Chapter News and Updates

Dear Fellow Members,

The Christmas Party on Saturday, December 10th will not take place because we were unable to secure adequate accommodations. At the last Chapter meeting on November 17th, the party was discussed and those in attendance expressed that the hall at St. Anthony’s was not inviting or warm enough for a holiday gathering. In the future, if any of our members would like to offer their homes for Chapter functions, please contact any of the Chapter officers. Your gesture would be much appreciated.
Chapter elections will be held on Saturday, January 21st, 2006 at 5pm at St. Anthony’s Greek Orthodox Church hall. Dinner will be provided. Please contact any of the officers with your interest in running for any of the four positions; President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary. We would like to have ballots made up for the election meeting if there is more than one person running for one office. We would like to encourage the members who are able, to consider running for office and continue the traditions of the Pan-Icarian Brotherhood. Your participation is needed and most appreciated! Topics of discussion at this meeting will include the possibility of hosting the 2008 Pan-Icarian Convention, raising membership dues to $30, and hosting the National Lodge in February 2006.
Lastly, we would like to wish all our members a blessed Christmas and most joyous and prosperous New Year!

See you Saturday, January 21st!


Best regards,
Maria Katsas Alexandra Katsas
President Secretary

Chapter Meeting and other news!

Dear Fellow Members,

The summer is over and fall is upon us already! We have a couple of exciting things planned for the end of the year, the first of which is a Chapter Meeting on Thursday, November 17th. It will take place at Twohey’s Restaurant located at 1224 N. Atlantic Blvd. in Alhambra. The meeting will promptly begin at 6 p.m. and will not last longer than two hours. We understand it is a weeknight, and everyone has commitments back at home, but we would appreciate your attendance. We will be discussing the possibility of hosting the 2008 National Pan-Icarian convention and other various topics. Secondly, we are planning a Christmas Party on Saturday, December 10th, location to be determined. We are still ironing out the details, but please save the date!
Since we prefer not to mix business with the festivities of the season, we would like to hold Chapter elections on Saturday, January 21st, 2006. Please contact any of the officers with your interest in running for any of the four positions; President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary. We would like to have ballots made up for the election meeting if there is more than one person running for one office. We would like to encourage the members who are able, to consider running for office and continue the traditions of the Pan-Icarian Brotherhood. Your participation is needed and most appreciated!
Lastly, we are planning a Past President’s Dinner in honor of all our faithful and hard-working past Presidents. We are looking at locations and dates in February. Please contact us if you have any suggestions for locations with fair prices.

Annual Picnic on July 16, 2005

Celebrating the 93rd Anniversary of Ikarian Independence and the Feast Day of Agia Marina

Saturday, July 16, 2005
3:00 p.m. till dusk
TOURNAMENT PARK, PASADENA

Relax in a serene setting, enjoy an endless bounty of food and the company of friends. BRING A SWIMSUIT! (pool closes at 6p.m.)

$10.00 per person
$3.00 children 12 and under

We will vote for two more delegates for the convention in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Please call Maria Katsas if you would like to be a delegate and cannot make it to the picnic!

Our vice president, Nicolas James, has done some research on a potential convention site in Hollywood for a 2007 bid. More information will be given at the picnic. We would appreciate your feedback and support!

Hope to see you all there!

For more information call:
NICOLAS JAMES (818) 265-0632
To volunteer a side dish or just your help, Call:
Maria Katsas
For day of the event questions call:


DIRECTIONS:

FROM THE CITIES (ALHAMBRA, SOUTH PASADENA, ETC.)
Take oak knoll avenue north to california blvd., go right
Oak knoll turns into lake avenue at California blvd.
At Wilson avenue, go right
Park is on the left, almost at the end of the
block before arden road
Proceed through gates to park your car
and enter the picnic!!


FROM 210 EAST
Exit hill avenue, go right
Proceed approx. I mile to California blvd., go right
At Wilson avenue, go left
Park is on the left, almost at the end of the
block before arden road
Proceed through gates to park your car
and enter the picnic!!

FROM 210 west
Exit hill avenue, go left
Proceed approx. I mile to California blvd., go right
At Wilson avenue, go left
Park is on the left, almost at the end of the
block before arden road
Proceed through gates to park your car
and enter the picnic!!

FROM 110 NORTH
Take the 110 until it ends in pasadena
Stay on arroyo pkwy
At California, go right
Proceed approx. 2 miles to Wilson avenue, go right
Park is on the left, almost at the end of the
block before arden road
Proceed through gates to park your car
and enter the picnic!!

June Chapter Meeting Announced!

Dear Fellow Members,

Many happy greetings to you as we look forward to summer! Our next meeting will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2005 from 3-5 p.m. It will be held at our Vice President's townhome recreational center in Glendale. The directions are included at the bottom of this message. We encourage everyone to attend this meeting because we will elect our Convention delegates and alternates and take our club picture for the 2005 Convention album.

We would like to extend the opportunity to all our members to update us with their happy occasions, such as, wedding, birth, and graduation announcements. Our submission to the Ikaria magazine is due by June 1st, so please call our President by May 30th with your announcements. If you are able to email pictures, those would be appreciated as well. Maria can be reached at

Also, please save the date now, our annual Agia Marina Picnic will be Saturday, July 16th at Tournament Park on the Caltech campus in Pasadena.

Lastly, we would like to encourage those who have not renewed their membership for 2005, to do so as soon as possible. Adult membership is $25 and $15 for students. Checks can be made payable to Pan-Icarian Brotherhood. Please send them to: 221 S. 5th Street, care of our Secretary, Alexandra Katsas. We are half way to last year's astounding number of 200 members! Please help us reach our goal by sending in your payment and to those who only sign up for themselves, please consider signing up your spouse or another loved one.

We are looking forward to seeing you all at our next meeting!


Best regards,
Maria Katsas Alexandra Katsas
President Secretary

Meeting Location: 1883 Camino San Rafael Recreation Center, Glendale, CA 91208

From the East: Take the 210 heading West, to the 134 heading West, to the 2 Fwy heading North, Exit Mountain Ave. make a right. Mountain turns immediately into Camino San Rafael. Drive up Camino San Rafael, the Recreation Center will be on the left side of the road.

From the West: Take the 101 heading East, to the 134 heading East, to the 2 Fwy heading North, Exit Mountain Ave. make a right. Same directions as above.

From the South: Take the 5 Fwy heading North to the 2 Fwy heading North, Exit Mountain, Same directions as above.

2005 News

Your 2005 Chapter Officers:
President - Maria Katsas
Vice President - Nicolas James
Secretary - Alexandra Katsas
Treasurer - Konstantine Papadakis

We are all happy to serve our Brotherhood and Chapter Oinoe! We look forward to meeting all of you!

Our next meeting:
Saturday, April 2, 2005
6 p.m.
St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Church Hall
A light dinner will be served followed by a short meeting. Please come and meet our special guests, the Supreme Lodge who is making a trip to Southern California for this weekend only!

2003 News

The 2003 officers of the Oinoe chapter of the Pan-Icarian Brotherhood are:

Bess Bornino - President
James Bornino - Vice President
James Horaites - Secretary
Konstantine Papadakis - Treasurer
Anthony Horaites - Counselor

2002 News

The 2002 officers of the Oinoe chapter of the Pan-Icarian Brotherhood are:

Bess Bornino - President
James Bornino - Vice President
James Horaites - Secretary
Konstantine Papadakis - Treasurer
Anthony Horaites - Counselor

Chapter News:

The Oinoe chapter is planning a Pan-Icarian mid winter conference in January 2003 in Las Vegas. Icarians from all over the US have been congregating the second or third weekend in January for many years for an unofficial get together. We hope to combine a chapter meeting & national lodge visitation with a great weekend in a great city. All Icarians are welcome. Stay tuned for more information.