February 1, 2011 Volume 4, Issue 2 FEBRUARY LUNCHEON FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS Carol Greene 1st FEBRUARY 15, 2011 Teri Hulsebus 1st Anita Linden 4th Madeline Adachi 8th HEIDI HARRIS Lin Mando 10th Born and raised in Las Vegas (her dad was a showroom Ellen Bradt 14th musician and her mom had been a singer) she literally grew up Betty Lasham 16th backstage in the Las Vegas casinos. She started her singing ca- Lee Price 20th reer in 1995, and in 1999 she was privileged to be sent by the Linda Swing 23rd Department of Defense to entertain U.S. Troops in Bosnia. Bettye Smith 25th At her friend’s urging, she decided to give Talk Radio a Candy Gesell 28th try. In 1998, she cut her talk radio teeth working late nights at KDWN for

If you have a birthday in Febru- free, and she was worth every cent! She went to KXNT in 1999, initially host- ary and don’t see your name on ing a weekend show, and then co-hosting an award winning morning drive this list, it’s because I don’t know the date of your birthday. show for five years. In October 2006 she left KXNT and in April 2007 The Send me an e-mail so I can Heidi Harris Show was born on KDWN. complete my records . vir- [email protected] Heidi has been repeatedly named by Talker’s Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential Talk Hosts in America, and has won two Electronic Me- dia Awards for "Best Local Radio Talk Show". She appears weekly as a com- INSIDE THIS ISSUE mentator on Fox News Channel and MSNBC. A huge supporter of the mili- PAGE CALENDAR 2 tary, Heidi is an Honorary Commander for the A-10 Division at Nellis Air Force base. She recently published her first book, "Cocktail Waitress Wis- MEETING RONALD dom". Heidi and her husband Brian have been married nearly a decade, and REAGAN 3 & 4 they have a house full of rescued dogs.

COMMITTEES 5 NEW MEMBERS 5 WE ARE CELEBRATING CANDIDATES 5

LISA HECK’S COLUMN & PICTURES 6 INVITE TO CONG. President Reagan’s 100th birthday HECK’S OPEN HOUSE 6 LINCOLN DAY DINNER 7 QUILT PROJECT 7 RESERVATION INFORMATION:s

PICTURES OF PLACE: Buckman’s Grill, 2600 Hampton Road, Hender- PRESIDENT REAGAN 8 & 9 son, NV 89052. TIME: 11:30, come early and visit with friends. Make your DEADLINE FOR $22.00 check payable to SHRW and mail it to Donna Lak- ers, 1817 Tarrant City Drive Henderson, NV 616-0056. Or RESERVATIONS drop off your check in the mail box by the door at 2001 Di February 10th Pinto Avenue, at the corner of Hampton and Di Pinto. PAGE 2 Southern Hills Republican Women VOLUME 4, ISSUE 2 CALENDAR OF UP COMING EVENTS!!!!!

Feb 1st Open house at Joe Heck’s office 5 to 7 pm 8485 W. Sunset Road, Suite 300 RSVP to 702-387-4941 Feb 2nd Congressman Joe Heck Town Hall Green Valley HS 5:30 pm 460 N. Arroyo Grande Blvd. Near Stephanie & Warm Springs Feb 15th SHRW Luncheon—Speaker Heidi Harris— Help us celebrate Ronald Reagan’s 100th Birthday Mar 5th Lincoln Day Dinner– Venetian Hotel 7 pm Mar 9th NFRW Board Meeting & Legislative Day Washington, D.C. Mid Mar Early Voting Begins Mar 22nd SHRW Luncheon—Henderson City Council Candidates Apr 5th Primary election May 20th State Federation Spring Board Meeting—Carson City June 7th Local and County Elections

Do you know someone in our club who is ill, has suffered a loss, or could just use a little cheering up? Please let our Sunshine Lady, Doris Federwisch, know so she can send greetings from our club. You can contact Doris at 616-3011 or [email protected]

WE ARE ON FACEBOOK AND THE WEB!!! Thanks to the hard work of Lynn Armanino, we are reaching out to the world through FACEBOOK. Go to facebook.com and look for us at SHRW Hen- derson Republican Women and see the latest postings. If you like what you see, click on the ―LIKE‖ button. If you don’t like it, let Lynn know what you would like to see. [email protected]. And, don’t forget our web site, www.shrwhendersonrepublicanwomen.com. If you don’t remember the web ad- dress, just type SHRW into Google to search and you will find us. Give it a try.

SHRW’S 2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Daryll Ann Carter 979-9724 [email protected] 1st Vice Pres. Kathy Matson 407-1130 [email protected] 2nd Vice Pres. Virginia Finnegan 270-0425 [email protected] Secretary Linda Raia 898-2207 [email protected] Treasurer Donna Lakers 616-0056 [email protected] Past Pres. Joan Passaro 617-0458 [email protected]

The Southern Hills Republican Women’s Newsletter is paid for by the Southern Hills Republican Women’s Club and is not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee. VOLUME 4, ISSUE 2 Southern Hills Republican Women PAGE 3 STORIES FROM OUR MEMBERS—When I met Roland Reagan When I think of President Ronald Reagan, I think of a man with class. Case in point, it was one year after the shooting, fall of 1982/3, and being a Temp. on the detail for one month, I was on the second floor of the White House, and all of a sudden, a transmission came over our radios, Sulliman; Rawhide command post; Rawhide and VP (George H.W. Bush) (I will not provide his codename), want to talk, let us know when they are done. Picture this, I am on the second floor of the W.H., and President Reagan and VP Bush want to talk alone, in the hallway, with no staff or anyone else around. The leaders of our country wanted to talk alone, and it was just the three of us. I was only a few feet away from them, and there was not, anyone, and I mean anyone within shouting dis- tance. After what seemed like a long time, the President and VP concluded their private conversation. They both looked at me, and President Reagan looked at me and thanked me. The next procedure was to talk into my hand (radio), and advise the command post that “Rawhide was moving”. As I said before, President Reagan was a class guy.

Robert Sulliman ( EDITOR’S NOTE: Bob Sulliman, a former Secret Service Agent and member of the White House Detail, is an Associate Member of our Club and the husband of our club president.) Meeting Ronald Reagan The first time we met President Reagan was on our first trip to Washington, D.C. It was just before Christmas in 1983. The weather was perfect and the city was absolutely beautiful all decorated for Christmas and clear blue skies. We went to the White House that morning and were escorted to George’s brother’s Office, Ed Meese. At the time, Ed was serving as the Counselor to the President. Our meeting was delayed as President Reagan was in a meeting in the Oval office. We were waiting just outside the oval office with Ed when Vice President George Bush came by. Ed introduced us and Vice President Bush immediately escorted us into his office to wait until President Reagan was free. We spent several minutes with him and he was so cordial and friendly. He was especially proud of the Christmas tree in his office that was decorated with ornaments made by disabled children from all over the United States. This extra time with the Vice President made a lasting impression on us. As we finally stepped into the Oval Office, we were almost speechless, but the President was not. I remember the big smile on Ed’s face as he proudly introduced his brother and me to the President of the United States. George was the Director of the California Department of Motor Vehicles at the time and presented the President with a California personalized license plate. This was the year that the Summer Olympics had been held in Los Angeles. We chatted with him about California and his friend, Governor George Deukmejian, whom both George and I worked for at the time. There were some jovial comments about the trouble DMV had trying to work with the International Olympic Committee to au- thorize the production of these special license plates. President Reagan remembered well the problems of California’s bureaucracy from his days as California’s governor and he was also familiar with the even larger bureaucracy of the IIOC. We came away from our meeting knowing that Ronald Reagan had lived up to every expectation we had of him and more. He was warm and friendly and seemed genuinely pleased to be meeting some of Ed’s relatives. It was an awesome day for us, meeting not only President Reagan but also Vice Presi- dent George Bush too. BELLA MEESE (EDITOR’S NOTE: Bella Meese is a Charter Member of our club and continues to be involved in its activities.) CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

The Southern Hills Republican Women’s Newsletter is paid for by the Southern Hills Republican Women’s Club and is not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee VOLUME 4, ISSUE 2 Southern Hills Republican Women PAGE 4 STORIES FROM OUR MEMBERS—When I met Roland Reagan (continued) I had the privilege of meeting President Reagan on quite a few occasions over my career in professional politics. I worked for a brief period helping to advance events in California af- ter he was elected to the Presidency; and then spent the remaining years of his Administra- tion working for California’s Governor and Mrs. George Deukmejian, which led to further op- portunities for interaction. My lasting impression is of a pleasant, courteous man. He once offered encouragement to me at a particularly difficult event, and as he reached out his hand to me, our photo was snapped. It was the worst photo I have ever taken, and I never display it – but I recall it as one my nicest photos because it was only taken because of the President’s kindness. Another special memory stands out from November 1984 a few days before his re- election. The President and Nancy were at the Sacramento Capitol for a rally, and a private meeting and photo session was arranged with the Governor’s staff. We were so impressed with his willingness to take time out to meet us, and to reunite with some of his former staff who were still working there. Nancy had taken a bad fall the night before, and instead of canceling the planned session, they continued on as the former show business troopers they were – with the President literally holding up Nancy during the photo shoot so she wouldn’t collapse. I will always remember the love and concern he showed for her, and the graciousness he showed to all of us. We renamed the Governor’s Cabinet Room for him at that time, and it seems like such a small honor for such a giant of a man. Yet it is the small gestures that I re- call from him; and I hope he felt the appreciation and respect that our small gesture was meant to convey‖. Linda Krivec (EDITOR’S NOTE: Linda Krivec is a Charter Member of our club and served on its first Board of Directors.)

ONE BRIEF MOMENT I met Ronald Reagan only once for one brief moment. It was sometime in the late 70s, between his terms as Governor of California and his election as President of the United States. He was hosting a political radio show and gave speeches all over the country. My family’s busi- ness in Reno, Nevada sponsored his radio show on our local station. The Reno Opera held a fund raiser and Ronald Reagan was the speaker. We weren’t really opera fans, but we had to go see Ronald Reagan. The room was packed with all the lead- ers of the community, both political and business. They were there, both conservatives and lib- erals. After dinner Ronald Reagan was introduced. I don’t remember exactly what he said, but he was repeatedly interrupted by applause and standing ovations. Everyone, Republican and Democrat alike, was on their feet during most of his speech. The room was filled with spirit and energy. After the speech, the people in the audience rushed forward to speak to him and to shake his hand. I stood in line determined to meet this man face to face. And finally it was my turn. I remember his smile, his brown suit and the fact that I could hardly speak for the emo- tion. I was barely able to choke out that we were one of his sponsors. I’m not even sure he heard me, but he did smile. His speech filled me with hope for the future and love for my coun- try. VIRGINIA FINNEGAN (Charter member of our club and your newsletter editor) VOLUME 4, ISSUE 2 Southern Hills Republican Women Page 5

Southern Hills Republican Women’s Club Committee Chairs & Leaders

Achievement Nickie Diersen Americanism Sydney Ingram Auditing Veronica Westurn Boutique Mary Ann Kelly Campaign Lynn Armanino Correspondence Doris Wallace Historian Teri Hulsebus Legislative Nickie Diersen Literacy Sara Honrath Membership Angela Lin-Greenberg Monthly Fund Raiser Paula Richter Parliamentarian Karen Miller Ivy Syriotis Publicity Gaye McDonald Sp. Events Sheri McKay Asst. to Treas. Marla Nacon Sunshine Doris Federwich Bette Miller Welcome Veronica Westurn Web Master Lynn Armanino Newsletter Virginia Finnegan Lila Foster

WEB SITES OF INTEREST www.shrwhendersonrepublicanwomen.com Our new web site!!!! www.clarkgop.org Clark County Republican Party www.nv.gov Official web site State of Nevada www.nvfrw.org Nevada Federation of Republican Women www.nfrw.org National Federation of Republican Women (user name: federation; password: nfrw1938) www.anthemrepublicans.com Sun City Anthem Republican Special Interest Group

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR THE APRIL 5TH PRIMARY ELECTION FOR HENDERSON CITY COUNCIL WARD I Tom Wagner WARD II John Simmons 702-326-3363 www.votejohnsimmons.com 373-6038 WARD IV Ron Hubel Mike Mayberry Jeff Burr

WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES Since our last newsletter 8 new members and 1 associate member have joined our club. We are very pleased to welcome these Republican friends. When you see them at our upcoming meetings, please introduce yourself and make them feel welcome. NEW MEMBERS: Anne Capizzi Nancy Combs Paulette Glass Millie Ratway Beth Ann Savre Monica Simmons Dede Slakey Kay Tart NEW ASSOICATE MEMBER: Charles Nocifora We have 156 Regular Members. 36 of them are new members and 122 are renewals. We have 17 Associate Members. 5 are new and 12 are renewals. If you have not sent in your renewal check to Donna Lakers, do so now. ($25.00 for Regular Members, $15.00 for Associates) Southern Hills Republican Women Page 6 VOLUME 4, ISSUE 2

THE HECKS IN WASHINGTON By: Lisa Heck January was certainly a whirlwind for us, starting with the Congres- sional swearing in ceremony for Congressman Joe Heck. We were so proud of him, and blessed to have many friends and family attend to show their love and support. Our pastor from St. Francis in Henderson, Fr. Greg Gordon was on hand to formally bless our D.C. office and get Joe off to a good start. How lucky we were to have the opportunity to start out in that fashion. We spent time getting the office in order and receiving well wishers. It was three days of ceremonies, meet and greets followed by the beginning of the session. Joe seems to be a natural statesman, delving into his work right from the start. He was named to the Steering Committee as only 1 of three freshman, elected by his peers. They were responsible for vetting and assigning the appropriate people to Chair each committee, and they did a remarkable job. Next, he was appointed personally by Speak Boehner to be on the prestigious Intelligence Committee as the only freshman to have held that position. So it seems appropriate to say he has made a good impression in D.C already! Next we had a Republican Retreat for 3 days that included many wonderful speakers to educate both the Con- gressional members and spouses on numerous topics that included security issues for both the D.C. office and the district offices, employee issues, voting procedures, and outlook for the 2012 elections. So much information that was both very helpful and appreciated. And did I mention how many times I have gotten lost trying to navigate in the corridors of the Cannon building as well as the Capitol? Too numerous to count! I will also be attending a class to learn how to give a tour of the Capitol and look forward to meeting Nevadans when they visit. Joe was fortunate to secure an office right down the hall from Congressman Dean Heller’s, who has been extremely helpful to both Joe and myself, as well as our staff. We really appreciated that. We are getting settled into our respective roles, and Joe is loving every moment. I find it hard to juggle the multiple responsibilities of home and spouse tasks expected of me, but I am getting the hang of it quickly. With help from our older girls, it has been a bit easier to keep our son Joey on an uninter- rupted schedule, and he has been so understanding. A big thanks to those of you who have called to offer help and done small things that have made a immense difference. We are truly blessed to have so many friends who have been there for us since the beginning, and continue to do so. November was a sweep for our party because people finally figured out that broken promises mean something, and we won’t stand by and tolerate it. Just when you seem to have lost faith in voters and their logic , they seem to pull through when it matters. That does not mean we should become too confident for 2012. We Republicans are poised to take the U.S. Senate and make significant moves in the State Legislature, which we should not take for granted. We will need your continued dedication and hard work for the next elec- tion! Only then will we make the gains we need to in order to get this country back in or- der and flourish! We invite you to celebrate our new District Office Grand opening on Tue, February 1, 5pm – 7pm at 8485 W. Sunset Road, Las Vegas, NV 89113, in the Sunset Hills Plaza, at the 215 and Sunset.

1st day good luck kiss—from Roll Call by Bill Clark

FOR MORE PICTURES OF JOE AND LISA’S FIRST

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