Page 3 - B Fall 2012 magazine

the Rock Staff
Editor in Chief—Julia Burke
Publishing/Layout—Pat Williams
Articles Editor— Sharon Schaaf

Editorial Committee
Cam Camburn
Joe & Mary Labie
Anne McConnell
Sharon Schaaf
Robert & Marilyn Tuvell Membership News Mary Labie Page 4
Vicki Sudduth

Sharon’s Slant Sharon Schaaf Page 5
Articles for publication consideration
should be sent to
news@friendsofredrockcanyon.org Show Me a Sign Mark Beauchamp Page 6
or mailed to the Rock P.O. Box 97
Blue Diamond, NV 89004. Submis-
sions for the Rock should meet the Tort Tattler Roger & Sue Kolar Page 7
thematic guidelines as established by
the editorial staff. All submissions
are subject to editing for subject Volunteer Spotlight Sharon Schaaf Page 8
matter, length and relevance to Red
Rock Canyon National Conservation
Area. Journey of Discovery Chuck Williams Page 10

the Rock is published quarterly by
Friends of Red Rock Canyon, a 501 Old Places New Faces Welcome! Page 12
(c)(3) nonprofit organization, for the
benefit of Friends members and
supporters. Publication and mailing
costs are subsidized with limited Cover —Dan and Vera Wray at Red Rock Canyon by Pat Williams
mission-specific advertising. State-
ments, opinions and points of view
expressed by writers are their own Board, Committee and Staff Members
and may not reflect those of Friends
of Red Rock Canyon. Board of Directors

Our mission is the preservation and President
enhancement of Red Rock Canyon Mark Beauchamp — Outgoing Tim O’Brien — Incoming
National Conservation Area. Friends
provides volunteers and funding for Vice President
projects such as environmental edu- Julia Burke — Outgoing John Blackwell — Incoming
cation, natural and cultural resource
protection, teacher workshops, com- Brenda Jackson — Secretary
munity volunteer work days, trans- Pat Williams — Treasurer (Interim)
portation grants for Red Rock field
trips and other services. The organi- Chris Dempsey — Director
zation receives no federal funds but Joe Labie — Director
are provided with office space and
telephone service by the Bureau of Sue Kolar — Director
Land Management. The main office
for Friends of Red Rock Canyon is Committee Leads
located in the Red Rock Canyon Events — Jan Valentino Historian — Paul Rippens
National Conservation Area Admin-
istrative Building, 1000 Scenic Drive License Plate — Dwight Hempel Member Services — Mary Labie
Las Vegas, NV 89161. Natural Resources — Klaus Cobb and Wyatt Mulvey

Annual individual membership is $25. Newsmagazine — Julia Burke Procurement — Joe & Mary Labie
Board meeting are held on the third Friday Social Media — Pat Williams Tortoise Habitat — Roger & Sue Kolar
of each month and general membership
meetings are held quarterly. Time and Transportation — Linda Vetter Walkway — Leila Arthur
locations for the meetings may be obtained
by calling (702) 515-5360. Webmaster — Ray Stafford

For more information visit our website at
www.friendsofredrockcanyon.org or find Friends Staff
us on Facebook. Vicki Sudduth — General Manager Jim Sudduth — Volunteer Services Associate

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