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August 8, 2001
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Banner - Lifestyles of NOAA's Infamous


Picture of Greg Shelton sitting at a computer.When Ft. Worth National Weather Service forecaster Greg Shelton walked off the stage of NBC's Weakest Link game show last month, he heard the host's terse parting send-off: "You are the weakest link. Goodby!" But Greg and his friends knew better. In fact, Greg was the last one to be voted off. And the story's still not over. Because of an eligibility problem with that show's winner, Greg will have a second shot, probably in September...

Picture of Keli Tarp standing outside by a tree.

Keli Tarp, who handles public affairs for five weather service partners in Norman, Oklahoma, has been one of the Arthritis Foundation's 50 heroes nationwide. Despite grappling with rheumatoid arthritis so severe she's had both hips replaced twice, Keli continues volunteering, sharing her story broadly to build awarness of the disease and effective treatment options. Keli's boxer Barney, and Labrador retriever Gaston, both nine years old, also have days "when each step hurts." Each dog has arthritis too.

Picture of Jana Goldman holding a Sineloan milk snake.
Jana and Friend
Photo by Michael French Smith


And also from NOAA Research public affairs, that's Jana Goldman with a Sinaloan milk snake at the National Zoo. As a "snake volunteer," Jana educates zoo visitors several hours a month. She's been at it for five years, showcasing lizards and tortoises too, explaining how tortoises thrive on carrots and kale. One male tortoise weighs in at 500 pounds. As for the snake, Jana travels through the audience with him and a mike. She's careful, she says, to keep her hands away from his head... West Virginia meteorologist Alan Rezek doesn't often get feedback for his weather forecasts. But when he takes "meals on wheels" to shut-ins every Thursday afternoon it's a different story. A longtime volunteer, Alan's found his work "with people bound to their homes" so rewarding that after he began volunteering in Charleston, he kept at it while moving to neighboring Martinsburg, then Washington, DC and then New York before returning to Charleston. On one visit, he discovered a person having a heart attack.

Picture of Bob Chartuk wearing a hard hat with a NOAA logo, standing in an office.

Who is this guy?? You're right if you guessed Bob Chartuk, public information officer for the National Weather Service's 17-state northeast region. Bob is modeling the latest in personal protection devices, which he considers required wear at all NOAA press conferences. Actually, the vintage World War II helmet was presented by Louisiana emergency managers during a trip in the wake of tropical storm Allison.


Picture of a harbor scene featuring Gene Louden's sailboat.

When public affairs' Gene Louden is not making sure that a very long
list of NOAA staff receive a very thick packet of press clips first thing each morning, he sets sail with his wife Bonnie on their 36-foot Island Zephyr, a Cheoy Lee Clipper moored on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay.
     

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