Starke County Indiana Democratic Party

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Attention all Canidates for the Primary 2010 Election please feel free to post any information about yourselfs on our Facebook Starke County Democrat Websight…If you would like me to please feel free to e-mail me babyfaye_1203@yahoo.com or send a message to me via Facebook. Thanks to all and good luck to all!!

—-Rachel Oesterreich

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The 2010 Primary Election Day is May 4th. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST….If you would like to be a Poll Worker please contact our Starke County Clerk Evelyn Skronski.

 Hello my name is Rachel Oesterreich I am the new Author for Starke County Democrats, I am excited about getting things started. Any questions please feel free to e-mail me babyfaye_1203@yahoo.com.

You can purchase tickets to the JJ Dinner online. It’s at 5PM on April 17. Tickets are $25 per person and there is a live band and silent auction at the event. More details will be announced as I get them.

The Starke County Democrat Central Committee

The monthly meeting of the Starke County Democrat Central Committee was held January14,2010 at the Know V.F.W., chairman Kenny Wallace called the meeting to order at 7:03P.M. followed by the pledge of allegiance .   Roll call was taken with twenty-two precinct committeeman present this was enough to have a quorum, we also had thirty-one quests.  Cheryl Ferch made a motion to approve the minutes as read and seconded by Marlene Wallace.

Treasurer, Cheryl Ferch gave an updated  financial report with and ending balance of $4,504.40.  Janis Janson made a motion to approve the treasurers report and seconded by Eli Roscka.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Beverly Fraine talked about Donkey Bingo to be held on Feb.6 at the Knox VFW  from 5:00 P.M. until 10:00 P.M.  Nancy Dembowski will check on our permit as we still do not have it. Tickets for Donkey Bingo were distributed by Beverly Fraine and we can  bring our money from ticket sales the night of  Feb.6 and give it to Cheryl Ferch.  Ruth Sims will be chairman of the food committee.

Sign up dates for election are Jan.20 until Feb 19 at noon,  Kenny Wallace reminded all precinct committeeman they need to sign up.

NEW BUSINESS

• Kenny Wallace said he received literature from Farm Bureau on How to Run a Campaign Election.  Dates for this is Jan 26 and 27^th,   the price for this is $175.00 for Farm Bureau members and $200.00 for non members, Evelyn Skronski said she had attended this in the past and found it to be very worth while.
• Kenny received a letter from Marshall County Young Democrats that they will have a meeting on Jan.23, 2010  at 5:00 anyone interested let him know.
• We will a host Fish Fry on Sept. 10, at the Bass Lake Fire House with Dave Matsey as chairman.
• Next Kenny talked about that the Democrat Float is in need of some much needed work,  and maybe purchasing a fiberglass donkey, Dorene Godiness will talk to someone she knows about getting someone to build us a float.  Connie Miller made a motion for Dorene to proceed with this and Greg Matt seconded.
• Anyone wishing to go to the State Convention in June needs to file for that position, since we  belong to Party Patrons there is no fee to attend the state convention.
• The J J Dinner will be held April 17, Greg Matt talked about a comedian he knows for entertainment, it would be about thirty minutes in length and cost $500.00 .  It was decided that Greg should look for some sponsors for the entertainment.  Kenny appointed the following people to be on the committee for the J J Dinner, Greg Matt, Marlene Wallace, Marcia Hayes, Jennifer Weaver and Jeff Houston.
• Nancy Dembowski gave and update on what has been happening in the House of Representatives.
• Each of the following candidates introduced themselves for elecation, Evelyn Skronski, Nancy Dembowski,  Lisa Minix, Bill Dulin, Oscar Cowen, Nick Bourff, Rhonda Milner and Chuck Estok.
• Next the 50/50 raffle was held and Cheryl Ferch won $53.00 and donated it back to the raffel fund.  Our next meeting will be Feb.11.
• With no further business a motion of adjourn the meeting at 8:10 was made by Les Davison and seconded by Audrey Gorke.

Respectfully Submitted By:

Shirley Fields

The monthly meeting of the Starke County Democrat Central Committee was held October 9, 2009 at the Knox V.F.W. Chairman Kenny Wallace called the meeting to order at 7:05 P.M. Followed by the Pledge of Allegiance by all.

• Roll call was taken with sixteen Precinct Committeemen present. This was not a quorum for this meeting.
• In the absence of Secretary Shirley Fields, Cheryle Ferch read the minutes from the September meeting.
• Treasurer Cheryle Ferch gave an updated financial report with $2,399.70 on hand.
• A thank you was extended to Mike Kryzewski and Paul Cleveland along with others who helped with the Pancake Breakfast.
• Kenny Wallace called Butch Morgan concerning a replacement for Keyo Ikeda. A letter was sent to Keyo for her resignation. She was replaced by Janis Jensen. A card will be sent to Keyo thanking her for contributions and loyalty to the Democrat Party. She will be missed.
• Kenny asked people to pay for their J.J. Dinner tickets by October 17 so he will know how many people are attending. Marshall County members want tickets. Kenny is surmising 100 tickets sold.
• Kenny stated the Starke County Democrat website is different from when it was first originated with a new face.
• Donkey Bingo night will be repeated on a Saturday night at the V.F.W., State Representative Nancy Dembowski called the state concerning the $50.00 application fee. Instead of $50.00, a percentage of income which could be less.
• Party Patron System was discussed. We need more people involved. Rather than participating in the Patron System, some are giving directly to Starke County Democrat Central Committee. A separate fund has been generated.
• A 50/50 will be generated at the J.J. Dinner event; also Vicki Cooley  is in charge of an Auction. She is asking for donated items.
• Christo’s will be catering the J.J. Dinner with a prime rib dinner for $14.95 and furnishing a bartender at $30.00 per hour. Sherriff Oscar Cowen is contributing security for this event.
• Rick Chambers won the 50/50 and donated his share of the $65.00 back to the party. this fund has $384.00 to date.
• The November Democrat Central Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 7:00 P.M. at the Knox V.F.W.
• There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted by Cheryle Ferch

We will have a Central Committee Meeting on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at the Knox VFW at 7:00PM local time.  We need all precinct people to be present as we have been short  for a quorum the past few months.  Its important to have a quorum so we can conduct the regular order of business.  I  look forward to seeing all of you at the meeting.  This will be the last meeting of the year, 2009 as we are suspending our meeting for the month of December 2009.