115th Meeting @Graber Olive House

(*Highly appreciate to our brother Shih-Hung for his nice photos.)

July/2010 meeting is our 115th meeting.  Per our brother Peng's suggestion, we set to visit an old Olive Factory - Graber Olive House in City of Ontario, California. 

7/31/2010 3PM, our group members showed up at the gift shop and enjoyed tasting delicous olives they produce.  After the introduction film, we all gathered for the tour conducted by Ms. Betty. What a nice lady and truly a humourous docent for our wonderful experience. (*Thanks JP for her funny translation job for our group.) There are a few local American friends who accompany their visitors from South Dakoda.  We become a happy bunch!

After the tour and shopping...we called our Monthly Hakka Toastmasters Meeting right in the elegant garden there...with very pleasant breeze.  This is truly a great one.

The following article and the beautiful Hakka 3 line Poem from brother James Leu:

座談兼遊覽
南加古城出名產
鄉親集會嚐橄欖

洛縣客語生活座談會，昨天(2101.07.31)舉辦 第一百一十五次聚會，地點選在南加州離華人聚集甚多的哈岡與羅蘭岡不遠，沿60號公路向東車程約三十分鐘的Ontario，Graber Olive House。Ontario 是座古城，歷史悠久，道路寬敞，沿路古木參天，在第四街上的Graber Olive House，創建於1894年，迄今已有115年歷史，我們客家鄉親近二十人，參觀博物館，古老迄今依舊醃製生產可口美味橄欖工廠，感佩他們半手工半機械，以傳統方法生產遠近馳名的橄欖、橄欖油產品，庭園草木扶疏，我們圍坐草坪上野宴板桌，各以母語分別簡短講述心得及近況，黃老太太即興吟唱山歌，讓鄉親大飽耳福，一月一次的座談會，其樂也融融。

清雲 08.01.10
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By the way, our next meeting will be on 8/28/2010 - and this time we will have a mini Concert performed by our talented musician Lynn Huang and her trio.  Seats (50 max.) are very limited.  Make your reservation early.