Karen Ferkich being Knnighted by Comm Jim Hamilton
New Members Shelly Scott, Pattiann Brundige and Karen Ferkich with the Cadre
Los Angeles
GRAND ASSEMBLAGE The Los Angeles chapter celebrated its 2020 Grand Assemblage on February 8, 2020 at Oakmont Country Club in Glendale, California. About forty members gathered to watch our ceremony as we inducted three new members, all Gentle Ladies. Long-time member Gentle Lady Bobbie Brundige brought her daughter Pattiann to the chapter as a Gentle Lady in her own right. Karen Ferkich, retired Vice President of Glendale College, came to us through Janet Hamilton. Both are members of Soroptimist International in Glendale. New Gentle Lady Shelly Scott and her husband Mark have joined us on several KOV occasions. Commander Jim Hamilton even persuaded the Scotts to host a Bastille Day celebration at their home in Bel Air one summer. Vive la France! We’re so happy to be welcoming these new, vibrant members to our chapter.
The third course was polenta and short rib timbale served with baby winter vegetables and a delicious medley of mushrooms. Accompanying it perfectly was a Cabernet Sauvignon, Jamieson Ranch, Double Lariat. Our dessert was a breathtaking chocolate pyramid with mixes berries, white chocolate and a crème anglaise served with biscotti. A special dessert calls for a special wine, and the Borgo Scopeto, Vin Santo del Chianti Classico we enjoyed was the perfect choice.
After the Enthronement Ceremony, we chatted and sipped as hors d’oeuvres were passed. When we went into dinner, Oakmont’s Executive Chef Pierangelo Ramponi, shone, as he always does for us. Our first course was a colorful salad of red endive, Little Gem lettuce and burrata with fennel, citrus, and Marcona almonds in a sherry vinaigrette. Accompanying the salad perfectly was a Gold Rush Chardonnay. The second course was Glacier Patagonian sea bass, risotto Vernaccia with caviar lingotto and asparagus pencils, paired with a Pinot Noir, François Villard, St. Joseph, 2015. An intermezzo followed: a refreshing lemon sorbetto which gave us a little time to chat with our new members and other guests.
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Randy Witt, Jim Hamilton and Janet Hamilton
BY CATHIE SANDSTROM SMITH
The Arbor
