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hOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE

11/22/2022

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COOKIE TIME IS COMING

10/10/2022

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ELECTION ADMINISTRATORS AT HLDW OCTOBER MEETING

10/6/2022

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All are invited to the next HLDW meeting on Thursday October 27, 2022 at 11:30 am. Check in at 11:15 am.

          Hidden Falls Bistro and Bar, 220 Meadowlakes Drive, Meadowlakes TX 78654.

Speakers are Andrea Wilson and Doug Ferguson, Election Administrators. This will be a great opportunity to hear about the technical side of the elections. Our Llano and Burnet County chairs--Candy Huff and Susan O'Brien--will be interviewing Andrea and Doug. If there's time, audience members can ask questions.
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Andrea Wilson was appointed to the position of Llano County Election Administrator in late June 2022. Previously, Andrea was an Escrow Officer at a local Title Company. In 2018, she worked for the County Clerk as Assistant Chief Deputy, and Court Secretary for Llano County Criminal Court for four years.
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In 2008, Doug Ferguson was made the Assistant Elections Administrator in Hays County, a position he held for several years and over 30 successful elections. Doug left to accept the position of Burnet County Elections Administrator in February of 2015.

MENU
Chicken Portobello - Chicken Breast Sautéed with Portobello Mushrooms and Shallot in a Light Sherry Wine Cream Sauce 

OR

Green Salad with Grilled Chicken

Cost is $20 per person

Please RSVP to Connie Stein, connie.stein@me.com by Monday October 17.
In your RSVP, please list your lunch selection.

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our candidates

9/13/2022

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HLDW Welcomes Candidate for Texas SD 24

9/13/2022

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Highland Lakes Democratic Women welcome guest speaker Kathy Jones-Hospod, the Democratic candidate for Texas Senate District 24 to their meeting Sept 22 at Hidden Falls Restaurant. She supports a Reliable Power Grid, Statewide Broadband, Women's Rights / Equal Rights and Dependable Foster Care.

Jones-Hospod has 40 years of experience as an engineer.  The majority of her experience was making sure telecom infrastructure was reliable for not only Texans but nationwide, including 911. She knows what it takes to build infrastructure. Jones-Hospod brings a perspective to the Texas Legislature that combines engineering, business, leadership, and, especially, a woman’s and mother’s perspective. She lives in Texas Senate District 24.

Please join Highland Lakes Democratic Women at Hidden Falls Restaurant, 220 Meadowlakes Drive, Meadowlakes TX  78654, September 22 at 11:15 am. Lunch will be served for a $20 charge. For questions or RSVP, email connie.stein@me.com


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SEE BETO IN FREDERIcKSBuRG AND LAMPASAS

8/12/2022

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Fredericksburg:
Wednesday, August 17th, 6–7pm
Pioneer Pavilion
432 Lady Bird Dr
Fredericksburg, TX 78624

Lampasas:
Thursday, August 18th, 12:30-1:30pm
Old Middle School Cafeteria
S Western Ave between E North Ave & E Ave B

(The technical address is 107 N Main St, Lampasas 76550)

Parking will be mostly street parking. There are some parking lots nearby such as the Library, Hanna Springs Pool, Storms, and the old middle school lot on the opposite side of the school. We're now working out the details for a shuttle service for these lots.

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HLDW August Meeting

8/9/2022

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Please join us at Double Horn Brewery, 208 Avenue H,
Marble Falls on Thursday August 25 at 11:30 am

Instead of a speaker for August, HLDW will take this opportunity to express our thanks to Dana Rushing for her work with HLDW. This will also be a sendoff and a "we'll miss you" as Dana starts the next chapter in her life!!

Thanks to Dana for serving as HLDW President and for everything she's done for the cause. 
Dana has moved to Austin and will surely keep everyone there involved in helping Democrats.

 Here is their menu. Please select the item you are ordering for lunch and when you RSVP, list that selection in your response. Each person will pay individually for their lunch. Parking is available both in front and back of the location.

Please RSVP to Sandra Chapman grantexas6@yahoo.com by Monday August 15. In your RSVP please list your lunch selection. 

Please choose your lunch order from this menu https://www.doublehornbrewing.com/food-menu/
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Choose from these favorites:
     Crabby Cado Appetizer - fried avocado and crab salad $12.99
     Pear Pecan Salad w/ balsamic vinaigrette $9.99
     Cowboy Burger $9.99
     Smoked Reuben $12.99
     Chicken Tinga Tacos $3.99 per taco
     Fish Tacos $4.99 per taco
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CRC of Texas Director Speaks to HLDW

8/9/2022

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Highland Lakes Democratic Women welcomed Dawn Capra as their speaker for their July meeting at Double Horn Brewery.  Ms. Capra oversees all Community Resource Centers of Texas, Inc. sites and is the primary liaison for all tenant agencies. 

Community Resource Centers of Texas mission is to create hope and change futures by joining forces with providers and connection people to resources.  Their vision is to see everyone end their day without worries for tomorrow.  Their values keep them aligned with their mission.  They are a force for good…faith-driven, open hearted, reachable, committed and encouraging.    

Ms. Capra has spent the majority of her career in the public sector and legal field gaining experience in constituent services, customer relation and resolving client problems.  

She is also known for her role as the previous Mayor of Johnson City.


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New HLDW member Helen Buck, on left, and Jody Mallett enjoyed hearing Dawn Capra speak about Community Resource Centers of Texas.
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HLDW member Jeanne Emerson, on left, and speaker Dawn Capra were able to catch up on old times. Jeanne previously held the job that Dawn currently holds at CRC and, in fact, hired Dawn to fill the position…small world.
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The Magnificent three

7/4/2022

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Welcome to our new and improved website! Nicole Briggs and Charles Watkins (webmaster)
have worked on this project for the past eight months. Nicole, one of our latest and youngest
members, brings to HLDW technology and marketing expertise, while Charles brings years of
experience of tirelessly maintaining our website. And, if I may mention, Nicole has a high-level
position that requires travel and, at the same time, is the mother to a young son along with two
stepchildren. As if that weren’t enough, her second baby is due in September. Volunteering
requires time and commitment. Many will decline because they are too busy. Well…maybe we
can all take a cue from Nicole and do more. Our country, state, counties, and Democratic
organizations need everyone to be the change we want to see!

Some may wonder who is behind the camera at our HLDW meetings and events. Teri Flanagan
doesn’t get the credit she deserves as our Publicity Chair. You never see her in our photos or
stories about HLDW in the newspapers, newsletters, website, or Facebook. Yet, Teri makes sure
our core group of hard-working volunteers and members are acknowledged through pictures
and articles.

Teri and her beloved husband, Dave, moved to Horseshoe Bay from Ft. Worth five years ago.
Like the rest of us, Teri and Dave had no idea they had chosen to live in a deep sea of red, so
she quickly sought like-minds and joined HLDW. We’re thrilled Teri did! She enjoys
participating in book clubs, creating beautiful artwork (watercolor), gardening, and
volunteering. When I’ve asked Teri to assist in various projects, she always agrees, except for
the rare times she’s overwhelmed with other activities, like helping her husband with building
three Little Free Libraries, creating ads against book banning, participating in the HSB Covid
testing site in 2020, and volunteering at many local community events.

Thanks to each of you for launching this website and making HLDW an even greater
organization due to your contributions!

​- Dana Rushing, HLDW President
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HLDW Encouraged to promote restorative justice

6/29/2022

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Channing Neary, on left, is welcomed by Susan O'Brien, HLDW Vice President
Highland Lakes Democratic Women welcomed Channing Neary as the featured speaker for their June meeting.  Ms Neary is a third generation Texas Attorney. She has learned that what it takes to be a leader in her field is to be an expert, but never lose feeling compassion for her client. This insight is what led Ms. Neary to work for restorative justice. The three primary stakeholders in restorative justice are victims, offenders and their communities of care, whose needs are, respectively, obtaining reparation, taking responsibility and achieving reconciliation.

Ms Neary strongly feels that the criminal justice system is broken. She stated that the cost of incarceration can be 3 times, or more, costly than if money had been spent on true rehabilitation. The system must have open hearts & minds about what justice is. The goal of each community should be to repair this criminal justice system.

Per Ms Neary, in the United States, over 2M people are incarcerated  - 22% are violent offenders, 17 is the age considered to be an adult. Texas is one of 3 states that charge children as adults.  There are 70,000 children in residential detention centers (including immigration detention) in the United States.

In closing, Ms Neary quoted poet Amanda Gorman - “We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace, and the norms and notions of what ‘just’ is isn’t always justice.” 
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