2014 Maritime Gig Festival Parade–Come Walk With Us!
Parade season is once again upon us and what better way to spend an afternoon with our fellow Democrats than marching in the 2014 Maritime Gig Festival Parade–“Pirates of the Peninsula-Yo Ho Harbor!” We’ve had a great time at this event every year meeting and greeting our Gig Harbor friends and family. We’d love to see you walk with us as well.
You’ll be looking for us,the 26th Legislative District Democrats and our check in time is 10 AM Saturday, June 7th at the staging area, located at the Puerto Vallarta parking lot in Gig Harbor–4225 Burnham Dr NW. Our parade number is 69. Carpooling *is* recommended and the Gig Harbor Chamber recommends using Harbor Ridge Middle School, 9010 Prentice Ave NW in Gig Harbor as a drop off area and for walking to the Puerto Vallarta staging area.
For additional information or to RSVP for this event, please contact
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April General Membership Meeting recap
The April meeting of the 26th LD Democrats was called to order by our chair Carl Olson. Members and guests heard reports from Carl Olson (chair), Kathleen Tei (Pierce vice-chair) and Tony Otto (Kitsap vice-chair).
Treasurer George Robison gave us a brief overview of Public Disclosure Commission rules and regulations concerning donation limits.
Don Bartley, membership chair, shared that our membership grew by five members and we’re now at 25 percent of our goal.
Larry Seaquist, 26th legislative district representative, spoke about his re-election campaign briefly before turning to his legislative review. Topics covered included education, the Dream Act update, state grants and state support, the homelessness bill update, and medical marijuana.
Judy Arbogast, our candidate for state senate in the 26th district for State Senate spoke briefly.
We also heard from Nathan Schlicher, our candidate for house of Representatives (position 1).
Linda Streissguth, Kitsap county commissioner, spoke briefly about upcoming events for her campaign. Dave Peterson, Kitsap County Clerk, gave us a re-election update and explained services that the county clerk office provides. Finishing out our speakers for the evening was Paul Andrews who is running for the Kitsap county assessor position.
Good of the Order was announced and Lynda Filson spoke on behalf of the Gig Harbor Foundation to thank the 26th LD Democrats for volunteering for the Big Sports Gig in Gig Harbor. River Curtis-Stanley announced an option for carpooling to the State Convention in Spokane.
Our next meeting will be held on Thursday May 1, 2014 at Givens Community Center, Port Orchard, WA. Social reception begins at 6:30 pm while our meeting starts at 7 pm.
Special thanks to Nove and Barbara Meyers for our monthly after meeting get-together held at Everybody’s Cookhouse and Sports Theater.
Please join us for Wine and Dial phone banking!
Next week’s wine and dial phone bank for Senator Nathan Schlicher has a new date! Please join us on Wednesday, August 21st, 5:00 pm at the home of Katherine Woods. Drinks and snacks will be provided. Come and help us retain the newest Senator in Kitsap County!
Date: Wednesday, August 21st
Time: 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Location: Katherine Woods’ home, 1128 Ironsides Ave, Bremerton
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What to bring: a bottle to share (if you like!)
For questions or to RSVP, contact Chair Katherine Woods here via email or 360-471-5366.