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5. The President, Vice Pres-
ident, Secretary, Treasurer,
and Director-at-Large are
authorized to sign checks.
Two signatures are needed
for each check.
6. Written notice shall be
sent to all members at least
ten days prior to the next
General Meeting.
7. The Board of Trustees
must pre-approve any non-
budgeted purchase over the
amount of $1,500.00.
8. Committee members
shall present to the Board
any project or purchase not
in the budget for consider-
ation prior to presentation to
the membership.
9. The new Board of Trust-
ees will review the Bylaws and
Standing Rules at their first
scheduled Regular Meeting
after the Annual Meeting.
10. Specific board and
committee duties and re-
sponsibilities will be listed in
the Operational Handbook.
11. FRIENDS may recog-
nize certain non-members for
outstanding services to the
organization with an honorary
membership.
8 Standing Rules proposed James Hardie Gypsum Mine, sold for
August 2005; Vote to be held at the development to Rhodes Homes. The
February General Meeting.
a proposed pipeline extending from
Toys for Tots
Friends of Red Rock Canyon
and the Red Rock Canyon
Interpretive Association
will be participating with
KLAS-TV, Channel 8, in the
annual Christmas Toys for
Tots program. If you would
like to donate an unwrapped
toy for this worthy cause,
please bring it to the Visitor
Center and put it in the barrel
or container marked for that
purpose between December 1
and December 18.
Victories for Red Rock!
cell phone tower that was
A
planned for Calico Basin has
been voted down unanimously
by the County Commission. The 170-
ft tower, which was to be installed on
a 40-ft hill overlooking the Canyon,
along with three more of the same
to come, would have been an intru-
sion upon Red Spring and the rest of
the National Conservation Area as
well as the residents of Calico Basin.
The towers will be relocated to the
shooting range on Rte. 159 east of
the Canyon.
In another case, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission re-
cently terminated the license for the
Pumped Energy Storage project that
was to be installed on the site of the
project was to obtain its water from
the Las Vegas city water supply. The
water would then be pumped to the
top of Blue Diamond Hill and retained
for release during times of high de-
mand. The project facilitated zoning
changes and infrastructure to support
the planned intensive urban develop-
ment of the Hill. The zoning was later
substantially revised by the State Leg-
islature and the County Commission
in response to strong objections from
the community.
Desert Trumpet
Editor
Barbara Wolin
Contributing Writers
Louis C. Kleber
Jack Ryan
Barbara Wolin
H. Dan Wray
Publishers
Norm Kresge
Barbara Wolin
Norman Wolin
Key Grip
The Desert Trumpet is published
monthly by and for FORRC members. State-
ments, opinions and points of view expressed
by writers are their own and do not necessar-
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FORRC is a non-profit 501 (c) (3)
organization dedicated solely to the welfare
of the Red Rock Canyon National Conser-
vation Area. FORRC provides volunteers
and funding for projects including envi-
ronmental education, teacher workshops,
natural resource protection, cultural resource
monitoring, hike programs and other ser-
vices. Annual individual membership is
$25.00 General meetings are held four times
a year; Board meetings are held on the sec-
ond Tuesday of each month at the Red Rock
Canyon Visitor Center, unless otherwise
posted. Messages may be left at 255-8743.
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