Marshall Brewery outing 3/5/10
The partnertship thanks David and Eric Marshall for hosting our March 5th meeting, for giving us a tour of their brewery facilities, and for treating us with a sampling of their excellent beers. David explained that the Marshall beers are brewed without any artificial ingredients, they contain only hop, water, yeast, and herbs. After the brewery tour given by Eric Marshall, several of our members commented that they had no idea that beer brewing involved so many processes. The outing was a complete success, and it was rated one of the best events of the year 2009/2010. Forty-six members and guests attended, and all appreciated the friendly hospitality of the Marshalls. Everyone enjoyed tasting the different beers produced at the brewery, and we could not help but notice that some people had so much trouble deciding which flavor was the best that they kept on trying different "samples" several times.
The brewery's reception room was larger than anticipated, and our members and guests were able to sit comfortably around tables with their friends, or stand by the bar and discuss the merits of each beer with other connoisseurs.The trays of a variety of cold-cut open faced sandwiches, and the deviled eggs prepared by Gwen and Barbara T. were appreciated by all.
Gerald showed to the membership the 10-year anniversary gift which was purchased by the Partnership on behalf of the City of Tulsa. Officials from the City of Tulsa will present that gift to the Mayor of Celle during the June anniversary ceremonies in Celle. We collected $180 after expenses from the beer tasting fund raiser. We want to extend a special thank you to Mark Collins and to Jim Conrady for their extra donations. This income will be used to help defray the cost of the Tulsa 10-year anniversary gift.
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The brewery's reception room was larger than anticipated, and our members and guests were able to sit comfortably around tables with their friends, or stand by the bar and discuss the merits of each beer with other connoisseurs.The trays of a variety of cold-cut open faced sandwiches, and the deviled eggs prepared by Gwen and Barbara T. were appreciated by all.
Gerald showed to the membership the 10-year anniversary gift which was purchased by the Partnership on behalf of the City of Tulsa. Officials from the City of Tulsa will present that gift to the Mayor of Celle during the June anniversary ceremonies in Celle. We collected $180 after expenses from the beer tasting fund raiser. We want to extend a special thank you to Mark Collins and to Jim Conrady for their extra donations. This income will be used to help defray the cost of the Tulsa 10-year anniversary gift.
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Christmas Party 12/12/09
48 members and guests attended the TCP Christmas party on 12/12/09. We were honored to have all of our past and presents TCP presidents with us for this event. Zadora Hightower, the TU exchange student who interned in Celle earlier this year gave us a short presentation about her pleasant experience in our lovely sister city. Barbara thanked Doris Gallagher for her help in preparing the table decorations, and she also mentioned that the DAG has invited 20 of our members to stay in Celle for three days before or after the Niedersachsen days. Barbara also informed the members present that the DAG is planning day trips to Lubeck and the Harz Mountains for the Tulsa visitors. A visiting Pastor Pastor from Düren, Germany, Pastor Hans Vielhauer, gave the invocation before the meal was served (see more pictures on the "Tulsa pictures" page).
The Eisenhower School Event Sponsored By TGA on 11/23/09
The South Broken Arrow Library Event sponsored by TGA on 11/14/09
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Wine and Cheese Party 10/16
31 people had a very enjoyable evening at our first Wine and Cheese Party. We savored wines from Austria, France, Germany, and Italy. Many people complimented Bill Wilber, our sommelier for the evening, on his excellent wine selection, and his wife, Teresa, for her beautifully hand calligraphed wine posters.
The cheese selection included a German Bavarian Blue, Jarlsberg from Norway, Fontina from Denmark, and French cheeses such as Boursin, Brie, D'Affinois, Goat, and St André.
Barbara's exotic bean salad started to leave the table in very small portions, but, before long, people came back for seconds and sometimes for third helpings. (The recipe, courtesy of weight watchers, will appear in the November newsletter).
We were fortunate to be joined by Susanne Reinike (a member of the Celle German/American club) who happened to be in town on that day, and took this opportunity to visit with some of her many Tulsa friends.
All in all, it was a very enjoyable evening, and we had to start cleaning up the tables around 10PM to let people know that we still had a lot of work to do to clean up after the party.
Our thanks go to Mike Vogt for reserving the room for us, to Arnold Bieber and Harold Wicks from GAST for letting us have extra tables and chairs, to Ed Lenfesty for providing the transporation, to Chris Van Mieghem for helping with the food preparation and the loading of tables and chairs, and to Bill and Teresa Wilber for buying the wine, making the signs, and manning the wine table while others were having fun.
The cheese selection included a German Bavarian Blue, Jarlsberg from Norway, Fontina from Denmark, and French cheeses such as Boursin, Brie, D'Affinois, Goat, and St André.
Barbara's exotic bean salad started to leave the table in very small portions, but, before long, people came back for seconds and sometimes for third helpings. (The recipe, courtesy of weight watchers, will appear in the November newsletter).
We were fortunate to be joined by Susanne Reinike (a member of the Celle German/American club) who happened to be in town on that day, and took this opportunity to visit with some of her many Tulsa friends.
All in all, it was a very enjoyable evening, and we had to start cleaning up the tables around 10PM to let people know that we still had a lot of work to do to clean up after the party.
Our thanks go to Mike Vogt for reserving the room for us, to Arnold Bieber and Harold Wicks from GAST for letting us have extra tables and chairs, to Ed Lenfesty for providing the transporation, to Chris Van Mieghem for helping with the food preparation and the loading of tables and chairs, and to Bill and Teresa Wilber for buying the wine, making the signs, and manning the wine table while others were having fun.
Cherokee Queen outing 8/22
We were very fortunate to have a blue sky and a cool breeze for our paddle wheeler cruise on Grand Lake. Thirty members and guests enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, talked with each other and met new friends. We were glad to welcome members of the TGA staff, the Tiberias Partnership, and the Zelenograd Partnership.
The group drove to the Rheingarten German restaurant after the cruise, and we all enjoyed a delicious German meal before heading back to Tulsa.
The group drove to the Rheingarten German restaurant after the cruise, and we all enjoyed a delicious German meal before heading back to Tulsa.