MINERAL POINT - Members and friends of the Southwest Wisconsin Cornish Society will meet March 8 at the historic Walker House, 1 Water St., to honor St. Piran.
A pasty luncheon with all the trimmings will be served at 12:30 p.m. Prepaid reservations are required by Friday. Cost is $15 per person, tax and tip included. Make checks payable to and send to Carolyn Meuer, 1104 Georgene St., Dodgeville, WI 53533.
Following lunch, the winners of the Mary E. Benson Scholarship Contest will present their winning entries. First place winner is Nettie Potter, daughter of Robert and Lynette Potter. Irlyn King, daughter of Tracy Butson, placed second. Glen Ridnour and Matt Nevers will tell of the Mineral Point-Redruth, Cornwall Student Exchange program which is in its 16th year, and how it benefits students and communities on both sides of the ocean.
Each year, on or about March 5, Cornish folk the world over gather in groups large and small to honor the memory of St. Piran, the Patron Saint of Tinners.
The event is open to the public.
A pasty luncheon with all the trimmings will be served at 12:30 p.m. Prepaid reservations are required by Friday. Cost is $15 per person, tax and tip included. Make checks payable to and send to Carolyn Meuer, 1104 Georgene St., Dodgeville, WI 53533.
Following lunch, the winners of the Mary E. Benson Scholarship Contest will present their winning entries. First place winner is Nettie Potter, daughter of Robert and Lynette Potter. Irlyn King, daughter of Tracy Butson, placed second. Glen Ridnour and Matt Nevers will tell of the Mineral Point-Redruth, Cornwall Student Exchange program which is in its 16th year, and how it benefits students and communities on both sides of the ocean.
Each year, on or about March 5, Cornish folk the world over gather in groups large and small to honor the memory of St. Piran, the Patron Saint of Tinners.
The event is open to the public.
