Fourth annual “Old Fashioned Picnic” 10:30 a.m. Will Rogers Round-Up Club. Indian Women’s Pocahontas Club and Blue Star Mothers hosting live music, hog fry, story telling, Cherokee cultural activities, and more. Items needed to be donated to troops. Cost $10, adults, $5, children. More information, contact Ollie Starr at 283-1588 or Thelda Boen at 341-0298.
A.B.A.T.E. of Rogers County Scholarship Fundraiser Dinner, 6 p.m., at Claremore VFW, 1717 W. Dupont. Three-way chili dinner will be served, with dessert auction. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children under 12. A Wii game will be raffled for $1 per ticket or six tickets for $5.
Harmony Star Reunion, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at Claremore Senior Citizens Center. Covered dish luncheon at noon.
Paws with a Cause pet portraits to benefit Claremore Animal Shelter. $15 donation for photo session and 5×7 print. Call for an appointment: York Event Photography, 341-8361 or 510-9261.
Claremore Soccer Club Registration 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for 4 years to adult. For more information go to claremoresoccer.com
Mother’s Day and spring planting are fast approaching and the students and faculty at Roosa Elementary School have just the gift for you to give to your mother, wife, or grandmother — or for yourself to complete those home flowerbeds.
The first Roosa Plant Sale will be held Friday, May 7 — the Friday before Mother’s Day — from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in front of the school located at 2100 North Sioux. Students will sell a variety of flowers and herbs. The proceeds from the sale will help fund the Roosa Outdoor Science Lab as well as a yearly environmental “green” project voted on by the entire student body.
The plant sale is a way to raise funds, but it is also intended to give students the opportunity to be entrepreneurs. “The students get experience in earning money, spending money, and selling product,” said Mary Legan, second grade teacher.
Students learn about horticulture, planting and other science-related projects. Each grade level is responsible for a different part of the plant sale. Second graders will hold the signs that help promote the plant sale, third graders will assist customers with their purchases, and fourth graders will be the cashiers.
“Every year as the student’s skills increase their job responsibility increases. And every child from pre-kindergarten through fourth grade helps with the gardening in the Roosa Outdoor Science Lab. It’s a true school-wide effort,” Legan said. In addition to the students’ work, parents and grandparents also help in the Science Lab. Currently volunteers are constructing a green house — the latest addition to the Science Lab.
Principal Glen Abshere says the volunteer effort and support of the upcoming plant sale are important to the students and faculty at Roosa. “If not for the help of our volunteers and the success of our plant sale, we will be limited in funds to continue this amazing project that is available to our students.” Legan added, “The plant sale is a great learning experience for the students, and the continuation of a hands-on learning environment is key to our science curriculum.” Roosa Elementary students and faculty are hoping the plant sale will become an annual community event.
There are many great things to do around Claremore. A few of them happen at the Claremore Performing Arts Center. Here is a list of upcoming shows in February:
Picture courtesy of Claremore PAC
2/02 – CHS Band – Rogers County Honor Band – Main Theatre – 7:00 PM
2/06 – CHS & WRJH Bands – NBDA Junior High Honor Band Clinic/Concert – Main Theatre – 7:00 PM
2/09 – CHS Student Council – Guest Speaker for student body – Main Theatre – 8:45 AM
2/10 – CHS Junior Class of 2011 ASVAB Test – Main Theatre – 8:30 AM
Picture Courtesy of Claremore PAC
2/13 – “Sweet Dreams” A Patsy Cline Tribute – Main Theatre – 7:00 PM – $45 Lower Orchestra; $35 Upper Orchestra & $25 Balcony – $10 discount per ticket for groups of 10 or more!
2/14 – “Sweet Dreams” A Patsy Cline Tribute – Main Theatre – 2:00 PM – $45 Lower Orchestra; $35 Upper Orchestra & $25 Balcony – $10 discount per ticket for groups of 10 or more!
2/16 – WES Kindergarten Program – Main Theatre – 7:00 PM
Picture Courtesy of Claremore PAC
2/20 – The Taffetas – Main Theatre – 8:00 PM – $45 Lower Orchestra; $35 Upper Orchestra & $25 Balcony – Ask about group discounts!
2/25 – CHS & WRJH Band – Mid Winter Jazz Band Festival – Main Theatre – 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
2/26 – CHS & WRJH Band – Mid Winter Jazz Band Festival – Main Theatre – 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Roberdes Family Vineyards and Winery in Claremore, OK is now OPEN. Come in for free tastings and a warm welcome from Mark and Teresa Roberdes. See their vineyard of hybrid wine grapes: Chambourcin, Traminette and Frontenac. Here are a few of the wines they offer:
Riesling
California, 2008
Fruity, floral and inviting. From fried chicken to smoked meat or fish to spicy Chinese, a glass of Riesling will pair perfectly $12
Peach
2008
The very best thing about the Livesay Orchards Farmer’s Market is the delicious, juicy and sweet peaches. Grown in Porter, the Peach Capital of Oklahoma, these peaches were pressed to make a sweet, crisp wine $12
Cabernet Sauvignon
California, 2008
A full bodied, tannic wine, with a touch of sweetness. Think big, meaty dishes and skip the fish. Perfect for beef, but any grilled meat will stand up to the myriad of flavors. Also good with cheese made from cows milk such as Gouda or Gorgonzola $15
The Roberdes Family Vineyards & Winery is located at:
20570 E. 460 rd.
Claremore, Okla. 74019
(918) 342-1038
Friday-Sunday from 11:00am to 5:00pm (or by appointment) www.roberdeswine.com
From time to time, the ClaremoreUSA blog will share content from guest editors. This month through Tulsa Food Blog we are fortunate enough to have a restaurant review of Hammet House. We have included the review below in our “20 Things that Make Claremore Great” summer series.
Hammett House, in Claremore, is one of those restaurants that is absolutely worth the drive out to Suburbia. Hammett House has been a Claremore staple since 1969 and remains the ultimate restaurant in the area to get “Down-Home Cooking”. Hammett House is one of those hidden gems in the Tulsa area that you will still be raving about weeks after eating there.
I went to lunch there the other day, simply because I was craving some mind blowing food. I am happy to say that is exactly what I got. The restaurant itself is nothing too exciting, just a simple little country building set just down the road from Roger’s State University. The inside is decorated with family pictures and brings back a nostalgic feeling akin to going to Grandma’s house for a weekend lunch. The first thing that really hits you when you walk in is the amazing smell enveloping the entire restaurant. The smell of warm pie and deep fried goodness slowly wraps around you and makes you think you have died and gone to olfactory heaven.
I started with a bowl of the vegetable beef soup which, I am a little sad to say, blew my Grandma’s vegetable beef soup out of the water. This soup was so rich and flavorful. There were substantial pieces of real roast and vegetables which is generally unheard of in soup. One of my friends had a starter salad that he ordered with both the cilantro lime house dressing and the spicy garlic house dressing, better known as “The Pink Stuff”, on the side. All the salad dressings at Hammett House are homemade and out of this world delicious. While the cilantro lime dressing was very tasty, the real star was The Pink Stuff. I will say right now that I have never been a real fan of salads drenched in dressing, however the spicy garlic dressing is so unbelievably good that I could have easily eaten it with a spoon. The spicy garlic dressing is a secret recipe that is only known to the owners and can only be found at Hammett House.
My guests both ordered the signature chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and gravy. This was no ordinary chicken fried steak. It was obviously not a frozen chicken fried steak that you get at so many places. This chicken fried steak was thick with hand breaded goodness and placed on top of the gravy. We later found out that they place the steak on top of the gravy to showcase that the chicken fried steak is in fact homemade. The mashed potatoes were homemade as well and fabulous to say the very least. I was looking to have a little bit lighter lunch than my guests so I ordered the chicken salad. I got a heaping platter of some of the best chicken salad I have ever had. The chicken salad was full of rich flavors and was obviously made with chunks of choice chicken, rather than the canned chicken you get at so many places. It was so much food that I could hardly even finish half of it, but it was certainly tasty.
Now as good as the food is, I think that everyone who has frequented Hammett House would agree that the real reason that you go is for the dessert. The pies at Hammett House are completely out of this world. Many of their pies measure nearly a foot high and are unusual, yet delicious combinations such as Sour Cream Raisin Pie, Lemon Pecan or Peanut Butter Dream. The more traditional pies such as Coconut Cream, Apple Pie and Banana Cream Pie are out of this world as well. My guest ordered the lemon pecan pie which was delicious and a flavor combination I would not have expected to be so tasty. I ordered the Sizzling Apple Delight, the most popular dessert, which was warm apple pie served in a hot skillet and topped with vanilla ice cream. Every time anyone in the restaurant would order one it would leave the entire dining room smelling like warm apple pie and melted caramel. I have always been a sucker for apple pie but this is one of the best pies I have ever had. There is no way that I could have finished it even if it was the only thing that I had ordered. The Sizzling Apple Delight is a must try for anyone visiting Hammett House.
The staff was incredibly friendly and the owners Bill and Linda Biard were both helping out around the restaurant and checking on everyone to ensure that the food and the service was the absolute best. Delicious food and obvious attention to detail really set Hammett House apart from so many restaurants. Hammett House has been a favorite for many years and will continue to “wow” me for years to come.
Just eight miles east of town, the Claremore Regional Airport is a hidden gem. While serving local aviation enthusiasts well, the airport has hosted pilots from all over the country. Pilots from the Blue Angels to Chuck Yeager and many between have flown into the Claremore Regional Airport.
The airport offers 5200 feet of runway, enough to support traffic up commercial jets. Sitting on over 500 acres of land, Claremore Regional Airport currently has 30 hangars each tenant occupied and still has room for additional growth. Claremore Regional Airport is also a reliever airport to Tulsa International Airport.
Claremore Regional Airport regularly hosts scheduled tours for school groups, businesses and other organizations. In addition, monthly fly-in events are held to provide opportunities for aviators to network. To learn more about the Claremore Regional Airport, call the airport manager Eric Winn at 343-0931 or visit www.claremoreairport.com for further information.
The Claremore Recreational Center is an asset to the entire community. The impressive property is outfitted with something for the whole family.
The huge Junior Olympic size indoor swimming pool is used year round. It is perfect for swimming laps, playing with your family or having a great birthday party for your child. They offer lifeguard training programs as well as swim lessons.
They Claremore Recreation offers something for everyone including basketball, volleyball, racquetball, tennis courts, aerobics and spin classes. The facility features an outstanding weight room with free weight, nautilas equipment, and numerous treadmills and cardio machines. In addition, you can find an indoor running track with walking and jogging lanes, 2 full length indoor basketball courts, indoor tennis and racquetball courts, and indoor batting cages. In 2008, the City of Claremore also completed a brand new skate park just outside the facility. The Claremore Recreation Center is a wonderful place for the entire family to have a great time and maintain an active lifestyle.
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Claremore Lake
Located just off of Blue Starr Road the Claremore Lake is a beautiful 470 acre getaway for families. Constructed in 1930, the lake features outdoor and indoor fishing docks, running trails and outdoor children’s play equipment. Enjoy a picnic in the shade at Claremore Lake, and be prepared to bring some extra bread to feed the ducks. In addition to Claremore Lake, our city is located within 30 minutes drive of Grand Lake, Oologah Lake, and Lake Hudson.
Claremore offers many historical and cultural attractions for residents and visitors. The ClaremoreUSA.com team has highlighted just a few of those attractions that we enjoy the most.
Will Rogers Memorial Museum
The Will Roger’s Memorial Museum is located near Rogers State University on twenty acres originally purchased in 1911 by Will Rogers for use as a future retirement home. The museum was built using limestone from a nearby quarry and opened in 1938. The sunken garden and beautiful hilltop provide a magnificent view of Claremore and the Tiawah Valley.
Inside the interactive 16,652-square-foot museum, you can learn about Will Rogers’ life, wisdom and humor. From the 71 motion pictures to listening to live radio replays, there is plenty for the entire family to enjoy. The museum features 8 galleries and contains art, memorabilia, and artifacts and is home to the world’s largest Will Roger’s document collection. You will learn about Rogers’s life as a trick roper, movie star, radio commentator, columnist, author and philosopher. The Will Roger’s Memorial Museum is a great part of the culture of Claremore, USA. Learn more at www.willrogers.com
J.M. Davis Historical and Arms Museum
In 1916, JM Davis traded 2,000 acres of Arkansas land in exchange for the Mason Hotel in Claremore, Oklahoma. Davis used the hotel to house a gun collection that he had started as a seven year old boy. Davis continued building his collection and by 1929 it had grown to 99 guns. He displayed the guns on the hotel lobby walls along with swords, steins, saddles, music boxes, musical instruments, political buttons, posters, and Native American artifacts.
As the lobby walls got crowded, Davis extended the collection to hotel hallways and private rooms. With a consistent flow of visitors, Davis became recognized as a gun expert and was featured in many publications. To manage the fast growth, in 1965, Davis shifted ownership of the collection to the J.M. Davis Foundation Inc. The Foundation leased the collection to the State of Oklahoma with the condition that the state build and maintain a museum to house the memorabilia. On June 27, 1969, the JM Davis Gun Museum opened on Mr. Davis’ 82nd birthday. The 40,000 square foot museum is free of charge to the public with gun displays totaling over one mile in length. Learn more at www.thegunmuseum.com
Belvidere Mansion
Built in 1907, the Belvidere is a three story Victorian mansion located two blocks east of downtown. In 1901, John M. Bayless along his wife, Mary, and six children moved to Indian Territory from Cassville, Missouri. By 1902, Bayless began construction of his castle-like Claremore mansion. Sadly, Mr. Bayless died before the Belvidere was complete in 1907.
A written description doesn’t do justice to the Belvidere Mansion. The house is brick with a tile roof and four towers. The third story ballroom contains around 3,000 square feet of absolute elegance. Blue sky and clouds highlight a vaulted ceiling with an old-fashioned sky-light. Large windows are adorned in lace and offer great views of Claremore. The front entrance is covered by a large porch with a balcony directly above. Most of the mansion’s trim and woodwork were brought from the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis. The floor features tile laid by an Italian craftsman. Many of the rooms are accented by pocket doors and fireplaces. Just as unique as the Belvidere are the stories behind the mansion and the man who built it. Learn more at http://rogerscountyhistory.org/
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