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Grand Teton National Park News Release National Park Service Grand Teton PO Box 170 U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Moose, Wyoming 83012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jackie Skaggs January 21, 2009 09-01 307.739.3393 Grand Teton National Park News Release Grand Teton National Park Employees Give “Day of Service” to Local Community Grand Teton National Park employees donated a “Day of Service” to their local community of Jackson, Wyoming in observance of Martin Luther King Day on Monday, January 19, 2009. Park Service staff contributed their time and energy in answer to the nation-wide challenge from President Barack Obama, who called upon American citizens to provide community service during the federal holiday. A team of 13 Grand Teton employees joined 17 other community volunteers to help with the construction of two houses being built by the local Habitat for Humanity affiliate; these houses are destined to become homes for two well-deserving Jackson families. Park staff also Living Center residents Leona Roberts & collected about 200 pounds of food for the Jackson Elizabeth Thomas don animal skins with Cupboard, a community-based pantry, to help stock Darrah Thelin, NPS employee. shelves with groceries for families in need. In addition to the food drive and building projects by Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Teton Area, several park naturalists provided educational programs for two different audiences. Park interpretive rangers organized a field trip on Teton geology for the Jackson Hole Middle School’s gifted and talented students; and park naturalists also gave a hands-on program about park wildlife to the elderly residents of the Living Center, a nursing care facility, as well as to several pre-school students who were visiting the Living Center on Martin Luther King Day. These multiple outreach initiatives offered Grand Teton employees an opportunity to give back to a generous and highly-engaged community that regularly supports park programs and projects with volunteer assistance throughout the year. It also provided park staff with the chance to contribute to their local community in a direct and tangible way. National Park Service employees who participated in the “Day of Service” projects felt that it was a worthy and rewarding experience, and many expressed an interest in seeking additional opportunities to participate as community volunteers in the Grand Teton NP employees & community volunteers help near future. Habitat for Humanity on Day of Service, January 19, 2009. —NPS— EXPERIENCE YOUR AMER ICA The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage. National Park Service Grand Teton PO Box 170 U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Moose, Wyoming 83012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jackie Skaggs January 9, 2011 10-02 307.739.3393 Grand Teton National Park News Release Rangers Rescue Stranded Snowboarder, Snowshoers from Backcountry of Grand Teton National Park in Same-Day Incidents Grand Teton National Park rangers and Jackson Hole Mountain Resort ski patrollers conducted a search and rescue operation for a stranded snowboarder in the backcountry of Granite Canyon on Friday, January 7. Steven Sprague, age 20, a visitor from Rapid City, South Dakota, took a wrong turn after exiting an out-of-bounds gate at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort around 4 p.m. Sprague and his two snowboarding partners intended to traverse into Cody Bowl on Friday afternoon. They exited the out-of-bounds gate at the top of the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and entered Granite Canyon, instead of turning south where they had planned to ski. Sprague’s partners, realizing that they were off course, attempted to alert Sprague by shouting at him to stop, yet Sprague was unable to hear his companions cries because he was wearing earphones for an iPod. Shortly after, Sprague’s companions alerted patrol staff from Jackson Hole Mountain Resort of the situation and a search and rescue operation was initiated. Park rangers used snowmobiles to access the Granite Canyon trailhead from park headquarters in Moose then mounted skis to access the canyon. Meanwhile, patrol staff from Jackson Hole Mountain Resort skied into Granite Canyon from the summit of Rendezvous Mountain. Patrol staff reached the stranded snowboarder XX miles from of the mouth of Granite Canyon just before nightfall while rangers skied into canyon reaching Sprague??XXXXXXXXXXXXXX. Sprague was in good physical condition but was not prepared to spend the night in the backcountry and did not have extra clothing, food, basic emergency gear or adequate clothing or shelter. Sprague and Jackson Hole Mountain Resort patrollers were safely escorted out of the canyon by park rangers at XXTIME. At XX minutes later at 5:50 p.m. the same day, rangers received a cell phone call from two lost snowshoers who had become disoriented and were now battling nightfall while snowshoeing the Taggart/Bradley Lakes area. Ross Trooien, age 26, from White Bear Lake, Minnesota and Gordon Mammel, age 25, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, became lost Backcountry users are cautioned to be prepared with the knowledge, skills, and emergency equipment necessary to safely recreate in the park’s backcountry areas before attempting a winter excursion. Be prepared to spend more time in the backcountry than expected by bringing extra clothing, high energy snacks, water and extra clothing. Consider your physical and time limitations while choosing your destination and bring a map of the area and know how to use it before setting out.Park rangers also remind backcountry users to pay special attention to avalanche and weather conditions before entering remote areas outside of the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort boundaries. —NPS— www.nps.gov/grte EXPERIENCE YOUR AMER ICA The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage. National Park Service Grand Teton PO Box 170 U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Moose, Wyoming 83012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jackie Skaggs January 29, 2009 09-03 307.739.3393 Grand Teton National Park News Release Wyoming Resident Sentenced for Assault Incident in Grand Teton National Park An investigation conducted by Grand Teton National Park rangers and the U.S. attorney’s office resulted in the felony assault conviction and a recent sentence for Michael Jay Smith of Pinedale, Wyoming. Smith was accused of assaulting a park visitor on the Moose-Wilson Road in July of 2007, and following a guilty plea to a charge of Felony Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, Smith was sentenced in federal district court on December 11, 2008. Smith’s sentence includes 18 months in federal custody, 3 years of supervised probation upon release, as well as restitution fees. On July 20, 2007, Grand Teton National Park rangers responded to a report of a serious physical altercation on the Moose-Wilson Road. Smith apparently became impatient with a slow moving vehicle whose driver and occupants were trying to locate wildlife along this scenic country road in the southwestern portion of the park. Due to its narrow lanes and winding nature, the Moose-Wilson Road requires slow speeds, especially when the presence of wildlife causes traffic congestion. When the driver of the slow moving vehicle stopped, Smith physically and forcefully assaulted him, rendering him unconscious; Smith then fled the scene. This act of physical assault serves as an example of “road rage,” a situation more often associated with urban areas or interstate highways. Upon the arrival of park rangers, witnesses were able to provide information about the incident. The initial investigating park ranger determined that Smith attacked the driver of the vehicle in front of him after he stopped to watch a moose on the side of the road along with other wildlife viewers. Park rangers used accounts supplied by witnesses, as well as surveillance evidence, to develop information that eventually led to the use of photographic lineups and the subsequent positive identification of Smith as the assailant. Smith was eventually indicted by a federal grand jury in March of 2008 and arrested on a federal warrant in the town of Jackson without incident. He was recently sentenced in mid December 2008. A successful investigation and federal prosecution of this case resulted from the combined law enforcement work of several park rangers, as well as to the invaluable assistance provided by the U.S. attorney’s office. —NPS— www.nps.gov/grte EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage. National Park Service Grand Teton PO Box 170 U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Moose, Wyoming 83012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jackie Skaggs January 29, 2009 09-04 307.739.3393 Grand Teton National Park News Release Lost Skiers Rescued from Granite Canyon in Grand Teton National Park Grand Teton National Park rangers collaborated with Teton County Search and Rescue personnel to locate and rescue by helicopter two lost skiers in the upper reaches of Granite Canyon on Thursday morning, January 29. Darin Gamba, age 32, and Patrick Thornberry, age 39, both residents of Jackson, Wyoming, became disoriented in white-out conditions and accidentally took a wrong turn after exiting an out-of-bounds gate at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28. Gamba and Thornberry spent the night out in the mountains with temperatures hovering near 1 degree Fahrenheit. They were located during an aerial reconnaissance flight at 9 a.m. Thursday and flown from the backcountry at 9:30 a.m. This marks the second incident in a single week of skiers getting lost in the park’s backcountry and spending a night exposed to the elements. Gamba and Thornberry exited the upper gate at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort on Wednesday afternoon, intending to ski into the Rock Springs drainage.
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