Outstanding Citizens Honored at Annual Chamber Dinner

Inside this issue:

Annual Awards

Presentation Dinner

1

Open House at

Colebrook Chocolates

1

Chamber Mixer– Comcast

Spotlight & Armstrong

1

Member Spotlight:

Bud Murphy’s

2

A Look Back 2

Community Calendar 3

Membership Renewals 4

March 2012 NEWSLETTER

April Mixer

Carnegie Free Library

Mon, April 30, 2012

6 p.m.

Carnegie Free Library

RSVP on or before April 26 by calling the

Chamber office at 724-628-5500.

Tues., March 20, 2012

5 - 7 p.m.

Hutch’s Tap Room

We welcome you to come and see all the new

technology advances that cable television is

offering!

RSVP on or before March 16 by calling the

Chamber office at 724-628-5500.

March Mixer

Comcast Spotlight &

Armstrong

The 2012 winners of the Greater

Connellsville Chamber of Com-

merce awards are (front, from

left) Lynda Sparks - Athena;

Linda Ruth, Karen Macko, Cathy

Kumor, and Rose Marie Galik

(Friends of the Library) - Com-

munity Service Group; (second

row) Bill Swan (Distinguished

Citizen); Lewis Lynn (Special

Recognition); Jennifer Stefano

(Special Recognition); Pam and

Rock Bartholomai (Greenwood

House) - Beautification and

Lance Winterhalter (Community

Service Individual).

will be permitted in the bar.

Guests will be entertained by

a D.J. in the afternoon and

later the New Haven Hose

bagpipers will parade

through the bar.

Another tradition, the Bud

Murphy’s official “St. Pat’s”

tee shirt is now on sale.

On St. Patrick’s Day (March

17) hundreds of people with

Irish roots and of course,

those who wish they were

Irish will congregate at Bud

Murphy’s Sports Bar and

Restaurant. In addition to

being a local landmark, this

sports bar has been a St.

Paddy’s Day tradition in the

area for well over 50 years.

Bud Murphy’s Sports Bar

and Restaurant is located at

718 McCormick Avenue and

has been in existence for

over 60 years. It was start-

ed as a small dairy bar

owned by Bud and Hazel

Murphy. Over the decades,

it emerged into one of the

largest local gathering spots

in Fayette County. Bud and

Hazel are both deceased

and the bar is now owned

and managed by their

daughter Robin Bubarth.

“I don’t quite remember the

exact year that we started

this St. Patrick’s Day tradi-

tion, but it continues to grow

over the years,” said Robin

Bubarth.

Bud Murphy’s is one of the

few bars that annually cele-

brates St. Patrick’s Day on

the actual date –

March 17.

According to

Robin, the first

party was sug-

gested by cus-

tomer Mary

Moore. She sug-

gested to Robin’s

father Bud that

the bar “really”

celebrate St.

Patrick’s Day and they have

been hosting a party in that

fashion ever since.

For the first party, Robin’s

mother Hazel cooked one

roaster of beef stew to give

away to customers (this is in

comparison to the 5-6 roast-

ers that they now prepare).

Then, Bud bought hats and

leis to give away to the cus-

tomers as favors in the

years that followed. And,

that’s how this popular tradi-

tion was born.

In 1969, Robin’s husband

Bob (on the guitar) and his

brother Joe (on the accordi-

on) first played Irish songs

for a sing-along. They

played for about three years

until Bud found the “Tune

Tailors” who are from Jean-

ette. The group still plays

every St. Patrick’s Day in the

dining room.

In preparation for this year’s

celebration, Robin will order

6-8 kegs of green beer and

almost $1,000 worth of hats,

beads and other favors

(which the bar gives away to

customers). There will be

security that night and no

one under 21 years of age

Member Spotlight:

Bud Murphy’s Sports Bar and Restaurant

Greater Connellsville Chamber of Commerce Page 2

Be sure to come early that

day, as Bud Murphy’s does

not take reservations for St.

Patrick’s Day and the bar is

quite busy from lunch time

until close. See you there!

A Look Back: 2/22/67

GREATER CONNELLSVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

MARCH 2012 COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8

Open House

Colebrook Choc.

6-9 p.m.

9

Beauty & the

Beast

Jr. High East

10

11

Beauty & the Beast

Jr. High East

12 13 14

15

16 17 Self-Defense

For Women

Carnegie Library

18

19

20 Chamber Mixer Comcast & Armstrong

5-7 p

Hutch’s Tap

21 22 23 24 Honk, Jr.

Conn Area Catholic

Porter Theater

25

Honk Jr.

Conn Area Catholic

Porter Theater

26 Travelogics Free Presentation

Carnegie Free Library

27 28 29 Falcon Foundation Steeler Basketball Game

30 CATS - Geibel Musical

State Theater

March 29-April 1

31 Rotary Pancake Breakfast

Otterbein United Methodist

Sat., April 7 - Yoga at Carnegie Free Library Cancelled

April 30 - April Chamber Mixer at Carnegie Free Library @

6 p.m. To RSVP, call the Chamber office at 724-628-5500.

Upcoming Events - April 2012 Geranium Festival Seeking

Sponsors, Vendors

The 8th annual Connellsville Geranium Festival will be held

on Sat., May 26, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. The festival will include

crafts and food booths, informational booths, a Princess

Contest, Pet Contest, children’s activities, and of course,

beautiful geraniums and flowers. A full day of great enter-

tainment is planned.

To reserve a space, call Beverly Oppermann at 724-626-

1445. Deadline for reserving a space is May 10, 2012.

A special thanks goes out to Evan & Judy Nardone for do-

nating a television set and artwork to the Chamber office!

Fiesta Insurance Agency

Gallatin Auto Glass of Uniontown, Inc.

Graft Oil Co.

Grasso Greenhouses

Graphic Images

Hanson Aggregates

Herald Standard

Higbee Insurance

Horewitz, Cordaro, Dietz & Miele

Hunter Pharmacy

Jackson Hewitt

Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC

King Physical Therapy

Kisiel & Associates

Representative Deberah Kula

La Boheme

Leigh Hanson

Lynn Dairy Queens, Inc.

Carolyn Maricondi, Attorney

Melody Motor Lodge

Armstrong

Animal House

Big Brothers Big Sisters - Laurel Region

Brooks Funeral Home

Bruner Chiropractic

Bruner Insurance Agency

Bud Murphy’s Sports Bar & Restaurant

Carnegie Free Library

Joseph Chomiak, Jr. D.D.S.

Comet Drive-In

Community Foundation of Fayette County

Connellsville Area Career & Technical Ctr.

Connellsville Auxiliary Police

Connellsville Chiropractic Center

Connellsville Municipal Authority

Connellsville VFW Post 21

Connellsville Wal-Mart

Dale H. Cadwallader, D.M.D.

Dave’s Quality Carpet & Flooring

Fay-West Travel

923 West Crawford Avenue

Connellsville, PA 15425

Bryan Kisiel, President

Phone: (724) 628-5500

Fax: (724) 628-5676

E-mail: info@greaterconnellsville.org

THE GREATER

CONNELLSVILLE

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Visit us at

www.greaterconnellsville.org

Membership Renewals Molinaro Law Offices

Bob Mongell’s Car Care, Inc.

Mountain Chef

Ogden Directories

Pennsylvania Institute of Health & Technology

Pittsburgh Street Soapworks

Pizza King

Riser’s Pub

Rotary Club

James & Stephanie Stefano

Stone & Company

South Side Grocer

Toby Brothers Iron & Metal

Tom & Jerry’s Home Medical Service

Tri-Town Historical Society

Joe Turek

Verizon Wireless

VFW - Post 21

Wendy’s Restaurant - Wendco of W. PA

Zucco Vending

Downtown Street Banners 2012

Once again the Greater Connellsville Chamber of Commerce will install approximately 70 banners throughout Connellsville in May. This year’s theme announces and celebrates the Connellsville Geranium Festival to be held on Memorial Day

weekend. Banner sponsors will have their name printed at the base of the banner.

Price – Current Chamber Members Price – Non – Chamber Members

One side - $75 One side - $80. Both sides - $140 Both sides - $150.

If desired, sponsors may claim their banners next year when the 2013 banners are installed. Contact the Chamber office

and notify us of your desire to do so. Please make checks payable to the Greater Connellsville Chamber of Commerce. Deadline for sponsorship is March 26, 2012. If you have any questions please contact the chamber office at 628-5500.

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