2023 ORPCA Holiday Gala BY GARY FELDMANN | PHOTOS BY RICK PITTMAN, HEINZ HOLZAPFEL AND MONTE ALLEN
(Above) Portland Yacht Club sail boats decked out in festive lights. (Below) Peg Ryan, President, MC’d the event.
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t was a dark and stormy night
consisted of salads, an entree of Rib
in early December… well, dark
Eye, Chicken Marsala, or Salmon,
and not so stormy as it turned
and a dessert buffet with three
out, as over 100 attendees gathered
choices of treats. My salmon was
at the Portland Yacht Club to
delicious and I heard the other
celebrate the holidays. The boats in
entrees were as well.
the marina on the Columbia River
There were eight raffle prizes
were lit up festively and the event
awarded after dinner including
space was decorated in keeping
two bottles of Italian Red wine, a
with the season. It was soon filled
thoughtful basket curated by Carole
with 136 enthusiastic partygoers
Hedstrom with XO Reserve Rum, a
and the music from DJ Greg Pressler
Tiki Cocktail Book, Parrot Mug and
ranging from seasonal holiday music
Cocktail Umbrellas, two $50.00 gift
to Rolling Stones. The event space
cards to the Margarita Factory, four
was fabulous with an adjoining
Porsche Wine Glasses and a $25.00
room where people could go for a
coupon from Porsche Studio Factory,
quieter place to converse as well as
a 75th Anniversary Poster from
a great outdoor area overlooking
the Petersen Museum and a “My
the marina. The rain did stop at times
Porsche” License plate also from the
and many took the opportunity to
Petersen Museum – both provided by
stroll outside during the evening.
Heinz Holzapfel. Soon after the raffle
Guests were able to order libations
was complete, the dancing began
from two full bars including a special
on and off the dance floor. At times
cocktail for the occasion called a
there was hardly room to move!
Christmas Cranberry Mule which
Once again attendees were
seemed to be very popular. Dinner
encouraged to bring unwrapped
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