History of Krewe Babalu.

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1 K R E W E B A B A L U G A L V E S T O N, T E X A S I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : From the President 1 Just for Fun 2 V O L U M E 1 3 I S S U E 1 7 F E B R U A R Y Krewe News 2 Epiphany Party 3 Babalu Ball 4 Balcony Parties 5 Membership Form 6 Board Members Schedule & Prices! Epiphany Party Saturday, January 10th Ball Saturday Jan. 31st 7 Hello Krewe, Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. It s already almost Christmas and then it will be Mardi Gras Season! What we wait and work for all year long. I would like to thank everyone who showed up for our Krewe Christmas party and for the awesome amount of donations we received for the children. Just seeing everyone together, for a great cause was a great feeling. We appreciated your generosity and we will post pictures when we get them. We have a busy season with a lot of fun ahead of us. Our Epiphany Party is scheduled for Saturday, January 10th from 6-10pm. This is one of the best parties of our Mardi Gras season, open to the public and only $20 per person! Our annual Krewe Babalu Ball is set for January 31st and again will be held at the beautiful, historic Tremont Hotel. We will be celebrating the beautiful history of Galveston Island and some of it s famous landmarks such as the Balinese Room. Ginger is our Ball Chair and I m sure this will be one of our most nicest balls yet. Tickets are on sale now and are $25 (registration fee) for members and $125 for non members. Next Meeting: Tues, Jan. 6th Our 2013 King Baba & Queen Lu Kevin Croft & Sandra Resendez See the flyer on page 4. This is always a great Mardi Gras event and all members should definitely not miss it. We have renegotiated and blocked 20 more rooms for the night of the ball, so call the Tremont Hotel, ask for In-House reservations and the Krewe Babalu rate of $179. After the ball, Mardi Gras will be in full swing with parades and parties. We hope that all of our members, old and new, will get involved and help make this a successful and fun season for all of us. We need help selling tickets for our balcony parties (info on page 5) and our float rides. If you would like to help sell Balcony Party tickets, contact Gladden Walters at gladdenwalters@gmail.com. Our parade prices will stay the same as last year. I hope to see you all at our next meeting on Tuesday Jan, 6th and then at our Krewe Epiphany Party on Saturday, January 10th at 6pm, I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Christmas holiday and New Year! Your President, Jason Honeycutt Den Party Friday, February 6th Gambrinus Parade Saturday, February 7th Babalu All Krewe Parade Friday, Feb. 13th History of Krewe Babalu. Krewe Babalu of Galveston was founded in 1995 by Guy Taylor. The purpose of our organizations is to promote Mardi Gras festivities on Galveston Island and to promote civic and social activities within the organization and the city of Galveston. We are a Texas Non-Profit organization and on November 16th, 1999, we received our certificate of incorporation and became officially known as Krewe Babalu, Inc. We are a member of the Galveston Chamber of Commerce. From a very small membership with big dreams, we have grown into the best and most fun Krewe in Galveston today. Our scheduled events include Epiphany, with the crowning of the Royal Court and the start of the Carnival season, a Den party, the Krewe Babalu All Krewe Parade, Halloween party, Christmas party, Bowl-A-Thon, a Bar Crawl and of course, Mardi Gras with all the parades and parties, including Fat Tuesday! Each year is new and exciting and you don t want to miss a minute of it!

2 Sausage Cheese Biscuits 4 Cups Shredded Hash Browns, thawed 4 Tbsp. Butter, melted 1 teas. Salt 1 teas. Pepper 8 Eggs 1 ½ Cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese 1 Cup Sausage, cooked and crumbled Pg 2 Preheat oven to 400. In a large bowl combine the Hash browns, Butter, Salt and Pepper. Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray. Fill the cups about ¾ of the way full with the Hash browns. Press with your fingers to mold the Hash browns to the cups all the way to the top. Don t worry if they stick out a little. Try to make the sides the same thickness all the way around for even cooking. Make sure there are Hash browns on the bottom of the cup. Bake minutes, or until they are starting to brown. Let cool slightly. Reduce oven to 350. Take half of the Shredded Cheese and sprinkle in the bottom of the cups. Repeat with half of the Sausage Crumble. Whisk the eggs together and fill the cups until almost full. Top with the second half of Cheese and Sausage. Bake until eggs are set, minutes. To Freeze: Let cool and place on cookie sheet in freezer. After two hours, place them in a ziploc gallon bag until you're ready to enjoy. Microwave for a few minutes before serving for breakfast! WHITE CHRISTMAS DREAM (1 glass) 1 oz. amaretto 1 oz. cream 1 oz. vodka Rim with Christmas sprinkles and add nutmeg to garnish Our next meeting will be Tuesday, January 6th, 2014 at the Buckshot Saloon We have more rooms blocked for the Tremont Hotel on Ball night! Call today and reserve yours at (409) , ask for In-House Reservations and tell them you are booking under the Krewe Babalu Ball rate of $179. If you would like to donate an item or basket for the Raffle Drawing/Door prizes for our upcoming Epiphany Party, please bring it with you and give it to one of the BOD members or volunteers at the party. Ginger Kieckbusch at kngingalv@aol.com and let her know the monetary amount of any donation you bring so you can receive your points.

3 Pg 3 Saturday, January 10th, PM-10PM Gladden & Michelle Walters House 4201 East Bayside Way Jamaica Beach (281) $20 per person (members & non members) Cash or Check ONLY at the door Open Bar and delicious food provided! Raffles, Door Prizes & Music! Meet our 2015 Royal Court and watch the King Cake Celebration where we will crown our 2015 Mardi Gras King & Queen! Bring your cash or checkbook and be ready to purchase your 2015 Krewe Babalu Mardi Gras events! For a map, Terri at islandgirl1019@yahoo.com

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5 Pg 5 Friday, February 13th All Krewe Night $45/Member $60/Non Member 5pm-Midnight Includes: Entrance to the Strand, Sandwiches, Music and a Cash Bar Saturday, February 14th Momus Night $75/Member $90/Non Member Noon-Midnight Includes: Entrance to the Strand, Sandwiches, Music, and a Cash Bar Our balcony parties are held in the Dargon- Tobyn building, on the corner of 23rd and Strand (Above Gracie s Gifts) Entrance will be in the front of the building. We will have beads available for purchase. For tickets or more information, contact Gladden Walters at gladdenwalters@gmail.com or call (281) To purchase tickets by mail, please send names of guest attending, date of balcony party and a check for the amount, made payable to Krewe Babalu and mail to the address below. Krewe Babalu 9246 Jamaica Beach Galveston, Texas 77554

6 Pg 6 Name: How To Join! There are many ways to join Krewe Babalu! Simply complete this membership application and give it to any member or come visit us at our monthly meetings held on the 1st Tuesday of every month in Galveston or you can also print this application on our website at and contact any board member for help! Membership Application Applicant Information Date of birth: Phone: Current address: City: State: ZIP Code: Work Personal $150/person Includes Ball ticket ($125 value) Payment Method: Cash Check & Number: (ck# ) Emergency Contact (optional)*** Name of a relative not residing with you: Address: Phone: City: State: ZIP Code: Relationship: Name: Spouse Information if joint membership Date of birth: Signature of applicant: Work Personal Signatures Phone: Date: Signature of spouse (only if for a joint membership): Date: Recruited by:

7 Pg 7 President: Jason Honeycutt jasonhoneycutt66@yahoo.com (281) Vice President: Ginger Kieckbusch kngingalv@aol.com (409) Secretary: Terri Honeycutt islandgirl1019@yahoo.com (281) Treasurer: Kathy Fisk Msnumbers@aol.com (281) Parliamentarian: Jeff Carman jdc515@earthlink.net Ambassador: David Thompson dpawpaw59@sbcglobal.net (409) Parade Captain: Curtis Klosowsky cklosf4@sbcglobal.net (713) Member At Large: Connie Thompson dpawpaw59@sbcglobal.net (409) Krewe Meeting Tuesday, January 6 Epiphany Party $20/person 6-10PM Saturday, January 10 Babalu Ball $25/members $125/non-members Saturday, January 31 Den Party TBA Friday, February 6 Gambrinus Parade $140/members $180/non-members Saturday, February 7 All Krewe Balcony Party $50/members $60/non-members Friday, February 13 All Krewe Parade $80/members $110/non-members Friday February 13 Momus Balcony Party $80/members $90/non-members Saturday, February 14 Momus Parade $140/members $205/non-members Saturday, February 14 Fat Tuesday Celebration TBA Tuesday, February 17 Fat Tuesday Parade $80/members $110/non-members Tuesday, February 17 For more information on Balcony Parties, please contact Gladden at gladdenwalters@gmail.com. For parade float rides, please contact Sandra Resendez for location and times at resendez88@hotmail.com Additional events and information may be added, notifications will be sent out to Krewe members. We meet on the first Tuesday of each month. Bring your friends! Check our website for updates! Member At Large: Tammy Goodwin (409) Tammy.I.Goodwin@gmail.com Member At Large: Sandra Resendez (409) resendez88@hotmail.com Events Chair Gladden Walters gladdenwalters@gmail.com (281) Newsletter Editor: Terri Honeycutt islandgirl1019@yahoo.com