3-day Affair Slated in US
All systems go
now for the 1999 Tanjay USA Annual Fiesta Celebration. This was
the
consensus of all the officers of the Tanjay Association, USA during
their
meeting held earlier this month at the Tanjay Headquarters (a.k.a.
Danny
and Badingding's residence at Artesia.)
In an interview
with Fern Teves-Cruz, president of the Association, she said
that
this year's Tanjay USA Fiesta celebration will once again be a
three-day
affair with all the usual Tanjayanon "fumf and sflendor".
"Maayo gyud
ng tolo ka
adlaw kay mao man na'y atong na-aandan, bisan tong sa mga gagmay pa ta,
di ba?" remarked Tita Cusio- Gorospe, vice-
president,
as if to justify the Tanjayanon's love for life.
"Mora's
dyapon ni sa una"
wisecracked Precy Torres- Laxina, secretary of the Asso-
ciation,
"apan mas sadya ni karon kay daghang taga out- of-state nga
manganhi."
"Maayo bitaw
nang tolo
ka adlaw aron matablaw jud nang atong mga bisita," chimed in the
Treasurer, Mariane
Allera- Fayssoux.
So what's cooking-
sinugbang-bakiking?
Ana pang Viernes, July
23, magsugod
na. May informal get-together, mora ba'g ice- breaker, adto sa
ilang
Badingding. Magbuntagay na'g estorya, pangatawa, kaon,
kantahanay!
Unya sa Sabado, petsa 24, mao ang formal dinner and ball adto sa
Anaheim.
Bayle gyud na nga "sinantiago'! Pagka-25 Domingo, adunay lakeside
picnic
sa Placentia. Anhi tiwason ang estoryahanay,
Unya pagka-Lunes,
unsa man?
Aw, call-in-sick!
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| Officers of the Tanjay
Association, USA in a brain-wracking
session take a much-needed break after discussing vital issues (such
as,
unsa may makawala'g kunot) and obliges for a picture. Clockwise,
sitting:
Fern Cruz, president; Alice Calumpang, auditor; Tita Gorospe, vice
president;
Quirining Sandiego, director; Marianita Fayssoux, Treasurer; and
Badingding
Gil, director. Standing, same order: Precy Laxina, Secretary; Lillian
Zerna,
director; Paulette Korn, director; Jimmy Zerna, director; Enrico Pilas,
director; Nora Pilas, adviser; Jun Laxina, secretary's driver, Matchuy
Cruz, president's driver, and Bert Sandiego, director's driver. |
Hafarifi, as usual
Tanjay, Neg Or
- If you're talking about Fiestas, Tanjay is the town to
beat.
Ag sa Abril pa ngani, the Office of the Mayor already had its blue
print
on the kind of fiesta Tanjay will have in July. Then in early
May,
we got a call from Ms Lulu Borromeo-Banogon informing us that Mayor
Baltazar
Salma had called on the civic- spirited true- blue Tanjayanons to
come up and volunteer and serve in various committees. Then when
he got positive responses, and everybody was enthused - that's when the
exciting countdown for the Fiesta celebration in July began. Heading
the
Fiesta Directorate is Mr Nene Villegas with Mr Anton Villegas
assisting
him. Mr Graciano (Balodoy) Banogon was named Treasurer
while
Lulu accepted the responsibility of Chairperson of the Finance (Ways
and
Means) Committee.
It was anticipated
that this year's celebration may be a little bit toned down because of
the sorry state of the Tanjay treasury, yet Tanjayanons, proud as they
are, would not permit this year's fiesta to be other than
second
to none. And with the leadership of Mayor Salma and the
cooperation
of the Tanjayanons all over the world, this fiesta celebration, the
last
for this millennium, would once again be just that - hafarifi!
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Negros Oriental Association
Holds Annual Picnic
Valinda, CA
- The Negros Oriental Association, USA will hold its annual picnic on
Saturday,
June 26, 1999 at the Santa Fe Dam in Azusa, this was announced by Zenaida
Duran- Bennett, a Tanjayanon and President of the Negros Oriental
Ass'n.
Expected to attend are about 300 Negrenses coming from all over
California,
and representing the two cities and 26 towns of Negros Oriental.
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VILLEGAS CLAN
HOLDS REUNION
Oxnard, CA
- For the first time in over a century, the famous Villegas Clan of
Tanjaybut
of the province of Negros Oriental, will hold a grand reunion in July
this
year, this was learned from Edna Villegas, who is here in California
for
a visit. Various activities are planned for this literally
once-in-a-lifetime affair, in their ancestral home in Tanjay.
Reunionists
will include the offsprings and descendants of Tanjay's legendary
brothers: Don Joaquin Villegas,
Don Pedro Villegas,
Don Santiago Villegas, Don Atilano
Villegas and their only sister,
Doña Ninang Villegas.
(We hope to get some pictures and
write-up of the affair for
publication in the forthcoming
issue.)
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TANJAY 2000 LAUNCHED
Inspired by the
success of the 1997 Balik
Tanjay, there will be a TANJAY 2000, a trip home
in time for the Holy Week in the year
2000. This
is intended for Tanjayanons who want to take
time off to appreciate life and
assess and meditate his
relationship between him and his God,
back where he was given the joy in
his youth. More details
are in the inside pages.
JJJJ
Acknowledgement
This issue comes to you
compliments of the former neighbors
Pablito L. Manapol
and
Dr. Jose R. Samson, Jr.
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