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DIARY: February 4, 1993 01:24 PM Thursday; Rod Welch

Called Wayne about progress with "7 Habits... " analysis.

1...Summary/Objective
........Desk Buried
2...Covey's Book
3...Physical
4...Basketball Season & Family
5...Montana Economy


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CONTACTS 
0201 - Dep Natrl Rscrs & Consvn           406 444 6699 fax 6721
020101 - Mr. Wayne Wetzel
020102 - Director's Office

SUBJECTS
DNRC Program Updates
Nov 5, 1992
Computer Support (Welch)
Develop & Maintain Hardware System
SDS support for DNRC (network)
7 Habits Highly Effective People
Information Highway Overwhelms Span of Attention with Complexity

0909 -    ..
0910 - Summary/Objective
0911 -
091101 - Wayne returned my call from ref SDS 11 line 50.  Covered a wide range
091102 - of stuff.  Things seem to be going generally okay.
091103 -
091104 -
091105 -
0912 -
0913 - Discussion
0914 -
091401 - How is computer doing?
091402 -
091403 -          System is running okay, except 3.5 drive hangs up sometimes.
091404 -          The disk does not remove very well.  He thinks this is a
091405 -          floppy disk problem, rather than a computer hardware matter.
091406 -
091407 -        SDS?
091408 -
091409 -          Wayne asked if he can use the same interim backup tape
091410 -          after he does a full file backup.
091411 -
091412 -          I explained he can.  Suggested he call when he encounters
091413 -          the end of the interim tape, for assistance in setting up a
091414 -          new one.
091415 -
091416 -        New Director?
091417 -
091418 -          This is a former aid to Senator Bacus.  Wayne feels he is
091419 -          able and reasonable to work with.
091420 -
091421 -          Karen has become legislative liaison for the Governor.  She
091422 -          only comes into Helena when the legislature is in session, so
091423 -          that allows her to be home with her husband more often.
091424 -
091425 -        Broadwater?
091426 -
091427 -          It is in same shape.  Voith still refuses to fix the speed
091428 -          increaser and complete the punch list, until ordered to do
091429 -          so through arbitration.
091430 -
091431 -          Engineer
091432 -
091433 -             Status quo.
091434 -
091435 -          Arbitration?
091436 -
091437 -             Both sides have taken depositions.  Sarah went to Voith's
091438 -             offices to take depos, and Voith came out to Helena to
091439 -             depose DNRC officials.
091440 -
091441 -             Sarah has indicated that the depos she took, and the
091442 -             additional records she obtained through discovery are
091443 -             helpful to DNRC's cause.
091444 -
091445 -             Case is schedule to be heard in March, 1993.
091446 -
091447 -         ..
091448 -        Desk Buried
091449 -
091450 -        Wayne said that with the coming of the new legislative season,
091451 -        the volume of documents he receives has escalated, so his desk
091452 -        is buried again.
091453 -
091454 -            [On 960418 another example at USACE. ref SDS 12 8840
091455 -
091456 -            [On 960606 example at Turner. ref SDS 13 9009
091457 -
091458 -            [On 990105 problem seems everwhelming. ref SDS 14 5880
091459 -
091460 -            [On 000725 research executive working on solving
091461 -            informatino overload has desk piled high with papers.
091462 -            ref SDS 15 I3R5
091463 -
091464 -
091465 - Covey's Book
091466 -
091467 - Wayne remembers seeing this document, ref DIP 1.  He has not commented
091468 - on it yet, but will try to dig it out and jot down some observations.
091469 -
091470 -
091471 - Physical
091472 -
091473 - He feels his hernia situation is improved though he still feels other
091474 - kinds of pain.  We discussed the prospect of cancer --- hope he is
091475 - joking???
091476 -
091477 -
091478 - Basketball Season & Family
091479 -
091480 - Kevin finally got healed up from his track injuries left over from
091481 - last year.  He has been in the lineup, but got injured again from
091482 - several excessive charging fouls, in the last game.  Wayne is not sure
091483 - if he will be able to play in the next few games.  The team is #5 in
091484 - the state, and second in their conference.
091485 -
091486 - Gregg ran cross country again this year, and expects to be in track.
091487 - He is not involved in a Winter sport.
091488 -
091489 - His older son, has graduated from Lewis & Clark.  He needs one more
091490 - class in foreign language to get a particular degree, and so is
091491 - finishing up at Portland State.  The cost to take the last class at
091492 - L&C would have been $5K.  Wayne decided to encourage some economy on
091493 - this.
091494 -
091495 -
091496 - Montana Economy
091497 -
091498 - Wayne feels the economy is not yet fully experiencing the recovery
091499 - that other parts of the country seem to be making.  State budgets are
091500 - still hard hit.  Since Helena is mainly a government town, it is
091501 - suffering worse than other parts of the state.
091502 -
091503 -
091504 -
0916 -
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