Club booth returns with social distancing guidelines in place

REPUBLICAN CLUB

By Brian Harmon

LW contributor

The grand opening of the Republican Club’s booth on July 6 was a success. Many stopped by to participate in Red, White and Blue Hat Monday, including volunteers who worked in the booth and passersby who stopped for chocolate chip cookies and lively and fun conversation.

The Republican club President said, “It looks like everybody had a great time, and we hope more people can join us next week.”

Anyone who wanted a free mask received one, courtesy of Orange County Board of Supervisors President Michelle Steel, the Republican candidate running for Congress in the upcoming election. Both visitors were also able to purchase a “Michelle Steel for Congress” t-shirt.

The club collected $600 from donations and the selling of hats, shirts and other political campaign merchandise. Twenty-one people registered to vote.

The fun and festivities will continue as the booth will be open every Monday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. during August so long as the club is able to do so under COVID-19 restrictions.

Michelle Steel is a planned speaker for the Republican Club’s Zoom meeting that is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12. For more information, contact the Republican Club’s president via email at dharlow50@AOL.com.

During the meeting, Steel will discuss her efforts to prevent defunding the police or the Orange County Sheriff ’s Department. She is also currently working on ways to safely open schools, so that children will not fall further behind. As a member of the state board of equalization for eight years, she successfully resisted several attempts to increase taxation.

The Republican Club president announced that next week’s club email will point out some of the problems with the views of both political parties regarding issues such as police brutality, discrimination against African-Americans (both systemic and personal), demonstrations versus riots and other issues.

“I think there is a lot of confusion about some of these issues,” the club president said, “and what I think we need is for both sides to start listening to each other, rather than yelling slogans at one another.” •••• Last week the Republican Club president’s email address was listed incorrectly. It is dharlow50@AOL.com. The club treasurer’s name is Elsa Gildner.