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The Official Newsletter of the Irish American Club of Tulsa

AUGUST 2010 NEWSLETTER 


(Also available on web site www.brokenarrowok.com. Please 
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OFFICERS

President –     Mike Loughran

Vice President – Teri Myers

Secretary –     Kathy Hinchey

Treasurer –    Tom Hinchey

Board Members

Philip Duffy

Nickie Hall-Hensley

Patricia McDonald

Jon Spryer

Mary Ellen Travis            

             

 

 

 

 

 

Honorary Board Members – Maureen Egan; Virginia Glandon; Norma Turnbow

A Letter from the President  

  A Happy Summer to all. I hope you are enjoying it.

Once again it is time for our annual ‘All You Can Eat Shrimp Dinner’ fund raiser. Our fund raisers are used to make donations to different individuals and organizations which contribute to our Irish culture. Without fund raisers, the Irish Club would not have been able to sponsor the Irish Traditions performance at the PAC. Invite your family and friends and come out and join in the fun. Get your Irish up and help promote and support our culture.

Your President,    

MIKE

 

Cead Mile Failte! 
(hundred-thousand welcomes) to our

 new friends and members

Ann Crouch 
 
       Carroll Davidson II         
Beverly Thompson

MONTHLY   GATHERING    

         

MONTHLY GATHERING

IRISH AMERICAN CLUB OF TULSA 

 

 

MONTHLY GATHERING

IRISH AMERICAN CLUB OF TULSA FUND RAISER

           

ALL YOU CAN EAT SHRIMP DINNER

(CHICKEN FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT EAT SHRIMP)

 

SATURDAY AUGUST 7 
AT KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL

IN MOHAWK PARK - 
5226 EAST 41 STREET NORTH

 

MENU IS SHRIMP, TATER TOTS, CORN, BREAD, ICE CREAM AND ICED TEA

BEER, WINE AND SODA POP ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

 

$17.00/adults (12 and older)

$10.00/children (Under 12)

 

FOOD IS SERVED BETWEEN 5:30 PM AND 8 PM -MUST HAVE YOUR RESERVATION BY AUGUST 4

EMAIL, IRISHCLUBOK@MSN.COM, OR CALL, 455-3586, TOM HINCHEY FOR RESERVATIONS

 

SUPPORT YOUR IRISH CULTURE

      

IRISH PERSON OF THE MONTH - JULY

Brett Rehorn is the recipient of the Irish Person of the Month for July. Brett is the Owner of Kilkenny’s Irish Pub and Eatery. Kilkenny’s projects the atmosphere of the pubs in Ireland with its fine foods and Irish beers and whiskey. Kilkenny’s is a great place to meet other Irish friends and you might even catch some good Irish music. Thank you, Brett, for being part of the Irish culture in our community. 

IRISH PERSON OF THE MONTH - AUGUST

 John Ahern is the recipient of the Irish Person of the Month for August. Many people helped put together the Irish Traditions performance but John was the driving force. He did most of the coordination; scheduled meetings and wrote the original script. The Irish Traditions show would not have occurred without John’s leadership. Congratulations to John for this great effort.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR SHRIMP DINNER

We need volunteers to help out at the Shrimp dinner starting at 3 pm. Contact Tom Hinchey if you have some free time to help out.

 

Irish Dance Classes               Dance classes will continue throughout the summer months.

********     LOCATION CHANGE      ********

Free Irish Ceili dance classes are held on Monday nights from 7 to 8:30. The location has changed. The new location is the Central Center in Centennial Park, 1028 East 6th Street. The Center is located on East 6 Street, just west of Peoria Avenue. Only requirement is comfortable shoes and a sense of humor. Stop by for a visit, you will enjoy it. Everyone is welcome.

 

CLUB MEMBER NEWS (if you have news about yourself or another member of the Irish Club that you would like to share, please let us know.)

Keep in your thoughts and prayers our fellow Club members who have health problems: Cathryn Kennedy, Marianne Bergmann, Jean Mannon, and Bob Gorman.

 

Patrick Munroe has safely moved and is settling in South Carolina. 
Pat’s new address is:

102 La Costa Way
Summerville, SC  29483 
(Summerville is a community west of Charleston, 15 to 20 minutes from the shore)

His new e-mail address is padraighog@gmail.com. (Does anyone know the translation for “padraighog?)

 

 A note from fellow Club member, Pat Harkin.   ‘Check out www.census.nationalarchives.ie.  It allows you to see the original Irish census forms filled out during the 1901 and 1911 census.  I was able to find both sets of my great-grandparents' census forms, complete with signature of head of household.  Pretty much all a person needs is exact spelling of name and county.  It was really nice to see the names of my grandparents, great-grandparents and all of my dad's aunts and uncles. Thought it would be of interest to club members.’ 

The 2010 Oklahoma State Championships and Feis will be held at the Meridian Convention Center in Oklahoma City September 17 and 18. The Irish American Club of Tulsa is proud to donate money for trophies and advertisement in the program.

UPCOMING EVENTS

August 7 – All You Can Eat Shrimp Dinner Fund Raiser

August 26 – Board Meeting – Hardesty Library 7 pm

September 19 – Monthly Gathering

October 2 – Global Festival – Rose State College in Midwest City

October 21-24 – Oktoberfest

OKTOBERFEST

The Irish American Club is happy to announce that the Club has signed a two year contract with Oktoberfest, Inc. to staff the Oktoberfest Shuttle Stop. The new contract calls for the Irish Club to receive a set fee for its services. In the past the Irish Club received an amount based on each ticket processed.

 

IRISH TRADITIONS

The performance of ‘Irish Traditions: Story, Dance, and Song’ on July 11 was a huge success. Congratulations to the many people who put it together. Thank you to our Vice President, Teri Myers, for coordinating the work for the Irish Club.

 

  SHRIMP DINNER – AUGUST 7 – SEE YOU THERE

 

 

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