THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY VOTER
Newsletter of the League of the Women Voters of the Champlain Valley
October 2006
President - Marge Gaskins - 802-879-0003
Membership - Keri Toksu - 802-658-0962
Voter Editor - Irene Wrenner - 802-879-0011
Calendar of Events
We sponsor meetings and events for the public and League members.
Debates sponsored by LWV-Vermont
Candidates for Lt. Governor Debate
Thursday, October 5, 2006 7pm
Contois Auditorium at
Burlington City Hall,
149 Church St.
Burlington, VT
Candidates for US House and US Senate
Thursday, October 12, 2006 7pm
Paramount Theater,
30 Center St.
Rutland, VT
For information on transportation to the debate from surrounding towns,
call Lois Brown at 802-228-3747.
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Champlain Valley LWV Monthly Meetings
We are alternating between noon and evening meetings on the second Wednesday
of each month, September through May.
Unresolved issues in the Legislature: Health Care Costs, Education Financing
and Energy Needs. Join us at our new venue for a discussion on statewide
issues facing Vermont as we head into the November elections.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006 7pm
Speeder and Earl's
412 Pine Street
Burlington, VT
Champlain Valley LWV Board Meeting.
If you have items for the agenda, please let Marge Gaskins know.
Friday, October 13, 2006 11 am
Kolvoord Room at
Brownell Library
6 Lincoln St.
Essex Jct., VT
Panel on Campaign Finance. A recent Supreme Court decision threw out some, if
not all of Vermont's restrictions on campaign donations and spending. Join us
at the Fletcher Free Library to hear about the implications.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006 Noon
Pickering Room at
Fletcher Free Library
235 College Street
Burlington, Vermont 05401
Dinner and Legislative Preview.
Please join us for dinner and our annual legislative preview.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006 7pm TBD
Location TBD -- check next month's VOTER for details.
Tentative: Panel Discussion on Aging. As the population ages, how does that
ripple through society and the economy? What changes can we expect in Vermont?
Join us for a lunchtime presentation on the issues.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 Noon
Fletcher Free Library
235 College Street
Burlington, Vermont 05401
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CIVIC EDUCATION CONFERENCE- Vee Gordon
Sign up now for 2nd annual Conference on Civic Education to be held November
15 at the Statehouse in Montpelier! Free admission. Please call Vee at
878-5650 if interested. She needs an estimate of attendees, in order to provide
sufficient food. Below is the tentative schedule.
Registration: 8am - 8:45 am in the Statehouse Lobby
Session 1: 8:45 am - 9:45 am
Session 2: 10 am - 11 am
Keynote Speaker (Terry Pickerel - Dir of the Education Commission of the States): 11: 15 am
Lunch: Noon - 1:00
Session 3: 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Session 4: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
18 breakout sessions will be offered. They range in scope from: Civic Rights
Unit - River Project - Student Government - Mock Legislative Session -
Measurable Outcomes of Civic Learning. And more! Many students will be
participating along with their teachers.
5th Annual RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE: "Beyond Peak Oil" - Thursday, October
19, 2006 from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm at The Wyndham Burlington Hotel. Info at
http://www.REVermont.org
FROM THE NEW EDITOR - Irene Wrenner
I took on the job of editor just before taking the reins of a local issue
campaign in Essex. Hence the delay in your receiving this newsletter. I
apologize for this late distribution. Please let me know what you'd like to see in
future issues. And thank you for bearing with me as I learn these ropes.
VOTER REGISTRATION: Thank you to everyone conducting voter registration
drives, large and small, in recent months, including Marge Gaskins, Jean Norton and
Irene Wrenner who registered voters after Naturalization Ceremonies on
September 11 and October 2. ... It's easy to become a Notary Public. If aren't
already, please consider doing so, then you, too, can help register voters!
VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE: NOON on Monday, October 30 -- Application must
be received by Town Clerk before NOON for the Vermont General Election -
November 7, 2006
SAVE A TREE! Due to the cost of postage and labor, we encourage members to
obtain this newsletter electronically. Please let the editor know if you can
make the switch from paper to pixels. Reach her at imwren@aol.com. Thank you!
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