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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Wednesday, January 11, 2012 INCIDENTS Mount Rainier NP Thousands Honor Ranger Margaret Anderson The memorial service celebrating the life of Ranger Margaret Anderson held yesterday was extremely well attended, with the 3,000 seat auditorium filled to capacity and scores of law enforcement agencies represented. Rangers, officers and other first responders came from neighboring communities and from throughout the state of Washington, as well as Idaho and Oregon. A large contingent of Royal Canadian Mounted Police also attended. The memorial procession was six miles long and included an interagency pipe and drum corps and the Washington State Patrol rifle team. Yosemite National Park personnel led a single riderless horse, followed by a mounted team of Washington State Patrol officers. People watching the live TV coverage noted that the clouds parted and Mount Rainier came into view just as the service began. By the service's end, the sun was shining. Secretary Salazar, Director Jarvis and Superintendent Randy King spoke, as well as Robert Danno of National Capital Region and Steve Mazur of Voyageurs, both family friends of E. and Margaret Anderson. Pastor P.K., Margaret's father, and Pastor G.G. of the Anderson's family church shared remembrances. A series of short videos from the service and related activities can be found at the HYPERLINK "http://www.nwcn.com/" NWCN.com web page, or you can go directly to the HYPERLINK "http://www.nwcn.com/video?id=137057223&sec=551977" “Featured Video” page. A video of the bagpipers leading the procession to the service can be found at the HYPERLINK "http://www.king5.com/video/featured-videos/Ranger-memorial-Bagpipes- lead-as-procession-arrives-at-memorial-137036508.html" KING 5.com news web page. The site also has a web page with a HYPERLINK "http://www.king5.com/news/cities/tacoma/Memorial-to-honor-life-and- service-of-slain-park-ranger-137010873.html" news story, another video, and a 27-image photo gallery. The Western IMT worked with the HYPERLINK "http://www.behindthebadgefoundation.org/" Behind the Badge Foundation and numerous agencies to plan and carry out the day's events. 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 Anderson. 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. Mourning bands are authorized for uniformed employees to honor the life and service of Ranger Anderson until sunset on January 31st. All correspondence, including requests for information and condolences, should be sent to HYPERLINK "mailto:MountRainierInfo@gmail.com" MountRainierInfo@gmail.com. [Patti Wold and Barb Maynes, Public Information Officers, 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/): Risk Management - The winter 2012 edition of Public Risk Management News has been posted and is now available on line. A link is provided. Chief Information Officer - This week, the Federal Geographic Data Committee formally announced the adoption of federal trail data standards. Links are provided to the relevant websites. NPS LETC - Kent Keller, the advanced program manager at NPS LETC, retired on December 31st following a career as a ranger that began in 1974. Harpers Ferry Center - Raymond F. “Ray” Baker, 72, who served as a writer-editor in the publications group at Harpers Ferry Center for Media Services for over 43 years, died on December 31st. * * * * 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). --- ### --- |