NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

INCIDENTS

Mount Rainier NP

Anderson Memorial Service To Be Held Today

A memorial service celebrating the life of Ranger Margaret Anderson will be held this afternoon. It will be broadcast online to all employees. Flags are to be lowered to half staff today in her honor.

Flags - Secretary Salazar has authorized U.S. flags to be flown at half-mast today in her honor and memory.

Service - The service will be at 1 p.m. Pacific Standard Time at Pacific Lutheran University (12180 Park Avenue S, Tacoma, Washington). A map of the campus can be found at HYPERLINK "http://basil.plu.edu/about/maps/" this link.

Online Broadcast - Employees with access to one of the 220 TEL stations across the Service can view the program by just turning on the DVD player and the TV set - the program will be there. If you don't have audio, make sure the satellite audio button is lit on the Harvard Elite. Well before the service, check to see you can see and hear CNN. The helpdesk number is 866-488-6655

Local Broadcast - Northwest Cable News (NWCN) HYPERLINK "http://www.nwcn.com/" http://www.nwcn.com/and KING 5 HYPERLINK "http://www.king5.com/"http://www.king5.com/ will be streaming the service live online. NWCN will be broadcasting live to areas of Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Alaska. A block of seating is reserved for NPS employees and families in the auditorium. The reserved seating will be opened up to other federal agencies if it doesn't fill. Plan to arrive by noon to ensure seating in this area.

Cordon of Honor - Uniformed employees may participate in a Cordon of Honor that will line the walkways to the auditorium, prior to the service. Participation is open to those not committed to other duties related to the service or procession the day of the service. It is required that participants attend the practice at 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, at Olson Auditorium.

Reception - All NPS employees and their families are invited to a reception in the Norwegian Heritage Center on the university campus following the service.

Lodging - Information on area lodging and airport transportation is available on the HYPERLINK "http://www.plu.edu/admission/first-year/visit-plu/lodging-and-airport. php" Pacific Lutheran University website. Further information will be shared as it becomes available.

Appearance - The uniform of the day is the winter service dress uniform (“Class A”) and felt hat, including dress coat (Ike jacket) and tie if available. Please clean and polish all leather duty gear. Employees who do not have a complete Class A uniform may wear their best winter uniform. If a uniform is being worn, do not wear any non-uniform items, i.e. blue jeans with park shirt, non uniform hat, belts, shoes, etc. Non-uniformed employees should wear formal clothing, just as you would for any similar event. If you own a nametag, please wear it. Volunteers may wear their normal standard VIP uniforms with nametags, if available. Seasonal employees not currently working should wear complete winter uniforms, including nametag and felt hat, even if they do not have badges. Those who don't have winter uniforms should wear complete summer uniforms, including nametag and straw hat.

Ceremony Protocol and Demeanor - Please review the ceremonial guidance from the HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/waso/custommenu.cfm?lv=3&prg=175&id=4370" NPS Line of Duty Death Handbook prior to attending, particularly Section VI, “Funeral Protocol” (page 11) and Appendix L, “Demeanor of Employees” (page 50).

Donations - The family asks that donations be made in lieu of flowers. They will be used to help E.A. raise their two girls. Donations should be sent to KeyBank, P.O. Box 159, Eatonville, WA 98328. Checks should be made out to the Margaret Anderson Donation Account. The National Park Foundation, the official charity of the National Park Service, has also established a memorial fund to benefit the children of Margaret and E.A. Contributions can be made at HYPERLINK "https://myaccount.nationalparks.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=567&srctid=1&erid=10104961&trid=26fd6d7c-8acb-46b7-85ea-6cbd55646cf8" this webpage.

Director's Memorandum - For the text of the director's memorandum with guidance on lowering flags to half staff and the wearing of mourning bands, click on HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type= Announcements&id=11455" this link.

More Information - All correspondence, including requests for information, resource offers, and condolences, should be sent to HYPERLINK "mailto:MountRainierInfo@gmail.com" MountRainierInfo@gmail.com. Please send any photos of Margaret for inclusion a multimedia presentation at the memorial to the above address.

[Patti Wold, PIO, Western Incident Management Team]

OTHER NEWS

The following stories are among those in today's edition of InsideNPS. To see the full text, including images, NPS employees should go to the InsideNPS home page ( HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index). Non-NPS employees can see most of them on the NPS Digest page ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/):

Intermountain Region - The deadline for the 2012 Park NAGPRA intern program is fast approaching. Parks and offices Servicewide must submit project proposals by January 20th.

Office of Communications - All 397 national parks across the country will offer free admission from January 14th through January 16th to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Gulf Islands NS - Richard “Dick” Zani hung up his flat hat on December 31st following 51 years with the National Park Service.

NPS Alumni - Sherma Bierhaus, 76, the first woman to head a national park, passed away on December 26th. During her career, she served as superintendent of Timpanogos Cave and Arches.

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The Morning Report is a publication of the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, produced with the support of the Office of the Assistant Director for Information Resources and the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov).

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