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RRCIA Board Positions ○ ○ August General Meeting
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he Red Rock Canyon ○ General Membership Meeting will be held on Saturday, August 24, at
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Interpretive Association is seek ○ the Visitor Center starting at 6 p.m. This is the last and most important
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T ing candidates for existing ○ Abusiness meeting of the fiscal year.
or additional positions on their board. Re- ○ ○ Agenda: Review and vote for the proposed 2003 budget
quirements include an interest in Red ○ ○ Election of new board members
Rock Canyon, conservation and BLM ac- ○ ○ Updates and current issues
tivities; an understanding of the operation ○
Questions from membership
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of a business, with approximately 30 em- ○
○ Candidates for the open two-year board positions, which will take effect on
ployees; the availability to carry out ○
○ October 1, 2002, are as follows:
board member duties. ○
President: Tom Phaendler, Natural Resources Committee.
Anyone interested in being consid-
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Vice-President: Pat Williams, Membership Committee Chair, administra-
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ered should contact Jackson Ramsey, ○
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Executive Director at 443-4242 or ○
Director-at-Large: Blaine Benedict, Outside Las Vegas Foundation
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228-3743. ○
founding member and trustee.
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Investment Policy ○ ○ Dinner will be provided by Friends at the conclusion of business. Please plan
to join us for this important meeting. We will relax at the Pavilion and enjoy the
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he Board of Directors has adopted ○ ○ lovely sunset and quiet breezes of the Canyon.
the following investment policy ○ ○
Tstatement: ○
Award Presentation ○ The plaque was presented by Na-
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○ tional BLM Director Kathleen Clarke,
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“Friends of Red Rock Canyon will ○
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maintain a level of cash reserves that ○ ○ photo of the “Making a Differ- ○ Deputy Nevada State Director Jean
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would enable the organization to operate ○ ence” Award presentation to Pat ○ Rivers-Council, and LV Field Office
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at approved budget levels for one fiscal ○ Aand Chuck Williams will be fea- ○ ○ Manager Mark Morse.
year. In addition to providing operating ○ ○ tured on the new Friends page in the fall ○
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security, these reserves will generate issue of The Keystone. The page will ○ Answers to the Quiz
investment income to ○ blow away.
supplement the
○ Please . . . like the tumbleweed . . . just
organizations other ○
sources of operating rev- ○ miserable, dry shrub that never flowers.
○ world is grateful. Under four—you are a
enue. ○
○ you renew the oxygen in our air. The
Cash reserves will ○
consist of Certificates of ○ ○ never cut you down. Four to 7 means
Deposits and other short- ○ noble and George Washington would
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term investments that pro- ○ So you got 8 to 10 correct. You are
vide low risk security as ○ ○
determined by the Trea- ○ while Sequoias are thicker.
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surer and Board of Direc- ○ way around; Redwoods are the tall ones
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tors. The definition of ○ grow up to 70 feet tall; (9) It’s the other
short-term is generally un- ○
○ Penstemon; (7) Arizona Cypress can
derstood to be invest- ○
○ is the name; (6) There are 31 species of
ments of one year or ○
Left to right: C. Williams, Ranger J. Cribbs, ○ A royos; (5) “Drooping Juniper”
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shorter duration. ○ ○ Honey Mesquite loves ar-
The Friends of Red Rock Canyon In- ○ P. Williams, J. Rivers-Council, M. Morse, ○
○ K. Clarke ○ bout those false answers — (3)
vestment Policy and current investment ○ ○
level will be approved by the member- ○ ○
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ship at the annual election meeting each ○ highlight volunteer activities throughout ○ (6) - F; (7) - F; (8) - T; (9) - F; (10) - T
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August”. ○ the year. ○ (1) - T; (2) - T; (3) - F; (4) - T; (5) - F;
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