The Emmet County Republican Party executive committee will meet at the Northern Lights Recreation, 8865 M-119 Harbor Springs, on Monday, July 23rd at 6:00 pm.
Immediately following, a General Meeting will be held at 7:00 pm. Candidates running for Emmet County Commissioner and Register of Deeds have been invited to briefly speak.
We encourage you to attend and to invite friends and neighbors.
A Primary Election Candidate Forum will be held at the Iron Horse Cafe at North Central Michigan College in Petoskey on July 18, 2018. The event will begin with a Meet and Greet at 6 p.m. followed by the Forum which will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Candidates for County Commission, as well as state and federal offices have been invited. Co-hosts for this event include the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce, North Central Michigan College, Emmet Association of Realtors, Harbor Springs Area Chamber of Commerce, and Petoskey News Review. The primary will take place on Aug. 7, 2018.
So … a good time was had by all at the Emmet County Republican Party’s “Top of the Birch” event held at the beautiful Birchwood Farms Golf and Country Club in Harbor Springs.
MI Attorney General candidate Tom Leonard, the current Speaker of the House, was the keynote speaker. Rep. and Speaker Pro Tempore Lee Chatfield acted as the emcee.
And our own Jenny Nolan was selected as this year’s “Blue Dog.” 
Pictured: Jenny with Dr. Lou Zako who presented her with the coveted award. Jenny – and the Zakos – also did a wonderful job organizing the 2018 annual fundraising event.
Several local elected public officials also attended; one attendee was even spotted wearing a MAGA trucker hat. Trump 2020!
Birchwood
Please join the Emmet County Republican Party Executive Committee and your GOP friends at our annual June event. Due to Nub’s Nob redoing their kitchen, we’ve relocated the party this year to Birchwood Farms Golf and Country Club located 4 miles north of Harbor Springs off M-119 600 Birchwood Dr.
Master of Ceremonies: State House Representative and Speaker Pro Tempore Lee Chatfield
Guests of Honor: House Speaker Tom Leonard; various candidates for local, state, and national office
Price per person: $35; Reception (cash bar) begins at 5:00 p.m.
All are invited to attend the [Jack] Bergman Meet and Greet immediately following the Stafford’s Top of Michigan marathon, half marathon, 10K, and 5K on May 26th.
In his latest piece, Lou Zako, the conservative columnist for the Petoskey News-Review, opines about the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana.
Dr. Zako, who is also a semi-retired physician, writes, “There is a growing body of evidence of the damage to the brains of teenagers from regular marijuana usage, and a growing number of traffic accidents and deaths due to driving by those who are ‘stoned.’ Further, the confusion over the legal status of marijuana usage, with it currently being illegal under federal law, while legal under state law in a number of states, leads to the same confused ‘public approach to this issue as the example of illegal immigration being ‘illegal’ under federal law, while ‘legal’ in some states and some cities. For those who doubt that marijuana is a gateway drug to addiction by narcotics and other hard drugs, I would challenge the reader to talk to a number of addicts or recovering addicts for their views on this question.”
As is said on the internets, read the whole thing!
P.S. Here is the language of the 2018 Michigan initiative that, if it passes, would regulate marijuana like alcohol.
Friendly reminder. In order to be on the ballot as a candidate for county convention delegate (precinct delegate) for the August 7th primary, you must file an Affidavit of Identity. The affidavit can be obtained from the clerk of the county. There is no cost to do this.
The paperwork must be submitted to the Emmet County clerk by 4:00 pm, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (Withdrawal deadline elapses at 4:00 pm, May 11, 2018.)
Note: The ECRP website links to the Heritage Foundation on its research page.
Commissioner Stakoe
The Emmet County Republican Party will host a discussion on Public Transportation Service for Emmet County. Please join us, and share your input at our next General Meeting at the Northern Lights Recreation Center (Conference Room) on M-119, April 23rd, 2018 at 7:00 pm.
Presenters on this topic will be Emmet County Commissioner John Stakoe and Scott Smith, former Emmet County Commission candidate.
Note: The Emmet County Ad Hoc Public Transit committee, which meets during daytime working hours, consistently hears from the public transit advocates and not nearly enough from the taxpayers. Don’t let this important opportunity – to air your concerns, ask your questions – pass you by. Bring a friend or neighbor!
