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lOB Wednesday, March 16, 2Oll
Bulletin, Progressive, Record, Reporter
NorCal Tea Party coordinator to speak March 26
Ginny Rapini, NorCal Tea
Party Patriots coordinator,
will present the Tea Party
Patriots' vision for 2011 and
2012 at the group's first 2011
meeting, to be held at the
Graeagle Fire Station on
March 26, 2 - 4 p.m. Her posi-
tive and lively presentation
will enlighten and inspire at-
tendees who are interested
in restoring the United
States to a constitutionally
limited, fiscally responsible,
free market republic.
Rapini is a wife, mother
and grandmother who has
been involved with the
national Tea Party Patriots and sponsor of the "Restor-
since July 2009. NorCal Tea
Party Patriots number more
than 7,000 members in 157
groups. As coordinator of
the NorCal Tea Party Patri-
ots, Rapini and her team
have launched 24 new Tea
Party Patriot groups in the
Northern California region
alone. They have organized
all of the Sacramento rallies,
and are working now to set
up the next tax day rally
April 16 in Sacramento.
Working with Tea Party
Patriots' leaders and mem-
bers, Rapini was a speaker
ing Our Constitution" bus
tour which held educational
meetings for national, state
and local Tea Party Patriots
last summer.
Rapini heads leadership
training sessions in North-
ern California and has pub-
lished her own leadership
training manual to assist
those who wish to launch
their own group.
She comes with a back-
groundin business as well
as church leadership. She
has been a motivational
speaker for Christian
groups, businesses and, now,
solely to Tea Party Patriots
groups. Rapini owns her
own business and believes
the government over-reach-
es into the private lives and
businesses of citizens.
Local tea party members
welcome the public to their
first meeting of 2011 to hear
Rapini share the Tea Party
Patriots' message. The Tea
Party Patriots is a grass-
roots nonprofit organization
with more than 23 million
members nationwide. They
accept no money from PACS
or political parties and do
not endorse candidates.
They consist entirely of un-
paid volunteers -- 100 per-
cent of all donations go to
support activities and pro-
jects. Their mission is sim-
ple, direct and based on the
guiding principles of the
United States Constitution.
Republican women to meet March 24
The Plumas County Re- the home of Marlene Nel- 21, toNelson at 836-1547.
publican Women Federated son, 61 Tolowa Trail in Sheriff Greg Hagwoodwill
will host a luncheon and Graeagle. The cost is $15 per speak about his office's liai-
general meeting Thursday, person., son committee and about
March 24, at 10:45 a.m. at RSVP by Monday, March state budget proposals.
LETTERS, from page 9B
any shortfalls to those funds
at that time and I am wonder-
ing what caused these signifi-
cant shortfalls since then?
The council is also stating
the "need to pay for costs and
repairs of the Lake Davis
treatment facility and the wa-
ter delivered from that facili-
ty." Problem with that is we
are not even using the facility
as it is not in operation, and
hasn't been in operation since
1997!
I wish I could get people to
listen to my "words of wis-
dom," but I am considered a
"whistle blower" in this com-
munity by certain groups --
groups which don't want peo-
ple to know the truth about
the "inner workings', and tac-
tics used to manipulate our
council!
I would appreciate it if you
would allow me to alert our
citizens through the media in
any way, shape or form possi-
ble! Time is running short to
vote against this increase and
the citizens of Portola are be-
ing lied to about why these in-
creases are necessary! Por-
• tolans will be receiving a
written form in the mail soon
which will allow them to vote
against the increases. Please
make sure you use your pow-
er as a voter and citizen and
say no to the increases! We
still have the power in our
hands and in our voices!
Michael Rush
Portola
Rotten
I wondered how long it
would take Republican politi-
cians to blame the ReceSsion
on the American working
class and take measures to de-
stroy organized labor. It took
about two years -- quite a long
time actually, but then the
GOP had very little to go on.
Man oh man! How they
do hate organized labor!
The same politicians who
forced President Obama to
extend tax cuts for the rich
(by threatening to drop
unemployment benefits to
those out of work) have de-
vised legislation-in Wiscon-
sin that would effectively
end the power of unions to
help the cause of the work-
ing man. This is big busi-
ness' golden opportunity,
and they can be expected to
make the most of it. All
across America CEOs and
politicians are watching
Wisconsin to see if Gov.
Scott Walker can really de-
stroy the unions of his state
through legislation; if he
succeeds, it will initiate a
new era of labor relations in
Events Around Plumas County
Wed, March 16
Quincy:
Prophecy update on the Middle East, 7 p.m., Calvary Chapel of Quincy. SPeaker is Bryan Larson, radio host from the
Truckee area.
Thu, March 17
Chester:
St. Patrick's Day dinner; social hour 6 p.m., dinner 7 p.m.; Lake Almanor Elks Lodge. Authentic meal including soda
bread and dessert, $12. Tickets available at Dave Price Jeweler, Main Street, or call Steve DeWitt, 258-4222.
Fri, March 18
Portola: .............................
Words & Music, 7 p.m., Feather River Community Center. Featuring Margaret Miles, sign up at the door for open mic.
Admission $3, tea and coffee available. For information: 283-3402.
Quincy:
Meet the artist, 5 - 7 p.m., Plumas County Museum at 500 Jackson St. Mixed media exhibit "Inventive Creations: Ex-
plorations in Science, Engineering, and Art" by Ryan Willis will hang in the Stella Fay Miller Gallery March 15 - April
30. For information: 283=6320.
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Taylorsville:
Nite Club 8 p.m., Taylorsville Tavern. Performances by local artists, sign up to perform at 7:30 p.m: Free, 21 and over.
e .
For information: 284-7656.
Fri - Sat, March 18 - 19
Vinton:
25th anniversaryCowboy Poetry shows; Fri corned beef and cabbage dinner 5-7 p.m., show 7:30 p.m.; Sat roast beef
dinner 4-7 p.m., shows 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Sierra Valley Grange Hall. Show features Waddle Mitchell, Sourdough
Slim, Gary Allegretto. Adults $20 show, $12 dinner; kids $6. For information: Betty, 993-4692 or bramel-
li@gotsky.com.
Sat, March 19
Greenville:
American Legion birthday celebration, 6 p.m., Legion hall on Pine Street. No-charge fried chicken dinner, raffle. Every-
one welcome.
Quincy:
Contradance, 8 p.m., Feather River Grange Hall. All dances are easy, and are taught and called. Adults $7, under 16 free.
Participants new to contradance encouraged to attend beginners' workshop at 7:30 p.m. For information: 283-0137.
Sat - Sun, March 19 - 20
Lassen Volcanic National Park:
Ranger-led snowshoe walks, 1:30 p.m., meet outside the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center. Program is open to
adults and children over 8; duration 1.5 - 2 hours. Snowshoes provided for a $1 donation on a first-come, first-served
basis. Dress in layers and snow boots; expect moderate exertion. For information: 595-4480.
Sun, March 20
Johnsville:
Historic Longboard Revival Races, 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Plumas-Eureka Ski Hill. Participants in 1860s costume, leather
boots, using authentic "dope" ski wax. Dress warmly, bring picnic lunch or purchase lunch on the hill. For informa-
tion: epluchmb@psln.com or plumasskiclub.org.
Vinton:
Harmonica Workshop by Gary Allegretto, 1 p.m., Sierra Valley Grange Hall. Tickets $20, includes harmonica and sheet
music. Proceeds go to Grange Hall building fund. For information: 993-4692 or bramelli@gotsky.com.
Thu, March 24
Chester:
Words & Music, 7 p.m., The Coffee Station. Featuring Dude & Penny Berry, sign up at the door for open mic. Admis-
sion $3, tea and coffee available. For information: 283-3402.
Fri - Sat, March 25 - 26
Quincy:
Becoming Ruth: God is Ehough, Fri 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. and Sat 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Calvary Chapel of Quincy. Single
women's conference open to those in every stage of life (never been married, divorced, widowed, spiritually single,
etc.). For information: 283-4463.
**To include free or nonprofit, fundraising, educational or charity events in this calendar,
e-mail iburke@pluma6news.com or call Ingrid Burke at 283-0800. For sporting events, including
charity golf tournaments, call Shannon Morrow at 283-0800 or e-mail smorrow@plumasnews.com.
We will publish the name of the event, location, date, time and a phone number.
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March 21 dumplings, peas, carrots,
| SENIOR IiEI%]-tJ Pineapple juice, pork chops spiced Peaches & ice cream |
| For the nutrition site in your mushroom sauce, sweet po-
area call: Chester, 394-7636; tato casserole, whole grain March 24
| Quincy, 283-0643; dinner roll, mixed fruit Ethnic: stir fry beef, vegeta- |
bles, tossed green salad, |
Greenville, 284-6608; March 22 brown rice, pineapple tidbits,
| Portola, 832-4173; Roast beef, parsleyed new po- fortune cookie |,
Blairsden, 836-0446, 832-4173. tatoes, brussels sprouts,
| Suggested lunch donation whole wheat roll, apricots March 25 |
price is $2.50. One guest may Stuffed green pepper, car-
l accompany each senior, March 23 rot/raisin salad, bran muffin, |
$6 mandatory charge. Orange juice, chicken & mixed berry cup
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the United States.
For years I owned a small
firm in Cleveland that was
dedicatecl to controlling,
hopefully to destroying, orga-
nized labor in America's
largest Corporations. We did
it through painphlets distrib-
uted to workers through
bookracks located in work-
places. We were pretty good
at devising these pamphlets
(using cartoons) so that peo-
ple would take them home to
read. Whether they were ef-
fective, I cannot say. But
what is significant is that I
came to thoroughly under-
stand the attitude of corpo-
, rateexecutives (Republicans
to the core) toward their em-
ployees: when it came to
wages, it was bad, very bad.
Gradually I changed my
thinking and became a Demo-
crat. And from all that experi-
ence; I know exactly where
Wisconsin's governor is com-
ing from ... and it is rotten.
Tony Van Hemert
Quincy
Slacking
I think Portola is slacking
on trying to clear the alley
ways when it's packed in
with snow.
We live in the apartments
on Fourth Avenue, but our
cars are parked in the park-
ing lot off Main and Pacific.
The managers do have some-
one to.c0me in and rem0ve
snow but when he can't get
in and people need to go to
work, then the city needs to
come in and plow. What if
there was an emergency, the
ambulance could not get in,
what then?
It took three phone calls
for the city to come out and
plow, it shouldn't take any
phone calls. Is the city going
to pay for lost wages of the
people that need to go to
work? Think about it.
Dianne Hale
Portola
Love for country?
According to the cover of
Newt Gingrich's new'book, he
believes that America is be-
coming secular. Does anyone
still believe anything he says?
The opposite of a secular
nation is a theocracy. The
Constitution aside, the past
as well as the present are wit-
ness to the great injustices
and atrocities that theocra-
cies have brought on those
who do not wish to believe ac-
cording to the prevailing
theocratic dogma. Theocra-
cies with different dogmas
from their neighbors are at
the root of the Middle East
slaughter that has been going
on since the 1940s. Theocratic
dogma was at the root of the
slaughters of the Crusades.
Last week, I heard from the
pulpit a religious attack
against the American
Supreme Court for its stand
upholding the rights of women
to choose. That speaker has
the right to instruct his
parishioners to proceed in any
way he wishes, but he does not
have the right to impose his
religious views on the rest of
the nation. It seems odd that
conservatives in general do
not want government to con-
trol the corporations, but they
want the government to con-
trol a woman's body, which, of
all things, should be out of the
jurisdiction of government.
Uncontrolled corporations
have wreaked havoc on the
world, but no woman has
caused anyone any damage by
cho, osing what she wishes to
do withher body. Any unde-
veloped egg is just that.
I always hesitate to get per-
sonal, but it was Gingrich
who led the attack to impeach
Clinton for his intimacy with
Monica while at the same
time having a secret affair
himself.
He says he had the affair
out of love for his country.
Now that's a new one. I think
that even tops "the Devil
made me do it."
Salvatore Catalano
Northridge
Beggar's cup
A March 2 article advised
us we should be grateful for
the proposed reauthorization
of Secure Rural Schools and
Communities Act (SRSCA),
SPRING MADNESS
Cuban Mojito Night
(Sl°° off first drink for wearing Authentic Cuban shirt)
Onions 6,50 for
,:Hemingway Favoriteli
Friday
Night
March
18th
spm-800
• Full bar
• $2 IJraft Beer
• 2 Full-size Brunswick
Antique pool tables
• Kids' arcade
"Relax ... it's A/manor Time"
Almanor Bowling
Center
376 Main St., Chester
258.4300
which means Plumas County
would get federal dollars to
help make up for revenue lost
due to "declining timber
sales. ' Right, like a beggar is
grateful for a coin dropped .in
his beggar'scup. SRSCA is
welfare from the federal gov-
ernment to replace produc-
tive work opportunities it de-
stroyed.
"Declining timber sales" is
a euphemism for "President
Clinton and environmentalist
progressives banned econom-
ic activity on federal lands."
Rural areaS suffer high unem-
ployment and lost tax rev-
enues, and local governments
are not self-sustaining. The
lack of local jobs means many
young people must now leave
families and rural homes and
migrate to urban and subur-
ban areas in search of jobs.
In order to establish the
principle of federally owned
lands, progressive Teddy Roo-
sevelt and Congress promised
that economic activity would
be allowed. They acknowl-
edged timber harvesting, live-
stock grazing and natural re-
source extraction were essen-
tial to local and national
economies.
As Clinton shut down eco-
nomic activities on federal
lands, our nation lost the nat-
ural resources needed for Our •
country. More food, lumber,
oil, metals, etc. had to be im-
pot, ted, .and. our t.:ade deficit
began growing, wider and
wider. We have the natural
resources to fuel our own
economy, and we desperately
need those jobs.
The Obama administration
continues to shut down essen-
tial industries: agriculture in
the Central Valley, oil pro-
duction in the Gulf of Mexico
and the Rockies. SRSCA
funds are needed, but are a
poor substitute for productive
work. We must restore a free
enterprise system by undoing
repealing laws and regula-
tions that strangle our econo-
my, and by shrinking the size
and scope of government.
Gene Kailing
Portola
DOGS, from page 8B
He said I should bring
him to Ohio, where the
hunting dog style is judged
at the highest value.
He said the days of the
trial dogs that just stand on
the tracks and barely move
forward would soon be
over.
He's not from California,
and thanks to his quick 20-
minute seminar, I'm now
qualified to be a judge.
Too bad I can't judge my
own dog.
So now I'm sitting here
thinking about Ohio and
wondering how I would get
there.
And to top it off, I'm
thinking about asking
Plumas County for a ken-
nel license so I can have an-
other beagle or two.
I might really have to
build a kennel though, for I
don't think there's enough
room in our bed for a
fourth or fifth dog.
I'm just not sure about it,
though. Membership in the
western clubs has dwindled
to almost nothing, and it
would be quite a circus if
we had to travel across the
country with a bunch of
beagles, just to keep up
with the fun of field trials
with other beaglers.
Do you think maybe I
should just join the Grange
instead?