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Congratulations to our 20 Year Members!
Rebecca Kinn (June 1, 1988) Pat Oleson (January 1, 1988)

Frank Tepper (September 1, 1984) Vera Vann-Wilson (October 1, 1987)

Thank you for your continued commitment to and support of Friends of Red Rock Canyon!

Hidden Beauty (continued from page 11)

On the way down Rocky Gap Road, Bill struggled. He had clearly underestimated the exertion required to do a
strenuous twelve mile hike and was paying the price. One of my hiking comrades, Ed Matulis, stayed with us
all the way down, and we kept plying Bill with electrolyte liquids. After more than seven hours, we finally
reached our starting point at Willow Springs. Bill thanked us profusely and told us that this hike had been one

of the real accomplishments of his life. He had taken a lot of pictures with his camera and stated "I don't care if
they get tired of it, but I intend to show my friends the pictures of this hike whenever they come over to my
house."

Bill had given Ed his extra MRE meal, which was beef stew, and two years later we shared it at the top of North
Peak. As we sat there eating the stew, we reminisced and marveled at the courage shown by the flatlander from
Florida, who faced physical exertion well beyond his expectations and conquered it, sitting on what must have
seemed to be the top of the world. I don't think I will ever see a greater amount of determination and

perseverance as I saw that day on North Peak as demonstrated by Bill.

Tort Tattler (continued from page 5)

Amelia Savage, BLM Wildlife Biologist, held several training
ng
sessions this year and there are now ninety-nine fully trained
Tortoise Habitat Monitors. This year forty-one volunteers spent
587 hours in the habitat caring for the tortoises. The volunteers

counted out thousands of kibbles, filled the water dishes, soaked
the tortoises and washed the dishes and totes. Tortoise Habitat
Monitors also removed the overgrown salt brush bushes from

the habitat on Make a Difference Day. Now the visitors can
actually see the tortoises.

Libby getting fall check-up
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Amelia won two awards this year: Volunteer Supervisor of the Year Photo by Sue Kolar
nd Award
from the Southern Nevada Agency Partnership and the Best Friend Award
from Friends of Red Rock Canyon. We'd like to thank everyone who worked in the habitat this year keeping the
tortoises healthy and talking to visitors about the tortoises. We'll see you this spring when we get to start counting
kibbles all over again!

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