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Arizona Press Women

June2014

Register now for retreat discountGet inspired and rejuvenated at the APW Retreat for Writers,

Artists and Photographers, held July 19 through 20 in the coolpines of Payson at the Merritt Center Lodge and organized by theRim Country District. The early-bird deadline is June 16, so registernow to save money and guarantee a spot! See form on Page 6.

Accommodations are in the lodge or cabins. Registration includesfour meals: Saturday lunch and dinner, Sunday breakfast and lunch.The weekend is $100 per person for double occupancy if paid byJune 16, or $125 per person through July 1; single occupancy is $145by June 16 or $165 per person if paid by July 1. Info: Gail Hearne atpatgail@npgcable.com, 928-472-7132 or 480-650-2014.

Brenda Warneka was honored asArizona Press Women's 2014

Communicator of Achievement atthe May 17 APW AnnualConference. Warneka is an award-winning writer and editor with abackground in law and business.The COA is the highest honor givenby APW.

Warneka told the TypeRider, “Inever would have expected toreceive this honor. I have alwayslooked up to the women writers and

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APW names2014 Communicatorof Achievement

See COA: Warneka, Page 7

Spring Conference highlights

Patricia Myers, left, and Kate Herbert were all smiles at the 2014APW conference. See story and photo gallery, beginning on Page 2.

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“It is a terrific theme,” said Patricia Myers at APW’sannual spring conference held at Chaparral Suites

in Scottsdale on May 17. “Every speaker was right onpoint and delivered what was expected. They were allvery compelling and very helpful.”

Other attendees agreed, giving high praise to the fourspeakers on “Writing Memoir and Beyond: What Worksand Why.”

Linda Pressman, the 2013Grand Prize Winner in theWriter's Digest Self-Publishing Contest for herbook Looking Up: AMemoir on Sisters,Survivors and Skokie,spoke on the topic “FromJournal to Memoir.”Pressman kept a personaljournal since high schooldays and now hasaccumulated a total of 43journals. She organizes

her writing using material from the journals. She writesdaily, and every night she leaves a note for herself onwhat to do the next day. She has used social media,including a blog and marketing to promote Looking Up.With sales of more than 5,000 copies for the self-published book, she is now working on a sequel. Thosewho missed buying a copy of Looking Up (Pressmansold out at the conference), can purchase it atamazon.com.

Rebekah Tabah, Arizona Historical Society PhotoArchivist & Curator spoke on “Preservation of ResearchMaterials,” with specific emphasis on the archiving ofphotographic and electronic materials. Tabah said themuseum kills molds and beetles in old books by puttingthe books in a freezer for 24 hours, photographs shouldnot be stored in albums with self-adhesive paper or theblack paper that was once ubiquitous (and has acid in it),and only pencil should be used to write on the back ofphotos. She advised saving several copies of electronicwork in various locations due to obsolescence and lackof stability of electronic media.

Highlights from the annual membership meetingon May 17 are as follows:

· The official 2014 election results were an-nounced. APW's current officers will continue inoffice for another year. The vote was overwhelm-ingly in favor of offering a dual membership op-tion: state only in addition to the combinedstate-national. The vote was also overwhelminglyin favor of changing the name APW does busi-ness by to eliminate “press” and “women” fromour name.

· As of APW's new fiscal year, July 1, a state-onlymembership at the rate of $30 is being offered.The membership application has been changed toreflect the availability of this membership.

· The membership voted to change the name theassociation does business by to either Arizona

Professional Writers, which would keep our pres-ent acronym APW, or Arizona Professional Com-municators. The vote is to be put to the member-ship. The instructions and ballot are included inthis newsletter on Page 3. The deadline to vote isJune 10, 2014.

· Pam Stevenson, Brenda Warneka and Marie Fasanowere approved as official delegates to the NFPWconvention in Greenville, S.C., Sept. 4 through 6.APW is entitled to four delegates, so one positionremains open. Any member wishing to fill thisslot should contact Pam Stevenson at 602-301-9595. Official delegates receive reimbursement ofa portion of the registration fee. They are requiredto attend the membership meeting on Thursday,Sept. 4, to qualify for the reimbursement. Thesum of $800 was approved for this purpose.

Spring Conference highlights

Annual membership meeting

See Conference, Page 4Linda Pressman

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INSTRUCTIONS AND BALLOTTO VOTE FOR NEW NAME FOR APW

Members voted in the annual election to change the name Arizona Press Women doesbusiness by to eliminate “press” and “women” from the name. The annual membershipmeeting on May 17 narrowed the choice to Arizona Professional Writers (APW) and ArizonaProfessional Communicators (APC). The names are shown in alphabetical order on the ballotbelow. There are three ways to cast a ballot:

· Fill in the ballot below and mail it to Arizona Press Women, c/o B. Warneka, 7181 E.Camelback Rd. #1104, Scottsdale, AZ 85251.

· Fill in the ballot below, scan and email to azpresswomen@cox.net.

· Send an email to azpresswomen@cox.net from the email address you have on file withArizona Press Women and state your name and your choice of the two names below.

THE VOTING DEADLINE IS TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2014. IF YOU USE U.S. MAIL,YOUR ENVELOPE MUST BE POSTMARKED BY JUNE 10 AND RECEIVED BY JUNE17, 2014.

BALLOT

I vote for Arizona Press Women to do business by the following name (mark your choicewith a check mark or an “X”):

_____ Arizona Professional Communicators

_____ Arizona Professional Writers

Signed__________________________________APW member

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Video writer and producer Pam Stevenson spoke ontechniques she recommends in “Recording Oral HistoryInterviews for Memoirs” and distributed information onhints for conducting effective personal oral interviews(see Pages 13 and 14). She showed Newswomen: 50Years of Change, a video she produced in 2004 based on16 oral history interviews with long-time members ofAPW in celebration of APW's 50th Anniversary.

Attorney Brenda Warneka gave what attendee and APWmember Emily Cary called a “marvelous presentationthat was both humorous and helpful” on “Legal issues inMemoir Writing.” She discussed the leeway courts giveon libel or defamation and invasion of privacy issueswhen an author is writing memoir as opposed to othernonfiction and fiction. She used the court decision inBonome v. Kaysen (ex-boyfriend suit against Kaysenbased on The Camera My Mother Gave Me) to illustratepoints.

Three of the four speakers, Pressman, Stevenson andWarneka, are members of APW.

APW scholarship winnerThe APW High School Scholarship winner, AlexisBowen, was honored during the conference luncheon.Bowen is a Hamilton High School senior, who writes forher school's newspaper, the Pawprint. She will beattending Arizona State University's Walter CronkiteSchool of Journalism.

"By majoring in journalism, I hope to learn more aboutevery aspect of journalism so that I may become a well-rounded journalist," says Bowen. "My dream is to beable to use my journalism to help other people in need."

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APW scholarship winner Alexis Bowen is flanked byPam Stevenson, left and Joan Westlake, whocoordinated the contest.

Dick Warneka enjoys lunch at the 2014 APW Conference.

Barbara Marriott, left, and Jan Cleere drove up fromTucson to attend APW’s Spring Conference.

Left: Emily Cary

Right: Gail Fisher

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by Gail Hearne

APW’s Rim Country District and theMajestic Mountain Inn of Payson co-

sponsored a three-hour workshop on cook-book writing on Saturday, April 26.

Peggy Martin, a certified nutrition consul-tant who recently hosted a series of popular“Cooking for Health” programs at thePayson Public Library, was the featuredspeaker along with Gail Hearne of APW.Tips on how to research, write and publisha cookbook were presented. A variety ofcookbooks were available for review anddiscussion. Handouts included a samplebook proposal and a detailed list of re-sources for cookbook writing.

There were 17 highly motivated peopleattending with specific ideas in place regarding thetype of cookbook they plan to write. Their cookbookthemes varied and included family recipes andmemoir, healthy and economical meals, ethnicrecipes, cooking for the elderly, classic Norwegian

recipes, 101 ways to cook hot dogs and a cookbookwritten and designed for use by epileptics.

The lively, entertaining discussion and synergyspurred the group to establish an email network toshare ideas and expertise going forward.

Rim Country District cookbook writing workshop big hit

Peggy Martin, standing at far right, shared tips for writingcookbooks with Rim Country members and guests.

by Gail Hearne

Responding to a plea from Payson High School forcommunity involvement in scholarship funding,

APW's Rim Country District developed an applicationfor a communications scholarship.

Kayla Percell, a graduating senior ofPayson High School, was awardedthe $500 scholarship from RimCountry District to further pursueher college degree during the SeniorScholarship Ceremony held at thePHS auditorium on May 13.

As an outstanding student and realgo-getter, Percell already earned 46credits toward her college degree bytaking online courses.

During high school, she pursuedmarketing coursework and partici-pated in the corresponding DECAclub all four years. DECA prepares

students for careers in finance, marketing, hospitality orbusiness. Percell served as an officer of DECA and wonawards in state competitions, qualifying for internationalby writing 30-page manuals and giving entrepreneurshippresentations on social media and mobile device market-

ing strategies. This year, shewrote and presented a businessplan for a photography andgraphic design venture.

To achieve her goal of owningand operating her own smallbusiness specializing in grad-uation photographs andannouncements, Percell plansto major in business and minorin photography and graphicdesign at Northern ArizonaUniversity.

Rim District awards scholarship to Payson High student

Kayla Percell

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journalists in APW who have been named a Communi-cator of Achievement without ever aspiring that Imight join their ranks. Thank you to Pam Stevenson,the president of APW, and other APW members whosupported me for this recognition, which I will alwaysremember with a great deal of pleasure.”An attorney at law andCPA, Warneka was in theprivate practice of law foralmost 25 years. Shefrequently writes andspeaks on legal topicsgeared toward writers andjournalists, including a“Writing and the Law”column that appears in theAPW TypeRider. She pre-sented a workshop at the2013 NFPW convention inSalt Lake City on the topic"Writing About RealPeople in Nonfiction andFiction.” She is a memberof Scribes, the AmericanSociety of Legal Writers.Warneka, who is theimmediate past presidentof APW, originated theidea and chaired theArizona Centennial project where 18 APW membersproduced the award-winning anthology SkirtingTraditions: Arizona Women Writers and Journalists1912-2012 in affiliation with the NFPW EducationFund. She also proposed and championed the idea ofhaving Arizona host the 2012 NFPW annualconvention, which took place during her second termas APW president.The COA award is not given every year. The last COArecognized by APW was Karen Walenga of Sahuaritain 2009. Past recipients are listed in our membershipdirectory. As the 2014 Arizona COA, Warneka willcompete with COAs named by other affiliates aroundthe country, with the national winner to be announcedat the 2014 NFPW annual conference in Greensville,S.C., in September.

Endorsements for WarnekaIn her years since joining Arizona Press Women, BrendaWarneka had done great work for the organization. Not

only did she propose that the 2012 NFPW convention behosted in Scottsdale – and it was a resounding success –Brenda also chaired the project that produced thestunning book "Skirting Traditions: Arizona WomenWriters and Journalists 1912-2012." Her creativity ofthought and her tireless work on behalf of Arizona PressWomen make her one of the organization's most sterlingmembers. Because of this, I whole-heartedly endorse her

nomination for 2014NFPW Communicatorof Achievement.––Betty Webb, authorof Desert Wind, starredreview in PublishersWeekly, and The LlamaOf Death and otherGunn Zoo mysteries,bettywebb-mystery.comBrenda Warneka, anaward-winning writerand journalist, is anoutstanding communi-cator, in writing andspeaking. I have knownher since 1999 andenjoyed working withher on three books: twoanthologies we co-edited and contributedstories to, the latestbeing "Mystery of Fate:Common Coincidence

or Divine Intervention" (Queen Creek, AZ: R.J. BuckleyPublishing, 2010) and "Arizona Press Women’s SkirtingTraditions: Arizona Women Writers and Journalists1912-2012," to which I was a contributor. It is with agreat deal of pleasure that I endorse her nomination for2014 NFPW Communicator of Achievement.––Arlene S. Uslander, author of 16 nonfiction booksand more than 400 articles and essays,thatswhatgrandparentsarefor.com, thefatesite.com"Skirting Traditions, Arizona Women Writers andJournalists, 1912-2012, an anthology highlighting 100years of remarkable women," written by 18 press womenand printed in time to become one of the ArizonaCentennial Legacy Projects in 2012, was the brainchildof Brenda Warneka, lawyer, writer, historian and aPress Women leader since she joined in 1995. She hasserved two terms as state president, conference chair,

See COA: Warneka from Page 1

Brenda Warneka, left, receives the 2014 Communicator ofAchievement Award from APW President Pam Stevenson.

See COA Warneka, Page 11

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Author, historian,lecturer and APW

member Jan Cleere isnow writing a series ofarticles for Tucson’sArizona Daily Star.Western Women willrun the first Saturdayof each month and fea-ture some of Arizona’struly remarkablepioneering women.

The first in the series,which appeared in theMay 10 issue of theStar, was the story ofLarcena Pennington

Page who survived capture by Tonto Apache warriors in1860. She was left for dead but survived by crawlingdown the Santa Rita Mountains, a feat that took her twoweeks of living on wild onions, seeds, grass and one

rabbit she managed to kill and eat raw. The articles canalso be found at azstarnet.com.

In addition, Cleere is currently researching and writingthe biography of rodeo photographer Louise L. Serpa, thefirst woman allowed to photograph inside the rodeoarena.

Serpa, who lived in Tucson for more than 50 years,photographed rodeos throughout the southwest and nevermissed shooting of Tucson’s La Fiesta de los Vaqueros.She was also the first woman allowed to photographEngland’s Grand National Steeplechase, Ireland’s DublinHorse Show, and quite possibly, the first woman tophotograph the Sydney, Australia’s Royal Easter Show.Cleere is interested in talking to anyone who knew Serpa.Contact her at Jan@JanCleere.com.

Other books by Cleere include Levis & Lace: ArizonaWomen Who Made History, Amazing Girls of Arizona:True Stories of Young Pioneers and Outlaw Tales ofArizona, 2nd: True Stories of the Grand CanyonState's Most Infamous Crooks, Culprits, andCutthroats among others.

Cleere wrangles series in 'Star'

Carol Osman Brown, who took ahiatus from APWactivities due tohealth reasons, isreported to be on themend. Her fellowmembers hope to seeher involved and atmeetings soon.Jaimie Hall Bruzenak is acontributor to MarkChimsky’s 65 Thingsto Do When YouRetire: TRAVEL,which has just beennamed a Finalist inForeWord's 2013Book of The YearAwards (travel guidecategory). The collection, publishedby Sellers publishing, has essays bymore than 65 contributors. Hall wasalso interviewed for and quoted inR.V. Life: Getting Kicks at Age 66 in

the March 15 special retirementsupplement to the New York Times.Arlene Uslander, amember who lives inSan Diego, is havinghealth issues. APWmembers send herbest wishes for anearly recovery.Dick Warneka’scolon cancer surgery in May had apositive outcome. Although he lateradmitted to having overdone it a bit,he accompanied Brenda to the APWAnnual Conference a week later.Conrad Storad joined author andOlympic champion KristiYamaguchi, Superintendent of PublicInstruction John Huppenthal andSecretary of State Ken Bennett totalk to children at the Children’sMuseum of Phoenix about the impor-tance of summer reading and to

celebrate the kick off of Arizona’s2014 Summer Reading Program onMay 20.Marion Peddle checked in bysending a ballot in APW's recentelection. Peddle, a past president,moved to Washington several yearsago to live near her daughter.

Conrad Storad and Kristi Yamaguchi

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by Barbara Lacy

When I asked my friend, Harriet Williams, to talkto APW last October at the Blue Water Grill in

Phoenix about her research into Extra Street, a seem-ingly forgotten half block in Manhattan, I had no idea Iwould be in New York City six months later, cat-sitting.

Williams traced the history of this short street from theearly days of our country to the present, finding wills,early land maps and historical photos to tell the story,which she put in a PowerPoint presentation. I found itfascinating.

Six months later I was wandering the streets of theBowery, looking for the elusive Extra Street. It was anunusually cold April day. With me were daughter Jilland two grandchildren, Nia, 13, and Axel, 8. We had agreat time that week, walking across most ofManhattan and rarely taking a cab or subway.

We did, however, take the subway to Little Italy andChinatown, which is when I suggested we go farthersouth to Extra Street. I told my grandchildren a shortversion of the history of this interesting historic spot.Continuing our journey southward by cab, the driverdid not know where Extra Street was, so he let us outat 1st Street and 1st Ave.

We quickly managed to get lost. I left my new andabsolutely essential Michelin Guide to NYC in the cab.Cloudy, cold, windy day and no map, we went severalblocks in all directions. The grandchildren were notamused. Time passed. My daughter was gettingfrustrated, so we stopped at a gas station. No help.Then I saw two police officers walking about a blockahead of us. My dilemma: how to call to get theirattention without raising a false alarm. We weren'tactually in distress, unless you consider a possiblemutiny among my crew.

The two police women were very nice, although a littlesurprised that we were looking for Extra Street. Theydirected us to it; and yes, we had circled it in additionto going several blocks in the wrong direction.

Williams had visited Extra Street after doing herresearch online. When she visited, new upscale shopswere going in. It was coming to life.

Unfortunately, that didn't last. One side of the roadnow has empty shops, the other a wall of graffiti. Thenew Mexican restaurant Williams found at the end ofthe street was gone. It had been gone for quite sometime; no wonder no one knew what we were talkingabout. In its place, was a newly opened Red HookLobster Pound restaurant, which Jill predicts won't lastuntil our next visit. I asked the young girls running therestaurant if they knew the history of the street.

"Yes!" they said. "Just across the street is where theBCGB nightclub was. That place is legendary!"

Extra Street: Now you see it, now you don’t

Submissions wanted!Share industry related news with fellow APW mem-

bers including committee reports, event news,writing contests, industry articles, industry-related

personal accomplishments ... anything you thinkwould be of value to members! Send submissions,photos and art to Lynda Exley at exlent@aol.com.The deadline for the July issue is June 21.

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June 14: 10 a.m. to noon. Storytelling at PuebloGrande with Conrad J. Storad reading his book,Fang and Stinger: An Arachnid Story. The story isabout two best friends,Tootie, a red knee tarantulawho has only one fang, andher best friend, Hairyette, adesert hairy scorpion who’safraid of her own stinger. Acraft activity follows. Cost:$5 per child, which includesa light snack. All childrenmust be accompanied by an adult. Location: PuebloGrande Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix.Info: 602-495-0901, pueblogrande.com.

June 10:30 to 8 p.m. Queen Creek Writer's Groupat Maricopa CountyLibrary District’s QueenCreek Branch Library,21802 S. Ellsworth Rd.,Queen Creek. Thiscritique and networkingassociation is open towriters of all genres andexperience levels. Toparticipate in the critiqueportion, bring a one- totwo-page selection onwhich you have a specificdesire for feedback. Be prepared to accept both praiseand criticism. Group meets monthly. Info: 602-652-3000, mcldaz.org.

June 11: 1 to 3 p.m. AuthorGerri Brooks leads a monthlycreative writing workshop atMaricopa County LibraryDistrict’s Perry Branch Library,1965 E. Queen Creek Rd.,Gilbert, for beginners toadvanced level writers. Bring anotebook to class each week.Info: 602-652-3000, mcldaz.org.

June 12: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Author JennyMilchman shares her journey to print, which took13 years. Following publication, she hit the road for

seven months with her family on what ShelfAwareness called "the world's longest book tour." Herdebut novel, Cover of Snow, was chosen as an IndieNext Pick, praised by the New York Times and SanFrancisco Journal of Books, and nominated for theMary Higgins Clark and Barry awards. Her follow upnovel, Ruin Falls, also an Indie Next Pick, just cameout to starred reviews, and Jenny and her family areback on an extended tour. Location: Maricopa CountyLibrary District’s Northwest Regional Library, 16089N. Bullard, Surprise. Info: 602-652-3000, mcldaz.org.

June 14 & 28: 10 a.m. tonoon. Writer’s CritiqueGroup at Maricopa CountyLibrary District’s Sun CityBranch Library, 16828 N.99th, Sun City. Receiveenthusiastic support andhonest feedback on anythingfrom poetry to prose. Newbiesreceive New Member Packets.Info: 602-652-3000,mcldaz.org.

June 21: 10:30 a.m. to noon. APW member BettyWebb, author of DesertWind and The Llama ofDeath, and other GunnZoo mysteries, shareshow she unintentionallybecame a writer whilepursuing a totally differ-ent career. She discusseswhat she learned aboutwriting and life along theway. Location: MaricopaCounty Library District’sWhite Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White TankMountain Rd., Waddell. Info: 602-652-3000,mcldaz.org.

June 22: 4 to 7 p.m. Open Micfor poets and writers at SquashBlossom, 705 1st St., Phoenix.Info: 602-253-4606.

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by-laws chair and archives worker. She has coordinatedprograms and energized the membership. As president,and because she genuinely likes her fellow press women,she welcomed each new member with a fun and fact-filled article in the "Typerider," the state award-winningnewsletter, a tradition she continues today. As Presidentshe frequently attended Tucson APW meetings, a two-hour trip each way, and continues to reach out tomembers living in far-flung areas of the state. I am happyto endorse her nomination for 2014 NFPWCommunicator of Achievement.––Barbara Bayless Lacy, author of Nanise’ A NavajoHerbal: One Hundred Plants from the NavajoReservation, artist, barbaralacy.com

Brenda Warneka has been a valuableleader for Arizona Press Women asPresident, Past President and theleader in the writing and editing of“Skirting Traditions, Arizona WomenWriters and Journalists, 1912-2012,”an anthology featuring 100 years ofArizona women, written and edited byAPW members as one of the ArizonaCentennial Legacy Projects in 2012.She was also a key leader in planningand hosting the NFPW 2012Convention in Scottsdale.

In addition , Brenda is an impressivewriter and communicator. She usesher legal background to makeimportant presentations on the legalissues facing writers. It is my honor to endorse Brenda asthe 2014 Communicator of Achievement.

––Pam Knight Stevenson, Writer & Producer,Television News and documentaries; Arizona PressWomen President 1997-1999 and 2013-2015; APWCommunicator of Achievement 2002

It is with great enthusiasm that I recommend BrendaWarneka for the Communicator of Achievement Award.For the past five years, I have had the pleasure ofwatching Brenda champion Arizona Press Women, andraise it to new heights. In fact, on more occasion thanone, I have referred to her as "Ms. APW."

Although she had the help and support of other APWmembers, it was Brenda's tireless effort, hard work anddiligence that took the APW anthology, "SkirtingTraditions: Arizona Women Writers & Journalists, 1912-2012," from a distant dream to an award-winningreality. She put countless hours into writing for, editing

and coordinating the production and marketing of thebook. She was instrumental in preserving the heritage ofArizona's pioneer press women for future generations ofjournalists to appreciate.

In addition to the magnanimous efforts she poured intothe APW anthology, Brenda was also instrumental inbreathing new life into Arizona Press Women during thetime I've served as editor of APW newsletter (2009-present), throughout her presidency and now as a pastpresident of APW.

In addition to contributing numerous timely articles andindustry news to the APW Newsletter, Brenda hasgenerously contributed monthly columns, such as "Meet-the-Member" and "Writing & the Law." Her Meet-the-Member columns have virtually bonded the APW member-

ship, deepening our sisterhood withmembers we might otherwise nothave the opportunity to meet becauseof distance or time constraints. HerWriting & the Law pieces haveeducated members on the legalaspects of writing, copyrights,litigation, legislation and muchmore.

With all these volunteer responsibilitieson her plate, Brenda is still alwaysat the ready to pitch in when othermembers are unable to fulfill theircommitments. On many occasions––and on very short notice––Brendahas taken on writing stories orcoordinating activities others wereunable to follow through with. Needa photograph? No problem! Brenda

is there to snap the perfect shot. Need a last-minutewrite-up on an event? No problem! It's Brenda to therescue! Brenda and I have spent many late nights makingsure the APW Newsletter contains all that it should, is aproud reflection of APW and NFPW, AND gets out in atimely fashion. I am very blessed to have her as my rightarm––and sometimes left arm, too!

Everything Brenda does, she does in a tireless, timely,professional and can-do fashion. Without her writing andediting skills, the APW Newsletter would not be ascomprehensive and educational as it is, and APW wouldbe a shadow of its present self!

––Lynda Exley, Editor APW TypeRider, Co-author of:Arizona Way Out West & Wacky, Arizona Color MeWacky and Arizona Way Out West & Witty, which wonONEBOOKAZ for Kids, AZWOWW.com

COA: Warneka from Page 7

Brenda Warneka discusses OlgivannaLloyd Wrght, while promoting

Skirting Traditions.

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It was good to see many of you on May 17 at the APWState Conference. Everyone who came enjoyed it and

gained lots of good information from the presentations.I’m sorry some of you were not able to attend because ofconflicts with other commitments.

We want to plan the 2015 state confer-ence much earlier so all of us can get iton our calendars and plan to come.Please let me know if you have anyideas for a theme for the 2015 APWconference. Also, contact me if youhave a suggestion for a place to hold it.The Chaparral Suites has been verygood to work with (and relatively inex-pensive) but you may know of anotherinteresting place for next year. Doesearly May work for you? You can reachme at pstevensoncomm@cox.net.

As you know, we are still seeking anAPW First Vice President. Please consider gettinginvolved in APW by holding this office. There are nospecific duties for this position except to learn about theresponsibilities of running APW and assisting thepresident as needed. June 2015 will be the end of mytwo-year term and the first vice president will take on theduties of president. If no one steps up to becomepresident it is questionable how APW can continue. After60 years it would be sad to see the organization endbecause of a lack of leadership.

Now is the time to make plans to attend the NFPWConference. This year it is in Greenville, S.C., Sept. 4through 6, 2014.

I’ve attended the NFPW conferences for the past fouryears and, unfortunately, not many Arizona Press

Women have joined me. At each conference I’m inspiredby the accomplishments of NFPW members (highlightedat the Communicator of Achievement Award Dinner),and by the dedication of the NFPW officers and boardmembers to the organization. Another important reward

of attending is the friendship of mem-bers from all corners of the country.Some members have attended confer-ences for decades, and a few say theyhave visited all 50 states by coming toNFPW conferences.

In addition to the professional benefitsof the conference, attendees also havethe opportunity to get an inside view ofthe city and community where it isheld. They can learn even more aboutthe area where the conference is heldby going on the pre- or post-tours ledby NFPW members.

South Carolina is a part of the country I’ve never visited,so I’m looking forward to going to this year's conference.

Arizona Press Women has traditionally been able to helppay a part of the registration fee for members who attendthe NFPW Conference as delegates for APW. We stillhave an opening for one additional delegate so let meknow if you’re able to attend.

There are also NFPW scholarships available to pay theregistration for first time attendees. There were 16 “firsttime attendees” in Utah in 2013. You can apply for thescholarship through the NFPW Education Fund atNFPW.org.

Letters to the editorOnce again, Lynda, a terrific newsletter (May, 2014), and againsurpassing previous great issues. The layout is enticing, and thearticles informative. It's top-level professional all the way. Thanksfor your ongoing valuable work for APW. ––Patricia Myers

Lynda, you always do such a great job writing, researching,encouraging members to submit their news and all in such an"infotaining manner." ––Linda F. Radke, president of Five StarPublications, Inc.

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This is one of the two handouts PamStevenson distributed during her talkat the 2014 APW spring convention.See story beginning on Page 2.

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Handout 2 of 2