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The Mountain Republ ican Voice A Diamond Award Unit
Lake Arrowhead A 527 Tax Exempt organizat ion
Communit ies Republ ican Women, Federated February 2015 Issue # CDLXVIII
President
Shonna Davis 338.3185
1st Vice President
Gale Hunt 949 910.1751
2nd Vice President
Linda Ehe 867-4363
3rd Vice President
Sandi Schulz 336.1532
Treasurer
Elyse Power 600.9660
Recording and
Corresponding Secretary
Elizabeth Elliott 337.6160
Parliamentarian/Newsletter Editor
Christi Schneider 337.6940
All area codes are 909 unless other-
wise indicated
Executive Committee
No General Meeting in February
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERS
REMEMBER, WE ARE DARK IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY
That doesn't mean we are idle during those months; YOUR Board is hard
at work planning activities, budget, speakers and much more.
Your Board has decided to change our meeting date to the 4th Thursday
of each month, and the location will vary from month to month as well as
the time of the meeting. We are trying to encourage the women who work
to attend as well as our spouses. This information will be in your March
newsletter.
SAVE THE DATE... Thursday, MARCH 26th FOR OUR FIRST
MEETING
We will focus our conversation on the pending:
COUNTY PROPOSAL TO INCORPORATE OUR MOUNTAIN
COMMUNITIES FROM
CRESTLINE TO RUNNING SPRINGS INTO ONE CITY
Two respected members of our community and former candidates
for office will be speaking
MICHELLE AMBROZIC and RANDOLPH BEASLEY
They will both present the pros and cons of this important issue.
Thank you for allowing me the privilege to serve as a conservative
voice in the community as your 1st Vice President and Program
Chairman through the Lake Arrowhead Communities RWF.
Gale Hunt, 1st Vice President
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
February 4 CFRW So. Division Meeting, Anaheim May 2 LACRWF Board Meeting
February 7 LACRWF Board Meeting May 28 LACRWF General Meeting,, Lunch
February 24 SB County Meeting, High Desert June 6 LACRWF Board Meeting
March 7 LACRWF Board Meeting
March 26 LACRWF General Meeting, Lunch September 10—13 NFRW 38th Biennial
April 4 LACRWF Board Meeting Convention, Phoenix AZ
April 18 SB County Fashion Show, San Bernardino
April 23 LACRWF General Meeting, Evening
April 20—21 CFRW Board of Directors Meeting/Student Advocacy, Sacramento
Representing Communities
From
Crestline to Green Valley Lake
lakearrowheadrwf.org
P R E S I D E N T ’ S M E S S A G E S H O N N A D A V I S P A G E 2
I am so very honored to be your club president again this year. Thank you ALL so much for your support
and hard work for the previous two years. We have truly accomplished a great deal. Republicans now con-
trol BOTH houses of Congress. This historical election just would not have been possible without the work
that you have done here on the mountain and throughout the state. Phone calls do matter, texts reach
the source and emails add up. DO NOT STOP.
I am encouraged because in California we have elected sensible people, many of them women. What we
lost by not winning statewide offices, we made up by gaining the legislature. Continue to strive for what is
right and as our Southern Division President, Christine Flynn says “Making a difference in other people’s
lives is what matters. YOU make that difference.” I salute you and a Prosperous New Year for us ALL and
GOD BLESS AMERICA.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR ALL MEMBERS
Many of you may be surprised to be receiving this print- ed copy of the
newsletter instead of your copy being emailed to you. This modern
technical age causes us to ponder about the “personal touch” that is
necessary to build relationships. So, we the Board, de- cided to start out
this new year with a printed copy to ALL members. If you
would prefer to receive your newsletter in print, then just
sit back, read it cover to cover, and anticipate your own
personal newsletter each month in the mail. If you would rather receive it VIA
email, then just call Sandi Schulz, membership VP, at 909 336-1532 or email
[email protected]. Women love choices.
Support the Troops Committee
First, a sincere thanks to Judy Stalzer for the wonderful job she has done as committee chair for the past two
years. Judy, and all those who have helped her pack boxes, have truly made a positive difference in the lives of
those who serve us all.
After several successful years of packing individualized boxes for locals and loved ones of locals serving over-
seas, we have decided to try something a little bit different this year. We have been calling it “Operation Boots on
the Ground”. We all know that those who serve in the military, particularly enlisted personnel, earn far too little
money for the sacrifices they make. Whenever the federal government wants to “trim” the budget, they seem to
always do so at the expense of the military. What you probably don’t know is that our service members are also
required to pay for much of their uniforms and gear out of their own pocket. It is not issued to them free of charge
by the military.
We are hoping to contact locals who are currently serving and purchase for them some piece of gear of their
choosing. We will set a monetary limit per person. They will send us a link to a website where the item may be pur-
chased, along with any specifics we need such as size, along with a mailing address. We will take care of ordering
and payment. We certainly don’t want to abandon the idea of the boxes altogether, but would only send for holi-
days.
The LACRWF board is always extremely generous to the Troops Committee. But even with funding from our club,
this will most likely be an expensive endeavor which will require some additional fund-raising. If you are interested
in helping with this important cause, or know of a service person to whom we could send, please contact either Lin-
da Ehe 867.4363 or Sandi Schulz 336.1532.
They don the uniform for all Americans. It would be wonderful if we could help pay for a little piece of it.
Suppor t the Troops Update
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Happy February Birthdays 1: Virginia Benziger and Judy King 2: Patricia Davis
5: Charlene Burgher 6: Jean Green
8: Jill McCauley 11: Gloria Wolen
19: Cindy Swain 20: Megan Demko
21: Betty Nordbak 23: Johanna Olson
24: Darlene Butler 25: Camilee Gross
27: Dolores Whitaker
REGULAR MEMBERS 59
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS 31
Happy New Year to all our LACRWF members! Our
club is starting out the new year with a bang. Thanks
to all of you who have taken advantage of our early
bird offer of entry into the $50 drawing or free associ-
ate membership for your spouse, we already have 59
regular members who have renewed, as well as 31
associate members. For those of you who did not des-
ignate “drawing” or “spouse” on your renewal, I have
automatically entered you into the drawing for the
$50. The drawing will be held at our March General
Meeting. You need not be present to win, but we sure
hope to see you all there.
For those who have not yet renewed, please re-
member that membership dues run from January
through December, no matter when you joined or last
renewed. Renewal reminders will be mailed out at the
beginning of February, however, your prompt renewal
will save the club mailing costs. Regular membership
dues are $30, plus $5 for associate membership for
your spouse. Checks are made out to LACRWF and
sent to Sandi Schulz at PO Box 890, Blue Jay, 92317.
Thank you all for your continued support.
We are currently in the process of developing a di-
rectory that can be distributed to all LACRWF mem-
bers. Those of you who have email addresses will re-
ceive the directory electronically. We will also provide
hardcopies for those of you who prefer them. A nomi-
nal fee will be charged for the hardcopy directories in
order to cover the printing costs. They will be availa-
ble for purchase at the General Meetings.
Let’s take this New Year 2015 to a new all time high
in membership, together. EACH ONE BRING ONE.
Sandi Schulz, 3rd Vice President, Membership
M E M B E R S H I P
Ways and Means
Happy New Year to all Members and Friends!
First and foremost, our signature event for the past 12
years "Holiday Fantasy" was once again a great success.
The trees, wreaths, etc... were exceptional this year. The
food and atmosphere at Lake Arrowhead Country Club
was festive. Thank you to Celia Becker and Cindy Swain
for our lovely center pieces. Most of all, I want to thank
Barbara Carbajal for being the architect of this event. It
is a huge undertaking and she should be extremely
proud. It should also be noted that this has not been just
a Republican Women's event, but a local business and
community mainstay. Barbara works very hard to involve
everyone, which truly puts the LACRWF name out there.
Good job Barb!
I am once again looking forward to being your "WAYS
AND MEANS" chairperson. I want to raise even more
funds so we can continue to support our community, our
military and conservative causes. I have many different
ideas for events for 2015 and as always I welcome the
input of our members. Remember, this mission takes
teamwork!
Linda Ehe Your Ways and Means Chair
C H A P L A I N ’ S C O R N E R K A R E N B U R T O N
FORGIVENESS: AN ELIXIR FOR THE AMERICAN SOUL
Somewhere I read, “Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic to the striv-
ing, and tolerant with the weak and wrong – sometime in your life you will be all of these.”
The book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, a biography of Olympic runner
and war survivor Louis Zamperini, written by Laura Hillenbrand, has been Number 1 on the New York Times Best
Seller list for 185 weeks. It was voted as the 2014 Best Non-Fiction book by Time magazine. The book-turned-
into-a-movie was also Number 1 at the Christmas Day box office, banking $15.6 million, millions more than the
other top 10 holiday-released movies.
The 2015 Rose Parade’s theme of “Inspiring Stories” prompted by Rose Parade President Richard Chinen’s
reading of Unbroken, led to Zamperini being selected as the 126th Grand Marshall. Though Zamperini passed
away two months before the parade, his descendants represented him on the parade route. It appears Zamperini
has become a heroic elixir, representing the collective American soul of faith and the power of letting go of the
past. Many of the Rose Parade floats’ themes sent messages of letting go of the past. One of the most impact-
ful, in context of Zamperini’s torture in Japanese prisoner of war camps, was the “Go for Broke” float, with five sur-
viving Japanese-American World War II veterans on board, representing comrades who had enlisted after being
imprisoned in American internment camps. They, among others, sent messages of reconciliation to over 85 mil-
lion viewers around the globe.
In Japanese culture, a vase that is broken has more value than one that is not. When a vase is broken, it is put
back together. Rather than hiding its brokenness, silver-glittered adhesive showcases its flaws. Its imperfections
are believed to make it more exquisite and sacred.
A quote from Wisdom Unlimited describes Zamperini’s paradox of redemption: “God uses broken things. It
takes broken clouds to bring forth rain, broken ground to bring forth harvest, broken bread to bring forth nourish-
ment. It takes a broken alabaster box to bring forth perfume. God uses people in and thru their brokenness.”
Zamperini’s transformative faith to forgive his Japanese tormentors, mentored by Billy Graham, parallels Paula
Huston’s autobiography, Forgiveness: following Jesus into radical loving. She writes, “To hold a grudge is to play
the devil’s game.” She quotes Gandhi, “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong.”
Their lifework concluded that what empowered them to live from divine forgiveness was based on a faith that be-
gins and ends on acts of forgiveness.
The Screen Actors Guild (now SAG-AFTRA), recently released their nominations for television and movie perfor-
mances, often precursors to the Golden Globe Award and Academy Award winners. Unbroken, in spite of its mass
popularity, appears not to be a top contender, according to the SAG nominating committee members. It received
only one nomination. Some speculate it is because faith-based movies are often ostracized in the entertainment
industry, as they step out of the Hollywood-centric politically correct narrative. Jolie’s beginning scene with a gos-
pel sermon stating that God “sent His Son Jesus Christ … to forgive sins” didn’t help matters.
Though some entertainment critics labeled Jolie a racist, called her a ‘spoiled brat’ (based on leaked studio ex-
ecutive emails), and cast doubt on her performance and the crew, millions of viewers appear to support the film
and its message, suggesting that the SAG nominating committee may be out sync with what most Americans want
to see and hear in mainstream entertainment and media.
Listening to politically correct activists in mainstream media, who constantly pounce on sins from the past, and
fixate on all the woes of society (Al Sharpton being a prime example) is like listening to some aged curmudgeons
with dementia, stuck in time as they spin old narratives over and over again. Compassion for the aged, sympathy
for the striving, and tolerance for the weak and wrong are good practices as we say goodbye to 2014.
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FEDERAL:
Texas Congressman Randy Weber has introduced House Bill 439 Illegal Entry Accountability Act of 2015. This bill, if passed would immediately stop foreign aid to Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador until these countries have taken suffi-cient action to stop unlawful crossings of the United States/Mexico border by their respective citizens. This bill now re-
sides in the House Committee of Foreign Affairs.
Our Supreme Court has decided not to review the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals March 150 page ruling that included lan-guage to protect the Delta Smelt. This decision puts this little fish before our California farmers and devastates one of our major industries, agriculture! This order curtails water deliveries to farms under the Endangered Species Act, putting this
fish above human interests.
STATE:
Last year Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 270 Plastic Bag Ban into law. This bill was to take effect in January, but a referendum, collected over 800,000 signatures, put this legislation on the ballot. Only 504,760 signatures were needed to qualify. On January 20th at the Huntington Beach City Council meeting it was voted 6-1 to repeal the ban in their city.
This was strongly supported by Republican Assemblyman Travis Allen. His district includes the Huntington Beach area.
In 2013 Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill 60 Drivers Licenses for Undocumented Resi-
dents into law. On January 2nd 970 of these licenses were issued, although the passage
rate was only 30-35%. Many applicants could not pass the written exam even when given in
Spanish.
Legislation Report Janet Nelsen Legislation Chair
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HOSPITAL VISIT
In the hospital where a family member lay gravely ill, the relatives gathered in the waiting room. Finally, the doctor came in looking tired & somber. "I'm afraid I'm the bearer of bad news," he said as he surveyed the worried faces. "The only hope left for your loved one at this time is a brain transplant. It's an experimental procedure, very risky, but it is the only hope. Insurance will cover the procedure, but you will have to pay for the BRAIN." The family members sat silent as they ab-sorbed the news. After a time, someone asked, "How much will a brain cost?" The doctor quickly responded, "$5,000 for a Democrat's brain; $200 for a Re-publican's brain." The moment turned awkward. Some of the Democrats actually had to try not to smile, avoiding eye contact with the Republicans. A man unable to control his cu-riosity, finally blurted out the question everyone wanted to ask, "Why is the Democrat's brain so much more than a Republican's brain?" The doctor smiled at the childish innocence & explained to the entire group, "It's just standard pricing procedure. We have to price the Republicans' brains at a lot lower cost because they're used."
During the 3-1/2 years of World War II that started with the
Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941
And ended with the Surrender of Germany and Japan in 1945,
“We the People of the United States of America” produced the following:
22 aircraft carriers, 8 battleships, 48 cruisers, 348 destroyers,
420 destroyer escorts, 203 submarines, 34 million tons of merchant ships,
100,000 fighter aircraft, 98,000 bombers, 24,000 transport aircraft, 93,000 tanks,
257,000 artillery pieces, 105,000 mortars, 3,000,000 machine guns and 2,500,000 military trucks.
We put 16.1 million men in uniform in the various armed services, invaded Africa, Sicily and Italy,
Won the battle for the Atlantic, planned and executed D-Day, marched across the Pacific and Europe,
Developed the atomic bomb, and ultimately conquered Japan and Germany.
It is worth noting that during the almost exact amount of time the Obama Administration
couldn’t even build a web site that worked…
The statistics contained herein have not been verified, but “We The People “ know that we
did fight and win a war honorably
THE STORY OF WHAT A REPUBLICAN WOMAN CAN DO
by Christi Schneider
JEAN LIBERMAN was a member of San Bernardino Republican Women Federated for nine years, and
held many positions, including President of that club. She is also an associate member of our club. Jean
moved to Bend Oregon in August 2012. A few months later she met two women who were Republicans
and she talked with them about the possibility of starting a club.
She began attending meetings of the Deschutes County GOP (equivalent to our Central Committee),
where she spoke several times, did some volunteer work for them and attended some of their functions.
After discussing her idea with the President of the Oregon Federation of Republican Women (OFRW), Jean
really got the ball rolling. In mid 2013 she and the two ladies who had originally shown interest brought
together a small group of women to discuss their options and determine if there was enough interest to
move forward with forming a Federated Club. They had 30 people in attendance at their 2nd meeting and
their speakers were the President and Membership Chairperson of OFRW.
Jean and the first two ladies that she recruited attended “A Day at the Legislature” in Salem. This is
similar to our Advocacy in Sacramento. She has made the 5 hour drive to Seaside on two occasions to
attend the Executive Board Meeting of OFRW. These meetings were further encouragement to move for-
ward with their plans. What are the chances of moving to an area where you find three former Federated
ladies? Well, it has been Jean's good fortune to be joined by a past President of Los Alamitos, California,
past President of a club in Kansas, and former member of Jackson County Oregon club. By January 2014
they had 37 charter members, and in March 2014 the State President attended their meeting and pre-
sented them with their NFRW Charter. They are now officially Central Oregon Federated Republican
Women (COFRW). By June 2014 they had 41 members and 17 associate members, and were the 4th
largest club in Oregon.
Jean is the President, but already has her eye on others that could be groomed to follow her. As of now
they are at 23 renewals, and they continue to roll in. They are dark in December and January and have
been using that time to plan for 2015. They have about $3,000.00 in their treasury, so they are off to a
good start. The attendance at their meetings has been about 25 to 28, a better percent than most clubs
enjoy. They face many of the same challenges that we do: like where to meet, how to keep luncheon
costs down, how to get more members interested in coming to learn from great speakers and how to get
local publicity.
We often hear, at meetings and conventions, that Republican Women can do anything. Well, this is the
best example I have seen. I admire Jean's shear “guts” and ability to take on and accomplish such a
task. I wish them good luck as they continue to grow and to bring the Republican message to women in
Bend and the surrounding areas of Oregon.
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NEVER LEAVE A MARINE BEHIND
By Christi Schneider
Several years ago we had a young lady named Erica Stone as speaker at one of our meetings. The subject was
Soldiers Organized Services, a non-profit that she started in 2007. Erica's inspiration was in learning that the
Marine Corp does not pay for transportation from the Ontario and Palm Springs airports to the Marine Corp
base at 29 Palms. This is a personal expense of about $200 to the Marine. Erica started recruiting volunteer
drivers, and raising money to cover the gasoline expense, and to eventually buy several vans to help with the
shuttling. I recently called to see how she was doing, and below are the statistics that I obtained, as well as
thank you notes from some of the recent recipients. 61,212 Service Members: 81,616 Hours Driven: 183,636
Bags: 4,080,800 Miles Driven: 20,404 Trips, $9,181,800 amount we have saved our heroes..
Thank you for being so flexible and supportive of my Marine. I appreciate your hard work and dedication to make coming home
possible for the Marines. Lara Severn, Seattle Washington
I don’t think I could THANK YOU ENOUGH. I appreciate all that you sponsors do to help me and my brothers (Marines) get
home to see our families. You have given me the best present ever for the holiday and that is the chance to go see my family. Thank
You! PFC Pena, Cole from Tonopah, AZ
Thank you so much for this valuable service! Having transportation to and from the airport gives both my family and I peace of
mind. Eric Roy, Cranston Rhode Island
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Members Who Need Prayer
Please keep the following people in your prayers for healing: Deborah Knowlton-Czarnecki's husband
Jim, Elizabeth Elliott's husband Mel, Lynn McHugh and Margi Olcott. We are glad to learn that Bob
Pelstring is doing fine, and that Patty Wright is on the mend after foot surgery. We are saddened to
learn of the sudden death of the mother of our Associate Member, Victor Sperrazza. We send our
heartfelt condolences to the Sperrazza family, Victor, Gail and Matt. If you are aware of anyone who
needs prayer for any reason, please let me know. Christi Schneider, 337-6940 or chris-
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This picture is your 2015 Executive Committee
being sworn in on December 19th. Standing
from left to right are Shonna Davis, President;
Gale Hunt, 1st Vice President; Linda Ehe, 2nd
Vice President; Sandi Schulz, 3rd Vice Presi-
dent; standing in for Elyse Power, Treasurer, is
Dovett Elliott; and Elizabeth Elliott, Recording
and Corresponding Secretary. Dovett Elliott is
our new Historian for LACRWF.
CHARLOTTE MOUSEL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
Since the inception of the Charlotte Mousel Schol-
arship it has been funded by generous contributions
from counties, clubs and individuals. For many
years contributions met the amount of the awards.
But it has become increasingly difficult to rely on
contributions. At the Southern Division November
meeting the matter was discussed and it was decid-
ed that the Charlotte Mousel Scholarship will be a
budget item in the Southern Division Budget.
Thank you to all who have so generously helped
support this scholarship that honors a California
Republican woman who came up through the ranks
to become the first woman from California to be
elected NFRW president.
We will graciously except your kind donations to
fund this scholarship.
Send your contribution to:
Southern Division Mousel Scholarship Chairman
Jeanne Bunch
2035 Leo Court Memo Line write:
Escondido, CA 92026 So. Div. Mousel Scholarship
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Members that are renewing their membership do not have to complete this application unless there is a
change of address, phone number or correcting information. Just return it with your payment.
In December Christi Schneider was the hostess
for our Board Installation Dinner. Also seated
next to Christi is Martha Kloss, Janet Nelsen,
Shonna Davis, Linda Ehe and Sandi Schulz on
the left. Thank you Christi, we all had a wonder-
ful time.
WHERE TO CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES
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Address Correction Requested
The Lake Arrowhead Communit ies Republ ican Women Federated P.O. Box 682 Lake Arrowhead, Ca 92352
President Barrack H. Obama (D)
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington DC 20500
(202)456-1414 FAX (202) 456-2461
E-mail: [email protected]
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D)
112 Hart Office Building
Washington DC 20510
(202)224-3553 FAX (202)224-0454
E-mail: boxer.senate.gov
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D)
331 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
(202)224-3841 FAX (202)228-3954
E-mail: feinstein.senate.gov
Congressman 8th District
Paul Cook (R)
14955 Dale Evans Parkway
Apple Valley Town Hall
Apple Valley, Ca 92307
706.247.1815
Email:
House.gov/PaulCook
Governor Jerry Brown
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916)445-2841 FAX (916)558-3160
E-mail: gov.ca.gov
State Senator Mike Morrell ®
State Capitol, Sacramento 95814
916.651.4023 Fax 916.651.4923
District Office
10350 Commerce Center Dr, Ste A-220
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
E:mail Senator. [email protected]
St. Assemblyman (33) District
Jay Obernolty
15900 Smoke Tree Street, Room 125
Hesperia, Ca 92345
760.244.5277 Fax 760.244.5447
Email:
Sup. Janice Rutherford (2nd Dist)
(909)387-4839
385 N. Arrowhead Ave. 5th FL
San Bernardino, CA 92415
http://sbcounty.gov/rutherford/
California Republican Headquarters
(818)841-5210
California Republican Party
www.cagop.org
Republican National Party
www.rnc.org
CA Federation of Republican Women
www.cfrw.org
Newsletter submission deadline is the
19th day of the month. Send all submis-
sions to Christi Schneider Chris-
or call; 909/337.6940
...Disclaimer…
All information transmitted through
the LACRWF newsletter is for infor-
mation only. Nothing is to be consid-
ered a position or endorsement by
LACRWF or its membership. Excep-
tion: recommendations from upper
levels of the Federation
Web Manager, Darel Davis [email protected]
Some information on our web site will be the same as
you see in our newsletter. We also include pictures from
various events. If you would like to submit something for
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