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| FRIDAY July 13, 2001 Vol 5, # 62 |
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| FRIDAY July 13, 2001 Vol 5, # 62 |
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PARK VISITOR BUTTED BY
BISON by National Park Service YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (NPS) -- Yellowstone National Park officials report a bull bison butted a 19-year-old woman as she was visiting the Lake area on Wednesday morning, July 11, 2001, at around 8:30 a.m. Witnesses state that Ms. Hyun J. Jung, of Los Angeles, California, and a group of 4-5 friends had just exited Lake Lodge when they spotted the bison grazing in an open meadow directly in front of the Lodge. The group jogged to within 3-5 feet of the bison and surrounded it on three sides. Over the next five minutes, the bison continued to graze and move in Ms. Jung's direction. As the bison neared Ms. Jung, she turned to run and the bison butted her, knocking her to the ground. The bison moved a short distance from the group and continued to graze. Park rangers responded immediately, providing emergency medical care. Mr. Jung's friends drove her to the Lake Hospital for further medical assessment. Park officials remind all park visitors that bison are more dangerous than they first appear; they can weigh up to 2,000 pounds and sprint up to 30 miles per hour. It is against the law to approach within 100 yards of bears or within 25 yards of all other wildlife. Visitors are urged to keep a safe distance from all park wildlife-especially wildlife with young-when viewing or photographing.
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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS AND COLUMNISTS Russ Finley
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HARRISON
FORD RESCUES LOST BOY JACKSON, Wyo. -- Part-time Jackson Hole resident Harrison Ford, who played an archeologist searching for ancient artifacts in the thriller "Indiana Jones," got a chance on Tuesday to play the role of real life hero to a 13-year-old boy scout. Cody Clawson had gotten lost on Monday after he took the wrong trail back to a boy scout campsite in the southwest corner of Yellowstone National Park. Rescue workers from Teton County in Wyoming and Fremont County just over the state line in Idaho searched the area with dogs, but to no avail. On Tuesday, after the boy had spent a rainy night dressed only in a T-shirt, shorts and sandals, the Wyoming Civil Air Patrol was called in. Ford joined the search, piloting his own helicopter. Ford located the boy just south of the Park, and used his helicopter to rescue the boy. This was the second time within the past year that Ford, who makes his copter available for search and rescue missions, has been involved in a rescue effort in the Jackson Hole area. |
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| PARK VISITATION UP News Brief YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. -- High gas prices and concerns about the economy have not kept people away from Yellowstone Park. Park officials report that visitation has been up all year over corresponding months in 2000. Through the end of May, about 369,500 visitors entered Yellowstone, a 6 percent increase from last year. In May alone, visits rose by 7 percent to about 229,300. When the season's final statistics are calculated, officials expect similar increases for every month. Some 2.7 to 3.1 million people visit the nation's oldest park annually. Of those visitors, about half arrive in July and August. |
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GRAND RE-OPENING by Paul Shea WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. -- A new look. A new feel. A new concept. These are what you’ll find when the Museum of the Yellowstone in West Yellowstone, Mont. reopens this weekend. Now being operated by the nonprofit Yellowstone Historic Center, the museum will have a "Grand Re-opening" at 9 AM today Friday, July 13. "We’ve been working since late last year to develop new displays and renovate existing ones," said Paul Shea, Yellowstone Historic Center Executive Director. "Our goal is to interpret transportation and visitation to the Yellowstone National Park area." The Janetski family of Great Falls who created and operated the Museum of the Yellowstone for 28 years donated their business and many of the displays to the Yellowstone Historic Center. The foundation of their exhibits centered around Paul Janetski’s native American and military collection, which were not donated. The "new" museum primarily will feature the history of the area during the railroad era, 1908 to 1960, when Union Pacific Railroad’s Oregon Short Line brought people to the west entrance of Yellowstone National Park. Included in the exhibits will be photos, postcards and memorabilia from the Union Pacific and Northern Pacific Railroads. A "Mount Washburn Express," a stagecoach used only to go from Canyon up to Mount Washburn and formerly housed in Virginia City will be on display as well as a stagecoach from the collection of Rawhide Johnson of Cody, Wyoming and freight wagons the museum is purchasing from Mr. Johnson. "Old Snaggletooth," a famous area grizzly, will be exhibited along with a variety of wildlife which have always been one of the main attractions for visitors to Yellowstone. Exhibits held over from the previous operators include the Earthquake of 1959 and the Yellowstone Fires of 1988. "Interpreting the historic Union Pacific Depot, which houses the museum, is a long term goal of the Yellowstone Historic Center," said Shea. "For this first year, the ticket booth will be reinstated and several of the dressing rooms will be opened." The Museum of the Yellowstone will be open through October 15. Hours in July and August will be 9 AM to 9 PM and in September and October from 9 AM to 7 PM. Admissions is $7 for adults, $5 for children under 12 and for seniors and a family rate of $20. Group rates also are available. For more information contact the Museum of the Yellowstone at 406-646-1100 or the Yellowstone Historic Center, 406-646-7461. You can also email museum@wyellowstone.com. |
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