NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

INCIDENTS

No reports received.

OTHER NEWS

The following stories are among those in today's InsideNPS. To see the full text, 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 Morning Report web page ( HYPERLINK "http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/" http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/):

Sequoia-Kings Canyon NPs - Over 200 people participated in the annual Trek to the Nation's Christmas Tree ceremony at the General Grant Tree in Kings Canyon National Park on the afternoon of Sunday, December 8th.

Saratoga NHP - The last of three known surviving brass six-pound cannons from British General Burgoyne's artillery train in the Battle of Saratoga, missing for more than 50 years, has been returned to the battlefield.

Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters NHS - On December 5th and 6th, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters NHS opened its doors for visitors to step back in time to experience a Victorian Christmas in the festively-decorated Brattle Street mansion. 

Denver Service Center - Richard Silva will be retiring on January 3rd after more than 33 years of government service, 29 of those years with the Denver Service Center.

Office of Human Resources - Susan Woods, human resources specialist in the Washington Office, will be retiring on January 3rd after more than 41 years of government service.

Northeast Region - Lorena Harris has been selected as the new branch chief for law enforcement and emergency operations for Northeast Region. She began her new position on December 1st. 

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The Morning Report is produced by the Office of Communications with the support of the Office of the Associate Director for Information Resources. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov).

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