WawonaNews.com - September 2011
Wawona Golf Tournament
The Yosemite-Wawona Educational Foundation is delighted to invite you to attend the Eighth Annual Wawona School Celebrity Scramble Golf Tournament on Saturday, September 24, 2011, at the historic Wawona Hotel in Yosemite National Park. We are very excited to announce that some of our celebrity guests this year will include: Faith Sidlow - KSEE 24, Gary Garrison - former San Diego Chargers player, and Colin Jackson from KERO in Bakersfield.
Our tournament will feature a continental breakfast reception and putting tournament, starting at 8:30 AM, at the Wawona Hotel Golf Course. Golfing will begin with a shotgun tee-off at 10:00 AM. Contests will be held throughout the tournament. The event will culminate with a BBQ dinner at 4:00 PM on the Wawona Hotel lawn that will include a wine tasting, raffle and silent auction. All event proceeds will be used to provide and enhance the educational experience of the children of Wawona and the surrounding area. We hope you will join us for this spectacular event! Simply fill out the registration form and send it, along with payment, to the address provided. Please respond quickly as spots are limited! We would also invite you to consider a sponsorship -a significant way to make a difference in the educational lives of the children, preparing them for a remarkable future. You can find more information about sponsorship here.
Save the Fish Camp Post Office
WawonaNews is joining an effort by Fish Camp residents and businesses to save the Fish Camp Post Office. Earlier this summer, the post office in Fish Camp was placed on the closure list. Max Stauffer from the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad has prepared a petition that we can sign to support keeping the Fish Camp Post Office open. The petition can be signed in the Wawona Bassett Memorial Library during library hours on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Or you can print the petition, sign and mail it to Pat Sischo at PO Box 2071, Wawona, CA 95389. Additionally you can write a letter of support for the Fish Camp Post Office: The United States Post Office in Fish Camp is on the list of post offices to be closed. Many Wawona residents want to maintain the (local) post office in Fish Camp because they have mailboxes there, or they prefer to mail packages from that location. Driving 22 miles into Oakhurst for a full service post office would create a hardship for many Wawona residents.
California NAPUS believes that maintaining the retail and delivery network is what binds our nation together, and other cost saving alternatives should be undertaken before closing the postal presence in a community like Fish Camp.
If you would like the USPS to keep the Fish Camp location open, get in touch with the NAPUS National Closing/Consolidation of Post Office Committee. Diana Barela is the Pacific Area Chair for this committee and let them know.
Diana can be reached at 17110 Amethyst Drive, Reno, NV 89508. Her email address is [email protected] .
If you support keeping the Fish Camp Post Office open, please contact Diana Barela.
Fires in Yosemite
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This is a park wide fire status map of all fires in
Yosemite National Park..
The current "batch", caused by lightning, are the Gulch, Valley, Gin, South Fork, Aspen, Ribbon and Cascade. All of these fires are staffed.
The Ribbon and Cascade are in wilderness and are being monitored.
A photo map can be seen by clicking here.
The remote Adair and Quartzite fires received measurable rain. Quartzite is inactive and only 5% of the Adair perimeter is active.
Yosemite Fires - Update – September 8, 2011
Late Summer
The purpose of this update is to provide current information of the status of all fires burning in the Park.
Avalanche Fire: (N37 39.794 x W119 42.238; 6,400’el. Mariposa Co.) The Avalanche fire is a lightning caused fire in congressionally designated Wilderness near the vicinity of Chinquapin. The 1068 acre fire is controlled and in patrol status. It is within the confines of Glacier Point, Wawona, and Old Glacier Point Roads. Light smoke continues to be visible at the top of Avalanche Creek.
Hodgdon Fire Prescribed Fire: (N37.48’xW119.51’; 5400’el. Tuolumne Co.) Light smoke continues to be visible as the fire continues to smolder within the fire perimeter. This fire is in patrol status.
New Fires: Helicopter 551 discovered to new fires in Mariposa County on September 2, 2011, while searching for a missing hiker between Vogelsang and Merced High Sierra camps. They are remote lighting caused hold over fires that started on Friday August 26, 2011. The strike trees have been identified. Yosemite Fire Crew 6 has hiked into the fire areas and is monitoring both fires.
Quartzite Fire: (N37 43.478 x W119 24.468; 9000’el.) It is approximately 1 mile south of Merced Lake is smoldering in one log, surrounded by granite and has low potential for growth.
Adair Fire: (N37.42.675 x W119 23.986; 8600’el.) It is approximately 2 miles west of Washburn Lake. It is approximately 3 acres in size, and burning and smoldering in red fir needle cast and forest duff. It is has moderate potential for growth, in a pocket of forest surrounded by granite.
Fall Prescribed Fires: Three prescribed fire burn projects are being prepared for the fall: Two Yosemite Valley projects and one large landscape project Soupbowl, Wawona NW or Bishop Creek are being considered by park fire managers.
Bishop Creek: (N37.38’ x W119. 40’; 7000’ el., Mariposa CO.) This is the preferred fall project and is a follow-up to the Avalanche Wildfire. The key objective of this proposed 5,200 acre project is Wildland Urban Interface protection, as it would buffer the communities of Yosemite West, the Glacier Point Historic District, Yosemite Valley and Wawona from uncontrolled wildfires. It will build off recent hazardous fuels reduction treatments in Yosemite’s suppression management unit.
Yosemite Valley: The two proposed projects are both between El Capitan Meadow and Sentinel Beach along Southside Drive. “Taft Toe” is a narrow 50 acre burn, and the “Southside” is approximately 60 acres. Each would be a one day burn project.
Park fire managers and firefighters are sensitive to smoke, visitation, and human health concerns. The park is collaborating with the Mariposa and Tuolumne County’s Air Pollution Control Districts by communicating daily concerning potential air quality impacts, mitigations, and to support each agency’s responsibility to public health.
For additional Information:
· Fire Information and Education: [email protected]; (209) 375-9574 or (209) 372-0480.
Yosemite Fire Management Website: http://www.nps.gov/yose/parkmgmt/current_fire.htm
New Labor Day 2011 through Memorial Day 2012
Wawona Bassett Memorial Library Hours
For the month of September:
M - W - F: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.Saturday: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
October 1, 2011 - May 26, 2012
M -W - F: 12 Noon - 5 p.m.Saturday: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Labor Day Weekend Activities
Friends of the Library Book/Bake/Craft Sale
Library Parking Lot September 3 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. *************** Wawona Pioneer History Center Square Dance
September 3 Gray Barn 8 p.m. – 10 p.m. ****************** |
BBQ on the Wawona Hotel Lawn
September 3 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. ***************** Fish Camp Fire Rescue Association Barbecue
Camp Green Meadow September 4 Meals are served from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The live auction and raffle begins at 1:00 |
Tom Bopp Wins Stanley Cup. No, wait...OK, so maybe we got our wires a little crossed on the title, and it's also a little late, but you don't get to see the Stanley Cup in Wawona that often, so here's the report from the Delaware North Company and the video. Better late than never! Yosemite waterfalls were booming and the hiking trails greeted thousands of Park visitors, but a rare sight to see the first week in July in Yosemite National Park was the Stanley Cup. The celebrated trophy made its first trip to Yosemite and its surrounds courtesy of Jeremy Jacobs, the owner of the champion Boston Bruins and Delaware North |
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Companies, authorized concessioner for Yosemite National Park.
The Bruins won the Stanley Cup June 15 in Vancouver. As is tradition, owners, coaches and players are allowed time with the Stanley Cup. Jacobs used part of his allotment to bring it to the Yosemite area to share with Park visitors, his employees and those of the National Park Service, and local communities. This is part of an effort to share the Cup with Bruins fans far and wide, as well as in Boston and New England.
The Jacobs family traveled with Mike Bolt, keeper of the Stanley Cup, to the historic Wawona Hotel, Mariposa Grove, Glacier Point, Tunnel View, Chapel Meadow and The Ahwahnee. Park visitors and employees marveled at the sight of the Stanley Cup and enjoyed photos of the Cup in iconic Yosemite locations. Among the Bruins fans who had a chance to interact with the one-of-a-kind trophy were adult and youth Yosemite Winter Club members, who wear Bruins jerseys donated by the team. The Stanley Cup was center stage for a sing-along evening with Singer and Pianist Tom Bopp and guests at the Wawona Hotel. The Cup also had its picture taken next to the Moore Cottage at Wawona Hotel, which was established in 1893, the same year as the Stanley Cup.
The Bruins won the Stanley Cup June 15 in Vancouver. As is tradition, owners, coaches and players are allowed time with the Stanley Cup. Jacobs used part of his allotment to bring it to the Yosemite area to share with Park visitors, his employees and those of the National Park Service, and local communities. This is part of an effort to share the Cup with Bruins fans far and wide, as well as in Boston and New England.
The Jacobs family traveled with Mike Bolt, keeper of the Stanley Cup, to the historic Wawona Hotel, Mariposa Grove, Glacier Point, Tunnel View, Chapel Meadow and The Ahwahnee. Park visitors and employees marveled at the sight of the Stanley Cup and enjoyed photos of the Cup in iconic Yosemite locations. Among the Bruins fans who had a chance to interact with the one-of-a-kind trophy were adult and youth Yosemite Winter Club members, who wear Bruins jerseys donated by the team. The Stanley Cup was center stage for a sing-along evening with Singer and Pianist Tom Bopp and guests at the Wawona Hotel. The Cup also had its picture taken next to the Moore Cottage at Wawona Hotel, which was established in 1893, the same year as the Stanley Cup.
Final Community
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Community Updates
At 9:00 p.m. on Monday, August 29, all evacuation and pre-evacuation orders for residents will be lifted. Evacuated residents may return to their homes. Please be aware that there will still be fire crews and equipment in the communities and on the roadways.
Highway 140 will reopen to all traffic tomorrow, Tuesday, August 30 at 6 a.m. for eastbound traffic and 6:45 a.m. for westbound traffic. Please exercise situational awareness as crews and fire equipment will still be present in the corridor and there may be rocks and debris on the roadway. The fire is still active, so do not be surprised by the presence of smoke.
All park facilities and offices, including the El Portal Administrative Complex will be open tomorrow. Employees should report to duty as typically scheduled. If you have a request for additional leave, you must contact your direct supervisor to make the request.
The El Portal School will be closed tomorrow and reopen on Wednesday, August 31.
The all employee celebration scheduled for Wednesday has been cancelled but will be rescheduled.
For more information: Employee/community Hotline: 209-379-1186
Fire Information:
209-372-0327 and 209-372-0329 (until 11 p.m. Monday)
http://inciweb.org/incident/2520/
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Don Neubacher
Superintendent
Yosemite National Park
9039 Village Drive
PO Box 577
Yosemite, CA 95389
209-372-0201 (Phone)
209-372-0220 (fax)
The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American
people so that all may experience our heritage
At 9:00 p.m. on Monday, August 29, all evacuation and pre-evacuation orders for residents will be lifted. Evacuated residents may return to their homes. Please be aware that there will still be fire crews and equipment in the communities and on the roadways.
Highway 140 will reopen to all traffic tomorrow, Tuesday, August 30 at 6 a.m. for eastbound traffic and 6:45 a.m. for westbound traffic. Please exercise situational awareness as crews and fire equipment will still be present in the corridor and there may be rocks and debris on the roadway. The fire is still active, so do not be surprised by the presence of smoke.
All park facilities and offices, including the El Portal Administrative Complex will be open tomorrow. Employees should report to duty as typically scheduled. If you have a request for additional leave, you must contact your direct supervisor to make the request.
The El Portal School will be closed tomorrow and reopen on Wednesday, August 31.
The all employee celebration scheduled for Wednesday has been cancelled but will be rescheduled.
For more information: Employee/community Hotline: 209-379-1186
Fire Information:
209-372-0327 and 209-372-0329 (until 11 p.m. Monday)
http://inciweb.org/incident/2520/
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Don Neubacher
Superintendent
Yosemite National Park
9039 Village Drive
PO Box 577
Yosemite, CA 95389
209-372-0201 (Phone)
209-372-0220 (fax)
The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American
people so that all may experience our heritage
The Friends of the Bassett Memorial Library in Wawona Book, Bake, and Craft Sale
The 15th Annual Book, Bake, and Craft Sale will be held on Labor Day Saturday, September 3, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Wawona Bassett Memorial Library parking lot. (Wawona Community Center if it rains) Dave Sischo birdhouses and carved fish and birds will be available. We will be accepting handmade craft items until the day of the sale. They may be dropped off at the library in Wawona or you can call Pat at 209-375-6273 to make arrangements to have them picked up. Many great titles, both hardcover and paperback, have been donated for the sale. Paperbacks will sell for 3 for $1 and hardcover books will sell for $1 each. After two p.m. you may fill a bag of books for only $1! What a bargain! Donated baked items may be dropped off at the library the day before the sale or after 8 a.m. the morning of the sale. Wawona has the best bakers in the park! Buy some books and a baked treat for that quiet afternoon or evening of reading and snacking. We look forward to seeing you Saturday, September 3rd at the Bassett Memorial Library in Wawona Book, Bake, and Craft Sale.
Motor Fire Update - Aug 27
The Joint Information Center (JIC) is based in Yosemite National Park and is staffed with Yosemite PIOs. They are very busy as they are handling all calls of
interest concerning the Motor Fire; from the Sierra and Stanislaus National Forest, Mariposa County and Yosemite national Park. The call center has been very busy - please be patient, as it may take a few calls to reach an information officer. There have been numerous rumors concerning immediate evacuation orders. All have been false. You will be provided adequate notice from Mariposa County Sheriff and Yosemite National Park Rangers. The key point is to be ready to evacuate. This is a excellent time to think about home, family and self preparedness no matter where one lives in terms of being ready to evacuate for any all hazard incidents, including wildfire. Those that have a plan to self evacuate and have irreplaceable valuables and adequate supplies ready to depart usually have few issues during an evacuation order. It lessens the risk to firefighters and law enforcement officers having to assist those that are not ready to depart. A really great link to the "Ready, Set, Go" evacuation preparedness plan is from the Ventura County Fire Department , CA., the agency that first developed the program. Please visit: http://fire.countyofventura.org/Prevention/WildfirePreparedness/tabid/231/Default.aspx A couple of other items. Hwy 140 remains closed The El Portal Governmental housing has not be evacuated, although we urge all residents to be ready to evacuate if ordered. The potential evacuation notice will depend on the fire behavior. So far that is in the favor of firefighters and residents. Fire Information Officers will be in the El Portal community to discuss evacuation preparedness and additional fire facts. All fire updates can be accessed from our "Fire Updates" link, under "more" on the top menu of this page. Gary Wuchner Fire Education and Information Manager Yosemite National Park PO Box 577 Yosemite, CA 95389 (209) 372-0480 (209) 742-8990 (cell) [email protected] |
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Large Item Pick Up - Saturday, September 10 - Wawona Maintenance Yard
Wawona property owners may drop off large household items on Saturday, September 10.
Items accepted are:
* Household furnishings
* Appliances
* Deck Furniture
* Other items not suitable for community dumpsters
No hazardous waste or electronic waste will be accepted!
Thanks to our District 5 Supervisor, Jim Allen, and the Mariposa County Public Works for providing this service for Wawona property owners.
Items accepted are:
* Household furnishings
* Appliances
* Deck Furniture
* Other items not suitable for community dumpsters
No hazardous waste or electronic waste will be accepted!
Thanks to our District 5 Supervisor, Jim Allen, and the Mariposa County Public Works for providing this service for Wawona property owners.
Local Artist Exhibition and Reception at the Bassett Memorial Library in Wawona in Yosemite National Park showcases Diane Detrick Bopp’s ‘Mastery of Watercolor and Other Media’.
Local artist Diane Detrick Bopp is scheduled for her final “Evening with the Artist” reception at the Wawona Bassett Memorial Library, 7 p.m. on August 25, to talk about her works currently on exhibition at the library through Septembert. Refreshments will be served; admission is free.
Much of the artwork is available for sale, with 10% of the proceeds going to the Wawona Friends of the Library. Also available for sale are several of the artist’s exhibition-quality matted and signed prints, including one of the artist’s husband, Tom Bopp, performing at the piano at the Wawona Hotel, and another of famed Ranger/Naturalist Carl Sharsmith delivering one of his last talks in Yosemite’s Tuolumne Meadows in 1994.
More information: Visit the artist’s website at www.yosemitemusic.com and click on Diane Detrick Bopp
Avalanche Fire Update
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The Avalanche Fire will be an important defensible space buffer for the community of Yosemite West, Badger Pass Ski Resort and other Yosemite National Park infrastructures.
Although the fire is in it's earliest stages, and is predominately a surface fuel fire, smoke is visible.
As with all non-Wawona area fires, a more detail report is available by clicking on the "Fire Updates" link in the navigation menu above.
The above map shows previous fire histories.
Gary Wuchner
Fire Education and Information Manager
Yosemite National Park
PO Box 577
Yosemite, CA 95389
(209) 372-0480
(209) 742-8990 (cell)
[email protected]
Although the fire is in it's earliest stages, and is predominately a surface fuel fire, smoke is visible.
As with all non-Wawona area fires, a more detail report is available by clicking on the "Fire Updates" link in the navigation menu above.
The above map shows previous fire histories.
Gary Wuchner
Fire Education and Information Manager
Yosemite National Park
PO Box 577
Yosemite, CA 95389
(209) 372-0480
(209) 742-8990 (cell)
[email protected]
Library hosted Diane Bopp Reception
The Friends of the Library hosted the Diane Bopp Reception Thursday evening, July 28 in the Wawona Bassett Memorial Library. The featured artwork included a range of style, media and technique offering guests and art enthusiasts the opportunity to view a uniquely strong, collective body of work. Diane’s rich background as an artist presents art as ‘life found in everyday moments’.
Much of the artwork is available for sale, with 10% of the proceeds going to the Wawona Friends of the Library. Also available for sale are several of the artist’s exhibition-quality matted and signed prints, including one of the artist’s husband, Tom Bopp, performing at the piano at the Wawona Hotel, one of a delightful afternoon on the patio at the Ahwahnee Hotel, and another of famed Ranger/Naturalist Carl Sharsmith delivering one of his last talks in Yosemite’s Tuolumne Meadows in 1994.
A second reception for Diane will be held on Thursday, August 25 at 7 p.m. in the Wawona Bassett Memorial Library.
Much of the artwork is available for sale, with 10% of the proceeds going to the Wawona Friends of the Library. Also available for sale are several of the artist’s exhibition-quality matted and signed prints, including one of the artist’s husband, Tom Bopp, performing at the piano at the Wawona Hotel, one of a delightful afternoon on the patio at the Ahwahnee Hotel, and another of famed Ranger/Naturalist Carl Sharsmith delivering one of his last talks in Yosemite’s Tuolumne Meadows in 1994.
A second reception for Diane will be held on Thursday, August 25 at 7 p.m. in the Wawona Bassett Memorial Library.
