-0814), or their web site 
(www.santarosa.edu/PublicSafety). [Rene Buehl, VOYA]

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