No May Meeting
Meeting Minutes
March 7, 2025
The meeting was called to order at 1:00 pm by President Sharon Diaz. Mason County Auditor Steve Duenkel gave the invocation. Cynthia Radtke led the Pledge of Allegiance.
President Sharon Diaz welcomed everyone, recognized the locally elected officials, then introduced the guest speakers, Samantha Gilbertson and Chelsea Keefe of Innovations, HTC.
Gilbertson and Keefe provided a brief introduction to Innovations, HTC, and then fielded questions from attendees. Innovations, HTC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention of human trafficking and the empowerment of survivors. More information can be found on the website: https://innovationshtc.org.
Mason County Auditor Steve Duenkel reported that the next election will be April 22, with one measure on the ballot which is a levy for Fire District 17. He then reminded everyone about the Fraud Alert Notification System that is a free service available to all Mason County residents. The system will send an email alert to subscribers when documents are recorded in their name, so they can avoid being victims of fraud. For example, a bad actor could file a lien on your property without your knowledge, but the notification you receive would allow you to react quickly to the fraudulent attempt. To sign up, go to https://recording.masoncountywa.gov:8443/web/ and click on Fraud Notify. If you need assistance, please call the Auditor’s office and they will be happy to help. 360-427-9670 ext 467.
Cynthia Stang provided an update on activities in the Legislature.
President Diaz will be coordinating ballot observers for upcoming elections, so please let her know if you are interested in helping with this important service.
Diaz announced upcoming events, then adjourned the meeting at 1:50 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Deborah Soper, Secretary
Meeting Minutes
February 7, 2025
The meeting was called to order at 1:00 pm by President Sharon Diaz. Mason County Commissioner Pat Tarzwell gave the invocation.
President Sharon Diaz welcomed everyone and thanked Linda Martinez, Evelyn Huff and Pat and Sandy Tarzwell for donating the game prizes. Diaz then introduced the guest speaker, Mason County Sheriff Ryan Spurling.
Spurling reported that the Sheriff’s Office has been able to be proactive in addressing concerns in the community. They recently cleaned up a homeless encampment across from the Oakland Bay Marina and intend to continue working with property owners to curb squatters. His team is reestablishing the DARE program in the schools, focusing on teaching kids to make good decisions. Volunteers help the Office in many capacities, and they need more participants, information can be found on the website: masoncountywa.gov.
The movie “Government Gangsters” was shown.
No action was taken, and the meeting adjourned at 2:45pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Deborah Soper, Secretary
Republican Women’s Club
Of Mason County
Meeting Minutes
January 3, 2025
The meeting was called to order at 1:00 pm by President Sharon Diaz. Lorilyn Rogers
led the salute to the flag, Dave Windom gave the invocation.
President Sharon Diaz introduced the guest speaker, Dave Windom, Director of Mason
County Public Health and Human Services. Windom reported on the challenges of
providing health services in rural areas. He is also president of Washington Rural
Health Association, a group that works to retain health services in rural areas like
Mason County and noted that the Association is very one-sided. He urged us to go the
the website & join if we want to help add conservative voices in the group.
(https://www.wspha.org/individual-membership).
Diaz announced that the next meeting will be a Special Event at Spencer Lake Bar &
Grill for a showing of the movie “Government Gangsters”, Friday, February 7 th at 12:30
pm.
The night meetings, Fireside Chats, will resume on Wednesday, January 15 th , and will
occur the third Wednesday of every month at 5:30 pm at Railroad Tap Station.
Suggestions for speakers at future meetings were solicited, and if anyone has
recommendations, they should inform Vice President Becky Cronquist, or any Board
member.
The Club would like to do more community outreach and membership building activities,
and for this reason we have decided to focus this year’s fundraising to support
Innovations, HTC, a group that is working to eliminate human trafficking.
Diaz thanked the Christmas Party Committee for their hard work in providing a terrific
Christmas Party.
The meeting adjourned at 2:00 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Deborah Soper, Secretary