SCV Reader March 2016

Celebrate the Luck O’ the Irish
St. Patrick’s Day is Thursday, March 17
by Michele E. Buttelman • features and entertainment editor
St. Patrick’s Day is traditionally a day to drink green beer and eat corned
beef and cabbage.
However, the day is firmly rooted in Christian tradition. Saint Patrick's
Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick is a cultural and religious celebration
held on the traditional date of the death of Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–
461), the patron saint of Ireland.
Who was St. Patrick? St. Patrick was a 5th-century Christian missionary
and bishop in Ireland. According to tradition, he came to Ireland to convert
the pagan Irish to Christianity.
On St. Patrick's Day it is customary to wear shamrocks and/or green
clothing or accessories (the “wearing of the green”).
St. Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to
explain the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish.
A common myth is that St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland. In
truth, Ireland never had snakes and it is believed that the term “snakes”
in reference to St. Patrick refers to his efforts to convert the population
to Christianity.
Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early
17th century and is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion
the Eastern Orthodox Church, and Lutheran Church.
Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol are lifted for the day, which
has encouraged and propagated the holiday’s tradition of alcohol consumption.
Large numbers of Irish people came to the United States during the
Great Irish Famine of the 1840s. Because of this large wave of immigration,
about 33.3 million Americans, 10.5 percent of the total population,
reported Irish ancestry in the 2013 American Community Survey conducted
by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Irish dancers entertain on stage in the
Parish Hall at Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Catholic Church during the annual Corned
Beef and Cabbage dinner.
Lyons Ave., Newhall, 91321. Tickets
are also available at the Pastoral
Center, 661-259-2276. Tickets: $30
adults, $15 children under 12. At 6
p.m. the Knights of Columbus will
host their 40th St. Patrick's Day
Celebration, with a dinner (starts
about 7 p.m.) of corned beef and
cabbage, Irish potatoes and carrots,
Irish soda bread and desserts.
Entertainment will be provided by
Irish musicians, dancers and singers.
Featuring: The Fulcos.
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in
the SCV • March 12
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner/Dance
and 5K Run
The Knights of Columbus will
sponsor the annual St. Patrick’s
Day Dinner/Dance and St.
Patrick’s Day 5K Run on
Saturday, March 12.
Enjoy a fun-filled weekend of musical
entertainment and a delicious
corned beef and cabbage dinner.
Tickets will be available from
Knights of Columbus members
after Masses at Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Catholic Church, 23405
Guests to the Knights of Columbus annual
Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner
wait for dinner to be served.
Knights of Columbus 34th Annual
St. Patrick’s Day 5K run, Saturday,
March 12, 9 a.m. Registration at
8 a.m. Mentryville, 27201 Pico
Canyon Road, Newhall, 91381. The
Knights of Columbus will sponsor the
34th St. Patrick's Day 5K race at the
historic oil drilling town of Mentryville
Corned beef, cabbage, Irish soda bread and dessert will be
featured at the annual Knights of Columbus St. Patrick’s Day Dinner/Dance on
Saturday, March 12.
in Newhall, near Stevenson Ranch. The race is an “out and back” course
that begins at Mentryville Park and takes runners in front of Charles Mentry’s
grand 13-room mansion, a one-room school house, and a period barn.
The course is mostly on newly paved asphalt and the elevation climb is
about 330 feet. Due to this elevation gain, the course is considered moderated
to difficult.
The Knights of Columbus Council #6016 of Newhall is a local non-profit
charitable organization and the race is a community and family event. Race
day registration starts at 8 a.m. The 5K run begins at 9 a.m. Awards and
raffle will follow shortly after 10 a.m. Info: kofc6016.org.
March 17
SENSES in Old Town Newhall, Main Street, Newhall, 91321.
May your day be touched by the Luck o’ the Irish. SENSES is
going green in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day on Thursday,
March 17 from 7-10 p.m. Shamrocks, pots of gold, and lucky
charms will fill Main Street in Old Town Newhall at this free
evening of entertainment. Dance a jig to Celtic rock music by Ken
O’Malley and the Twilight Lords, grub on gourmet food trucks,
and enjoy the libations of green beer and
whiskey. Info: oldtownnewhall.com/thursdaysatnewhall/senses/
St. Patrick’s Day Eats March 17
Tournament Players Club, The Oaks Grille, 26550 Heritage View
Lane, Stevenson Ranch, 91381, 661-288-1995 ext. 109, will offer the St.
Patrick’s Day Specials on March 17. Celebrate all day with these Irish inspired
specials: Corned Beef, Cabbage and Potatoes ($18); Corned Beef
Sliders, ($13); Beer Cheese Soup, Cup ($5), Bowl ($7).
Salt Creek Grille, 24415 Town Center, Drive, Valencia, 91355, 661-
222-9999, features a special St. Patrick’s Day menu featuring Corned
Beef Sliders ($13.95); Guinness Corned Beef Soup ($7.95); Corned Beef
and Cabbage entrée ($22.95) with slow cooked corned beef and
braised cabbage served with boiled red potatoes and buttered carrots.
Finished with a whole grain mustard sauce. Dessert ($11.95)
is Irish Coffee Cheesecake.
Egg Plantation, 24415 Walnut St., Newhall, 91321, 661-
255-8222, will have live Irish music from 5-9 p.m. The
menu will include Corned Beef and Cabbage, Fish and Chips,
Irish Stew, Irish soda bread, a burger and desserts.
Green beer is a tradition for
St. Patricks’ Day celebrations.
See St. Patrick’s Day, page 28