UPCOMING
EVENTS!!! 
February
Club Meeting - Our February meeting will feature
three special guest speakers:
Our good friend Assemblyman David Russo two Freeholder
candidates John Driscoll and Robert Hermanson who will
be addressing our membership.
Next
Club Meeting ....
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January
– No Meeting
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May
20th
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September
16th
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February
25th
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June
17th
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October
21st
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March
18th
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July
– No Meeting
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October
21st
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April
8th
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August
– No Meeting
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December
- TBD
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All
meetings will be held at in the Library of the Valley
Middle School beginning at 8:00 PM. The Oakland Republican
Club is one of the largest Republican organizations in
Bergen County. Anyone interested in joining the
Republican Club should come down to one of these
meetings and see what we have to offer.
Cabin Fever Cure
Now that the weather is
starting to warm up and Al Gore has been proven wrong
for the third year in a row, it is time to dust off the
fly rods and do some casting. Starting next week,
I will make myself available on Thursday after work and
Sunday morning before church for fly-casting lessons.
By offering 2 days a week in the beginning, it will
allow more flexibility in people's schedules and reduce
the size of the group enabling more one on one
instruction. You can go twice a week, once every
other week...you determine the schedule.
Taking private lessons could cost you hundreds if not a
thousand dollars to learn this skill at a qualified fly
shop. Why not save some money – have some fun - and
learn it for a fraction of that cost right here in
Oakland
. Fly-fishing is therapeutic (recommended for
shoulder injuries and breast cancer patients), relaxing
and allows you countless quality time with nature
as well as your family.
Each
1.5-hour lesson will be $20.00 for adults and $10.00 for
kids and you need not own equipment to sign
up; I have four complete set ups that we can use.
However, if you have your own equipment, please bring it
because it is always best to learn on the actual
equipment you will be using in the stream.
All proceeds will go to the Oakland Republican
Club in the form of a donation.
Kindly
email me at emmettj123@aol.com
if you are
interested in learning how to fly cast and want to sign
up for our lessons.
To see some
photos of Emmett in action click
here.
ANNOUNCEMENTS!!!
Meet
the Republican Candidates for Governor - Club
members attend a Sunday brunch co-sponsored by the
Oakland Republican Club to meet the four GOP candidates
for Governor: Former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie,
former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan, Assemblyman Richard
Merkt and Franklin Mayor Brian D. Levine. To see some
photos from the event click
here.
BIG
- BIG - NEWS!!
Congratulation
All Oakland Residents
Our
town has been named the 43rd "Best Place to Raise
Your Kids, 2007" by Business
Week magazine. The article, written by
Douglas MacMillan, ranks the top 50 cities places in the
U.S. that offer kids - and their parents-the right
combination of safety, community, and education.
The
author worked with the national real estate researcher,
OnBoard, to create the rankings using various criteria.
Oakland received a total score of 286.86 in the
following categories:
Schools
Score - 12.81 (7th out of 50)
Recreational/Cultural
Activities Score - 29.19 (9th out of 50)
Test
Scores - 92.11 (ranked 45th out of 50)
Cost
of Living Score - 72.81 (ranked 45th out of 50)
Crime
Score - 79.93 (44th out of 50)
Oakland
was one of only 3 New Jersey towns, and is the only
metropolitan town, to receive this prestigious
honor.
You
can read the full on-line article by going to Business
Week where you can read
the article.
CALLING ALL OAKLAND RESIDENTS
We believe that an informed
community is a strong community. You should know
that Oakland's Land Use Boards are making very important
decisions affecting the future of Oakland.
For those who are interested but
cannot attend the meetings, just visit our website
periodically for updates.
To find out what is going on in
your community and what applications are pending before
the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment click
here.
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Dear
Fellow Oakland Resident: