オハイオ州沖縄友の会ニュースレター
Okinawa Tomono Kai of Ohio
March 23, 2016 Newsletter
SPRING CELEBRATION 2016
(Year of the Monkey)
Dear Okinawa Tomono kai of Ohio
members, their family and friends.
It’s been three months since the New
Year started. Time flies when you’rehaving fun but this time we facedsome challenges. Due to the policychange of Capital Church where we
had many years of making wonderful memories, they
will no longer rent the hall to the public. After manyweeks of searching and making visits to possible venues, we decided to have our spring event at the following location. I personally would like to thank the members and officers who spent a great deal of their own
time searching. Also,
special thanks go to
Chizuko Reese whoopened the door to
Capital Church forour event. It’s beensuch great pleasure
and was fortunate forus
that
CapitalChurchsupported
Okinawa Tomono Kai for many years. Thank you somuch!!!
Date: (Sat) April 30, 2016
Time: Opens at 11 am. Lunch Starts at 12 Noon.
Place: VFW Reynoldsburg Post 9473
1420 Waggoner Rd.
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068(614) 861-3891
Please bring your delicious covered dish. If you
bring guests, please provide food accordingly.

We cannot use the KITCHEN at the VFW. Your potluck dish needs to be ready to serve without heating
up. We will have some Hot Tea and Coffee in theroom. Let us have a fun at Spring Celebration!
Kazumi Makowski, President
オハイオ州沖縄友の会のみなさま
新年が明けて既に 3 か月が過ぎようとしています。皆さまいかがお過ごしでしょうか。今年の春の集いも、例年のようにお馴染みの Capital Church さんで迎えることになると思っていたのですが、対外的なレンタルをしない方針に変更となり、残念ながら会場を借りることができなくなりました。数名の会員と役員の皆さんの多大の努力と、何度にも及ぶ会場探しの結果、前述の会場に決まりました。また、過去何年もの間 Capital Church で楽しい思い出を作れることができたのは当時会長であった千鶴子リースさんのご尽力があったからだと伺いました。
この場をお借りして千鶴子さんへ感謝申し上げます。この会場（VFW）ではキッチンが使えませんので、ポットラックのお食事は温めずにいただけるものをお願いいたします。当日お茶やコーヒー、水等は友の会でご用意致します。春の集いの再会を楽しみにしています。
会長 和美マカウスキー

Talent is Wanted!
We are looking for talent for theSpring Celebration. If you would
like to showcase your dancing, singing, martial art, etc., please call Satoko
Kortlandt, Entertainment director byApril 2, 2016. (614-893-1399)
ダンス、歌、その他武道など「春の集い」で ご披露できる技の持ち主を探しています。ご希望の方は 4 月 2 日までに里子コートランドさんにご連絡下さい。（上記電話番号へ）

The 50th Anniversary of Chicago Kenjinkai
シカゴ県人会 50 周年記念式典

Other Kenjinkai events:

Our sister Kenjinkai, Chicago Kenjinkai, is having the50th anniversary event on May 28, 2016 in Chicago, IL.
The venue is Embassy Suites, which is located at 1939 N.
Meacham Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173.

Fayetteville Kenjinkai 20th anniversary

See details on their homepage at:
http://www.chicagookinawakenjinkai.com

Michigan Kenjinkai Spring Celebration

April 2, 2016

Indiana Kenjinkai Spring CelebrationApril 9, 2016

April 23, 2016

シカゴ沖縄県人会が 5 月に 50 周年を迎えます。
詳細は上記ウェブサイトにてご確認ください。

OKINAWA TOMONO KAI OF OHIO COOKBOOK
Twice a year we gather together to celebrate and enjoy
the rich culture of Okinawa by performing traditional
dances, music, and martial arts. However, one of myfavorite ways of experiencing Okinawan culture isthrough the food! Veryfew things can satisfy mybelly more than a fluffy,
sweet sata andagi, orbring back memories
of my time in Okinawa such as fu champuru. Unfortunately,
Okinawan food is notavailable and abundant at Japanese restaurants, and as a member of the
2nd generation, I have to rely on my mother foropportunities to satiate my Okinawan appetite!
Lately, I have been asking myself why I can’t
just learn to cook these dishes myself and enjoy themanytime of the year. Food is a very integral part of Okinawan culture and should be shared and passed on, justlike all the other traditions. I’ve been learning to perform traditional dances, so why not learn to cook Okinawan food? The belief that there are others who appreciate Okinawan cuisine as well has led me to theidea of compiling a collection of Okinawan recipes

from none other than the experts themselves. I am asking for members to send in their favorite Okinawan recipes to be included in our first Okinawa Tomono kai ofOhio recipe book to be available for all members andtheir families! In addition, in staying in line with thechampuru culture of Okinawa and its cuisine, recipes
for non-Okinawan dishes arewelcome too. The kai would
not be what it is without theservicemen and other nonOkinawans who contributeto the group!
For more information and/or to submit arecipe, please e-mail me atLorichan98@gmail.com with the name of thedish, the ingredient list, the procedure, and who the recipe is from. In addition, a short note or message can be
included with the recipe, such as how the recipe has
been in your family for generations, or certain memories you have of the dish.
Thank you and let’s start cooking!
Lori Goyer

2nd Generation Member

UCHINANCHU FESTIVAL
October 26-30, 2016
Oct 14-16 Giant Tug of War (estimated dates)
Oct 26
Kokusai Dori Parade
Oct 28-31 Shurijo Castle Festival
Oct 26-30 The 6th Uchinanchu
FestivalThis is a fantastic festival to be apart of! This festival allows thepeople of Okinawa to come together to welcome home Okinawans and their families that havemigrated abroad. You will have asense of how warm-hearted thepeople of Okinawa are as you listen to the music, see the dancesand enjoy the festival events. The
opening and closing ceremonies
will be in the Cellular stadium.
Other events will be in Onoyama Park, Onoyama All
Sport Park and the Okinawa Convention Center. Together, we will help each other on this exciting journeyto Okinawa for this festival.
Our 1st big gathering will be during the parade on Kokusai Dori. We will have our Kai banner and march together on the miracle mile street. We will be designingmarching hats, shirts and hand fans. Past marches havebeen very enjoyable and we will see friends and family
members along thestreetaswemarch. We will thengreet and see manyother Kai’s. You
should expect to see
news and photos ofthis event in the following morning papers.
During the opening ceremony, we will sit close toeach other in the Cellular Stadium. We will be entertained by the songs, dances and pageantry of theevent. The performance stage will be in the center ofthe ball diamond. I suggest you take some binoculars.
We are looking forward to the outdoor Eisa competition and I urge everyone to watch the schedule ofevents and be sure to attend the Eisa events.

The Shuri Festival will feature outdoor dances andrecreation of the Ryukyu King Coronation Ceremonyby Chinese envoys. Shuri Castle is one my favorite
places to visit in Okinawa.
We will also plan a social event where we all get together. In 2011 we had a grill out on the “TropicalBeach”. We will decide about the get together gathering later this summer.
About 40 members are now planning to attend the6th Uchinanchu Festival. We will be flying from several different cities in Ohio. A few people will be staying in the Japan mainland for a vacation and others aretraveling directly to Naha. Some people have alreadybooked hotels in Okinawa. We will be glad to give advice on hotels and flights to Okinawa. We estimate thebest time to reserve your flights will be in April.
We are organized into these groups for communication
purposes. Here is the current list of people going to thefestival.
Brett Group - Bill, Michiko, Jim, Elaine & Richard
Brett, Michelle, Aaron & Michael Twardzik
Brower Group - Miyuki Brower, Chizuko Reese,
Chikako Feld, Fusako Murta, Kunie Morris
Kortlandt Group - Karl & Satoko Kortlandt, Kazumi& Terry Makowski, Yoshiko & Richard Burgan,
Chris & Don Kastner
McVey Group - June, Tom Karen & Steve McVey,
Kevin & Brian Mayernik, Tomi Long, Yoshiko Parsons, Nobuko Hargrave, Sachie Parker, Reiko Beer,
Yoneko Brummett & her sister.
Moore Group – Hideko Moore, Mie & Charles
Kline, Shizuko Jacobson, Hideko Phillips, Setsuko &Carl Lanning.
More information is on our website at:https://ohiokai.wordpress.com
June McVey
New Uchinanchu Goodwill Ambassador
Phone 513-377-0473

Tomonokai Officers

Tomonokai Trustees

President - Kazumi Makowski
Vice President – Karl Kortlandt
Communication Coordinator – June McVey
New Goodwill Uchinanchu Ambassador – June
McVey
Secretary – Tom McVey
Treasurer – Yoshiko Burgan
Assistant Treasurer –Richard BurganEntertainment Coordinator – Satoko Kortlandt

Andy Lizon, Richard Marang, Hideko Moore, KazueMotoki, Chizuko Reese

Okinawa Tomonokai of Ohio
PO Box 6001
Hilliard, OH 43026(740) 777-6242
okinawaohio@gmail.com
www.ohio-tomonokai

2015 Member Directory 会員住所録
If you are a member and didn’t get your Member Directory last year, please contact Tom McVey. (513-3770472)

Cameraman for Spring Celebration
The Tomono kai needs someone who can take video on
April 30th at the Spring Celebration.
If you can support, please call any of the officers.
Thank you!

A Year of the Monkey とぅしびー2016
今年の申年（さるどし）生まれの方で 60 歳以上

Please look for Okinawa
Tomonokai of Ohio on Facebook!の方（ご本人或いはその方を知っているメンバー）
は役員のどなたかに 4 月中旬までにご連絡下さい。
宜しくお願いします。Looking for members whowere born in a year of the Monkey (Age 60 and above) by mid April. Contact any of the Tomono kai officers.

Raffle Ticket Prize ラッフルチケット賞品
春の集いのラッフルチケット販売用に手作りのクラフトなど寄贈出来る方はお知らせ下さい。ご協力宜
しくお願いします。If you have any hand-made crafts for the Raffle ticket prize, please contact any of theTomono kai officers. Thank you for your support!