Daily Report - Yosemite National Park
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Weather
Yosemite: TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGHS 62 TO 67 IN YOSEMITE
VALLEY... 48 TO 54 IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.
TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WINDY. SNOW
LEVEL 6500 FEET. LOWS 26 TO 36 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...16 TO 26 IN THE HIGH
COUNTRY.
THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGHS 60 TO 65 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...38 TO
44 IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.
THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 24 TO 34 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY... 14 TO 24
IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.
FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 58 TO 63 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...39 TO 44 IN THE HIGH
COUNTRY.
El Portal: Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 9 to 11
mph becoming west southwest.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West southwest wind between 6
and 9 mph becoming calm.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. South southeast wind at 9 mph
becoming west.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. North northwest wind
between 5 and 9 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North northwest wind between 5 and 9
mph.
Happening Today/This Week (Check the Community News section for other
events)
GSA Auction - The General Services Administration will be conducting an
internet auction of Yosemite personal property consisting of pickup trucks,
the Mariposa Grove tram, a horse trailer, chain saws and a fork lift. The
auction opens on 03/12/2008, and closes on 03/19/2008. The sale is number
91QSI08084 #315-322. These items are located in the yard adjacent to the
warehouse in El Portal for inspection, and are marked with yellow item
number cards. Park employees are allowed to participate in the sale, with
the exception of any employee with unfair (nonpublic) detailed knowledge or
prior use of an item offered for sale. Such employees are prohibited from
bidding on that item, and the prohibition includes their immediate family
as well. Employees must view the items and bid on their own time. For
further information regarding the sale items or to register to bid, visit
the website gsaauctions.gov. (D. Ramsey - 3/13/08)
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Good-bye Luncheon for Cyndi Gonzales - Come join us on March 19, 2008 at
noon for a potluck on the top deck outside the Parkwide Custodial Office in
El Portal in saying good-bye to Cyndi Gonzales. Cyndi is leaving us for
Monterey and we want all to have the chance to wish her well. Hot Dogs and
Hamburgers will be provided. Please bring a side dish that goes with
Hamburgers and Hot Dogs. (R. Soden - 3/12/08)
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The Ahwahnee Sweet Shop is being remodeled! Please note the hours of
operation during the remodeling will be altered for both The Ahwahnee Sweet
Shop and The Ahwahnee Gift Shop as follows:
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
The Ahwahnee Sweet Shop 12:00 Noon - 10:00 p.m.
The Ahwahnee Gift Shop 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (P. Burgess - 3/18/08)
New Today
The Yosemite Training Center has scheduled 1st Aid and CPR classes through
the first week of June. Sign up by calling The Clinic at 372-4637. If your
unit has a lot of seasonal workers or full time employees who need training
before the summer, call us and let's schedule a class at your workplace.
After the first week of June classes will be difficult to arrange unless
you hike to May Lake H.S.C. (B. Shoor - 3/19/08)
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John Muir National Historic Site, Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site,
Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park, and
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial - Deputy Superintendent Rick
Smith is retiring from the National Park Service after completing 33 years
of federal service. We plan on giving him a fine send off on June 6, 2008,
6:00 pm, location will be in either the city of Richmond or Martinez. We
are still working out the details.
Rick has worked in many parks including Golden Gate NRA, USS Arizona,
Yosemite, and most recently in the San Francisco/East Bay four park
complex: John Muir National Historic Site, Eugene O'Neill National
Historic Site, Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National
Historical Park, and Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial.
More information will be coming out soon, so keep the date open! (D.
Delgadillo - 3/19/08)
Announcements
Two new AED locations in El Portal - The Division of Resources Management
and Science has purchased and installed two new Automated External
Defibrillators. One has been installed in the first floor of the new RMS
building in the Maintenance complex and one has been installed in the lower
RMS building across from the Post Office. (N. Nicholas - 3/18/08)
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Leave Share Participants
Currently, YOSE leave share participants are:
Shari Baudoux
Kevin Bowman
Kimberly Cunningham-Summerfield
You can find leave share participants Servicewide on InsideNPS at:
http://insidenps.gov/index.cfm?handler=leaveshare
If you are interested in contributing annual leave, please do so by
completing a Request to Donate Annual Leave to Leave Recipient (Within
Agency) Under the Leave Transfer Program, OPM Form 630-A. A fillable PDF
version of the OPM 630-A may be found at:
http://opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/opm630a.pdf (T. Hawkins - 1/31/07)
Community News
You just made $40! Well, maybe. The jitterbug dance class at the El Portal
School on Wednesday nights at 6 pm is now free. It’s not too late to join.
(L. Acree - 3/10/08)
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Introduction to Spanish Language Classes
March 2008 Balanced Rock Community Series
Time: 7:00 pm-8:30pm Please be on time!
Dates: March 19, 26, (Wednesday evenings)
Location: El Portal Elementary School library
Instructor: Xavier Sandoval
Sponsored By: Balanced Rock Foundation
Suggested Donation: $10/class Donations directly support BRF community
events.
This class is very beginner friendly. The classes will be set up to be as
much immersion in the language as possible, but some English will be used
to enable understanding. Example topics Xavier will use to excite interest
in the class will be; comida (food), antropologia (anthropology), cultura
fronteriza (border culture), theoria cultura (cultural theory), y
literatura feminista (feminist theory).
Please bring a notebook, writing utensil, and inquisitive mind. If you
have a Spanish/English dictionary it would be useful.
The class teaches Mexican Spanish and delves into local use of the
language, history and culture of the language and much more. The class
will be tailored to the participants abilities and interests, and will
expand if there is interest.
To register, please contact:
Heather Sullivan
heather@balancedrockfoundation.org
209.379.9453
Drop-ins are welcome if space exists. (H. Sullivan - 2/29/08)
Acting Designation
Brian Martin will be the acting Buildings and Grounds Facility Manager
while Tom Darcy is out of the office from 3/24/08 thru 3/28/08. He can be
reached at either 379-1076 or 375-9508, or you may leave a message withTara
Hawksley at 379-1054. (T. Hawksley - 3/19/08)
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Dan Benitag will be acting PCO supervisor March 20th-30th while Alan
Hawksley is out of the park. Please call 209-372-0533 with any problems.(C.
Gonzales - 3/19/08)
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Leslie Reynolds will be the Acting Branch Chief for Operations March 17-20
while I am out of the park. (C. Cuvelier - 3/17/08)
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While I'm away from the office March 14 through 21, 2008, Tami Barton is
acting Human Resources Officer. (H. Whitman - 3/14/08)
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I will be out of the office starting 03/07/2008 and will not return until
03/22/2008.MIke Beasley is the acting Fire Chief He can be reached at
209-375-9574 (K. Martin - 3/10/08)
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George Harders will be acting supervisor until further notice at the El
Portal Wastewater Treatment Facility starting on March 3rd, 2008. He can
be reached at 379-1825 or leave a message with Katie at 379-1055
Ron Parkey will be acting superviosr until furnter notice at the Wawona
Water/Wastewater Treatment Facility effective immediately. He can be
reached at 375-9510 or leave a message with Shawnessy. (K. Bablitch -
2/26/08)
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Dave Baker has been detailed for 60 days in the position of Heavy Equipment
Lead Mechanic. He can be reached at 379-1155. (G. Tilley - 2/26/08)
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Victoria Mates will serve as acting Branch Chief for Interpretive Field
Operations Feb. 10 - May 10. (T. Medema - 2/8/08)
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From January 13, 2008 until mid-May, Tom Medema will serve as acting Chief
of Interpretation and Education while Chris Stein in on a detail to
Washington, D.C. working on a "connecting children and nature" project. (C.
Stein - 12/31/07)
