HUMBOLDT REPUBLICAN WOMEN FEDERATED Volume 40 Issue 2 Feb 2014

Since 1938

President: Annette DeModena 442-2788 aslansplace@att.net Membership: Terry Roberts 599-3255 terry@terryroberts.net Editor: Rose admin@hrwf-ca.org

THURSDAY
February 20
11:30 a.m. Lunch/Socializing: Meeting 12:00 -1:00 p.m.

THE

Humboldt Republican Women Welcome Eureka Mayor

2014
TO RSVP please CALL JANE
(707) 845-6599
Full Lunch: $15 Beverage only: $4
(Tax & tip included) Make checks payable to HRWF

Frank Jger

RSVP by February 14th, PLEASE.

or call Leola Santsche 443-7205 leola41j @ yahoo.com

EMAIL jburchit@gmail.com

Your choice:

The meeting is at 445 Herrick Avenue, Eureka near the golf course.
Call if you need directions.

he murder of Father Eric Freed has only added to the problems facing Eureka today. Meth issues and rising crime rates call out for stronger reinforcement. So, what's being done? What's ahead for the city of Eureka? Eureka Mayor Frank Jger has seen it all. He's served as Eureka's dogcatcher, was a police officer for seventeen years, became a crime scene evidence technician, and DA investigator. In 1992, he ran for City Council and won, serving two terms, then became County Coroner, serving for eleven years. He retired in 2008, and ran - successfully - for City Council again. In 2010, he was elected Mayor of Eureka. Google Frank's name, and you get the full spectrum, from the Prayer Breakfast controversy to Boy Scouts to this tidbit: A North Coast Journal interview reveals: "What really consumed Jger's young adulthood, however, was mountaineering. For years, he and a buddy traveled all over the place, climbing peaks. We climbed everything: Mt. Rainier, Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams, Smith Rock State Park, Yosemite. I lived in Yosemite for five or six months. Sierras. Trinity Alps, man, we would go into the Trinity Alps every chance we got. It was just exhilarating, really fun. We did some first ascents -- a couple in Yosemite, and a couple in Smith Rocks, and one of the climbs we did in the Trinity Alps was written up in the American Alpine Club Journal -- "Stonehouse Pinnacle" -- in 1969. And we wrote a climbing guide to Patrick's Point." Join us - and Eureka Mayor Frank Jger - for what promises to be an interesting lunch!

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Calendar
FEBRUARY:
Tuesday, February 4th

Contact The Board:

HRWF (Humboldt Republican Women, Federated), PO Box 3563, Eureka, CA 95502 FACEBOOK - Humboldt Republican Women TWITTER @hrwf (http://twitter.com/hrwf) President: Annette De Modena 442-2788 aslansplace @ att.net 1st VP/Program Chair: Jane Burchit 845-6599 jburchit @ gmail.com 2nd VP/Chaplain:: Amanda Sachs 839-9300 amanda8751 @ suddenlink.net Recording Secretary: Sheryl Fearrien: 726-0147 schoolmarm50 @ sbcglobal.net Correspondence Secretary: Carol Del Biaggio 786-4832 cdel @ frontiernet.net Parliamentarian: Barbara Hecathorn 442-7124 hecathorn @ aol.com Treasurer/Sponsorships: : Rebecca Crosby 442-9905 northbynorthwest @ att.net Director-at-Large: Leola Santsche 443-7205 leola41j @ yahoo.com Membership: Terry Roberts 599-3255 terry @ terryroberts.net Ways & Means: Gwen Kjer Morris 498-3101 smlboss@aol.com Americanism/Coupon Project: Chris Wennerholm 725-2020 chrissie.wen @ gmail.com Auditor: JoAnn Stanhope 822-4776 jstanhope @ suddenlink.net Education Chair: Nancy Elcock 443-2529 nancyelcock @ suddenlink.net Voter Registration/Campaigns: Jean Giannini 725-2359 cjgiannini @ suddenlink.net Hospitality: Mary Dowd Historian: Linda Arata 839-5054 jaratal @ suddenlink.net Name Tags: Delores Theuerkauf 822-5090 Newsletter/Website/HRWF Facebook: Rose 839-2935 admin @ hrwf-ca.org Newsletter: Chris Wennerholm 725-2020 chrissie.wen @ gmail.com Publicity: Karen Sheehy

HGOP MEETING: 6:00

828 7th Street, Eureka

HUMBOLDT STATE COLLEGE REPUBLICANS MEETING: 6:00

AT WESTSIDE PIZZA IN ARCATA

Friday, February 7th

Friday, February 14th

VALENTINES DAY
February 20th

HRWF LUNCHEON MEETING 11:30 AM

445 Herrick Avenue, Eureka Speaker: Frank Jger

The Election Season begins in February, with campaign filing deadlines

GET READY TO HELP GOOD CANDIDATES GET ELECTED

To RSVP, please CALL OR EMAIL JANE 845-6599 or EMAIL jburchit @ gmail.com or Leola Santsche 443-7205 leola41j @ yahoo.com and, if you get a call from one of our Call-Girls, Pat Murphy, Nancy Elcock, Pat Stolte Gwen Morris, Pearl Micheli, and Lenore Anvick, let em know youre planning to attend.

LUNCH RESERVATIONS

HGOP MEETING: 6:00 HRWF MEETING REPUBLICAN OF THE YEAR DINNER: 5:00
SPRING TEA WATCH FOR DETAILS Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014 Saturday, March 29th March 20th

Tuesday, March 4th

MARCH:

Contact Republican Women:

National Federation of Republican Women... nfrw.org California Federation of Republican Women... cfrw.org Northern Division President: Carla Embertson 530-386-5767. (Congrats to Roseann Slonsky-Breault, now the State President for CFRW.)

Contact the GOP:

Pop in to our local Humboldt County Republican Party Headquarters, at 311 5th St. Mailing address is: P.O. Box 682, Eureka, CA 95502-0682 Phone: (707) 442-2259 Email: contact@humboldtgop.org or webmaster@humboldtgop.org Website: web.humboldtgop.org FACEBOOK: HumboldtGOP TWITTER: @humboldtgop MEETINGS are held at 6:00 pm First Tuesday of each month at the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District: 828 7th Street, Eureka California Republican Party: cagop.org National Republican Party: GOP.com

APRIL: JUNE:

ELECTION DAY... THE 2014 PRIMARIES

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Presidents Message Goal Tending:

This last January Jane, Rose, and I attended a GOP campaign school in Santa Rosa led by Elissa Wadleigh, the CRPs Northwest Regional Director, a bright, practical, goal-minded individual who is determined to team up with like-minded individuals to lead us to victory. It was a timely opportunity for us to meet with others around our area who believe in the same destiny. We heard from those who have begun the process of rebuilding the party and their recruiting efforts on behalf of the party, and the implementation of grassroots programs such as Grow Elect, a powerful plan to recruit minorities into the GOP. We work to implement these ideas here in Humboldt County. Goal #1. We returned with our heads spinning, talking about how to reach people in Humboldt County. I personally dont care if the county is 72% Dems! As Ive mentioned, we need to find common ground and not go political. Do they want to continue with government out of control and daily seeing our God-given rights taken away from us? Do any of you need me to delineate what is meant by this? I think not. You see it each day in the lies, excuses, and the blame game coming out of Washington D.C. and Sacramento: Government gone awry. It is my deep belief that we have more in common with common sense Democrats than we can imagine, but the psychological divide has taken its toll. Lets begin thinking of ways to encourage reason between us and work together toward decreasing government intrusion into our lives. We certainly know the areas. Goal #2. Attending the January GOP conference gave us the opportunity to meet with like-minded individuals. Enough of the past. Rebuild. How? Goal #3. Communication and research. Commitment. Time. Sacrifice. Unity. Unity of purpose! We continue to attend campaign workshops, connect with others with the same goals. We collect ideas and determine our plan; we cannot do anything without your help. We will be successful with you and those you know on board with us. No fear. If I had allowed fear to control me, I would never have accepted my position as your president; nor would I have run for political office. Fear paralyzes. Be done with that nonsense! We need you and we need victory! How will you help bring victory in our local elections? Will you volunteer to run voters to the polls? Will you stuff envelopes? Will you contribute to candidates? Will you host a get out the vote party for a candidate? Will you sign up to volunteer to make calls? We need many of you. Will you walk for our candidates? Many hands make little work for all, the ultimate goal - victory. Needless to say, Im looking forward to hearing from Eureka Mayor Frank Jger at our meeting on February 20. Additionally, we hope you liked last months venue and if you would like to repeat the experience, please let us know. Blessings,

Ways & Means

NO-BAKE BAKE SALE
Our February fundraiser is a bakeless bake sale!!! We all know how busy you are going to be, baking all those goodies for your sweetie, so we want to make it easy on you!!! This month, you dont need to search your cupboards, or search your cookbooks to find that special recipe, or go shopping, or purchase ingredients, or make a mess baking tempting goodies. Instead, you can simply make a donation to your favorite group.US!!! Whatever you believe you would have spent on the mixins for your goodies, you can simply donate to HRWF. We will sweetly accept any cash or checks. This way, there wont be any tempting goodies to sabotage your New Years resolutions. Weve made this so easy for you---no shopping, no mixing, no baking, no mess and no work!! If you cant make it to luncheon, you still can participate, just send us a check to HRWF, 4425 Chaffin Road, McKinleyville, CA 95519in the memo area, write NO-BAKE BAKE SALE. Last months White Elephant Sale was a great success. Thank you to those who brought in their treasures and to those who could not live without them!!! We added $120.00 to the coffers and the opportunity drawing added $157.00. Once again, many thanks to all who participated! Remember, donations for the Opportunity Drawing are greatly appreciated and needed. The monies raised fund the Colleen Hedrick Scholarship Fund and expenses. To donate a prize for future drawings, please call Gwen Morris at 498-3101.

Americanism

From CFRW
President Obama gave this year's State of the Union address. Declaring 2014 to be a 'year of action,' he proposed many of the same initiatives that he did in last year's State of the Union address, although his tone was much different this year.

1. I voted Democrat because I love the fact that I can now marry
whatever I want. I've decided to marry my German Shepherd.

Top 10 Reasons to Vote Democrat

2. I voted Democrat because I believe oil companys' profits of 4% on a 3. I voted Democrat because I believe the government will do a better
job of spending the money I earn than I would.

gallon of gas are obscene, but the government taxing the same gallon of gas at 15% isn't.

4. I voted Democrat because Freedom of Speech is fine as long as

nobody is offended by it. 5. I voted Democrat because I'm way too irresponsible to own a gun, and I know that my local police are all I need to protect me from murderers and thieves. I am also thankful that we have a 911 service that gets police to your home in order to identify your body after a home invasion. 6. I voted Democrat because I'm not concerned about millions of babies being aborted so long as we keep all death row inmates alive and comfy. health care, education and Social Security benefits, and we should take away the social security from those who paid into it. 8. I voted Democrat because I believe that businesses should not be allowed to make profits for themselves. They need to break even and give the rest away to the government for redistribution as the Democrats see fit. 9. I voted Democrat because I believe liberal judges need to rewrite the Constitution every few days to suit some fringe kooks who would never get their agendas past the voters.

7. I voted Democrat because I think illegal aliens have a right to free

10. I voted Democrat because I think it's better to pay billions for their
oil to people who hate us, but not drill our own because it might upset some endangered beetle, gopher or fish.

The speech was heavy on future executive action, representing a 9 to 2 ratio compared to last year's address: This year's State of the Union address was heavy on threats of executive action circumventing Congress. Nine times the President alluded to using executive action to further his agenda. In last year's State of the Union address, he mentioned using executive action only twice. The President put more emphasis on some issues this year by forecasting executive action: The tone shift from last year's speech and this year's speech is apparent in the way Obama talked about actions he wants Congress to take. Last year, Obama explicitly appealed to Congress eight times to pass legislation on a range of issues including manufacturing hubs, natural gas technology, refinancing, higher education, immigration, cyber security, and gun control. This year, Obama appealed to Congress with as much frequency, but he often couple the request with a declaration of executive action on issues such as help for the natural gas industry and unemployment insurance. The President's appeals to Congress shifted in tone between last year's address and this year's: Towards the end of his address last year, Obama said, "I recognize that in our democracy, no one should just take my word for it that we're doing things the right way. So in the months ahead, I will continue to engage Congress..." This year, Obama declared near the beginning of the speech that "Some [proposals] require Congressional action, and I'm eager to work with all of you. But America does not stand still--and neither will I. So wherever and whenever I can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more American families, that's what I'm going to do." Another example of the tone shift is the juxtaposition of the President's appeal for gun control measures last year and this year: Last year, making the State of the Union address two months after the Newtown massacre, Obama said on the topic of gun control: "Each of these proposals deserves a vote in Congress. Now, if you want to vote no, that's your choice. But these proposals deserve a vote." In last night's State of the Union address, Obama addressed gun control by saying, "Citizenship means standing up for the lives that gun violence steals from us each day. I have seen the courage of parents, students, pastors, and police officers all over this country who say 'we are not afraid,' and I intend to keep trying, with or without Congress, to help stop more tragedies from visiting innocent Americans in our movie theaters, shopping malls, or schools like Sandy Hook."

Statewide Primary Elections Coming up: June 3

The Humboldt County Elections Office does a great job providing needed information for both voters and candidates. From the election calendar, listing of qualifications and salary info, signage and mailing guidelines, the elections website is designed to make things user-friendly. As you can see, we have a pretty full slate this election season. Four candidates have already announced that they're running to replace outgoing District Attorney Paul Gallegos; Fourth District Supervisor Virginia Bass and Fifth District Supervisor Ryan Sundberg have announced that they are running for re-election. Eureka City Council elections for Mayor, Ward 1, 3 and 5 will be held November 2. Watch HRWFs website for news as it develops.

Election Update:

Sa ve The Date:

Election Calendar

Feb 10 Mar 7: Candidate Filing Period, All Offices Between these dates, persons wanting to run for any office on the ballot, including incumbents running for re-election, must file declaration of candidacy documents. For offices in Humboldt County, forms are available from, and must be filed with, the Humboldt County Office of Elections, 3033 H Street, Rm 20, Eureka. Mar 8 Mar 12: Candidacy Filing Extension for anyone other than the incumbent to file a declaration of candidacy and nomination petition if This year we honor Republican Of The Year Peter Hannaford, and the incumbent did not file by March 7. Volunteer Of The Year, our own Annette De Modena. The event will be State Offices: held March 29 at the Ingomar. Invitations will be arriving soon. GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Shown above addressing Eureka Republican Women in 1986, Peter SECRETARY OF STATE, CONTROLLER, AND TREASURER truly is a man who has walked with kings. From his a time as speech ATTORNEY GENERAL writer for President Reagan, to serving as Chairman of the Humboldt INSURANCE COMMISSIONER County Republican Party, Peter has seen it all. MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION His 11th book, Presidential Retreats, was published last year and his UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS STATE SENATOR,MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY 12th will be published this fall. He is a regular columnist for The SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION American Spectators daily online edition. County Offices: The Republican Of The Year event is the brainchild of Vee Sorenson, and is now a longstanding tradition in Humboldt County. ASSESSOR: Salary: $113,340. Four Year Term AUDITOR : Salary: $113,340. Four Year Term CORONER-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR Salary: $104,580. Four Year Term COUNTY CLERK, RECORDER, REGISTRAR OF VOTERS Salary: $113,340. Four Year Term COUNTY SUPERVISOR: Salary: $81,585. Four Year Term Hey, everybody Humboldt State College Republicans is having another DISTRICT ATTORNEY: Salary: $81,585. Four Year Term meeting Friday at 6!! This time it is at Westside Pizza in Arcata. Be there JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT: Salary: $157,992. Six Year Term. and bring friends! SHERIFF: Salary: $149,064. Four Year Term. SUPERINTENDENT OF COUNTY SCHOOLS YES! A Humboldt State College Republicans group is forming. They met Salary: $165,000. Four Year Term. for the first time at Live From New York in Arcata. Find - and LIKE TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR: Salary: $113,340. Four Year Term. them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/humboldtstatere__________________ publicans and stay up on the groups progress. Kudos to HGOPs intern, John Hudson, for all his work on this. Thinking of running for office? Some of you met John at our meeting last month at the Ingomar. Hes a poly-sci major at HSU, and hes helping with our social media. Nows the time!

Republican Of The Year Dinner: March 29, 2014

Humboldt State College Republicans to meet Feb. 7

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Some of us had the pleasure of meeting Assemblyman Tim Donnelly last September at HGOPs Meet & Greet in Fortuna. Now hes traveling the state aboard the Liberty Express as he takes on current Governor Jerry Brown. His "Save California" bus tour will hit more than 40 cities. Watch his progress on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/tim.donnelly.12