News from May 2011
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2011
News Release: The staff and volunteers at Fort Stanwix National Monument invites families with children ages 5 to 12 to join in the 2011 "Backyard Club" program on Monday, May 30 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Fort Stanwix National Monument's Willett Center. Participants will be encouraged to make a mark on the world - starting in their own back yard! Find out what happens to your garbage after you throw it out and decide for yourself if it is good or bad for the environment.
By Homeland Newswire | May 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rep. Norm Dicks made the following comments regarding the Majority’s proposed FY2012 Agriculture Appropriations bill.
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2011
News Release: Rome, NY: Fort Stanwix National Monument unveils a new exhibit featuring artifacts from the collection that have never been viewed by the public. The exhibit titled "Archeology at Fort Stanwix National Monument" will be on display from May 23rd through October 17th in the lobby of the Marinus Willett...
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2011
News Release: What: An exhibition of 45 magnificent and rare maps, books and illustrations of Pacific Coast exploration, dated 1544 through 1802.
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2011
News Release: The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will host a series of day and evening programs over the Memorial Day weekend. Park rangers will present a variety of programs in both Tennessee and Kentucky. The Tennessee programs will be held at the Bandy Creek Visitor Center. Programs in Kentucky will be at the Blue Heron Campground.
By Homeland Newswire | May 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON -Testifying for the first time Monday on the White House cybersecurity proposal, four Administration officials agreed that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was the best agency to oversee the defense of government and private sector cyber networks.
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2011
News Release: Empire, MI - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) is announcing a new firewood program established to protect park forests from invasive insect and diseases commonly spread through the transport of firewood. Movement of firewood from one area to another can rapidly spread destructive...
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2011
News Release: National Park Service Summer Programs To Start.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2011
News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, IL. - Stephen R. Wigginton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois announced that on May 23, 2011, an Elkville, IL man pled guilty to a one-count indictment charging him with conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine.
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2011
News Release: Seneca Falls - The M'Clintock House, located at 14 East Williams Street in Waterloo, will reopen for tours beginning Friday, May 27. The site will be open Friday through Monday, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., throughout the summer. Interpretive programs about the M'Clintock family will be offered at 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. on those days. The house is part of Women's Rights National Historical Park.
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Total losses from managed honey bee colonies nationwide were 30 percent from all causes for the 2010/2011 winter, according to the annual survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Apiary Inspectors of America (AIA).
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2011
News Release: LEAVENWORTH, KS. - The office of Barry Grissom, the United States Attorney for the District of Kansas, announced that a Leavenworth woman is facing federal drug charges.
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2011
News Release: Join us on Saturday, June 11th, as we hold our first Obed Kids Fishing Tournament. Kids from ages 5-12 are welcome to compete. Prizes will be awarded to the top three winners. Please meet us at the Nemo day use area at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) for registration. Please bring your own lunch, water, and sunscreen, as well as your own rod. Bait, hooks and bobbers will be provided for the contestants. Judging will take place at 2:00 p.m.
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2011
News Release: National Park Service News Release. - MAY 23, 2011. ED CUMMINS, CHIEF RANGER, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 X227. National Park Service Announces Availability of Environmental Assessment for the Management and Habitat Enhancement of Tavasci Marsh at Tuzigoot National Monument. Tuzigoot and Montezuma Castle National...
By DOL Newswire | May 23, 2011
News Release: On Wednesday, May 25 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a markup of the Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act (H.R. 1891). The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By Commerce Newswire | May 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today commented on a recent report from the Federal Communications Commission concluding that broadband is not being deployed in a “reasonable and timely" fashion. Section 706 of the Telecommunications...
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2011
News Release: National Park Service News Release. - MAY 23, 2011. ED CUMMINS, CHIEF RANGER, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322, X 227. Kid’s "Green Ranger" Program at Montezuma Well Expanded for Summer. The National Park Service’s "Green Rangers" program will be expanding to two Wednesdays in addition to the two Saturdays in June...
By Commerce Newswire | May 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch today sent a letter to the governors of all 50 states and the U.S. territories requesting feedback and ideas to improve the Medicaid program. Medicaid consumes nearly a quarter of state government budgets -a significant driver of the current $175 billion collective state budget shortfall.
By State Newswire | May 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) issued the following statement after the former and current Presidents of Honduras signed the “Cartagena Accord" clearing the way for resolution of the two-year crisis in Honduras:
By DOE Newswire | May 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today commented on a recent report from the Federal Communications Commission concluding that broadband is not being deployed in a “reasonable and timely" fashion. Section 706 of the Telecommunications...
