February Guest Speaker. Mark Henry Galveston County Judge

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1 1 (281) Political Advertising paid for by Clear Creek Republican Women Oh glorious day! January 20, 2017, the day Donald J. Trump became the 45th President of the United States of America. The day that saw the country turn away from Socialism and back toward a country of, by, and for the people. Did you watch the inauguration? I couldn't turn away! When was the last time you heard The Battle Hymn of the Republic? What an awesome song! The patriotism and love of America was felt across the land. To quote President Trump, "If there is patriotism in your heart, there is no room for prejudice". Love that! Now that the celebrations are over it is time for us to get to work helping the President get this country back on the right track. I would encourage you to stay/get engaged in electing conservatives at local and state levels. Stay informed. A good way to do that is to renew your membership in CCRW! There is an application at the bottom of this newsletter, or you can contact Kari Long, or pick up an application at our next general meeting on February 3rd, when we will be hearing from Judge Henry. Inside this issue: Legislative Update 2 TFRW Legislative Day, Meeting Lunch Menu 3 Calendar of Events 4 Birthdays 4 Publicity Message 4 CCRW Announcements 5 Chaplains Message 5 Inauguration Photos 6 Membership application 7 As a way of keeping CCRW educated, several members of the board (Loretta Roberts, Kathie Nenninger, Bonnie Wilson, Melissa Johnson) and myself, attended a "Nuts and Boltz" training hosted by TFRW in Houston. Loretta Roberts and I will also be attending the TFRW Board Meeting in Austin. Then there is Legislative Day in April (more info in this newsletter) that is always a great way to get an understanding of how Texas government works. As always, please get in touch with me or any member of the board with any questions or comments. Exciting times! Lots going on! Get involved! February Guest Speaker Mark Henry Galveston County Judge Elected in 2010, Judge Henry is the 28th County Judge in Galveston County history, which dates back to 1838 and only the 5th Judge since World War II. Judge Henry has led the charge to cut spending, shrink the size of county government, lower the tax rate, refinance bonds at historic low rates and worked to ensure the county held some funds in reserve to protect against uncertainty in the health care industry. He s been a leader in promoting wellness in the county and constituent selfservice, leading to better results with fewer employees. He is a fifth generation Texan, born and raised in the Houston area, and a graduate of the University of Houston. After graduation, he received an appointment to Air Force Officer Training School Lillian Murphy, CCRW President and worked in the classified arena of Space Operations, and then held many staff positions at Professional Military Colleges. After six years of active duty, Captain Henry transferred to the Air Force Reserve where he retired as a Major in 2010 while running for office. In 1995, Mark started a successful aviation company in Galveston County which still operates today and has been recognized by the US Government for its excellent service. In 2014, Mark and wife Amy founded a new microbrewery which is rapidly expanding and currently distributes six products to the Greater Houston Area. Mark is married to Amy and they have two twin girls born in the Fall of Formerly a runner, Mark s only hobby now is taking care of his girls. Re-elected in 2014, Mark is now serving his second term and we are all very lucky to have his friendship and leadership as Galveston County Judge.

2 2 Legistative Update It is going to be a very busy five months with the Texas Legislature and the US Congress, with the new President Trump s administration, both in session. CCRW will be watching key legislation in Texas and in the Federal Government. Additionally, we will be monitoring the CCISD Bond Election in which the Citizens Committee s preliminary recommendation calls for $499 million in improvements, through a voter-approved bond election in May The top 10 Texas Legislative Priorities are as follows: SB Budget Proposal SB 2 Property Tax Reform SB 3 School Choice SB 4 Sanctuary Cities SB 5 Photo Voter ID SB 6 Women s Privacy Act SB 7 Inappropriate Teacher-Student Relationships SB 8 Fetal Tissue/Partial Birth Abortion SB 9 Spending SB 10 Hailstorm Lawsuit Reform The top 10 Key issues on President Trump s agenda are as follows: Health Care The Border Immigration Social Safety Net The Veterans Administration Student Debt Jobs Taxes Child Care Education

3 3 TFRW Legislative Day Have you ever been to Austin for a TFRW Legislative Day? You might consider joining the ladies of CCRW and attend this informative day at the Texas legislature on Thursday, April 6th. It begins the night before with Belles and Boots at Scholz Garten, at a cost of $35, on Wednesday evening, if you want to turn it in to a two day affair. On Thursday, we will visit and be recognized at the Capitol in both the House and Senate. We will also visit the offices of our elected officials, have a lovely lunch with speaker back at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol and attend your choice of a dynamic workshop in the afternoon. On Legislative Day, transportation will be provided between the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol and the Texas Capitol. Legislative Day costs $70 if registered by March 14 th. Oh and by the way everyone wears RED. Imagine 800 to 1000 women from across the state wearing red! It is quite a sea of red to behold. La Brisa on the Creek 501 N Wesley Dr, League City,TX Free ice cream at the front entrance, help yourself as you leave! #1 Enchilada Trio beef, chicken and cheese, topped with chili gravy and cheese, cilantro white rice and charro beans. #2 A grilled chicken breast, stuffed with spinach and mushrooms, topped with a creamy cilantro sauce. with Mexican rice and refried beans. #3 Soft drink, chips, red and green salsa Choice 1, 2 is $15, 3 is $5. Cash only please Reservations are required please. If you are making reservations for someone else please provide their name(s) for our reservations list. We do not want to miss anyone. Contact Fay Picard or reservations.ccrw@gmail.com Please select choice #1, #2, or #3 on your reservation by 9:30p.m. Jan 31st. We are only able to order from this menu. If you have a food allergy, please feel free to me and I will try to accommodate you. Please note: cancellations are available up to 9:30 pm on the Tuesday before our meetings on Friday. You will be sent a bill for the amount of the reservation made and did not attend. Thank you for your understanding in this very important matter. We also want to thank all of you who continue to make reservations in a timely manner.

4 4 President Lillian Murphy st V.P. Membership Kari Long 2n V.P. Programs Paula Smith Recording Secretary Alison Putnam Corresponding Secretary Kellie Gross Treasurer Chrissy Crews February 3 February 25 March 3 March 4 April 7 CCRW Monthly meeting at La Brisa Restaurant 11:00am-1:00pm Guest speaker-galveston County Judge Mark Henry. Lunch n Learn Dr. Billy Enochs Of Friendswood City Council, Heart Health. BARW Lincoln Day Dinner at Bay Oaks Country Club, Keynote speaker James O Keefe, Project Veritas Founder and Investigative Reporter at Bay Oaks Country Club. CCRW Monthly meeting at La Brisa Restaurant 11:00am-1:00pm Guest speaker-tba Galveston County Republican Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner at San Luis Hotel in Galveston at 7:00pm, guest speaker will be Governor Gregg Abbott. CCRW Monthly meeting at La Brisa Restaurant 11:00am-1:00pm Guest speaker-tba PAC Treasurer Cindy Reddy Immediate Past President Loretta Roberts STANDING CHAIRMEN Campaign Activities MEETING CALENDAR FOR AREA REPUBLICAN WOMEN CLUBS Bay Area Republican Women -4th Wednesday of the month - Bay Oaks Country Club Friendswood Republican Women 4th Thursday of the month - Friendswood Chamber Galveston Republican Women - 3rd Wednesday of the month - Moody Gardens Melissa Johnson Legislation Kathie Nenninger Hospitality Fay Picard Literacy/Caring for America Roxanne Lewis Special Events Fay Picard Publicity Loretta Roberts Social Media Kristen Wilson CCRW 2017 Directory Advertising We are in the process of preparing our 2017 Directory and would like to give you all the opportunity to advertise your business and be represented in the directory. The cost of the ads are as follows: Full Page Black/White$100 Color $125 Half Page Black/White$50 Color $70 Business card/1/4 page Black/White$25 Color $40 Please submit your ads to Mary Kennedy at mnkennedy5@gmail.com as soon as possible. Mail your payment to Cindy Reddy, PAC Treasurer at P.O. Box 2171, League City, TX or give to Cindy Reddy or Chrissy Crews at our February 3rd Luncheon. Publicity/Social Media blurb Chaplain Mary Blackwell Newsletter Mary Blackwell Brooks Cima 2 Patricia Woita 5 Pam Apffel 9 Dean Listiak 17 Joe Giusti 20 Melissa Denard 29 Hopefully you have joined the buzz by joining CCRW on our Facebook. ClearCreekRepublicanWomenClub/ If not, please feel free to request to be added to our group page. Please note that we only allow posts that are of the non-opinion nature and don t demean others. Further, this isn t a business networking group so please don t push out posts that are for your specific business unless it is of the candidate nature. We are happy to help promote, by posting on our FB page, your Republican local events. Please share our Facebook page and events with your friends by sharing it to your personal profile and invite your friends to our monthly CCRW meetings.

5 5 CCRW Membership Drive If you have not paid your 2017 Membership dues, please do so ASAP to help our reach our TFRW goal. We will continue taking applications and due money at the February meeting. Please see the attached membership application. If you have any questions, please Membership VP, Kari Long, at ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Spring CCRW Mixer March 21, CCRW will be having a Kendra Scott Shopping Party from 5-7pm at the Baybrook location. Snacks will be provided. Come shop for yourself or loved one. Bring a friend who may be interested in CCRW. We will also be hosting our Membership Drive as well. More information to come. Chaplain s Message by Mary O. Blackwell American stands as a beacon of hope and freedom. Why is that? Our Founding Fathers created a system of government that has stood for over two hundred years. In my observation of the world at this time I see a serious threat to our nation. From the leaders of our government to the ordinary folks there is corruption, hate, murder and sexual immorality that is rampant. As most of us know the Founding Fathers used the biblical principles of Judeo-Christianity to form our American. Here are a couple of insights to the hearts of these two famous historical people. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ George Washington s Earnest Prayer The prayer was written by Washington at Newburgh, New York, at the close of the Revolutionary War on June 14, It was sent to the thirteen governors of the new freed states in a Circular Letter Address to the Governors of the States on the Disbanding of the Army I now make it my earnest prayer that God would have you, and the state over which you preside, in His holy protection; that He would incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government, to entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another, for their fellow citizens of the United States at large, and particularly for brethren who have served in the field; and finally that He would most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper of mind, which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, and without an humble imitation of who example in these things, we can never hope to be a happy nation. (from In God We Still Trust by Dr. Richard G. Lee) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. Patrick Henry Governor of Virginia It cannot be emphasized too clearly and too often that this nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religion, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ. (from In God We Still Trust by Dr. Richard G. Lee) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Hancock signer of the Declaration of Independence Principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hand of God that gave it: and my body I recommend to the earth...nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mercy and power of God. (from In God We Still Trust by Dr. Richard G. Lee) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These are but a few of example of writings of people who began and shaped our blessed country. My prayer and I hope your prayer is that we have a fire for God, and share the gospel of Jesus Christ.

6 6 The dawn of a new presidency The night before the inauguration Dawn at East Wing of the Nations Capital And the stage is set Melania Trump Donald Trump taking the oath of office with his family alongside. Donald J. Trump walking out on the platform (L) Mary and Bob Blackwell. It was our first time in DC and we witnessed this most memorable event. I took all photographs except of course the one of the two of us. Congressman, Randy Weber s office provided the invitations for us to stand in the Mall

7 7 Clear Creek Republican Women PAC Galveston County Texas 2017 Membership Application Name Spouse Mailing Address Pct. # City Home Phone Zip Cell Occupation Birthday (Month/Day) Full Member $25** New Member Renewal Associate Member $15** Member Since Member of another Club? Yes No If yes, name of Club: How did you hear about CCRW? Newspaper (name) Website (name) Friend (name) Other (specify) I would like to help with the following (please check all that interest you): Audits Awards By-Laws CCRW Directory Historian Hospitality Legislation Newsletter Caring for America Parliamentarian Publicity Fundraising Website Hobbies/Areas, Topics of interest, comments Please mail membership application and check to: Cindy Reddy, CCRW PAC Treasurer, P.O. Box 2171, League City, TX Date Paid Check # Cash Amt. Paid **Dues and donations are not deductible as charitable contributions for Federal Income Tax purposes. Corporate contributions are not permitted.