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Comment by Lisa Woods on March 8, 2011 at 11:19pm

Greetings, 

You are cordially invited to join us to hear Mike Gonidakis, Executive Director of Ohio Right to Life at our next public forum meeting. Mike will be able to provide us with an up-to-the-minute assessment of Pro-Life legislation being proposed in the Ohio House and Senate; what each bill entails and its prospects for success. You can also learn what you can do to help these bills move toward passage. Mike may also share his perspective on other proposed legislation during the Question and Answer period. 

The meeting is Saturday March 12 at 8:30 AM and will be held at the Coppertop Restaurant at 5740 Center Road (State Route 303) in Valley City, just west of Brunswick. The restaurant is open for breakfast at 7 AM and our meeting is held in a separate room from 8:30-10:00 AM; admission is $5 to cover the rental of the room plus beverage service. First time Guests and octogenarians are our guests, and we will cover the cost of admission.

This is an exciting year for our state. We have a rare opportunity to change course here in Ohio, and you can be part of it. Come join us.

 
 
In God We Trust,

Jim & Lisa Woods
Medina County Friends and Neighbors (MCFAN)
4986 Gateway Dr., Ste #206, Medina, OH  44256
330-952-0021
http://www.mcfan.org

Comment by Lisa Woods on February 24, 2011 at 11:24pm

Greetings, 

 
Senate Bill 5 has become a lightning rod for labor unions in Ohio, overshadowed only by the even more intense battle in Wisconsin.  This Saturday we are privileged to have as our Guest Speaker, a national leader in the battle against union power, Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Committee and the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation.  Don't miss the opportunity to meet a national leader, ask questions and to get informed!  The breakfast meeting is this Saturday, Feb. 26th, 8:30 AM at the Coppertop restaurant,  5740 Center Road (State Route 303) between Brunswick and Valley City.  Print the attached flyer to invite your friends and neighbors.
 
We hope to see you this weekend!

In God we trust,

Lisa Woods
Medina County Friends and Neighbors (MCFAN)
4986 Gateway Dr., Ste #206, Medina, OH  44256

330-952-0021

http://www.mcfan.org

 

Patriotic Action Network, Northern Ohio State Dir

Comment by Lisa Woods on January 30, 2011 at 8:49am

Greetings,

 

We are nearly out of time. 

 

We need to fill the vacant seat in the Ohio House of Representatives, 76th District, with one of our own.  Read the following: 

 

Ohio House Speaker William G. Batchelder (R-Medina) and members of the House Republican Caucus announced the slate of applicants who have applied for appointment to the vacant 76th House District seat. Rep. Cliff Hite, who had held the seat, was appointed to the Ohio Senate 1st District a few weeks ago.

Representative Matt Huffman (R-Lima), who will chair the screening panel, will be joined by Reps. Barbara Sears (R-Sylvania), John Adams (R-Sidney), Lynn Wachtmann (R-Napoleon), and Jeff McClain (R-Upper Sandusky) as panelists.

"We have an impressive list of elected officials, teachers, and other qualified applicants from which to choose from," Rep. Huffman said. "My colleagues and I on the panel will carefully consider how each candidate will best serve the citizens of the 76th House District."

Applicants for the 76th House District seat include:

Stephen Christopher

Eugene Foster

Steven Gossard

Shane McClelland

Lucas Opperman

Mark Polelle

Michael Recker

Jackson Smith

Robert Sprague

Brandon Tisci

Merle Walter, Jr.

The screening panel will meet with all interested applicants on Monday, January 31, 2011 in Findlay at the CentraComm Communications facility, located at 323 South Main Street, 4th Floor.

 

It is our belief that the decision will be between Steve Christopher and Robert Sprague.  Steve is a founding member of a Tea Party and has been in the forefront of our movement continuously for the past year.  Mr. Sprague's father has been a consistent donor to the local GOP.   

 

Because the decision may be made on Monday, we urge you to contact the Representatives by email or by phone TODAY to make your recomendation.  Their aides will get your message to them Monday morning.  If you are able to attend the Panel meeting in Findlay, that would be very influential especially if your Representative is a member of the Panel.  If you have already written a letter of recommendation, please send a copy to Steve at chrislaw@bright.net.

 

Matt Huffman          district04@ohr.state.oh.us    (614) 466-9624

Barbara Sears        district46@ohr.state.oh.us    (614) 466-1731

John Adams            district78@ohr.state.oh.us    (614) 466-1507

Lynn Wachtmann  district75@ohr.state.oh.us    (614) 466-3760

Jeff McClain            district82@ohr.state.oh.us    (614) 644-6265

 

Following is a Bio for Steve Christopher:

 

Steve was born in Ohio and has lived in Hardin County most of his life. His parents were factory workers and part-time farmers, and Steve was raised with a strong work ethic. Steve has been married to Jill, his college sweetheart, for 25 years. Jill is a CPA who teaches Accounting at Ohio Northern University.

They have been blessed with three children. Savannah is a fourth-year pharmacy student at ONU, Sarah is a sophomore biology/secondary ed major at ONU, and Noah is a senior in high school at Hardin Northern.

The Christophers live on their family farm, which is enrolled in the Ducks Unlimited/Pheasants Forever/landowner conservation reserve program.

Steve received both his bachelors degree and his law degree from Ohio Northern University and has practiced law in Findlay and, for a period, in Kenton for 25 years. He has also been the acting Municipal Court Judge in Hardin County for the past five years. Steve is an Adjunct Professor at Ohio Northern University. He has done volunteer legal work for the NRA and for Jay Sekulow's group, the ACLJ (a conservative legal group that often fights the ACLU).

Steve is a life member of the National Rifle Association and is a founder of the Hardin County Tea Party. The Christophers are firm believers in the importance of faith, family and traditional values, and attend the New Hope Fellowship church in Kenton.

 

Following is the Bio for Robert C. Sprague from the City of Findlay.

 

Robert Cole Sprague is the current City of Findlay Auditor, and he previously served as the City Treasurer. Robert grew up on Third Street in Findlay, and graduated as valedictorian of Findlay High School. He went on to Duke University, where he graduated c** laude with a bachelor of science in engineering. Out of college, he joined the consulting firm of Ernst & Young and has worked or lived in Atlanta, Oklahoma, New York City, Hong Kong, Singapore, London, Mexico City, and Houston. Robert left Ernst & Young to start his own consulting firm in Atlanta focused on Solomon Software, a Findlay-based software accounting package. After several successful years running his own consulting firm, he returned to school to earn his masters in business from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating 7th in his class. He currently resides in Findlay with his wife, Amanda, and their three sons.

 

In politics, timing is everything.  The time to act on this one is NOW.

 

Comment by Lisa Woods on January 24, 2011 at 3:20pm

Join us today!!!

 

Dear Rebecca, American 15-year-olds rank 35th out of 57 countries in math and literacy, behind almost all industrialized nations! I don’t believe America should be 35th in anything.  It’s time to restore America’s Exceptionalism! On Monday, January 24, Americans for Prosperity Ohio will co-host an exciting town hall in the greater Cleveland area with Fox News Commentator Juan Williams and national radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt!   Click here for a full list of sponsoring organizations. You can register for this free-ticketed event HERE!  Be a part of the revolution to restore America’s exceptionalism!  Hugh Hewitt and Juan Williams will be taking your town hall questions at The Education Revolution– Restoring American Exceptionalism Town Hall!  The Education Revolution is not a partisan issue. It’s an American issue –and our future depends on it! Rebecca Heimlich Ohio State Director Americans for Prosperity

Comment by Lisa Woods on January 13, 2011 at 1:48am

Larry Obhoff has been selected for the 22nd Senate District. 

 

Although I was backing Matt Miller and do not know Larry first hand, the good news is I have only heard good things about Larry Obhoff.  Friends who know him say he is equally as conservative. 

Comment by Lisa Woods on January 12, 2011 at 10:22am

Greetings,

 

First, a quick reminder of the Organizing for Action workshop at the Headquarters this coming Thursday evening Jan 13th, at 7 PM.  We will be talking about some of the things we would like to do over the next two years, and how to get started.

 

Second, we have settled on the venue for our next three public forum breakfasts (and possibly longer).  The site chosen is Coppertop at Cherokee Hills.  A copy of the breakfast menu is at this hyperlink:  http://www.cherokeehillsgolf.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=1.  And here is a detailed map to the location at 5740 Center Road in Valley City.

The restaurant opens as early as 7 AM, and our public forum will be from 8:30 - 10 AM as always.  We encourage people to come and eat before the meeting, or stay and eat afterward.  Admission to the meeting room is $5 apiece and includes beverage service for those who have not had breakfast.  Those who have had breakfast should bring their receipt (or beverage container) with them, and pay the reduced admission price of $3.25.  We presume but need to confirm that those who have paid the $5 admission and then have breakfast afterward, will not have to pay for a beverage with their meal.  Octagenarians and special guests will be on our tab.

 

Our goals were to keep the total cost for breakfast equal or less than that of our original venue, the Golden Corral, make our meetings available at a lower cost to those uninterested in buying a breakfast, being centrally located, convenient to the audience, and flexible to handle crowds small and large.  We believe that the new site provides all these, plus opens up the potential for special meetings during weekdays and evenings.

 

Third, some of us who weren't able to attend the Renacci Town Hall, check out this video: 

http://www.fox8.com/news/wjw-renacci-holds-town-hall-meeting-north-canton-txt,0,1876932.story. 

 

We hope to see you soon!  Stay warm!

     

In God We Trust,

 

Lisa Woods
Medina County Friends and Neighbors (MCFAN)
4986 Gateway Dr., Ste #206, Medina, OH  44256

330-952-0021

http://www.mcfan.org

 

Patriotic Action Network, Northern Ohio State Director

http://www.patriotactionnetwork.com/group/ohioresistance

 

Comment by Lisa Woods on January 8, 2011 at 11:43pm

Greetings,

 

When Bob Gibbs was elected to Congress in Ohio's 18th Congressional District his seat became open. By law the seat will be filled by appointment by the Senate Republican Caucus.

 

A Selection Committee in the Ohio Senate has narrowed the field of candidates down to four, and this coming Tuesday January 11 the Committee is scheduled to conduct a final interview of the four candidates and recommend one of the four to the Senate Republican Caucus for a vote. That vote will be the appointment.

 

The four candidates are Matt Miller, Larry Obhof Jr., Robin Hovis and Chuck Calvert.   

Who are these candidates? Larry Obhof is a young attorney with impressive credentials, who is a member of Recharge Medina and is supported by that group. Recharge Medina consists of the conservative members of Medina County Central Committee and many of Medina's elected officials. Robin Hovis is Holmes County GOP Chairman, and a member of the state Board of Education. Chuck Calvert is a former two-term state legislator from Medina with a conservative voting record. He came out of retirement a couple of years ago to be appointed to the state Board of Elections, which is charged with upholding election laws and punishing voter fraud. Unfortunately he is being backed by the Medina County GOP Chairman that lit a fire under Betty Sutton's base last year with the injudicious and untimely remark about making her go back to the kitchen.

 

Matt Miller ran in the Primary against Jim Renacci, for the opportunity to oppose John (Pelosi's Puppet) Boccieri in the 16th Congressional District.  We were very fortunate in having two such great candidates running a clean, issues based campaign in the Primary, and after Renacci won Miller immediately endorsed Renacci and helped him with his campaign. That's the way it is supposed to be. Not many would know, but Matt Miller even came up from Ashland unannounced to work our phone bank on Renacci's behalf.

 

Matt Miller has attended our meetings on his own initiative many times, and has always been responsive whenever we have called upon him. He always subordinates his own personal interest, in order to serve others. At our meeting this morning he rose to speak, not on his own behalf, but to make sure everyone knew about the March for Life in Cleveland and in Washington this month, and how to catch a bus for the one in Washington. He is a class act and a solid conservative that we can count upon to work hard and represent us well.

  
Contacts with those on the committee do have an effect and e-mails may be more effective than phone calls as the e-mails are sitting on their desks in the morning.

So, if you want to have your opinion heard, now is the time to contact OR re-contact those on the committee. If you have already contacted them, you can certainly send a follow-up e-mail or phone call, have a family member contact them.

 
Senate President Tom Niehaus:
SD14@senate.state.oh.us
(614) 466-8082

President Pro-Tempore Keith Faber:
SD12@senate.state.oh.us
(614) 466-7584

Majority Floor Leader Jimmy Stewart
SD20@senate.state.oh.us
(614) 466-8076

Majority Whip Shannon Jones
SD07@senate.state.oh.us
(614) 466-9737

Senator Jim Hughes SD16@senate.state.oh.us
(614) 466-5981

Senator Tom Patton (Strongsville) SD24@senate.state.oh.us
(614) 466-8056

Senator Frank LaRose (Akron):
SD27@senate.state.oh.us
(614) 466-4823

Comment by Lisa Woods on December 20, 2010 at 4:05pm

Holiday Greetings!
 
Join us tomorrow for a Christmas Open House at the MCFAN Headquarters, Tuesday Dec. 21 from 5 to 9PM.  Bring family, friends and neighbors!   Everyone is welcome to come celebrate what we have all been part of, and all the new friends we have all made.  Bring drinks or a dish to share only if you like. 

In God We Trust,

Jim & Lisa Woods
Medina County Friends and Neighbors (MCFAN)
Patriotic Resistance, Northern Ohio State Director
http://www.mcfan.org

http://www.resistnet.com/group/ohioresistance
4986 Gateway Dr., Ste #206, Medina, OH  44256

330-952-0021

Comment by Lisa Woods on November 9, 2010 at 3:56pm

Ohio Republican Senators will be deciding who to appoint to replace Senator Bob Gibbs (District 22), Senator Jon Husted (District 6), and Senator Tim Grendell (District 18) who just won election to other offices and will vacate their seats. Many of our groups want to leverage this opportunity to "build the bench" with young conservatives with a lot of good years ahead of them, such as Matt Miller (District 22) and Seth Morgan (District 6). We are still looking for a good successor in Grendell's District 18.
The best suggestion we've heard so far is for people to contact their own Republican State Senator ASAP and urge them to vote to appoint good solid conservatives with a future, such as those named above.

Comment by Lisa Woods on October 25, 2010 at 10:44pm

JOIN US!

Tomorrow Tuesday October 26th from

11:00am to 11:45

the "Spending Revolt Bus" will roll into

Norwalk. The bus will be at the former Giant

Eagle parking lot

Speakers include

Jim Martin, 60 Pus Association

Mattie Carrao, Americans for Tax Reform

Mike Carey, Move Ohio

Terry Boose, Ohio State Representative

Tom Secor, Durable Corp., President

D*** Stein, If You Believe




About SpendingRevolt.com

The United States is in the midst of a massive spending crisis. For too long, our elected officials have been on a spending binge that has led to out-of-control debt and monstrous deficits. The bottom line is that Washington operates on a spend-first, pay-later approach that has left our financial security and the financial security of our children and grandchildren in jeopardy. Like families across the country, we've got to cut up the national credit card and live within our nation's means.

It's time to put an end to the wild spending spree now. SpendingRevolt.com is a broad coalition of taxpayers, business owners, women, families and policy organizations focused on breaking the cycle of spending dependency in Washington. Members of the coalition engage in a variety of non-partisan efforts to educate the public, such as hitting the road on the National Revolt Spending Tour (see the events page), doing interviews on local and national radio, talking with the press about the effects of runaway spending and distributing information through our blog and Facebook page.

By returning to the average rate of federal spending we sustained throughout the 1980s and 1990s (roughly 20 percent of GDP), we can get our fiscal house in order, balance the budget in three years and, most importantly, ensure a financially sound future for all of us. By limiting the purse strings, we will also ensure government programs work more efficiently and effectively.

We have long heard about the financial burden that we are putting on our kids and grandkids. Greece learned the hard way: Current economic conditions and the accelerated growth in government spending means that bill may come due now. Join us by signing the pledge to tell Washington that it's time for fiscally responsible leadership.

Working together, we can ensure our nation's economic security and leadership for the next century.

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