Washington County Republican Women

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Washington County Republican Women
August 2007 St. George, Utah
www.washingtoncountyrepublicanwomen.org
Presidents Message Another summer is almost
over and that means the Washington County
Republican Women will soon resume our monthly
lunch meetings. I hope to see many of you at 1st
VP Susan Recknagels home on September 6 for the
WCRW Membership/Potluck lunch. It is a
membership lunch because we are encouraging each
WCRW member to bring a friend. It is a potluck
lunch because we want to make it inexpensive for
our members to invite guests. However, dont
feel obligated to bring anyone or anything just
bring yourselves, and well be happy to see
you. Former Utah Governor (and St. George
resident) Olene Walker will be the speaker. This
is a great opportunity to hear from a Republican
woman who was the chief executive of our great
state. We will also take a vote on whether the
WCRW as a group should send the Legislative
Committees letter about illegal immigration to
our State Representatives. The letter was
published in last months newsletter and we are
running it again this month, in case anyone
missed it. Be prepared to cast your vote on
September 6.
.Christine Blum
SEPTEMBER SPEAKER Our September guest speaker is
Olene Walker. Olene spent eight years as a
legislator, 11 years as the states
second-in-command and a year as Utahs first
female governor two decades of political
service. She now lives in St. George and is
currently writing her life history in addition to
a schedule that still includes numerous
activities, boards, meetings and advocating for
causes such as education, affordable housing and
public lands. We are delighted Olene will be
able to attend our September meeting and share
some of her political experiences and
knowledge. The meeting will be a Potluck
luncheon. If anyone would like to bring a dish
(not a requirement), please contact Susan
Recknagel at 628-8703 and let her know what you
would like to bring.
WELCOME NEW MEMBER! We are delighted to welcome
MABEL FOWLER as our newest WCRW member! We look
forward to meeting you, Mabel, at our next
meeting. Diane Felsch, Membership Chair
SEPTEMBER DOVE CENTER ITEM The DOVE Center needs
the following items Baby Wipes, Childrens No
Tears Shampoo, Hairspray and Mousse. Please bring
an item of your choice from the list above to our
September meeting. These donations are greatly
needed and appreciated!
HELP WANTED! WE NEED A CHAPLAIN Our Chaplain
position is open. We need someone to say a
prayer before our lunch meetings. There is a
booklet with standard prayers that a new chaplain
could use at any time.
Research has shown that people who volunteer
often live longer Allen Klein
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BOOK REVIEW
The Death of the Grown-Up. How Americas Arrested
Development is Bringing Down Western
Civilization By Diana West
Thursday, October 18
In her book The Death of the Grown-Up, Diana
West, a syndicated columnist for the Washington
Times, pulls together the various dysfunctions
and discontents of American civilization by
seeing them as the expression of a unique
historical development, the death of the
grown-up. The demise of the adult has led to
the abandonment of adult virtues and mentalities,
and their replacement by the instant
gratification, impatience with the limits of
reality, and the obsession with the self typical
of the teen-ager. West explains the historical
conditions of the rise of the teen age in the
1950s, the pop-cultural institutionalizing of
rebellion that would bear such bitter political
fruit in the 60s, and the default attitude of
much of American culture, particularly after the
sixties the biggest temper tantrum in the
history of the world and the reaction of the
adult world, which simply gave up and cheerfully
adopted as revealed truths many of the childish
desiderata of that decade. One of Wests
shrewdest ideas is to link multiculturalisms
self-loathing idealization of the other to the
adolescent identity crisis. Our ignorance of
the Wests unique goods enshrined in its history
and traditions has led to a loss of cultural
identity, which would seem to be linked to the
loss of maturity. It seems that just as we have
stopped growing up, we have forgotten who it
was we were supposed to grow up into. At the
same time, we give to non-Western cultures a
groveling respect and timidly acquiesce in their
dysfunctions. This bad habit is particularly
dangerous for the struggle against Islamic
jihad. West concludes with a sobering question
can a culture of children wage war against a
culture of aggressive confidence? With the loss
of the virtues of typical adults, such as
courage, loyalty, and duty with a childish
preference for passive victims rather than active
heroes, one evident in the medias depiction of
our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, what hope of
success can we have? Our refusal to speak
honestly about Islam, our self-loathing, our
eager seeking of the enemys approval, our
constant donning of the hair-shirt of historical
guilt all these immature behaviors hearten the
enemy and weaken our own cause. Diana Wests book
passionately written and clearly argued is a
much-needed shout to America to grow up. And
wed better listen, for as West concludes, It
should now be clear that the civilization that
forever dodges maturity will never live to a ripe
old age. Review by
Bruce Thornton
Saturday, December 1
TWO EXCITING FALL FUND-RAISERS Its time to
start thinking about raising money and that
means Fund-Raisers! This year, we are going to
attempt TWO fund-raisers a Fashion Show and
Auction and a Christmas Bazaar. The Fashion Show
will feature clothing from the Bella Donna
Boutique and will be held at the Bloomington
Country Club on Thursday, October 18th. The
Christmas Bazaar will feature donated items for
sale, made by YOU, and will be held Saturday,
December 1. We are still working on details,
however, we have a tentative location of The Blue
Bunny Ice Cream Parlor. Well set up tables and
sell handmade items such as tablecloths,
Christmas pillows, decorations, stuffed animals,
quilts, jams and jellies, baked goods, used
books, etc. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO BE SUCCESSFUL!
WE NEED COMMITTEE MEMBERS, MODELS, DECORATORS,
SOLICITORS, ADVERTISING PROMOTION, ITEMS FOR
THE AUCTION AND ITEMS FOR THE BAZAAR. PLEASE
CALL SUSAN RECKNAGEL, FUND-RAISING CHAIRPERSON,
AND LET HER KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP WCRW.
CALL SUSAN AT 628-8703. THANK YOU! BE THINKING
ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN MAKE FOR THE CHRISTMAS
BAZAAR. MORE DETAILS WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE
SEPTEMBER MEETING.
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LETTER TO ELECTED OFFICIALS REGARDING IMMIGRATION
REFORM With the recent failure of the Congress to
fix our immigration system, many states and local
communities are seeking their own solutions. Our
Legislative Committee has drafted a letter to
send to our Utah State Legislators encouraging
them to have Utah enact its own immigration
reforms. The letter recommends that Utah look
at passing legislation similar to Oklahomas
Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2007.
(For background information on OK Act, you can do
a search on the internet on Oklahoma Taxpayer
and Citizen Protection Act of 2007.) We will
vote on whether or not to send this letter from
Washington County Republican Women at our
September meeting. Please review the letter and
come prepared to cast your vote. In the
meantime, if you have comments, please contact
either Gail Neuman or Bonnie Harrington,
co-chairs of the Legislative Committee. Dear
Utah Congressperson The Washington County
Republican Women compliment you for your efforts
to receive reimbursement from the Federal
government for the cost to Utah taxpayers of the
presence of illegal immigrants in this state.
This effort is a good beginning, but we also feel
comprehensive immigration reform has become the
responsibility of individual states due to the
Federal governments inability to pass meaningful
immigration legislation. The ultimate goal of
any immigration legislation should be to protect
the citizen taxpayers of this state. Research
shows that illegal immigration causes economic
hardship and lawlessness. Public agencies
provide public benefits without verifying
citizenship status. The current practice of
providing drivers licenses to people without
verifying immigration status impedes and
obstructs the enforcement of federal immigration
law and undermines the security of our borders.
Therefore, it is our considered opinion that it
is a compelling public interest of this state to
discourage illegal immigration by requiring all
agencies within this state to fully cooperate
with federal immigration authorities in the
enforcement of federal immigration laws. Other
measures also seem necessary to ensure the
integrity of various governmental programs and
services. We urge the Utah legislature to take
meaningful action to pass legislation similar to
Oklahomas Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of
2007.
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• WRCW SEPTEMBER LUNCHEON BRING A FRIEND!
• Recknagel home in Kayenta
• 1122 Wintook Drive
• Phone [phone]
• NOTE When parking on the street, please park on
  the side along our yard on both Cochise and
  Wintook Drives. Park on only one side of the
  street. Thank you!
• TO KAYENTA VIA SNOW CANYON PARKWAY
• Note Snow Canyon Parkway changes names in Ivins
  and becomes Center Street.
• Take Snow Canyon Parkway/Center Street through
  Ivins past the Fire Station to 200 WEST.
• Turn Right onto 200 WEST and follow it to 450
  NORTH.
• Turn Left onto 450 NORTH and follow it to stop
  sign at 400 WEST.
• Turn Right onto 400 WEST (which is called Taviawk
  Parkway when you get past the Kayenta sign).
• Stay on 400 WEST/Taviawk Parkway until you come
  to a 4-way Stop intersection.
• Turn Right onto Wintook Drive.
• Follow Wintook Drive until you are almost at the
  Stop sign and a T at the end of the road.
• My house is the last house and driveway on the
  right on Wintook Drive number 1122.

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Bring a friend to the September 6th meeting!
Susan Recknagel 1122 Wintook Dr. Ivins, UT 84738