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 10 O CTOBER 2009

Colleen Hedrick, President · Joy Finley, Newsletter Editor

You’re Invited to the

Republican Picnic Turn your every day dining to ‘dazzling
delights’ with new recipes in the:

Sunday, October 4 12:30 noon-4 p.m/

“TANTALIZING CUISINE”
Moose Lodge, 4328 Campton Rd. Eureka COOKBOOK

Assemblyman Chuck DeVore The cookbook is artfully designed, and

comes in a padded three-ringed binder. It
Campaigning for includes helpful hints in each section, an
index, not only of recipes, but also of the
Barbara Boxer’s Senate Seat cookbook contributors, and even more sur-
prises! This is truly a book that you can
Will Be Here to Meet Humboldters enjoy giving or receiving for many reasons.
By purchasing a cookbook you will help our
club meet its goals of a scholarship fund,
*Also Featuring State & Local Candidates* giving books to schools and other exciting
projects! They would be great gifts for
Birthdays, Mother’s Day, Bridal Showers,
Sign-up and Compete in the Weddings, House-Warming, and Christmas
GREAT ALL AMERICAN or for any reason at all to friends,
CHILI COOK OFF family and even yourself!
This keepsake book is a great value for a
donation of $15.00 and pre-paid orders
cover printing costs. Print your name, ad-
Antique Car Show Games for the Kids Music dress, phone and number of books with
checks payable to HRWF and mail to:
Kathy Rodriguez
We supply Hamburgers, Hot Dogs and Beverages 1580 Camino Way
You bring hot dish, salad, or dessert McKinleyville, CA 95519
We also have table for orders at the October 4th
Republican Picnic at Moose Lodge and our Octo-
RSVP if attending and for more information ber 15th meeting at the Elks Lodge!
Contact Kathy at 839-8105 for additional ques-
Call Joy Finley 845-2575 Colleen Hedrick 268-0101 tions. Thank you again to all contributors, the
volunteers who will help with the ‘proof-copy’,
for orders from friends and family, promoting the
book and other requests to come! Ask how you
can help, we need you all! The National Federa-
tion of Republican Women is the largest volun-
teer organization in the county !
When Women Work We Win!
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Humboldt Republican Women Federated welcomes . . .

Michael Cent
October 15, 2009
Elks Lodge – Eureka
“Government Health Care Won’t Work”!

Michael Cent is a graduate of Purdue University and has been practicing pharmacy for twenty-four years. He has been
the manager at Costco Pharmacy in Eureka for the last eight years. A staunch conservative, Mike will offer his
perspective on why government health care won’t work in the US, and will provide inside information of the world of
medicine that you won’t hear from politicians and the media. Bring a pen and paper to take notes. Are you having
debates with your friends, family and neighbors about the health care plans and issues? Please invite everyone to hear
his clear interpretation and get these critical questions answered! See you there!

Buffet Lunch & Speaker ~ $14.50 ~ Beverage & Speaker ~ $4.00

Please RSVP to Colleen Hedrick at 268-0101
***Lunch reservations needed and to be honored.
Cancellation notice is a necessity.
Men welcomed.

At our October 15th meeting, enjoy the creations prior to lunch or linger afterwards at the ‘Craftsmen & Artisan’
table. Our ‘Business Card Board’ is growing! Please view and discover the variety of businesses our members and
associates have to serve you. We have so much talent in our club!

F LAG P RESENTATIO N AT T IMBER R IDGE

Humboldt Republican Women
Federated (HRWF) gave an
American flag to the residents
of Timber Ridge Assisted
Living in Eureka. The flag was
placed in the hands of Ms
Barbara Hill, retired teacher,
who taught at Hydesville
Elementary School and Eureka
Senior High School.. Joy
Finley, on thr right, is a former
third grade student of Ms Hill’s.
Finley, is Second Vice
President of HRWF. The
President of HRWF Colleen
Hedrick, on the left, also visited
with several residents of
Timber Ridge during a coffee
time party.

M EMBERSHIP BY B ARBARA H ECATHORN

Thanks to HRWF proactive members that introduced conservative ladies to our group, this has been a very
productive year for the membership of the HRWF. Please welcome Mary Wilson of Crescent City a new
member introduced by our 1st VP Debbie Walker. Our total for new members is now 41 taking our
membership to 245.
October starts a new membership year and with the new year, dues will be increased to $25.00 then after
March 1, 2010, increased to $30.00. Terry Roberts will be taking over as membership chair, please mail
payments to her address at: 4425 Chaffin Rd., McKinleyville, CA 95519. Thank you for all your support.
 
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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 8/1/09 $2870.41
Parliamentarian Lynda Pozel 443-1283 lynda@hopkinsportraits.com
Advertising Joy Finley 845-2575 joyfinley@suddenlink.net Income +1592.00
Americanism Chris Wennerholm 725-2020 chrissie.wen@gmail.com Expenses -3222.42
Auditor JoAnn Stanhope 822-4776 jstanhope@suddenlink.net Balance 8/31/09 =$1239.99
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
Again, thanks to all of you donated
Program Debbie Walker 441-1126 walktalk@suddenlink.net to our opportunity drawing last
month. The Barack Obama book
Telephone Kathy Rodriquez 839-8105 kswenrod1@yahoo.com donated by president Colleen was
Voter Registration Sue Finch 725-5896 sfinch@bigplanet.com won by Felicia Miranda.
Voter Registration Sonja Hauxwell 668-5260 Janice Hill won the gardening book,
also donated by Colleen. Terry
OTHER CONTACTS: Roberts won Anti-health care T-shirt
donated by Paula Cunningham.
Bulletin Design Scrapper’s Edge 445-9686 scrappersedge@sbcglobal.net Susan Stump won the beautiful plant
Website Master Bill Odonnell 442-4117 ERWF@odonnell.ws donated by Kay Peake. Ruth Schnell
won the two free lunches and Linda
Hall won the Kadilac Kindling
WEBSITES: donated by Eileen and Gordie Amos.
Humboldt Republican Women Federated www.eurekarepublicanwomen.com Your generosity is greatly
National Federation of Republican Women www.nfrw.org appreciated.
California Federation of Republican Women www.cfrw.org
CFRW- Northern Division www.cfrw.org/divisions/northern.php This month we have a $35.00 gift
card from Renner Petroleum and two
books of Italian cooking.
The Redwood Alert is designed by Sondra Kirtley of Scrapper’s Edge.
To assist Sondra, please submit newsletter contributions as Word Remember, when women work, we
documents, typed with Times Roman 10-point font and single-spaced. win!
Send as attachments to: chrissie.wen@gmail.com
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California Legislation by Vee Sorenson

Voter attitudes show that they are mad, angry and are “not going to take this anymore.” Well over a
majority, 78 % of respondents, call the State’s budget situation a “big problem.” You would think a 30 %
approval rating for the Governor and a 21 % approval of the legislators would send a clear and profound
message. It makes it hard for those elected to care when they arrive in Sacramento from safe districts
where lines are drawn to reassure their seats.
Political strategist, Adam Mendelsohn, Schwarzenegger’s consultant, brought up an initiative proposal
that would create a part-time legislature and cut their pay by at least half. He predicted the new initiative
could be a hit with voters...especially because of pay cuts.
The downside was that only 23 % polled expressed support for a part time legislature, but the poll spiked
upward when cutting pay was added.
One journalist reported he gets e-mails from people who want to blow up Sacramento, hang the
legislators, kick them out of office.
The initiative process has helped, yet brought damaging and excessive spending. It Sacramento did a
proper job, honestly represented residents instead of feathering their own bank accounts and retirement
benefits, the initiative process would not have become so popular. Now it has become an entire industry in
this state.
The question I have is, will there be a change over the next election? Sometimes the electorate seems to
“get it” and votes logically. Other times they seem fickle and easily manipulated by untrue propaganda, via
advertisements. All we can do is hope and pray that the eyes of a majority of Californians will see the true
picture, vote to right the wrongs that have overtaken our state and that honest elections take place without
voter fraud.

C HAPLAIN ’ S C ORNER BY V EE S ORENSON

It is disturbing today to see some Americans determined to forget our holy roots and the Godly foundations
this nation was built upon.
Did you see in the news where an atheist was suing the organizers of the presidential inauguration
ceremony because a reference to God was included? How can we be surprised when so many movements
work tirelessly to take God and everything holy, Christian and sacred out of our schools, workplace and
government?
I would think that any person with a mentality above a first grade level would see what is happening. Just
look at the turmoil and shootings in our schools, the corruptness in our courts, businesses and
government. Since this campaign to remove the bible, prayer, the ten commandments from our daily lives
we have witnessed chaos and a country on the decline spiritually, morally and economically.
Let us pray for our nation that we will get back to a place where we learn to separate right from wrong,
good from evil. God help our nation.

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.
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R EPRINT : L ETTER TO THE E DITOR

Dear Editor:
“Free healthcare” is not free! Russia’s socialized healthcare system nearly killed my other and it’s a history
lesson that’s not worth repeating. I am the “Jane Doe” Larry Kerr described in his letter last week. I was
born and raised in Russia and became a U.S. citizen in 2004.
The utopian idea of “free healthcare and equality for all” has been failing Russia since the 1917 revolution.
That new government nationalized our healthcare industry (along with everything else). They paved the road
to healthcare hell, with the best intentions.
They destroyed what was known to be an excellent healthcare system and created two distinct classes, the
political elite and the masses.
The quality and availability of healthcare for the masses became so bad that it created a healthcare black mar-
ket complete with bribery and political “favors”.
When my mother was 59, she became very ill and started vomiting blood. She called the local physician and
was seen a few hours later. He made a record of her symptoms but did not provide a diagnosis or treatment
(no bribe, no care). She was fading fast; we called an ambulance, but they refused to take her to the hospital
(no bribe, no ride).
My mother had been working in the Oncology Institute as a nurse-technician for 30 years. She spent her ca-
reer treating cancer patients (and getting exposed to harmful radiation) for the equivalent of $100 per month.
She knew how the system worked and didn’t have enough money to bride her way into an emergency room.
Her pulse was dropping fast and she was losing conscious. She made a desperate call to Vladimir Niko-
layevich… an influential man (with a good heart) and the right political connections. Mr. Nikolayevich kindly
drove her to the hospital and got her admitted into intensive care where she (thankfully) recovered two weeks
later.
Thousands of Russians die unnecessarily each year in their homes and in the hospital’s hallways, but who’s to
blame? Underpaid doctors who are overwhelmed by mandated quotas? Ambulance workers with a state im-
posed rationing system and no incentives (other than bribes)? No, it is the socialized healthcare system that
promised “free medical care for all” but only delivered it to a selective few and left the rest of the nation no
choice but to die in silence.
Learn what not to do from Russia and please, please, please… don’t let the bureaucrats in Washington social-
ize our healthcare system. No matter what they call it this week, we don’t want our medical decisions to be
made by government workers with government budgets. The government has failed miserably with Social
Security, Medicare, and the Post Office. It’s been said that the government is not the solution to our prob-
lem. That government is the problem.

Olga Kovgan
Trinidad, CA

Cindy Lewis, HRWF treasurer, went to

Washington D.C. for the 9/12 Demonstration
and reported it was a “wonderful experience to
be part of the million plus persons who
demonstrated at the event.” She had the good
company of her daughter and granddaughters.
Cindy is pictured with Athena (on the left) and
Daphne Fortain at the event. Athena (age 8) and
Daphne (age 6) also enjoyed extensive
sightseeing with their mother and grandmother.
It was their second visit to our nation’s capital.
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M ARK Y OUR C ALENDAR

Oct. 4 Republican Picnic at Moose Lodge, Eureka

Oct. 15 HRWF General Meeting: Michael Cent - Medical Care

Oct. 16-18 Biennial Convention, Marriott - Ontario, California

Nov. 14-15 Division Fall Convention, Hilton - Concord, California

Nov. 19 A Festive General Meeting - Arrival of our HRWF Cookbooks,

Launching 2010 Membership Drive and our big Holiday Bake Sale

December Incoming - Outgoing lunch meeting (details to come)

January 21 HRWF General Meeting: Patricia Welch - Campaigns

Commentary by Colleen Hedrick

Political Double-Speak acceptable. I am sure it will be Consumer Operated and Oriented

And Do You Want Pepto
Bismol With That?
The current administration has
been especially ingenious
(translate that to downright tricky)
about coming up with new names
for government agencies, czar
posts, and cabinet nomenclatures.
Speaking of cabinet members, has
Hillary Clinton been stuffed into
the same closet that housed the
bust of Winston Churchill before
that got shipped back to England.
During the Bush administration
Condolezza Rice was continually
in the news but when was the last
time Hillary was even in the
classified ads? Who else has ever
been named to that office and then
hardly heard of again?
But let’s get back to the name
thing. We no longer have a War
on Terror but I doubt that most of
us can remember what is now
less likely to offend those who
hear it said before they decide to
blow up something and a bunch
of somebodies or show a strong
lack of regard to keeping some
poor soul’s head attached to its
body. Oh yes, that new
designation is “Man Caused
Disasters.” There now, I bet that
makes your neck feel significantly
safer.
Senator Bausch is playing flagrant
footsie with the ploy of using co-
op as the Democrat’s latest effort
to grease the skids for everyone to
end up under the giant
government thumb of government
controlled health care. This is not
the down home association of
persons uniting for a common
purpose and controlled by those
who are members. The Baucus
Co-op program has federal
government start-up funds. The
Baucus plan is actually COOP
and that’s an acronym for a
Plan. It is a federal government
program, not a private entity and
the government will be in control.
The strong voices of a majority of
America’s citizens have been
heard no matter the names those
people have been called and no
matter how flagrantly they have
been discounted. Congress voted
decisively not to accept the same
medical care they would vote for
the American public. In other
words they sure aren’t going to
stand in waiting lines with us.
Seems reasonable to me that if it
isn’t good enough for them it
positively isn’t good enough for
us.
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Jack R. MacDonald

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PERMIT NO. 60

C ALLING A LL C RAFTSMEN
& ARTISANS
All craftsmen and artisans in our club are invited to bring their
wares to the October meeting to display and/or sell. As a kickoff for
that event, you are asked to bring one item to display at this month's
meeting. Members are encouraged to remain after the meeting to check
out what others in the group are doing. If you would like to
participate in the October event, call Cathy at 443-1665 or 499-0484.

Cathy Ray