March
2014
Battle Born
Bulletin
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We Are Active Republican Women of Las Vegas
ARE Dedicated to Republican Party Values
We RESPOND to the needs of our State & Country
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Our Mission
Active Republican Women (ARW) of Las Vegas Nevada is a women’s
political organization, bringing together women to positively impact the
direction of our state and our nation.
We come together as a collective force advancing the Republican Party
and women through political access and participation.
Battle Born Bulletin
Published 12 times during the year on the 1st day of each month.
Newsletter Contact: Annette Barnes — [email protected]
Active Republican Women of Las Vegas
889 So. Rainbow Ste. #146, Las Vegas, NV 89145
www.ARWLV.com
[email protected]
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ARW Monthly Board Meeting
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Thurs Mar 20 @ 5:30-8pm
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ARW General Membership Meeting, Spanish Trails
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Mon Apr 7 @ 6pm - 8:30pm
ARW Monthly Board Meeting
Thu Apr 17 @ 5:30pm - 8pm
ARW General Membership Meeting, Spanish Trail
ARW Programs
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March 20: Judicial Candidate Forum
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April 17:
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May 17: Annual Fashion Show
President’s Message...Cherie Wood
It is Saturday, 2/22/14 and I hope everyone who reads my message participated
in the precinct meetings today. I, along with many other volunteers helped
throughout the day with registering delegates to the upcoming March 29th Clark
County Convention. This year the convention will be held at Chapparel High
School. It will be an important convention in order to elect the 14 trustees for the
CCRP board. Convention delegates are automatic members of the CCRP central
committee and their participation is very important for keeping our board solid and
the fundraising ability strong. So please plan to attend, stay for all the voting and
make a difference!
Our speakers at the Thursday meeting were fabulous. Thank you Diane for a
wonderfully planned program! The first Speaker introduced by Judge Michael
Villani was Ryan Wolfington, Founder of VegasTennis.com and co-founder of the
Marty Hennessey Junior Tennis Foundation. His organization offers tutoring and
mentoring to all kids through a philisophy of hard work, discipline and personal
achievements. Over the years, the foundation has helped 40 students be
awarded college scholarships in tennis and academics. One of his graduates,
Frideric Prandecki spoke of his experience going through the program and is a
proud graduate of North Carolina State University.
Chief Justice Kris Pickering presented a very informative power point on why
Nevada needs a Nevada State Court of Appeals ---ballot question #1 this
November. She presented the formidable reasons for establishing the Appellate
Court with the following main points: Initially, 3 judges would be appointed by the
current Governor if the ballot passes. These judges would have to run for their
offices after the first term so the positions do not remain appointed. The cost of
the judges salaries along with staff would run approximately $1.4 million each year. However, the
legislature allocates funds fo the state Supreme Court to operate their caseload and every year returns to
the general fund nearly $1 million. This past year the Supreme Court returned over $1.2 million so the case
can be made for the Appellate Court as it is already being paid for through these returning funds. Last but
not least, the Appellate Court would use the current courthouse facility at the Regional Justice Court
building in Las Vegas where the NV Supreme Court hears cases a few days out of each month.
Every Nevada citizen deserves the right to have their appeal heard in a timely manner. The time has come
to support this Nevada State Court of Appeals--ballot question #1 on November 4th. Tell all your friends,
family and co-workers to vote YES for Question 1!
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March General Meeting, March 20, 2014
ARW JUDICIAL CANDIDATE FORUM
Please join us to meet our judicial candidates! Most voters know little or nothing about their choices for
judge. Don’t be an uninformed voter. At the Judicial Candidate Forum, each candidate will address the group
and pass out their campaign information. Even better, the candidates will be available to mix and mingle with
us and answer any questions. During dinner you will have at least two judicial candidates seated at your table,
so you will have a chance to really get to know them and learn more about the important job they do for us here
in Clark County.
The office of judge is non-partisan, and only two candidates for each judicial department will advance after the
primaries, regardless of party affiliation.
Only ARW offers you the opportunity to meet all of these candidates at once prior to casting your vote. So
spread the word and RSVP early – This event is sure to fill up!
(*Please note that due to seating constraints, those arriving without an RSVP may not be admitted depending on available seating. Don’t be left out – be sure to submit your RSVP now.)
Mix and Mingle at 5:30pm; Meeting starts PROMPTLY at 6:00pm
Please RSVP by Sunday March 16th to Cherie Wood, [email protected], 702-480-7151 or
Diane Welch, [email protected]
Spanish Trail Country Club, 5050 Spanish Trail Lanes, Las Vegas, NV 89113
Entrance at the East Gate on Tropicana Blvd, west of Rainbow Blvd.
Click here for Directions
Members $30, non-members $35; Cash, checks, credit cards accepted at the door.
Or pay in advance
Specify dietary restrictions in Special Instructions
RSVPs are firm reservations. No-shows will be billed.
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April 2014
May 2014
Come meet Nevada’s
Congressional Delegation and
Candidates!
This event is still in the planning phase
but includes a chance to meet our
Republican candidates and
incumbents running for election in
2014, including a friendly Q&A
between Niger Innis and Cresent
Hardy who are squaring off in the
primary race against Democrat
incumbent Stephen Horsford! More
details to come. . . .
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Annual Spring Fashion Show
Come join us for delicious food, beautiful
fashions, and wonderful prizes. Each attendee
will receive a lovely gift and one entry for the
prize drawing. Mark your calendars!
Literacy...Molly Governs
LET’S BRING AMERICAN HISTORY BACK INTO OUR CLASSROOMS
Once again the ARW Literacy Committee is asking for donations to total one classroom
collection of 30 copies of Rush Limbaugh’s children’s book, Rush Revere and the Brave
Pilgrims: Time-Travel Adventures with Exceptional Americans. This books is written for
ages 10 – 14, upper elementary school into middle school aged students. As an ARW
Literacy project we are asking for donations of this book to fulfill our goal of 30 copies.
The copies can be found on Amazon.com, at Barnes and Noble, and Smith’s locally for
less than $12.00. Bring at least one copy to the next ARW meeting on March 20. Please
include a post-it note or slip of paper in the donated copy so credit can be given for those
who donate a book. Please help us bring American history to our local classrooms.
REPUBLICAN HUMOR
109: Spread a Rumor
Mickey Mouse wears a Keith Obermann watch.
Delingpole, James, 365 Ways to Drive a Liberal Crazy. Regnery Publishing, Inc.,
Washington, DC., c2011, page 112.
Leadership Corner... Alice Shillock-Clark
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Many people have a wrong idea of what constitutes real happiness. It
is not obtained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. (Helen Keller)
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The attributes of a great lady may still be found in the rule of the
four S's: Sincerity, Simplicity, Sympathy, and Serenity. (Emily
Post)
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There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of
money and being rich. (Marlene Dietrich)
Communications...Jennifer Barrier
20th President: James Garfield (1881-1881)
Political Party: Republican
James Garfield was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio in 1831, the last of the “log cabin”
Presidents. As a youth he drove canal boat mule teams, and eventually earned enough money to
attend Williams College in Massachusetts, graduating in 1856. Later, as a classics professor at
Western Reserve Eclectic Institute (later Hiram Coll...ege) in Ohio, then its president, Garfield
was elected to the Ohio Senate as a Republican in 1859 during the height of the secession crisis.
In 1862, when Union victories during the Civil War were few, Garfield proved himself worthy as a
Union officer after successfully leading his brigade against a Confederate assault at the Battle of
Middle Creek in Kentucky. He was later awarded a battlefield commission as a major general two
years later. Meanwhile, in 1862, Ohio voters elected Garfield to Congress. President Lincoln
persuaded him to resign his army commission and take his congressional seat, citing it was
easier to find major generals than it was to find effective and stalwart Republicans for Congress.
He continually won re-election for the next 18 years, and became the leading Republican in the
House.
Garfield won the Presidential election of 1880 against Democratic former Civil War general
Winfield Scott Hancock. As President, Garfield strengthened federal authority over the New York
Customs House, then under the sway of New York Senator Roscoe Conkling, a powerful
Republican and purveyor of political favor and patronage. After this and other political wrangling
with the power-wielding Conklin over political appointments, Garfield emerged as the assertive
President who would not yield to the control of local factions and interests.
In foreign affairs, Garfield invited the heads of all American republics and protectorates to a
conference in Washington in 1882. The watershed meeting never took place. On July 2, 1881, at
a Washington train station, Garfield was shot by a disgruntled attorney won had sought a
coveted consular appointment. Garfield lay mortally wounded in the White House for weeks. On
September 6, Garfield was taken to the New Jersey seaside after showing promising signs of a
full recovery. However, on September 19, not even halfway into his term as President, he died
from an infection and internal hemorrhaging
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Caring for American Soldiers…
USO Wish List
COLLECT TRAVEL-SIZED CONTAINERS OF ITEMS BELOW; BRING TO THE ARW MONTHLY MEETING.
DROP THEM INTO THE USO BAG. WE WILL DELIVER THEM TO USO LAS VEGAS ON BEHALF OF ARW
HEALTH-CARE PRODUCTS
FOOD
MISC. NECESSITIES
Vaseline Petroleum Jelly
*Slim Jims,
Travel Games
*Eye Drops
*Deodorant
*Sunscreen
SPF 30 or higher
*Beef Jerky,
*SOCKS White cotton tube
Hand and Body Lotion
Moisturizing Lotion
*Toothbrushes,
toothpaste, floss
*Chapstick
*Wet Wipes
Foot Powder
Rewetting Solution
for contacts
Tampons
w/applicators for gun barrels
*Shaving Cream
Disposable Razors
(twin blade)
Chafing Cream
Kleenex
Individual Packages
Chafing Paste
Shower Gel
*Hand Sanitizer
*Talcum Powder
Shampoo
Conditioner
Ear Plugs
Toothbrush containers
Sewing Kits
Q-tips
*Power Bars,
*Granola Bars
Hard Candy:
jolly ranchers,
Lifesavers, etc.
*Gum
Instant Oatmeal
*Sunflower Seeds & Nuts;
Cans of nuts
(with pop top)
Single serving packets of:
tea, lemonade,
Gatorade,
hot chocolate,
apple cider,
coffee, Kool Aid etc
Small packages of Seasoning:
mustard, hot sauce,
ketchup, salt, pepper)
Individual packets:
tuna, chicken salad,
Tuna Packets
Canned Meat:
Vienna Sausages
Cocktail Franks,
SPAM, etc.
Cases of Bottled Water
Cans of Fruit
(with pop top)
Microwave Popcorn
*Batteries
(AA, AAA,C,D)
Patriotic “Thank You” Cards
support notes
Small Paint Brushes
Stationary, envelopes, pens
Magazines:
Car, sports,
Health & Fitness,
Readers Digest
Quaker Oat Bars
*Salted Peanuts
Care Package Postage"
costs approx. $14 to mail overseas
Fruit Roll Ups
Crossword Puzzles
Word Search
Puzzle books
Playing Cards
Video Games:
Travel Games
Chess, Checkers
*Hand Warmers
to put in gloves and boots
2014
Be sure to stop by the Boutique before the
event begins for the best selection!
We have some GREAT buys at a tiny price!
Pick up an accessory for yourself or
someone you know.
Also, ask about our clearance items.
ARW LEADERSHIP TEAM
OFFICERS:
President
1st Vice-President
2nd Vice-President
Recording Secretary
Treasurer
Immediate Past President
Cherie Wood
Diane Welch
Stephanie Reeder
Kristene Fisher
Priscilla Campbell
Maureen “Mo” Karas
STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS:
Achievement Awards
Eleanor Mills &
Alice Shillock-Clark
Advertising
Saroj Singh
Americanism
Barbara Altman
Budget & Finance
Nancy Hambrick
Boutique
Judy Ferraro &
Michele Bruce
Bylaws
Martha Kimpel
Campaigns
Melody Howard
Caring for America
Barbara Altman
Chaplain
Kristene Fisher
Check-in Assistant
Lee Price
Communication/Public Relations Jennifer Barrier
Corresponding Secretary
Patricia Trowbridge
Decorations
Gwen Barrett
Fundraising
Linda Kowar &
Diane Dennison
Greeter
Marty Wright
Hospitality / Historian
Margaret Helsper
Leadership
Alice Shillock-Clark
Legislation
Melody Howard
Literacy / MELP
Molly Governs
Newsletter
Annette Barnes
Parliamentarian
Kathie Slaughter
Volunteer Hours
Alice Shillock-Clark
***NOTE: If you are interested in helping out on any committee or have questions, please contact Cherie Wood via
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ARW Editorial Page
Commentary by Bob Lonsberry,
Rochester NY radio personality on WHAM 1180 AM,
Two Americas
The Democrats are right, there are two Americas. The America that
works, and the America that doesn’t. The America that contributes,
and the America that doesn’t. It’s not the haves and the have nots,
it’s the dos and the don’ts.
Some people do their duty as Americans, obey the law, support
themselves, contribute to society, and others don’t. That’s the
divide in America. It’s not about income inequality, it’s
about civic irresponsibility.
It’s about a political party that preaches hatred, greed and
victimization in order to win elective office. It’s about a political
party that loves power more than it loves its country. That’s not
invective, that’s truth, and it’s about time someone said it.
The politics of envy was on proud display a couple weeks ago
when President Obama pledged the rest of his term to fighting
“income inequality.” He noted that some people make more than
other people, that some people have higher incomes than others,
and he says that’s not just.
That is the rationale of thievery. The other guy has it, you want it,
Obama will take it for you. Vote Democrat.
That is the philosophy that produced Detroit. It is the electoral
philosophy that is destroying America.
It conceals a fundamental deviation from American values and
common sense because it ends up not benefiting the people who
support it, but a betrayal.
These Democrats have not empowered their followers, they have
enslaved them in a culture of dependence and entitlement, of
victim-hood and anger instead of ability and hope. The president’s
premise – that you reduce income inequality by debasing the
successful – seeks to deny the successful the consequences of
their choices and spare the unsuccessful the consequences of
their choices.
Because, by and large, income variation in society is a result of
different choices leading to different consequences. Those who
choose wisely and responsibility have a far greater likelihood of
success, while those who choose foolishly and irresponsibly have
a far greater likelihood of failure. Success and failure usually
manifest themselves in personal and family income.
You choose to drop out of high school or to skip college - and you
are apt to have a different outcome than someone who gets a
diploma and pushes on with purposeful education. You have your
children out of wedlock and life is apt to take one course; you have
them within a marriage and life is apt to take another course. Most
often in life our destination is determined by the course we take.
My doctor, for example, makes far more than I do. There is
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significant income inequality between us. Our lives have had
an inequality of outcome, but, our lives also have had an in
equality of effort. While my doctor went to college and then
devoted his entire young adulthood to medical school and
residency, I got a job in a restaurant. He made a choice, I made
a choice, and our choices led us to different outcomes. His
outcome pays a lot better than mine.
Does that mean he cheated and Barack Obama needs to take
away his wealth? No, it means we are both free men in a free
society where free choices lead to different outcomes.
It is not inequality Barack Obama intends to take away, it is
freedom. The freedom to succeed, and the freedom to fail.
There is no true option for success if there is no true option for
failure.
The pursuit of happiness means a whole lot less when you
face the punitive hand of government if your pursuit brings
you more happiness than the other guy. Even if the other guy
sat on his arse and did nothing. Even if the other guy made a
lifetime’s worth of asinine and shortsighted decisions. Barack
Obama and the Democrats preach equality of outcome as a
right, while completely ignoring inequality of effort.
The simple Law of the Harvest – as ye sow, so shall ye reap –
is sometimes applied as, “The harder you work, the more you
get." Obama would turn that upside down. Those who achieve
are to be punished as enemies of society and those who fail
are to be rewarded as wards of society.
Entitlement will replace effort as the key to upward mobility in
American society if Barack Obama gets his way. He seeks a
lowest common denominator society in which the government
besieges the successful and productive to foster equality
through mediocrity.
He and his party speak of two Americas, and their grip on
power is based on using the votes of one to sap the
productivity of the other. America is not divided by the
differences in our outcomes, it is divided by the differences in
our efforts. It is a false philosophy to say one man’s success
comes about unavoidably as the result of another man’s
victimization.
What Obama offered was not a solution, but a separatism. He
fomented division and strife, pitted one set of Americans
against another for his own political benefit. That’s what
socialists offer. Marxist class warfare wrapped up with a bow.
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Membership Corner
Stephanie Reeder — VP Membership
Our membership Drive for 2014 is in full swing!
When you become a Member of ARW, you are automatically a member of the Nevada Federation of
Republican Women and a member of the National Federation of Republican Women.
Your Voice and Opinions are very important!
Join us and make sure your voice is heard across the Nation.
WELCOME NEW FULL MEMBERS
KEMP, DOROTHY
KLASEN, CAROL
MAGLEBY, GINGER
SHORE, LINDA
WELCOME BACK RETURNING FULL MEMBERS
DONNELLY, KATHLEEN
HALL, CHRISTINE
MCKEON, KRYSTAL
SEGAL, NELLIE
WELCOME NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
HAFTER, JACOB
HUGHES, RENA
WELCOME BACK RETURNING ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
BUTCHKO, KAY
MCKEON, DAVE
WOMEN = RESULTS (and men always support us!!)
DON’T LET YOUR BUSY SCHEDULE STOP YOU FROM DOING WHAT YOU ARE
PASSIONATE ABOUT. LET US BE THE CLUB IN LAS VEGAS THAT HAS 100%
PARTICIPATION.
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ARW General Meeting—2/20/2014
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I am a Republican because…
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I believe the strength of our nation lies with the individual and that each person’s
dignity, freedom, ability and responsibility must be honored.
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I believe in equal rights, equal justice and equal opportunity for all, regardless of
race, creed, sex, age or disability
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I believe free enterprise and encouraging individual initiative have brought this nation opportunity, economic growth and prosperity.
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I believe government must practice fiscal responsibility and allow individuals to
keep more of the money they earn.
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I believe the proper role of government is to provide for the people only those critical functions that cannot be performed by individuals or private organizations and
that the best government is that which governs least.
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I believe the most effective, responsible and responsive government is government
closest to the people.
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I believe Americans must retain the principles that have made us strong while developing new and innovative ideas to meet the challenges of changing times.
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I believe Americans value and should preserve our national strength and pride
while working to extend peace, freedom and human rights throughout the world.
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Finally, I believe the Republican Party is the best vehicle for translating these ideals into positive and successful principles of government.
Active Republican Women of Las Vegas
889 So. Rainbow Ste. #146, Las Vegas, NV 89145
www.ARWLV.com
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