Come to the club’s July 21 meeting prepared to discuss current issues before Congress. Bring your ideas and opinions about the debt ceiling, raising corporate taxes, tax cuts for the wealthy, the attack on health care reform, the 2012 presidential campaign or any other issue that you have on your mind.
This is your chance to sound off and share your views with others.
Bring a bag lunch to enjoy while our informal discussion is in progress. Drinks will be provided.
The meeting will be in the usual place — the community meeting room at Woods Center — at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 21. Come early to get a seat on the front row!
The July 21 meeting will be a group discussion on some of the current issues before Congress. Members are encouraged to bring their ideas on subjects concerning the health care plan, debt ceiling, raising corporate taxes, the 2012 presidential campaign etc.
Please bring a bag lunch. Drinks will be provided.
A large and enthusiastic crowd of club members and friends marched together in the annual Lake of the Woods Fourth of July Parade on July 2, showing their support for State Sen. Edd Houck and the fine job he is doing as our representative in Richmond.
Shirley Pfile was chair of the parade-organizing committee, which consisted of Chris Carr, Lois Powell, Betty Beck, Sharon Allen and Kerry Sipe.
George Beck drove his truck, festooned with flags, decorations and banners, and pulling a trailer with Uncle Sam riding a shiny, red special-edition motorcycle.
Lois Powell drove her convertible, from which Sen. Houck waved to an appreciative crowd.
Club members had made homemade signs recognizing Sen. Houck’s service to the Lake of the Woods community, which they carried as they marched under a beautiful blue sky. The youngest members of our group passed out patriotic tattoos to other younsters they passed along the parade route.
The parade, which wound its way along Lakeview Parkway to the Clubhouse from Yorktown Boulevard, stepped off at 10:30 a.m. and was over in time for the beginning of a full afternoon of Independence Day events at Clubhouse Point.
It was a great day to be an American and a great day to be a Democrat.
A slideshow of more photographs of the event can be found by following this link.
Sen. Edd Houck speaks at the annual LOW Flag Day Picnic
More than 110 people came to Sweetbriar Park June 15 for the club’s annual Flag Day Membership Picnic, an event always marked by good, home-cooked food, great fun, good friends and — yes — a bit of politicking, too.
The guest of honor was Sen. Edd Houck, who thanked the club members for their support in his bid for re-election to the State Senate. He warned his supporters not to become complacent as the election approaches and to continue to work hard on his behalf.
“I can’t possibly get out and meet every one of the 50,000 voters who will decide this election,” he said. “I’ll have to depend on you to do it for me.”
Sen. Houck said money is needed to buy advertising to get his message to the voters and he encouraged those who attended to donate to his campaign.
David Hunsicker, who is running for Congress from Virginia’s 7th District, needed no introduction because he is a member of the club, but he asked for support for his campaign once Sen. Houck is re-elected.
The Demettes, five club members who have earned a well-deserved reputation for enthusiasm and political satire, did not disappoint. Their performance, sung to the tune of “Hit the Road, Jack,” took aim at Osama Bin Laden and other stumbling blocks on the road to peace and happiness.
There is a gallery of photographs from the picnic posted on this Web site. Take a look.
A revised brochure, explaining the purpose and activities of the club, has been prepared in time for distribution at the annual Flag Day Membership Picnic on June 15 and the Fourth of July activities at Clubhouse Point on July 2.
The brochure is a color trifold and includes a statement of the Democratic vision, a description of club activities and an invitation to prospective new members. It also prominently advertises our Web site and Facebook presence.
The color document is also available online in the “Documents” section of this Web site. Extra copies can be downloaded and printed by members when there is an opportunity to spread the good news about our club.
Come to the club’s July 21 meeting prepared to discuss current issues before Congress. Bring your ideas and opinions about the debt ceiling, raising corporate taxes, tax cuts for the wealthy, the attack on health care reform, the 2012 presidential campaign or any other issue that you have on your mind.
