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The meeting will take place at the Marble Falls Senior Activity Center, 618 Avenue L. Come early at 1 pm and bring your own lunch for an hour of socializing and fun before the meeting starts at 2 pm. Coffee, tea & cookies will be served. Donations for cookies will benefit the Scholarship Fund. Soft drinks & bottled water are available for $1.  Our speaker brings first-hand knowledge of Llano County's unconstitutional attack on LGBTQ books.
Suzette Baker is the former head librarian of the Kingsland Library Branch of the Llano County Library System who was terminated for not censoring books and speaking out against the hostile take over of the library. With 12+ years of volunteer and employment in a library, she has had the joy of watching books change lives and build strong communities and people. As an Army veteran, her belief in the protection of the Constitution is paramount to protecting the freedom we all deserve. She currently still resides in Llano county while pursuing legal action against the County.
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HLDW offers scholarships to Adult Learners and High School Seniors. The deadline for applications is March 31. Click on a link below to download an application. If you have any questions, please contact Julie Brown, Scholarship Chair, at (520) 307-3990. 
The meeting is BYOBB (Bring Your Own Brown Bag). No Charge, No RSVP The February Meeting of HLDW will take place at the Marble Falls Senior Activity Center, 618 Avenue L. Come early at 1 pm and bring your own lunch for an hour of socializing and fun before the meeting starts at 2 pm. Coffee, tea & cookies will be served.  Guest Speaker Andrea Wilson, Llano County Elections Administrator, will speak about the election process and take questions from the audience.
We are excited to announce our first meeting of the year at the Marble Falls Senior Activity Center, on Thursday, January 23, at 2 pm. The Center is located at 618 Avenue L in Marble Falls.
Coffee, tea and cookies will be offered for refreshment. This will be an opportunity for our members to come together as we set our sights on a brighter future. After facing challenges and disappointments last year, we feel it is time to support one another and explore new possibilities for 2025. We invite all members to share their thoughts, ideas and suggestions about the activities and programs that you would like to see implemented in the upcoming year. Let's collaborate and chart a new path forward together. Holiday Cookie Fundraiser The holiday season is the time for the Highland Lakes Democratic Women’s Cookie Fundraiser benefiting their Scholarship Fund. Each year HLDW grants $1500 scholarships to adult and high school learners. On December 6 the bakers brought their cookies to Nancy Fehr’s house, where an assembly line was set up by Patty Kane, Cookie Chair. Teams assembled the boxes and then passed them on to the next team for finishing touches. A total of $1200 was raised this year and a good time was had by all! 
 Assembly line with Ann Stevenson, Connie Stein, and Mary Kathryn Kane who sneaked a cookie  Bakers with the finished product. Left to right: Judith Johnson, Ann Stevenson, Jody Mallett, Mary Kathryn Kane, Connie Stein, Jeanne Emerson, Nancy Fehr and Patty Kane. Seated, left, Nancy Hill; right, Shirley Schmidt. 
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HDLW Christmas Cookies are a highlight of the Season. They're my favorite Christmas treat and make great gifts for friends. Knowing they help fund HLDW scholarships makes them taste even better. I've been getting cookies for years now and I want to say that this year's batch is the best ever. The variety, the decorations, and the presentation are simply wonderful. Bravo to the bakers! And bravo to HLDW for doing this! - Charles Watkins Friends , we are now living in a hard place and it is okay to be here and grieve. We worked so hard together, possibly the most effort ever done by our Democratic colleagues. We mailed postcards, block walked, made phone calls, held rallies, raised money and advertised on radio, internet, and papers. So now we rest, grieve, stop and take a breath. Enjoy experiencing these Holidays with our friends and family. Love each other, see the beauty in each other and the beauty of our earth. Then, let’s get back to work in January and continue to kick ASS! Blessings and Love, -Mary Kathryn President of HLDW Photos from October Luncheon by Nancy Hill:  Jim Chapman, former Democratic Congressman and guest speaker at Highland Lakes Democratic Women, spoke about the importance of voting. He pointed out several elections that were won by a single vote.  Mary Kathryn Kane, President of HLDW, was presented with a gift for her outstanding service. She was unanimously re-elected to another 2-year term.  Mary Kathryn Kane awarded Charles Watkins a token of appreciation, a gift card to Jardin Corona, for his many years of service as Website Administrator. Some photos from Nancy Hill on recent HLDW activities:
Llano County Democrats wrote postcards to get out the vote on Wednesday, October 16, at La Tequila Jalisco, Kingsland  Highland Lakes Democratic Women participated in the Horseshoe Bay Fall Fest & Chili Cook-off, October 17, at Quail Point. Pictured left to right: Rose Butler, Patty Kane, Nancy Hill, Mary Kathryn Kane, Rick Day (Llano County Democratic Chair) and Jody Mallett.
Burnet County Democrats celebrated the start of early voting at a tailgate party on Sunday. Guest speaker was Matthew Dowd.
 Checks and order forms should be mailed to Patty Kane, 1000 The Cape #63, Horseshoe Bay, TX 78657. Please order by November 23. Patty will contact buyers to arrange pickup after December 6. There will be pickup locations in Marble Fallls and HSB.
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