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Board Notes: teer hours, and to sixteen-year-old ○ Harvest Festival
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○ Deanna Sudduth for contributing more ○ ○
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September: ○ ○ than 400 hours to Red Rock. Becky Kinn ○ ○ he 8th Annual Harvest Festival
o A motion was passed to fund ○ ○ was honored with a “longevity” award ○ was attended by more than 3,300
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recycling cans at the campground at a ○ as a member since 1988. ○Tvisitors, who were treated to lots
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cost of $5,042. The vote was 3 to 1. ○ ○ Bureau of Land Management ○ of great exhibits and entertainment.
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o $10,000 will be put into a the ○ (BLM) Field Office Manager, Mark ○ ○ There were colorful Native American
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Special Projects fund. A special request ○ Morse expressed his gratitude to Friends ○ ○ dancers, many local artisans and vari-
for 5 GPS units will be tabled awaiting ○ for the over 15,000 volunteer hours con- ○ ous arts and crafts activities for the kids,
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specific use information. ○ ○ tributed in 2002. National Conservation ○ as well as a portable rock climbing wall,
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October: ○ ○ Area Manager, Tim O’Brien shared his ○ ○ live reptile exhibit, and a Nevada Natu-
o A motion was passed by the new ○ ○ insights as a newcomer to Red Rock. ○ ral History Museum fossil collection.
Board of Directors to officially install ○ He was especially delighted in the ○ ○ Metro Search and Rescue brought
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the board members as elected. ○ strength of Friends’ members dedication ○ their bloodhound unit, and the Astro-
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o Bylaws and standing rules were ○ to the Canyon and the enthusiasm of the ○ ○ nomical Society displayed a 16 inch
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reviewed. ○ BLM staff both at the Canyon and at the ○ ○ diameter Dobsonian Astrographic tele-
o Volunteer hours for fiscal 2002 ○ ○ Field Office. Visitor Center Manager, ○ scope with an array of beautiful
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through September 24, were 15,200 ○ ○ Mark Rekshynskyj added his thanks as ○ astro-photographs.
(15,500 actual year-end total, up 11% ○ well for Friends’ critical support as bud- ○ ○ The highlight of the Festival was the
over last year.) get and personnel have been reduced. ○ ○ chance to meet three beautiful birds
o The next meeting will be held ○ The BLM Awards Luncheon, at ○
on Tuesday, November 12, at 5:30 p.m. ○ ○ which the BLM presents their Volunteer ○ ○
at the Sahara-West Library. ○ ○ of the Year and other awards, has been ○
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Awards Banquet, 2002 ○ ○ ○
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record crowd of about 96 mem- ○ Max Needs YOU! ○
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bers and guests attended the ○ ○
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AAnnual Awards Banquet at the ○ ondering if you can ○
Tenaya Creek Restaurant and Brewery. ○ ○ teach? Here’s your ○ ○
President Tom Phaendler thanked ○ ○ W chance. The Mojave ○ ○
outgoing board members for their ser- ○ Max Project 2003 is looking for ○
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vice and introduced the incoming board ○ volunteers to teach school children ○
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members, Pat Williams - vice-president, ○ about our threatened desert tortoise. ○
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and Blaine Benedict - director-at-large. ○ You will be well trained to ○ ○
Blaine was unable to attend. Continuing ○ ○ teach a specific lesson on eight ○ brought by the Southwest Wildlife Foun-
board members are Rich Augulis - trea- ○ ○ separate days. You must be avail- ○ dation from Cedar City, Utah. The
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surer, and Dawn Vargas - secretary. ○ able one day a week during school ○ golden eagle, peregrine falcon and Harris
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Tom presented Chuck Williams with ○ hours. ○ hawk were presented inside the Visitor
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a $100 gift check and plaque for his out- ○ Last year’s participants said ○ Center. Although a captive, the eagle is
standing work as president and in so ○ ○ their Mojave Max day was the ○ so well trained that he is the only eagle
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many other areas over the past two ○ ○ rewarding highlight of their entire ○ in the United States licensed to hunt fly-
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years. Chuck and wife Pat have each ○ ○ week! The number of positions is ○ ing free.
contributed over 1,000 hours of volun- ○ limited. ○ ○ Other visiting celebrities were
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teer service in 2002 and at least that ○ Questions? Call Cynthia ○ Smokey the Bear, Woodsy Owl and
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much the prior year. ○ Phaendler at 526-7773. ○ Mojave Max himself. As usual, this
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Other awards went to Carol Snyder ○ —Cynthia Phaendler ○ wonderful event was conceived and
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and TJ Abbington for their 900+ volun- ○ ○ ○ managed by Ranger Kate Sorom.
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