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Desert Trumpet
           QUIZ by Chuck Kleber                                                                 Editor
                                                                                              Barbara Wolin
           NEVADA: MATCH THIS WITH THAT . . . Associate the event, person or
           place. Get the answers right, hoss, because the Desert Trumpet has a             Contributing Writers
           penalty to make you shudder.                                                         Louis C. Kleber
                                                                                               Barbara Wolin
           1.   Battle Mountain                          (A)   Journalism                       H. Dan Wray
                                                                                              Publishers
           2.   John Steele                                (B)  “Loneliest Highway in America”
                                                                                              Norm Kresge
           3.   Geysers                                     (C)  Rachel                      Barbara Wolin
                                                                                        Administrative Assistant
           4.   Ghost Town                                (D)  Misfits Flats                  Phyllis Lisi
                                                                                            Second Violinist
           5.   Area 51                                      (E)  Junction IS 80 and State 305
                                                                                             Norman Wolin
           6.   Fallon                                         (F)  Burning Man Festival
                                                                                      The Desert Trumpet is published month-
                                                                                   ly by and for FORRC members. Statements,
           7.   Maude Frazier                           (G)  Amargosa
                                                                                   opinions and points of view expressed by
                                                                                   writers are their own and do not necessarily
           8.   Movie                                         (H)  Spirit Cave Man  reflect those of FORRC. Please submit all
                                                                                   articles, photos and artwork NLT the15th of
           9.   Hoover Dam                              ( I)   Schools             each month by calling 515-5350. If you are
                                                                                   interested in becoming part of the Desert
           10.  Florence Lee Jones                   (J)   Mormon Fort             Trumpet staff, contact Editor at 256-8043 or
                                                                                   forrcnews@cox.net
           11.  Gerlach                                      (K)   Beowawe            FORRC  is  a  non-profit  501  (c)  (3)
                                                                                   organization dedicated solely to the welfare
           12.  Life Magazine                            (L)   Black Rock Canyon   of the Red Rock Canyon National Conser-
                                                                                   vation Area. FORRC provides  volunteers
                                                                                   and  funding  for  projects  including  envi-
                                                                                   ronmental education,  teacher workshops,
           Answers below
                                                                                   natural  resource  protection,  cultural  re-
                                                                                   source monitoring, hike programs and other
                                                                                   services. Annual  individual  membership
        News & Notes, continued from page 5.                                       is $25.00. General meetings are held four
                                                                                   times a year; Board meetings are held on the
        Volunteers needed:                                                         second Tuesday of each month at the Visitor
                                                                                   Center unless otherwise posted.  Messages
                                                                                   may be left at 255-8743. Visit our website at
           Saturday, May 3 – The Bureau of Land Management is hosting a litter    www.friendsofredrockcanyon.org.
        clean-up near the Great Unconformity at the Sunrise Management Area.

           Saturday, May 10 –The U.S. Forest Service and SMVA are hosting a                                        the  Desert  Trumpet  refused  to  budge.
        litter clean-up in the Spring Mountains. After the event, stay for a                                        this  as  “unconscionably  barbaric,”
        celebration, where volunteers will enjoy food, music, presentation of awards                                Although the author openly denounced
        and educational and informative booths.                                                                     ing DT” . . . in a place of their choosing.   Desert Trumpet’s own brand, the “Rock-

        Positions:                                                                                                  and under, you will be branded with the   ship in FORRC is still secure. With four


           The National Park Service (NPS) is looking for volunteers to collect native                             worry if you got 5 to 8, your member-
        plant seeds at the Lake Mead NRA for approximately 10 hours a week.                                         Ariz., it will be named after you. Don’t   great!  When  Nevada  seizes  Kingman,

           Water Safety Volunteers are needed by the NPS to provide assistance on                               If  you  got  9  or  more  right,  that’s
        the Launch Ramp and serve as Deck Hands and Boat Operators. Volunteers                                      8 - D ,   9 - L ,   1 0 - A ,   1 1 - F ,   1 2 - B
        will provide boating and water safety information to the public. Those with                                 1-E,  2-J,  3-K,  4-G,  5-C,  6-H,  7-I,
        appropriate training and certification may operate a NPS vessel and/or
        vehicle at Lake Mead NRA                                                          Q U I Z :  T O            A N S W E R S
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