<a href="http://blog.newsok.com/partiesextra/files/2008/02/p1010966.jpg" title="p1010966.jpg"><img src="http://blog.newsok.com/partiesextra/files/2008/02/p1010966.jpg" alt="p1010966.jpg" border="5" hspace="10" vspace="10" /></a> <a href="http://newsok.com/audio/1442"></a><font color="#ff0000"><strong>Nan Buxton, Penny McCaleb and Susan McPherson wait to sample some of the foods in the cooking class. (Photo provided.)</strong></font> <strong><em>SUSTAINERS COO</em>K…</strong>.<strong>Gail Bollinger </strong>demonstrated her culinary skills at a Junior League class called the “Joy of Sustainer Cooking. ”She showed women how to prepare the classic seven-minute icing for chocolate layer cake and how to blanch and cook fresh green beans. Her lunch menu also included baked salmon which she and her husband, <strong>Lee Bollinger,</strong> caught in Alaska.This is the second cooking class in a series. <strong>Susan Robertson</strong> showed the group how to bake eggs and <strong>Carl Milam</strong> will have a class at Musashi’s.<a href="http://blog.newsok.com/partiesextra/files/2008/02/get-attachment-11.jpg" title="get-attachment-11.jpg"><img src="http://blog.newsok.com/partiesextra/files/2008/02/get-attachment-11.jpg" alt="get-attachment-11.jpg" border="5" hspace="10" vspace="10" /></a> <font color="#ff0000"><strong>Bob and Linda Bowles and Mary Ann and Don Morrison were at the going away party for the Morrisons. The Bowles were hosts. (Photo by David Faytinger.)</strong></font><em><strong> FOND FAREWELL…</strong></em><strong>Mary and Don Morrison</strong> were honorees at a party hosted by <strong>Linda and Bob Bowles.</strong>The group gathered for hors d’oeuvres in the Bowles home which was filled with Linda Bowles’ artwork. The group then went to Charlie Newton’s Restaurant for dinner.The Morrisons are moving February 27th to Spokane, Washington.<a href="http://blog.newsok.com/partiesextra/files/2008/02/get-attachment1.jpg" title="get-attachment1.jpg"><img src="http://blog.newsok.com/partiesextra/files/2008/02/get-attachment1.jpg" alt="get-attachment1.jpg" border="5" hspace="10" vspace="10" /></a> <font color="#ff0000"><strong>Don Reeves, Lynda Haller, Gretchen Jeane were at the retirement party for Haller at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum and Reeves and Jeane presented her with a “Wrangler.” (Photo by David Faytinger.) </strong></font> <em><strong>AND THE WRANGER GOES TO….</strong></em>Director of public relations and museum events at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum <strong>Lynda Haller</strong> was honored at a reception. She is retiring after 13 years at the NCWHM. Executive Director <strong>Charles Schroeder </strong>welcomed the guests and everyone enjoyed a telephone tribute to the honoree. Movie stars left recorded messages and pictures of them were shown on the big screen.Curator of the Cowboy Collections <strong>Don Reeves</strong> gave Haller a <strong>Jacque Smiley</strong> necklace. She also received the “Oscar of the West,” a “Wrangler,” sculpture of a cowboy on a horse. She presented her own video thanking her co-workers.<a href="http://blog.newsok.com/partiesextra/files/2008/02/get-attachment-1_21.jpg" title="get-attachment-1_21.jpg"><img src="http://blog.newsok.com/partiesextra/files/2008/02/get-attachment-1_21.jpg" alt="get-attachment-1_21.jpg" border="5" hspace="10" vspace="10" /></a> <font color="#ff0000"><strong>Chris Salyer, Richard and Mary Geren and Meg Salyer were at the progressive dinner for Mount St. Mary High School. (Photo by David Faytinger)</strong></font> <font color="#ff0000"><strong> </strong></font><em><strong>HOUSE PARTIES…</strong></em>Three neighbor couples hosted a progressive dinner to benefit Mount St. Mary High School. <strong>Manda and Mark Ruffin</strong> bought the auction item a couple of months ago and brought eight guests to the party. Hosts were <strong>Patti and Mark Mellow, Meg and Chris Salyer and Lori and Ty Tyler.</strong><strong> Kurt Fleischfresser</strong> of the Coach House cooked the food, including Beef Wellington.The Mellows served hors d’oeuvres, the Salyers had the main course and the Tylers were hosts for dessert. At the Salyers home vases held tropical flowers and the guests took the arrangements home as party favors.<a href="http://newsok.com/audio/1442"></a> <a href="http://newsok.com/audio/1442">Parties Extra! Podcast: Meg Salyer, President of Accel Financia</a><img src="http://static.newsok.biz/sites/newsok/images/icons/icon_audio_dk_clear.gif" border="0" /> <font color="#008000"><a href="http://www.newsok.com/photo/gallery/?gallery_id=3224">Click here for Parties Extra! photo galleries</a></font>