THE
BALDWIN VOTER
Published
by the League of Women Voters of Baldwin
County
P.O.
Box 937
Fairhope, AL 36533
January 1, 2006
LWVBC
Board of Directors 2005 – 2006A
President: Jeanne Lacey (251) 626-413 | Treasurer: Libby Byars 990-6047 |
1st VP Pat Laraway | Director I: Margaret Solberger |
2nd VP Jeannine Stutsman | Director II: Jeanine Normand |
Secretary: Virginia Nelson | App. Dir: Patricia Riddick |
[SEE PAGE 2: URGENT TO RESERVE BUS SEAT BY JANUARY 7TH FOR RALLY!]
NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE: We managed to live through 2005. Some of us bear scars from the misery wrought by the hurricanes, either personally or for close family and friends. We have tried to keep working in the most helpful ways we could to provide some relief for those whose personal disasters were beyond our reach. Let us resolve to continue those efforts and extend our reach by helping resolve the problems of rebuilding our area and State. The League's work is ever before us. We are strengthening in brainpower and know how with new members ready to use their time and talents. It is with pleasure that I introduce them to you, in alphabetical order. How fortunate we are! Welcome to the Baldwin County League!
Helen Earl (Spanish Fort)
Arlene F. Estelle (Spanish Fort) (ACCR volunteer).
Laura Griffin (Fairhope) (Student)
John T. Harris (Spanish Fort ) (ACCR Volunteer.)
Gray Jones (Fairhope) (from Mobile LWV)
Sarah & Warren Katz (Fairhope)
Celeste Neuffer (Spanish Fort ) * Four months.
Betty Phillips, DVM ret. (Spanish Fort ) * Six months.
A warm welcome to our family. Now let's see what January holds in store for all of us:
JANUARY 4, 2006
PRESS CONFERENCE AT CAPITOL: First
step in making Constitutional
History!
Rep. Demetrius Newton and Senator Ted little will hold a press conference announcing the bill calling for a Constitutional Convention to rewrite the 1901 Constitution on Wednesday, January 4th in the House of Representatives Chambers, 5th Floor of the State House. Go if you possibly can. If you can, email Cary Page at Cpa323@aol.com – or see if it is on TV at 10 AM or at least the noon news! We will soon have the list of legislators who will help us get the bill passed. I sincerely hope our local legislators are on that list!
JANUARY 7, 2005:
DEADLINE FOR GETTING SIGNED PETITIONS IN THE MAIL TO ME.
Try your dead level best to complete
your signature
pages. Every
signature is
precious, so send those sheets that are not completed also. Sign your sheets in the
upper
corner. Mail by
Saturday: Jeanne
Lacey, 500 Spanish Fort Blvd #133
Spanish Fort, AL 36527.
Remember
the 39 cent stamp!
The Baldwin Voter, 1-1-06,
p. 2.
LWVBC BOARD MEETING: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at 11 A.M., Daphne Library. The Grinch Bug stole the first part of December, costing me 4 days in Thomas Hospital, lots of tests, and leaving me well but
weak kneed. This will be a strategy planning session and confirmation of dates coming up. Plans awaiting the final date include the public Forum with Jack Edwards and Bradley Byrne addressing the issues to be resolved in the Constitutional Convention.
JANUARY 12, 2006: ACCR MEETING FOR
VOLUNTEERS, former US CONGRESSMAN JACK
EDWARDS, SPEAKING. He will discuss problems facing
Alabama due to the
1901 Constitution and address current efforts to draft a new
constitution. Mobile
Chamber of Commerce,
McGowin Room, 451 Government St. at Noon.
Must reserve for light lunch.
RSVP: Kyle Greer at 431-8621 or email kyle@mobilechamber.com
no later than
Tuesday, Jan. 10th.
Get
together and reserve your spot.
JANUARY 21, 2006
in Montgomery, LWVAL State Board
Meeting: I will
bring you a full
report.
* * * *
MAKE
HISTORY:
LET THE PEOPLE AND LEGISLATURE
COME
TOGETHER AS ONE! SHOW
THEM WE CARE!
JANUARY
25, 2006: "LET
THE PEOPLE VOTE" RALLY!
Presentation to the Legislature of the People's
Petitions
calling for a Constitutional Convention
of elected citizens to re-write the 1901 Alabama Constitution.
WEDNESDAY AT 9 A.M:
Capitol steps on Dexter Avenue, Capitol Building,
Montgomery. Students
start reading the 1901
Constitution and continue until 9 PM.
(Rain? Move
to Auditorium
in Capitol.)
11:15 A.M:
RALLY on the Capitol steps.
Presentation of 60,000+ signatures on the Petitions asking
the
Legislature to "Let the People Vote."
Contact
your Legislators today and ask them to meet you there
and visit with you afterwards. WE WILL BE THERE.
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.
WE HAVE THE BUS CHARTERED.
$20 FARE MUST BE PREPAID BY CHECK TO JEANNE LACEY by
January 7th
TO HOLD YOUR PLACE. NO
REFUNDS. IF YOU
CAN'T GO, SEND A
CHECK SO SOMEONE MAY GO IN YOUR PLACE (We have student volunteers that
want to
attend and need the fare.)
12:45 P.M. – 2:30
P.M. ORGANIZE FOR
SUCCESS MEETING: Capitol
Auditorium.
Bring posters or banners to show your support for ACCR and
the
LWVBC. (No sticks
or dowels
allowed on signs – hand held only.)
Red, white and blue Patriotic theme.
This is where we come together as one
to present our case and talk with and listen to the Legislative
Leadership
Sponsors.
[Facts:
The
climb to the platform on the Capitol steps is steep.
Lots of walking from and back to bus.
LONG DAY:
Our Colonial Trailways Charter Bus will meet the group
from the Foley
area behind the Foley Civic Center next to the National Guard Armory at
7:15
A.M. in the back parking lot.
Mobile/Eastern Shore group will depart from Westminster
Village, Spanish
Fort, at 8 A.M. Capacity
56.
Return trip after the
Success Meeting, leaving Montgomery
about 2:45 P.M. Reverse
route, be
back in Foley before 7 P.M.
(Remember, I have to pay for the chartered bus by January 9th.) MapQuest estimates
Don't be late!
We can't wait!
Questions? Jeanne
626-4133
or jeanne.lacey@att.net
The Baldwin Voter, 1-1-05,
p. 3.
JANUARY 10, 2006, ALABAMA
COASTAL FOUNDATION: CATHY
BARNETT will be at Westminster
Village to speak at 7 P.M. She
will talk about what you can do and what you need to know about
preserving and
protecting our coastal lands. This
meeting is open to the public, and our League is invited to attend. It will be an excellent
opportunity to get
background information and an update on the status of our highly
sensitive
areas along the shores of the Bay and Gulf.
Cathy is CEO for AL Coastal Foundation; also a member of
the
Daphne City Council. Let's
take
advantage of this opportunity to ask questions vital to us about
problems and
rapid growth in our Eastern Shore and Gulf areas.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS RIGHT
NOW FOR JANUARY. GET
YOUR CHECK IN FOR THE ACCR RALLY
RIGHT NOW. (Don't
forget the
postage change after January 9th.)
NEWS ITEMS:
VIRGINIA FOSTER DURR was
unanimously selected as an
inductee to the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame. The ceremony
will take place at Judson College in
Marion, Alabama on March 9, 2006.
She was a member of the League of Women Voters
of Montgomery, worked tirelessly to eliminate the poll tax. She and her husband
(attorney) played a
strong role in the battle for civil rights in the 1950's,
even enduring
accusations that they were Communist sympathizers.
She chose to ÒLive Outside the Magic
Circle,Ó stating, ÒYou
do it because you believe it is right.Ó
(Read about her in Women Who Made a Difference
in Alabama,Ó pp.
45-48, ©1995.
LWVUS-EF is cosponsoring the
2006 Midyear Meeting of the
American Judicature Society in
Birmingham, February 24 and 25 at Cumberland Law School. LWVAL wishes to participate
CONSTITUTION CONVENTION
COALITION: There
was strong LWVAL Board support
for joining
COMING UP:
FORUM details – with Edwards & Byrne.
Study of the Legislature
will continue in February and
March (Springen & Byars.)
Early March:
Environmental Study being planned.
April 22, 2006:
Annual Meeting at Westminster Village
Mark your calendars to avoid conflicts.
February 8, 2006:
Next LWVBC Board Meeting.
URGENT: Get signed Petitions to me
by Monday, January 9th.
RESERVE
your place on the Charter
Bus - $20 to me by January 7th.
We
are all getting excited about
the Rally! Watch
the news this
Wednesday! Jeanne