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the Willits community are working together to raise ten million dollars for the new complex. (see
upcoming events)
Eureka has the Marina Center funded by private enterprise. What an opportunity to clean up
the Balloon Track! Multi-zoning will bring new jobs and new property and sales tax revenues.
EUREKA REPUBLICAN WOMEN, FEDERATED * SINCE 1938
Happy St. Patrick's Day to all who have a little Irish in them or who have kissed the Blarney
Stone. March 17th will serve as this month's opportunity drawing. We will raffle off "Lunch for
T w o " a t G a lla g h e r’s Irish P u b in O ld T o w n . T h e re is a ru m o r o u t th e re a b o u t a certain Lepre-
chaun who may be attending. Stay tuned for more.
Ladies & Gentlemen, you constantly amaze me by your generosity and commitment to
ERWF. F e b ru a ry’s m e e tin g w a s a n o th e r ca se in p o in t. We added $244.00 to our coffers!
Thanks especially to Linda Jonckheere who donated some spectacular estate pieces and to
those who baked goodies. Thanks to all of you who make this Club successful!
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Membership Report Margaret Stafford
This month you will notice a PINK DOT be- become active in our organization and hope you will
side your name if you haven't paid your dues. truly feel connected.
This will be your last time to receive the Guests at our February meeting were: B ill O ’D o n n e ll,
ERWF newsletter if you don't renew your Madison Powers, Deborah Peterson, and our guest
membership. SO, please send in your re- speaker, Margie Handley, an associate member of
newal checks so you won't miss a single edition of our ERWF. Thank you for your generous donations.
great, informative newsletter.
Regular and sustaining members currently number LOST & FOUND!
182. There is a total of 18 new members. Those not Not much gets lost at our meetings
previously acknowledged are: LENORE ANVICK, B U T … … ..A t o u r F e b ru a ry 1 7 th m e e tin g
BERNICE HUSTON, DEBRA DANIELSON, KAREN a nice black button was turned in to
GIACOMINI, SANDRA POWERS and JANET Margaret Stafford. Please contact her if
THOMAS. Welcome to our club. We encourage you to it belongs to you.
Upcoming events:
March 17th ERWF luncheon meeting, Speaker Haider Ajina
March 19-21 The C F R W B o a rd o f D ire cto rs’ M e e tin g a n d 3 1 st Advocacy Workshop at the Hyatt Regency,
downtown Sacramento. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been invited to speak during the
luncheon on March 21.
April 21st ERWF luncheon meeting - Candidates for District 4 Supervisor: Bonnie Neely & Nancy Flemming.
Plant sale.
April 29th Rhody parade (an opportunity to get our message out)
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June 6 Primaries
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August 19 T h e th ird “W illits B la ck T ie ”– major fundraising event for the Howard Memorial Hospital.
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LEGISLATION ALERT
VEE SORENSON
SACRAMENTO: I was scanning the internet to find an important piece of legislation
to zero in on for this report, when I discovered February 24 was the final day for new
bills in the state legislature. These bills were pouring in at a tremendous rate. How do
we keep up with such a barrage of legislation? Sorry to say, it is a very difficult thing “G o ve rn m e n t is n o t
for anyone to do. There are four bills alone that address Identity Theft. SB 1387-
1388-1389 and 1390. This is a big problem, and it is easy to be skeptical as thieves reason, it is not
usually find a way around rules. The significance of the above bills are they add penal-
ties to those caught in Identity Theft. They are worth backing. eloquence--it is