Carbon County Republican Women (CCRW) met at Fort Rockvale Restaurant for lunch Wednesday, October 13, 11 a.m. Special guest for October was Montana House District 42 candidate Bill Joseph. Meeting our candidates is one of the activities that women appreciate about our clubs.
On Sunday, we headed to Billings, Montana for a fundraiser at the Beartooth Harley Davidson Dealership. There we were joined by more than 350 people who are tired of the liberal policies that are destroying our nation and understand Republicans have the best solutions to fix our ailing economy.
Along with the supporters, we were also met by Republican leaders Will Deschamps, Montana State Party Chairman; Betti Hill, National Committeewoman of Montana, and Errol Galt, National Committeeman of Montana.
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Marta Gauthier, SCRWC member, at the Columbus Farmers’ Market today. Marta was born in Cuba and is a Naturalized American Citizen. We are so proud of her! We started our drive early, and it will continue. Marta volunteered to head-up the registration drive.
(Left to right, STANDING, Elsie Arntzen (Yellowstone) HD53, Shauna Kerr (Yellowstone) HD49, Joann Blyton (Carbon County) HD59, Christy Clark (Lewis & Clark) HD17, Janna Taylor (Flathead) HD11, SEATED, Rachel Roberts (Butte) HD73, Liz Bangerter(Lewis & Clark) HD80, Patty Lovaas (Missoula) SD48.
Special guest for the July Luncheon was Kevin Moore, representing Grow Montana. Kevin also works with AERO, Alternature Energy Resource Organization, and volunteered for FoodCorp in Dillon where he helped UM Western buy more Montana-grown foods. The goal of Grow Montana is to help rebuild Montana’s food independence. According to Kevin Moore, 70 years ago more than 70% of Montana’s food was grown in Montana. That figure has now fallen to 10%. Montana is lacking small scale and independent food processing. Value added food in Montana, i.e. foods processed here, is much lower than surrounding states. In 2004, South Dakota’s value added food expenditure was 90%, Idaho’s was 80% and Montana’s was only 10%. In Montana there are great distances between markets, said Kevin Moore, but this is also true in surrounding states. An unfriendly business climate is also a factor. Grow Montana offers information, research, internet resources, networking lists, conference calls, projects and events attempting to grow Montana’s food businesses.
July 4 – LCRW/Pachyderms won 2nd prize in the float category in Polson’s Centennial 4th of July Parade. The float was historical with Abe Lincoln and the final words of the Gettysburg Address on the back and one of our veterans in his WW II white naval uniform (he could still get into it!) in the front flanked by the American and Montana flags and two flags honoring all the military services. LCRW and Pacyderm banners were on both sides of the bunting decorated sides. Candidate signs were attached to the bright red pick-up pulling it, and several candidates walked the route along with four of our members in Rehberg for Congress t-shirts handing out club information and Rehberg bumper stickers.
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Carbon County Republican Women (CCRW) met at Fort Rockvale Restaurant for a luncheon celebrating Mothers, Wednesday, May 12, 11 a.m. with 24 in attendance.
Special guest for the May Luncheon in honor of Mother’s Day was Montana Federation of Republican Women (MtFRW) President Beth Cargo. The ladies of Stillwater County Republican Women were also warmly welcomed at this meeting.
