“Yosemite Almost Hosted 1932 Olympics,” Yosemite Sentinel, 6(2)

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Book VI, Vol. 1 January, 1980 Yosemite National Park, CA
Yosemite Community Council seeks new ideas
by Ridgley Reece
President of Y.C.C. meeting will be January 10. Wew ould want our help and that we have your
like to have one representative from support.
As the newy ear approaches, it seems each communitys ervice, organization, Please mark January 10 at 7 p.m.
an appropriate time to assess our and business there, as well as all YosemiteS chool, for the first meeting
community and the types of interested residents. The Y.C.C. can of your CommunityC ouncil. Looking
organizations available to each of us. help you, but we need to knowt hat you forward to seeing you there.
The Y.C.C. has been a functioning
body within Yosemite for the past 30
r years. However, its purpose and Merced College begins
functions have become somewhat
confusedo ver the years. In general, it by Marian Woessner, Coordinator
finds itself facing an identity crisis as il
Presented below is the schedule of greenhouses. Solar design considera-
it approaches 1980.
classes to be offered locally this tion for new as well as existing
We need your help! We feel that semester under the sponsorship of the buildings will be presented. The text,
Yosemite needs a CommunityC ouncil. Merced College extension program. "The Solar Home Book," will be
By its past efforts at fund raising, Art Baggett, FWSIA-certified Nordic available for purchase from the
helping needy homeless, etc., we know instructor, will give a field course in instructor at the first session (approx.
that it can be effective. However,i ts Nordics kiing for all levels of ability. $10).
activities to date have been severely
1 The orientation sessions will cover
i limited to distribute the donations A class in Photography -- Color
history, equipment, waxing and
given in the annual Y.C.C. drive and Slides will be presented by Lewis
t sponsorship of a community nonwaxing techniques, winter Kemper, who has worked with
scholarship. We feel we could and survival, map compass and avalanche
photography and given photography
should be doing much more for the information. Flat track and downhill
walks for the Ansel AdamsG allery.
community in areas of information, skills for nordic skiers will be stressed.
The course is designed for the
J research, activities and aid. The course will consist of two 2-hour
beginning, intermediate to advanced
i lectures and two all-day field sessions.
Please help us gain a new image for Equipment must be provided by the photographer who wants to improve.
the 80’s and become once again an participant. Covered in the course will be how to
effective communitys ervice. Our next conduct a proper ASAte st, use of color
Using the knowledgea nd experience compensatingfi lters, the ability to see
t gained as a graduate candidate in and control color shifts, composition
Milk cases needed Solar Design, Baggett will also offer a and the use of color for color’s sake.
course in Solar Energy: Residential
Do you have a Producers milk case Application. This, an introductory Registration for these courses will be
hanging out your window or storing course in solar energy and at the first session of each. There is no
items in your closet? If so, John conservation, will explore the use of tuition charge for California residents
Shehadey of Producers Dairy would solar energy in passive and active (1 year minimum). For further
very much appreciate having the milk space heating/cooling, in domestic information, please call Marian
case returned. water and pool heating, and in Woessnera t 372-4832.
According to Shehadey, $41,000+ Class/Instructor Day Dates Time Units Place
was spent by the Fresno distribution PE 11 M 1/14" 7-9 1 E1P ortal School
NordicS kiing
center last year replacing lost and p,m.
A Baggett
stolen milk cases -- and that cost is
passed on to the consumers. IT 4O T 1/29 7-10 1 E1P ortal School
Solar Energy:R esidential to p.m,
Return any milk cases you have to
Application- A. BaggetL 3/4
the Producers storage facilities at the
Central Warehousea nd Village Store, Photography5 5 Th 2/7 7:30 1 YosemiteS chool
the back docks of the AhwahneeH otel ColorS lides to 9’.30
and Yosemite Lodge, or give them to L. Kemper 4/3 p.m.
Mickey. You’ll earn the thanks of *Class will consist of two 2-hour lectures and two all-day field trips; dates will be
Producers and the local consumers. decideda t first class.
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Why are uniforms used in Yosemite?
by Brian Grogan, Manager of Employee Training
The question of why Yosemite Park of experience as a Company It is the job of the people at the
and Curry Co. employees must wear seamstress in various other units. Uniform Center to assure correct fit.
uniforms has been brought up from Alicia is responsible for repairs, Please remember that a correct fit is pe
time to time. The answer is quite simple alterations, and inspiration within the one that is comfortable and safe. :L
to
and dates back to ancient times; Uniform area. (Do you know she Uniforms may not always be
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unified, professional appearance to the recycles buttons, zippers, pockets, fashionable, but they are always
public -- our guests. sleeves, stripes, collars, and cuffs?) functional.
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Your uniform identifies you as an Both of these individuals can be a When an employee terminates or
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employee of the Yosemite Park and very understanding source of help to transfers to a non-uniformed position,
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Curry Co., a group whose purpose is you during your time in uniform. They they are responsible for returning their
guest service. Your uniform provides a are ready to answer questions and uniform to the Uniform Center. This is
unified, professional appearance in. suggest solutions to any uniforming part of the clearance process, and any
public -- our guests. problem you may have. employees not returning their uniform
will have the replacement cost of the
As employees, we are represen- You can avoid many problems if you
uniform deducted from their paycheck.
tatives of the Park. Wep rovide help in are aware of a few procedures and
Failure to comply with all uniform
many forms to those who are visiting facts. Whether in a uniformed or non-
procedures can affect future
the Park (food, shelter, information, uniformed position, you are expected to
consideration for employment.
etc.). Our uniform distinguishes us as be neat, clean, and properly groomed.
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members of this support group of Persons in uniformed positions are Over the past two years, the Uniform
individuals who are qualified to Department has been striving towards
given a laundry allowance of 25¢ per
provide guest service. workday to clean and maintain their a uniform that is comfortable, P
serviceable, and pleasing in
The very fact that we are there, uniform. You are responsible for
appearance. The Uniform Center is
pleasingly attired -- on the job --gives reporting to work in a clean uniform. a
now issuing turtlenecks for the winter
the guest a feeling of security and
Most of our uniforms are a cotton- to all uniformed employees, and has
comfort. A small comfort can go a long
blend fabric and all are permanent brown knit caps for housekeeping work
way if you’re thousands of miles from
press. Wash these garments with the areas where employees are frequently
home.
permanent press cycle of the washer
outside.
The Yosemite Park and Curry Co. and remove them immediately from
e,
has a uniform and grooming policy the dryer; hung or folded neatly, they In an effort to provide a more
which determines the specific will not wrinkle and will ]ook neat for complete uniform service, the uniform
standards of dress for each individual your next work shift. center is selling brown knee socks and
work area. The YP&C Co. Uniform Any accidentally damaged or worn tights for women, and shoes that are !,
Department implements these uniforms can be replaced at no charge sturdy, comfortable, and are in
standards; area supervisors, the by the Uniform Center. Items which agreement with the Company uniform
management staff, and all employees have been damaged due to negligence policy. All purchases from the Uniform
are responsible for compliance with the will be subject to a replacement charge. Center are on a payroll deduction.
grooming and uniforming policy. For example, you just lost 50 lbs., and The staff at the Center is ready,
The majority of Company uniforms your trousers are dragging the ground; willing, and able to help you obtain
are issued by the Uniform Center, time goes by and there are now holes in proper fit and maintenance of your
located adjacent to the Employee the cuffs; you come to the Uniform uniforms, so that you will look and feel
Training Center. The day-to.day Center to get new trousers -- too late; cheerful and proud in assisting our
operation of the Center is directed by you were negligent. guests.
Alan Barnett, the Uniform
Coordinator, who reports to me and Kroon appointed Public Affairs Administrator
provides the department with energy
and innovation. by D.E. Quigley, Senior Vice President
Working with Alan is Alicia Moreno, Effective Dec. Assistant Manager of Public Affairs.
who has been with the Uniform Center 31, 1979, Debra Debra’s experience in the area ofpublic
for two years, bringing with her years Kroon was ap- affairs has developed with her
pkffointed Public performance of the numerous and
airs Adminis.
varied operations of the Public Affairs
trator. She will
Department. Her administrative
Yosemite Sentinel report directly to
duties have included the monthly
Mr. Ed Hardy,
Published by Chief Operating production of the Yosemite Sentinel,
Yosemite Park and Curry Co. Officer, and she attendance at ski shows throughout
for residents of ~vill maintain a California each fall, coordination of
Yosemite National Park staff relationship advertising projects, and organization
]3ebra Kroon. ............... Editor with Mr. Herb of a myriad of special events. She has
Steinberg, Vice become familiar with media
Articles must be submitted to the President of MCARecreation Ser- communications of all sorts, and has
Sentinel office by the 12th of the vices, Marketing. earned a position as a valued
month preceding publication, Short
articles and ads will be taken up until representative of the Yosemite Park
Debra joined the Yosemite Park and
the 25th of the preceding month, and Curry Co. Please join in
Curry Co. five years ago as the
space and time permitting. congratulating Debra on her
Secretary Public Affairs Department.
promotion and supporting her in the
In June of 1978, she was appointed
enactment of her new responsibilities.
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variety, try these winter
For activities
Snowshoeing Sledding
The County’s branch library is
Top-quality snowshoes may be Any snow-covered hill has always
located in the Girl’s Club, behind the
rented at the Yosemite Mountain- been fair game for snowplay, and
NPS Administration Building. Open
eering School and Badger Pass for $4 Yosemite’s hills are no exception. "
from 2-5 p.m. on Tuesdays and
per day. Crane Flat is an excellent area
Thursdays and noon to 5 p.m. on
to explore by showshoe, as is the
If you don’t have a sled, or saucer, Sundays, the library has comfortable
Mariposa Grove.
you can improvise with an inner tube, chairs and a wide selection of books to
flattened cardboard box, or plastic select from.
Two precautions: (a) Don’t step
sheeting. Since these will not provide
cross country ski tracks, and (b) you’ll The Research Library is located
you with the control that a sled would,
find snowshoeing more strenous than upstairs in the Valley District Building
stick to short runs and avoid steep
skiing, so plan your first trips to be (next to the Visitor Center). It is open
hills.
spent close to the road. Mondayt hrough Friday from 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. The library contains a
Winter Hiking number of publications dealing with
Take the trails which loop the Valley the natural and historical aspects of
Silver ski race set for an afternoon or morning walk. Yosemite.
From Curry Village, head towards
for February 2, 3 Happy Isles, circle over to Indian
Caves, and end up at Yosemite Falls. Winter Club
From the Lodge, trails go west to E1
On Saturday and Sunday, February Capitan and Bridalveil Fall.
2 and 3, the Fresno Bee will host the sets January
24th annual Silver Ski Race at Badger
Whenh iking, be sure to let someone
Pass. The giant slalom is open to all
know where you’re going and when plans
skiers, with racing categories for every
you’ll be back -- and have another
age and skill level.
friend hike with you. Safety is triplely
Entry blanks may be obtained by important in winter. All members of the "Yosemite Winter
writing Public Relations Dept., Fresno Club are invited to a "Meet Your Ski
Bee, CA9 3786. There is no entry fee. V~isit the library Instructors Night," which will be held
at the Ahwahnee on Thursday,
First through third place finishers in Choose from the County Public
January 17.
each category will be awarded Silver Library or the NPS Research Library
Ski pins. for a quiet time. The reception will be held in the
hotel’s Winter Club Roomf rom 5 to 6:30
p.m., and ski instructors will be on
hand to meet club members.
Can you save a heart
Following the reception, club
members may attend the ski buffet.
(Reservations necessary; call ext. 488.)
in five minutes?
February I is the date for the cross-
country ski party at Crane Flat. The
Anyone in the community interested Friday, January 18 - 8 a.m. to noon, full moon will provide light for the
in learning CPR - cardio-pulmonary and 1-5 p.m. in the valley. evening’s trek, while the Institute’s
resuscitation may learn the building provides warmth, food and
Saturday, January 19 - 10 a.m. to 2
techniques for this method at any one fun. Watch for more information.
p.m. in the valley, and 4-8 p.m. in E1
of six classes offered in January. The
Portal. Future events include a cross-
dates and times are as follows: country day tour and several
The classes will be limited to 12
overnights. Ancient Jocks Race and
Wednesday, January 16 - 8 a.m. to persons. Please call in advance to banquet, and Winter Club days at
register- 372-4461, ext. 224.
noon, and 6-10 p.m. in the valley. Badger Pass.
If you need recertification, this can
For more information, write Box 717,
Thursday January 17- 8 a.m. to noon be done at one of these classes. There is Yosemite, or contact Winter Club
in the valley, and 6-10 p.m. in E1 Portal. no charge. president Arvin Abbott.
Special care needed for skin in winter
Winter is a season of colder uncovered. By protecting your head Use a lip salve or stick to prevent
temperatures, artificial heat in from winter weather, you’ll also help cracked, raw lips.
buildings, and activities. The prevent your hair from becoming too Take short, lukewarm showers. Long
following tips will help you go through dry or fly-away.
showers and baths -- as well as hot,
the winter comfortably and with less Wear mittens, again, they help hold hot water -- will also dry your skin.
irritation for your skin. your body heat in and prevent rough,
chapped hands. Eat the right foods, including fruits
Dress in layers. Wheny ou begin to and vegetables. Treat yourself to a
get hot, you can "unlayer" and add Use a sunscreen when you’re skiing. good breakfast everyday -- it will
those layers again as you need. The sunlight reflecting off the snow help you get going on cold mornings.
can have ten times the amount of
Wear a hat. Up to 50% of your body ultra-violet light you’ll find on a Winter is a special time in Yosemite.
heat can be lost be leaving your head summer beach. Be sure you fully enjoy it.
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Women’s Group sets plans for spring
by Imogeue Burgen
At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February More information about these
The Yosemite Women’s Group wants 6, a coffee will be held in the homeo f activities wil be posted in theY osemite,
[mogene Burgen. Arrangements have Wawonaa, nd I,;1 Portal post offices, or
to provide interesting and worthwhile
been made to provide free babysitting you may phone any of the above-
activities that will bring together the
so that as many womena s possible can mentioned people or this year’s
women of the Yosemite community.
attend. president, Patrieia St. John, 372-4713.
You are invited to attend the functions
scheduled for the coming months.
Wanted
The book discussion group will meet An evening of family fun has been
on Monday, January 1,1, at noon at the planned for Friday, March 7, in the The Yosemite Fire Department
home of Marian Woessner for a potluck East Auditorium. A spaghetti dinner needs two or three cars, old or wrecked,
luncheon. Read "The Lives of a Cell," will be followed by a movie. that can be used for training. If you
have one to donate or knowo f someone
by Lewis Thomas, available at the
who does, please call 372-4633 or 372-
Ansel Adams Gallery.
4461, ext. 250.
Other events scheduled for the
coming months include a snowshoe Yosemite poetry
trek at Badger Pass, lunch and movie
Credit Union
Eyes, mirrors
schedules meetings of’ our souls.
in Fresno, and a Wawona Play Day.
Reflect the warmth
The chorus sponsored by the Yosemite
The annual meeting of the Yosemite Women’s Group and directed by Jeff of our hearts,
love, and compassion,
Credit Union will take place on Fokens will give a spring concert.
and sadly our spites,
Tuesday, January 15, at 7 p.m. in the Mnda Griffiths will be chairman for
the answer to this
Girl’s Club. Officers will be elected for the weekend in May when we host
is in the Lord’s prayer.
1980. Refreshments will be served and A.F.S. foreign:exchange students in
door prizes awarded. our homes. -- Joseph R. Paquette
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The Bracebridge Singers presented conc, erts to Yosemite visitors on l)ecember 23, and 26, both at Yosemite Lodge and the
AhwahneeH otel, The all-male chorus was joined by Andrea Fulton (shown), who is the Musieal l)irector for the Bracebridge
Dinner. Besides the concerts, the singers also sang at the l,odgeCafeteria, for evening diners at the Ahwahnee,a nd at: the
three seatings of the Bracebridge I)inner.
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Living in Yosemite includes special concerns
by Garrett De Bell. l’:nvironmcntal Advisor
Living in Yosemite brings both This does mean you see fewer bears, introduction and spread of non-native
opportunities and responsibilities. The but the ones you see are living free, not plants, all landscaping is done with
benefits comef rom living in a special semi-domesticated bears feeding on
place, a place which many visit only our garbage. native plants collected within the Park
once in a lifetime, while others under NPSs upervision. Any reseeding
regularly return for recreation and The other reasons for not feeding of denudeda reas, for instance, is done
inspiration. We, as employees, enjoy wild animals are (a) feeding gives them with an approved seeding mix. This
Yosemite year-round. the wrongd iet, and (b) even the "right" policy applies to employeeli ving areas,
diet still turns them into beggars. as well. Anyr equests for approval of
With this opportunity comes the
new planting should be reviewed by
responsibility to help preserve Your enthusiastic cooperation in not
me.
Yosemite and its native wildlife and feeding wild animals (nor leaving
plant life. A few of the rules and garbage available to them) will help Pest control
restrictions necessary to protect the keep Yosemitea s it should be. Even in Yosemite, we have pest
Park are listed below, with the reasons problemst hat need to be controlled --
for them. Pets mice in food storage areas, flies in
There is a pet policy designed to buildings. We need to prevent the
Not feeding animals
protect Park wildlife from being health problems these animals can
Feeding animals -- bears, deers,
chased, teased, or eaten by dogs and cause without contributing to the
coyotes, raccoons, etc. -- is not allowed
cats. Pets are only allowed in pesticide problem.
for three reasons. The first is your
permanent housing (units with an
safety, since these animals are wild
enclosed bathroom), and not in any What’s the solution? For rodents,
and will sometimesa ttack if molested.
dorm room, tent, or WOBar eas or in such as mice, the ideal method of
In the past, many people were control is to borrowa live trap fromm y
any high-country locations. This
injured by bears each year, and it is office, trap and relocate the animal
applies equally to NPSa nd Curry Co.
only the vigorous NPS human-bear quite far from any buildings. The
employees. Only one dog or cat is
management program (which keeps alternative is to use the approved,
allowed. Pets cannot run loose but
environmentally-safe (although not
food and garbage away from bears) must be kept inside or on a leash.
for the mouse!) pesticide available in
that has returned them to a wild state,
our stores.
where encounters with people and Decorative PI anting
begging behavior have become rare. In order to protect the Park fromt he
For rodents or other pests in
company buildings, contact either
Animal of the month
employee housing or your manager,
and arrangements will be made for
by Sandy Dengler Paramount Pest Control to use NPS-
approved, safe poisons, as needed.
no webs, no nests, no satiny egg cases.
Instead, MommLyo nglegs inserts her Outside the door
eggs directly into the cold hard ground The goal is to have natural
with a sharp, hollow tube, the conditions throughout the Park, with
ovipositor.
the wilderness beginning at the edge of
facilities; to merge with wilderness,
The eggs will hatch next spring, the
young reach adult size in late summer. without junk, debris, abandonedc ars,
Harvestman or Daddy Longlegs
Most harvestmen have died by now, discarded furniture, etc., in between.
Phalangium although they were abundant only a It’s easy to become used to your
month ago. Twoy ears is extreme old favorite piece of junk, whichp iece of
"Daddy Longlegs" -- the name
sounds like something out of the Dick age. junk may be an affront to your
Tracy comic strip. Another name is Daddy Longlegs generates the neighbors and Park visitors.
"Harvestman," for this creature is wildest stories. Folklore associates
most conspicuous in autumn, harvest harvestmen with cows, although there Wea ll need to try to keep both our
time. Mostly, though, what it is called isn’t a cow in 40 miles. Somec laim work areas and living space
is "spider," and a spider it is not. harvestmen are terribly poisonous. compatible with Yosemite.
They’re harmless.
True, DaddyL onglegs has eight legs,
as do spiders. But the spider’s abdomen Although some creatures are very
is a single puffy glob attached to the
picky about their surroundings,
cephalothorax by a short, thin waist.
harvestmen don’t seem the least bit
Daddy ’s abdomen, attached without a
particular about where they are. They
waistline, is ringed with segmentl ines.
appear mysteriously out of nowhere,
Spiders eat only animal matter. Daddy
indoors or out, walking step on careful
eats that plus carrion and plant and
fruit juices. Most spiders have eyes at step -- then disappear just as
the sides and eyes in the center also. mysteriously. Thus Daddys truts slow-
motion through life, its oval body
Daddyh as no sid e-eyes. Probably, he is
suspended like some creature from a
nearly blind, for median eyes rarely
C.S. Lewis fantasy. Whenw e mistake
amount to much.
him for a spider, that’s our ignorance.
The biggest difference is that It’s our loss too, for whenw ef ail I,o see
harvestmen cannot spin. They cannot his uniqueness,a tiny bit of richness is
produce the wonderfu]silk of spiders-- absen~f rom~ Jur lives. Andl .hat is loss.
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Yosemite recreation happenings
by Marty Aymar, Manager of Employee Recreation
Basketball
Movies Park. Yosemite runners took three
Jan. 8 - The Champ places out of the top ten in a race of Basketball is still happening on
Jan. 22 - Boys from Brazil nearly 300 participants. John Carter Mondays from 5 to 7 p.m. at the
Feb. 5 - Magic set a new course record for his division Elementary School. Take advantage of
Feb. 19 - Harold & Maude by finishing 4th overall with a time of this time to work on your skills and get
$2.00 per person 34:47. some exercise, too.
East Auditorium, Visitor Center
i 7:00 p.m. John Carter, 34:47, 4th place, first in Volleyball
division. Dave Weller, 35:06, 6th place,
Runner’s Corner fourth in division. Jimmy Rodrigues, On Tuesday and Thursday evenings
35:37, 9th place, sixth in division. Sue. from 7-10, volleyball enthusiasts are
On November 25, the Merced Track
Club sponsored the fifth annual ten Carter, 53:04, 214th place, 11th in encouraged to meet at the East
Auditorium for a few good games.
kilometer Turkey Trot at Applegate division.
Volleyball improves skill, coordina-
tion, and is an excellent form of
exercise. The games are fun, fast, and
exciting -- join us on these nights for
cCCa~alleenn ddar l l,p emmUnitcYven volleyball.
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including church services,
The
published in the Yosemite’ Guide.
Winter request
Mondays Yosemite School, 5 p.m. The recreation department would
Basketball ......................
WomensG roup Chorus ...................... Yosemite School, 7:30 p.m. like to hear from you -- your ideas can ’.-
happen, If anyone has special
Tuesdays interests, talents, or skills, please
Medical Center, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
MCoeunntat l LibHreaarylt h OpCelnin .i.c.. ... ........... .. Girl’s Club, 2 to 5 p.m. contact us at 372-4611, ext. 475. Your :~
Y ....................... Ruby ’s Beauty S hop, 6 p.m. ideas and help are needed to keep
Weight Loss Group ........................
Volleyball ............................ East Aud., Visitor Center, 7 p.m. programs and activities happening. ~
Thursdays
Medical Center, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mental Health Clinic ..................
County Library Open ........................... Gi’r l ’ s Club,2 to 5 p.m. No changes in
Ahwahnee Hotel, 6:30 p.m.
Ski Buffet .................... ¯ ............
Volleyball ............................ East Aud., Visitor Center, 7 p.m. SSDI tax rate
Sundays
Girl’s Club, 2 to 5 p.m. for 1980 ’Z
County Library Open ...........................
Special Events The social security tax rate will stay
at 6.13% for 1980, although the
Tuesday, Jan. 8 .................................. Movie- "The Champ" earnings base will increase. The base
Thursday, Jan. 10 Yosemite Community Council Meeting, increase means that workers will be
i" .............. Yosemite School taxed on earnings up to $25,900 in 1980
(the 1979 base was $22,900) and
Yosemite School, 7p.m.
maximum SSDI tax paid by
Monday, Jan. 14 ........ Book Discussion Group, Woessner Home, r~ oon
individuals rises from $1,403.77 to
Nordic Ski Class begins, E1 Portal School, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 15 .............. Credit Union Meeting, Girl’s Club, 7 p.m. $1,587.67.
Thursday, Jan. 17 ..... Yosemite Winter Club "Meet Your Ski Instructor
Night," Winter Club Room, 5-6:30 p.m. When you receive your W-2 form,
Tuesday, Jan. 22 ............................ Movie-"Boys from Brazil" check it carefully, since a copy of this
Solar Energy Class begins, E1 Portal School, 7 p.m. form is used to enter your covered
Friday, Feb. 1 .......................... Winter Club Outing, Crane Flat earnings in your social security record.
Silver Ski Race, Badger Pass
Sat. & Sun., Feb. 2 & 3 .................... Any difference between your own
Tuesday, Feb. 5 ........... . ...... ;"4 ..... ;~ .;;...~... Movie - "Mag!~’ records and the information on the W-2
Wednesday, Feb. 6 ....... Womens oroup uoI~ee, ~urgen home, lu . . form should be investigated.
Thursday, Feb. 7.. Photography class begins, Yosemite School, 7:30 p.m.
It’s also an excellent idea to check
your social security records every three
Skating is fun at outdoor rink years, especially if you change jobs
often. You can pick up a free post card
form for this purpose at the Merced
half hour break between each two-hour
Yosemite’s outdoor ice rink can be Social Security Office, which is located
skating session.
enjoyed by everyone, no matter what at 3191 "M" Street. The telephone
Serious skaters will enjoy the 8-10
their work schedule. number is 723-2071.
a.m. weekend session. The ice is hard
and clean, and there’s plenty of space
for practicing everything from Wanted
On weekdays, the rink is open from
learning how to skate to doing fancy
10-12 in the morning, 2-4 afternoons, Photographer wanted two/three times
figures. Morning and afternoon
and 7:30-10 evenings. Weekends and
weekday sessions are also good times a week to photograph school groups.
holidays, rink sessions begin at 8 a.m.
to find lots of room on the rink. Contact Yosemite Institute, 372-4441.
and continue until 10:30 p.m., with a
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Book VI, Vol. 2 February, 1980 Yosemite National Park, CA
A tribute to Yosemite Employees
effective functioning of the Yosemite difficult times. For example, I found
by D. E. Quigley, Senior Vice-President community, as well as toward the that during the tense times in 1979
Periodically, members of the success of the Yosemite Park and when the Master Plan process was
Curry Co. getting underway, the reactions of the
Executive Staff prepare articles for the
Yosemite employees showed that they
Sentinel. For the most part, these I believe that tribute is due all the
were knowledgeable and interested,
articles are informative as to aspects of employees of Yosemite -- those who
and that they wanted to be involved
our sometimes-unique lifestyle within have come and gone after a brief
and kept informed. I found such a
Yosemite National Park, and they are employment, those who have served
positive response encouraging.
instructional as to our important repeated seasonal employment
responsibilities to the visitors of through the years, and those who have In May of 1979, when the gas
Yosemite. Such articles can serve as worked in the Park for lengthy periods shortage problem was at its peak, the
valuable reminders to those who have of time. I am always impressed by the Yosemite employees rallied their
lived and worked in Yosemite for a long tenacity, patience, and energy optimism and continued to meet their
time, and they are worthy learning displayed by employees in dealing responsibiliites with enthusiasm,
aids to employees who are new to the with day-to-day business, including although we were all quite concerned
Park, Rather than use this article to that which can be mundane, trying, as to exactly what effects the shortage
inform or instruct, however, I would and downright exhausting. I am would have on our business. To our
like to make it an opportunity to continually amazed, too, by the relief, the effects were minimal, but
express my sincere admiration of the elements of strength, cooperation, throughout that uneasy time, the
employees of Yosemite and for the optimism, and knowledge that are employee morale was great.
contributions they make toward the displayed by employees in more Again, when the strong and ,°
prolonged rains of early 1980 hit
Names in the news
Yosemite, the people of Yosemite
showed their interest in what was
Steve Attardo has rejoined happening to their community. The
Yosemite Park and Curry Co. as rains caused many problems, which
General Ledger Supervisor. A Fresno were dealt with calmly and effectively
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native, Steve worked for YP&CC o. for through the cooperative efforts of
about eight years in the 60’s and early Yosemite employees.
70’s. I look forward to 1980 being another
After receiving his B.S. in banner year. I cannot imagine what
Accounting from California State Attardo Engelen would happen in the way of adversity
University, Fresno, Steve worked for that the employees of our Yosemite
three years at Wawona, in the Golf He also spent three years in Alaska, community could not overcome. I am
working in such varied jobs as
Shop, store, and service station. convinced. Thank you for your
carpentry, fishing, and a saw mill. He
contributions.
He then went to Idaho and was in also has been an iron worker.
managerial positions with Sun Valley
Raised in Evanston, Illinois, Derek’s Valentines
Co. Later, he became controller for interests include climbing, photo-
Snug Co., a chain of sporting goods
graphy, backpacking, mechanics, and Dance
stores. woodworking.
Steve enjoys outdoor sports, Peter Fifield has been promoted to Friday, February 8
particularly golf, hiking, and skiing. Assistant Manager of the Ahwahnee
7 to midnight
Hotel. Previously, he had been the
Derek Engelen is the new
Financial Analyst for Curry Co., Hotel’s Dining Room Manager. at
coming from San Francisco, where he He attended Cornell University,
was a municipal financing consultant earning his B.S. in Hotel and Yosemite Visitor
with Bartle Wells Assoc. Restaurant Administration in 1976. Center
He previously was with Springstead, A Massachusetts native, Peter likes sponsored by
water sports and refinishing antique
Inc., in St. Paul, Minnesota, m a Yosemite Community
similar position. Derek obtained his furniture.
B.S. in Economics from the University Peter and his wife, Liberta, are Council
happy to call Yosemite "home".
of Minnesota.
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Yosemite poetry
Women’s Group plans
coffee, spaghetti feed The.skiaebs ovesh, eddifniga kes
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The Yosemite Women’s Group Cleansing the air we breathe.
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invites all women, newcomers and Trimmingo ur trees like white lace.
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long-time residents of the Yosemite |~~’~~~ Carpeting our ground.
community, to attend a coffee in the
y~~ And our cliffs and waterfalls,
home of Imogene Burgen on ~j~~ Like an altar all trimmed in white,
Friday, February 8, from 10 a.m. to 12. With the bride and the groom,
~~~~
Free babysitting will be provided. Asinpurit Y asinsnow
P37le2a-s4e7 1t3ei lfe pyhooun ew isPha ttori cuisae thSits. sJeorhvnic ea.t [i’~.Xi~~ ~jn:iW’::: ~~,h .~! ~.,,,4~t~ Joseph R. Paquette
Friday, March 6, at 6:30 p.m. is the 9-days storm brings flood
date of the spaghetti dinner and family
movie! The Yosemite Women’s Group Nine days of storm brought large Local flooding was caused by
is holding a spaghetti dinner for $3.50 amounts of precipitation to the Park, tremendous run-off from the Valley
(adults) and $2.50 (children). Included causing flooding and some minor walls, including by the Annex, Nurse’s
is the Walt Disney movie "Candle- damage. Dorm, dam site, the Nob Hill area of
shoe," starring Jodie Foster, Helen Curry Village, and Cascades. The
Hayes, and David Niven. It is a Actual precipitation recorded in the Merced River rose high enough in E1
suspense-comecty laced with lunacy, Park was 14.70" in Yosemite Valley, Portal that it touched foundations in
larceny, love, and laughter. A great 12.09" at South Entrance, and 16.88" at the Trailer Village, which was
evening for the whole family! See you Badger Pass, including 37.5" of snow. voluntarily evacuated by 90% of the
at the East Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. The Merced River rose from 3.2 feet at residents. A YTSb us stood by to help in
the Sentinel Bridge gauge on January
The Women’s Group book discussion the evacuation if needed.
8 to 10.6 feet at the peak on January 13.
is continuing through spring. The next All routes into the Valley were closed
book will be A Womano f Independent The potential for a flood occured for at least a time on January 13, Hwy.
Means by Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey. when the snow level rose to 9,000 feet 140 due to flooding at Cascade, Hwys.
The date is Monday,M arch 10, from 12- on January 12, with a forecast of heavy 41 and 120 due to slides on the roads.
2 p.m, at Gayle Fokens’. The book is rain through midnight, January 13.
available at the Ansel AdamsG allery On Saturday, January 12, the river By 2 a.m. on January 14, the river
crested and began to subside. Rain
and all interested are welcome -- just rose from 4.8’ to 7.6’, which is flood
bring your lunch and thoughts. alert level. lightened, and the snow level dropped
to 7,000 feet. By 4 p.m., the river was
The Women’s Group would also like The flood committee, which met
downt o 7.1 feet, lowering to 5.3 feet on
to organize some snowshoeing and throughout the weekend, declared
January 16.
cross-county ski days. If you are Operation Flood Sunday when the
interested in either, for yourself or with Merced River hit flood stage (8.5’). Everyone m the community pulled
your family, please call Linda Byrne, 4:30 p.m., the river was running 9.5’ through to get us through a trying
379-2229. and rising. situation.
Watch the bulletin boards in the
Valley, E1 Portal, and WawonaP ost Contact Social Security by phone
Offices for further information.
by Dennis Kruse, Manager
Social Security Branch, Merced Get benefit estimate.
-Request statement of earnings
Germany runs in
People who have business with
record.
Social Security can now take care of Get help in requesting review of
S.F. Zoo race
almost everything by telephone.
decision made on claim.
The first week of any month is a bad
Bill Germany ran in the 4th Annual
time to call Social Security, unless the Before you call, be sure to have all
Zoo Run on Sunday, January 20. Bill,
caller has very urgent business. That is necessary information on hand.
with a time of 32 minutes, placed 597th
the week social security and To get help with any social security
in the 4-mile race which had more than
supplemental security income checks problem, call the Merced Social
1,500 entrants. The race was held at the
are delivered. During that time it is not Security office. The telephone number
San Francisco Zoo,
unusual for all lines to be in use. The is 723-2074.
best time to call is after mid-month.
Yosemite Sentinel
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checks. Call 372-4597.
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Yosemite Sentinel
Yosemite almost hosted 1932 Olympics
The pile of hay at the end of ski 1928. The school conducted lessons on spectators and tobogganists warm
jumps in the 1932 Winter Olympics "Ski Hill", located across from the when not making runs.
could have been snow, had the Valley Stables. A ski jump was Other activities were created and
Olympics Committee chosen the site constructed there, and as the skiing directed by the Yosemite Winter Club,
recommended by U.S. National Park enthusiasm spread, so did the skiers. which was formed in 1928. The Club
Service Director Horace Albright -- Huts were winterized at Tenaya counted among its first members
Yosemite National Park, which had 12 Lake, Tuolumne Meadows, and by A.B.C. Dorhmann, Cecil B. deMille,
feet of snow in the high country during SnowC reek, and the all purpose skis of and Harry Chandler.
the time of the 4th Winter Games. that era toured from Yosemite Valley Ski touring has again become
The 1932 Olympics featured 14 to the high country for breathtaking popular, perhaps best witnessed to by
events in five categories: bobsledding, runs down Mr. Hoffman and other the 1000 pairs of skis, boots, and poles
figure skating, ice hockey, skiing, and alpine peaks. available for rent from the Yosemite
speed skating. Small in events and Mountaineering School. Weekendt rips
attendance by today’s standards, it to huts at Glacier Point, Ostrander
was for these reasons that Yosemite Lake, and the Mariposa Grove of Big
became a potential host. Trees are again being made, with
longer treks to Mr. Hoffman and
With the opening of the All-Year
Tuolumne Meadows.
Highway (Hwy 140) into Yosemite
1927, winter use of Yosemite was
heavily promoted. This "Switzerland
of the West" featured topnotch skiing
and skating instructors from Europe
and a wide variety of activities -- ice
The ice rink is still located at Curry
Village, but in a smaller edition.
When the Wawonaa nd Glacier Point The toboggan slide, sleigh rides, and
Roads were realigned in 1933 and ski-joring were disbanded a long time
made accessible throughout the year, ago, as was the ski jump.
the slopes of Badger Pass were
Yet, Yosemite continues to be a very
discovered. The day lodge opened in
special place in winter -- even if it
1935, and the "Queen Mary" upski
didn’t make the Olympics!
(counter-balanced, cable-pulled sleds)
provided easy access to the top of the
hill. Additional ski touring runs were
cleared by the National Park Service.
Skid oring quickly became popular in
Yosemite Valley. One person rode a
horse through the snow, while a second
person was pulled along behind on
skis. Half Dome and Glacier Point
often loom in the background of old ski-
joring photos.
A four-track toboggan slide was built
skating, skiing, ski joring, tobog- in 1927, just west of Camp Curry. A Yosemite dominated window fashion
ganing, dog teams, sleigh rides, and big bonfire and warming hut kept displays in the 1930’s.
ski touring.
A parking lot a Camp Curry was
flooded each year to create a 60,000 sq.
ft. outdoor ice rink, complete with
bleachers and lights. Skating exhi-
bitions and ice carnivals were
produced several times each year, and
Yosemite was homef or inter-collegiate
hockey games, with teams from USC,
UCLA, UC Berkeley and Loyola vying
for Pacific Coast International Hockey
League.
Although the present Badger Pass
ski area in Yosemite was not founded
until 1935, skiing had been a means of
transportation for early pioneers. It
shifted to recreation when the
Yosemite Ski School was begun in The "Queen Mary" was a unique lift first used at Badger Pass.
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Can Bobo be saved? by Deborah Bird
innocent appeal a young animal- be than most yearlings his age. His
Toward the end of October a small
considerable increase in size began to
it a puppy,k itten or bear cub -- has for
chocolate-brown bear cub wandered
cause a strain in his relationship with
down into Yosemite Valley. The cub everyone. It’s not hard to imagine how
was alone, most likely having been during his nightly cruises through his friends at the shop. Althought hey
were sincerely attached to Bobo and
orphaned by a hunter in mid-October. some of the housing areas people
still consideredh imt o be their pet, they
began to watch for him and then began
Had circumstances been different, the began to get a little nervous whenh e
cub would have probably have to leave food out for him. Bobol earned
got too close after watchin~ him
wandered back out the same way he quickly, and soon he could be found
develop new ways of supplementing
wandered in, and this story -- a hangingo ut at certain areas at specific
his diet by spooking unsuspecting
potentially true story about a real cub times waiting For his handouts.
tourists as they walked by carrying
nicknamed Bobo -- would have a
Then Bobof ound an even better deal their backpacks.
happier ending.
at a shop area behind the housing area
Bobo, the tiny orphaned bear who
Bobo quickly discovered several he frequented. The employees there
had accidently stumbled into Yosemite
excellent reasons to stick around. became attracted to Bobo that they Valley only 6 months before, was now
Collecting enough berries, grubs and began to feed him from their lunch
a larger-than-average and fearless
small rodents to keep a 65 pound bear boxes. They adopted him as their shop
yearling. Bobo had learned quickly
cub feeling good is a tedious chore at mascot and named him "Bobo." Bobo
that people and people-related areas
the best of times. Bears, being the learned that, besides providing food for
provided him with an easy living. His
energy-efficient intelligent oppor- him, they didn’t present any physical constant contact with the shop
tunists they are, have long exploited threat to him. He began to approach
employees led him to make a fatal
the prolific amountso f free food avail- quite close when they called him by association between aggressive
able to them in Yosemite Valley. name. He dug himself a little den
behavior on his part and food-
Dumpsters and campgrounds provide nearby so he’d be close to his new producing behavior on the part of the
abundant quantities of delicious (to friends and their lunch boxes and humans he encountered.
bear) and easily accessible goodies. wanderedf reely in and out of the shop.
The first crisis camew henB obot ore
The shop employees agreed among
The cub Bobow as no different. What into a red compactc ar ownedb y one of
themselves to "protect" Bobof rom the
better reason to stay? So people throw the shop employees who had left his
rangers, who they felt would do Bobo
rocks and yell sometimes, and lunch sitting on the front seat. The
harm. So they helped Bobo in and out
occasionally he gets caught in a next night, two more little red cars
of the dumpstersa nd kept all his little
dumpster (but what a yummyti me he parked across the street were robbedo f
misadventures to themselves. With
has sitting there) and then he gets groceries by a large furry thief who
friends like that, whon eeds enemies?
stuck with a needle by a mani n green broke in through the windshield. The
who takes him far away. So what? Bobo never did spend much of the people at the shop begant o try to shoo
These minor irritations don’t really winter sleeping. There was no need to, Boboo ff, but he didn’t take the hint
mean muchi n the life of a bear. Bobo since he was the only bear out walking and hung around as much as ever
may still have movedo n out of this around during the cold months, and waiting to be fed.
unnatural habitat once camper- his friends mades ure he got enought o
Onef ateful day in June, Boboa nd an
provided food dwindled. Even more eat. So instead of snoozing away a
eight-year-old boy on a bicycle tried to
likely, he would have looked for a couple of months in a den up in the
cross the same footbridge over Indian
winter den up in the boulders of talus somewhere and perhaps by
Creek at the same time from opposite
Tenaya Canyon. But unfortunately for spring forgetting most o~ what he had
ends. Bobod idn’t appear to notice any
Bobo, he stumbled onto something learned about people and people food,
problem, but the boy, not being
bigger and better than campgrounds Bobo stayed up, ate a lot and got
accustomed to bears like Bobo was
and the Lodge dumpsters. He found bigger.
accustomed to people, opted for the
some human friends. creek. Kid and bicycle went into the
Bobo was once only slightly larger By May, Bobo was slightly over a water, and Bobo was left with the
than the stuffed pandas that sit on year old and weighed a hundred footbridge to himself.
children’s beds. He had the bright-eyed pounds, which is significantly heavier
After all the excitement was over --
the kid and bicycle rescued and the
parents calmed down -- the rangers
Council reorganizes -- plans dance trapped Bobo and killed him with a
euthanizing drug. Bobol eft his friends
by Ridgley Reece, President of Yosemite CommunityC ouncil behind at the shop without so mucha s
pointing an incriminating paw. If they
Currently the council is also very
The Yosemite Community Council want to visit Bobon ow, they’ll have to
busy organizing a communitys ervices
encourages your participation and find his carcass wherei t was left down
committeew hich will provide a current
involvement in this newly reorganized a ravine to return to its natural place in
information service within this
community group! the ecosystem.
community.
The CommunityC ouncil sponsors a Could Bobo have been saved? Is it
The council hopes to stimulate a
number of communityf unctions’. too late to save Bobon ow?
sense of togetherness within the
The moralo f the story is very clear. If
1. The Yosemite Community Yosemite National Park communities. you feed animals, particularly bears,
To help create this mood of
Council Scholarship.
you are not a friend but may be the
togetherness, I cordially invite you to
2. The Annual Fund Drive. indirect cause of the animals’ death.
our Valentine’s Dance on Friday,
3. The Local Emergency Fund. Please cooperate and don’t feed the
February 8, from 7 to midnight, at the
4. The reorganization of the local animals.
Yosemite Valley Youth Group. Visitor Center.
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