What if there is a power outage–or the credit card machine crashes or runs out of paper, or the computer goes down? These are things that we hope won’t ever happen–but they will happen. We are always ready to sell products–unless they lock the doors of the visitor center. But if one of the above…
Postage Rates have changed for postcards and for International mail–global stamps. Regular 4×6 postcards are now $.35 instead of $.34. The quick look up is 35c. For a while, you’ll have to give visitors a .34 stamp and a .01 stamp for their cards–but just ring it up as a .35 cent (35c) item on…
Sometimes we have so much fun visiting with visitors who come from all over the world that we forget why we are here–as INHA. Our purpose is to aid the National Park Service, the Forest Service, etc. in serving visitors by providing interpretive (and educational) materials that visitors can purchase, take with them and help…
The first thing that should be done every morning after getting the cash register up and running and the store open for business is going into the storeroom and seeing what is there that can go out on the shelves. Nothing sells if it’s sitting in the back room. This may take some time since…
DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT — The month of May brings wild flowers, migrating birds, extended hours and special programs to Dinosaur National Monument. Extended hours begin on Friday, May 22. From Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, the Quarry Visitor Center will be open 8 a.m to 6 p.m. daily. The Quarry Exhibit Hall will…
The following steps must be done every day (along with all of the others on the “Open/Close Procedures sheet) 3. Click “Home” (Top left) 4. Click “End of Day” button (Blue on lower left)… Point of Sale – End of Day Process window will open… Bottom (3rd) check box should be checked, that says “Send…
Crowds may be a little larger this weekend (if the weather is nice) as lots of families may get together and maybe bring Mom out to the monument for a visit. Picnics will especially be a favorite activity if the skies cooperate.
It’s time to count! Richard , Ron & Shanna will start tomorrow, Wednesday, by leaving very early in the morning and driving all the way up the Kemmerer to count at Fossil Butte Nat’l Monument–then they’ll stop at Flaming Gorge Dam on the way home and get the counts there. On Thursday, April 30th, the…
Earth Day 2015 is about celebrating this piece of rock in the Milky Way that we call home. There are plenty of activities and ways you can give back to the planet today, but the astronauts aboard the International Space Station have the best view on this day. For Earth Day, let’s look at a…