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25th ANNUAL
OBON FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2013
11 AM — 4 PM
CIMARRON MEMORIAL
HIGH SCHOOL
Namu Amida Butsu Calligraphy by Rev. Zuiken Saizo Inagaki
Craig T. Nakamura, M.D. Pediatric Pulmonologist
Board Certified
Ryan Yoshikawa, A.P.N Nurse Practitioner
A HEARTY WELCOME
We thank you for participating in our 25th Annual Obon Festival. It is the joyful season to remember all departed relatives and friends by dancing to our heart’s delight. In this way, we connect with our cultural and religious heritage.
So ease your minds and enjoy the performances, food, drinks, crafts, and displays that the Sangha members and friends have prepared for this special occasion.
Our appreciation goes to the various sponsors who have joined the festivities with their most generous contributions. With Gassho, Dale Ito, Obon Chair Stan Isa, President Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha
Stan Isa Dale Ito
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Special thanks to Gerald Morita and Hoops for
Friends, Inc. (a non-profit corporation) for their
continued generosity & support of our Las Vegas
Buddhist Sangha Obon Festival.
Hoops for Friends is conducting its 21st Annual
Las Vegas Invitational Basketball Tournament
for Asian Americans on September 6 & 7.
For information on how you can support or participate in the tour-
nament, visit their website at www.lvihoops.org or contact Gerald at:
Gerald Morita
3479 Motor Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90034
2013 SANGHA OFFICERS
Stan Isa, President
Jim Kurashige, First Vice President
Harriet Huber, Second Vice President
Sharleen Aoki, Secretary
Pati Lira, Treasurer
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Eileen Castle Sandi Hiyane
Dr. David Hopper John Kosora
Dennis Nakata Margaret Nakata
Jon Ogata Ellie Oshiro
Alan Takemoto Michael Tanaka
Kyle Watanabe Patty Yamano
Dale Ito, Past President
MAILING ADDRESS:
LAS VEGAS BUDDHIST SANGHA
8301 Slate Harbor Circle
Las Vegas, NV 89128
(702) 228-3071
The Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha would like to thank all
participants and volunteers for their generous
donations and assistance. For many years, OBON has
served to bring together all of us in friendship,
remembrance, and gratitude. May we put our hands
together in gassho and remember our deceased family
members and the sacrifices they made to help us
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Congratulations to the
members of the Las Vegas
Buddhist Sangha on their 25th
Anniversary Obon Festival!
The objective of the Las Vegas Japanese Culture Club is to promote
the appreciation of Japanese cultural convention and to foster har-
monious personal inter-relationships of members and with asso-
ciated cultural groups.
Come celebrate our heritage/culture of song and dance
Now enrolling new members for our Karaoke and Odori groups.
Please contact us at:
Please visit our website at: lasvegasjcc.com
* * * ITEMS for SALE* * *
RAFFLE TICKETS
1 for $3.00 2 for $5.00 4 for $10.00
Booklet of 10 for $25.00
CULTURAL CRAFT ITEMS
Handmade by the Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha
Craft Group
Custom designed jackets, embroidered vests, aprons,
T-Shirts, hand towels, stationery, refrigerator magnets,
jewelry pouches, book marks, tissue holders, pen holders,
doggie bag holders, ornamental kimono pins, fan-shaped
sachets, knitted clothes hangers.
A LA CARTE ENTREES
Inari Sushi Makizushi Spam Musubi
A VARIETY OF AMERICAN
AND JAPANESE DESSERTS
SNOW CONES
KINTOKI
(sweet red beans on shaved ice)
Soft Drinks Bottled Water
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The Las Vegas Japanese American Citizens League
congratulates the Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha on the occasion of their
25th
Annual Obon Festival and invites all participants to join us in
improving civil rights & diversity, and honoring cultural values.
Our yearly dues are only $20, which includes a newsletter and many social and cultural events.
For information, please call our president, Delwayne Arakaki, at (702) 453-1822, or visit our website at www.lvjacl.org.
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Lunch Mon-Thu: 11:30 - 2:30 Fri-Sat-Sun: 11:30 - 3:00 Dinner Mon-Sun: 5:30 - 9:30
Co-Chairmen & Supplies: Dale Ito/Stan Isa Jim Kurashige Raffle Prizes: Wayne Tanaka Golf Tournament Paul Sakamoto Bento Ticket Printing: Joanne Ruyle Raffle/Bento Sales: June Maruyama Program Ads: Mitch Dukes/Katherine Yoshikawa MC: Wayne Tanaka Odori Program: Ann Mikami Inari-zushi: Chizuyo Reynierse Norimaki sushi: Harriet Huber Chirashi: Alice Branton Spam Musubi: Sandi Hiyane/J. Kosora Fry Panko Chicken: Sho Fukawa/Ken Akita Teriyaki Beef: Bill Muraoka Ben Nakagawa Rice Cooking: Delwayne Arakaki Shave Ice: Jim Kurashige Desserts: Tomico Honda Kumiko Kashiwada Drinks: Alan Takemoto Bento Distribution: Rosan Ito Quality Control: Deborah Harlig Crafts Sales: Sally Hanagami Sueno Migaki Patty Yamano Jeanne Kanemitsu Booklet Layout: Roy Suzuki Correspondence: Sharleen Aoki Money Handlers: Pati Lira Mits Nakayama Cleanup: All Sangha members and volunteers
2013 OBON CHAIRPERSONS
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ROUND 2
1. Tanko Bushi
2. Asadoya Yunta
3. Kokomo Ondo
4. Mottainai (tenugui)
5. Tokyo Ondo
6. Gassho Ondo
2013 OBON FESTIVAL PROGRAM
11:00 A.M. CULTURAL CRAFTS SALE BEGINS
FOOD SALE & BENTO DISTRIBUTION
12:00 P.M. OPENING REMARKS : Wayne Tanaka, MC
INTRODUCTION OF VIPS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS
WELCOME: Stan Isa, President;
GASSHO: Rev. Marvin Harada, OCBC
CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION: Kim Pool, representing
Dina Titus, U.S. House of Representatives
12:30 P.M. KAMINARI TAIKO PERFORMANCE
NA HULA HALI’A ALOHA- Kawa No Nagare No You Ni
1:00 P.M. DANCES BEGIN
Las Vegas Dancers
Chudy Amazaki, Claude Bourbonniere, Reiko Coleman, Kathy Downen, Paulino Espinoza,
Rosita Field, Stan Fuke, Lira Hai-Kelly, Harry/Marcy Haime, Nami Ryo Hanayagi, Sally
Hanagami, Charlotte Higa, Susan Hirata, Gay Imamoto, Yoko Ishikawa, Lillian Iwamoto, Pat
Kaneshiro, Raymond Liu, Sharece Maikui, Aiko Mayeda, Jean Miyahira, Phyllis Moniz,
Tsukiko Munemura, Gene Nakamura, Ricky Nishizuka, Kathleen Nojima, Benny Quison,
Danielle Sato, Satomi Sato, Mitsuko Shimotani, Tilda Silao, Christoforus/Itsuko Soeripno,
Grace Stalbaum, Caryl Suzuki, Yuko Takagi, Noriko Takahashi, Kazuko Underhill, Sadako
Wanless, Myrna Wieczorek, Mitsuoki/Yuko Yamada.
Instructor: Ann Mikami Music: Richard Mikami Sound System: Allen Amazaki
ROUND 1
1. Bon Odori Uta
2. Tohoku Ondo
3. Kawasaki Gujo Odori
4. Kyo Mo Egao de Konnichiwa
5. Tokyo Bon Uta (uchiwa)
6. Akachan Ondo (kachi-kachi)
INTERMISSION: NA HULA HALI’A ALOHA - Nan Goku No Yoru
Tsukiko – Las Vegas Ondo (Sangha and audience)
3:00 P.M. RAFFLE DRAWING (need not be present to win)
3:30 P.M. CLOSING REMARKS: Wayne Tanaka 17
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2013 LAS VEGAS BUDDHIST SANGHA MEMBERS*
Jim & Frances Akamine
Kenneth & Gladys Akita Minoru & Sharleen Aoki Emiko & Hiroaki Aoki Noboru & Ann Aoyagi
Delwayne & Cathy Arakaki Alice Branton Eileen Castle
Dennis & Brenda Creed Thomas & Lynn DeMann
Nam'e Dukes Shioji Fukawa
Hana Fukumoto Mabel Fukumoto
Adam & Akiko Graves Clara Hamasaki Sally Hanagami
Deborah & Arthur Harlig Kiyoshi & Kuniko Hasegawa
Richard & Carolyn Higa Sandi Hiyane Tomico Honda David Hopper
James & Harriet Huber Mel & Betty Igawa
June Ikeda Stan & Nancy Isa Dale & Rosan Ito Rosie Kakuuchi Sadie Kasamoto
Kumiko Kashiwada Albert & Georgiana Kobayashi
Helen S. Koga Dan & Katie Kosora
John Kosora Wayne & Myrna Kozai
James & Gay Kurashige Pati Lira
Henry & June Maruyama Tom & Yuri Masuda
Ron & Kanyarat Matsuda Darrel & Julie Matsuyama
Sueno Migaki Jimi & Barbara Mitsunaga
Daniel Miyake Tom & Aiko Miyamoto
Frances Miyasato Ms. Florence Mizuki
Ben & Karen Mizusaki
Clifford & Cathy Moses Bill & Nan Muraoka
Ben & Marilyn Nakagawa Joyce Nakagawa
Aiko Nakao Margaret & Dennis Nakata
Kumiko Nakata Mitsuyoshi Nakayama Steve & Myrtle Noguchi
Jon Ogata Takako Ogata Ellie Oshiro
Henry & Mary Ozaki Bob & Chizujo Reynierse
Bill & Janet Sakahara Paul & Alice Sakamoto
Lily Sakemi Jason & Marlo Sando
Muriel Scrivner Jim & Eleanor Shibata Kazuo & Edna Shiotani Ron and May Soeda
Aileen Sung & Brent Sumida Mike & Becky Suyeyasu
Roy & Caryl Suzuki Alan & Oratai Takemoto Michael & Sharan Tanaka Wayne & Sadie Tanaka
June Tateishi Arthur & Haru Toimoto
Fred & Caroline Tomiyoshi Agnes Tsuchiyama
Yoshie Tsuma Flora M. Tsuma Sadako Wanless
Kyle & Kimberly Watanabe Scott & Tami Watanabe
Grace Wertz Tom & Myrna Wieczorek
Masaichi Yamada Fred & Patty Yamano
Tom & Sumi Yanagihara Stan & Arlene Yokoyama
Katherine & Ryan Yoshikawa Shirley Yoshioka
*We apologize in advance for any omissions.
Please call the Sangha with your corrections.
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At the end of the day, what
truly matters in your life?
Attend our Services! Become a Member!
The Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha invites you to attend our
services; and, if you are a Las Vegas resident, we hope you will
consider joining our group.
We have services at the Las Vegas Activity Center, 1401 South
Arville Street, Suite L, Las Vegas, NV 89102 on the second
Sunday of each month at 10:00 A.M. School age children are
encouraged to attend our Dharma Class.
Each month, we have a different visiting minister, who is
assigned by Reverend Marvin Harada, Executive Assistant to
Bishop Umezu.
Yearly dues are only $20 per family. For more information,
please call Dale Ito at 869-0557, write us at 3536 N. Connell St.,
Las Vegas, NV 89129, E-mail: [email protected],
or our web site: www.lasvegasbuddhist.org.
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Best Wishes to the
Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha
Thank you for your support
Throughout this past year!
The Isa Family
Nancy, Stan, Helen, Cristal & Brianne