◼ Local developer's advocate to speak
Kay Backer, an advocate for area developers from the Humboldt Economic Land Plan group, will speak before the Humboldt Republican Women Federated on Thursday.
The event will be held at the Eureka Moose Lodge, with the buffet line starting at 11:30 a.m. and the meeting at noon. The speaker will begin after club business is concluded.
The event, a fundraiser for a new scholarship from Humboldt Republican Women, is open to the public. To listen to the speaker and enjoy a beverage, the cost is $4. To have dessert and a beverage, as well as enjoy the speaker, the cost is $6. Full lunch, speaker included, is $12.
The Times-Standard
Posted: 01/20/2010 01:15:35 AM PST
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Kay Backer to speak
◼ Kay Backer, an advocate for area developers from the Humboldt Economic Land Plan group, will speak before the Humboldt Republican Women Federated on Thursday. - Times-Standard
The event will be held at the Eureka Moose Lodge, with the buffet line starting at 11:30 a.m. and the meeting at noon. The speaker will begin after club business is concluded.
The event, a fundraiser for a new scholarship from Humboldt Republican Women, is open to the public. To listen to the speaker and enjoy a beverage, the cost is $4. To have dessert and a beverage, as well as enjoy the speaker, the cost is $6. Full lunch, speaker included, is $12.
The event will be held at the Eureka Moose Lodge, with the buffet line starting at 11:30 a.m. and the meeting at noon. The speaker will begin after club business is concluded.
The event, a fundraiser for a new scholarship from Humboldt Republican Women, is open to the public. To listen to the speaker and enjoy a beverage, the cost is $4. To have dessert and a beverage, as well as enjoy the speaker, the cost is $6. Full lunch, speaker included, is $12.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Republican women stir up some yummy chow
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◼ by Jessie Faulkner Tri-City WeeklyBarbecued meat loaves, slow-grilled tequila ribs, Thomas Jefferson's sweet potato biscuits and giant ginger cookies are just a few of the tempting treats in the recently published Humboldt Republican Women Federated's “Tantalizing Cuisine.”
The multi-chaptered cookbook is filled with “tried and true recipes,” cookbook committee member Lynda Pozel said. Among those are the Leon's Car Care Center's famous butter crunch cookies, the handiwork of Elaine Warmuth.
The 350 recipes included in the binder-style volume nearly all came from members or their families.
”We asked them for recipes they actually used,” Pozel said, “so it would be tested tried and true.”
At least one statewide candidate joined the mix with the addition of Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's Craig's Chocolate Sauce, a topping touted as perfect for vanilla ice cream or drizzled over angel food cake.
The culinary guide splits the nine chapters -- with professional photographs of movers and shakers among North Coast Republican women.
Sally Arnot, perhaps best known for her unwavering support of the Humboldt Arts Council and the renovation of the now 10-year-old Morris Graves Museum of Art, raises a martini to the effort.
Arnot and most of those chosen to pose for chapter dividers don hats and display a sample of food from the following chapter. Arnot introduces “Appetizers & Beverages,” with what appears to be a sample of one of her contributions to the culinary category: “Sally's Martini.”
Those photographed for the chapter divisions were selected from a list of prominent women who've been active, Pozel said. The tally includes 2004 Republican of the Year Pat Barnum, 2009 Republican of the Year Joy Finley, former 2nd District Supervisor Johanna Rodoni and former Eureka City Councilwoman Cherie Arkley.
Hopkins Fine Portraiture took the chapter page photos as well as the back cover's image of the cookbook committee in Eureka's Sequoia Park. A historical photograph from Humboldt State University Library's Swanlund-Baker collection on the front cover shows turn-of-the-century residents on an outing in the same park.
Proceeds from sales of “Tantalizing Cuisine” will benefit several of the organization's ongoing efforts including purchasing books for public schools, supporting military families and a new scholarship program. Other public outreach includes collecting coupons for overseas military families, donation campaigns for local food banks, receptions for Republican candidates and monthly luncheons with guest speakers.
Each cookbook sells for $15 and is available from members. The organization also printed 24 collector copies, each signed by the women photographed for the divider sections, which are selling for $100.
For more information or to purchase a copy, call Lynda Pozel at 443-1283 or Kathy Rodriguez at 839-8105.
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Monday, January 18, 2010
I AM A REPUBLICAN BECAUSE…..
◼ I BELIEVE the strength of our nation lies with the individual and that each person’s dignity, freedom, ability and responsibility must be honored.
◼ I BELIEVE in equal rights, equal justice and equal opportunity for all, regardless of race, creed, sex, age or disability.
◼ I BELIEVE free enterprise and encouraging individual initiative have brought this nation opportunity, economic growth and prosperity.
◼ I BELIEVE government must practice fiscal responsibility and allow individuals to keep more of the money they earn.
◼ I BELIEVE the proper role of government is to provide for the people only those critical functions that cannot be performed by individuals or private organizations and that the best government is that which governs least.
◼ I BELIEVE the most effective, responsible and responsive government is government closest to the people.
◼ I BELIEVE Americans must retain the principles that have made us strong while developing new and innovative ideas to meet the challenges of changing times.
◼ I BELIEVE Americans value should preserve our national strength and pride while working to extend peace, freedom and human rights throughout the world.
FINALLY, I believe the Republican Party is the best vehicle for translating these ideals into positive and successful principles of government.
◼ I BELIEVE in equal rights, equal justice and equal opportunity for all, regardless of race, creed, sex, age or disability.
◼ I BELIEVE free enterprise and encouraging individual initiative have brought this nation opportunity, economic growth and prosperity.
◼ I BELIEVE government must practice fiscal responsibility and allow individuals to keep more of the money they earn.
◼ I BELIEVE the proper role of government is to provide for the people only those critical functions that cannot be performed by individuals or private organizations and that the best government is that which governs least.
◼ I BELIEVE the most effective, responsible and responsive government is government closest to the people.
◼ I BELIEVE Americans must retain the principles that have made us strong while developing new and innovative ideas to meet the challenges of changing times.
◼ I BELIEVE Americans value should preserve our national strength and pride while working to extend peace, freedom and human rights throughout the world.
FINALLY, I believe the Republican Party is the best vehicle for translating these ideals into positive and successful principles of government.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
President’s Message - January 2010
Happy New Year. This is a favorite time of mine simply because I love new beginnings. We had a great 2009 in the awards arena, made some mistakes and learned some things. We tried some new things and most of those we are likely to repeat because they worked. We also repeated some old things, borrowed some good ideas and pulled up our red, white, and blue socks to become greater activists than we were before last year started. And, of ourse, since we had old, new, borrowed, and blue and some great women in our membership some of you got married in 2009.
This new year promises to be even busier and more productive than the territory we just plowed. We hope to expand our image in Humboldt County with our community service work by maintaining past projects and expanding into some interesting other areas of local involvement. The new
arenas include some community beautification efforts and a visitation program for care homes.
Mary Scott has prepared a first draft on our scholarship plan; due to computer challenges we will be reporting on that next month. Our Bake Sale at the December meeting added nicely to our fledgling scholarship fund. Thanks for your help.
The arrival of the cookbooks was a big ending for a year that gave us considerable cause to celebrate, reasons to be proud of ourselves as better informed and more activist citizens,
satisfaction because a lot of hard work was behind our achievements, and because we had fun while we did the whole thing.
Let’s see if we can out-do ourselves in 2010 as we take on an election year and a loaded agenda.
Colleen Hedrick
◼ January 2010 Redwood Alert
This new year promises to be even busier and more productive than the territory we just plowed. We hope to expand our image in Humboldt County with our community service work by maintaining past projects and expanding into some interesting other areas of local involvement. The new
arenas include some community beautification efforts and a visitation program for care homes.
Mary Scott has prepared a first draft on our scholarship plan; due to computer challenges we will be reporting on that next month. Our Bake Sale at the December meeting added nicely to our fledgling scholarship fund. Thanks for your help.
The arrival of the cookbooks was a big ending for a year that gave us considerable cause to celebrate, reasons to be proud of ourselves as better informed and more activist citizens,
satisfaction because a lot of hard work was behind our achievements, and because we had fun while we did the whole thing.
Let’s see if we can out-do ourselves in 2010 as we take on an election year and a loaded agenda.
◼ January 2010 Redwood Alert
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Humboldt Republican Women Federated welcomes Kay Backer
Land Use? It’s About the Truth and the Law
Welcome to 2010! We are launching this next year with our first meeting only at Moose Lodge,
4328 Campton Rd. Eureka, CA 95503. We are so excited to have Kay Backer of Humboldt
Economic and Land Planning from Sacramento as our special guest. She will address the massive array of problems that are present in our local area of Humboldt County Planning Department issues. A question and answer session will follow. We welcome members, their guests and our community. Bring your questions, paper, and a pen- see you there! (Kay’s bio- page 2)
Six-years ago, Pacific Legal Foundation recommended Kay Backer for her current consulting assignment with the Humboldt Economic and Land Plan (HELP.) HELP focuses on promoting jobs, housing, and individual rights while working to persuade the County to adopt a balanced General Plan. Backer is the founder and president of KB International She established this company in 1993 after functioning as the management of more than 25-engineers and six contract administrators overseeing $300-million worth of international heavy construction contracts, as well as authoring a Management Manual. As vice president of Telchert Land Company, Backer master planned over 15,000 acres of land in various locations throughout Northern California.
For the past 17-years, Backer's Sacramento based company has provided land development services to a variety of clients in more than 30-cites for varied mixed use projects ranging from 800-acre sites down to one-half acre parcels. These projects' uses included commercial use, offices, retail stores, residential, industrial, and communication/radio towers. She was asked by the Chinese in 1993 to assemble a team and compete with 14-international firms for the designing of a 22-acre project in downtown Shanghai for the Shanghai International Trust and Investment Corporation. The KBI team won and designed a mixed-use project which included a 60-story building and two 40-story buildings. Another similar contract was awarded to KBI a few years later by the city of Shanghai. She and her partners held a contractor's license there from 1996 through 2003.
Backer has served on more that 30-boards. She was chairman for the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce, KXPR Radio Station Board, Junior Achievement of Sacramento, US & China Center for Construction and Training and Exchange, and Leadership Sacramento. Other professional activities included serving as the Sacramento the governor too Planning Commissioner for four years and chagrin that commission during 1994. In 1996 she was appointed by the Governor to chair the State's Sacramento Task Force on Housing and Retail.
Among her numerous award are: Who’s Who of American Women, National Business Leadership Award, Who's Who in Sacramento Business, Sacramento Distinguished Businesswoman, and California's Certificate of Recognition.
◼ January 2010 Redwood Alert
Welcome to 2010! We are launching this next year with our first meeting only at Moose Lodge,
4328 Campton Rd. Eureka, CA 95503. We are so excited to have Kay Backer of Humboldt
Economic and Land Planning from Sacramento as our special guest. She will address the massive array of problems that are present in our local area of Humboldt County Planning Department issues. A question and answer session will follow. We welcome members, their guests and our community. Bring your questions, paper, and a pen- see you there! (Kay’s bio- page 2)
Thursday, January 21, 2010ABOUT THE SPEAKER: KAY BACKER
Moose Lodge - 4328 Campton Rd, Eureka
11:30 a.m. - Buffet Luncheon- Meeting 12 noon to 1 p.m.
Soup, Salad & Dessert - $12.00
Beverage & speaker - $4.00
Dessert, beverage & speaker - $6.00
*Please RSVP to Colleen Hedrick at 268-0101. Early reservations appreciated.
*Fundraising event for our scholarship.
Six-years ago, Pacific Legal Foundation recommended Kay Backer for her current consulting assignment with the Humboldt Economic and Land Plan (HELP.) HELP focuses on promoting jobs, housing, and individual rights while working to persuade the County to adopt a balanced General Plan. Backer is the founder and president of KB International She established this company in 1993 after functioning as the management of more than 25-engineers and six contract administrators overseeing $300-million worth of international heavy construction contracts, as well as authoring a Management Manual. As vice president of Telchert Land Company, Backer master planned over 15,000 acres of land in various locations throughout Northern California.
For the past 17-years, Backer's Sacramento based company has provided land development services to a variety of clients in more than 30-cites for varied mixed use projects ranging from 800-acre sites down to one-half acre parcels. These projects' uses included commercial use, offices, retail stores, residential, industrial, and communication/radio towers. She was asked by the Chinese in 1993 to assemble a team and compete with 14-international firms for the designing of a 22-acre project in downtown Shanghai for the Shanghai International Trust and Investment Corporation. The KBI team won and designed a mixed-use project which included a 60-story building and two 40-story buildings. Another similar contract was awarded to KBI a few years later by the city of Shanghai. She and her partners held a contractor's license there from 1996 through 2003.
Backer has served on more that 30-boards. She was chairman for the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce, KXPR Radio Station Board, Junior Achievement of Sacramento, US & China Center for Construction and Training and Exchange, and Leadership Sacramento. Other professional activities included serving as the Sacramento the governor too Planning Commissioner for four years and chagrin that commission during 1994. In 1996 she was appointed by the Governor to chair the State's Sacramento Task Force on Housing and Retail.
Among her numerous award are: Who’s Who of American Women, National Business Leadership Award, Who's Who in Sacramento Business, Sacramento Distinguished Businesswoman, and California's Certificate of Recognition.
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