NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

INCIDENTS

Great Sand Dunes NP&P

Man Charged With Attempted Artifact Removal

S.S., 43, of Coaldale, Colorado, has been charged with one count of violating the Archaeological Resources Protection Act. The charge is for collecting and attempting to remove an archaeological artifact from within the park. On September 6th, rangers saw S.S. and a female companion walking through an archaeological site. They were contacted and investigation revealed that S.S. was in possession of an artifact. It was evident that they had also walked through at least one other archaeological site. In both instances the tracks crossed back and forth through the sites, suggesting that the two were looking for artifacts. S.S. was also charged with two counts of entering or walking on archaeological sites in violation of 36 CFR. He has been cooperative during the investigation and no charges have been brought against his companion. No hearing date has yet been set. [Jim Bowman]

Grand Canyon NP

Rangers Deliver Baby At Side Of Park Road

Park dispatch received a 911 call just after 2:30 a.m. last Wednesday in which a park resident reported that his 32-year-old wife, who was seven months pregnant, was experiencing abdominal pain. Rangers responded and found that she was in labor. They got her into a park ambulance and headed for Flagstaff Medical Center, 75 miles away. While still in the park, she began delivering. The ambulance pulled off the road and the baby was brought into the world by paramedic Ken Phillips with ranger/EMT Brett Hergert assisting. There were no complications. Mother and son were taken by ambulance to the Valle Airport and flown to Flagstaff for further evaluation. A Guardian Medical Transport paramedic assisted by monitoring both mother and child during the ambulance transport. [Bonnie Taylor, EMS Coordinator]

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/):

Arlington House - On Saturday, October 16th, the 150th anniversary of the election of Abraham Lincoln was commemorated at a special evening program at Arlington House entitled "The Election that Divided the Nation.”

Cultural Resources - The Landmarks Committee of the National Park System Advisory Board met for three days last week to consider new nominations for National Historic Landmark designation. A list of all the nominations is included, together with a link for more information on each. Photo.

Office of Public Affairs - The National Japanese American Memorial Foundation has presented the NPS with an award for its support in establishing the National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism during World War II and for its commitment to preservation of the sites of former internment camps.

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Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the support of 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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