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The Good Dinosaur
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Bet You Didn’t Know!
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On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War, then known as “the Great War.” Commemorated as Armistice Day beginning the following year, November 11th became a legal federal holiday…
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Veteran’s Day Holiday
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Wednesday, November 11th, is observed as a federal holiday in 2015. That means double pay if you are scheduled to work! Bonus!! And it means a paid day off if you’re not scheduled. Then we’re on the countdown to Thanksgiving…
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Gaining An Hour This Sunday! Ughh!?!
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This autumn, daylight saving time has us “falling back” — or gaining an hour of sleep — during the wee hours of Sunday, November 1. While that may sound like the perfect way to recover from a weekend of Halloween fetes (or candy comas), it can be surprisingly jarring on the body. “The time change…
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Counterfeit Bills in Circulation
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Thanks, Dan Johnson! Please Be Advised Please be advised that counterfeit $20 dollar bills were exchanged in Rangely last week. Vernal is also seeing $10’s and $20’s showing up in their market and those fakes are starting to find their way to surrounding areas. The counterfeit pen may be one of the most effective tools…
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Time to Count Inventory Again!
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Friday, October 30th, is our day to count the inventory. At the Quarry Visitor Center, things can be counted in the store room and the postcard cabinet early in the day–then after lunch, we can start counting in the store. It doesn’t take very long with everybody dividing up the room We will bring pizza…
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New Credit Card Terminals
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Important! The big shift is coming! As of October 1, 2015, merchants are supposed to be “EMV Compliant”–creating a big shift in responsibility for fraud in credit card transactions. Much of the U.S. will make the shift to chip-embedded cards in the very near future–some card issuers have already begun. Our new credit card [Verifone…
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End-of-Season BBQ & Potluck for All!
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Happy Labor Day!
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Monday, September 7th, is a federal holiday , Labor Day. That means double pay if you are scheduled to work! Bonus!! And it means a paid day off if you’re not scheduled. Labor Day in the United States is a public holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September. It honors the American labor movement…
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Passport Program
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Passport To Your National Parks® Program Frequently Asked Questions Local Information Dinosaur National Monument and Fossil Butte National Monument are located in the Rocky Mountain region of the books–gold colored tab. The ink for the cancellation stamps should be golden-brown, to coincide with the colored sections of the book. Dinosaur National Monument was honored with…