Daily Report - Yosemite National Park
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Weather
Yosemite: TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS 63 TO 68 IN YOSEMITE
VALLEY...51 TO 56 IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.
TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 35 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...19 TO 29 IN THE
HIGH COUNTRY.
WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. HIGHS 63 TO 68 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...44 TO
52 IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
WINDY. SNOW LEVEL 6500 FEET. LOWS 27 TO 37 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...16 TO 26 IN
THE HIGH COUNTRY.
THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. HIGHS 55 TO 60 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...37 TO
43 IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.
El Portal: Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. East northeast wind 5
to 13 mph becoming west southwest.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind becoming northeast
between 10 and 13 mph.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph
becoming west southwest.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind between 3
and 11 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. South southeast wind 5 to 9
mph becoming west.
Happening Today/This Week (Check the Community News section for other
events)
The Equal Opportunity Committee will be having a meeting on March 18th from
2-4PM in the Wawona Community Hall. If you are interested in helping
establish a program to eliminate discrimination and promote equal
opportunity through education, social events, and outreach, come join us.
(L. Jackson - 3/18/08)
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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:
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
The Ahwahnee Sweet Shop 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Ahwahnee Gift Shop 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
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)
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Fundraiser - Last chance to order your lunch for Tuesday March 18,
sandwich, chips, soda for $8.00 delivered to your office or home! Pay when
delivered, Support your childcare centers! To order call 379-2860 (C.
Brocchini - 3/14/08)
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The Upper Merced River Watershed Council invites you to learn about water
quality in the Merced River. Dr. Martha Conklin, hydrologist and professor
at UC Merced, studies California rivers and streams, especially those
flowing out of the Sierra Nevada. Dr. Conklin will explain what the water
tests conducted by our water quality monitors and the University tell us
about the health of the Merced River and its tributaries.
When: Tuesday, March 18, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Where: Bodie Room, Yosemite Bug, Midpines
Charge: Free
Remember that the Yosemite Bug offers a menu of popular dinner options.
Make it an evening! (A. Steed - 3/14/08)
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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)
New Today
OFFICIAL ELECTRONIC MAIL -- NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW
National Park Service
Yosemite National Park
P.O. Box 577
Yosemite, California 95389
P40(YOSE-SUPT) March
13, 2008
Memorandum
To: All Yosemite National Park Employees
From: Michael J. Tollefson, Superintendent
Subject: El Portal Fitness Center
We are establishing a voluntary employee wellness program to support and
encourage the health and well-being of our workforce, as described in
Director’s Order #57. We have established an El Portal Health and Fitness
Committee, and appointed Mike Michener as our Health and Fitness
Coordinator (HFC) to administer this new program. We would like to extend
an invitation to all park employees to visit and enjoy the benefits of our
brand new El Portal Fitness Center. It is located in the El Portal
Maintenance Complex, in the northwest corner of the Warehouse, next to the
Fire Cache. We encourage all Yosemite NPS employees to participate, as it
benefits us all in creating a stronger workforce and a healthy, happy work
environment. Fitness center membership is currently open to NPS, USGS,
Federal Highways Administration, interagency fire station employees, park
volunteers, and interns.
To apply, visit the El Portal Fitness Center link at
http://www.yose.nps.gov/yosenet/ for the following application materials:
1) membership waiver, 2) PAR-Q and Heart Risk questionnaires, and 3) Rules
of Membership. Submit your signed and completed application in a
confidential (blue) envelope, to the El Portal Fitness Center mailbox in
the Valley Administration Building for processing. The HFC will screen
your confidential health risk questionnaire to determine whether your
condition warrants referral to a physician. Once the HFC has approved your
risk forms, you will be issued a confidential member access code. Please
allow up to 10 days for processing.
Employees should not use work hours to participate in this volunteer
program (this does not apply to those in the mandatory fitness program).
Supervisors are encouraged, however, to allow flexible schedules to
accommodate use of the facility, and to support employee participation in
this program. The fitness center will be open to members 24 hrs per day, 7
days per week.
Best of health to you all!
/s/ Michael J. Tollefson
Michael J. Tollefson
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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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National Weather Service SkyWarn class - Anyone with an interest in the
weather can become a volunteer Weather Spotter for the National Weather
Service (NWS)!
The Hanford office of the NWS has numerous weather spotters throughout the
San Joaquin Valley, southern Sierra Nevada, and Mojave desert. The training
takes about two hours and will familiarize you with the identification of
hazardous weather for the purpose of reporting these observations to the
forecasters at the NWS office in Hanford. The contribution of Weather
Spotters is significant and can make a huge difference during severe
weather by giving the forecasters eyes and ears in local areas that may
have a lack of quality ground reports. The purpose is the same as the whole
purpose of the NWS as an agency: to save lives and property and enhance the
US economy.
Two training sessions will be held in Yosemite National Park on Thursday,
April 3: at 10:00 am in the El Portal Maintenance and Administration
complex (large break room) and at 2:30 pm in the auditorium behind the
Yosemite Valley visitor center. Spotters that have previously had the
training are reminded that NWS policy is for you to have a refresher
training course every two years to be a renewed spotter.
The training is open to the public. However, due to space limitations, you
must RSVP via e-mail at henk_parson@nps.gov or via phone at 209-379-1140.
(J. Meyer - 3/18/08)
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YOGA JAMBALAYA
Sunday April 6th, 2008
An incredible day and fun to say. Join us for a delightful medley of yoga
classes at the beautiful yoga studio and spa at the Yosemite Bug Hostel in
Midpines, CA.
Balanced Rock Foundation and the Yosemite Bug Hostel will host this full
day event.
Schedule:
8:00 am Registration for classes opens at spa front desk. If attending
later classes, please arrive 15 minutes before class to insure a spot.
9:00-10:15 Invigorating Vinyasa with Schuyler Greenleaf (sun salutations,
flow, enlivening music)
10:45-12:00 Backbending Anna Landauer (based on Anusara style)
12:00-1:30 lunch break
1:30-2:45 Intro To Yoga with Iyengar base….Marya Carr (focusing on proper
alignment)
3:00-4:30 Restorative Yoga with Heather Sullivan (focusing on deep
relaxing and restoration)
5:00-5:45 Abhyanga with Jon-Paul (Ayervedic practice of self-oil
massage.)
6:00-7:30 Jon-Paul’s weekly Sunday night yoga class
Pick and choose the classes you would like to attend and complement the
teachings with use of the spa facilities, staff of body-workers, and meals.
Yoga students may sit in on classes if not practicing to take notes and
learn. $10 fee applies
Cost: $10/class $10 for use of spa Delicious bistro meals not
included in cost.
Yoga class proceeds support Balanced Rock scholarship fund.
Please bring: yoga mat, 2 blankets, (blocks, bolsters, and belts if you
have them), journal, water bottle, swimsuit if using spa.
Arrive at least 15 minutes before class to insure a spot. Space is
limited.
Contact: Heather Sullivan heather@balancedrockfoundation.org
209.379.9453
www.balancedrockfoundation.org
www.yosemitebug.com 209.966.6666 (H. Sullivan - 3/18/08)
Announcements
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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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
Spring Fling - Spring is right around the corner and we have an awesome
community event to plan! The spring fling will be held on Saturday April
26, 2008, at the Carroll Clark Community Hall in El Portal. The events
will include but are not limited to:
A pancake breakfast sponsored by the Yosemite Lions Club
The 3rd Annual El Portal PTG Spring Run-off
Many local vendors with arts, crafts and services
Angel and Norma Ortiz = fabulous Mexican lunch
Joella's Famous Indian Fry Bread for Dinner
An amazing musical line up for the evening
If you would like vendor information or to sign up for a booth please
contact Rosemary McCallum 379-2665
If you are interested in designing this years Run-off shirt please contact
Claudine Ronay 379-2967 (C. Ronay - 2/25/08)
Acting Designation
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)
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