The Gatekeeper Gazette

For Poll Workers—Our “Gatekeepers of Democracy”

A publication of the Charlotte County Supervisor of Elections Office First Quarter Issue, 2019

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ELECTION OFFICE CLOSURES FOR THIS QUARTER

New Year’s Day: January 1 * MLK, Jr. Birthday: January 21

President’s Day: February 18

CELEBRATIONS DURING THE FIRST QUARTER

New Year’s Day - January 1

Valentine’s Day - February 14

St. Patty’s Day - March 17

January February March

Anderson, Helen Bates, Mary Blaher, Joseph Burgos-Mingrone, Daniel Cinea, Gail Dameron, Sandra Fix, Larry Gonsalves, John Grady,Cynthia Gurley, Louise Hall, Richard Hendrick, John Hepler, James Ivey, Janice Jergenson, Daniel Lanning, Roger Marty, Lynne Meusel, Steven Morris, David Napolitano, Richard Pascucci, Patricia Passaretti, Patricia Pennock, Betty Trznadel, Michael Vail, Katherine Vargas, Alma Vollmar, Patricia Walch, Leslie Western, Phil

Austin, Gretchen Barghausen, Jack

Baus, Kenneth Black, Julie

Blanchard, Edward Blankers, Harold Bradley, Camille Combs, Richard

Cox, Alexis Crichton, Elaine Crouch, James Decker, Donna Farra, Patricia Fisher, Jerry

Futch, Kathleen George, Susan Hardy, Robert

Masalcas, Laurie Moe, Michele

Noirfalise, Patricia Obendorfer, Kathi Possel, Jacqueline

Rothrock, Paul Seargent, Julie Smith, Elena

Traugott, Virginia Unkefer, Connie

Unkefer, Paul Voss, Patricia

Widmeyer, Donna Wilson, Lou

Arthur, Toni Avila-Callahan, Susan

Baus, Dianne Beauchene, William

Bullock, Elizabeth Cashman, John

Chiaravalloti, Nora Claudius, Mary

Clement, Matilda Daniels, Rosemary

Doyle, Robert Fuchs, Helene

Hart, Earl Hines, Thomas Hoover, Edwin

Householder, Treva Merring, Richard

Montanez, Eileen Price, Galen

Rozanski, Raphaela Sexton, Lawrence

Stacy, Esther Sterwerf, Harold Stevens, Sharon

Tucker, Lisa

Now that the

elections are

over...

It’s time for

some humor!!

June 1—November 30, 2018

Valentine’s Day Treat

Chocolate Cherry Ice Cream Pie: Yield: 12-14 slices

INGREDIENTS Crust: * 2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs * 1/4 cup butter melted

Ice Cream: * 8 oz cream cheese, softened * 1/2 cup sugar * 1/8 cup milk * 2 tsp maraschino jerry juice * 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries * 8 oz whipped cream * 3/4 cup Nestle Toll House DelightFulls, Dark Chocolate Cherry Flavor

Topping: * Whipped cream * Chocolate sauce * DelightFulls cut in half

Instructions: 1. Add melted butter to cookie crumbs and mix until combined; 2. Press cookie mixture evenly into the bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch pie pan, then set aside; 3. Combine cream cheese, sugar, milk and maraschino cherry juice together and mix until com-

pletely combined; 4. Fold in the whipped cream, copped cherries and Delightfulls; 5. Spread ice cream filling evenly into crust and freeze for several hours, until firm 6. When ready to serve, top with whipped cream, chocolate sauce and additional Delightfulls

INGREDIENTS: * 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil * 1 lb medium shrimp (peeled and deveined) * 3 cloves garlic, minced * Freshly ground black pepper * Kosher Salt * 1 oz (8 oz) block cream cheese, softened * 1/4 cup mayonnaise * 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella * 1/4 cup grated parmesan * Juice and zest of 1 lemon * 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley (more for garnish) * Pita chips (for serving) DIRECTIONS: 1. Preheat oven to 350; 2. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil; 3. Add shrimp and garlic (season with salt and pepper); 4. Cook until shrimp is pink and no longer opaque, 3-4 minutes; 5. Let shrimp cool slightly, then coarsely chop; 6. Transfer dip to a small baking dish and bake, until golden and bubbly, 25 minutes; 7. Garnish with parsley and serve with pita chips.

Garlicky Shrimp Dip

Next Issue: April, 2019 Prepared by your Election Worker Coordinators: Linda Armstrong-Deeble & Kelly Richert