volume 41 issue 7 APRil 2018 We are excited to announce that the Dueling Piano team is coming back for another night of singing and dancing. The "T" and Rich Dueling Piano Show is headed back to the club to play all of YOUR requests. They play all kinds of songs including country, rock n roll, pop, disco, rap R & B, oldies and the occasional TV theme songs. You certainly won't want to miss this fun-filled night. The doors will open at 6:30 pm with the show beginning at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $12 for mem- bers and $15 for guests with a cash bar. Tickets can be purchased at the door. If you would like to know more about these fun guys you can visit their website at www.tandrich.com or their face book page. DUELING PIANO SHOW SATURDAY APRIL 7, 2018
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volume 41 issue 7 APRil 2018
We are excited to announce that the Dueling Piano team is coming back for another night of singing and dancing. The
"T" and Rich Dueling Piano Show is headed back to the club to play all of YOUR requests. They play all kinds of songs
including country, rock n roll, pop, disco, rap R & B, oldies and the occasional TV theme songs. You certainly won't want
to miss this fun-filled night. The doors will open at 6:30 pm with the show beginning at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $12 for mem-
bers and $15 for guests with a cash bar. Tickets can be purchased at the door. If you would like to know more about these
fun guys you can visit their website at www.tandrich.com or their face book page.
DUELING PIANO SHOWSATURDAY APRIL 7, 2018
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BOOKBUZZ Bonnie Easton
My selections this month are an assortment of goodies for
you, but the common denominator of all three is death.
Girl Unknown: A Novel by Karen Perry (pseudonym for
authors Karen Gillece and Paul Perry) is a thriller about
undergraduate Zoe Harte who tells her history professor,
David Connolly, that she is his daughter by his former lover.
His wife and two children believe she has ulterior motives.
Two unreliable narrators take us through the growing hatred
that leads to murder. Is Zoe a manipulator, or just a girl des-
perate to be loved?
For true crime fans: West Cork is an audio documentary
of a podcast narrated by Sam Bungey and Jennifer Forde.
French film producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier was beaten
to death days before Christmas 1996 outside her home in
Schull, West Cork. The brutal crime has never been solved,
although there were several interesting suspects. Amazon
offers the audio for free until May 9.
PADRAIC PEARSE BOOK DISCUSSION
PADRAIC PEARSE CENTERIS ON FACEBOOK
Check out the new Padraic Pearse Center Facebook Page at
http://facebook.com/padraicpearsecenter and click on LIKE
to follow our 2018 upcoming events, photos and more fun
stuff!
After a month off, the Padraic Pearse Book Discussion is
back on schedule. At 7:15 pm, Friday, April 20 we will gath-
er in the Board Room to discuss Saints for All Occasions:
A Novel by J. Courtney Sullivan. Two young sisters, Nora
and Theresa Flynn, leave their small village in Ireland for a
new life in Boston. Nora, the responsible one, marries a
man she isn’t sure she loves. Theresa is a party girl and is
caught up in all the glitz and glamour of the big city, and
becomes pregnant. Fifty years later, the two sisters share a
secret, but they haven’t spoken in years. Nora has four
grown children, each living their separate lives. Theresa is
a cloistered nun in Vermont. A death in the family dictates
that they must come together and face the consequences of
the decisions they made all those years ago.
Our spring schedule is:
April 20: Saints for All Occasions: A Novel by J.
Courtney Sullivan
May 18: A Man Called Ove: A Novel by Fredrik
Backman
June 15: The Ninth Hour: A Novel by Alice McDermott
For updates on the book club and more reading sugges-
tions, check out padraicpearsecenter.weebly.com.
Steak Shoot is Back!Pat Dowd
Believe it or not, we’re starting our 10th series of Steak
Shoot fun at 7:30 pm, Thursday, April 19! This “bingo like”
game has certainly made enthusiastic fans out of so many
people, and the mouth-watering steaks bring the many win-
ners back for more.
For those of you who have never played, it’s as easy as 1-
2-3. You simply pick your rack of three cards from a wide
selection, cover each card as the caller calls your numbers,
and as soon as all three of your numbers are covered, yell
“STEAK!” Each winner receives a package of two 8 oz.
strip steaks – and they are delicious!
So plan ahead right now – come alone or with a group or
friend. The 3rd Thursday of the month from April through
November is “Steak Shoot” night. Cost is only $10 per rack
of three cards, or $20 for three racks. Your admission price
enables you to play 24 regular games and our Bonus games.
Each night we also have a cash raffle -1/3 of the proceeds
to the winner, 1/3 to the Padraic Pearse Center, and 1/3 to
the “Holiday Cash” winners in November. Each month the
“Holiday Cash” builds, and previous months’ winners go
back into the barrel for every drawing.
The Padraic Pearse Center is looking forward to another
great “Steak Shoot” season and hope you’ll join in the fun.
See you at 7:30 pm on April 19!
I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by
award-winning Irish novelist Maggie O’Farrell is a memoir
of 17 essays of the author’s near-death experiences. She tells
of a dangerous childhood, accidents, an encounter with a
disturbed person and her experiences with her daughter
Astrid who suffers with chronic eczema and the constant
fear of anaphylactic crises from allergies that send her to the
emergency room 12-15 times a year. In the end, she believes
her brushes with death are life-affirming and meaningful
through all of its chaos and randomness.For more reading suggestions, check out padraicpearse-
center.weebly.com.
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HE SAID…SHE SAID…By Barbara Comiskey and the Membership
Dave Baioni, Sr. is home, recovering from surgery.We’re looking forward to seeing you soon, Dave. We’re alsowishing a speedy recovery to Helen Vura who is recoveringfrom surgery after a fall.
New baby boy, John Patrick Corrigan was born onFebruary 9. He’s the son of Nora and John Corrigan III andgrandson of Mary K. Joyce.
Tom and Betty Cosgriff are very proud of their son,Brendan, who shaved his head as part of a St. Baldrick’shead-shaving event to benefit childhood cancer research.Great job, Brendan! Shirley Wilkes’ grandson, Sean
Whitehall received his PhD in electrical engineering fromQueen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.
Wow! Congratulations to Jack Murphy who celebrated40 years of ownership of the Tradewinds Lounge. Stop byand congratulate him.
Wish Celia Brewer, granddaughter of Chuck & BarbComiskey a happy 9th birthday on April 2. Happy birthdayto Jim Nugent whose special day is April 6. April is a bigbirthday month in the Piotrowski family with Bridget cele-brating her birthday on April 6 and her son, Liam, celebrat-ing on April 29. Sean Fitzgerald turns 40 on April 15. Bestwishes go out to Erin Homan on April 18. On his April 19birthday, Jack Carrol will be golfing in Myrtle Beach.John Homan will turn 30 on April 26. Judy Sullivan willbe 76 on April 25. Mike Truman will blow out the candleson his birthday cake on April 22. Lynette Davis shares thesame April 22 birthday. Wish Chris McMahon a happybirthday on April 25 and Heather O’Brien on April 28.
This month, wish a happy 10th birthday to Michaella
Pingstock, and happy wedding anniversary to her parents,Kelly and Jason Pingstock. Happy 11th birthday to Bella
Behm on April 4 and happy 2nd wedding anniversary toBella’s parents, J.J. and Erin Behm.
Jim Evers shared some good news. After a long battlewith a diagnosis nobody wants to hear, he was pleased tosay, “I am back and ready to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day thisyear.”
It’s official. Tom Davis and Emily Lentz are engaged.Best wishes to you.
Happy belated birthday to Elizabeth Marino on March26, Bill Carney on March 27, Shannon Stewart on March8 and Marilyn Paulin who turned 87 on March 27.
We offer our condolences to Colette Morris O’Linn andher family on the loss of her brother, Mike Morris. Ourcondolences also go out to the family of Ralph Butler whopassed away in February.
To have your important events included inthis column, please jot them down on the flyers found on thetables at the membership meetings or email me [email protected].
A STAR-SPANGLED AFFAIRLADIES ONLY LUNCHEON & RAFFLE
Pat DowdLadies, the big day is Sunday afternoon, April 29!
Some of you ordered your tickets before they were even
printed, and as everybody knows, this event sells out faster
than ever, so don’t be disappointed - get your tickets now.
The committee has been planning a great afternoon for you.
This year’s theme is “A Star-Spangled Affair” – and
while we originally planned to highlight the 40s, our empha-
sis is really on patriotism and the role women played in that
time period when so much was at stake in our own country
and abroad. So plan to wear your own combination of a red,
white and/or blue outfit as you sip one of our specialty
drinks of the day, catch up on all the latest happenings, enjoy
a delicious luncheon, decide which favorite Chinese auction
packages you’d like, or be a lucky big cash winner on the
main board and the sideboards.
Doors open at 1 pm, luncheon is at 2 pm and the raffle
and auction are at 3 pm. Tickets are still only $40 each, and
are available from: Thomasine Barner, Peggy Bennett, Amy
QUILTERS ARE BACK!Fourth Thursday of every month the Quilters will resume
in the Phil Walsh Room from 7 to 9pm. If you have any
questions please call Jean Walsh 440 -942-3207.
PUB FUN EVENTS FOR APRILApril 14: Trivia 8-10 pm
April 21: Movie Night 7-9 pm
"The Bloody Irish"
LADIES COMMUNION BREAKFASTSave the Date Sunday May 20, 2018
Enjoy a lovely morning at the club with Mass and a
breakfast prepared and served by the men from the club.
Details and more information will be in the May
Schanachie.
SAVE THE DATE!! FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2018
LUNCH WITH CAHAL DUNNEWe are proud to present Cahal Dunne for a luncheon per-
formance at the lACES on June 15, 2018. Doors open:
11:30am. Tickets in advance: $25 members, $30 non-mem-
bers. Contact: Sue McGill, 216 386-2194 or Mary Jo Gurry,
216 375-5468
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It was a wonderful morning celebration at the Club. Fr. Tom Johns was our Celebrant. It is always great having him with
us. He shared some of his memories of the club thru the years.
The music was led by Kathy Siath and she was accompanied by Mary Beth Ratchko-Gamez. The sound was just delightful.
A big thanks to Pat Homan for organizing the mass and setting up the hall.
Also, thank you to Colin Hatcher for serving the mass.
After mass we all enjoyed an awesome breakfast cooked and served by Kevin McCluskey and his crew of Michael
Byrne, Bill Homan, John Gurry and Tommy Curran.
Thanks to all who came and participated in the liturgy and celebration.
40 Anniversary Mass January 14, 2018
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“In Memoriam” PlaqueIn the lower hall there is an "In Memoriam" Plaque
with the names of deceased members of the Club listed.
If you have a friend or loved one that was a member of
the Club and has passed away and you would like their
name to be included on this Plaque, you can send their
name and a check for $50.00 made out to the Irish
American Club or you can contact Jean Walsh at 440-
942-3207
HEADLINES and DEADLINESIf you would like to submit an article for the
Schanachie, the deadline for the May issue is April 2.You may continue to send your articlesto the Club or you may email them [email protected]. Submission time is not the onlycriteria for inclusion and we reserve the right to edit due tocontent and space. If you have any questions call Ann at440-943-3088 or Kevin McCluskey at 216-956-2653.
Note from the EditorAll articles must be submitted to me by e-mail at:
any limit on the width. No spaces before new paragraphs,
no returns at the end of each line and if you use tabs do
not use multiple tabs. The printer will fix the tabs.
Pictures must be jpeg (jpg). Send to me as an attachment
in your e-mail. Proofreading staff will meet for proof-
reading on April 11 at 7 pm. Ann Turk.
Monthly Membership MeetingsMembers last names beginning with the following letters
please bring a dessert for that month's meeting. Any ques-
tions please call Dolly Luskin at 216-261-0967.
Month Letter Month Letter
JANUARY A & B JULY N & O
FEBRUARY C & D AUGUST P, Q & R
MAR. E & F SEPTEMBER S
APRIL G, H & I OCTOBER T, U & V
MAY J, K & L NOVEMBER W, X, Y & Z
JUNE M DECEMBER All Members
Keep up to date with weekly emailblasts from the IACES!
Do you know that the IACES sendsout weekly email blasts with informationon upcoming events at the IACES,Padraic Pearse and the greater Irishcommunity? If you would like your emailaddress added to this list, please contactSarah Dirk at [email protected] or216-337-9004
Membership Has Its PrivilegesBy Linda Walsh
YOUR vote counts! Vote on action at the monthlymembership meetings. You must sign the attendance sheetto earn credit. Please don’t sign in for anyone but yourself.
If you attend three meetings between July and May,
you can vote in the June election for Board members.
Card carrying members pay the member price for
Club events.
Receive our monthly newsletter, The Schanachie,
delivered to your home.
New members will receive a Club Pin and a copy of
our bylaws by attending a membership meeting.There were 170 members signed in at the March meeting.
If you paid your dues, but are not receiving The
Schanachie, contact Membership Secretary, Linda Walsh.
The Schanachie is available online on the Club website
(eastsideirish.org) and on our Facebook page (IACES).
If you have a child 18 years of age who has come off your
Family Membership, we have a membership rate of $20 per
year until s/he reaches age 21. New members in March:
Megan & Kenneth Vandenhaute
Rosie Manning Lisa & Gary Ginn
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Patek
Maureen & David Robinson
Maureen & Matthew Vogel
Nikki DiFranco-Miller and Kevin Miller
Darlene & Joseph Plisko
April & Russell Hetman Alyssa Allen
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Bare
Jennifer O'Neil & Guy Hodge Derek Grabski
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TICKET POLICYTickets for any event at the Irish American Club East
Side can be obtained by phone or mail. When mailing yourticket request, please be sure to include a self-addressed,stamped envelope and a check made payable to: IrishAmerican Club East Side. If you pre-order a dinner for anevent and do not show up or you do not cancel within 48hours of the dinner, you will be billed by the Club for theprice of the meal.
Sue McGill Mary Jo Gurry20971 Morris Ave. 5096 Karen IsleEuclid, OH 44123 Willoughby, OH 44094
Tickets for sold out events must be paid for by the Thursday prior to the event.
Club Rental InformationThe Irish American Club is available for rentals of all
sizes. We can accommodate showers, graduations, banquets,receptions of all kinds, and of course, weddings. We havetwo facilities available, the upper hall for larger parties andthe Phil Walsh Cabaret room for smaller parties. Koumbarosis the exclusive caterer for the upper hall. If you wish to rentthe lower hall you may bring in your own homemade foodbut you also have the option of using our club caterer. Toreserve either the upper hall or the Phil Walsh Cabaret room,please call Becky 440-657-6282.
Pub Hours for Spring and SummerMonday CLOSED
Tuesday CLOSED
Wednesday 6 PM- 11 PM
Thursday 6 PM- 11 PM
Friday 6 PM- 11 AM
Saturday 6 PM- 11 AM
Sunday 6 PM- 11 PM
Closing time of the Pub is at the bartender's discretion
SUNSHINE CLUBIf you know of a member who is sick or if there has been
a death in the family, Mary Kay Malone, Chairperson of the
Sunshine Club, will try and send a card on behalf of the
Club. You can contact Mary Kay at 216-337-4356 or send
Published by the Irish American Club * East Side Inc.Kevin McCluskey Chairman
Editor: Ann Turk (440-943-3088)
Ad Manager: Kevin McCluskey (216-956-2653)
Circulation: Pat Homan (440-946-6232)
Contributing Editors: Linda Burke
Barbara Comiskey *Rose Marie Eppich
Rosemary Nugent * Sharon Spinks
Executive Board Members 2017-2018President Kevin McCluskey 216-956-2653Vice President Mary Alice Curran 440-665-8110Recording Secretary Sarah Dirk 216-337-9004Treasurer Patty Campbell 219-965-3162Membership Secretary Linda Walsh 216-538-1358Members at Large Erin Homan 440-382-6287
