T HE R EDWOOD A LERT
H UMBOLDT R EPUBLICAN W OMEN F EDERATED , SINCE
Serving the Republican Women of Humboldt County
V OLUME 34, I SSUE 11 N OVEMBER / D ECEMBER 2009
Colleen Hedrick, President · Joy Finley, Newsletter Editor
HAPPY THANKSGIVING &
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Christmas Celebration
for Republican Women
Monday, December 7, 2009
5:30 P.M. at Elks Lodge
We would like to invite you to a celebration of our club and the
close of a very exciting and productive year, earning us the
“Diamond Award”, the highest honor. We are happy to hold an eve-
ning event with dinner so all members may join us and share in our
club and see many friends and meet our new members!
Reserve early – Evening pricing -Colleen- 268-0101
“Bake” Sale – or “No Bake” Sale Event –
Bake or donate money in place of goodies!
Tantalizing Cuisine Cookbooks WILL be here!
Ways and Means Opportunity Drawing
2010 Installation of Officers
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PRESIDENT’S M ESSAGE
A look over our shoulder
As we approach the end of the year it is
time to take a look at where we have
been for 2009 and a look forward to our
next newsletter in January 2010. Most
of our goals for 2009 were met and one
way and another we cut a pretty wide
path. Eleven meetings will have been
held, we did a lot of community out-
reach and drew a share of the hoped for
publicity for our efforts. On this topic
helping the community is our first goal
but the additional purpose is to estab-
lish our identity in the community as a
caring, productive element in our com-
munity. Remember the stereotype im-
age of the Republican woman is a rich
woman with at least one fur coat, a
limo, and a snooty face. We are a
widely diversified group but one thing
is for sure we are not afraid of work.
Our work for 2009 produced 11 news-
letters, 11 well attended programs,
heavy duty participation in Tea Party
activities, staffing of several fair
booths, the Meg Whitman reception,
and the Republican Picnic with Chuck
Devore (a candidate for the senate) and
Ken Miller who aspires to the gover-
nor’s race. We were fortunate to gather
these guests since that rarely happens
for Humboldt County Republican
Women.
We earned the Diamond Award (the
highest award a club such as ours can
earn.) We added a half dozen more
awards in Northern Division competi-
tions. Among the awards at the confer-
ence were first place for community
outreach and first place for membership
increase.
Some of what we learned in 2009
seems likely to make some projects
easier this coming year. Hopefully that
will enable us to have an even more
productive 2010. Part of what’s impor-
tant in all this is that we also learned
from our programs, gained friendships,
and had fun. There are big challenges
for 2010. Let’s remember: When
Women Work We Win.
P AGE 2 T HE R EDWOOD A LERT

California Legislation by Vee Sorenson

The State of California is killing the economy and stifling job creation. How? Recently $2.05
billion was taken by the state that could have created 198,000 full and part time jobs. We are made to think
our state is running out of money, but we are a rich state. The misappropriation of tax dollars is the real
culprit. We pay billions in taxes, but it is never enough for those at the political trough in
Sacramento. Those elected and living off taxpayers don’t seem to care and spend as though they prefer a
Depression and no growth in jobs

Rep. Bilbray, R-Solana Beach and chairman of the Immigration Reform Caucus, said recently,
“Historically we’ve asked about citizenship on the long form of the census questionnaire. There is no
reason we can’t be asking in the short form.”
The bigger concern is the lack of Feds enforcing the current immigration laws. Census takers ask
about the number of TV’s and bathrooms in your house, so why not ask if you are here
legally? Apparently the Democrats are afraid of an honest Census.

Robbers use guns to steal. Government uses fraud against people and companies to steal. In
Contra Costa, the government used the Assessors office to get between $50-$100 million extra from
Chevron. This is not a technical mistake, this is corruption.
Wonder what other firms have values added to their property so government could have more
money?
This is a scandal being treated as an administrative action. Time for real investigator to find the
thieves.
(From Stephen Frank’s California Political News and Views)
How many of you want to bet money that investigators will investigate?

POLITICS CAUSE CALIFORNIA’S

WATER PROBLEMS
Observations by Bill Leonard, Board of Equalization
My calculation is that I have flown between Sacramento and Ontario over 2500 times in the last
31 years, and every time, I try to get a window seat so I can peer out and check the reservoir levels in
California’s stored water. What I see lately does not square with the press about water. The reservoirs are
not empty. In fact, a surprising number are full to exactly the average level for all years, wet and dry. New
Bullards Bar and Don Pedro are 100% of average, for this time of year. The driest reservoir is San Luis,
which is storage for the state water project and is the least dependent on rain of any dam in the state. It is
dependent on politics and politics have put the storage at 42 % of average. This is a tragedy equivalent to
letting your fire insurance on your home lapse.

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2009 B OARD OF D IRECTORS

POSITION NAME PHONE EMAIL

President Colleen Hedrick 268-0101 colleen1516@sbcglobal.net

1st Vice Debbie Walker 441-1126 walktalk@suddenlink.net
2nd Vice Joy Finley 845-2575 joyfinley@suddenlink.net T REASURER ’ S
terryroberts@ R EPORT
Secretary Terry Roberts 599-3255 coldwellbanker.com
BY C INDY L EWIS
Treasurer Cindy Lewis 442-1187 liberty741776@sbcglobal.net
Balance 9/30/09 1239.99
Parliamentarian Lynda Pozel 443-1283 lynda@hopkinsportraits.com
Advertising Joy Finley 845-2575 joyfinley@suddenlink.net Income +3147.05
Americanism Chris Wennerholm 725-2020 chrissie.wen@gmail.com Expenses - 1289.54
Auditor JoAnn Stanhope 822-4776 jstanhope@suddenlink.net Balance 11/24/09 3097.50
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
Hostess Cathy Pierson 443-1665 cathyray@pierson1.net
HSU Club Margaret Stafford 822-3255 Tom-marg@suddenlink.net
Membership Barbara Hecathorn 442-7124 hecathorn@aol.com
Publicity Colleen Hedrick 268-0101 colleen1516@sbcglobal.net
State Legislation Vee Sorensen 822-2359 veesign@aol.com
Ways & Means Joy Finley 845-2575 joyfinley@suddenlink.net W AYS & M EANS
Name Tags Delores Theuerkauf 822-5090 erniet@suddenlink.net
News Editor Joy Finley 845-2575 joyfinley@suddenlink.net
This month’s meeting is special in
Program Debbie Walker 441-1126 walktalk@suddenlink.net that it will be an evening meeting and
Telephone Kathy Rodriquez 839-8105 kswenrod1@yahoo.com we have some nice opportunity
Voter Registration Sue Finch 725-5896 sfinch@bigplanet.com items. We have two Bella Baskets
Voter Registration Sonja Hauxwell 668-5260 and some other items that

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C ONTACTS
Rep. Mike Thompson Senator Barbara Boxer Senator Diane Feinstein
269-9595 1-202-224-3553 1-202-224-3841
1-415-403-0100 1-415-393-0710

Email boxes for senator’s offices are often a lost cause because they are full. This sometimes also
happens with voice mail but persistence pays.

C HAPLAIN ’ S C ORNER BY V EE S ORENSON

After I write the Legislative Report, it is good to turn my thoughts to spiritual things. News from our
nation’s capitol and Sacramento often leave me depressed. When I turn to words of hope from the bible,
things become clearer and not so depressing.
Proverbs 13:12 says a “hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.”
That gives me hope that the longings and prayers of many Americans can be fulfilled and answered
if we remain vigilant and look upward for solutions to our nation’s problems. The bible if filled with truths
and those who depend on its teachings need not remain depressed. Many Psalms are soothing to the soul.
Things may seem unfair now. I have many people complain to me about our elected officials who
are getting by with corruption. I respond by reminding them that those who take away our freedoms and
rule dishonestly must someday face a higher judge.
Cheer up. We win in the end.

Education Report by Sheryl Fearrien

Although times are discouraging in the financial and moral fiber of our great nation, take heart.
Obamanation should be over in three more years. By then the half of America that brought this plague onto
us will have come to their senses and vote this pathetic “empty (intellectually and morally) shirt” out of
office, along with the criminals, fanatic-America-hating bigots, and terrorists he has installed without Senate
or public vetting. Look to gain many seats in next year’s Congressional and Senatorial elections. In the
meantime, talk common sense to everyone you encounter and stay strong.

Cleaning up the White House has come to be the Republicans’ job. This next time, the mess will be so
widespread and entrenched it will make cleaning up the Clinton White House look like a one-day job for
Merry Maids. When Obama leaves, we will need heavy equipment and some highly skilled people to
unravel the mess of legislation imposed upon us. There will suffer casualties in the meantime if their
‘healthcare’ bill makes it through the Senate. Rationing will be the treatment of choice and anyone outside
the 18-40 year-old age range will suffer and some will die prematurely. One study said if Obamacare
becomes law, 40% of today’s physicians will retire rather than see their profession be demoted to a low-
level civil servant job. Can you say rationing with a capital R?

Take heart! There are a few things we can all do to make the need for medical attention less likely… (1)
get back to a healthy weight. Not fun, but very effective. Cancer, heart disease, stroke, and diabetes would
nosedive to at least 50% of current estimates, (2) get off the coach and exercise, walking being the easiest
and most cost-effective, but do whatever catches your fancy! Exercise is a proven boast to emotional health
as well, (3) turn off the TV and reconnect with family and friends (don’t forget our furry friends who
always accept us with a big slurpy greeting), (4) read a book for fun, listen to your favorite genre of music,
cook up something fun and healthy, take your camera on your next walk and snap that new masterpiece…
just use your imagination and do something each day that brings you pure, unadulterated joy!

We all need to “man-up”, yes ladies, we as well, and develop a thick skin to survive this hideous plague
brought to us by the media-anointed one! The Israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years. Surely we can
endure three more years!
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A MERICANISM R EPORT BY C HRIS W ENNERHOLM

CONSERVATIVE VS LIBERAL:
If a conservative doesn’t like guns, he doesn't buy one.
If a liberal doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.
If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn`t eat meat.
If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.
If a conservative sees a foreign threat, he thinks about how to defeat his enemy.
A liberal wonders how to surrender gracefully and still look good.
If a conservative is homosexual, he quietly leads his life.
If a liberal is homosexual, he demands legislated respect.
If a black man or Hispanic are conservative, they see themselves as independently successful.
Their liberal counterparts see themselves as victims in need of government protection.
If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.
A liberal wonders who is going to take care of him.
If a conservative doesn’t like a talk show host, he switches channels.
Liberals demand that those they don’t like be shut down.
If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn’t go to church.
A liberal non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced. (Unless it’s a foreign religion, of
course!)
If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that
provides it.
A liberal demands that the rest of us pay for his.
If a conservative slips and falls in a store, he gets up, laughs and is embarrassed.
If a liberal slips and falls, he grabs his neck, moans like he's in labor and then sues.
If a conservative reads this, he'll share it so his friends can have a good laugh.
A liberal will be loudly outraged because he's "offended".

FLY THE FLAG: Hope you remembered to fly the flag on 9-11 to honor our country’s veterans and the
many sacrifices they made for us. Thanksgiving is another day when it is appropriate to display the flag, so
please put it on your calendar and fly it with pride.

THAN KSGIVING BY C HRIS W ENNERHOLM

Thanksgiving is a day for family, food, parades and football. It is also a day for giving thanks for all our
blessings. This year, as you give thanks, please remember: those not home with family, those in dangerous
places, those far from home fighting for our country, those who help and comfort, and their families that
wait, watch and pray. We have much to be thankful for.
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M ARK Y OUR C ALENDAR

December 3 Incoming - Outgoing Board Meeting

December 7 General Meeting at Elks Lodge 5:30pm

Cookbooks available / More awards / Bake Sale

January 21 General Meeting at Moose Lodge

Speaker is Kay Backer, Humboldt Economic & Land Planning
This is a HRWF Buffet Special.

January 23 Leadership Workshop, Courtyard by Marriot, Fairfield

February 6-7 Winter Conference, Hyatt Westlake Hotel

April 20-21 Advocacy Days in Sacramento

Sept 20—Oct 2 NFRW Biennial Convention, Kansas City, Missouri

Commentary by Colleen Hedrick

Be Afraid;
Be Realistically Afraid
The Boogie Man we were warned
about when we were small and
unknowing has unfortunately
evolved to be the sixty senate
Lemmings in our current Senate.
Many of them have accepted that
it’s their mission to save
presidential face for Barack
Obama (so he will get re-elected
in 2012). It’s no bones about it
publicized set of facts that some
have both feet set in cement to get
Obamacare at any cost, some are
being exceedingly well paid off
for a yes vote, and some face
threats from their own party if
they don’t go along to get along.
It is commonly acknowledged,
and not one of them appears to
have the grace to blush nor appear
in the least apologetic when they
acknowledge, that their biggest
concern is not what will best serve
the people of their respective
state ,but “what is my best shot at
getting re-elected.” Campaign
promises by Obama and members
of Congress so fervently avowed
short months ago are easily
kicked into a heap to serve as a
launch pad for the next campaign.
Bailouts, stimulus that doesn’t
leave home plate to stimulate,
cash for clunkers, proposals of
more stimulus, more bailouts,
more giveaways, more bribes, and
massive debt piled onto massive
debt and no end in sight, leave
thoughtful citizens with small to
no cause for confidence .
For a number of years, common
sense has suffered under the
assault of political correctness.
Some representative of a
particular ethnic, religious, or
political group proclaims
something that anyone outside a
certified loony bin would know
was pure victimology at work, but
no one will call it that because it
is not politically correct. If it’s
pure racisim or undiluted drivel, it
should be fair game to say so. The
crime of political correctness set it
up for Muslim Major Nidal
Hassan to kill 13 members of the
U.S. military and wound 31
others. Careers could have been
put at risk because he was
Muslim. If the guy has problems,
it shouldn’t matter what his faith
is. Two atheists in a school
district should not determine a
school’s program content.
Muslims should not be able to tell
countries that Muslim law has to
be followed. If they don’t like the
laws here, just go home with our
best wishes.
The War On Terror has been re-
named Man-Made Disasters. How
silly can we get? It is a War on
Terror and the Man-Made
Disaster is what we have going on
with the current administration,
the current legislation, and the
current justice system. To fail to
accept those facts is presently a
slide into disaster well greased
with promises of something for
nothing. Class warfare, political
correctness, and the concept that
narcissism echoing beyond the
moon, accompanied by
teleprompting apologist
statements to the world
proclaiming what a worthless and
abusive nation this is will make
everyone think well of the United
States. Life is not a popularity
contest and respect can well serve
us better than bootlicking.
And last but not least by a long
shot, “Because a guy puts a bust
of Abraham Lincoln in his office
doesn’t mean you can trust him
with the checkbook and the rest of
the country. And obviously,
there’s no assurance he will
remember to send the troops or to
take out the trash.”
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