County Committee Meeting
Dinner meetings are held the third Friday of every month at China Hill, Ellsworth from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. This months meeting will be on July 21st, speakers will be Sen. Paul Davis and Charlie Webster.

Republican Women's Club Meetings
There is no regular monthly meeting scheduled for July or August, but we will be having a yardsale. Co-chairs for this event are Kathy Birdsall: 422-3581 (work), 422-2244 (home), indian@midmaine.com and Janice Eldridge: 667-2547 (work), 667-2163 (home), janices@me.acadia.net

The yard sale is being held at Grace Shea's; she can be reached at 667-8817. There is no regular monthly meeting in either July or August.

State Committee Meetings
SUMMER MEETING AT THE POTATOE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL JULY 13-15
July 13th Presque Isle Inn and Convention Center Dancing and Horde Devours $15.00 per person 7:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
July 14th Golfing in Fort Fairfield costs $55.00 per person 18 holes of golfing with a cart for 2, teams of 4 8:00 a.m. breakfast at the golf course 9:00 a.m. Tee off times start 10th hole brown bag lunch
July 14th Maine Potato Board Dinner costs $10.00 Located in Ft. Fairfield Dinner starts around 4:30 p.m. (To make hotel reservation at the Presque Isle Inn, we have a Republican rate of $80.00 per night for 3 nights starting the 13th – 15th of July. Total costs including taxes $240.00. To call to make your reservations: 207-764-3321, let them know you are with the republican party).
July 15th State committee meeting and parade.

Maine Federation of Republican Women Meeting
State meeting Wednesday, July 26 10am - 2 pm. Tradewinds in Rockland. Call Linda Brawn at 236-3123 for more information.

Young Republicans (Age 18-40) Meetings
Young Republicans meet every second Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Young Republican's room at the Hancock County Republican Headquarters, 1 High Street, Ellsworth. For information, contact Kerry Sullivan at (207) 266-9741 or by e-mail at kerry.sullivan@gmail.com.

Maine Republican Assembly Meetings
July 21 -23: National Federation of Republican Assemblies National Board Meeting
Location: Crown Plaza Resort, Providence, RI. FMI: http://www.ri-ra.org/NFRAboardmeeting.htm
All are invited!

August 14th: MERA meeting at HCRC Headquarters at 7pm.

Ken Lindell Hosts Showing of "Dead Meat"
Tuesday July 25th at 6PM.
University of Maine Hutchinson Center auditorium, Belfast
 
Dead Meat is a short film which shows the reality of health care under Canada's socialized medical system: Canadians wait ... and wait. And sometimes - they die while waiting for free government health care. Filmmakers Stuart Browning and Blaine Greenberg are currently in production on a feature-length film exploring health care in the U.S. and Canada slated for release in late 2006. As an interim offering, they have produced this short which premiered at the Liberty Film Festival in West Hollywood, CA on Oct 21, 2005.
 
State Representative Ken Lindell will host the film presentation and will lead a discussion on health care reform afterwards.  Rep. Lindell serves on the  Maine legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Insurance and Financial Services where he has fought for lower health insurance premiums and more consumer choice in care.  The discussion will focus on ways of tackling the health care crisis without suffering the problems of Canadian socialized medicine.
 
This presentation is sponsored by the campaign to re-elect Ken Lindell to the Maine House of Representatives and has been authorized and endorsed by On The Fence Films.  Participants will be asked for a small $5 contribution to help fund Ken Lindell’s campaign for re-election.

Winter Harbor Lobster Festival Parade
Saturday, August 12th
Line up at 4:30, Parade begins at 5:30

The Winter Harbor Parade is only 5 weeks away. A reliable informant inside the Dem camp tells me that Baldacci, Damon, & Michaud will be there...and the Dems are already scheming to take away our First Place Float award!

Are we going to let them do that? NO!

Are we going to let them take 1st place? NO!

I can't hear you. NO!

That's more like it!

Here's what you do:

• Mark your calendar for August 12.
• E-mail me and let me know how many will be coming with you...so we will have plenty of room on the floats!
• Bring your enthusiasm and line up at 4:30 pm. Feel free come earlier and mingle in your HCRC shirt!

Please email Charla or call her at 667-0626 with your Banner and Float Ideas.

SPECIAL NOTE: The Ellsworth Pancake Breakfast is usually on the same day. Let's wear our shirts there, too!