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July 2006 IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 3
Emmet’s opens new restaurant in Oswego
Emmet’s Ale House, featuring
upscale casual American Cuisine
and handcrafted beer has opened in
Oswego, IL. The new location at 123
Washington Street (Hwy 34) is in
downtown Oswego at the Rt. 34 bridge
over the Fox River.
The warm and inviting restaurant
welcomes guests with dark millwork,
soothing colors on the walls and large
black and white photographs of people
enjoying beer and each other’s company
in scenes from England, Ireland and
Germany. The antique-replicated bar
says “come over and sit with me for
a drink”. Emmett’s Ale House has a
comfortable main dining room with
large windows and a handsome stone
fi replace, a spacious bar area and pub
dining room, and a third dining room
with a fi replace, adjacent to the main
dining room, with French doors that
can be closed to accommodate private
parties up to fi fty guests, or can be used
for general dining.
Just off the pub dining room there is
an outside dining area across the front
of the building, facing the Fox River.
The outside patio is the only place
smoking is permitted in this smoke-free
restaurant.
Irish Independence Movie wins top
Cannes Award
British director Ken Loach’s movie
“The Wind That Shakes the Barley,”
a saga set amid Ireland’s struggle for
independence in the early 1920s, won
top honors today in a unanimous vote at
the Cannes Film Festival. It was the fi rst
time veteran fi lmmaker Loach won the
main prize after seven earlier entries
in the main competition at the world’s
most prestigious fi lm festival.
“The Wind That Shakes the Barley”
stars Cillian Murphy as an Irish
Mike Burns, General Manager of the
new restaurant said, “we are delighted
to be part of this fast growing Oswego
community. I am most impressed with
the warm reception we have received
from people in town”.
Emmett’s menu includes fresh seafood,
pork chops, steaks, lamb chops,
several appetizers including Emmett’s
well-known artichoke and spinach
dip, sandwiches, burgers and salads.
All items are prepared from scratch on
site by Emmett’s chefs and are certain
to appeal to many tastes.
Outstanding handcrafted beer brewed
by Emmett’s Brewmasters at Emmett’s
two breweries is well known in Chicagoland
and beyond, as some of the fi nest
beer available. From the Victory Pale
Ale, to a mouth watering Amber Ale,
to the ever-popular Emmett’s Oatmeal
Stout, each beer is unique and noteworthy.
Many of Emmett’s beers have been
awarded medals in national and international
competition. At any given time
you will be able to fi nd three or four
of Emmett’s many beer styles on tap in
Oswego, along with several carefully
selected imported and domestic beers.
Brewmaster Ryan Clooney, a man passionate
about the beers he brews, says
medical student who takes up arms
against a reign of terror by the Black
and Tans, British troops sent in to
quell calls for independence.
Loach, who previously won the
third-place prize at Cannes with a
1990 movie about British collusion in
Northern Ireland, “Hidden Agenda”,
and 1993’s “Raining Stones,” said he
hoped the fi lm would be a small step
encouraging the British to “confront
their imperial history. And maybe, if we
tell the truth about the past, maybe we
tell the truth about the present.”
“I’m excited about now being able to
provide our refreshing brews to our
friends in southwest Chicagoland”.
The Burns Family, owner and operator
of Emmett’s Ale House, operates other
Emmett’s restaurants in downtown West
Dundee (847-426-4500) and downtown
Downer’s Grove (630-434-8500)
Emmett’s Ale House is located at
123 Washington Street (Hwy 34) at
the Fox River Bridge in downtown
Oswego (630-383-2020). Serving lunch
and dinner seven days a week starting
at 11:30am.
Mark and Sharon Donahue, recently
celebrated their 25~ Wedding
Anniversary at Nativity Church on
Chicago’s southwest side.
Donahue has been a Chicago Police
Offi cer since 1977, serving twenty years
as patrolman and Field Training Offi cer
on the City’s south side. Mark was
promoted in 1996 to Youth Offi cer and
in 1998 he became a Detective.
Donahue served as President of the
Illinois State Lodge from 1998 to 2002.
In April of 2002 Mark was elected
President of the FOP Chicago Lodge #7
which is the largest police organization
the country.. Mark and Sharon are the
proud parents of three children.
Heart transplant fund-raiser July 21
Last year, Patricia
O’Mara, of the Ascension
parish (Oak Park)
O’Mara family, suffered
a near-fatal heart
attack while working
as a teacher at Oswego
High School. While
she survived the initial
heart attack, her heart
was so severely damaged
that her functioning
has deteriorated dramatically,
especially the past few months. At this
point, her heart is operating at 15% of
normal rate, which simply will not allow
her to survive much longer. To this end,
she is on the heart transplant list at the
University of Chicago Hospitals, and
hopes to receive a donor heart soon.
Patty and her husband Brian, together
with her three children, PJ, Kelly and
Connor, are hopeful that this transplant
will finally bring some normalcy into
their chaotic, stressful lives. One of the
Gilchrist launches big billboard
project against McCain-Kennedy
First to be placed in Arizona
Minuteman Project Founder Jim
Gilchrist has announced a nationwide
billboard campaign to bring
attention to illegal immigration and
send a message that the American
people are sick and tired of subsidizing
the education, healthcare, and
welfare of illegal aliens.
The “Minuteman Billboard Project”
will be national in scope and will
be targeted state-by-state, starting
with members of the U.S. Senate
who have expressed their support for
amnesty for illegal aliens.
The fi rst state to be targeted is Arizona,
home of Senator John McCain.
huge stresses has been
the mounting fi nancial
burden of countless
tests and procedures
necessary throughout
this ordeal. The
O’Mara siblings (Patty
is one of eight children,
all Ascension alumni)
have decided to hold
a fundraiser at Molly
Malone’s on Friday,
July 21st at 7:30PM. The fundraiser donation
of $50 includes a full dinner, open bar
and raffl e chances. The fundraiser could
not have been possible without the generosity
of parishioners Molly and Mike
Riley, owners of Molly Malone’s.
If you would like to be invited to
the fundraiser, please see Kevin or
Sharon O’Mara or call them at 848-
6871. If you would instead like to
make a donation, please go to: www.
aheartforpatty.com and click on the
“donate” button.
Senator McCain was joined by Senator
Ted Kennedy as one of the main sponsors
of the amnesty proposal found in
U.S. Senate Bill 2611.
“Senator McCain has been one
of the most outspoken supporters of
amnesty for illegal aliens,” commented
Minuteman Project Founder Jim Gilchrist.
“It is time we sent a message
to McCain and any other senator who
decides to ignore the overwhelming
majority of Americans: We will not sit
by and watch you sell out our country.
There will be a price to pay when you
run for reelection or higher offi ce.”
Contact Tim Bueler (530) 401-3285
or www.minutemanproject.com