"Bring your own Crockpot of chili" is the word from Karleen and Mike Krywucki to members of Persimmon Hill Associates, the support group for the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center. The eat, drink and be merry party will be from 6:30 until 9 p.m. May 15, at their home, 1233 Glenbrook Terrace.
Volvo Trucks in a joint program with Trace Engineering, Arlington, WA and Fontaine Modification, Dublin, Va., recently announced the availability of a "Shore Power" package. A Trace Engineering Trace Inverter/Charger converts the truck's 12 VDC into normal "household" AC power to run convenience equipment such as microwaves, TVs, computers and power tools. On the road, at idle or with the engine off, the Trace unit supplies full time power to the AC wall outlets in the sleeper. Whenever the truck is "plugged-in" to shore power, at home for a weekend or overnight at a plaza, the unit automatically supplies AC power to the outlets and charges the battery with a built-in, high-performance charger.
In the meantime, the Cowboy Hall will be hosting its annual Children's Cowboy Festival and Chuck Wagon Gathering on May 29 and 30. Open each day from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., the popular event will feature continuous stage entertainment, including acclaimed western singers Red Steagall and Don Edwards. Don, who played the role of Robert Redford's friend, Smokey, in the hit movie, The Horse Whisperer, did a fine job of singing The Star-Spangled Banner at the recent Western Heritage Awards dinner. He'll appear at noon and 2 p.m. May 29. Emotional finale First Presbyterian Church was the perfect setting for the final concert of the season for Canterbury Choral Society, which featured Russian Cathedral Music, sung a capella. Sonorous but melodic, the music brought forth the richness of voice in the 150-member Canterbury group. Breaking into the seriousness of the concert, conductor Dennis Shrock explained that Grigory Lvovsky's Ghospodi, pomifuy meant Lord, have mercy and that the composition was comprised of singing that 78 times. That's right. The total composition was that same phrase, over and over. It was impressive. Just before the final song, Shrock turned to the audience and praised the singers for their dedication, talent and commitment to choral music. This brought one of several standing ovations. This was Shrock's final concert with Canterbury and the audience indicated it would miss him, and tears in the eyes of them and many of the singers emphasized that many, many would be missing him. Trading jokes First Lady Cathy Keating and Holiday Inn founder Kemmons Wilson of Memphis traded jokes the other night at the Phillips Pavilion where he and five others were being honored at an informal dinner. Not good at remembering jokes, we won't try to repeat them but if you call her, she'll be glad to tell you hers -- and his. The next night, at a black-tie banquet, the honorees were formally inducted into the Sales and Marketing Executives International's Academy of Achievement and Hall of Fame. Co-honorees with Wilson were B. Thomas Golisano, Rochester, N.Y., CEO of Paychex; Ralph Mosley, Nashville, Tenn., CEO of Southwestern/Great American; the late Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, who's wife, Ruth, came from New York to accept the award; and Paula Marshall-Chapman of Tulsa, head of the Bama Companies, who was unable to attend at the last minute. Jerry D. Choate, Northbrook, Ill., head of Allstate Insurance, was honored as Ambassador of Free Enterprise. All of the honorees expressed pleasure at being in Oklahoma and complimented the friendliness of our community. Wilson also offered tips for success: * Work only a half a day. The first 12 hours or the last 12 hours. * Work is the master key to open the door to all activities. * We all climb the road to success one step at a time. * No job is too hard as long as you can get someone to do it for you. Also offering inspirational advice about succeeding in a free enterprise world of business was keynote speaker Choate, who was born in Oklahoma and raised in California. He said, "If you want to succeed, you need the courage to change." And, accepting his award, Mosely quoted baseball player Dizzy Dean: "When ya done it, it ain't braggin'." Portraits of these honorees will join those of previous Academy of Achievement inductees on display at Enterprise Square U.S.A. The awards program is in its 10th year and was initiated by the late Ken Arbuckle for whom a fellowship is named. From the notebook An invitational champagne reception is planned May 16 to preview the Dianne Gumerson Memorial Room at the Overholser Mansion, 401 NW 15th St. The reception is planned by Friends of the Overholser Mansion, an organization to which the late honoree belonged and to which she devoted much time and effort. The historical mansion in Heritage Hills has been renovated and refurbished and is open as a museum depicting the city's early day history. Friends of the University of Oklahoma Institute for Breast Health will meet for lunch at noon May 20 in the Coach House. Guest speaker will be Joyce Sequichie Hifler, Oklahoma author and nationally syndicated columnist. A luncheon and fashion show by Balliet's is planned at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club, with proceeds benefiting the Daily Living Centers. Tickets are $25 per person and tables of eight or 10 may be reserved. Honorary chairman is Ursula Lewis with Susan Gardner as fund-raising chairman. For more information or tickets, call 755-1002. Suzanne Wallace Mears will host a reception tonight to show her latest paintings, prints and ceramics. Scheduled from 5 until 9 p.m., the exhibit and sale will be in her Oklahoma City studio at 4317 Butler Place. Coming up May 17 at Twin Hills Golf and Country Club will be the annual golf tournament sponsored by Executive Women International to benefit their scholarship and philanthropic programs. A shotgun start is scheduled at 1 p.m., followed by a 19th hole party to award gifts and prizes. Fee for a four-player team is $1,000 with individual players priced at $250 each. This includes cart, green fee, lunch and the after party. For information, call Fran Corey at 297-2424. A tour of studios of area artists is scheduled Saturday and Sunday by the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, a nonprofit arts group seeking to nurture and encourage visual artists living and working in Oklahoma and to create public interest in their arts. The tour, priced at $10 in advance or $12 at the, will be from noon until 9 p.m. Saturday and from noon until 6 p.m. Sunday. Some studios will offer demonstrations. Artists participating include John Seward, Steven Walker, Marion Thompson, Janice Montgomery, Diane Coady, Linda Cunningham, Debbie Van Swearingen, Connie Herlihy, Kay Orr, Shirley Houx, Jeanene Carver, Brunel Faris, Katy Scales, Shawn Meyers, Christine Vertein, Shala Rahimi-Reynolds, Marie Kash Weltzheimer, Gayle Singer and Wanda Nobbe. Call Cindy Mason at 728-4707 for more info. Joan Gilmore welcomes your comments and contributions. You may reach her by phone at 278-2842, by fax at 278-2890, or by e-mail, dpage
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