Page 3 - Spring 2014 magazine

the Rock Staff

Publishing/Lay-Out—Pat Williams
Articles Editor— Sharon Schaaf
Creative Editor—Rob Tuvell

Editorial Committee Member Updates Mary E. Labie Page 4
Cam Camburn
Joe & Mary Labie
Anne McConnell Sharon’s Slant Sharon Schaaf Page 5
Sharon Schaaf
Vicki Sudduth Interview with Jackson the Red Rock Burro Page 6
Jim Sudduth
Rob & Marilyn Tuvell Jackson and the Rock staff

Articles for publication consideration My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Page 8
should be sent to
news@friendsofredrockcanyon.org Chuck Williams
or mailed to the Rock P.O. Box 97
Blue Diamond, NV 89004. Submis-
sions for the Rock should meet the Making Friends Mary E. Labie Page 9
thematic guidelines as established by
the editorial staff. All submissions are Celebrating Volunteers the Rock editorial staff Page 10
subject to editing for subject matter,
length and relevance to Red Rock
Canyon National Conservation Area. Graffiti Free Zone Sue Kolar Page 12

the Rock is published quarterly by Going, Going, Gone Pat Williams Page 14
Friends of Red Rock Canyon, a 501
(c)(3) nonprofit organization, for the Friends Protect Vermilion Cliffs Page 15
benefit of Friends members and
supporters. Publication and mailing Twila Coffey — Friends of the Cliffs Member
costs are subsidized with limited
mission-specific advertising. State-
ments, opinions and points of view Railroad Pass Trail Paul H. Rippens Page 16
expressed by writers are their own
and may not reflect those of Friends
of Red Rock Canyon. Cover — “Big Jim and Work Crew” by Little Jim Sage. Photo taken

Our mission is the preservation and at Ice Box Canyon. Related story on page 8.
enhancement of Red Rock Canyon
National Conservation Area. Friends
provides volunteers and funding for
projects such as environmental edu- Board, Committee and Staff Members
cation, natural and cultural resource
protection, teacher workshops, com-
munity volunteer work days, trans- Board of Directors
portation grants for Red Rock field
trips and other services. The organi- Tim O’Brien — President John Blackwell — Vice President
zation receives no federal funds but is Kathy Warren — Treasurer Sue Kolar — Secretary
provided with office space and tele- Thomas Knapp — Director Joe Labie — Director
phone service by the Bureau of Land
Management. The main office for Pat Williams — Director
Friends of Red Rock Canyon is locat-

ed in the Red Rock Canyon National Committee Leads
Conservation Area Administrative
Building, 1000 Scenic Drive Las Communications — Pat Williams Cultural Resources — Tim O’Brien
Vegas, NV 89161. Graffiti Removal — John Minardi & Frank Grace

Annual individual membership is Historian — Cam Camburn Landscaping — Doyle Wayman
$25. Board meetings are held on the License Plate — Dwight Hempel Marketing — Bob Andrews
third Friday of each month and gen- Member Services — Mary Labie Natural Resources — Wyatt Mulvey
eral membership meetings are held
quarterly. Time and locations for the News Magazine — Pat Williams Procurement — Joe & Mary Labie
meetings may be obtained by calling Tortoise Habitat — Roger & Sue Kolar Transportation — Linda Vetter
(702) 515-5360.
Walkway — Leila Arthur
For more information visit our web-
site at Friends Staff
www.friendsofredrockcanyon.org
or find us on Facebook. Vicki Sudduth — General Manager Jim Sudduth — Volunteer Services