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Town of Erin in Chemung County, New York |
Nice to see you at the Chemung Co. Historians' meeting last week.
Our Irish Festival was well attended and overall a success; all three
organizations involved made some money and had fun. The weather was kind
to us as well. It was cold, but the snow storm waited until Sunday.
Could you please put the following in April's section of news? We
would most appreciate it.
Shalom, Suzanne M. Murphy
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ERIN 4th ANNUAL IRISH FESTIVAL - 2006
Submitted by Suzanne M. Murphy, Erin Town Historian
The 4th Annual Erin Irish Festival held on March 18th,
2006 was a success! We had wonderful attendance at the Erin Historical
Museum, the Erin UMC, and the Erin Fire Hall. The church sold out all of
their baked goods along with sales of other items.. The Erin Fire Auxiliary sold
over a hundred dinners and were completely cleaned out. Pat Wainwright,
the Erin Historical Society's
Curator/Librarian, put together an interesting display called "Erin's
Churches and Religions" past and present. That, along with all the other
displays, were enjoyed by all who visited the museum. The sales of
cachets/covers and cards were hand canceled by the Erin Post Master, Mrs. Linda
Bennett; a good number were sold.
There was entertainment all over the place. Jim
Brick entertained with his accordion at the museum and fire hall; Roy Matthews
and Floyd White played there banjo and ukulele to the delight of the crowd at
the museum. They were accompanied by Josh Burrell singing a few songs.
At the church, Lynn Maki, Josh Burrell and Gary Saukas played and sang hymns and
songs of praise, while folks sat and rested and enjoyed coffee and cookies.
The Cub Scouts has a great display at the church as well; they are sponsored by
the Erin United Methodist Church.
The Fire Hall was all "abuzz" when the Old Country Buffet
"Bee" arrived and delighted young and old alike with gift tickets for children
and adults. The bee made it to all 3 locations throughout the day. The
Celtic Dancers from the Let's Dance Studio performed in the afternoon at the
Fire Hall; they were excellent and thoroughly enjoyed by the audience. All
of this entertainment at our Irish Festival is done free gratis; we do thank all
of these folks and the folks who worked so hard to make the day possible.
If you did not make it to Erin this year, please start
planning to attend the 5th Annual Irish Festival next year.
Next up in Erin, is the Old School Picnic to be held on
June 10th, 2006 at the Erin Town Hall. A dish to pass dinner will be held;
beverage will furnished; please bring your own table service. We decided
to go back to the Pot Luck Dinner; we hope to see you at the Erin Town Hall.
The program will be announced at a later date. In the mean time, dig out
those old photos and memories and bring them along to share at the picnic.
Don't forget, history is made everyday. Be a part of it!
