Category: Club activities

Election Day

A large and enthusiastic crowd of club members and friends marched together in the annual Lake of the Woods Fourth of July Parade on July 2, showing their support for State Sen. Edd Houck and the fine job he is doing as our representative in Richmond.

Shirley Pfile was chair of the parade-organizing committee, which consisted of Chris Carr, Lois Powell, Betty Beck, Sharon Allen and Kerry Sipe.

George Beck drove his truck, festooned with flags, decorations and banners, and pulling a trailer with Uncle Sam riding a shiny, red special-edition motorcycle.

Lois Powell drove her convertible, from which Sen. Houck waved to an appreciative crowd.

Club members had made homemade signs recognizing Sen. Houck’s service to the Lake of the Woods community, which they carried as they marched under a beautiful blue sky. The youngest members of our group passed out patriotic tattoos to other younsters they passed along the parade route.

The parade, which wound its way along Lakeview Parkway to the Clubhouse from Yorktown Boulevard, stepped off at 10:30 a.m. and was over in time for the beginning of a full afternoon of Independence Day events at Clubhouse Point.

It was a great day to be an American and a great day to be a Democrat.

A slideshow of more photographs of the event can be found by following this link.

More than 110 people came to Sweetbriar Park June 15 for the club’s annual Flag Day Membership Picnic, an event always marked by good, home-cooked food, great fun, good friends and — yes — a bit of politicking, too.

The guest of honor was Sen. Edd Houck, who thanked the club members for their support in his bid for re-election to the State Senate. He warned his supporters not to become complacent as the election approaches and to continue to work hard on his behalf.

“I can’t possibly get out and meet every one of the 50,000 voters who will decide this election,” he said. “I’ll have to depend on you to do it for me.”

Sen. Houck said money is needed to buy advertising to get his message to the voters and he encouraged those who attended to donate to his campaign.

David Hunsicker, who is running for Congress from Virginia’s 7th District, needed no introduction because he is a member of the club, but he asked for support for his campaign once Sen. Houck is re-elected.

The Demettes, five club members who have earned a well-deserved reputation for enthusiasm and political satire, did not disappoint. Their performance, sung to the tune of “Hit the Road, Jack,” took aim at Osama Bin Laden and other stumbling blocks on the road to peace and happiness.

There is a gallery of photographs from the picnic posted on this Web site. Take a look.