THE NEVADA Institutional Affiliate RAVERSE National Society of Professional Surveyors T Member Western Federation of Professional Surveyors Vol. 42, No. 1 Journal of the Professional Land Surveyors of Nevada 2015 OUTREACH Series... Starting On Page 5 Update: Great Basin College Surveying/Geomatics Program... See Page 10 Who’s Who in NALS 2015 State Association Officers Lahontan Chapter Trent Keenan, PLS President Halana Salazar, PLS President Diamondback Land Surveying, LLC NDOT 5506 Ft. Apache Road, Suite 110 1263 S. Stewart St. Las Vegas, NV 89148 Carson City, NV 89712 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Carl C.de Baca, PLS President-elect Greg Phillips, PLS President-elect Alidade, Inc. Lumos & Associates P.O. Box 1586 800 E. College Parkway Elko, NV 89803 Carson City, NV 89706 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Jerry Juarez, PLS Secretary Michael Miller. PLS Secretary Manhard Consulting, Ltd. CFA, Inc. 9850 Double R Blvd., Suite 101 1150 Corporate Blvd. Reno, NV 89521 Reno, NV 89502 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Alan Dill, PLS Treasurer Mattew Philumalee Stanley Consultants Lumos & Associates 5820 S. Eastern Ave. 800 E. College Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89119 Carson City, NV 89706 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] The Nevada Traverse Southern Nevada Chapter Carl C.de Baca, PLS Co-Editor, The Nevada Traverse Alidade, Inc. Steve Deveny President P.O. Box 1586 NV Energy Elko, NV 89803 9032 Black Elk Avenue Email: [email protected] Las Vegas, NV 89143 Email: [email protected] Trent Keenan, PLS Co-Editor, The Nevada Traverse Diamondback Land Surveying, LLC Doug Wood President-elect and Chapter Representative 5506 Ft. Apache Road, Suite 110 Diamondback Land Surveying, LLC Las Vegas, NV 89148 5506 Ft. Apache Road, Suite 110 Email: [email protected] Las Vegas, NV 89148 Email: [email protected] Central Office Gene Sawyer Secretary Executive Secretary position is currently vacant Clark County Surveyor’s Office P.O. Box 20522 5604 Paseo Recallo Court Reno, NV 89515 Las Vegas, NV 89108 Contact individual board members (above) Email: [email protected] NSPS Director for Nevada Russ Wonders Treasurer GC Wallace, Inc. Paul Burn, PLS 1555 S Rainbow Blvd. G.C. Wallace, Inc. Las Vegas, NV 89146 1555 South Rainbow Blvd. 702-804-2061 Las Vegas, NV 89146 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Great Basin Chapter WFPS Delegates from Nevada Carl C.de Baca, PLS President Nancy Almanzan, PLS Alidade, Inc. City of Las Vegas P.O. Box 1586 333 N. Rancho Dr. Elko, NV 89803 Las Vegas, NV 89106 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Norman M. Rockwell, PE, PLS President-elect and Chapter Matt Gingerich, PLS Representative NVEnergy Bureau of Land Management P.O. Box 10100 S4B2O 3900 E. Idaho Street Reno, NV 89520 Elko, NV 89801 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Jolene Hoffman, Secretary (acting) 400 Jiggs Highway, Unit 8 SC, NV 89815 Email: [email protected] Mark Boge, PLS Treasurer 14030 Welsh Mountain Court Reno, NV 89521 Email: [email protected] The Nevada Traverse This publication is issued quarterly by the Nevada Association of Land Surveyors (NALS) and is published as a service to the Land Surveying pro- fession of the state of Nevada. The Nevada Traverse is an open forum for all surveyors, with an editorial policy predicated on the objective of NALS Constitution and Bylaws, Article II, which reads: The “The purpose of this association shall be to promote the common good and welfare of its members in their activities in the profession of Land Surveying; to promote and maintain the highest possible standards of professional ethics and Editor’s practice; to promote professional uniformity; to promote public awareness and trust in Professional Land Surveyors and their work. This organization, in its activities and in its membership, shall be non-political, non- Corner partisan, non-sectarian, and non-discriminatory.” The publication is mailed to NALS members and similar organizations on a com- plimentary basis. The Nevada Traverse is not copyright protected. Articles, except where specifically copyright noted, may be reprinted with proper credit. Written by Carl C.de Baca, PLS permission to reprint copyrighted material must be secured either from the author directly, or through the editor. Articles appearing in the publication do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints of How do you follow the likes of Terry McHenry, our beloved NALS, its officers, Board of Directors, or the editor, but are published as a ser- Nevada Traverse editor? It’s like taking the stage after vice to its members, the general public, and for the betterment of the surveying profession. No responsibility is assumed for errors, misquotes, or deletions as Springsteen or Waylon or the Beatles…or serving a meal to its contents. after Emeril LaGasse. I feel like Chef Boyardee. Advertising Policy (Effective January 1, 2015) For the past twenty-four years Terry McHenry has been The Nevada Traverse is published quarterly by the Nevada Association of Land the soul of this organization, its institutional memory, its Surveyors and accepts advertising. 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Meeting Minutes, NALS BOD, 06/18/2014 .....24-25 Running an ad does not imply endorsement of that advertiser by NALS, and Great Basin Chapter Report ...................26 the editor reserves the right to not accept ads which may be in poor taste or objectionable to the policies of NALS. Southern Nevada Chapter Report ...............27 Send ad requests to: Lahontan Chapter Report .....................28 Carl C.de Baca, PLS. *Legal Alert* Supreme Court Case No. 13-534 .....29 Editor, The Nevada Traverse Albume Review: Shellac ......................28 P.O. Box 1586, Elko, NV 89803 Tel/Fax: 775.777.8587 Advertiser Index .............................32 email: [email protected] 2 The Nevada Traverse Vol. 42, No. 1, 2015 The Editor’s Corner continued from previous page And that is the essence we are going to try to continue to capture, a feeling of Nevada: blue skies, red sunsets, broad horizons. About the Cover That can only happen if we, that is to say ‘you’, make this your by Paul S. Pace, PLS own journal by contributing to it and keeping that ‘home-grown’ flavor. The Traverse is best when it reflects our voices and H.S. Crocker Surveyor’s Transit experiences as Nevada Surveyors; when it looks at our history, The H. S. Crocker Company was founded in 1856 in Sacramento, our humor; our take on the future and our love of the profession. California as a printing and stationery company. They opened So here’s hoping that you will step up and offer your voices to for business in a canvas tent, but trade from the gold fields the Traverse. Meanwhile, join me in giving a fond farewell and was brisk and they soon moved to a permanent building. By a heartfelt thanks to Terry as he goes on to other adventures. 1871 they had opened a printing and lithography plant in San Francisco. The company remains in business today. “I spent four years in college.