Working Cowboy Newsletter
February 2008
Well it's been awhile since I put out a Newsletter. Everything has been pretty hectic, but what else is new.
There are quite a few things coming up that I thought it was time to get the news out.
NATIONAL COWBOY MUSEUM RESTAURANT SET TO HOST VALENTINE'S DINNER DANCE
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, FEBRUARY 8, 2008 – Looking for a unique way to entertain your Valentine? Consider the Valentine's Dinner and Dance hosted by Dining on Persimmon Hill at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum® in Oklahoma City. Dining on Persimmon Hill is the Museum's full-service restaurant, open to the public daily for lunch. This is the seventh year that the restaurant has hosted this special evening event.
From 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. Thursday, February 14, guests can enjoy a buffet and reserved, private seating in the Museum's Sam Noble Special Events Center, a grand room accented by Wilson Hurley's majestic landscape paintings. Dinner guests can enjoy their reserved table for the entire evening and view the Museum galleries, including the Museum's latest exhibitions The Rodeo Photography of Louise Serpa; Real Western Wear: Beaded Gauntlets from the William P. Healey Collection; and Stomp Dance and Stickball: Southeastern Imagery from the Silberman Collection. Popular radio personality Ronnie Kaye will provide recorded dance music in the events center.
"This Valentine's Dinner Dance is popular with our restaurant regulars and Museum members, and each year attracts new guests," said Mary Beth Hardy, Dining on Persimmon Hill owner. "A mix of couples, friends, small groups and families find this a wonderful way to connect with each other for Valentine's Day."
The buffet will include crunchy romaine salad, creamy waldorf salad, mixed greens with strawberries and oranges, carrot relish, broccoli salad, bean salad and marinated vegetable medley, along with marinated beef with tarragon glaze, roasted pork loin with peach salsa and honey pecan chicken. Side dishes include scalloped new potatoes, vegetable penne pasta, pineapple spoon bread and fresh steamed vegetables. The dessert buffet will feature chocolate-dipped strawberries, coconut cream cake, carrot cake, savannah chocolate praline tortes and old-fashioned bread pudding. Ice tea and coffee are included with the meal. Champagne and wine may be purchased.
The Valentine's Dinner Dance is $29.98 per person plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (405) 478-2250, Ext. 281. Dining on Persimmon Hill also hosts special Easter and Mother's Day brunches and welcomes birthday, anniversary, special group and business lunch reservations. No Museum admission fee is required to dine at the restaurant, and the Museum offers free parking.
The Deadline for submissions for the Will Rogers Medallion Awards is coming up fast. March 15th, If you have a Book or Film to submit check out www.willrogersmedallionaward.org for guidelines or www.MYSPACE.com/willrogersmedallionawards.
April , 2008 -
JWCI Auxiliary 23nd Annual Odyssey Ball
Benefiting the John Wayne Cancer Institute.
Join the Auxiliary for an evening of glamour. The black-tie charity gala includes: reception and silent auction, dinner and dancing.
The event will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel at 6:00 p.m. To place an ad in the Souvenir Ad Journal, check the website. For ticket and table sales or further inquiries please contact the Auxiliary Information Message Line at
(310) 829-8324.
www.jwci.org
Lynda Haller retired from the Museum in December and we will miss her being there, but now she can enjoy the events instead of working all of them. They gave her a really great retirement party and presented her with a Wrangler for all the work she'd done the last 13 years. We were happy to have been invited and had a great time.
The Western Heritage Awards are coming up April 12th. One of our favorite people Robert Fuller is being inducted and Denny Miller is set to be a presenter. Both were in the series Wagon Train. Dean Smith will once again be a presenter at the awards.
The 11th they have the Jingle Jangle Mixer which is a great time. If you haven't made it to Oklahoma City to the Museum for any of their events try to make it this year.
You can find more information on The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum website. www.nationalcowboymuseum.org
Waynetta Ausmus has a new Radio Show on Live 365. To tune in and listen http://www.live365.com/stations/cowgirlnettie?play
Have CD's to submit for possible airplay? Looking for a place to advertise?
Contact:
Waynetta Ausmus
825 CR 2045
Ravenna,Tx. 75476
www.waynettaausmus.com
Be sure to check www.workingcowboy.com for upcoming events. Have a Event and want to advertise it contact us.
Ra's Corner: we had a great time at Campfire Tails at the Fort Worth Stock Show.
We also went to the Rodeo with friends this year and had a great time. Other than that we have been staying pretty close to home. Gas is too high to go too far and who knows what the weather will be doing tomorrow. But I have found it doesn't matter where you live the weather is always unpredictable.
I don't know about anyone else but I am really tired of all the politics' for the upcoming election. Do you realize it doesn't matter who the President is if we don't make our voices heard by the Senators, Congressmen and Women. I don't care what party you belong to, it's time to speak up and tell the hill to stop acting like a bunch of spoiled children and get their act together. They work for us, the people not for their own agenda. I think they have forgotten that part and need to be reminded or voted out of office next election. Everyone is talking about Health Care but didn't we hear that same spiel a few years back? How are they going to provide health care everyone can afford when the insurance companies control what we pay? If they make a law that everyone has to get health care insurance, how many of us will have to break that law because we still can't afford to pay the premiums? So that's my rant for the moment.
Hope everyone has a Happy Valentine's Day and your dreams come true.
Sandra