- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Monday, January 5, 1998
- Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Monday, January 5, 1998
Broadcast: By 1000 ET
INCIDENTS
97-771 - Pea Ridge NMP (AR) - Disturbed Person
On the afternoon of December 23rd, a man entered the park's visitor center
and handed seasonal ranger Derrick McKissack $7. When the ranger asked him
what it was for, the man became incoherent, rambling and confrontational.
The discussion went on for several minutes until the man became angry and
charged the ranger with demanding that he pay for all of the times he'd
stopped and used the facility for the previous 15 years. Ranger Mary Davis
intervened, telling the man that he didn't have to pay anything but that he
could make a donation if he so desired; she also suggested that he return
home and think about it before making such a contribution. The man began
pacing back and forth between the donation box and the desk, dropping a
dollar in the former each time and inquiring as to its use. After placing
$22 in the box, he told the rangers he was going to his car to get more
money. Both rangers noticed that he'd left his car door open, lights on, and
vehicle running. When asked his name, he refused to give it and became even
more agitated. Since it was closing time and Davis was concerned that he
might be going to his car for a weapon, she tried to lock the front doors.
Before she could lock the second door, he attempted to forcibly open it with
one hand, with the other concealed in his pocket. Davis was able to pry his
fingers off the door and lock it. The man threw a wad of bills onto the
sidewalk, then backed away, yelling for Davis to pick them up. He then left
in a mid-80s, medium blue Oldsmobile, license ZBY 374. The man was in his
late 40s; he was about 5'9", had a medium build, light colored glasses, and
light sandy colored hair with a slight bald spot. His head was shaved from
the crown down the back, around the base, then back to the crown, creating a
distinct pattern. [Robert Still, PERI, 12/30]
97-772 - Joshua Tree NP (CA) - Rescue
On December 29th, a 14-year-old girl who was rock climbing with her family
fell about 70 feet. A doctor at the site provided initial care until rangers
arrived on scene. The girl was treated for possible neck and spinal injuries
and prepared for litter transport. A county helicopter transported her to a
hospital in Palm Springs, where she was treated and release. [Annie
Schweich, JOTR, 12/31]
98-01 - Kings Mountain NMP (NC) - Death of Employee
Andrew "Mike" Loveless, superintendent of Kings Mountain NMP for the past 21
years, died of a heart attack on the night of January 1st at a hospital in
Shelby, North Carolina. He was scheduled to undergo heart bypass surgery on
Tuesday, January 6th, but experienced chest pains on New Year's Eve and was
rushed to the hospital. Mike worked for the NPS for 39 years, beginning as
an information clerk at Fort Caroline NM. He subsequently worked as a
historian at Moores Creek NB, Cumberland Gap NHP, Fort Frederica NM, Little
Bighorn Battlefield NM, and Minute Man NHP. In 1971, he was named
superintendent of Abraham Lincoln NHS in Kentucky, and served in that post
for five years before being appointed superintendent of Kings Mountain in
1976. He leaves his son, Ch., and daughter, Ca. Funeral services will
be held this morning at 11 a.m. at Christ the King Catholic Church in Kings
Mountain, North Carolina. A rosary service was held yesterday at the Harris
Funeral Home in Kings Mountain. Cards may be sent to Chris and Cathy in care
of Kings Mountain NMP, PO Box 40, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. [Paul Winegar,
SERO, 1/2]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
No entries.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
Information Management Council - The NPS Information Management Council
meeting notes from the group's last session in November are available via the
AMOEBA Intranet site at http://165.83.20.6/amoeba.nsf. Once you have
accessed the site, select "Meeting Notes," then "IMCouncil, November 1997."
The notes are also available from your regional/WASO associate IM council
representatives. The notes contain important information on recommendations
and decisions made by the council that affect information management in the
NPS. [Patti Dienna, NERO]
Draft NPS-9 Released (Third Notice) - A draft revised version of NPS-9, the
Service's law enforcement guideline, has been transmitted to the regional
directors and is also available for field review and comment. In order to
obtain a copy, send a cc:Mail message to Rick Gale and type "NPS-9" (no
quotes) in the subject line. You do not need to send any message; a zipped
version of the document will automatically be sent to you. You will need
software to unzip it after you receive it. Consolidated regional comments
are due in WASO Ranger Activities no later than February 10th. [Rick Gale,
RAD/WASO]
MEMORANDA
No entries.
EXCHANGE
No entries.
MEETINGS, CONFERENCES AND EVENTS CALENDAR
Two calendars alternate in the Morning Report on Mondays - this one, which
contains meetings, conferences and events, and a second, which contains
workshops and training courses. If you know of a conference, meeting,
workshop or training session with Servicewide interest and implications,
please send the information along. Entries are listed no earlier than FOUR
months before the event, EXCEPT in instances in which registration dates
close much earlier. Asterisks indicate new entries; brackets at end of entry
indicate source of information. Brevity is appreciated.
1/28-31 Meeting: First International Trails and Greenways Conference
Location: San Diego, CA
Details:
Contact: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Phone/fax: 202-797-5400; ---
E-mail:
Submitter: Sheila Lee, NCRC, WASO
Meeting: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Review Committee
Location: Embassy Row Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC
Details: The agenda will include federal compliance with the
statute, disposition of culturally unidentifiable
human remains, and the status of national
implementation.
Contact: Francis McManamon, WASO
Phone/fax: 202-343-8161; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Francis McManamon, WASO
2/4-7 Meeting: First Annual Ecotourism in Alaska Conference
Location: Anchorage, AK
Details: ---
Contact: Eco98 Program Committee
Phone/fax: 907-463-3038; ---
E-mail: www. alaska.net/~awrta/Eco98con.html
Submitter: Sheila Lee, NCRC, WASO
2/6-8 Meeting: Southeast Regional Conference, Association for Living
Historical Farms and Agricultural Museums
Location: Huntsville, AL
Contact: Frances Davey, Conference Co-Chair, Burritt Museum
and Park, 3101 Burritt Dr., Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone/fax: ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Diane Vogt O'Connor, DCA/WASO
2/9-12 Meeting: "Optimizing Security with Minimum Resources,"
National Conference on Cultural Property Protection
Location: Arlington, VA
Details: $425. Proceedings will be available for $25 at the
end of February.
Contact: Smithsonian Institution, Office of Protection
Services
Phone/fax: 202-357-3062; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Diane Vogt O'Connor, DCA/WASO
2/10-12 Meeting: Tenth Annual Conservation Law Enforcement Conference
Location: Prescott, AZ
Details: This year's topics include ARPA, urban parks, antler
poaching, Internet crime, basic GPS workshop, and a
session by Gordon Graham entitled "Why Things Go
Right; Why Things Go Wrong." A competition pistol
shoot will be held on the afternoon of February 10th.
Contact: Dwayne Collier
Phone/fax: --- ; ---
E-mail: Dwayne Collier, NP-SOAR
Submitter: Dwayne Collier, SOAR
2/26-3/1 Meeting: 1998 Mid-Winter Meeting, Southern Division, American
Fisheries Society
Location: Lexington, KY
Details: The meeting will bring together fishery and aquatic
professionals from the southern region of the United
States to discuss various aspects of aquatic
management, both fresh and salt water.
Contact: Kentucky Chapter, AFS
Phone/fax: --- ; ---
E-mail: http://www.kfwis.state.ky.us/afs/kyafs.htm
Submitter: Sue Jennings, SACN
3/12-14 Meeting: Restoration Exhibit and Conference
Location: Boston, MA
Details: ---
Contact: EGI Exhibitions, 129 Park Street, North Reading, MA
01864
Phone/fax: 508-664-6455; ---
E-mail: egiexhib.com
Submitter: Diane Vogt O'Connor, DCA/WASO
3/15-19 Meeting: 1998 Biennial Convention, Conference of National Park
Service Cooperating Associations
Location: ---
Details: NPS employees who are involved with cooperating
association operations will benefit from this
conference.
Contact: Glenn Clark or CNPCA
Phone/fax: Clark: 202-565-1058, CNPCA: 410-647-9001; CNPCA: 410-647-9003
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
3/19-21 Meeting: Washington and DuBois at the Turn of Two Centuries
Location: Roanoke, VA
Details: The symposium will focus on Booker T. Washington and
W.E.B. DuBois, their historical context, their
thoughts, and the meaning of their legacies for
America. Keynote speaker Julian Bond will head the
program for academic and public historians,
educators, students and NPS professionals interested
in the lives of these two men and their impacts on
race issues in the U.S. today.
Contact: Organization of American Historians, Washington/
DuBoise Symposium, 112 North Bryan Street,
Bloomington, IN 47408-4199
Phone/fax: 812-855-7345; ---
E-mail: john@oah.indiana.edu
Submitter: Rebecca Harriett, BOWA
3/22-27 Meeting: African-Americans from Slavery to Contemporary Times
Location: New Orleans, LA
Details: This combined public conference and NPS training
session will provide an overview of the American
experience, starting with slavery and concluding with
diverse African-American cultures now associated with
national parks.
Contact: The Learning Place bulletin board, or Mary Robinson
Phone/fax: 304-535-6732; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
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