UPCOMING EVENTS
DATE & TIME | EVENT & LOCATION |
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Ongoing / Wednesdays | Yoopers for Ukraine Bridge March. Every Wednesday at 5 PM. More info on the Yoopers for Ukraine Facebook page. |
July 1 @ 6 PM | Kyle Blomquist Town Hall at the Orpheum Theater in Hancock. See newsletter item below for more info. |
July 1 @ 7 PM | HCDP Monthly Meeting. More info and RSVP here. |
July 4 @ 8 AM | Join the Houghton County Dems as we march in the South Range 4th of July Parade. See newsletter item below for more info. |
July 4 @ 11 AM | The League of Women Voters of the Copper Country holds “We Declare”, a public reading of the Declaration of Independence. More info here, or see the item below. |
July 11 @ 9 AM | Join the Houghton County Dems at the Strawberry Festival. Details forthcoming. |
September 1 | Deadline for your recipe submission to our Community Cookbook. Submit your recipe here. |
Events featured in our newsletter can also be found on the Events Calendar on the main page of our website.
POTLUCK & MONTHLY MEETING TOMORROW
Join us for our monthly meeting tomorrow, Wednesday July 1st at 7 PM at the Super 8 in Houghton.
Potluck starts at 6 PM. Bring a dish to share if you can, or just stop in and enjoy some quality time with your fellow Dems before we settle down to business at 7.
Remote attendance is available by Zoom. Click here at 7 PM Wednesday to attend by Zoom.
Membership in the Houghton County Democratic Party is encouraged, but not required, to attend meetings. We welcome all Houghton County residents who support progressive Democratic government to attend our meetings and events and also to become involved.
THREAT TO VOTING RIGHTS - RESOLUTION FOR CONSIDERATION AT JULY MEETING
At our meeting on July 1st we will consider a resolution to voice opposition to a “Documentary Proof of Citizenship” ballot initiative that would amend our state constitution. This ballot proposal is similar to the SAVE Act favored by Trump and the Republicans. The group behind the initiative, Americans for Citizens Voting, received $3.5 million dollars last fall in funding from Restoration of America, a dark money group that is not required to disclose its own donors.
If approved, this initiative would require U.S. citizens to show burdensome documents when registering to vote and when voting in the state of Michigan.
In preparation for discussion and a vote on this resolution, you are requested to please review the proposed resolution here.
You may also want to view this summary from the nonpartisan League of Women Voters of Michigan about anti-voting petitions/ballot proposals. The summary, from earlier this year, includes the proposal from Americans for Citizens Voting.
OFFICE HOURS
We had a great turn out for our Office Open House last Wednesday. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to say hello, check out the space, sample some snacks, and pick up yard signs and campaign literature.
Office hours for now are Tuesday evenings from 5 PM to 7 PM, and Saturday’s from 10 AM to noon. Stop by and pick up a yard sign!
As campaign season moves beyond the primary we would like to expand office hours as we have in previous years. To do so takes volunteers to staff the office. Shifts are flexible and are typically evenings and weekends. If you’d like to volunteer just drop a line to [email protected] or leave a voicemail at 906-523-1233.
Click to see our office location on Google Maps.
WALK WITH US JULY 4TH IN THE SOUTH RANGE PARADE!
Walk with us in the annual South Range Fourth of July Parade on Saturday, July 4th! Parade line-up is at 1pm at the South Range Elementary School. The parade begins at 2pm. Look for the blue Nissan Murano, which we will decorate with signs and garland. We will have pre-made posters to carry or you can hand out candy. Be sure to wear red, white, and blue! For questions, contact Nancy Verive at 812-573-1403.
Looking ahead, we will also be marching in the Strawberry Festival Parade on Saturday, July 11. That parade begins at 11am.
HELP US COOK UP SOMETHING GOOD
WE WANT YOU (TO SHARE YOUR RECIPES!!)
For many of us the Fourth of July won’t be complete without a gathering of friends and family for a barbecue or cookout. Often the focus at these gatherings is on longtime favorite foods - special dishes and deserts that help us celebrate the day, and the summer.
In honor of our nation’s 250th birthday we’d like to prepare a community cookbook so we can all cook up a celebration! So gather up the recipes for those longtime favorites!
If you’d like to participate in our Community Cookbook, scan the QR code in the graphic above, or click the button below to access our form where you can submit your recipe. Or if you’d like you can email your recipe to [email protected].
WE’D LOVE TO HAVE YOUR RECIPES NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 1ST.
Thanks for participating, and please share with your friends and family!!
CAMPAIGN NEWS
CALLIE BARR ENDORSED BY BART STUPAK
Over this past weekend Bart Stupak endorsed Callie Barr for the US House. The endorsement was shared by the Callie Barr campaign on Saturday.
Former Representative Stupak said:
Callie is the leader Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula needs in Washington. She understands the challenges working families face because she has lived them and spent years listening to the people who call this region home.
I have watched Callie earn the trust of communities across this district by listening, showing up, and never forgetting who she works for. I am confident she will continue the work of lowering costs, expanding opportunity, and putting the people of Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula first.
KYLE BLOMQUIST CAMPAIGN - HANCOCK TOWN HALL TOMORROW EVENING
Kyle Blomquist has announced a Town Hall in Hancock. The Town Hall, scheduled for July 1 at 6 PM, will be at the Orpheum Theater. Find more information and pre-register here.
CALLIE BARR TOWN HALL AT CALUMET THEATER JULY 19TH
Callie Barr will hold a Town Hall at the Calumet Theatre on Sunday, July 19th from 5:30 PM until 7 PM. Find more information and RSVP here.
COMMUNITY NEWS
LWV HOLDS “WE DECLARE” - PUBLIC READING OF THE DECLARATION
From the League of Women Voters of the Copper Country:
On July 4, we mark 250 years since the signing of our Declaration of Independence. After its signing, copies of the Declaration were sent across the land, often to be read aloud at a community gathering.
The League of Women Voters of the Copper Country is holding a special gathering on July 4 for the community to read the Declaration aloud. Called “We Declare,” a rolling reading will begin at noon at the Rotary Pavilion in Kestner Waterfront Park, Houghton. Attendees will read the Declaration, one paragraph at a time.
All are welcome to read.
In addition to the public reading, the League will be offering free copies of the U.S. Constitution. There is a space on the back of each copy for the person to sign a pledge to support the Constitution. Upon signing, a special commemorative sticker will be added, marking this 250th anniversary. Distribution of the Constitution booklets will run from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Join us and help spread the word.
NEWS OF INTEREST TO LOCAL DEMOCRATS — 250 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE EDITION
CELEBRATING AMERICA
THE COPPER COUNTRY CELEBRATES:
Marching in a parade or watching from the sidelines as the kids scoop up candy and thrill to the blaring horns of the firetrucks.
Kid’s races and horseshoe tournaments and dances in the street.
50/50 drawings.
Watching fireworks.
Cookouts at the lake.
Entertaining extended and returning family members.
Folks here know how the celebrate the Fourth. Check out the Fourth of July Events Calendar from The Keweenaw Report to see all the ways we do it, and Happy 250th to all our neighbors!!
WHAT DOES IT MEANS TO BE AN AMERICAN? As our nation celebrates its 250th birthday, longtime PBS anchor Judy Woodruff set out across America to talk to people about what it means to be an American today. See the video of her full report here.
TEXT OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE:
Most Americans are familiar with the soaring text that begins the Declaration of Independence, particularly the first line of the second paragraph - “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Over the last 250 years the values expressed in those opening paragraphs have served as the foundation for much of the forward progress of our nation. But for the men of the Continental Congress the primary focus of the document they signed on July 4, 1776 was to answer the question of why the American colonies were rebelling against the British crown.
To do that, the Declaration outlined the grievances of the Founding Fathers in order to “let Facts be submitted to a candid world.” You can read the full text of the Declaration at the National Archives. Or better yet, participate in the reading of the text led by the League of Women Voters (see item above).
FAILING TO CELEBRATE AMERICA
WHY IS TRUMP’S AMERICA 250 CELEBRATION SUCH A FAILURE?
Our nation is struggling through a time when its economy is not working for many Americans. The man in the White House, elected to fix that very problem, has instead made it worse. Trump busies himself diverting attention from the Epstein files with cage matches on the White House Lawn.
He’s failed at waging a war with Iran that he entered into BY HIMSELF.
He’s failed at “beautifying” the Reflecting Pool, with a no bid contract he awarded to his buddy BY HIMSELF.
He’s failed to justify tearing down the East Wing of the White House, which he did BY HIMSELF.
He’s failed to find funding for the ballroom he wants to replace the East Wing, which he promised he would do BY HIMSELF.
Is it any wonder then, that when he decided he wanted to control America’s 250th birthday celebration BY HIMSELF that it would not go well? Read The Daily Beast article Trump’s State Fair Faces Fresh Embarrassment, and The Atlantic’s Trump is Making the 250th Small.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
THUR JUL 02
The South Range Village Council meets Thursday at 6 PM in the South Range Community Building. For more information contact the Village at [email protected] or (906) 482-8833
A FULL LISTING OF ALL LOCAL CITY, VILLAGE AND TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENTS, WITH CONTACT INFORMATION, AND (WHERE AVAILABLE) TIMING OF LOCAL COUNCIL MEETINGS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE.
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