There
were 83 at coffee this morning.
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There
were 83 at coffee this morning.
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 After
coffee we had a speaker, Marti Easter, from the Better Hearing Program speak
to our residents concerning hearing loss. |
 A
hearing specialist Karen Brayer was also there to answer questions about
hearing loss. |
Here are some of the sand sculptures that were in the contest at Siesta Key Beach today.
This is a nice scene from the concession stand looking toward the beach.
In
case you haven't been around for awhile, you might be interested in seeing the
state of the Mobile station next door to Orange Acres. It is being renovated
completely. Demolition is still taking place.
There
were 54 at coffee this morning. A lot less than expected.
Wednesday Night Bingo is drawing to a close but there are still quite a few participants. Two more bingos left for this season.
A
lot of people are not aware of the beautiful park at Lido Key. There are picnic
tables, lots of wild life and a delightful view. Directions are to drive past
Lido Key beach area going south to the end of the road. It's that easy.
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Over a dozen Orange Acres residents went to Tampa with Ship & Shore today. Most are shown here with Elda at Jackson's Resturant, where we ate lunch. |
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We then went to see "My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish And I'm In Therapy", starring Steve Solomon, at the Tampa Performing Arts Center. It was very funny. |
There
were 55 at coffee this morning.
A
leak has been found in the pool water system today. Greg Hostetler is shown here
looking for the exact cause of the leak so it can be fixed. The pool we be
closed when necessary as the work progresses.
Tony
Zarrillo now has his own pineapple plantation at 101 Loren Drive. He has ten
plants doing real well.
 A
memorial service for Ray Bowman was held at the hall today. Here, two of
Rays and Gladys' children Kathrine Kelley and William Bowman talked about
their dad. |
 Phyllis
Johnson sang a solo accompianed by Gene Mathes on his Q-Chord. |
Chaplain
Jim Jaeger gave a fine talk to those assembled. Refreshments were enjoyed
afterwards. There were about 65 in attendance.
There
were 15 at the pool party this evening. We had fun in the pool and then shared a
great meal.
After
the meal Gene Mathes accompanied the sing-a-long with his Q-Chord.
 There
were 47 at coffee this morning.
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 Anne
Hubert gave a report on the memorial service held on Saturday and shared a
funny story with everyone. |
 Here
is the new sign at the entrance to the park. They completed it yesterday. |
 As
you can see, the Mobile station next door is still being worked on. It
appears that the demolition is complete and construction has begun. |
There were 40 at the pot luck tonight.
 Organizer,
Anne Hubert did a great job with tonight's potluck. |
 Gene
Mathes accompanied the group on his QChord in singing "God Bless America". |
About
half of the people stayed to watch the movie, "Legally Blonde".
There were 39 at coffee this morning and here is a picture of
the Hurricane Contact Committee meeting in the Orange Acres office at 1pm. They
will be distributing information to the residents during the next two weeks
concerning hurricane preperation.