Wednesday, February 24, 2010

AGAWAM - Five local young women will represent Agawam in the Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade after being selected as this year's colleen and court during a coronation event where local officials joined in the celebration.
 

Brianna Newton, the Agawam High School student representative on the City Council, was crowned the 2010 colleen during a coronation brunch held on Feb. 7 at Chez Josef.

South Hadley Irish Night is hosted by the South Hadley Lions Club & St. Patrick's Committee of Holyoke, Inc.. This great evening will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at the Castle of the Knights on Rte. 33 in Chicopee and begins at 6pm. 

South Hadley has 2 award winners, which we will honor at Irish Night. Our 2010 Marshal is Rev. Thomas M. Shea, Pastor of St. Patrick's Parish in South Hadley. Our Irish Knights winner is William W. Ryder, Director of Ryder Funeral Home. 

There are many more highlights of that evening which includes Holyoke's Grand Colleen and her court, a great raffle which will include 4 framed Norman Rockwell prints of the Four Freedoms, Irish items and lastly the dinner ticket that is also an entry into the drawing for a trip for 2 to Ireland. 

The dinner tickets are $35.00 each and the raffle tickets are a book of 6 for $5.00 or a $1.00 ea. You do not have to be present to win the raffle prizes or the trip to Ireland. 

This year we have the entire Knights of Columbus and the tables seat 8. Please call Jacki Reardon @ 413-536-7732 or Bill Schenker @ 413-536-4646 for dinner and raffle tickets and to make reservations.

Westfield chooses colleen for 2010

By MANON L. MIRABELLI