Southern Hills Republican Women

B O A R D O F Our Mission To increase the effectiveness of Republican women in the cause of good government DIRECTORS through political education and activity.

President: Volume 6 Issue 1 JANUARY 2013 Daryll Ann Sulliman- [email protected]; 979-9724 1st V.P: Virginia Finnigan- JANUARY 22ND LUNCHEON [email protected]; 270-0425 GUEST SPEAKER ALAN STOCK 2nd V.P: Angela Lin Greenberg- [email protected]; 269-5557 Secretary: Marla Nacon- Alan Stock has been named as one of the 100 [email protected]; most influential. talk radio hosts in America for 12 straight years by “Talkers 478-5954 Magazine”. His radio career has taken him from Santa Rosa to San Diego, Treasurer: Ivy Syriotis- Sacramento and San Francisco. [email protected]; 270-0893 Alan joined Las Vegas radio as the afternoon drive time host at the Communications Director: Nickie Diersen- CBS affiliate in 1999. In the first eighteen months, afternoon ratings quadru- [email protected]; pled. In the fall of 2001, Alan became the morning host. Today he is the star 897-4682 Events Director: of morning drive at Newstalk 720, KDWN and remains the most popular Donna Lakers- local talk show figure in Las Vegas. [email protected]; 616-0056 Campaign Director In addition to his morning drive show, Alan is now the host of a night- Lynn Armanino [email protected] ly interview program on VegasTV (Channel 25, Cable Channel 14, HD Channel 616-2578 1014).

Reservation deadline During his 30 year radio and television career, he has interviewed dig- for the monthly Luncheon is: Jan 17. nitaries, stars, entertainers and politicians including Paul Anka, Mickey Luncheon fee is Rooney, Tony Orlando, Wayne Newton, The Righteous Brothers, Debbi Reyn- $22.00 payable in olds, Don Rickles, Charlie Daniels, Kenny Loggins, President Barack Obama, advance to SHRW. Herman Cain, Ron Paul, Governor Brian Sandoval, Senators Heller and

Price at the door is $25.00. Reid, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Charles Krauthammer, Sean Hannity, Shep- if space available ard Smith, Newt Gingrich and many others. Alan has, also, appeared as a po- Buckman’s Grill is located at litical pundit on MSNBC, CNN and on Sean Hannity’s Great American Panel. 2600 Hampton Rd. Henderson, NV 89052 Prior to his current career, he worked in the field of psychotherapy Room opens at 10:45 am and We expect a full house, so please make your reservations early. Lunch is served at 11:30 am. for 10 years. His specialties included working with poly-abuse drug addicts

Please send checks to: where he relied on his creative training and employed the techniques of role- Donna Lakers: playing and psychodrama. This training and experience probably explains his 1817 Tarrant City Drive uncanny ability to cut through the BS and go right to the heart of the matter. Henderson, NV 89052 or drop them in the mail box at 2001 DiPinto; (at the corner of Hampton & DiPinto Street). FEBRUARY GUEST SPEAKER Victor Jeocks Nevada Policy Research Institute speaking on ‘Solutions for 2013’

Nevada Federation of Republican Women

Leadership Meeting Saturday, January 19th, 2013 10:00am to 4:00pm At the Spanish Trail Country Club 5050 Spanish Trail Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89113 directions The Nevada Federation provides this FREE opportunity and everyone is encouraged to attend especially new members. All SHRW FULL members are invited to attend this annual leadership training. RSVP to Cherie Wood at [email protected] or 702-480-7151 no later than Friday, January 11 2013

SHRW PHOTOGRAPHERSydney Ingram SEEKING ASSISTANCE

Our club photographer, Janice Sutcliffe, is seeking an assis- tant photographer to take pictures at our events when she is unable to do so. (no prior experience required, just a love of taking pictures) If you are interested please contact Janice at [email protected] or call 837-5527

PLEASE DON’T LET A VET TAKE THAT “LAST WALK” ALONE

Southern Hills Republican Women Remembering Veterans By Michele Turner Every third Thursday of the month, a group of SHRW members attend the internment Services for Veterans who have no family or friends. The service starts at 8:40 am at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City. We usually meet at the Anthem Center at 7:45 to car pool.

If you would like to attend the service, please contact Michele Turner at [email protected] or 606-0983 or Syd- ney Ingram at [email protected] or 617-1924 Please be sure to contact Michele or Sydney in advance in the event that there is a cancellation. No soldier should take their final walk alone.

Legislative Corner By Rana Goodman

This month I am wearing my Legislative Chair hat so that I can let you know about a great new feature that has been started in Carson City. Some of you might yawn, but for those of you that are interested in following some of the, are you ready for this, more than 600 bill drafts that will be heard this legislative session, here is the scoop.

Anyone can “track 5 bill drafts” free of charge. This means if you go to the legislative site at http:// www.leg.state.nv.us/ and click on Personalized Legislative Tracking (on the right side of the home page) you will find many options of bill tracking where you can read a brief description of the bills, click a box showing your interest and then each time the bill is amended, or changed in any way you will be notified and given a draft of the changes. Should you wish to get involved, you can even go down to the Sawyer Building on Washington and Las Vegas Blvd. North and testify via teleconference to the legislature since you will also be notified when that bill comes before the committee hearing it.

It is a little early now since the starting date of the 77th session of our legislature is February, but in two more weeks if you find any of those brief descriptions whet your appetite, click on the bill number and you will be taken to the full bill so that you can read it. As I say, five bills are available as a courtesy but with so many things of interest this session, I’d like to offer two alternatives; if you have a small group with political interest, you might want to chip in together and buy a tracking package to share. Alternatively, I have already purchased a large package for my needs and I will be more than happy to track some bills that some SHRW ladies have an interest in and report back through my column here.

Today I added a few bills that looked like they might be of interest but full details won’t be available until 7 to 10 days. They are Assembly Bill 3 (AB 3) covering a tax on live entertainment. I’m wondering if that would affect our TGIF, our restaurant or our Performing Arts shows since we pay for them albeit a nominal sum. There is another Senate bill (SB55) “AN ACT relating to land use planning; revising provisions governing the subject matter of master plans; and providing other matters properly relating thereto” That could be the size of HOAs but, as I say, we won’t know until mid January. UPDATE: (This was received from the League of Women Voters today) The nuts and bolts of how to be effective and personally involved at the Nevada legislature in 2013 will be offered at the League of Women Voters Las Vegas Valley's Legislative Advo- cacy Workshop to be held MONDAY JAN. 7 from 6-8 pm at CSN West Charleston campus. Brian Davie of the Las Vegas Legislative Counsel Bureau will walk attendees through the advocacy features of the Nevada Legislative website with a dis- cussion on the upcoming legislative session and how to use social media to follow legislators, legislative staff, and the political news reporters. The workshop is open to the public, reservations are requested. For more information and reservations go to the league’s website www.lwvlasvegasvalley.org or phone (702) 464-7887.

The LWVLVV's January 19th meeting will feature Senator Richard Bryan who will bring to the membership an overview of the political spectrum in Nevada today. The meeting on Saturday morning January 19th will be held at the Las Vegas Social Club, Main & Stewart from 9 a.m. until noon with a breakfast charge of $20. For reservations and more information go to the League's website or phone 464-7887. The League of Women Voters Las Vegas Valley is a non-partisan organization that en- courages informed and active participation in government and invites the public to all meetings.

If you have an interest in following or even browsing the state site and would like help, give me a call or e-mail. I’m more than happy to help. [email protected] or call me at 433-6618 For the latest Legislative updates visit our web site at: http://www.shrwhendersonrepublicanwomen.com/2013_Legislative.php

American Women in Uniform

By: Jo Ann Crouse

For generations American women have played an important part in all of our na- tion’s wars. As far back as the Revolution and the Civil War, small numbers of determined women served on the battlefront as nurses, undercover soldiers and spies.

Starting in 1901 and 1908, respectively, the Army and Navy officially accepted women as military nurses, and during World War I the Navy, Coast Eleanor Roosevelt Guard and Marine Corps enlisted several thousand Eleanor Roosevelt women for noncombat service.

While the U.S. Armed Forces were not eager to expand women's roles in the military beyond nursing, the sheer demand for soldiers in World War II made it an option for saving lives and winning the war. In 1942, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt used her support for Women in uniform to work with Margaret Chase Smith and other female members of Congress to lobby for legislation to allow women in the armed services. Margaret Chase Smith

Nurses and Women Air force Service Pilots (WASP) could serve in combat areas. Enlisted women were barred from combat but served as air-traffic controllers, clerks, truck drivers, parachute riggers and any other job that could free up servicemen for duty at the battlefront.

CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEER HOURS by Lynn Armanino

We, the members of Southern Hills Republican Women, worked harder this year than ever to help elect local Republicans to office in Nevada.

All the time you put in for these endeavors counts towards our members’ recognition by the National Federation of Republican Women.

Please be sure to give Lynn Armanino, [email protected], COMMITTEE CHAIRS your volunteer hours either by email or in person at a luncheon

Achievement NFRW Policy for Counting Volunteer Hours and form are on our web- Nickie Diersen site Americanism http://shrwhendersonrepublicanwomen.com/VolunteerHours.php Sydney Ingram & Joanne Crouse Annual Fund Raising Kathy Matson NPRI launches redesigned TweetNevada Boutique Site will help Nevadans stay informed, offer input on legislative Mary Ann Kelly discussions Chaplain Sydney Ingram LAS VEGAS — TweetNevada, a website that compiles the Twitter messages, or Correspondence "tweets," of Nevada state policymakers and helps citizens stay informed about Doris Wallace the discussions surrounding the 2013 Nevada Legislature, was launched today Lincoln Day Dinner with a new design. Shirley Zeiner Legislative The site, located at http://TweetNevada.com, compiles the tweets of the 51 Neva- Rana Goodman da state policymakers who currently have a Twitter account, and will include Monthly Fundraiser/ more as they are created. Hosted by the Nevada Policy Research Institute, the Wounded Warrior site features a crisper layout and the ability to reply or retweet directly from the Paula Richter page. Newsletter Rana Goodman In a separate column on the site, TweetNevada follows the hashtag #nvleg, Parliamentarian which is used to designate tweets from citizens and journalists that relate to Ne- Karen Miller vada's legislative activity. Photographer & Historian Janice Sutcliffe "Twitter is the best way to find out what's happening when it's happening, and TweetNevada allows any citizen easy access to the conversation happening in Publicity Carson City," said Victor Joecks, NPRI's communications director. Gaye McDonald "TweetNevada is important, because while the decisions made in Carson City Sp. Projects affect everyone, relatively few citizens have the chance to actually go to the state Carolyn von Gortler capitol. Sunshine Doris Federwisch "By using the hashtag #nvleg, citizens are also able to join in the conversation Telephone and have their comments appear on TweetNevada." Sheri McKay Webmaster The number of elected officials on Twitter has grown substantially since Tweet- Nickie Diersen Nevada launched in 2011. In 2011, only 32 policymakers were using Twitter com- pared to 51 today. Currently, 32 Democrats and 19 Republicans have a Twitter account. Twenty-eight members of the Assembly have an account, along with 19 senators and four statewide office holders.

"Too often Carson City becomes its own little world and politicians forget the con- cerns of the average citizen," said Joecks. "TweetNevada allows the average citizen to follow what's going on and, by replying to elected officials, to offer their perspective." While TweetNevada is hosted by NPRI, all the content on the site is generated by Twitter users. Nevada Policy Research Institute ∙ 7130 Placid St., Las Vegas, NV 89119 Phone: (702) 222-0642 ∙ Fax: (702) 227-0927 ∙ Web site: www.npri.org

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COMING EVENTS!!

Jan 19 NvFRW Leadership Conference 1/1 Margaret Ostendorf 10:am to 4:00pm Spanish Trail Country Club. RSVP at 480-7151 by 1/11/2013 1/2 Marilyn Ford Jan 22 SHRW Luncheon. Guest Speaker: 1/3 Leni Proctor Alan Stock Jan 26 Republican Club of Sun City Anthem 1/5 Dale Apel Meeting 10 am. Christie Karicofe Feb 23 Republican Club of Sun City Anthem Meeting 10 am. 1/6 Marie Troiano Feb 26 SHRW Luncheon. Guest Speaker: Victor 1/7 La Rae Ferguson Jeocks Nevada Policy Research Institute speaking on ‘Solutions for 2013”. 1/8 Shari McKay Mar 19 SHRW Luncheon. Guest Speaker: Mayor Janet Sutcliffe Shari Buck, the mayor of North Las Vegas. Mar 23 Republican Club of Sun City Anthem 1/10 Paula Richter Meeting 10 am. 1/11 Camille Bush Apr 23 SHRW Luncheon. Guest Speaker: TBD Apr 27 Republican Club of Sun City Anthem Linda Vickers Meeting 10 am. 1/12 Judith Uebbing May 25 Republican Club of Sun City Anthem Meeting 10 am. Barbara Zielsdorff May 28 SHRW Luncheon. Guest Speaker: TBD 1/16 Virginia Bear-Finnegan Jun 22 Republican Club of Sun City Anthem Meeting 10 am. 1/20 Joyce MacLean June 25 SHRW Luncheon. Guest Speaker: TBD 1/22 Mary Bollinger July 23 SHRW Luncheon. Guest Speaker: TBD Aug 27 SHRW Luncheon. Guest Speaker: TBD 1/23 Mary Moore-Bowman Sep 24 SHRW Luncheon. Guest Speaker: TBD 1/27 Patricia Slavick Sep 28 Republican Club of Sun City Anthem Meeting 10 am. 1/29 Marianne Ufford Oct 22 SHRW Luncheon. Guest Speaker: TBD 1/31 Ada Harris Oct 26 Republican Club of Sun City Anthem Meeting 10 am. Nov 19 SHRW Luncheon. Guest Speaker:TBD

Nov 23 Republican Club of Sun City Anthem Meeting 10 am.

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Do you know about SHRW’s Sunshine Lady? Did this picture make you smile? We hope so because that is Doris’ job…..

If you know someone who has been ill, suffered a loss or could just use a little cheer, give our Sunshine Lady, Doris Federwisch a call at 616-3011 or drop her an e-mail at [email protected] so she can send them a card with a few rays of sunshine and good cheer.

MEMBERSHIP NEWS WE welcomed these new members in December

Annette Gudson, Jane Hess, Maryanne Olson, Nanette O’Malley, Maryanne Shue, Diana Stansbury

Membership dues: * $35 = Initial full membership, ($25 dues plus $10 for Magnetic name badge). $25.00 Renewals full membership. *$25 Initial Associate membership ($15.00 dues plus $10 magnetic name badge) $15 renewal associate membership. * Note members are not obligated to purchase a badge; however they are encouraged to do so.

If you are not yet a member, or if you have a friend or neighbor who you would like to have join us, please fill out the membership form and mail it or bring it to our next luncheon. We would love to welcome you as a member of the Southern Hills Republican Women. Please go to our web site and you will find our membership form.

http:// www.shrwhendersonrepublicanwomen.com/SHRW_Membership.php

2012 Christmas Party

HOLD IT HIGHER SHIRLEY!

That item in Shirley’s hands, and the fact that she looks a little weepy right now, is because it is the flag that was flown on July 4th, 2012 over the capital . At the request of Congressman Joe Heck the flag was presented to Shirley Zeiner.

Shirley put her whole heart into Campaign 2012. Shirley donated her time, de- votion and love of country to represent all of us at Congressman Joe Heck's campaign office.

Shirley’s efforts to support the campaign for President, Congress, and Senate will be remembered as she flies this flagto celebrate many future holidays that al- Shirley Zeiner low all of us the freedom to say "Merry Christmas" to all. Thank you, Shirley you “did SHRW proud” and made us all look good with your dedication.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BEING CONTACT YOUR A PAID VOLUNTEER? REPRESENTATIVE BY: Rana Goodman Senator Dean Heller Las Vegas office: I discovered several programs run by Catholic Charities that not only 702.388.6605 utilize the experiences and expertise that seniors Congressman Joe Heck Las Vegas have to offer, but pay a tax exempt stipend in re- office : 387-4941 turn. Sen. Joe Hardy (district 12) [email protected] 775-684-1462 One such program is The Senior Companion Pro- Sen. Michael Roberson (district 5) gram where the “volunteer” offers companion- [email protected] ship to isolated and frail adults. They assist with Assemblyman Lynn Stewart simple chores; like letter writing, reading, shop- [email protected] (district 5) ping for groceries and even making sure that their Assemblywoman Melissa Woodbury companion keeps their medical appointments. 580-6119 (district 23)

Another program is the Foster Grandparent Pro- gram where one can serve as a mentor to a child as well as tutor children with low literacy skills. This program would be a perfect opportunity to re -discover some of the wonderful skills you provid- ed as former educators and teachers. WEB SITES OF INTEREST Official Nevada State legislative site: I can’t think of many projects more rewarding than helping small www.leg.state.nv.us Toll free phone: children. Foster Grandparents work with programs like Head Start, 800-992-0973 some schools and other youth facilities. National Federation of Republican Women (user name Federation; pass- For these services, the “volunteers” receive paid training, an hourly word 1938nfrw) www.nfrw.org stipend, mileage reimbursement, annual physicals (free of charge), Nevada Federation of Republican accident and liability insurance while on duty and even paid vaca- Women www.nvfrw.org tions. To qualify you must be over 55, be able to provide between 15 SHRW is on Facebook and on Twitter -40 hours per week, have a vehicle and Nevada driver’s license and (@sohillsrw) be willing to have a complete background check. SHRW web site:

www.SHRWhendersonrepublicanw If these programs with Catholic Charities interest you and/or you omen.com would like more information, please give me a call or contact them directly at 702-382-0721 or visit their website: www.catholiccharities.com