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Stop at Olympic National Park, get $125 ticket
The News Tribune (Tacoma WA) ^ | 10/15/2013

Posted on 10/15/2013 3:44:35 PM PDT by llevrok

PORT ANGELES, WASH. — People who pulled into a ranger station at Olympic National Park over the weekend were given $125 tickets for "violation of closure" — entering the park during the government shutdown.

Three of the cars were a group of international students from Peninsula College led by host Kelly Sanders, a teacher from Port Angeles, the Peninsula Daily News reported Tuesday (http://bit.ly/1bU12WZ ).

They pulled off Highway 101 at Lake Crescent, got out and posed for a picture behind the Storm King Ranger Station when Ranger Jennifer Jackson pulled up and wrote all three drivers tickets. Each carries the $125 fine.

The students from Japan, Indonesia, Hong Kong and China were puzzled, Sanders said.

"I didn't know how to explain it to them because I can't really understand why all this happened myself," Sanders said Monday.

"I know they were surprised that we would get a ticket for trying to go for a hike."

The driveway into the Storm King lot was partially blocked by orange road cones and a sandwich board with a sign stuck to it with duct tape reading, "Because of the federal government shutdown, this National Park Service facility is closed," Sanders said.

"It was a really wide opening —wide enough I could get my car through easily," said Leanne Potts of Sequim, who also received a $125 citation from Jackson.

Potts set out that morning for a hike up the Mount Storm King Trail with her friend, Laura Clemons.

"If I knew I was going to get a ticket, I probably wouldn't have gone in there," she said.

Both Potts and Sanders were confused by the wording on the sign.

"When I think of facilities, I think of buildings or bathrooms or features or something," Potts said.

"I just assumed that it meant the bathrooms were closed, not that I would be breaking the law," Sanders said.

Ranger Jackson was sympathetic and said she wasn't being paid during the shutdown.

"She said she was just doing her job," Sanders said of Jackson. "I understand that she thought that was her job. It just seemed a little excessive."

"She did say, 'Feel free to complain. We welcome your complaints,'" Potts said.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: sgutdown; shutdown
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To: TurboZamboni

That song is outstanding.

Now to get some little kids to sing it by the parking lot barriers. Put it on You Tube, it would go viral....


61 posted on 10/15/2013 5:05:21 PM PDT by Trteamer ( (Eat Meat, Wear Fur, Own Guns, FReep Leftists, Drive an SUV, Drill A.N.W.R., Drill the Gulf, Vote)
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To: llevrok

As I understand it, people who went to the Flight 93 Memorial in Pennsylvania, also got tickets. What is infuriating about this is that, like the WW2 Memorial, these are built from private donations! It is beyond infuriating that the NPS seems to be so happy to bow to the Emperor. Just plain MAD!


62 posted on 10/15/2013 5:21:20 PM PDT by SES1066 (To expect courteous government is insanity!)
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To: llevrok

LOL.... Usually that is held in P.A. Fortunately, that happens only once a year.


63 posted on 10/15/2013 5:50:36 PM PDT by Gator113 (Ted Cruz is settled law.)
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To: llevrok

The NPS must be tremendously overfunded. Their appropriations need to be drastically reduced and this agency needs to be forbidden from acquiring any more sites.


64 posted on 10/15/2013 5:53:07 PM PDT by Rockpile
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To: llevrok

Next time tell the Stormtrooper that you are an Illegal Alien exercising your First Amendment Rights.


65 posted on 10/15/2013 6:27:52 PM PDT by sportutegrl
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To: traumer

The one on the right looks like Big Sis.


66 posted on 10/15/2013 7:18:18 PM PDT by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
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To: Jed Eckert
You may be interested to know that the State improperly transferred those sovereign navigable waters to create the CNSSP IN 1980. Those waters are/were held in Trust for the people and can not be wholly alienated from them. If you find that those waters are “closed” you may want to peruse the nine stipulations the State made to the “AGREEMENT”. One of which stipulated the “absolute right of the people to fish on and engage in other lawful activities”. Jus saying.
67 posted on 10/15/2013 7:26:12 PM PDT by Captain7seas
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To: nothingnew

Agreed.


68 posted on 10/15/2013 7:29:45 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: DuncanWaring

The last time I was in the Excited States for any length of time was in ‘99-2000. Travelling throughout the South-West, I was amazed that so many park rangers and other government employees were armed(and dangerous). I spent a lot of time travelling and camping in the high country.

Except in elk season, very few civilian pick-ups had rear window racks displaying rifles; back home in the Peace River country in Canada, a far greater percentage of trucks display fire-arms.

OTOH, US Government employees of all kinds and state(esp. Colorado) employees were armed to the teeth.

It’s only gone downhill since.


69 posted on 10/15/2013 7:48:26 PM PDT by headsonpikes (Mass murder and cannibalism are the twin sacraments of socialism - "Who-whom?"-Lenin)
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To: DuncanWaring

Oh yes - lest we forget...

That creature of the state Ranger Jennifer Jackson should have her dreams disturbed by visions of “Heads On Pikes”.


70 posted on 10/15/2013 7:53:15 PM PDT by headsonpikes (Mass murder and cannibalism are the twin sacraments of socialism - "Who-whom?"-Lenin)
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To: Captain7seas
You may be interested to know that the State improperly transferred those sovereign navigable waters to create the CNSSP IN 1980. Those waters are/were held in Trust for the people and can not be wholly alienated from them. If you find that those waters are “closed” you may want to peruse the nine stipulations the State made to the “AGREEMENT”. One of which stipulated the “absolute right of the people to fish on and engage in other lawful activities”. Jus saying.

Yes, I remember that deal when it went down at the time. I was making a living shellfishing in the lagoon.

Several of us tried warning the state lawmakers that the Feds would eventually make it hard on those making a living there.

Sure enough it wasn't long before they required a Federal Permit for commercial shellfishermen. Initially just a few dollars it had gone up to $100 when I got out of it in the mid '90s. Plus they added the requirement of keeping catch logs to be submitted monthly to the NPS. Of course they then added steep fines for those who didn't comply.

Then they had to hire more rangers to enforce all the new regs.(Including one who would pilot an ultralight aircraft)

One other thing they reneged on was they were never supposed to charge an entrance fee to public. That lasted a few years then they started charging to get in. I'm retired from all that now, but thanks for the suggestion. I'll pass it on to those still working the lagoon. Just as well because I definitely would have ignored the "closure" and probably been arrested.
71 posted on 10/15/2013 8:15:49 PM PDT by Jed Eckert (Wolverines!!)
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To: Jed Eckert

The “public servant” park rangers are nobamanazis. They should never be forgiven. Tyrants...quislings...vichey...


72 posted on 10/15/2013 9:07:29 PM PDT by ogen hal (First amendment or reeducation camp)
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To: traumer

I’ll bet all your armed National Socialists, Obama adherents...will turn out to be Rainbow people...just like this muncher.


73 posted on 10/15/2013 9:15:22 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (The "government" is nothing but a RAT jobs program)
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To: Vermont Lt
Arrested for littering.

See ya'll on the Group W bench.

74 posted on 10/15/2013 9:35:32 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: traumer
Pat was a Char from SNL in the 90's. Nobody knew what gender it was and the shows
were always about people trying to figure it out. Played very well by Julia Sweeney

It's Pat Intro
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=it%27s+pat+snl+skit&qs=VI&form=VBREQY&pq=it%27s+pat&sc=3-8&sp=3&sk=VI2#view=detail&mid=CB5EB242A89326FBB2FFCB5EB242A89326FBB2FF

75 posted on 10/16/2013 1:59:29 AM PDT by MaxMax (Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
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To: Rodamala

....and disturbing the peace.


76 posted on 10/16/2013 6:20:17 AM PDT by Vermont Lt ( 1-800-318-2596, Mr President.)
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To: Ronald_Magnus
Wait. Obama didn't build that park!
77 posted on 10/17/2013 5:01:58 PM PDT by vox_freedom (America is being tested as never before in its history. May God help us.)
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To: traumer

Is its name Butch?


78 posted on 10/17/2013 5:08:01 PM PDT by vox_freedom (America is being tested as never before in its history. May God help us.)
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