NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                               MORNING REPORT

To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Monday, February 1, 1999

INCIDENTS

98-309 - Great Smoky Mountains (NC/TN) - Follow-up: Death of Ranger

The trial of J.L. for the first degree murder of ranger Joe
Kolodski concluded on Friday, January 29th.  On Saturday, following
approximately nine hours of deliberation, the jury found J.L. guilty of the
first-degree murder of Kolodski and the attempted murder of ranger Tony
Welch.  The jury did not accept the defense's argument that J.L. had been
either drunk or hypoglycemic and therefore not capable of committing first
degree murder.  Nor did they accept J.L.'s statement that he did not
remember the shooting.  J.L.'s motive for the killing is still unknown. 
The ten-day trial was very intense and hard fought.  Assistant U.S. attorneys
Jerry Miller and Debra Ausburn prosecuted the case;  U.S. attorney Mark
Calloway and criminal chief prosecutor Bob Conrad also provided critical
support.  FBI special agent Jim Russell was the primary case agent.  Their
skills, leadership, and personal dedication resulted in the first degree
verdict.  Immediately following the verdict, Calloway met with Kolodski's
wife, parents, and NPS representatives to discuss the penalty phase of the
trial.  The government subsequently withdrew its intent to seek the death
penalty.  Formal sentencing will occur in approximately 45 days.  Conviction
of first degree murder calls for mandatory life in prison without any chance
of parole.  It should be noted that the capture and successful conviction of
J.L. was only possible due to the interagency cooperation among many law
enforcement agencies. Many people deserve thanks, but the list is too long to
include in this report.  However, rangers Tony Welch, Al Miller, Keith
Nelson, Walt West, Glenn Martin, Lamon Brown, and Cherokee officer Sam Reed
deserve special recognition for their efforts to save Joe Kolodski after he
was gunned down and while aggressive gunfire continued in the area from a
concealed shooter with a high power rifle.  While Welch was being shot at,
the others risked their lives by pulling Kolodski from the shooting scene and
then attempted to restore his life.  The greatest recognition and honor is
owed to Joe Kolodski for giving his life so that others could live.  Joe 
was a great ranger and person.  We will miss him.  [John Mattox, CI, GRSM,
1/31]

99-26 - Jefferson National Expansion NM (MO) - Special Event

Pope John Paul II visited the city of St. Louis on January 26th and 27th. 
Throngs of people attended masses held at various venues in the city and
lined numerous parade routes.  A large youth rally and walk to a mass at the
nearby Kiel Center began on park grounds on Tuesday, January 26th.  Between
60,000 and 75,000 young people began arriving on the Arch grounds shortly
after 5 a.m. to stage for the walk, which began at 9 a.m.  The size of the
crowd was such that it took two and a half hours for all of them to walk from
the Arch to the center, even though all streets en route were closed to
traffic.  The group was orderly and well behaved. The only problems
encountered were a few minor medical incidents and First Amendment
activities.  A group of Girl Scouts followed the youth rally and picked up
trash in the park and along the route.  The incident was handled entirely by
park staff.  [CRO, JEFF, 1/29]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION

No entries.

PARK DISPATCHES

No entries.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No entries.

MEMORANDA

No entries.

INTERCHANGE

No entries.

MEETINGS, CONFERENCES AND EVENTS CALENDAR

Two calendars alternate in the Morning Report on Mondays - this one, which
contains meetings, seminars, 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.

Dates:      February 9 - 11 
Conference: Partners in Protection: The Arizona Conference on Conservation
            Law Enforcement
Location:   Prescott, AZ
Details:    Conference topics include commercialization of wildlife, a review
            of federal and state native plant laws in Arizona, and operation
            of surveillance equipment.  There will also be a competition
            pistol shoot.
Closes:     Conference registration prior to February 1st is $100 per person;
            registration thereafter is $125. 
Contact:    Conservation Law Enforcement Association
Phone/fax:  520-445-0441; ---
E-mail:     clea@bslnet.com
Submitter:  Dwayne Collier, SOAR

Dates:      February 24 - 28 *
Conference: "Envision the Future," Eighth Annual International Conference of
            Fire Service Women
Location:   Omni Los Angeles Hotel and Center, Los Angeles, CA
Details:    Attendees include wildland and structural firefighters, EMTs and
            paramedics, fire educators, volunteers and seasonals.  Pre-
            conference seminars include swift-water first responder,
            structural fire investigation, initial command of structural
            fires, ICS in the wildland setting, creative confrontation, and
            leadership roles in conflict resolution.  Tuition: $275 for
            members, $300 for non-members, $400 for either after February
            19th.  Pre-conference sessions are $150.  Roommate matching
            service and child care available.
Closes:     ---
Contact:    Women in the Fire Service
Phone/fax:  608-233-4768; ---
E-mail:     lacon@wfsi.org
Submitter:  Krysia Baron, BAND

Dates:      February 27 - 28 *
Event:      233rd Anniversary, Battle of Moores Creek Bridge
Location:   Moores Creek NB, NC
Details:    There will be special events on both days.  This year also marks
            the centennial of the Moores Creek Battleground Association,
            believed to be the oldest active friends group affiliated with an
            NPS unit.
Contact:    MOCR
Phone/fax:  910-283-5591; ---
E-mail:     Ann Childress at NP--SER
Submitter:  Same

Dates:      March 7 - 11 
Conference: National Conference on Cultural Property Protection 
Location:   Los Angles, CA
Details:    The conference will include sessions on construction and
            security, defining threats, fire protection, alarms, guard
            forces/services, etc. The registration fee $425 and opens in
            January.
Closes:     ---
Contact:    Smithsonian Institution
Phone/fax:  202-633-9446; ---
E-mail:     ---
Submitter:  Hollis G. Provins, INDE

Dates:      March 21 - 24 *
Conference: Thirteenth National Town Meeting on Main Street
Location:   San Diego, CA
Details:    Sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Main
            Street Center.  Nearly 100 educational and field sessions led by
            local community development specialists.  The Main Street
            approach to economic development and historic preservation has
            been adopted by 1400 agencies across the country and is being
            used by federal agencies to rethink under-utilized historic
            properties.  
Closes:     ---
Contact:    Main Street Center
Phone/fax:  202-588-6219; ---
E-mail:     http://www.mainst.org/
Submitter:  Brooks Prueher, NTHP

Dates:      March 22 - 26 
Conference: On the Frontiers of Conservation: Discovery, Reappraisal &
            Innovation
Location:   Great Smokies Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort, Asheville, NC
Details:    George Wright Society interdisciplinary conference on research
            and resource management in parks and other protected areas.
Closes:     Early registration discounts to February 21st. 
Contact:    Dave Harmon, George Wright Society
Phone/fax:  1-906-487-9722; 1-906-487-9405
E-mail:     gws@mail.portup.com; http://www.portup.com/~gws/gws99.html 
Submitter:  Dave Harmon, GWS

Dates:      April 19 - 21 
Conference: Presidential Sites and Libraries Conference III: "Redefining Our
            Message: The Relevance of Presidential Properties in the 21st
            Century" 
Location:   LBJ Library and Museum, Austin, TX (also LBJ National and State
            Historical Parks, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, George
            Bush Library
Details:    National gathering of senior managers, site administrators,
            education specialists and presidential scholars to explore
            methods necessary to attract, inform and educate a new and
            diverse constituency to presidential sites.  Honorary co-chairs:
            Mrs. Johnson, President and Mrs. Bush, Director Stanton.
Closes:     Early registration through January 31st; final registration by
            February 28th.
Contact:    Leslie Starr Hart, Superintendent, LYJO
Phone/fax:  830-868-7128 x 222; 830-868-7863
E-mail:     presidential_sites_conference@nps.gov or Presidential Sites
            Conference at NP-LYJO; www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/sitesconf
Submitter:  Leslie Starr Hart

Dates:      April 25 - 29 
Conference: "Reinventing the Museum: Relevance and Renewal," Annual Meeting,
            American Association of Museums
Location:   Cleveland, OH
Details:    See the web site at www.aam-us.org
Closes:     ---
Contact:    American Association of Museums
Phone/fax:  202-289-9114; 202-289-6578
E-mail:     seminars@aam-us.org
Submitter:  Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO

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