March 2014 President s Corner

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1 March 2014 President s Corner Dear Members & Friends: As we head into spring, I d like to thank everyone who has helped me transition into SNRW President. All your help is much appreciated. I am happy to serve and be a Republican Woman! We still have some openings for committees. Remember this is your club and we all need to work together to uphold our Republican beliefs. We, As Republican women have so many opportunities to make a difference in the political landscape across our state and country. When you join Sierra Nevada Republican Women, you become a member of two of the largest influential women s political groups- The National Federation of Republican Women and the Nevada Federation of Republican Women. Please encourage your family, friends, and coworkers to attend one of our meetings. Our annual St. Patrick s Dinner is coming up March 2 nd at CVIC Hall. Invitations have been mailed and if you haven t made reservations, please do so soon. If you have items to donate for our drawing, please let Pam Sturlin know (pbsturlin@gmail.com) this is our largest fundraiser of the year and we are able to contribute to Republican candidates. Also, there will be no regular meeting in March. The next meeting is April 9 th. Sue Lowden, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, will be the speaker. We are living in challenging times and we want you to be part of our efforts to TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY AND RESTORE THE VALUES THAT WE HOLD SO DEAR. Let s keep the Republican Party alive and well so we can keep NEVADA RED! Working together, we can make a difference. Sincerely, Jill Dimock

2 Sierra Nevada Republican Women s 16th Annual St. Patrick s Day Dinner and Fund Raiser! Sunday, March 2, CVIC Hall in Minden. $25 per person. Doors open 4:45 p.m., No Host Bar 5:00 p.m., Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner 6:00 p.m. Call Pam Sturlin for tickets: or pbsturlin@gmail.com. LAST CHANCE TO BE LISTED IN THE NEW SNRW ROSTER!!! Membership Dues for 2013 Member $25.00 Associate $15.00 Associates are: Husbands of SNRW members, Republican men from the community or members from another club. If you are an associate, please enter your primary club name: (An associate may belong to more than one club.) Please make checks payable to Sierra evada Republican Women Mail to: S RW P.O. Box 2504 Minden, V ame: Mailing Address: City: State: Zip: Phone (Home): Phone (Work): Cell Phone: The above information will be published in our club roster and is intended for the sole use of club members. If you object, CIRCLE do not publish. Do ot Publish Do you need a Name Badge? $14.00 each. Name as it should appear

3 RECOMME DED READI G The Constitution Committee recommends The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant, 2 nd edition, 2011, by Robert G. Natelson, (Tenth Amendment Center). Written for the layperson, the book explains the force and effect of the entire U.S. Constitution as it was enacted. Robert G. Natelson taught law for twenty-three years at the University of Montana. In 2010 he became Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence with the Independence Institute in Denver. A portion of this book concerns Article V of our Constitution. Article V describes the procedure by which the states can propose amendments through what the Constitution describes as a convention for proposing amendments. There is considerable debate about whether it is time to invoke Article V. To be prepared for the debate, take some time for our Recommended Reading. Professor Natelson is noted for his scholarship and his particular interest in Article V. He has stated that his interest grew from the abusive and overreach of the federal government, particularly its unregulated spending. The professor notes that our Founders created the amendment convention process described in Article V precisely to deal with situations in which the federal government will not correct a problem of its own creation. He discovered in his research that many of the claims about the procedure descried in Article V were incorrect. One incorrect claim is that a convention for proposing amendments is the same as a constitutional convention. The two actually are different according to the professor. If you have a book to recommend on a Constitutional topic, provide information about the book to a Constitution Committee member. We will pass along your recommendation. The Constitution Committee For your listening pleasure: Tune in to for a live broadcast Conversation from the Capitol on Thursdays from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, or hear rebroadcasts Saturdays from 3:00-5:00 p.m. or on 99.1 Sundays, 3:00-5:00 AM

4 MI UTES - SIERRA EVADA REPUBICA WOME - Tahoe Ridge Winery February 11, 2014 Meeting called to order by President Jill Dimock. Invocation by Pat Smith Pledge of Allegiance led by County Commissioner Barry Penzel Introductions-Protocol list recognized by Jill Dimock State Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Republican National Committee James Smack, County Commissioners Barry Penzel, Nancy McDermid, District Court Judge Michael Gibbons, University Board of Regents Ron Knecht, Douglas County RCC Vice Chairman Mary Porter,School Board Trustee Sharla Hales. President s comments Jill Dimock Nancy Jarvis has agreed to do the Newsletter. Thank you Nancy. Due to resignation of the 2nd Vice President the club is in need of a 2nd VP. Dues are due and remain the same. No March meeting due to St. Patricks day dinner. Sue Lowden,Candidate for Lt. Governor will be the guest speaker for the April meeting. Program The guest speaker UNR Professor, Chair of Political Science Eric Herzic was introduced by Sharla Hales. Professor Herzic gave us insight into the 2014 elections and was well received by the members in attendance. Club Business Jill Dimock A roster of membership is needed and Jill asked for a volunteer to do that job. Approval of the minutes of the Jan 2014 (published in the newsletter). No changes were noted and the minutes will stand approved and filed. Treasurer s report Jan Muzzy The proposed balanced budget $24,785 for 2014 was presented to the membership for approval. The budget was approved.. Jan. bank balance is $6, Total assets $ Jan reported an error of $5 which will be corrected in the Feb. statement.

5 Military Sally Wiley One unit will deploy in Feb. Sally will start her packaging in DCRCC Mary Porter Mary reported that attendance at Precinct meetings this month were very light and encouraged members to attend these meetings. She acknowledged those in the room that had attended their precinct meetings. The Lincoln-Reagan Dinner is Feb. 16 and the cost is $40 a person. St. Patrick s Dinner Pam Sturlin Ron Knecht has volunteered to do the cooking with help from other members.volunteers are needed to cook the roasts in crockpots. An E mail will follow to sign up. A shopper is needed for a Costco run and more raffle items are needed. Claudi Broquist has volunteered to do all the businesses on 395. The invitations have been mailed. Sustainability Drawing of $84 was won by Linda Ruisi and she donated it to Sally Wiley for troop mailing. Announcement Jill Dimock Cocktails and Conservatives is being reconstituted to get members together at someone s home for a social time in an effort to get better acquainted. She is looking for a member or members to host such an event in April. Call Jill to volunteer. Jill thanked everyone for the support she has received as she is easing into the office of President. Meeting adjourned at 1 p.m Respectfully submitted, Sharon Calvert, Recording Secretary

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9 S RW COMMITTEE CHAIR/MEMBERS Achievement Award: Pat Smith, Mary Porter Advertising: ancy Jarvis Advisory: Past Presidents Americanism: Sharon O'Berg Budget & Finance: Jan Muzzy, Pam Sturlin, Executive Board Members Bylaws: Robin Reedy Caring for America: Sally Wiley Chaplain: Pat Smith, Marie Schnock Constitution/Education: Mary Porter, Marie Schnock, Nancy McDermid, Lynn Muzzy, Robin Reedy, Barry Penzel, Denise Beronio Entrepreneur Award: VACA T Historian: VACANT Hot Line: Pat Smith Legislative Committee: Sharla Hales, Mary Porter Literacy: Linda Ruisi Membership: ancy Brisack, Claudia Broquist Newsletter: ancy Jarvis Parliamentarian: Kathryn Zagorski Photographer: Doris Chargin Program: Jill Dimock, Sharla Hales Publicity/PR: Jill Dimock Protocol: Claudi Broquist Roster: Mary Porter Special Events: Pam Sturlin, Board Sunshine: Rita Hill VA/Military: Sally Wiley Ways & Means: Pam Sturlin Website: Rita Hill, Pat Smith Youth: Sharla, Hales Mandated in Bylaws ** Mandated in Standing Rules Note: President is Ex Officio (voting) member of all committees (but not counted in a quorum) - except Nominating Sierra evada Republican Women Website: Facebook: Sierra Nevada Republican Women ational Federation of Republican Women 124 N. Alfred Street Alexandria, VA mail@nfrw.org State of evada Governor Brian Sandoval State Capitol Building 101 N. Carson Street Carson City, NV Lt. Governor Brian K. Krolicki State Capitol Building 101 N. Carson Street, Suite 2 Carson City, NV Phone: (775) Fax: (775) Senator James A. Settelmeyer District Highway 395 Minden, NV James.Settelmeyer@sen.state.nv.us Secretary: Maureen Brower Maureen.Brower@sen.state.nv.us Assemblyman Jim Wheeler District 39 P. O. Box 2135 Minden, NV Jim.Wheeler@asm.state.nv.us Secretary: Marilyn McElhany Marilyn.McElhany@asm.state.nv.us Nevada Legislature website DISCLOSURE OTICE S RW newsletter is paid for by S RW and is not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee

10 evada U.S. Senator Dean Heller 4 Russell Courtyard Washington, DC FAX Heller.senate.gov/contact form.crm evada U.S. Congressional District 2 Congressman Mark Amodei 222 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC Reno Office 400 S. Virginia St., Suite 502 Reno, NV Douglas County Manager Steve Mokrohisky 1594 Esmeralda Ave. Minden, NV Mailing Address: P.O. Box 218 Minden, NV Ph: Fax: Board of Commissioners meet 1st Thursday of month in Minden 1:00 Douglas County Historic Courthouse 3rd Thursday of month at Lake Tahoe 1:30 p.m. Tahoe Transportation Center Greg Lynn glynn@co.douglas.nv.us Doug Johnson, Chairman dougnjohnson@charter.net Lee Bonner lbonner@co.douglas.nv.us Nancy McDermid, Vice Chairman nmcdermid@co.douglas.nv.us Barry Penzel barrynvpct@yahoo.com 2014 S RW Board Shari James, President (6 month leave of absence) shariajames@aol.com Jill Dimock 1 st VP Program (Acting President) jeddy.dimock@yahoo.com 2 nd VP Membership Jan Muzzy Treasurer lmuzzy@pyramid.net Sharon Calvert Reporting Secretary jnscalvert@mac.com Claudi Broquist Corresponding Secretary claudi@thebroquists.com Nancy Jarvis Past President nancyjarvis48@gmail.com

11 Sharla Hales giving a delightful introduction of our guest speaker UNR Profession ERIC HERZIC. Our President, Jill Dimock, with Professor Herzic. If you re ridin ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it s still there. Boots Reynolds