Wednesday, March 19, 2025
USPS dedicates its Freshwater Fishing Lures stamps
The tools represent beauty, tradition and innovation
The Postal Service dedicated its Freshwater Fishing Lures stamps during a ceremony in Springfield, MO, on March 13.
The pane of 20 stamps features close-up photographs of five popular lure designs.
“With these stamps, the Postal Service celebrates the beauty and ingenuity behind some of America’s most successful lures,” said John DiPeri, the Postal Service’s Western Region vice president, who spoke at the event held at Johnny Morris’ Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium.
“Fish find each of these designs irresistible … and we think you will, too,” DiPeri said.
Other speakers included Misty Mitchell, director of conservation education at the Johnny Morris Foundation; Mike Webb, owner of Webb’s Guide Service; Pat Taggart, president of the Springfield chapter of the Missouri Trout Fisherman’s Association; JP Sell, National Youth Fishing Association director; and Francis Skalicky, a media specialist for the Missouri Department of Conservation.
“Fishing lures are more than just tools — they represent tradition, innovation and a deep connection to the great outdoors,” said Lee Beasley, campus director at Bass Pro Shops, who served as master of ceremonies.
Greg Breeding, an art director for USPS, designed the stamps, using photographs by Sarah Cramer Shields.
The Forever stamps are available at Post Offices and on usps.com.
Milestones
Appointments, awards and retirements
Here’s a look at recent USPS announcements
• Michael A. Chestnut was named rural delivery director. He previously served as rural delivery strategy and policy manager.
• Frank D. Veal was named Central Region’s senior division processing operations director. He previously served as Westshores Division’s senior processing director.
• Steven F. Wojtaszek was named New York Metro Division’s senior processing operations director. He previously served as plant manager of the Morgan Processing and Distribution Center in New York City.
• Jason M. Yoshimura, the Denver Processing and Distribution Center’s in-plant support senior manager, was named the Kansas City, MO, Regional Processing and Distribution Center’s acting plant manager.
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March 26, 2025
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‘Working With Files in Microsoft Teams’
USPS Executive and Administrative Schedule and Postal Career Executive Service employees may participate in an upcoming lunch-and-learn session about sharing, editing and collaborating on files in Microsoft Teams.
The 45-minute session, “Working With Files in Microsoft Teams,” will be held Wednesday, March 26, at 2 p.m. Eastern.
Participants must register before the event on the webinar website. Space is limited.
Employees with questions can email the USPS Endpoint Technology Digital Workspace team.
Imposter scams subject of blog post
Postal Posts, the USPS blog, looks at imposter scams in its latest entry.
The March 5 post was written by Brian Coleman, a postal inspector.