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of the BLM, raising the total budget to offer of one of the Club’s Arnold Palmer
$125,000. Due to the substantial mon- golf courses for this purpose, free of In Memoriam
ies flowing from the Sunrise Company charge.
corporate contribution, Friends is able to • Two new committees will be cre- Our dear friend, Lucie Hausa-
accelerate a number of planned projects ated—a Golf Tournament committee and mann, passed away on Febru-
and initiate some additional canyon pro- a Visitor Center Landscaping committee. ary 13. She was one of the early
grams. The vote • An experienced members of Friends and an avid
was unanimous in public relations person hiker and volunteer. Lucie was
favor. is needed to assume the administrative assistant for
—The BLM the Public Relations the Desert Trumpet, labeling and
and volunteers Chair. Volunteers are processing the newsletter for
will be construct- wanted to assist. mailing each month.
ing a Dedication • Barron Haley will chair the Over the years, Lucie per-
Trail (originally Cultural Resources committee. Inter- formed many hours of volunteer
designated as the ested volunteers should contact him to work, monitoring trails, folding
Memorial Walk- help survey and record sites. T-shirts, folding thousands of
way) around the • Ranger Brian Buttazoni.is ask- visitor handouts and working the
Tortoise Habi- ing for articles related to Red Rock a Information Desk.
tat. Sandstone for the June issue of the BLM pub- In 1999, at the age of 80, she
tiles will be pre- lication The Keystone. lish in June. was the winner of 2 gold medals
sold, eliminating Contact him at the Visitor Center. in the Southern Nevada Senior
the need for any • Persons with desktop Olympics in swimmimg in the 50
Friends’ initial in- publishing experience and/or meter freestyle and the 100 meter
vestment. Friends qualifications to assist with editing backstroke. A native of Switzer-
will receive all and production are needed for the land, she made her last visit back
profits. The proceeds will be accounted Desert Trumpet staff. home in September, 2000.
under a separate category and will accrue • A temporary committee is needed Donations in her memory
to the BLM (minus incurred expenses, if to review bylaws and recommend any may be directed to the Friends of
any) for their use at the Canyon. Tiles changes to the Board prior to the second Red Rock Canyon Dedication Trail
will sell for $250 and $450 based on size quarter general meeting. Fund for the purchase of a memo-
and may be purchased and dedicated as • The Friends’ website is under rial tile or to the Nathan Adelson
a memorial tribute or in contribution to construction and may be viewed on line Hospice at 4141 Swenson St.
the Conservation Area. A discount will at www.friendsofredrockcanyon.org. Any
be offered by the BLM to active Friends comments or corrections should be emailed
members. Opposition was voiced as to through Board Secretary Dawn Vargas at
able, including assembling information
the appropriateness of this venture for the GusDawn@lvcm.com or phoned to her.
Conservation Area. The vote was 25 in packages for the fee booth and scanning Quotable Bumpers
• Other volunteer tasks are avail-
favor, 2 opposed and 16 abstaining. BLM documents and records. Contact
Other announcements: (see insert for Ranger Jim Cribbs or a committee chair. ecently seen on various bumpers
committee contacts). R around the West:
• A Finance Committee will be Be the person your dog
formed for research and development of thinks you are.
new funding programs anticipating the A closed mind is a wonderful thing
completion in 2004 of the Sunrise Com- Position Available to lose.
pany contribution. And seen at a Salmon Festival in

• We will pursue plans for an an- he Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Portland, OR:
nual charity golf tournament benefiting Association has a position avail- Clean streams mean...safe sex for
Red Rock Canyon to be held at Red Rock Table for a naturalist. Please con- salmon. Salmon Enchanted Evening.
Country Club. Sunrise Company CEO tact them at the Visitor Center. —High Country News
William Bone has made the generous FORRC/March, 2001 Page 3