T HE R EDWOOD A LERT

H UMBOLDT R EPUBLICAN W OMEN F EDERATED , SINCE 1938

Serving the Republican Women of Humboldt County

V OLUME 34, I SSUE 5 M AY 2009

Colleen Hedrick, President · Joy Finley, Newsletter Editor

P RESIDENT ’ S
Humboldt Republican Women Federated
welcomes
M ESSAGE
BY C OLLEEN H EDRICK
Rob Arkley
It’s Time to Bake!
“Let them eat cake—or cookies, or
pie, or special breads, or muffins, or a
treat of your choice,” that’s our big
message for all the membership. We
have scheduled a Bake Sale for
Saturday, May 16, from 10 a.m. until
3 p.m. at Ace Hardware Store in
McKinleyville. The location is at the
corner of Central Avenue and Pickett
Road. Member support is needed for
baked items and volunteers to work at
the sale. Call Margaret Stafford at
822-3255, Cindy Lewis at 442-1187,
on May 21, 2009 or Colleen Hedrick at 268-0101.
Baked goods and volunteers to staff
Elks Lodge, Eureka the sale may be carpooled if that is
most convenient.
Robin P. Arkley II is the founder and owner of SN Servicing Corporation, a
diversified real estate and loan servicing company. He has a Bachelors of Beyond the big layer cakes, full size
Science in Accounting and a Masters of Business Taxation from the University pies, and cookies by the dozen, it is
of Southern California, a Juris Doctorate from McGeorge School of Law, and a
Llm from Georgetown University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a suggested that convenient packaging is
retired member of the California Bar Association. Rob has been married to his a good selling point for bake sales.
wife, Cherie, for 26 years and they have two beautiful and talented daughters. Small households are likely to view
six or fewer items as better suited to
their use. Using foil pans, heavy duty
Buffet Lunch $12.50 - Beverage Only $4.00 paper plates, or bargain plates from a
dollar store is good bake-sale
Please RSVP to merchandising. Dressing up packaging
Colleen Hedrick at 268-0101 with colorful bows, or yarn, or charms
is a sales tool and some people could
Reservations are to be honored. Cancellation notice is a necessity. be drawn to the product that includes a
recipe.
Bring Your Old Cell Phones To Lunch
Round up your old cell phones and phone accessories. Ask family, friends, and
your neighbors for their rejects. Bringing your collection to the Thursday, May
21 meeting will make it possible for HRWF to send these items to be swapped
for telephone calling cards for military personnel. This would enable our service
men and women to make those calls home that are so important to them and
their families. Out of your discards comes happy talk. 
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T EA P ARTY P ICTURES
LEGISLATIVE REPORT
Assembly Democrats blocked an
effort by Assemblyman Chuck De
Vore to pass his bill, AB 1035. This
bill was designed to expand
California’s energy supply with
modern nuclear power. On a party-
line vote, it was defeated in the
Assembly Committee on Natural
Resources. It would have created a
one-time exemption from state law
for the construction of a modern
nuclear fission thermal power plant.
This was the fifth time DeVore has
authored a bill to lift the State’s 33-
C HAPLAIN ’ S C ORNER
Assembly Democrats blocked an
effort by Assemblyman Chuck De
Vore to pass his bill, AB 1035. This
bill was designed to expand
California’s energy supply with
modern nuclear power. On a party-
line vote, it was defeated in the
Assembly Committee on Natural
Resources. It would have created a
one-time exemption from state law
for the construction of a modern
nuclear fission thermal power plant.
This was the fifth time DeVore has
BY VEE SORENSON
year ban on the construction of
modern nuclear power facilities. The
powerful environmental lobby has
obviously a controlling power over
the State’s elected Democrat officials.
Another attempt is being made with
SB 465 (Huff) to require proof of
identity that contains the person’s
name and photograph before
voting. Also permitted if a
prospective voter has no proper
identification at the polling place, the
casting of a provisional ballot. If
identification is provided to the
BY VEE SORENSON
authored a bill to lift the State’s 33-
year ban on the construction of
modern nuclear power facilities. The
powerful environmental lobby has
obviously a controlling power over
the State’s elected Democrat officials.
Another attempt is being made with
SB 465 (Huff) to require proof of
identity that contains the person’s
name and photograph before
voting. Also permitted if a
prospective voter has no proper
identification at the polling place, the
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county registrar, the votes can then
be counted. The bill would make a
violation or attempted violation of the
ID requirement a felony.
Republicans, including the California
Federation of Republican Women
support this bill.
Urge your representative to support
this common sense legislation to help
avoid continued voter fraud.
casting of a provisional ballot. If
identification is provided to the
county registrar, the votes can then
be counted. The bill would make a
violation or attempted violation of the
ID requirement a felony.
Republicans, including the
California Federation of Republican
Women support this bill.
Urge your representative to support
this common sense legislation to help
avoid continued voter fraud.
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2009 B OARD OF D IRECTORS

POSITION NAME PHONE EMAIL

President Colleen Hedrick 268-0101 colleen1516@sbcglobal.net T REASURER ’ S

1st Vice Debbie Walker 441-1126 walktalk@suddenlink.net R EPORT
2nd Vice Joy Finley 845-2575 joyfinley@suddenlink.net BY C INDY L EWIS
terryroberts@
Secretary Terry Roberts 599-3255 coldwellbanker.com Balance 3/31/09 $3026.25
Treasurer Cindy Lewis 442-1187 liberty741776@sbcglobal.net Income +471.00
Parliamentarian Lynda Pozel 443-1283 lynda@hopkinsportraits.com
Expenses -1134.45
Advertising Joy Finley 845-2575 joyfinley@suddenlink.net
Balance 4/30/09 =$2362.80
Americanism Chris Wennerholm 725-2020 chrissie.wen@gmail.com
Auditor JoAnn Stanhope 822-4776 jstanhope@suddenlink.net
Business Cathy Pierson 443-1665 cathyray@pierson1.com
Chaplain Vee Sorenson 822-2359 veesign@aol.com
Commentary Colleen Hedrick 268-0101 colleen1516@sbcglobal.net
Corr. Secretary Donna Bellairs 442-6648 debellairs@yahoo.com
County Politics Joy Finley 845-2575 joyfinley@suddenlink.net
Education Sheryl Fearrien 725-6200 schoolmarm50@sbcglobal.net
Hospitality Haline Sundet 442-2623 sun17@suddenlink.net
Host Jim Pell 496-7415 seamus@jamespell.com W AYS & M EANS
Hostess Cathy Pierson 443-1665 cathyray@pierson1.net BY J OY F INLEY
HSU Club Margaret Stafford 822-3255 Tom-marg@suddenlink.net Last months’ Ladies Tea Party
Membership Barbara Hecathorn 442-7124 hecathorn@aol.com was a huge success. Our Speaker,
Roseann Slonsky-Breult won the
Publicity Colleen Hedrick 268-0101 colleen1516@sbcglobal.net Benbow gift certificate donated by
State Legislation Vee Sorensen 442-7124 veesign@aol.com Jack McDonald of the Quality Inn.
Pat Barnum won the cake that Jerrie
Ways & Means Joy Finley 845-2575 joyfinley@suddenlink.net Bartley donated. Vee Sorenson won
Name Tags Delores Theuerkauf 822-5090 erniet@suddenlink.net the Mark Levin book donated by
Margaret Stafford and Kathy
News Editor Joy Finley 845-2575 joyfinley@suddenlink.net Rodrigues donated a beautiful
Program Debbie Walker 441-1126 walktalk@suddenlink.net planter. This month we are offering
a hand-crocheted throw and the new
Telephone Kathy Rodriquez 839-8105 kswenrod1@yahoo.com Tony Blankley book.
Voter Registration Sue Finch 725-5896 sfinch@bigplanet.com There will probably be more
Voter Registration Sonja Hauxwell 668-5260 items as the month progresses.
Thanks to all of you who make my
job easy by providing Opportunity
Drawing items. If any of you want
OTHER CONTACTS: to help with Ways and Means,
please call me.
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M EMBERSHIP BY B ARBARA H ECATHORN

Membership is doing very well;
so far the Spring Tea has brought
in 3 new members with promises
for several more. We are at 99%
of last year’s total and, with the
interest shown at our Spring Tea,
we should be over OUR goal of
100% for May. Let’s try for 125%
or more by the end of the year.
Please welcome our new members
and the HRWF ladies who
brought them in: Evon Stalker by
Phillis White, Janice Hill by
Margaret Stafford and Kay
Dunnegan by Dorice Miranda ,
last month’s new member who
jumped in with both feet and is
one our leading Patriots.
I would like to thank everyone
who helped with the wonderful
Membership Spring Tea,
especially our gracious hostess,
Esther Holmes and Margaret
Stafford who led the Spring Tea
Team of Kathy Rodriguez, Terry
Roberts and myself.
According to our By-Laws, if you
have not renewed your
membership by May 31, the
Redwood Alert Bulletin will no
longer be mailed/emailed to you
until dues are received. Don’t
miss out on all the informative
articles the Bulletin provides.
Please take the time to renew,
submit your membership dues
ASAP. If ever Republicans/
conservatives needed your
support, it is now.

M EMBERSHIP T EA
A strong turnout of Humboldt Republican Women Federated and their guests enjoyed Esther Holmes’ beau-
tiful home, marvelous view, and balmy weather at this year’s Membership Tea. Warm hospitality, a fashion
show, a talented violinist, and the pleasure of each other’s company made the event chaired by Barbara
Hecathorn, Membership chairman, and Margaret Stafford, co-chairman, another happy event in a long his-
tory of successes.
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A MERICANISM R EPORT BY C HRIS W ENNERHOLM

WORDS FROM THE WISE:

• We Americans are tired of being thought of as dumb by the rest of the world, so we went to the polls
in November and removed all doubt.
• "If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do
read the newspaper you are misinformed." -Mark Twain
• "I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and
trying to lift himself up by the handle."-Winston Churchill
• "A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off
with your money." -G. Gordon Liddy
• "Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys." -P.J.
O'Rourke
• Talk is cheap...except when Congress does it.
• What this country needs are more unemployed politicians. -Edward Langley (Artist, 1928 - 1995).

THE FOUNDING OF MEMORIAL DAY (from the Times Standard 5-28-07):

At the end of the American Civil War, many cities set aside a day to remember those who had
died and to celebrate the end of the war. The first Memorial Day is said to have been observed in 1865 at
the Charleston race track. Union soldiers joined liberated slaves and marched in a parade, singing patri-
otic songs and holding a picnic in celebration.
Decoration Day, as it was originally called, was made official in Waterloo, NY, by General John
A. Logan on May 5,1866. It was General Logan who called for the day to be observed every year, and on
May 5, 1868, he issued a proclamation that Decoration Day would be observed nationwide.
Many southern states were still hostile towards the Union Army and refused to celebrate Deco-
ration Day. Several southern states held their own Confederate Memorial Day. This continued until after
World War I when the South began to recognize Decoration Day. Many southern states to this day con-
tinue to recognize a day set aside for their Confederate soldiers who died during the Civil War. The name
Memorial Day was first used in 1882, but didn't become popular until after World War II. Federal law
officially changed the name to Memorial Day in 1967.
Memorial Day is a holiday unique to the United States with its origins in the Civil War. The
holiday now recognizes all Americans who have died serving our country.
Let us not forget their sacrifice as we celebrate on Memorial Day weekend.

REMINDER TO FLY THE FLAG:

May 16 - Armed Forces Day

May 25 - Memorial Day (last Monday in May).

California Legislation
California Federated Republican
Women (CFRW) has taken
official positions on five of the six
ballot measures appearing on the
May 19, 2009 statewide special
election ballot.
CFRW makes no
recommendation on Proposition
1D, the measure authorizing use
of excess funds in the
approximate amount of $2 billion Summary:
in the “First Five” fund. An
oppose position has been taken on 1A Oppose
the remaining five propositions, 1B Oppose
1A, 1B, 1C, 1E, and 1F. 1C Oppose
1D No Recommendation
More information is available 1E Oppose
through the CFRW site and the 1F Oppose
office of the Secretary of State.
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M ARK Y OUR C ALENDAR
May 16 HRWF Bake Sale
May 19 Special California Election
May 21 HRWF Meeting
June 14 Flag Day
June 18 HRWF Meeting
June 21 Father’s Day
Sept. 10-13 NRWF Biennial Convention, Orlando . FL
Oct. 16-18 CRWF Convention, Ontario
Nov. 13-15 CRWF No. Div. Convention, Concord
C OLLEEN ’ S C OMMENTARY
O BAMA ’ S P RESIDENCY I S L IKE M ULTIPLE M UGGINGS E VERYDAY
BY C OLLEEN H EDRICK
Trillion dollar discussions are so
commonplace these days that
those figures alone can hardly be
construed as real assaults. But
what is done with the money is
entirely a different bunch of trash
blowing around the strip mall
parking lot. At the top of the heap
are the dollars that we don’t know
what happened to. After that, we
have the buckets of money forced
on some of the banks that the
banks are not allowed to pay
back. This is sort of
understandable on the
government’s part since Obama’s
treasurer (the tax man who
chiseled on his taxes) can just say,
“Hey, men, print us some more
money and make it fast, in case
something else is going bankrupt
or the union needs more backing
up.”
A short time ago, Congress and
the administrations (both Bush
and Obama) adopted General
Motors and Chrysler. All us
brasstacks, ordinary, everyday
conservatives were wailing, “You
idiots, let them go into
bankruptcy. It’s their best shot at
getting straight with the way it
is.” Did the politicians with the
buckets of our money listen? Not
so you would notice, Charlie
Brown. They just laid the billions
on them after going through
Congress doing public
humiliation drills on the
companies’ CEO’s.
Then Congress, the
administration, and we the people
went back to waiting for them to
go belly-up and get real help from
bankruptcy procedures. Now that
the United Auto Workers Union
has been protected, the union’s
support for the next Democrats
running for re-election bankruptcy
is seen as likely.
One interesting thing about all the
money-saving talk we have had
from Washington is that we have
yet to hear anyone in
administrative jobs, in Congress,
or the Senate volunteer to take
any cut in pay. That is particularly
noteworthy when we consider that
a bunch of those people are
millionaires a number of times
over. Diane Feinstein even
figured a way to use her position
to get even richer. They have
already decided that citizens on
Social Security will not receive
the customary adjustment for the
cost of living increase. I guess
money the old folks spend back
into the economy won’t help the
economy as much as the raise
Congress gave to itself that
jumped their expense money from
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$30 thousand per year to $90
thousand per year besides their
automatic percentage increase on
all salaries.
Now we learn that HR 1388 was
slipped through . This is Obama’s
executive order to fund twenty
million plus to immigrate Hamas
Refugees to the United States.
This provides” immigration
assistance to the Palestinian
refugees and conflict victims” in
Gaza. This is a “presidential
determination” which allows
hundreds of thousands of
Palestinians with ties to Hamas to
settle here. The order was signed
January 27 and appeared in the
Federal Registry February 4. Then
we will provide housing, food
allowances, and medical benefits
for individuals who displayed
overwhelming support to the
Islamic Resistance Movement in
the January election. Doesn’t that
make you think your government
is looking after your best
interests?
And Obama has the brass to make
fun of the hundreds of thousand
of citizens who attended TEA
Party Rallies. Someone just
doesn’t get it, but it’s not the
citizenry.
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Jack R. MacDonald

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S UPPORT O UR F UNDRAISER
GRAND PRIZE: AUSSIE 4-BURNER GRILL
First, Second, & Third Prizes will also be
awarded at Drawing during the Thursday, June 18 Meeting
of Humboldt Republican Women Federated

Tickets are $15.00 - Only 100 tickets will be sold

Aussie Grill also has Grill Cover and is Propane Fueled (not included).

These will go fast!

Call in your order Debbie Walker 441-1126,
Margaret Stafford 822-3255, or Colleen Hedrick 268-0101.
Need not be present to win.