From yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com Thu Jan 15 12:37:22 2009 From: yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com (Yakima County Democrats) Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:37:22 -0800 Subject: [Yakima Democrats] Tuesday's Inauguration Breakfast - Need Your RSVP Message-ID: <496F9E82.3020400@yakima.net> Tuesday's INAUGURATION CELEBRATION BREAKFAST is shaping up as rousing event scheduled from 7:30 a.m.with the opening of the breakfast buffet in the Grand Ballroom of the the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel, 9 North 9th Street. Barack Obama will be sworn in as president at 9 a.m., and then deliver his long-awaited inaugural address - all on big screen TVs with close captioning. County Chair Mary Stephenson reports nearly 100 folks had RSVP'd as of Wednesday afternoon (1-15-09) with more coming in daily. If you plan to attend, please RSVP right away to Deb Hunt 966-2274, Carrie Seeberger-Ray at 452-5133 or Carmen Streiff at 966-9316. The cost is $15 per plate and checks should be mailed to YCDCC, PO Box 121, Yakima, WA 98907. Pick up your tickets at the door Mary emphasizes that the breakfast is not a fundraiser, just a social, break-even event (we hope) to celebrate a truly historic occasion. No politics or speeches (other than the president's inaugural), so bring along a friend from the other party. Some low cost - and beautiful - souvenir T-shirts, buttons and caps will be available and there will be door prizes, too. Just FIVE MORE DAYS. Thanks, Paul George Breakfast Chair 966-5097 From yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com Sun Jan 18 00:00:19 2009 From: yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com (Yakima County Democrats) Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:00:19 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Yakima Democrats] Democrat of the year and Inauguration events. Message-ID: <4916706.1232265619845.JavaMail.root@elwamui-muscovy.atl.sa.earthlink.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.yakima.net/pipermail/yakdems-announce/attachments/20090118/a9e25b3f/attachment.htm From yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com Sun Jan 18 14:17:00 2009 From: yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com (Yakima County Democrats) Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:17:00 -0800 Subject: [Yakima Democrats] Still Time to RSVP for Tuesday Inauguration Breakfast Message-ID: <4973AA5C.8070100@yakima.net> There is still time to RSVP for Tuesday's Inauguration Celebration Breakfast in the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel. Doors open at 7 a.m.and breakfast buffet service will start at 7:30 a.m. Please call any of these numbers to reserve a ticket: Deb at 966-2274, Carrie at 452-5133 or Carmen at 966-9316. You can pay the $15 charge at the will-call table at the door. Chair Mary Stephenson said RSVPs indicate some 200 folks will attend the breakfast to enjoy the historic swearing-in at 9 a.m. followed by President Barack Obama's inaugural address, a few minutes thereafter. If you plan to attend, please call right away. Thanks-pg From yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com Fri Jan 23 13:26:05 2009 From: yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com (Yakima County Democrats) Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:26:05 -0800 (GMT-08:00) Subject: [Yakima Democrats] EMS Levy Message-ID: <30568961.1232745966080.JavaMail.root@elwamui-rubis.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Fellow Dems: We are surprised and discouraged to see local Republicans attempting to make the EMS Levy a partisan issue. It is also surprising to see such stringent opposition to appropriately funding and bringing EMS care in community in line with other cities. Clearly, it is up to each individual voter to determine whether a levy like this is a good investment for the community. However it is also clear that anti-EMS campaign is highly focused on a negative strategy that oversimplifies the issue. In an effort to provide more information for our voters, I've attached the following letter from Captain Tom Schneider of the Yakima Fire Department. Please take the time to become more informed on this issue. Let's have a balanced debate on supporting the safety of our community for now and in the future. Thanks, Aaron Case Chair, 14th LD Democrats -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: The_EMS_Levy_09.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 14995 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mailman.yakima.net/pipermail/yakdems-announce/attachments/20090123/ba0fe927/attachment-0001.bin From yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com Mon Jan 26 11:52:17 2009 From: yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com (Yakima County Democrats) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:52:17 -0800 Subject: [Yakima Democrats] Letter Supporting Yakima's EMS Levy Message-ID: <497E1471.7010703@yakima.net> Fellow Dems: I just e-mailed this Letter to the Editor supporting the EMS Levy. This issue will be discussed at tonight's Central Committee meeting at 7 p.m.in the 1st Street Conference Room. January 26, 2009 To the Editor ? I voted yes for the EMS Levy. Adding 12 more firefighters is a long overdue investment in Yakima?s Fire Department. That would finance two fully staffed engine companies? one going to the station at 40th & Englewood Avenues where YFD?s busiest crew - serving fast-growing West Yakima - badly needs reinforcement. More firemen expand the pool of fulltime firefighters available to the surrounding smaller departments when they call for mutual aid. In this respect, folks living outside the city ? who can?t vote on the levy - will benefit from passage of this issue. Mutual aid represents a critical part of Greater Yakima?s fire defenses. It gives the smaller, largely volunteer units, access to YFD?s aerial ladder truck, Hazmat and technical rescue teams and expert fire investigators. As for ambulance services, Yakima is well served by two professional companies - and long may they reign. Finally, the decision of the Yakima Republican Party to actively oppose the EMS levy bodes ill for the Law & Justice sales tax renewal voters county wide will face in 2010. Right now, however, Yakima?s Fire Department is asking city residents for help. Please vote yes on the Emergency Medical Services Levy, Feb. 3. Paul George 966-5097 From yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com Mon Jan 26 22:48:55 2009 From: yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com (Yakima County Democrats) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:48:55 -0800 Subject: [Yakima Democrats] Central Committee Endorses Yakima EMS Levy Message-ID: <497EAE57.4080005@yakima.net> Fellow Dems: The County Central Committee adopted the following resolution last night in support of the Yakima EMS levy. This is an important public safety issue and party members living in the city of Yakima are urged to work for its passage. January 26, 2009 Yakima County Democratic Central Committee PO Box 121, Yakima, WA 98907 CONTACT: Mary Stephenson, 966-7692 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *Yakima County Democratic Party Urges Yes Vote On Yakima City Fire Department?s EMS Levy* The Yakima Democratic Party last night passed a resolution urging a yes vote on the Yakima City Fire Department?s EMS Levy. Chair Mary Stephenson said the Party ?s support is based on the fact that the City Department is clearly understaffed and hard-pressed to handle the 60 percent increase in calls in the last decade ? nearly 80 percent of which are for emergency medical services. ?The levy,? she noted, ? will allow the city department to have a paramedic on every fire engine within two years. Most of the time, firefighters arrive to a medical emergency before the ambulance thus can give emergency medical treatment sooner. ?To do that,? she continued, ?Yakima needs to hire 12 more firefighters who can be cross-trained as paramedics. We fully support that and wish to emphasize that the levy will not duplicate the services local ambulance companies provide.? The resolution explained that the citizens of Yakima should have the same level of fire protection and pre-hospital emergency care that the folks in the Tri-Cities, Spokane and Western Washington communities have. Further, the resolution declared that firefighting and emergency medical services are essential to public safety and deserve the support of city residents in next Tuesday?s election. -30- From yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com Fri Jan 30 17:06:41 2009 From: yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com (Yakima County Democrats) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:06:41 -0800 Subject: [Yakima Democrats] EMS Levy Needs Your Last-Minute Vote Message-ID: <4983A421.5040703@yakima.net> Tuesday - three days from now - is election day for the Emergency Medical Services levy the Yakima City Fire Department badly needs. It will grow the hard-pressed department by 12 new firefighters - a long overdue addition to its ranks.Remember 80 percent of 911 calls to YFD are for medical emergencies. That's why the Yakima Democratic Central Committee endorses the levy and urges members living in city precincts to cast a yes vote. Please mail your ballot now if you have not already done so. Thanks from your Central Committee From yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com Thu Jan 15 12:37:22 2009 From: yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com (Yakima County Democrats) Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:37:22 -0800 Subject: [Yakima Democrats] Tuesday's Inauguration Breakfast - Need Your RSVP Message-ID: <496F9E82.3020400@yakima.net> Tuesday's INAUGURATION CELEBRATION BREAKFAST is shaping up as rousing event scheduled from 7:30 a.m.with the opening of the breakfast buffet in the Grand Ballroom of the the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel, 9 North 9th Street. Barack Obama will be sworn in as president at 9 a.m., and then deliver his long-awaited inaugural address - all on big screen TVs with close captioning. County Chair Mary Stephenson reports nearly 100 folks had RSVP'd as of Wednesday afternoon (1-15-09) with more coming in daily. If you plan to attend, please RSVP right away to Deb Hunt 966-2274, Carrie Seeberger-Ray at 452-5133 or Carmen Streiff at 966-9316. The cost is $15 per plate and checks should be mailed to YCDCC, PO Box 121, Yakima, WA 98907. Pick up your tickets at the door Mary emphasizes that the breakfast is not a fundraiser, just a social, break-even event (we hope) to celebrate a truly historic occasion. No politics or speeches (other than the president's inaugural), so bring along a friend from the other party. Some low cost - and beautiful - souvenir T-shirts, buttons and caps will be available and there will be door prizes, too. Just FIVE MORE DAYS. Thanks, Paul George Breakfast Chair 966-5097 From yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com Sun Jan 18 00:00:19 2009 From: yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com (Yakima County Democrats) Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:00:19 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Yakima Democrats] Democrat of the year and Inauguration events. Message-ID: <4916706.1232265619845.JavaMail.root@elwamui-muscovy.atl.sa.earthlink.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com Sun Jan 18 14:17:00 2009 From: yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com (Yakima County Democrats) Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:17:00 -0800 Subject: [Yakima Democrats] Still Time to RSVP for Tuesday Inauguration Breakfast Message-ID: <4973AA5C.8070100@yakima.net> There is still time to RSVP for Tuesday's Inauguration Celebration Breakfast in the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel. Doors open at 7 a.m.and breakfast buffet service will start at 7:30 a.m. Please call any of these numbers to reserve a ticket: Deb at 966-2274, Carrie at 452-5133 or Carmen at 966-9316. You can pay the $15 charge at the will-call table at the door. Chair Mary Stephenson said RSVPs indicate some 200 folks will attend the breakfast to enjoy the historic swearing-in at 9 a.m. followed by President Barack Obama's inaugural address, a few minutes thereafter. If you plan to attend, please call right away. Thanks-pg From yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com Fri Jan 23 13:26:05 2009 From: yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com (Yakima County Democrats) Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:26:05 -0800 (GMT-08:00) Subject: [Yakima Democrats] EMS Levy Message-ID: <30568961.1232745966080.JavaMail.root@elwamui-rubis.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Fellow Dems: We are surprised and discouraged to see local Republicans attempting to make the EMS Levy a partisan issue. It is also surprising to see such stringent opposition to appropriately funding and bringing EMS care in community in line with other cities. Clearly, it is up to each individual voter to determine whether a levy like this is a good investment for the community. However it is also clear that anti-EMS campaign is highly focused on a negative strategy that oversimplifies the issue. In an effort to provide more information for our voters, I've attached the following letter from Captain Tom Schneider of the Yakima Fire Department. Please take the time to become more informed on this issue. Let's have a balanced debate on supporting the safety of our community for now and in the future. Thanks, Aaron Case Chair, 14th LD Democrats -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: The_EMS_Levy_09.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 14995 bytes Desc: not available URL: From yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com Mon Jan 26 11:52:17 2009 From: yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com (Yakima County Democrats) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:52:17 -0800 Subject: [Yakima Democrats] Letter Supporting Yakima's EMS Levy Message-ID: <497E1471.7010703@yakima.net> Fellow Dems: I just e-mailed this Letter to the Editor supporting the EMS Levy. This issue will be discussed at tonight's Central Committee meeting at 7 p.m.in the 1st Street Conference Room. January 26, 2009 To the Editor ? I voted yes for the EMS Levy. Adding 12 more firefighters is a long overdue investment in Yakima?s Fire Department. That would finance two fully staffed engine companies? one going to the station at 40th & Englewood Avenues where YFD?s busiest crew - serving fast-growing West Yakima - badly needs reinforcement. More firemen expand the pool of fulltime firefighters available to the surrounding smaller departments when they call for mutual aid. In this respect, folks living outside the city ? who can?t vote on the levy - will benefit from passage of this issue. Mutual aid represents a critical part of Greater Yakima?s fire defenses. It gives the smaller, largely volunteer units, access to YFD?s aerial ladder truck, Hazmat and technical rescue teams and expert fire investigators. As for ambulance services, Yakima is well served by two professional companies - and long may they reign. Finally, the decision of the Yakima Republican Party to actively oppose the EMS levy bodes ill for the Law & Justice sales tax renewal voters county wide will face in 2010. Right now, however, Yakima?s Fire Department is asking city residents for help. Please vote yes on the Emergency Medical Services Levy, Feb. 3. Paul George 966-5097 From yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com Mon Jan 26 22:48:55 2009 From: yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com (Yakima County Democrats) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:48:55 -0800 Subject: [Yakima Democrats] Central Committee Endorses Yakima EMS Levy Message-ID: <497EAE57.4080005@yakima.net> Fellow Dems: The County Central Committee adopted the following resolution last night in support of the Yakima EMS levy. This is an important public safety issue and party members living in the city of Yakima are urged to work for its passage. January 26, 2009 Yakima County Democratic Central Committee PO Box 121, Yakima, WA 98907 CONTACT: Mary Stephenson, 966-7692 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *Yakima County Democratic Party Urges Yes Vote On Yakima City Fire Department?s EMS Levy* The Yakima Democratic Party last night passed a resolution urging a yes vote on the Yakima City Fire Department?s EMS Levy. Chair Mary Stephenson said the Party ?s support is based on the fact that the City Department is clearly understaffed and hard-pressed to handle the 60 percent increase in calls in the last decade ? nearly 80 percent of which are for emergency medical services. ?The levy,? she noted, ? will allow the city department to have a paramedic on every fire engine within two years. Most of the time, firefighters arrive to a medical emergency before the ambulance thus can give emergency medical treatment sooner. ?To do that,? she continued, ?Yakima needs to hire 12 more firefighters who can be cross-trained as paramedics. We fully support that and wish to emphasize that the levy will not duplicate the services local ambulance companies provide.? The resolution explained that the citizens of Yakima should have the same level of fire protection and pre-hospital emergency care that the folks in the Tri-Cities, Spokane and Western Washington communities have. Further, the resolution declared that firefighting and emergency medical services are essential to public safety and deserve the support of city residents in next Tuesday?s election. -30- From yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com Fri Jan 30 17:06:41 2009 From: yakdems-announce at yakimademocrats.com (Yakima County Democrats) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:06:41 -0800 Subject: [Yakima Democrats] EMS Levy Needs Your Last-Minute Vote Message-ID: <4983A421.5040703@yakima.net> Tuesday - three days from now - is election day for the Emergency Medical Services levy the Yakima City Fire Department badly needs. It will grow the hard-pressed department by 12 new firefighters - a long overdue addition to its ranks.Remember 80 percent of 911 calls to YFD are for medical emergencies. That's why the Yakima Democratic Central Committee endorses the levy and urges members living in city precincts to cast a yes vote. Please mail your ballot now if you have not already done so. Thanks from your Central Committee