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OCONEE DEMOCRATS WILL HEAR ABOUT “HOME RULE”

On Saturday, March 21, Dr. Holly Ulbrich, Alumni Professor of Economics Emerita at Clemson University, will talk to Oconee Democrats about Home Rule in South Carolina.

Dr. Ulbrich is a well-known consultant to public agencies at all levels from municipalities through the World Bank, including the S.C. General Assembly. Her talk will describe how the General Assembly dictates many responsibilities to the counties from micromanaging the property tax to setting and changing school board structures. She will also lay out how this particular Home Rule was established as well as steps on how to change it.

The event will take place at 9:00 a.m. at Jimmy’s Family Restaurant on Hwy 123 in Seneca. All are welcome. The meeting is free. If you wish breakfast, you can order off the menu and pay that cost.

HOT DOG DINNER WILL BENEFIT LOCAL DISABLED VETERAN

SENECA - A "Help-A-Vet Benefit and Hot Dog Dinner" will take place Friday, March 27, 2009, 4 - 7pm at the Keowee/Ebenezer Fire Station, Hwy 188/Keowee School Road to help disabled veteran, Gary Smith. Smith, a highly decorated Vietnam War Veteran needs help to purchase an electric scooter to help with his mobility.

"Gary's current wheelchair is in bad shape and his mobility is limited. He needs help from Oconee County," says Mike Evatt, event organizer, "His wheelchair is so broken that it makes it difficult for him and his wife as they travel to doctor appointments and the hospital. Hopefully, the community will come together to help a veteran who served his country."

The Benefit will feature $5 Hot Dog dinners for dine-in or take-out. DCAL of Oconee County and residents of the Keowee Precinct are volunteering their time and service to sponsor this event.

For more information or to make donations, call Mike Evatt at 864-882-5381 or email: help_a_vet_oconee@gmail.com.

Late breaking news!!!

SC Education leader Jim Rex will also join us for this event. Please come and show your support for this key Democrat!

Jane Dyer Shares Plans for Next Election

Jane Dyer, the Democrat who garnered 35% of the votes in the last campaign for SC's Third District Congressional seat, shared her plans for winning in 2010 with 46 members of the Oconee County Democratic Party at its monthly breakfast meeting Saturday, Feb. 21 in Seneca.

"The Republicans led by Governor Sanford are proving to be no friends to South Carolina," Dyer told the group. "They've driven this train off a cliff and are still saying that they're right. Their disdain and disregard for oversight and regulation led us directly into this economic mess. Our governor's political grandstanding over the stimulus bill proves only how ambitious he is and how little he cares about SC's families."

Dyer urged the audience to "work together to elect people to positions from county councils to governor, people who believe in success for South Carolina." She emphasized the need for increasing the number of jobs, improving public education and supporting those who are slipping through the economic cracks, especially military veterans.

For more information, please contact Jane Dyer at 855-8050.