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By Sharon Schaaf
Photo by Carl Widmann
Red Rock Canyon look better during clean-up or sure Red Rock Canyon visitors, staff and volunteers
landscape trimming, or getting “the Rock” out to all always feel welcome.
of you four times a year, it never seems like work.
In addition to her work as RRCIA Office Manager,
We have she helps out with Friends events, always treating the
met people volunteers as friends. Friends of Red Rock Canyon is
from all over lucky to be able to work with Chelise.
the world
while work- Bonnie Springs Ranch was this year’s recipient of
ing at the Vis- the Sustaining Partner Award. Since May 2011, Bon-
itor Center or nie Springs Ranch has hosted Friends’ meetings in
Chuck Williams, John and Sharon Schaaf their Old West Pioneer Saloon. The food is delicious,
on a trail.
and Doyle Wayman the staff friendly and a pleasure to work with, the
Visitors thank Photo by Chelise Simmons
us all the time banquet room comfortable. They make our meetings
for the cleaning or trimming we are doing, we don’t and events genuinely fun times for the members.
have to have a pet since we have ten tortoises, we
work with the nicest people, we make our own hours
and we get to go to parties and breakfast meetings.
If you’re not sure who this year’s Best Friend
Award winner is, look for the young lady with the
brightest smile at the Visitor Center and Administra-
tion Building. That is Red Rock Canyon Interpretive
Association’s (RRCIA) Chelise Simmons. She makes Chuck Williams, Tim Harrison and Doyle Wayman
Photo by Chelise Simmons
Events Director Tim Harrison accepted the award for
Bonnie Spring Ranch and their staff.
All of us who volunteer at Red Rock Canyon
would like to thank Friends of Red Rock Canyon for
giving us the opportunity to give our time and talents
to help preserve and protect a place that gives us so
much enjoyment, the Red Rock Canyon National
Chuck Williams, Chelise Simmons and Doyle Wayman
Photo by Roger Kolar Conservation Area.
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