D IRECTORS Southern Hills Republican Women President February 2017 Volume 10 Issue 2 Lynn Armanino [email protected] 702-248-1414 1st VP Nickie Diersen [email protected] 702-897-4682 2nd VP Dorothy Kazanjian [email protected] 702-685-3631 Treasurer Linda Schlinger [email protected] 702-896-9829 Secretary Heather Stamer [email protected] 702-743-0381 Communications Director Hannah Persons [email protected] 480-570-7067 Events Director Marilyn Ford [email protected] 702-450-7063 Campaign Director Carolyn von Gortler [email protected] 702-914-3730 Budget & Finance Director Parliamentarian Sharon Banta [email protected]
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Page 2: February Luncheon Guest Speaker: Heidi Harris Radio Talk Show Host Page 3: Legislation: Bills SHRW is following Page 4: The Story Behind The Song Page 5: SHRW members Report on the Inauguration Page 6: Birthdays, Committee Chairs, SHRW Mission Statement Your Legislators, Sunshine Chair The Southern Hills Republican Women’s Club believes in American & More exceptionalism. We are committed to supporting and advancing the Republican Page 7: Party, and its candidates, at the local, state and national level. To fulfill this Coming Events
& Did You Know mission we will: Page 8 • provide information on current political and community issues, HopeLink event Page 9 • organize members and coordinate efforts to promote and elect Republican Luncheon Photos ccandidates, Page 10 & 11 •https://twitter.com/sohillsrw maintain our commitment, passion and knowledge in support of the Advertisers rRepublican Party and 1 conservative issues. • influence policy making at all levels of government. WHEN: February 28th Guest Speaker February 28th Heidi Harris, Radio Talk Show Host Room opens at 10:45 a.m. Lunch served at 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Buckman’s Grille 2600 Hampton Road Heidi Harris is a 17-year Radio Talk Show Host and Henderson, NV 89052 author. Heidi began her career with KXNT in 1999 initially hosting a weekend show, and then co-hosting RESERVATION DEADLINE: an award-winning morning drive show for five years. February 22nd She then moved over to KDWN for a number of years Check must be received in the mail before moving (literally) to morning radio in Los Angeles and Riverside/ by this date San Bernardino simultaneously; an audience of 17 million people! She then happily returned to her hometown airwaves on KXNT radio. PLEASE MAIL CHECKS TO: So. Hills Republican Women Heidi has been repeatedly named by Talker's Magazine as one of the 2505 Anthem Village Drive “100 Most Influential Talk Hosts in America”, and has won two Electronic Suite E-223 Media Awards for "Best Radio Talk Show, Locally Produced". Henderson, NV 89052 or Her columns have appeared in Liberty Watch Magazine, DROP CHECKS IN MAILBOX: Humanevents.com and Townhall.com. Harris appears regularly as a 2001 DiPinto - Corner of Hampton commentator on cable news channels including the Fox News Channel & DiPinto Street and MSNBC.
DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL In 2010 she published her first book, "Cocktail Waitress Wisdom: Life DIETARY NEED? Lessons Learned While Carrying a Tray in Las Vegas", which is now also Contact: Marilyn available in audio. Heidi and her husband, Brian, have been married for 702-450-7063 over ten years and have a house full of rescued dogs. [email protected] Please join us on February 28th as we welcome Heidi Harris and get “her take” on what’s going on in town and what to expect in the upcoming Nevada Legislative Session.
Luncheon Fee: $25 Members & $30 Non- Members Last Day to R.S.V.P.: Feb 22nd SHRW Accepts Credit & Debit Cards UPCOMING Register Now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shrw-february-lunch LUNCHEON DATES February 28 March 28 April 25 May 23 June 27 Southern Hills Republican Women are now donating the military July 25 basket ticket sales proceeds to The Veterans Treatment Court in August 22 Henderson. September 26 October 17 November 14 2 December 5 2 THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS GETTING INTERESTING!
By Rana Goodman, Legislative chair
If you would like to follow any legislative bills through the process, here is how it is done.
To reach the Nevada Legislative web site: go to... http://www.leg.state.nv.us/
Look to the right hand side of the page and click on PLT https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/79th2017/Plt click on “click here to register”
You can follow 4 bills free of charge: If you are following bills you will note that you can get the entire text in PDF files so that they are very easy to read. (if anyone would like help doing this, please email me at [email protected])
At the NvFederation conference it was voted the SHRW would track and support AB73 Crimes against Children & Human Trafficking. If you would like to read this bill, or see changes as they are made to the bill as it moves from the assembly to the senate, just put that number into the search box when you log onto your PLT page for the first time. Be sure to place a check mark in the space in front of the bill number and then click, “subscribe to selected items” at the top of the list. After that you will get daily up-dates about the bill.
The guardianship nomination form drafted by Dan Roberts and myself is in the hands of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and is being drafted into a senate bill so that the forms can be merged into the Secretary of state’s lock box as promised. Senator Becky Harris is sponsoring that bill. It should be available to view shortly.
Senator Dean Heller has been a member of The Senate Select Committee on Aging in Washington D.C. for some time. This year he will be joined by Nevada’s former Attorney General, Catherine Cortez-Masto.
Please Call Senator Heller and urge him to bring the Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 (S 2680) to the floor and vote YES (you can call the Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask to be connected to his office).
You don’t have to go to Carson City if you want to be heard by the legislature. You can testify on any bill that is of interest when it is discussed. Call the number below , give the bill number and ask for the hearing date and time.
TO TESTIFY IN CLARK COUNTY: The Sawyer Building 4th Floor 555 E. Washington Avenue
DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS:? Constituent Services: 702-486-3883
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3 THE STORY BEHIND A GREAT SONG
Frank Sinatra considered Kate Smith the best singer of her time, and he said that when he and a million other guys first heard her sing "God Bless America " on the radio, they all pretended to have dust in their eyes as they wiped away a tear or two.
Here are the facts... The link at the bottom will take you to a video showing the very first public singing of "GOD BLESS AMERICA". But before you watch it, you should also know the story behind the first public showing of the song.
The time was 1940. America was still in a terrible economic depression. Hitler was taking over Europe and Americans were afraid we'd have to go to war. It was a time of hardship and worry for most Americans.
This was the era just before TV, when radio shows were HUGE, and American families sat around their radios in the evenings, listening to their favorite entertainers, and no entertainer of that era was bigger than Kate Smith.
Kate was also large; plus size, as we now say, and the popular phrase still used today is in deference to her, "It ain't over till the fat lady sings". Kate Smith might not have made it big in the age of TV, but with her voice coming over the radio, she was the biggest star of her time.
Kate was also patriotic. It hurt her to see Americans so depressed and afraid of what the next day would bring . She had hope for America , and faith in her fellow Americans. She wanted to do something to cheer them up, so she went to the famous American song-writer, Irving Berlin (who also wrote "White Christmas") and asked him to write a song that would make Americans feel good again about their country. When she described what she was looking for, he said he had just the song for her.
He went to his files and found a song that he had written, but never published, 22 years before - way back in 1917. He gave it to her and she worked on it with her studio orchestra. She and Irving Berlin were not sure how the song would be received by the public, but both agreed they would not take any profits from God Bless America . Any profits would go to the Boy Scouts of America. Over the years, the Boy Scouts have received millions of dollars in royalties from this song.
This video starts out with Kate Smith coming into the radio studio with the orchestra and an audience. She introduces the new song for the very first time, and starts singing. After the first couple verses, with her voice in the background still singing, scenes are shown from the 1940 movie, "You're In The Army Now." At the 4:20 mark of the video you see a young actor in the movie, sitting in an office, reading a paper; it's Ronald Reagan.
To this day, God Bless America stirs our patriotic feelings and pride in our country. Back in 1940, when Kate Smith went looking for a song to raise the spirits of her fellow Americans, I doubt whether she realized just how successful the results would be for her fellow Americans during those years of hardship and worry..... and for many generations of Americans to follow.
Now that you know the story of the song, I hope you'll enjoy it and treasure it even more. Many people don't know there's a lead in to the song since it usually starts with "God Bless America ....." So here's the entire song as originally sung.....ENJOY!
Let us pray God still does Bless America , and it's not too late.
Click on: VIDEO OF KATE SMITH SINGING :
We decided that this was an event we did not want to miss. So when the opportunity presented itself we said YES, let’s do this. The trip was talked about by Wayne Allyn Root on his afternoon radio broadcast and a package was being offered to interested people. The arrangements were being made by Rob Lauer, Owner, News Max TV, Vegas. It included airfare, 3 night hotel stay, transportation to and from the hotel, and a pre-night inaugural dinner at the Washington Plaza Hotel, hosted by Wayne Allyn Root.
On the morning of the 18th, we gathered at the gate to await the flight. Hoping to see some people we would know, we recognized some rather prominent fellow Republicans. There was Wayne Allyn Root with his guest radio host, Megan Barth and Rob Lauer. Then we were able to say hello to Mo Karas and Adam Laxalt, our Attorney General with his wife and children, and Jim Marchant, Assemblyman from District 37 and an Associate member of SHRW.
We flew to our Nation’s Capitol (landing at Baltimore’s Thurgood Marshall Airport) in four hours arriving late afternoon. Settling in was done quite easily by a well-run operation, thanks to Rob.
On the 19th we had a wonderful day of sightseeing taking in some of the historical monuments and sites. We made a short stop at the Ford Theatre, and saw the house directly across the street where President Lincoln died after being shot while watching the play “Our Country Cousin”.
Our next stop took us to Arlington National Cemetery where we witnessed the changing of the guard at the Tomb of The Unknown Soldiers. That same day Donald Trump and Michael Pence placed a wreath upon the Tomb. (However, that was not open to the public). Being in Arlington and seeing those rows, upon rows, upon rows of graves makes you realize how many wonderful American men and women have died defending our Country and protecting our lives and the freedoms we cherish. Truly one walks away feeling a deep sense of somberness, humility, and gratitude.
Close to Arlington National Cemetery stands the Iwo Jima Memorial. The dedication inscription on its base reads “ Uncommon Valor Was A Common Virture”. The impression when looking at the sculpture is sheer power. The power of will, the power of determination, the power of fortitude. These soldiers are working to raise our Flag on this rocky hilltop, and their individual efforts coalese into one. It is staggeringly powerful because it displays the heart and valor of these American soldiers.
5 5 CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE Senator Dean Heller Las Vegas office: 702. 388.6605 Sen. Joseph P. Hardy COMITTEE CHAIRS 2/1 Carol Greene District 12 Achievement [email protected] Michelle Baert Nickie Diersen Sen. Michael Roberson District 20 Linda Graham [email protected] Americanism Sydney Ingram Linda Schlinger Assemblyman Keith Pickard District 22 Boutique 2/6 Millie Barfield [email protected] Dee Gualandi 2/10 Lin Mando Assemblywoman Melissa Woodbury Bylaws 2/13 Trudie Dailey (District 23) [email protected] Sharon Banta 2/14 Eileen Costa Caring For America Roberta Cuomo Trudi Dailey 2/17 Annette Tiejeiro Chaplain 2/20 Lee Price NEW MEMBERS Sydney Ingram 2/22 Nancy Damiani Elizabeth Chevez, Robyn Brewington, Fundraising 2/23 Ernestine Kachikis And Ceila Justus Heather Stamer 2/26 Patricia McCaslin Historian ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Diane Fell Victoria Seaman, Keith Pickard Legislative co-chairs Rana Goodman Vicki Dooling Literacy Carol Tank If you know someone who could just use a Newsletter Editor PEOPLE OF INTEREST little cheer, give our Sunshine Lady, Rana Goodman Nevada Governor: Judy Uebbing a call at 702-407-8284 e-mail [email protected] Judy Photographer Brian Sandoval ® will send them a card with a few rays Heather Stamer * Term-Limited in 2018. of sunshine and good cheer. Publicity Nevada Lt. Governor: Gaye McDonald Mark Hutchison (R) Sunshine WEB SITES OF INTEREST Nevada Sec. Of State: Judy Uebbing Official Nevada State legislature Barbara Cegavske (R) www.leg.state.nv.us Telephone Nevada State Treasurer: phone: 800-992-0973 Sheri McKay National Federation of Republican Women Dan Schwartz (R) www.nfrw.org Veterans Affairs Nevada State Controller: Check out SHRW ’s Facebook page. Sydney Ingram Search for SHRW and “Like” the page. Ron Knecht (R) See the link below Webmaster Nevada Attorney General: SHRW web site: Hannah Persons Adam Laxalt (R) | www.SHRWhendersonrepublicanwomen.com Follow SHRW on Twitter (6@sohillsrw) 6 COMING EVENTS
February 28th April 25th Wes Duncan Heidi Harris 1st Asst Attorney General, Radio Talk Show Host AB 73 – Sex Trafficking
March 28th May 23rd Rick Workman Candidate for Henderson Mayor Judge Mark Stevens Rana Goodman, SHRW Legislative Chair, AB 56 - Establishing Veterans BDR 13-86 “Nominating Guardianship” Treatment Courts to Secretary of State Lock Box” June 27th April 6 Lori Frame NvFRW Legislative Day Vanac International In Carson City, tour the legislative Public & Personal Safety Company Building, meet our legislators and/or Speaking on Women’s Safety Attend Senate and Assembly sessions. July 25th April 7– 8 Michelle Mortensen Annual Spring Board and Membership Channel 8 News, Meeting Carson City Consumer Fraud
DID YOU KNOW By: Sydney Ingram History shows that those of us who feel that this election has been the most divisive in America’s history are wrong. An opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal by Joseph Rago points out these interesting historical facts. …Our government is set up so we are divided, because the point of a democracy is to reconcile different interests. …We have progressed if you count politicians not killing each other as progress. When Vice President Cheney shot that man, it was an accident. When Burr shot Hamilton it was intentional. …We’ve had far more disturbing elections—remember 1968 with the assignation off Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy and 1969 when militants took over the student union at Cornell. …Those who say that the Republican Party is going to break up after this are likely wrong. The last time a major party disappeared, the Whigs, was in the 1850’s. We’ve been stuck with the Democrats and the Republicans ever since. …We’ve always had problems and we’ve always overcome them—think communism, stagflation, Watergate, Vietnam to name a few. Eventually rationality wins out, progress happens and problems are solved. …We need to trust the genius of the Constitution’s federalist separation of powers. American democracy is incredibly strong, and the republic will survive. The above is just a small sampling of Joseph Rago’s article titled “ History Repeats as Farce, Then as 2016” in the WSJ, November 5-6, 2016 edition. 7 7 https://twitter.com/sohillsrw www.SHRWhendersonrepublicanwomen. com
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