Joan Draper, President, 503-329-1316
Betty Atteberry, Editor, 503-533-9320

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

As we Americans encounter intense pressure from our Democratically controlled State and Federal administrations to move toward more government control and a reduction of individual freedoms, it is imperative that we accelerate our efforts to become involved in our grass roots activities. Our Legislators are fighting back by speaking out and pointing out the fallacies of a misguided philosophy and attempts to redefine our Constitution. We must support them and do all we can to educate ourselves and to convey our Republican ideals to our families, friends, associates and the public in general. We must not be intimidated by the liberal segment of our population, the biased media and newsprint. This push toward more socialistic policies is very dangerous and may not be reversible if we allow the current forces to continue.

The Oregon Republican Party and other conservative groups are making great strides in bringing our message to the public and forming coalitions, attending town hall meetings, tea party rallies, meet up gatherings, telephoning, joining blogs, sending emails and letters to Legislators and media. These efforts will serve us well to take back our government in the 2010 election. Thank you to all who have been a part of these activities and I encourage all of us to do whatever we can. Every little bit makes a difference and your contributions are valued, recognized and very much appreciated.

In BWSRW, the summer and fall activities bring informative and interesting meetings, great speakers plus good camaraderie amongst our members and friends. Please visit the schedule outlined in this newsletter or online. As always, I welcome your ideas, suggestions and participation in our club.

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

March 19th BWSRW met at the Shilo Inn. Our speaker was Carroll Bradley, retired lawyer speaking on “Issues Facing First Legislature After Statehood”.

April 22nd BWSRW attended the District 1 meeting at the MAC. Speaker was Allen Alley, Candidate for Governor.

May 1-2 was the BWSRW garage sale which raised $913.35. Congrats to Elizabeth Fischer for hosting the event at her place and for the many members who helped make the event happen.

May 21- Day at the Legislature. We overwhelmed the gallery with our red jackets. We heard informative talks from 17 Legislators.

June 18th – Book Fair. Members donated or exchanged books with other members for summer reading. Kevin Hoar, Washington County Republican Central Committee Chair was the guest speaker. He provided information on a strategic plan to recruit more registered republicans in Oregon. He urged us to consider four points: Rebranding, Communication, Tax Referral and Voter Registration.

July 23rd – The BWSRW met at Chen’s in the Bethany area. Rep. Matt Wingard was our guest speaker. He gave a wrap up of the Legislative session providing a summary of the legislative actions.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Marilyn Adams, 503-629-9999
Roberta Tuthill, 503-439-1706

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 17th, Starts our Fall Season Molly Bordonaro former Ambassador to Malta will be our special guest This will be a great meeting. Don’t miss it. BWSRW will meet at the Westbrook Clubhouse at 6:00 PM for dinner. Our special guest Molly Bordonaro will be speaking on her experiences as U.S. Ambassador to Malta. Other clubs and guests will be invited. Spouses, family members and friends are welcome (encouraged) to attend.

September 10-13, NFRW Biennial Convention Orlando, Florida. Please advise BWSRW President Joan Draper if you’ll be attending.

October 2-4, Gather with Women from around the state at the Oregon Federal of Republican Women Biennial Convention, Salem, OR. The OFRW Convention will be held at the Red Lion Hotel, 3301 Market Street NE in Salem. Registration is $150. which includes some meals. Room rates for the weekend are $89.00 for one or two per room or $99.00 for three to four per room plus hotel tax. Room reservations and conference reservations need to be made before September 11, 2009.
BWSRW has some funds available for attendees. Please advise BWSRW President Joan Draper if you plan to attend.
Donations to Love Boxes for our troops are requested. Items such as non perishable finger foods or personal items (i.e. tooth brush or paste, razors, batteries) will be accepted. Call Joan Draper if you have items to donate or need a list of acceptable items. She will gather and deliver them to the OFRW Convention.

October (date TBA), a combined meeting with RW Downtown Portland (other clubs will be invited) to hear speaker Jason Atkinson.

November (date & topic TBA)

December 17th, Christmas gathering at Gail Wilhelms home.

FUTURE PROGRAMS

Suggestions are requested for programs. Let us know what themes and subjects are of interest to you. Your input and participation is essential to a successful club.

Our Apology

In the last newsletter we reported that Carole O’Flaherty’s mother had passed away. It was her husband who passed away not her mother. We apologize for our mistake and extend our sympathy and prayers to Carole.

ODDS AND ENDS

Please remember to check our website from time to time. It contains club information which includes these newsletters and schedule of events. Of course, feedback and suggestions are always welcome.
www.orgsites.com/or/beavertonwsrw.

YEARBOOK
Data Updates

Joan Draper has a new address: 2435 NW Thurman Street, Portland, 97210-2522, Mobile phone #503-329-1316
Corrections to the Roster:
Rosemary Gianelli’s address is 15300 SW Lark Lane, Beaverton, OR 97007-6152
Julie Thoen’s address is 1839 Rudy Lane, Henderson, NV 89014-4006
Please let us know if you change address, phone numbers, emails or name. We need to keep our roster current.

SPRING 2009 Newsletter

Joan Draper, President, 503-329-1316
Betty Atteberry, Editor, 503-533-9320

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

The New Year brings in a new slate of officers for BWSRW. I am pleased again to be your President and thank you for your confidence in me. Your new officers are, Diana Ward, 1st Vice President; Betty Atteberry, 2nd Vice President; Jerrylynn Reel, Recording Secretary; Mary Lou Anan, Corresponding Secretary; Doris Thoen, Treasurer; and Phyllis Beukelman, Chaplain. Welcome to all and I look forward to working with everyone in our club.

The inauguration is over and we have a new President. The past couple of months allowed us to digest the facts and lick our wounds. Not only do we have a vastly different political environment, events are moving so fast it’s hard to keep up. We now have bank bailout and stimulus bills of such gigantic proportions and cost to the taxpayers that it is mind numbing. But keep up we must. We can’t just sit idly by and watch our Republican ideals eroded.

In Oregon, we have a new ORP Chairman, Bob Tiernan, who is proactive in re-energizing and organizing our party into an effective voice for Oregon politics. Nationally, Michael Steele has been elected Chairman of the Republican National Committee. He also has been hitting the road and bringing our message to the country. We must do our part, become active supporters of our party and candidates, continue to be well informed and promote our positions.

We, in BWSRW shall always strive to bring you up to date information, well planned programs and encourage activities where we ladies can be the most effective. Open communication is a key, as well as cooperative activity with other Republican clubs and groups. Please, do feel free to contact me at any time with your ideas and suggestions.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Four new members joined BWSRW last month.
Renie Humberston-Webb,503-624-6115, my7planets@yahoo.com;
Ann Humberston, 503-291-1393;
Priscilla Warren, 503-851-7991;
Cynthia Mitchell,503-297-4862, cm.mitchell@comcast.net.
Please welcome our new members.

IN MEMORY

BWSRW member Dee Kraushaar died February 4 and Carole O’Flaherty’s mother passed away. We extend our sympathy and prayers to their families. Books will be donated to the West Slope Community Library in their names.

MEMBERSHIP DUES

If you haven’t paid your 2009 dues ($25) please remember to pay and help facilitate our budget process to be able to plan our activities for the upcoming year.

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Unfortunately due to weather conditions our annual Christmas party was cancelled.

Linda Flores spoke at the BWSRW luncheon in January. Linda, former state representative and past president of OFRW reviewed some of the new challenges ahead for us and reported information about the current state government. She offered suggestions for how to listen to the upcoming words which call for new taxes and warnings for some of the new taxes that may be ahead to deal with the current budget shortfall. She closed her speech with a quote from Jefferson: A government big enough to give you everything you want is also big enough to take everything you have.

Governor Vic Atiyeh spoke at the BWSRW luncheon in February. Governor Atiyeh compared the republican climate in Oregon when he was in office to the current republican status. He offered suggestions on how to expand and grow the party.

Ivonne Pflaum was elected Vice Chairman of the Washington County Republican Central Committee at the February 26th reorganization meeting. Roger and Trish Hoar each were presented award certificates for exemplary contributions during the 2008 election campaign.

UPCOMING EVENTS

March 12, RNC Chairman Steele Visit