Otherwise known as “Inventory Day!”
Author: Ron
Day-to-Day, Schedules
Changing Seasons & Hours
by Ron •
October 16, 2019 Halfway through October, more seasonal hours are changing at various locations: Dinosaur National Monument went to reduced hours as of September 16th, with the Quarry Visitor Center and Quarry Exhibit Hall hours: 9-5. The Canyon Visitor Center near Dinosaur, Colorado is closed for the season. Fossil Butte National Monument is on winter…
Day-to-Day, Inventory, Training
Daily Duties!
by Ron •
In order to attempt to improve daily store stocking and ordering, we want to concentrate on the following. At the beginning of your shift, as quick as the register and the money are ready for visitors, all attention should be focused on the storeroom–as soon as practical. Everything should be gone through in the storeroom…
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Happy Autumnal Equinox!
by Ron •
https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/autumnal-equinox.html Equinoxes are opposite on either side of the equator, so the autumnal (fall) equinox in the Northern Hemisphere is the spring (vernal) equinox in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. Not Entirely Equal Day & Night On the two equinoxes every year the Sun shines directly on the Equator and the length of day and night…
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High School Senior Born on September 11, 2001, Shares Her Experience Visiting 9/11 Memorial
by Ron •
09:51 am / From the Memorial Caleigh Leiken places a white rose on the name of Alena Sesinova during her visit to the 9/11 Memorial. Photo courtesy of Caleigh Leiken. I was born on September 11, 2001, in New York City. That morning, my mom, then a public defender at the Legal Aid Society and eight and…
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Blubandoo – Do You Know What They Do?
by Ron •
SWEAT IT OR WET IT! Simply wet or sweat this cooling fabric and feel the cooling difference – up to 30% cooler than your skin when wet.For best results… massage slightly after initial hydration and it will cool instantly! Reactivate the cooling feature by moistening the fabric by wetting it or sweating on it. Reusable…
Day-to-Day, Inventory
Why Am I Scheduled 15 Minutes Before & After the Hour?
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Being in the bookstore 15 minutes before opening is obvious–get the store ready, get the money in the drawer, turn on the lights–do everything to get ready for visitors to come in the door so you can help them. But why does the schedule have me down for 15 minutes after the hour… or after…
Day-to-Day, Inventory, Training
New (old) Book on the Shelves!
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This Is Dinosaur was originally written in 1955… reprinted in 1985 with a foreword written by Wallace Stegner… and republished in 2019 with a new foreword added by Terry Tempest Williams. Folks have been asking for this for the last twenty years and, being out of print, have had a difficult time finding any copies.…
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New Sales Location
by Ron •
On Thursday, August 15, 2019, Richard and Ron opened a new sales outlet in Logan, Utah! We are very pleased to announce our new partnership with the Logan Ranger District in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. They have a beautiful space and a very, very helpful and friendly staff. We have started kinda late in the…
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Mouse (Mice)
by Ron •
Along with a lot of other infestations of insects, weeds, etc, the wet spring and ample vegetation seem to have brought up rodent numbers, too. Why they are going into our backroom for shirts is baffling, but we need to ask a few questions and maybe make some adjustments. We must all make sure that…