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.

Principles Matter.

By Aaron Whitener
Watauga Chairman

Reality is that the Republican Party in Watauga County and across the United States has suffered some set backs in recent elections. Some in our party lost their way and have paid the price at the ballot box. Others were victims of the tsunami caused by the Obama campaign. These set backs have led some in our party to question the direction of the party.

This weekend I attended the North Carolina Republican Convention in Raleigh along with 12 other delegates from Watauga County. The race to become NCGOP Chairman had become a heated one and the convention center was packed with passionate Republicans from across the state. While I do not like to see negative campaigns within the party, it was exciting to see the enthusiasm with those in attendance.

Goss & Tarleton tell you what to do…and where to do it.

Senator Steve Goss and Representative Cullie Tarleton know (or think they do) what’s best for you.  The two legislators have decided to tell Small Business Owners that they can’t smoke in their establishments.  Regardless of personal freedom, these two continue to destory the rights of small business owners.  Email these guys and tell them now is not the time to keep hurting small business.  Steve.Goss@ncleg.net & Cullie.Tarleton@ncleg.net

State smoking ban up for a vote By Scott Nicholson   A ban on public smoking inNorth Carolina is headed for a possible General Assembly vote, with Watauga County legislators lining up as sponsors for the bill. Rep. Cullie Tarleton (D-93) one of 26 House of Representatives co-sponsors and Sen. Steve Goss (D-45) one of 14 Senate sponsors for the bill, which was debated by the House Committee on Health Thursday without a vote. http://www.wataugademocrat.com/2009/0302/0302statesmokingban.php

Watauga Meets

The Watauga County Republican Party will have one last meeting on Thursday February 26, 2009 at the Daniel Boone Inn, in Boone. The meeting will begin at 6:30pm. They will be discussing the Plan of Organization, Platform, and other Convention details.

Watauga : Christmas Party

            Republican Party Christmas Dinner–Daniel Boone Inn–
Thursday December 11th at 6:30 PM

             Adult $13.66, child- 8-11, $8.67, child- 4-7 $6.18.  
These costs include tax and gratuity.

            Please call  Alice Waters at 264-5607 by December 8th for 
reservations.

           Please  leave a message with name, phone number, and 
number attending the dinner.

           Thank you,   Alice

Watauga County Celebration

Join the Watauga County Republican party for a celebration of the election at the Boone Golf Club. Polls close at 730PM, but join us as early as 7PM until.

433 Fairway Drive
Just Off US Hwy 321 – Blowing Rock Road
Boone, North Carolina

One-stop voting nears 15,000

By Scott Nicholson

Watauga County’s election numbers are still on track for a record turnout, as early one-stop voting begins to wind down.

As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, a total of 14,515 ballots had been cast in the county, either through the one-stop voting sites or mail-in absentee ballots.

With more than 42,000 active voters on the rolls and more registering daily, voter turnout is already approaching 33 percent with the general election still days away.

http://www.wataugademocrat.com/2008/1027/1031onestopvoting.php 

Victory Indeed! Volunteer Now and make History!

We don’t know how they did it, but the Watauga area Victory Party managed to make over 1800 yesterday. However, its never enough! If you want to be a part of this history making victory team, please contact:

Kevin Turner turner@ncgop.org
(Ashe, Alleghany, Alexander, Wilkes, Watauga)
149 Meadowview Drive – Boone, NC 28607
(573) 647-1616

Dole in Taylorsville, Wilkesboro, Boone

It’s that time of year again and the Dole campaign is out on some late election rallies.  Elizabeth Dole, Richard Burr, and Secretary Jack Kemp are making their way across the fifth district.   Though many rallies are planned these are the only one’s we attended.   If you have photos or stories you’d like to share from other places email us at ncfifthdistrict@yahoo.com .  Click on or NC05 Photos flickr page link to see all the photos in the right bottom corner.

 

Update: http://jeffreysykes.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/dole-in-wentworth/

Watauga Victory Volunteer Meets Palin

Chris Wright second from left holds a "Country First" sign a the Sarah Palin event in Asheville last Sunday.

Watauga County Volunteer Chris Wright has been making calls for months now at the Boone Victory 2008 office.  Coordinator Kevin Turner says he’s been their pretty much non-stop.  So much so, that NCGOP chose Chris to meet VP candidate Gov. Sarah Palin on Sunday in Asheville.  Suffering from some arm injuries, Wright was undeterred.  Even though Gov. Palin was delayed several hours the crowd and Wright were ecstatic to meet her. “What a thrill”, he said. “Hard work really does pay off.”