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draft Investment Policy. Retained ○ NDOT also plans to re-stripe the
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earnings in excess of the $100,000 ○ highway and narrow the width of both ○ Desert Trumpet
cap will be used to cover any short- ○ ○ traffic lanes in order to provide a wider ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
fall in income, or may be used to ○ ○ path for bicyclists. NDOT proposes to ○ ○ Editor
fund special projects approved by ○ install cattle guards to keep horses and ○ ○ Barb Wolin
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the board and general membership. ○ burros from entering the highway, once ○ ○ Contributing Editors
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¨ Expense projections are be- ○ the Bureau of Land Management in- ○ ○ Louis C. Kleber
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low budget, while income is higher ○ stalls fencing later this year. The 60 mph ○ Jack Ryan
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than estimated; Friends will con- ○ speed designation begins east of the Na- Tom Phaendler
tinue funding special project ○ H. Dan Wray
○ tional Conservation Area and continues
requests for the year. ○ Layout, Design & Publishing
○ past the Visitor Center entrance, ending ○
¨ A $400 donation from the ○ at SR 160. ○ Norm Kresge
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Sun City McDonald Ranch Hiking ○ ○ ○ Donald Schoengold
Club will be used for Interpretive ○ ○ Christina Wilkinson
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signs. Donations for this account ○ ○
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now total $1,900. ○ ○
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○ The Desert Trumpet is published monthly
¨ Acting NCA manager Mark ○ ○
○ by and for FORRC members. Statements, opin-
Rekshynskyj, reported substantial ○ our volunteer hours count, so ○ ions and points of view expressed by writers
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budget cuts resulting from the ○ get them in before September ○ are their own and do not necessarily reflect those
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○ of FORRC. Please submit all articles, photos
Homeland Security Initiative. ○Y30. All forty-hour volunteers ○ and artwork NLT the15th of each month by call-
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¨ Acting Visitor Center Man- ○ will be hosted as our guests at the up- ○ ○ ing 363-1922. If you are interested in becoming
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ager Brian Buttazoni, discussed ○ coming Volunteer Awards Banquet on ○ ○ part of the Desert Trumpet Committee, contact
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campground security needs and ○ Editor at 256-8043.
○ October 19. Invitations will be issued ○
has requested that the facility be ○ ○ FORRC is a non-profit 501 (3) (c) organi-
○ In early October. ○ zation dedicated solely to the welfare of the Red
closed through August as there is ○ ○
○ You may report your hours sev- ○ Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
no camp host. ○ eral ways: ○ FORRC provides volunteers and funding for
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¨ The July 9, and August 13, ○ ○ ○ projects including environmental education,
board meetings will be held at the ○ ¨ Enter in the Volunteer Log book ○ teacher workshops, natural resource protection,
○ cultural resource monitoring, hike programs and
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Visitor Center at 4 p.m. other services. Annual individual membership
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¨ Via fax to Friends, Attn. Pat ○ is $10.00. General meetings are held four times
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○ a year; Board meetings are held on the second
Williams, at 702-363-6779 ○
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○ Tuesday of each month at Sahara West Library
NDOT: No Speed Limit ○ ○ ¨ Via email, Attn. Pat Williams at ○ ○ unless otherwise posted. Messages may
Change ○ ○ chuckwilliams@sprintmail.com. ○ ○ be left at 255-8743. Visit our website at
www.friendsofredrockcanyon.or g
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he Nevada Department of Trans- ○ ○
portation (NDOT) has refused to ○ ○
Tlower the speed limit on State ○ ○
Route 159 (Charleston Blvd.) from 60 ○ ○ Job Opportunity
mph back to 45 mph despite letters and ○ ○
petitions to Governor Guinn. The limit ○ ○ The Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Assn. (RRCIA) is seeking an ad-
was set at the 85th percentile of speed ○ ministrative generalist to work approximately 24 hours a week in a job-share
○ position with a current employee. Requirements include some experience
actually driven by drivers using a par- ○ with basic accounting and financial record keeping, general office experi-
ticular area of highway. ○ ○
○ ence and general computer literacy. The individual will be working with
payroll and human resources records and will handle a variety of func-
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tions, assisting the Executive Director. Compensation will range from $9
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to $12 per hour, depending on qualifications.
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Interested applicants may send their information, RRCIA at HCR33
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Box 5500, 1000 Scenic Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89124, Attn. Dr. Jackson E.
Ramsey, or email to jackramsey@lvcm.com.
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