IAT
NEWSLETTER
February 2005
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"IT'S ABOUT TIME WE BEGIN IT,
TO TURN THE WORLD AROUND . . . "
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ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
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Co-Founder/Former President - Marcelle Orswell
(notmartha2@yahoo.com)
Co-Founder and Secretary -- Theresa Shea (Tree1A@aol.com)
Co-Founder/Webpage Designer-Sandy Clark (tybrenn@comcast.net)
Co-Presidents -- Ann Schnitz (aerie01@comcast.net)
and
Mary Ledford (eagleshorses@yahoo.com)
Web Site -- -- http://home.comcast.net/~tybrenn/iat/
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
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Dear Friends,
This is going to be quite an abbreviated newsletter this month. I just got a new computer and discovered that the saved email files I had from the old machine were old messages; nothing from the past month seemed to have been saved. So if you sent me anything for this month, I do apologize, and please send it to me again for inclusion next month.
I did want to mention a bit of unpleasantness I had with the announcement I recently sent about Cassandra Delaney-Denver helping out the Peace Cloth. Yes, Cassy *has* been a wonderful friend to us, and has never asked for anything in return. Nothing. Nada. Zip. “It’s about time” for all of us to put down our swords on this particular issue – the past is the past and we have no reason to continue to go forward with malice in our hearts, especially since the truth of the situation was not and has never been ours to know. End of rant.
If anyone is planning an event of any sort for Earth Day, please let us know. And as always,
My heart to yours,
Ann
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH
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We don't accomplish anything in this world alone ...and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads from one to another that creates something.
--Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court Justice
(thanks for Kelly Robison for this month’s quote)
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FUNDRAISER
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Nothing to report this month
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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March 3, 2005 * Altadena, CA - Christopher Westfall
will be performing at the Coffee Gallery Backstage at 8:30, 2029 N. Lake St. Altadena,
CA (web site www.coffeegallery.com 626-398-7917) (www.chriswestfall.com) For information:
Judy in Monterey, jht@spamarrest.com or 831-373-7780.
March 6, 2005 *Yorba Linda, CA - Chris Westfall will be performing at the Nixon Library
Theater, 3:30, 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd. 714-993-5075 (www.chriswestfall.com) For info:
Judy in Monterey, jht@spamarrest.com or 831-373-7780.
April 2,3, 2005 *Lancaster, PA Highway Cleanup. Pennsylvania Friends of John Denver. Contact Pat Liddic at tigersnwolves@comcast.net for more information
April 16, 2005 *Altadena, CA -- Phil Christie will be performing in concert at the
Coffee Gallery Backstage, on Saturday, April 16, 2005 - with Mike Valentine and Steve
Stapenhorst! (www.coffeegallery.com, www.philchristie.com) Reservations
(626) 398-7917
April 29-May 1, 2005 *PA Friends of John Denver and Spirit Windstar Connection Group Spring Retreat 2005
Bitter Goose Lodge www.bittergooselodge.com; cost $50.00 - due by March 25 ( $40.00 if you have already sent in a deposit) to Eileen Stein egal677@yahoo.com
May 19, 2005 *Columbia, MD The Hard Travelers 20th Anniversary Reunion Benefit for the MUSE Foundation. With special Guests John Sommers, Chris Nole and Pete Huttlinger. Smith Theatre on the campus of Howard County Community College Toll Free - 1-888-384-5054, Fax - 410-825-2501 http://www.musicunites.com/
ALSO: Mack Bailey has just recently become a member of The Limeliters, the legendary
folk trio that originally took its name from the Limelite in Aspen, where many now
stay for the tribute week in October. Mack is performing concerts across the nation,
with dates being added all the time. His schedule is available at www.mackbailey.com/schedule.htm
. Also, Mack announces plans for his second Concert Trip to Ireland, with Kevin Brooks
and John Sommers, March 15 - 22, 2005. Includes St. Patrick's Day in Dublin, tours,
concerts, and a fabulous trip around Ireland. For details, see: http://www.mackbailey.com/Ireland.htm
(thanks to Emily Parris and the Rocky Mountain High newsletter for many of these
dates; thanks too, to Karen Tupek for keeping us up to date with Mack Bailey‚s schedule,
Donna Pinto for information on Chris Westfall‚s engagements, and Deb Sanderson for
news of events in California)
REMINDER::: The John Denver Memorial Peace Cloth is available for all JD-related
events. Please email peaceclothinfo@yahoogroups.com
for more information, or see our website at www.johndenverpeacecloth.com
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LETTERS
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None this month
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WEBSITES OF INTEREST
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None this month
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FOR SALE
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Peace Cloth Items!
Don't forget to check out www.johndenverpeacecloth.com (Peace Cloth Store) for exclusive John Denver items. All proceeds benefit The John Denver Memorial Peace Cloth. We now have a shopping cart to make your purchases easier!
Also -- if you shop online, please visit our virtual mall: www.johndenverpeacecloth.onecause.com -- every sale at a store in the mall returns a donation to the Cloth. The Peace Cloth now has eScrip -- please see our website for more information.
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If you're looking for something special for a special someone, come check out what Wildlife Creations
(http://www.geocities.com/wldlifecreation) has to offer!! We have many items relating to John Denver and other items that would make fantastic gifts for people you know and love! Or gift someone who is hard to buy for, something that they will talk about for years! From keychains, snowglobes, t-shirts, potpourri jars and more!!! We're sure you'll find something! And remember, whenever you purchase from Wildlife Creations, you're not only giving a gift to someone you know, but to the Windstar Foundation and also the National Wildlife Federation, in John's memory, for wolf education as all proceeds are given to them. Wildlife Creations is now offering a feature product. Checkout the website for this month's offering! For more information, you can email us at wldlifecreation@wildmail.com.
In this healing time...
Thank you for helping to make the world
a better place in which to live,
Diana and Susan
Wildlife Creations
http://www.geocities.com/wldlifecreation
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From Sherry Cook <backhomagain@yahoo.com>
Hello friends!
Did you ever have a simple idea just hit you right out of the blue?! Last night while discussing my Mary Kay business, a realization hit me just like that! For over a year now, I have been a Mary Kay consultant, but it has been one part of my life and carrying on John Denver's legacy has been another. The two didn't seem to harmonize, but with this idea, they are! I have a website (www.MaryKay.com/scook2426). If you will visit my website and place an order, I will donate a portion of my proceeds to Windstar. That way, whatever you purchase will help my business grow, and more importantly to me, Windstar grow!
Take care, everybody, and have a great day!
Thank you!
Peace and joy,
Sherry :)
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ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
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DENlines
A Biweekly Update from Defenders of Wildlife: Working to Save Wildlife and Wild Lands
FEBRUARY 16, 2005
1. Defenders Wins Two Major Victories for Wolves
2. Sweeping Anti-Environmental Immigration Bill Passes House
3. New Survey Shows Political Meddling in Wildlife Science Decisions
4. Special 10% Discount for Shoppers at Defenders' Upgraded Online Store
5. Bush Administration Proposes Hunting of Endangered Wildlife…Again!
6. Bush Budget Calls for Arctic Refuge Drilling, Major Conservation Cuts
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1. Defenders Wins Two Major Victories for Wolves
Defenders recently won two victories on the same day that will keep in place protections for wolves. A district court judge in Portland sided with Defenders and blocked the Bush administration's premature effort to weaken protections for gray wolves across the lower-48 states. In the Southwest, another district court judge ruled against several ranching and cattle organizations that criticized the reintroduction of Mexican wolves to New Mexico and Arizona. Wolves currently occupy a mere 5 percent of their historical habitat.
2. Sweeping Anti-Environmental Immigration Bill Passes House
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill last week that gives the Department of Homeland Security sweeping exemptions to the nation's major environmental laws. The legislation allows Homeland Security to waive environmental protection laws along the more than 7,500 miles of U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico, jeopardizing numerous national parks, monuments and wildlife refuges, not to mention hundreds of endangered species.
3. New Survey Shows Political Meddling in Wildlife Science Decisions
Scientists who work for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service say Bush administration political appointees have forced them to change or withhold scientific evidence when making key decisions about wildlife protections, according to a new survey. The survey, which drew responses from 414 biologists despite several official directives that said they weren't supposed to answer it, showed that 44 percent of those responding have been asked by their superiors to avoid making findings that would require greater protections for endangered species. And, 56 percent say agency officials changed official rulings under pressure from industry. The survey undermines the cynical rhetoric made by Bush administration politicos who say that they are interested in "sound science."
4. Special 10% Discount for Shoppers at Defenders' Upgraded Online Store
Enter the code "DENlines" and receive a 10 percent special discount on any merchandise order over $50 until March 20 when you shop at our online store at www.defenders.org/shop to purchase new products such as quality hemp T-shirts and full color throws. They will make great gifts for family and friends. Plus, your purchases will provide needed funds for our array of wildlife-saving programs.
Nothing could be easier than shopping online at www.defenders.org/shop. Please bookmark this page for future shopping and check back often to see the new products that are constantly being added to our store.
5. Bush Administration Proposes Hunting of Endangered Wildlife…Again!
Last week, the Bush administration proposed an exemption to endangered species protections that would allow three species of rare antelopes to be hunted and killed on Texas canned hunt game ranches, even after the species are listed as endangered. Federal protection for all three antelopes has been delayed since 1991 due to opposition from the exotic game industry. During that time period, one species, the scimitar-horned oryx, became extinct in the wild. A similar proposal to relax ESA protections for more than 500 foreign endangered species was shelved last year in the face of massive public opposition.
6. Bush Budget Calls for Arctic Refuge Drilling, Major Conservation Cuts
The Bush administration's new budget for 2006 includes a proposal to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It also includes funding cuts and other accounting gimmicks that shortchange key conservation programs, according to an analysis by Defenders. Some low points include an 11 percent drop in natural resource and environmental spending from last year, a cut to Fish and Wildlife Service funding by 10 percent, cuts to the landmark Conservation Trust Fund by nearly $1 billion below its $1.8 billion dedicated level for 2006 and many others. Learn more.
Defenders of Wildlife
1130 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Copyright © Defenders of Wildlife 2005
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POETRY
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None this month
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NEWSLETTER NEWS
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About Time" staff. Contributions, as always, are welcomed, although
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for content and length.
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". . . IT'S ABOUT TIME WE START TO LIVE
IT,
THE FAMILY OF MAN,
IT'S ABOUT TIME
AND IT'S ABOUT CHANGES . . .
AND IT'S ABOUT TIME."
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