Parties Extra: Dec. 31-Jan. 6
Happy New Year!
Linda Reece, Barbara Beeler, Karlie Harmon and Bud Beeler celebrate New Year’s Eve at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. ( Photo by Helen Ford Wallace)
Holiday party
Johnson and Millie Hightower are welcomed by party hosts Paul and Jean Head. The Heads’ Christmas open house featured flower arrangements of red poinsettias and amaryllis, along with bouquets of red and white roses and white hydrangeas. Guests included Nancy and George Records, Susan Parker, Drew Neville, Nancy and Ed deCordova, Shirley and Pete Everest, Sarah and Dan Hogan, Lisa and Mark Pierce, Martha Williams, Barbara and Jay Quillian, Barbara and Hank Watson, and Lucinda and David Huffman
West Coast visitors
Julie Frederickson, Terry Sinclair, Christa Chain, Helen Dailey and Ann Jones attend the party given by Mary Margaret Ledbetter for Helen and Pat Dailey, visiting here during the holidays from Los Angeles. Guests who dropped by to see them included Marty and Robert Margo, Barbara and Bud Beeler, Mary and Jim Richard, Susan and Carl Edwards, Ann Jones, Julie and Kirk Frederickson, Mary Lynn West, Christa and John Chain, and Hailey and Jon Dicus.
Meet Katharine
Lexy Huffman, Elizabeth Kaplan, Katharine Augusta Kaplan and Lee Kaplan attend the Sip and See party given by Lexy Huffman for the Kaplans, who are from Boston. Katharine, 3 months, is the first granddaughter of Lexy and Huston Huffman. The baby wore a green Christmas dress with Santa faces in the smocking. The party invitation was a pink Christmas stocking. Party cookies were in holiday and baby shapes with lots of icing.
Bridesmaid luncheon
Jessie Dowd, Brooke Myers, Lauren Curtis, Jessica Boothe and Christa Long attend the bridesmaid’s luncheon for Curtis given by her aunt, Susan Dobson. She married Trey Fair on Dec. 22. A beautiful ribbon embroidered tablecloth was used for the party, and a glass bowl filled with pink roses, yellow freesia, blue irises and Christmas greenery decorated the table.
Parties Extra: Dec. 24-31
Holiday cheer
Joanne and Tom Hoch had a few neighbors in for several kinds of chili during the holiday season. Their beautiful home was totally decorated for Christmas with lots of antique toys and holiday scenes. Outdoors, a life sized Santa sang Christmas carols.
Christmas Celebration
Candy Dulaney, Barbara Brou and Judy Love at the party given by Brou and Love in the Love home. ( Photo by Helen Ford Wallace).
Parties Extra: Dec. 17-23
Western Night
The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum was full of people at the inaugural one night event hosted by members of the Persimmon Hill Associates. Prix de West and special invited artists brought their artwork to the Art Preview and Reception called “Small Works, Great Wonders.” People bid on the artwork and most of it was sold at the event.
The fixed price sale of art was originally set for November 30 but was re-scheduled for December 18th.
Santa Claus
When guests visit Judy and Tom Love, they enjoy seeing
all the Santa Claus figures throughout the house. The vast collection
shows all kinds and sizes of Santas. Many of the Santas have been
gifts from friends through the years and many of them have been
collected by the Loves.
It is an awesome Christmas sight!
Party honors engaged couple
Geoff Dulaney and Cassie Baker were honored at an “around-the-house” shower and dinner in the home of Sharon and John Bozalis. Co-hosts were Judy and Bill Phillips, Chelin and Gregg Satherlie and Betty Ann Furseth and Jerry Furseth.
The engaged couple will be married in May.
The honorees, both from Charleston, S.C., enjoyed visiting with their friends and took their wrapped shower gifts home to open.
Guests included Candy and Tom Dulaney, Susan Parker, Drew Neville, Lori and Bond Payne, Bob Ellis, Jan and Dick Parker, and Barbara and Randy Walker, Charlotte, N.C.
HOLIDAY GATHERING
Jim Vallion and Ann Alspaugh stood at the front door of the festive Alspaugh home to welcome their party guests.
Life-size holiday figures were set in the entryway and windows of the house held wonderful snow scenes.
The menu items were festive, and dessert was birthday cake to celebrate the hosts’ birthdays.
Vallion’s birthday was on the day of the party, and everyone joined in to sing “Happy Birthday.”
Guests included Pam and Bill Shdeed, Phyllis and Dan Stough, Mary and Mike Mahaffey, Lynn and Ron White, Ann Felton, Bob Gilliland, Kaye and Ed Cook, Lela and Mark Sullivan, Barbara and Jackie Cooper, Joanie and Al McLaughlin and Vicki and Leland Gourley.
FUN TO SEE
Baby Burke Johnson, 7 weeks, napped during the party that grandmother Gennie Johnson held in his honor.
His mother Tyfanna Johnson and sister Kirby Johnson, 8, greeted guests, and Kirby rode the toy train that was part of the decorations at the front door.
There were vases of yellow roses and toy trains on tracks that served as centerpieces for the holiday menu items.
Train cookies were also served.
Guests included Sara Northwood, Martha Bradshaw, Betty Lou Stewart, Penny Replogle, Toby Walker, Mary England, Kirk Hammons, Pam Smith, Betty Crow, Carol Gann, Laurie Hyde and Sharon Wade.
LOK CHRISTMAS PARTY
The Leadership Oklahoma Holiday Celebration was in the home of Robin and James Meyer.
Two hundred members of the group celebrated the 20th year, and the entire membership throughout the state was invited to the holiday party.
Lee Symcox is president.
Flowers in the Meyer home were arranged by Dulaney Flowers, owned by Candy and Tom Dulaney, both Leadership Oklahoma class members.
Ann Ackerman is the organization’s new chief executive officer.
CHRISTMAS
It is a wonderful time of the year. Suzie
and Stan Hupfeld’s home is filled with Christmas music and Christmas
cheer. Suzie recently entertained her card group for a luncheon and
all of her decorations were in place.
Parties Extra: Dec. 10-16
Santa, clowns among guests at children’s holiday buffet party
Children and grandchildren, ages 12 and younger, of Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club members had a party last weekend.
After the cookies-and-punch party, the children enjoyed their own buffet luncheon featuring pizza, chicken strips, mini corn dogs, macaroni and cheese, and grilled cheese sandwiches.
Christmas movies were shown by the fireplace. There was a face painter, and Santa and Mrs. Santa Claus gave out 150 Christmas stockings filled with toys. There was also a clown and a Santa’s elf mixing and mingling with the young guests.
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For the members
Another special evening at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club was Dec. 2 when the members’ Christmas party was held.
The huge tree was lighted, and all guests had a sample of foods served at the country club during the year.
The wild game table featured foods such as braised duck and grilled quail. There was a seafood table as well as ham, beef tenderloin, leg of lamb and chicken curry. Brandy ices, a club specialty, were served for dessert, along with a large array of cakes, candies and cookies arranged around the Christmas tree.
Among the members attending the party were Becky and Jim Buchanan, Libby and G.T. Blankenship, Connell and Cliff Branan, Jane and Paul Austin, Penny and John McCaleb, Sally and Steve Bentley, Marty and Robert Margo, Kathy and John Griffin, Ann and Tom Flesher, Ann Hughes, Marilyn and Jim Case, Kaye and Ed Cook, Linda Steinhorn, Anne and Ed Dalton, Jenny and David Kallenberger, Eb Hines, Susan and Peter Hoffman, Susan and John Dobson, Patty and Charles Lutz, Brenda and Tom McDaniel, Betsy and Bud White, Linda Rosser, Jeary and Mike Seikel, Bette and Jim MacKellar, Sara and Rob Northwood, Mary and Bill Price, and Carleen and Jerry Burger.
On the sidelines
A Big 12 championship football watch party was given by Joe Fallin in his home. His children, Christina Fallin and Price Fallin, assisted him. They decorated the house with University of Oklahoma football helmets and candles, and a large OU flag was spotlighted outdoors. They served red chili and stadium hot dogs and fondue from a football fondue pot.
Among the guests enjoying the OU win were Beth and Lee Portman, Deloris and Dennis Bradford, Randy Buttram, Kathy Roberts, Jayme and Joe Howell, and Cookie and Lee Centracco.
Toasts Gallore
Toni Wizenberg celebrated her 60th birthday at Kam’s Cookery when Lori and Bond Payne and Annie and Dick Bohanon were hosts for a dinner in her honor.
Among those who offered toasts was Annie Bohanon, who wrote a toast describing the honoree from A to Z. Guests included Pam and Bill Shdeed, Ann Felton, Janie and Bill Comstock, Pam and David Fleischaker, Amalia and Paul Silverstein, John Hughey and Bill Hawley.
Parties Extra: Dec. 2-Dec. 9
Christmas Luncheon
A group of women used to meet monthly for cards
and lunch. They now meet for lunch only and had their Christmas
luncheon in the home of Carolyn Hall. Her home was filled with holiday
decorations and Christmas trees.
Neighbors gather Thanksgiving Eve
Debby and Paul Dudman were hosts for a neighborhood party the evening before Thanksgiving Day.
Instead of turkey and dressing, the hosts served Brie cheese topped with Debby Dudman’s special cranberry sauce.
Among the guests were Barbara Fretwell, Leslie Fretwell, Roger Runge, Betsy Hyde, Mary and Bill Price, Winnie and Lance Hoover, Kathy Carey, Carey Jones, Seyan and John Hefner, Mark Smith, and Leigh Hefner, all of Oklahoma City; and Holly Joseph, Bethesda, Md.
Showering the couple
Katy Powell and Scott Anderson were honorees at a couples’ shower and Italian dinner given by Cathy and Gary Dempsey in their home. The theme for the shower was “Stock the Bar.”
Among the guests were Melissa and Ken Anderson, Meridith Anderson, Suzanne and Dan Powell, Ross Powell, Allie Hall, Caitlin Dempsey, Debbie and Lester Cowden, Connor Dempsey, Trisha Bourke, Les Cowden, Zack Cowden, Lauren and Justin Hull, Meg McCurdy, Jasonna and Frank Mahan, Michael Buthion, Jill Millican, Haley Snare, Saba Jalilvand, Jeannette and Clint Simmons, Dustin Morris, Michael Sylvester, Jake Knight and Jessica McCutcheon.
The engaged couple plan to marry this month.
Meet the author
Author Mary Beth Busby of Washington, was recently honored at a luncheon in the home of Linda Rodgers.
Co-hostesses were Annie Bohanon, Sally Burpee, Sally Hughes and Marian Kiker. Busby’s book is “Dear Megan: Letters on Life, Love and Fragile X.” The co-author is Megan Massey.
Busby also had a book-signing event at Full Circle Book Store. That evening, Busby and her husband, David, gave a dinner honoring hosts of the parties. The Busbys are former Oklahomans.
Attending the event were Sharon Bozalis, Kaye Cook, Nancy DeCordova, Mary Frates, Peggy Burks Hale, Dannie Bea Hightower, Sarah Hogan, Martha Griffin, Janet Price, Donna Vogel, Marilyn Meade, Linda Crabtree and D’Arline McCubbin.
