The 2013 Battle of Yorktown -- restaurant owner defies feds

Fox News ^ | 10/8/13 | Todd Starnes

[reaganaut]

“I am now occupying the building at this time.”

And with that one decision – restaurant owner Glenn Helseth joined the ranks of Americans who’ve decided to defy the strong-arm tactics of the National Park Service.

For the past 11 years Helseth and his wife have operated the Carrot Tree Kitchens Restaurant inside the historic Cole Digges House in Yorktown, Va.

At least 20 of Helseth's longtime employees are facing unemployment. They can’t make rent and some are faced with choosing between buying food or buying medicine.

The National Park Service owns and operates the building. So when the government shut down on Oct. 1, the Helseths were given 48 hours to pack up and move out.

The couple also owns a restaurant on Jamestown Island. They had to close that restaurant after the National Park Service blocked access to the island.

[packrat35]

Park Rangers have show themselves to be the US Gestapo. Anyone who thinks police are their friends are going to be in for a major surprise when the real bad times start and the cops turn on all of us.

People wake up and see what is awaiting ALL of us soon.

[nascarnation]

Recently visited Glacier Bay Natl Park (via cruise ship).
The rangers come out in a small craft and get on the chip and give commentary.

The rangers live in dormitories since it’s so remote.
I asked one of them how many folks there were (mentally I’m thinking a couple dozen....)

Answer: 216 LOL.

[Rome2000]

Jonathan B. Jarvis (born June 26, 1953)[1] is the 18th Director of the United States National Park Service, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 2009.

He was serving as regional director for the Pacific West Region when, on July 10, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Jarvis for the directorship following the resignation of Mary A. Bomar on January 20, 2009, the day of President Obama's inauguration.

A career civil servant, Jarvis has been with the service for over 30 years.[2][3][4] Prior to his work as regional director, Jarvis served for three years as the superintendent of Mount Rainier National Park in Ashford, Washington.

He was superintendent of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in Idaho and Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Service & Preserve in Alaska during the 1990s.[5]

Jarvis graduated from The College of William & Mary, where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, in 1975 with a degree in biology.[5]

[Excellence]

BHO2, it’s a gas!

[Rome2000]

The previous head of the NPS resigned on the commie in chiefs inauguration day, and apparently Jarvis is on a mission to wage economic war on the US citizenry in appreciation of his being appointed by the usurper.

[reaganaut]

http://hamptonroadshappyhour.com/sites/default/files/CARROT_8Y.jpg

[Ditter]

Oh wow! Thanks. What a charming little house. It has been so long since I was there but it kind of looks familiar.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Time to apolish the “Park Service”...

[ican'tbelieveit]

My son has been making posts on his facebook page to that effect since the shutdown began. Which reminds me, Mike Coffman of CO put on his Facebook page today that we should pass a clean resolution out of the house to end the government shutdown...

[petitfour]

Why doesn’t the governor of Virginia arrest the park rangers?

[ican'tbelieveit]

He also is laying blame for what is happening to him at the feet of the wrong party, Congress. Just because there is a shutdown, his restaurant doesn’t have to be closed. That is very specific punishment meant to make him mad at republicans.

[Rebelbase]

“Park Rangers have show themselves to be the US Gestapo. Anyone who thinks police are their friends are going to be in for a major surprise when the real bad times start and the cops turn on all of us.”

In a true societal meltdown the National Parks will become overrun with refugees seeking safe havens in the woods.

At that point the NPS will be driving armored humvees and won’t be venturing off the paved roads.

[publana]

If he dared to place blame where it truly belongs, he would lose his concession permanently. The 0 administration firmly believes in wielding their power with thuggery.

[Rebelbase]

He’s got a maggot weasel, syncophant-bureaucrat look about him.

[Captain7seas]

“The NPS needs to be dissolved and the properties distributed to the respective States”

The State of Florida, Board of Trustees improperly deeded over the navigable waters of the State when they deeded the land areas to create The Canaveral National Seashore Park.

This is also likely the case in the now closed Everglades, Florida Bay area although I have not read those transfer documents. These are sovereign waters held in trust for the people and can not be wholly alienated.

The State stipulated that the people would retain the absolute right to fish and conduct other activities on these waters. The closure of these waters constitutes a breach of this agreement.

Hope this will shed some light on what we need to do in Florida

[1010RD]

Absolutely correct. They’re the caretakers with no right to close it.

[Rodamala]

Uh, they use satellites now.

Zer0 had already directed the American astronauts that are abord it to commander the International Space Station to visit all the GPS satellites, spacewalk to each one, and flip the toggle switch to the "OFF" position.

[Rome2000]

A Tenderfoot for sure.

[robowombat]

Some background on the structure and the restaurant. There is another Cole-Digges House in Richmond.

Cole Digges built this house about 1720. He was a son of the area’s most successful tobacco grower and chose to enter the merchant trade. Cole purchased the property in 1713 because it included wharves and warehouses at the foot of Read St. He did quite well. In choosing to present this house as a restaurant, the National Park Service requested a low impact opera- tion. The desire to preserve the historic integrity of the house precludes commercial dishwashing and high heat sources. Future plans call for the building of a separate kitchen to allow for expanded, traditional restaurant operations. In the meantime, please enjoy what the Cole Digges house and Carrot Tree have to offer.

The story of Carrot Tree is not quite as old as the story of Cole Digges. In 1984, challenged by a restau- rant manager to produce a better carrot cake, Debi did so; by calling her grandmother at midnight for the family recipe and shopping and baking till 3 am! She burned up a few home ovens before building her first commercial bakery—-in her home garage! That was 1990. In 1995, she opened Carrot Tree Kitchens on Jamestown Rd., Williamsburg’s only scratch bakery in years. Café operations evolved over time. Every day, every thing Debi does, she does fresh from scratch. She is one of those few restaurant owners for whom food remains a love, not a business. We opened the Cole Digges House in 2003. We are pleased you have become a part of the continuing history of Carrot Tree, of the Cole Digges House and of Yorktown.

[Jane Long]