Shatley Springs Saturday

The fifth district meeting will be held this Saturday at Shatley Springs Resturant at 10am in Crumpler, NC. Please join us.

Foxx Fundraiser

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx will host a fundraiser on

Friday, September 25, 2009
6:00p.m.-7:30p.m.
At the Home of
Stuart & Nancy Epperson
3780 Will Scarlet Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27104
$1000 Host
$500 Sponsor
$250 Co-Sponsor
$100 Attendee
Please RSVP to Jim Skotthy at
336-499-1947 or jim@virginiafoxx.com

9/12 March on Washington DC

The Watauga County Republicans are helping to organize a bus trip for the 9/12 March on Washington, DC. The bus will leave at noon Friday and will be back to Boone Saturday night. If anyone is interested contact Pam Blume at 828.266.1924. There are only 40 spots, and they will fill fast.

ALLEGHANY COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY FUND RAISING RAFFLE

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2009
6:00pm

SPARTA HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA

TICKETS: $25.00 (INCLUDES FOOD FOR 2 PEOPLE)
Dogs, Beans, Slaw, chips, desserts, and drinks
SEVEN (7) WINNERS !

7th ticket drawn = $1,000.00
6th ticket drawn = $200.00
5th ticket drawn = $100.00
1, 2, 3, and 4th tickets drawn = $50.00

Music By:
Nave Blevins & the Cranberry Creek Boys
YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT TO WIN

This is a non-deductible contribution
Paid for by the Alleghany County Republican Party, Rudy Lehle, Treasurer

Wilkes GOP BBQ

Wilkes County will have a Barbeque Dinner Sat Sept 12,2009 at Smoot Park in North Wilkesboro 4:00 -8:00pm. Pool will be open. Come join the end of summer fun. $10.00 per person & children under 12 free.”

A message from our leader

Greetings -

At the 5th District meeting in Shatley Springs (September 19 at 10:00 a.m.), we will be entertaining nominations for the NCGOP Hall of Fame Banquet. Information about these nominations is attached.

For those counties wishing to participate, please be prepared to submit nominations at the 5th District meeting in Shatley Springs.

Aaron Whitener, our Watauga County Chair who heads up our website effort, has asked me to pass on a message regarding the website. Aaron says “Just a reminder, if anyone has pictures from district or county events, dates, articles they want posted. Just let me know. I’ll be glad to do that. The website should be up to date. Thanks for everyone’s help.” The website address is www.nc05.com.

Also, we will conduct a discussion at Shatley Springs about efforts towards taking the NC Legislature in 2010. I look forward to your thoughts on how we can help our GOP candidates in this watershed election.

I will also be asking for volunteers to serve on certain sub-groups, including “Technology”, “Fundraising”, “District Plan of Organization”, and “Grass-roots Outreach.” If you have an interest in any of these, or have
ideas for other subgroups, please let me know. Thank you to those who have already volunteered!

Our thanks goes out to Lee McMillan for hosting this meeting. You might want to come early; we usually have a big turn-out at Shatley Springs!

(P.S. – Please share this information with those in GOP leadership positions in your county who do not have email addresses, or with anyone who wishes to become active in the 5th.)

Best regards,

Dan Barrett
Chair, 5th District

Foxx to host telephone town hall.

This just in, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx will host a telephone town hall next Thursday.   Everyone call in and tell the Congresswoman to vote against this socialist bill!

Foxx Telephone Town Hall
Thursday, August 20
6:30pm to 7:30pm
Dial: 877-850-4133
PIN: FOXX
**Constituents of NC-05 only

McHenry clarifies his view on Obama’s citizenship

By Peter St. Onge
pstonge@charlotteobserver.com
Posted: Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009
UPDATED 8/13/09. 10:11AM

LINCONTON U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry this morning clarified remarks he made at a town hall forum in Lincolnton Wednesday night indicating he was unconvinced that President Obama is a U.S. citizen.

During a three-hour question-and-answer session, primarily on health-care reform, Lincolnton resident Alan Hoyle asked if McHenry thinks Obama is a citizen. McHenry declined to affirm Obama’s citizenship, instead saying: “I haven’t seen evidence one way or the other.”

Easley’s ex in-law may lose her job

BY J. ANDREW CURLISS, Staff Writer

RALEIGH – The former sister-in-law of former Gov. Mike Easley could soon be out of her state job.

Judy Easley, who was married to the former governor’s brother and has remained close to the Easley family, said in an interview that she has been notified by letter that her position could be cut by the end of the month.

“According to the letter, it’s in response to the budget crisis,” she said.

Asked whether her position was targeted because of her ties to the former governor, who is the subject of state and federal investigations, Judy Easley said she hoped not.

Foxx visits Sparta; talks about health care reform

By COBY LaRUE
Staff

Fifth District Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-Watauga) discussed the push for national health care during a visit to Alleghany County last Thursday, Aug. 6. Foxx was the featured speaker at a Republican Party cookout that was held that evening at the Lions Club Pavilion.

Other party officials also attended, including 5th District Chairman Dan Bartlett and Vice Chair Celeste Stanley, Surry County commissioner Paul Johnson, who hopes to run for Don East’s N.C. Senate seat in 2010, and 90th District N.C. House Rep. Sarah Stevens’ (R-Mount Airy) husband Edmond Johnson. Those in attendance were told that the N.C. Legislature was still in session, making Stevens and East unable to attend.