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Concho Valley Republican Women P.O. Box 60583 San Angelo, Texas 76906 Political Advertising paid for by CVRW PAC |
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CVRW LUNCHEON MEETING THURSDAY JUNE 22, 2006 11:30A.M. The River Terrace 800 W. Ave. D $10.00 Per Person- (includes gratuity) Checks made payable to River Terrace RSVP by calling Teddye at the club number—653-7500 Program Includes: Win and Lou Win was appointed by President Bush to serve on the White House Council on Aging |
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How are elections won? By going on Safari and finding more GOP Elephants!! We began our Safari on May 25 at our regular meeting. It continues at our next meeting on June 22 at the River Terrace. There will be much excitement as the hunt continues. Bring a guest. Who knows – they may join our Elephant Stampede!! You are probably thinking of someone you can “Bag and Tag” as you read this. There will be door prizes and lots of fun!! Special speakers for this “EVENT” are our very own Lou and Winfree Brown. Win was asked by President Bush to serve on the White House Council on Aging in Washington DC. Lou accompanied him and both will give a presentation of the importance of this council. I am sure you will not want to miss it. Speaking of “Stampede” – there is never a dull moment. We were inspired and motivated by our Republican Party of Texas Chairman, Tina Benkiser at our last meeting. She also presided at the Republican State Convention held in San Antonio June 2-3. The convention was such a wonderful experience. Both state and national elected officials addressed the group. Texas has the largest state convention in the nation. The word, “grassroots”, must have originated there. The Senatorial Districts had their caucuses and the Republican Party platform was developed and adopted. This is truly where the people have a voice. A word of appreciation also goes to Judge Bob Pemberton for explaining the extreme importance of the judicial races in November. You will hear more about this each month. By the time you get this our CVRW elephant team will have been seen at the Fiesta on the Concho June 10. I hope you got the word to join them or saw them in action carefully hunting. This is our Outreach, Voter Registration and Membership Committee guides at work. If you would like to participate in more of this kind of activity, please let us know. See you June 22!! May God Bless Texas and the USA!! Teddye A quote by Gov. Perry at State Convention, “Never underestimate grass roots Republicans. Texas was built by the optimism of WE CAN!” |
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Concho Valley Republican Women (325) 653-7500 P.O. Box 60583 San Angelo, Texas 76906 June 2006 cvrw@wcc.net |
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President’s Greetings JUNE 2006 |
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Membership Report By Gloria The “Elephant Safari” is off and running under the leadership of our two wonderful guides Kelly Bryant and Sylvia Tijerina. Our new membership goal is “Each one reach one.” Our goal is 300 CVRW members by October 31st. We now have 222 members in the book, with six ladies pending until their 2006 dues are paid. We bagged and tagged two new members at our luncheon and we want to warmly welcome them to our membership. We had a meeting of the membership Committee this month with a lot of enthusiasm to get things done! We are working hard for you! So join us and bring a new member that you can “tag and bag’! |
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DAVID B. READ ATTORNEY AT LAW 29 YEARS EXPERIENCE Family Law-Wills-Misdemeanors DWI-Real Estate 11 W. BEAUREGARD SAN ANGELO, TX 76903 325-653-5955 Mob. 234-2544 325-949-4542 |
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Mark Your Calendars ! 6/14/06 Pachyderm meeting 12:00P.M. at Nachos 6/22/06 CVRW Luncheon Mtg. 11:30A.M. River Terrace 7/3/06 CVRW Executive Committee Mtg. 6:15P.M. SANB 7/3/06 CVRW Board Mtg. 7:00P.M. SANB 7/13/06 TGCRP Executive Committee Mtg. 7:00P.M. SANB |
Voter Registration Report
CHALLENGE: From TFRW to all Clubs
EVERY VOTE COUNTS, INCLUDING HIS AND HERS "CREATIVE VOTER REGISTRATION" Prospective conservative voters will vote for Republicans, whether or not the prospective voter uses the word "Republican" before they register to vote. We must register conservatives by whatever name they call themselves. We want to register conservatives now for the November election and beyond. When we register a conservative, that is one vote for your county candidates, state candidates, and federal candidates; every vote counts. We have over 12,000 members statewide. If each member would give out one voter registration card we would have 12,000 new voters to vote for our candidates. That's 24,000 if each member gives out two cards. I have set a minimum goal of five cards for each club member. THAT'S 60,000 NEW VOTERS for our state and national candidates! How many new voters would that be for your county candidates? Hmm, let's see; five cards to five prospective conservative voters times the number of members you have - - would that number help your county Republican candidates? Of course it would. In our counties, we have all seen tight races and even ties. A voter registration drive to register conservative voters will give your county candidates a greater chance of winning and that's what it's all about for your county party. I know how active you are and the difference you are making. You are so special. I know your club will help in this effort to register new conservative voters. "Register a conservative voter and defeat a Democrat!" Marcella Derrick Shaw, Chairman, TFRW Voter Registration Committee * * * * * * * * * Concho Valley Republican Women will answer this challenge in several different ways in the coming months. Beginning with our June meeting, we will have voter registration cards for members to pick up. This summer as you meet new people, talk to them about CVRW. If you feel they have your conservative values, have some voter registration cards in your purse. They can fill the cards out and mail them in. Each month we will have a sign in sheet at our meetings where you can post how many cards you have handed out, or you can call me at 656-5487 with your numbers. There will also be a surprise gift for the two who have helped the most in this effort. CVRW now has a pamphlet of information about our club. These will available at our June meeting. Please take a few and give them to prospective members. The pamphlet also has a membership form that can be mailed to our membership committee. Of course, registering new members for CVRW and getting people to register to vote are just parts of a bigger picture. We also encourage our members to remind friends to vote. We will have more information and ideas for getting out the vote in coming months. Thank you in advance for your time and help with these issues. Voter Registration Chair 656-5487 |
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Folks, read this article carefully and consider the very subtle but determined attempt being made to control the minds of our K1 through college, students through what they're taught. "The Plan" is already being put into play with the passing of HB 1 in the Texas House recently. We conservatives must develop our own "plan" to thwart the effort. From The New York Times, 5.20.06 Okay, here it is all laid out for even the most naive to see. The Plan. Establish curriculum standards in colleges/universities, test students, and base federal aid to all private and public colleges/universities upon those tests. The tests then control what is taught each day in the college/university classes. Soon the college/university professors will narrow the day-to-day instruction to whatever is tested on the tests. Whoever writes the tests controls what is taught in every private and public college/university in the country. Texas again is leading the way through Charles Miller and Margaret Spellings who helped drive this system into K-12. Because of HB 1 which was passed in Texas just last week, two unelected Commissioners will control the process to set standards for P-16, putting Texas in line to follow The Plan as outlined in this article. The Plan might not be so bad if we could trust that the college/university standards would be written by people who value traditional, knowledge-based, academic content; but that certainly has not been the case in K-12 standards teams. Most of the states have produced flawed standards which emphasize project-based learning; and consequently, the tests based upon the standards are also flawed and contain highly subjective sections which emphasize students' opinions, beliefs, emotions. Give this some thought: What if you as a parent of college-age students do not hold the same value system as the people who write the tests? What if you want your children to have a traditional college education that emphasizes Western Civilization and the Judeo-Christian ethic? What if you want your children to take deep-content courses that emphasize democracy, free enterprise, capitalism, and the historical foundation of our country? What if you want your children to read, discuss, and analyze the great classical pieces of literature which have connected generations? What if you choose to pay high tuition to send your children to a private college only to find out that their professors are forced to teach the same type of curriculum as is taught in public colleges/universities because all students must take the same tests in order to receive financial aid? Remember this guiding principle which every K-12 classroom teacher in America now understands: What gets tested gets taught! Whoever controls the tests controls the minds of the next generation. |
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Legislative Issues Report By Faye |
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TOM GREEN COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY ANNUAL SUMMER PICNIC AUGUST 19TH RIO CONCHO WEST SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS GREAT FOOD PRIZES STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS |
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TOM GREEN COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY ANNUAL SUMMER PICNIC AUGUST 19TH RIO CONCHO WEST SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS GREAT FOOD PRIZES STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS |
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2006 TFRW and Republican State Convention Highlights The TFRW District Director’s Meeting was held on May 31, 2006 at 3:30 p.m. at the Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio, Texas. The TFRW Board Meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2006. Our speaker for the luncheon was Rebecca O’Dell Townsend from Florida. She spoke on “Judicial Tyranny” and gave valuable information on how our Constitution and the Declaration of Independence are being misinterpreted and redefined today. The Patrons event was held at 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the Menger Hotel with the Hon. Sam Johnson, U.S. Congress, District 3. At 7:00 p.m. a TFRW Fundraiser was held with Senator John Cornyn at the Menger Hotel. The Texas Eagle Forum held a Patriotic Banquet on Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom at the Marriott Rivercenter by President, Cathie Adams. Phyllis Schlafly, President, Eagle Forum, spoke on “The High Cost of Illegal Immigration” and David Barton, President of Wallbuilders and Vice-Chairman of RPT, spoke on “Our Founding Fathers’ Judicial Intent”. One of the highlights of this evening was Josh Flynn, SREC, SD 15, singing “The Statue of Liberty” and then ended the program with “God Bless the USA” in which he sang with Tamara Taylor. Many notable state elected officials were present such as Senator John Cornyn, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, Texas Railroad Commissioner Victor Carrillo, the Honorable Sam Johnson, Rick Green, Founder of the Patriot Academy, and newly elected Vice-Chairman Dr. Robin Armstrong, and many other elected officials. The 2006 Republican State Convention was held in beautiful downtown San Antonio, Texas at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on June 02 - June 03, 2006. Four Concho Valley Republican Women (CVRW) members were honored Friday morning by the Texas Federation of Republican Women (TFRW) for distinguishing themselves by exceptional volunteer service in positions of increasing responsibility. Congratulations to: Anita Elaine Dede Tula Honorees received a yellow rose from Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, a "Tribute" Pin from TFRW, and pictures were made with Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Senator John Cornyn. Governor Rick Perry welcomed the ladies in opening remarks. Jane Cansino was re-elected as the SREC District 28 Committeewoman and Russ Duerstine of San Angelo, Texas was elected SREC Committeeman for SD 28. Terry Frazier was elected Caucus Secretary to the SD 28 and Russ Duerstine was elected SD 28's Caucus Chairman. Caucus Chairman Russ Duerstine singled out Terry Frazier for exemplary service as secretary and a huge thank you goes to Brenda Gill for setting up the spreadsheets for the votes. Thank you to her husband, Darrell Gill, who provided the laptop computer. An appreciation goes to Drew Darby for chairing the caucus during the Vice-Chairman’s race. Mike Koenning of Hale County served on the credentials committee. Isaac Castro from Jones County was the organizational committee chairman. Also elected for the convention were Lubbock's Ken Corbin as a member of the permanent nominations committee and Jane Cansino served on the platform committee. Jim Ryan served on the rules committee, but had to leave early because his mother became ill. Chris Duerstine was Sergeant-at-Arms and Sid Clemmer served as Parliamentarian. Tina Benkiser was re-elected as State Chairman. Robin Armstrong, in a closely contested race between two extremely well qualified and dedicated Republicans, defeated Bobby Eberle for State Vice-Chairman. Congratulations to Mr. Armstrong and kudos to Mr. Eberle for a most gracious concession speech. A special visit from Justices Bob Pemberton, David Puryea, and Alan Waldrop was made. Speakers of special interest were The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison, U. S. Senator; The Honorable John Cornyn, U. S. Senator; Governor Rick Perry; Lt. Governor David Dewhurst; Attorney General Greg Abbott; Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson; Agricultural Commissioner Susan Combs; Railroad Commissioner Chairman Elizabeth Ames Jones; Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams; Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson; Speaker Tom Craddick; and Congressman Pete Sessions. A presentation was made to members of Congress and the Texas Supreme Court attendees; which included, Congressman Randy Neugebauer and Supreme Court Justice Phil Johnson. A special video-live presentation featured Carl Isett on tape from Kuwait and his wife, Cheri, led the Pledge of Allegiance with their children in attendance. A number of procedural amendments were offered and adopted by almost unanimous vote. Items receiving much positive and negative comment from the delegation before voting were 1. Retaining term limits for National Committeemen and Committeewomen and State Party Chairman and Vice-Chairman - approved; 2. Amend the platform to reverse support for the recently approved business tax - defeated after a roll call; 3. Adoption of the State platform as amended - approved. The complete 45 page platform should soon be published on the State website (http://www.texasgop.org/). Items which were not discussed in the general sessions, but were constantly being discussed amongst the attendees in private, were border security; immigration; and ad valorem taxes. Several CVRW and LARW members in attendance at our SD 28 caucus included; Suzanne Conaway, (Congressman Mike Conaway was in Iraq), Jessie Lashbrook, Conaway’s office, County Judge Mike Brown, County Commissioner Richard Easingwood, County Treasurer Dianna Spieker, County Clerk Liz McGill, County Chairman Russ Duerstine, and several CVRW Members and Congressman Randy Neugebauer, Dana Neugebauer, Texas Supreme Court Justice Phil Johnson, NFRW Immediate Past President Dianne Thompson, TFRW Appointed Deputy President Ruth Schiermeyer, LCRP Chairman John Steinmetz, County Treasurer/LARW Recording Secretary Sharon Gossett, LARW Past President Terri Frazier, LARW Public Relations and Corresponding Secretary Donna Walz, LARW Caring/Outreach Chair Deanne Sowder, LARW Yearbook Chair Jane Strong, Republican State Representative Candidate for District 85 Jim Landtroop, and Cathy Landtroop. Tom Mechler, SREC of SD28 for the past two terms was present. Tom stepped down from his position because he has been appointed by the Governor to reside on the Texas Board of Criminal Justice. I will be attending the Lubbock Area Republican Women’s Club on Thursday, June 22. The speaker is Senator Robert Duncan. Our next TFRW meeting will be August 4th & 5th in Dallas. The TFRW Legislative Day will be March 1, 2007. Mark your calendars and let’s plan on having the largest group of ladies dressed in red to represent San Angelo on that day. Thanks for all you do for our Republican causes! Also thank you to Donna Walz from Lubbock Area RW Corresponding Secretary for her information from the convention and caucus. Cheryl TFRW District Director SD 28 |