NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Monday, December 6, 2010

INCIDENTS

New River Gorge NR

Juvenile Convicted In Methamphetamine Case

Ranger Stan Wilson contacted a man and his companion, a juvenile female, near Mason's Branch Access in Gauley River NRA for an illegally parked trailer on Saturday, May 22nd. When Wilson approached the pair, he noticed that the man was sitting on a rock, rolling a piece of aluminum foil into a makeshift pipe. Later, while conducting a consent search, Wilson discovered methamphetamine in the young woman's purse. After consultation with the US Attorney's Office, the case against the 16-year-old girl was processed through the Nicholas County prosecutor's office. On November 16th, she pled guilty to possession of methamphetamine, was ordered to undergo treatment and submit to random drug testing, and placed on probation with monthly monitoring until her 18th birthday. The man was on parole out of Missouri for manufacturing methamphetamine, and had been transferred to West Virginia probation and parole by Missouri. West Virginia officials revoked his parole and he was sent back to Missouri to finish out his previous sentence. The case represented excellent observations and follow-up by Wilson and good use of local resources to handle a juvenile case. It has greatly improved the park's relationships with state prosecutors and the Nicholas County drug task force. [Jeff West, Chief Ranger]

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/):

World War II Valor in the Pacific NM - The National Park Service and the U. S. Navy will host a joint memorial ceremony and dedication tomorrow - a commemoration of the 69th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the dedication of the site's new $56 million Pearl Harbor Visitor Center.

Death Valley NP - Death Valley National Park held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, November 8th, to mark the restoration of the historic cookhouse at Scotty's Castle. Photo.

Land Resources Division - Working in partnership with Appalachian National Scenic Trail staff, The Conservation Fund, and other local partners, the National Trails Land Resources Program Center recently completed a purchase to protect 4,777 acres along the Appalachian Trail in northern New Hampshire. Photo.

Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs - This week's update on past and upcoming hearings and the status of legislation pertinent to the NPS. Included in today's summary are new bills pertaining to wolves and the boundary of Curecanti, a hearing this week on border security, and a continuing resolution for appropriations for FY 2011.

Grand Canyon NP - Almost 70 years of experience came to a close on December 3rd with the retirements of Ellen “Sissy” Seeley and Tom Pittenger from Grand Canyon National Park. Photo.

Pacific West Region - Thomas “Tom” Leatherman has been appointed superintendent for Port Chicago Naval Magazine NM, Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front NHP, John Muir NHS, and Eugene O'Neill NHS. Photo.

Bryce Canyon NP - James (Jim) Hooyboer, 64, passed away early on the morning of Wednesday, November 17th, at his family home in Elgin, Texas.

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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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