October 21, 2009:

A letter from Stan after 100 days of retirement

June 26, 2009:

Stan retired from NPS June 26, 2009. This page is maintained as an archive rather than on-going news.

May 16, 2009:

Celebracion de Glen Echo Park

January 12 - March 19, 2009:

Letters from:

NPS January 12,    Chris Van Hollen February 13,    Chris Van Hollen March 19.

December 19, 2008 - February 14, 2009:

Ranger Stan Fowler has been unexpectedly reassigned by The National Park Service (NPS) to the Virginia District of the George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP) after being at Glen Echo Park for the past 30+ years. This move was effective 7 January 2009.

Down load and read more information on the original Stan Reassigned flyer (PDF format) which began circulating December 19, 2008. Get the more recent version updated January 24, 2009. Additional information flyer distributed January 7, 2009.

Note: The NPS Director has changed recently from what is listed in the flyers. Here is an update.

You may join http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DanceRanger to share your memories and recognition of Stan with others. Or you can email your memories to:   V o l u n t e e r s F o r S t a n @ g m a i l . c o m 

Sign an on-line petition to Return Ranger Stan To Glen Echo

For Facebook users:

Celebrating Glen Echo Park's Dance Ranger

Saving Glen Echo Dance Ranger

Keep Stan Fowler at Glen Echo Park

Related Links:

Spanish Ballroom Spirit - http://SpanishBallroomSpirit.org

Home town hero, 2001 - http://web.archive.org/web/20040302022528/http://weta.org/productions/hheroes/fowler.html

Marc Fisher's Washington Post Blog: Feds Spin Dancing Ranger Out Of The Park, January 9, 2009 - http://voices.washingtonpost.com/rawfisher/2009/01/feds_spin_dancing_ranger_out_o.html

Washington Post: Ballroom Loses Its Partner; Glen Echo Park's 'Dance Ranger' Is Reassigned By Jenna Johnson, January 11, 2009 - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/10/AR2009011001590.html

Letters to the Editor: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/15/AR2009011503953.html?sub=AR

Two Steps Back on the Front Page!!!    

At Glen Echo, Dancing is History: The Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom -- and National Park Service Ranger Stan Fowler -- have been area institutions for generations. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2009/01/09/GA2009010903352.html

More information:

Google search for: Stan Fowler Glen Echo

This page last updated:  October 25, 2009