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Contact: Democrats of the High Desert P.O. Box 480 Ridgecrest, CA 93556 760-371-9675 Next Brunch: 10:30 am 18 February 2011 At The Grape Leaf 901 N. Heritage Drive 760-446-3930 Ridgecrest City Manager Kurt Wilson Next Board Meeting: 6 February 2012 4:30 pm At the Grape Leaf Next General Meeting 6:30 pm 13 February 2012 at the Grape Leaf
Board Members
President Ron Carter Vice President Odessa Newman-Staples Secretary Joy Parker Treasurer Mary Lewis Member at Large Peggy Spraker Publicity and News Peggy Spraker Linda Robinett
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| 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. 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
The Holiday Party will take the place of the usual brunch that we hold on 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: 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:
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!! Christmas/ Hanukkah/ Kwanzaa/ Winter Solstice / End of Year PARTY On Monday 17 December 2007 at 5 PM at Heritage Club, 425 North Heritage Drive, Ridgecrest, CA. (Google Map link ). This is a pot luck dinner. Please call Joy Parker (375-3706) to coordinate what food/drink to bring. But, in any case, bring yourself and lots of good cheer! Go to page
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