Parties Extra!—September 28, 2008—Leadership OKC honors Karl Springer
PARTIES, RECEPTIONS AND DINNERS
LEADERSHIP ALUMS….. Larry Hawkins, Karl Springer, Valerie Thompson, Katie Kimberling and Harry L. Wilson were at the Leadership Oklahoma City alumni reception for the new Oklahoma City Public School Superintendent Springer at Douglass High School. Guests heard him speak about his vision for the schools. School Board chairman Kirk Humphreys also talked. Brian Staples, Douglass principal, was on the program.(By David Faytinger, For The Oklahoman) .
HERE COMES THE JUDGE…..Saundra O’Hara, Judge Cherri Farrar and Bob Lake Grove were at the party at Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club’s Harry’s Bar given by Dave Roberts honoring Grove who was recently appointed as a Judge on the State Worker’s Compensation Court. Among those people attending were Andrew Coats, Howard Berry jr. Saundra O’Hara, Alan Harris, Cherri and Ralph Farrar, Judy and Glen Floyd, Karen and Robert Mitchell, Chantel Castro, Richard Farris, Jim Robinson, Renee and Bill Vassar, Jeff Black, John Forbes and Ted Bonham. 60 friends gathered to congratulate him. (By David Faytinger, For The Oklahoman) .
FUN AND FESTIVE…. Dick and Mary Clements and Clara and Van Lafferty were at the downtown Kiwanis Club Inaugural Dinner at the Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club for the installation of new officers. President John Martin recognized members and guests including past presidents. Alton Gardner was installing officer. New officers are President Beverly Woodrome, President-Elect Miki Farris, Secretary Rachael Weber, Treasurer Erin Batey, Vice-Presidents Kyle McLain and Jon Pennington. Judge Noma Gurich was master of ceremonies.
BRIDAL EVENT…Jeanne Pitt, Michelle Jameson, Shannon Jameson, Nora Medley and Jackie Medley were at the bridal shower for Shannon Jameson, bride-elect of Ryan Medley. Gayle Semtner was hostess and assisting her were JoAnn Brown, Jan Farha Klopp and Jennifer Sanders. Others attending were Melinda and Michelle Medley, Mary Dyer, Suzanne Watson, Lindsey Buchanan, Judy McGrath, Mary Bee Clark, Eve Patterson, Joy Anderson and Martha King. (By David Faytinger, For The Oklahoman).
FINE WINE…Amy Dunn, Lana Lopez, Elaine Honig, Hilarie Blaney and Jane Thompson were were at the Chesapeake Boathouse for one of the parties planned during the Wine, Women and Shoes event. The wine tasting party at the Boathouse was called “A Taste of Vino” featuring many of the participating vintners. Dunn, Lopez, Blaney and Thompson were chairmen of the Wine, Women and Shoes event. It was a benefit for Impact Oklahoma and Calm Waters Center for children and families. Honig was the founder of the event now held throughout the United States. (Photo by David Faytinger, For The Oklahoman).
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Parties Extra!—September 23, 2008—Parties, dinners and meetings
FROM SOME OF LAST WEEK’S OKLAHOMA CITY EVENTS…
NATIONAL SPEAKER… (By David Faytinger, For The Oklahoman)
Jill Greene, Christina Nihira, Renee Werbin, Lou Kerr and Laura Ogle were at a party in the Nihira home to honor Travelgirl publisher Renee Werbin from Atlanta, Ga. She was in town to speak at the next day Junior League General Meeting.
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CELEBRATING THE FOX….(By David Faytinger, For The Oklahoman)
Marilyn Meade and Dick and Carla Ellis were at the party to honor the book author, Bud Meade, who has written a mystery called “The Last Fox Hunt.”
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MASTER CHEFS…..(By David Faytinger, For The Oklahoman)
Andre Bedouret, Salvator Guselli, Patrick Mitchell, Tom Welther, Joseph Chiles and Michael Scott were at the Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club to cook for Country Club members. This was the last in a series of fundraising dinners to assist the 14 chefs of the World Master Chef Society –Team USA’s efforts in this year’s competition at the International Food and Hospitality Convention.
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GEAR UP…(Photos provided)
Jill King and Betty Crow wore Oklahoma State University school colors at the Oklahoma City Pi Beta Phi Alumni party. Everyone decked out in their OU and Oklahoma State University outfits as the group had its’ first meeting.
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BOOMERANG PARTIES
Mike and Cathy Cross and Shirley and Ron Burns were at the Boomerang Golf Tournament awards dinner and dance at the Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club. There were 108 teams playing during the four day tournament.
Steven Scholze and Craig Nedderman have lunch during the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club’s Boomerang Golf Tournament activities.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BETTE
Bebe, Bruce and Bolen MacKellar and LuAnn and Gary Hulsey celebrate Bette MacKellar’s birthday .
Jennie and Ryan Lewis, Jim and Bette MacKellar and Linda and Bill Rodgers celebrate Bette MacKellar’s 65th birthday with a party hosted by Bebe, Bruce and Bolen MacKellar.
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KITE PARK RE-OPENS
Kym Mason, Linda Horn, Peter Hoffman and Nancy Herzel celebrate at Kite Park in Nichols Hills. The park intersects the streets of Huntington, Camden and Bedford. Due to the efforts of NH Vice Mayor Peter Hoffman, the park was renovated and then re-opened recently.
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WEDDING PARTY
Ashley McHone, Sidney Glenn, Arlena Hamby, Stuart Glenn and Hayden Smith were at the “Around The House” Couple’s Shower for Hamby and Glenn in the home of Sally and Steve Bentley. Co-hosts were Susan and Peter Hoffman, Lexy and Huston Huffman, Linda and Ron James, Linda and Tom Klos, Libby and Morton Payne and Mary Sue and John Shelley.
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KATE’S BIRTHDAY
Kate McConnell (center) celebrates her 8th birthday with friends, Ashley Parks, Rose Oates, Charlotte Edmonds, Erin Woods, Katherine Mallette, Kate McConnell (with pink tulle and star on her chef’s hat), Mary Elizabeth Milan, Hayden Mennella, Reina Ruffin, Alex Gray, Josie Pierson, Elizabeth Woods, and Victoria Stranczek. The hostess was Kate’s mother, Lisa McConnell, and the party was at Jamie’s in Casady Square.
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Parties Extra!—June 24th—Nichols Hills Kite Park
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AT THE PARK
There was a party at Kite Park in Nichols Hills Saturday. It featured a band, lots of balloons and lots of people.
This is nothing new for this Park, but this year,
the park which intersects the streets of Huntington, Camden and Bedford, has had a make-over. It has new lighting, drainage, sidewalks, sprinklers, boulders and new trees and plantings.
Kym Mason, NH Parks, Inc. chairman of Kite Park, and Nancy Herzel, treasurer of NH Parks, Inc., planned the celebration to re-open the park. On hand were Nichols Hills firemen with their fire trucks and policemen with police cars, plus residents of Nichols Hills and underwriters of the park.
Primarily due to the efforts of NH Vice Mayor and City Councilman Peter Hoffman, the park was renovated for several months. Hoffman is credited for having the vision for the park’s update, particularly after the 2007 ice storm which hurt some of the trees in the park. He also helped with the design and raised funds.
Henry Hood, general counsel of Chesapeake, presented Hoffman with a permanent park bench from the citizens of NH, and Mason, gave underwriters Katie and Aubrey McClendon and Chesapeake Energy Co., park benches from NH Parks, Inc.
Other underwriters included Louise and Clay Bennett, Nichols Hills Parks, Inc., Laura and Henry Hood on behalf of Emory and Sydney Hood, Allie and Walter Duncan jr., Mrs. Robert D. Gordon, Kym and Steve Mason, Katie and Tony Say, OKC Beautiful in memory of Ellen Williams and West Family Foundation.
Peter Hoffman welcomes people to Kite Park. (Photo by Helen Ford Wallace).
Nancy Herzel, who with Kym Mason, planned the Park Party and Celebration, presented Peter Hoffman with a photo book about the project. (Photo by Helen Ford Wallace).
Joe Blake and Nancy Olney attend the Park re-opening. (Photo by Helen Ford Wallace).
Harrison Smith and Karen and Mike Samis were at Kite Park Saturday. (Photo by Helen Ford Wallace).
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