Democrats of the High Desert: News

Welcome!

We are a Democratic club in Kern County serving
the High Desert of the Indian Wells Valley, consisting of
Ridgecrest, Inyokern and surrounding areas.
The club was formerly known as
The Walter Stiern Democratic Club.

Dinner With Supervisorial Candidates

My Fellow Democrats:

On behalf of all members of our Club, I am pleased to invite you to participate in our upcoming gala dinner. Please mark your calendars now for Friday evening, May 18^th.

Dinner with your Supervisorial Candidates

Sponsored by the Democratic Club of the High Desert

Date: Friday, May 18, 2012

Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Donation: $29

Place: Victoria's Dining Room

at the Heritage Inn

1050 N. Norma St., Ridgecrest

This idea of sponsoring a warm, friendly and informal dining with our candidates was conceived by President Ron Carter. Each candidate for District 1 Supervisor will rotate from table to table giving us a splendid opportunity to engage the candidates in a small group. Victoria's has agreed to provide a sit down dinner including an appetizer, salad, entre (choice of 2 dishes), and dessert.

This should be a very pleasant alternative to the standard candidates’ forum. We also want to encourage Republicans and Independents to attend. Our goal is to have 70 people in attendance. Since we are Democrats we will keep the cost low but we should have enough proceeds left over to make a contribution to support a deserving student.

A special treat is in store for anyone attending. There will be an auction for a handcrafted piece from Howard Laire, a local jewelry maker and artisan. Others interested in contributing auction items, contact Odessa Newman-Staples at 760-375-8295.

So please put a big circle around May 18^th and tell your neighbors and friends. Please call me if you have questions or for any reason. Please reserve by May 14th with Matthew Alexander.

Best Regards,

Matthew Alexander

(760) 382-3878 cell

Ps, don’t forget our regular monthly brunch meeting tomorrow, (April 21^st) at the Grape Vine, 10:30AM.

Kurt Wilson to speak at Democratic Brunch at the Grape Leaf February 18, 2012. Brunch is at 10:30 am.

The Democratic Club of the High Desert is pleased to announce that Ridgecrest City Manager Kurt Wilson will be the featured speaker on February 18th. This meeting takes place at the Grape Leaf Restaurant, (901 N. Heritage Drive) at 10:30 AM on Saturday, Feb 18, 2012.
Mr. Wilson is the City Manager for the City of Ridgecrest where he serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the City and Finance Authority. On behalf of the City Council, he manages all day-to-day functions of the City and leads a talented staff of dedicated professionals who carry out the policy directives of the Council in the areas of police, finance, public works, wastewater, economic development, planning, city clerk, information technology, parks and recreation, and administration.

In addition to a presentation from Mr. Wilson during this critical period facing the City, the Democratic Club expects to hear from Mari Goodman, Democratic candidate for the California 34th Assembly Seat.

Democratic Club Christmas Party

The Democratic Club Christmas Party will be at 10:30 am at the Grape Leaf on Saturday December 17th. Bring a Christmas Treat to share. There will be live music.

Democratic Party Meet and Greet

The Democratic Party will be hosting a Meet and Greet from 5:30 to 9:00 Pm on Friday October 21st at the Heritage Villiage Club House. Perspective candidates and representatives from local organizations will be present. Candy Easter, the Kern County Democratic Central Committee Chair will be sharing questions and answers on President Obama's outline for today's issues and concerns. Refreshments will be served.

All Democratic Club meetings now at the Grapeleaf

All regular Ridgecrest Democratic Club meetings will be at the Grapeleaf. We have decided that it woud be more convenient to be able to eat a meal at the meetings. We meet in the back room of the restaurant.

Trash Cleanup May 28

Trash pickup will be at 8 am on May 28 unless the weather is bad.

The Democrats of the High Desert reactivated and ready

The Democrats of the High Desert are active again and regularly meeting. Join us in our new location for our monthly brunch. It is located at the Grape Leaf and is at 10:30 am on the third Saturday of each month. Our general meeting is at the library at 6:30 the second Monday of the month.

November Brunch Speaker

This month's speaker is John Anderson from Habitat For Humanity.
He will speak on what that orgainzation is doing in Ridgecrest and
surroundings, and how individuals can assist them.

The talk is at Casey's Steak & BBQ on November 28 at 10:30 AM

Dem Club Booth at Desert Empire Fair

We will host a booth at the Desert Empire Fair.
The scheduled hours of operation are;

Thursday, Oct 22: 5 PM to 10 PM
Friday__, Oct 23: 5 PM to 11 PM
Saturday, Oct 24: Noon to 11 PM
Sunday_, Oct 25: Noon to 9 PM

Please come by and offer encouragement and support
to the vounteer hosts.

One theme of this year's booth is Health Care -
especially Universal Health Care & the Public Option.

But we will also continue our regular efforts at
disseminating the Democratic Party's central
messages, and recruiting members.

October Brunch Speaker

Marla Erwin of the United Way will speak to us about what they do to help local organizations, and about the opportunities for volunteering in our community.

The talk will be on October 31 at 10:30 AM at

Casey's Steaks & BBQ
1400 N Norma St # 201
(760) 446-8000

August Brunch Speakers

Dr. James Fay and Valerie Karnes will speak at our next
brunch on the CCCC's Wind Technology program.

Dr. James Fay is Vice President of Academic Affairs, and
Valerie Karnes is Dean of Career Technical Education
at Cerro Coso College. This should be a very interesting
and enlightening talk.

Brunch Talk on Preserving Social Security & Medicare

Gene Williams of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare will speak at our Feb 28 brunch at the Texas Cattle restaurant at 10:30AM. This is an important topic, and the talk may last 45 minutes.

Hope to see you all there.

President Barack Obama Inauguration Breakfast

The Democrats of the High Desert will hold an Obama Inauguration Day
breakfast at Charley's Place in the Carriage Inn on Tues Jan 20 8:00 AM.

The swearing in ceremony will be around 9:00 AM, although I can't find an
exact schedule. Come celebrate this historic occasion with us.

HOLIDAY, CHRISTMAS, HANUKKAH, KWANZAA, SOLSTICE PARTY

We are having a Holiday Party at the Heritage Club House (Heritage Community
off Norma just north of Drummond and behind the Heritage Hotel) on Mon Dec
15 starting at 5:00PM (or whenever you can get there) and lasting however
long people want to stay. It is pot luck so bring your favorite food
dishes, whatever you like to drink and share with all. We can toast and
rehash what has been an amazing political year and discuss what needs to be
done to bring this country back to greatness. Sam Ghaleb is our Heritage
Host as he has arranged for us to use the Club House.

The Holiday Party will take the place of the usual brunch that we hold on
the last Saturday of the month. Accordingly the Dec brunch has been
cancelled.

Pictures at an Exhibition (2008 Fair)

Holly Mitchell, candidate for Kern County Superior Court Judge, to speak at September Brunch

We are honored to have Holly Mitchell speak at our Brunch on 27 September.

From TradingMarkets.com:

Holly N. Mitchell has been a deputy district attorney in Kern County for some two decades. A 1982 graduate of Howard University School of Law, Mitchell's experience with the District Attorney's office has included criminal prosecution as well as work as a supervisor with the office's child support division and truancy program.

Her judicial philosophy: "There is no place for bias or preconceived ideas. The duty of the judge is to honor the law ...It is not the role of the court to engage in judicial activism. A Superior Court judge acts as a steward of the law for the People. As judge, it would be my public duty and the people's expectation that I live up to that stewardship by applying the law in a fair, firm and efficient manner."

For more details and to help with her campaign, please visit
http://www.hollymitchellforjudge.com/

The Reformed Maverick

Only the Daily Show has the guts to tell the truth about him.

Get yer FREE Obama bumper stickers here

Please call Ralph Lachenmaier at 760-793-6524
or Jim Vijay at 371-9675
to get one for yourself
and one for a friend
and one for ...

Rachel Carver of the California Nurses Assn. to speak at July Brunch

We are honored to have Rachel Carver, of the California Nurses Association,
as our speaker at the July brunch. She will speak on the very important
issue of Universal Healthcare.

If you who are interested in changing the direction of the country and willing to work for a new administration, join us and help make that possible. We have lively discussions and share our hopes for our state and country.

The website for the California Nurses Association is http://www.calnurses.org/.
There you can sign on to help bring about affordable Healthcare for all.

They also maintain the website http://www.singlepayer.com, a critical resource in the fight for single-payer healthcare.

New Officers Installed

City Councilman Ron Carter (at right) installed the officers of the Club. The ceremony was held at Charlies (brunch) on January 26, 2008. From right to left are:

Councilman Ron Carter,
Ralph Lachenmaier (President),
Doris Bruce (Secretary),
Joy Parker (outgoing President), and
Jim Vijay (Vice President).

Not present were Mary Lewis (Treasurer) and Gordon Wilcher (Member at large).

All of us would like to express our deepest gratitude to all previous office holders, and especially to Joy Parker for doing such a fantastic job as President of the Club for over three years. Thanks Joy!!

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