These pictures progress from top to bottom
There
were four fine gentlemen rode their bicycles to the Sarasota Square Mall on this
very beautiful day. They were, left to right, Tom Studer, Jim Lessard, Gene
Mathes and Ralph Bush. They are shown here enjoying a wonderful lunch together.
Ralph's wife Nancy met them for lunch and she is taking the picture.
There
were 123 residents at the coffee-hour this morning. Most people had returned
from the holidays and in spite of the increase over last week there was only one
donut left!! Good planning by the crew. Us Ohioans enjoyed the Buckeye music
which Anlee Welker played on the way to the podium. What a great football game.
GO BUCKS!
There
were about 131 attending the Men's Pot Luck tonight at 6 pm. The food was great
and the fellowship was wonderful.
 Tom
Myers did a fantastic job as the pot luck chairman. |
 Here
is Tom and his crew left to right front Larry Mansfield, Gene Rickels, Joe
Wagner and Bob Sherman. Back row, Mike Delaney, Tom Myers and Kent
Armstrong. |
 Nancy
Seibert did a great job of entertaining the crowd. |
 She
had good music and great jokes to keep us laughing. |
There
were 129 at coffee this morning. It is nice to see the crowd growing again.
 Mary
Ryman introduced Linda and Richard (not Dick) Chestnut who live at 201 Jason
Dr. |
 Here
are Joan Kapp and Mary Lessard selling tickets for the Midday Madness coming
up on January 23. |
The
speaker this morning was Mervin Kennell from "Suncoast Professional Fire
Fighters and Paramedics" to inform us of the need for more fire Stations in this
area.
There
were 28 neighbors and friends of Alice Vierus and Joan Kapp that helped them
celebrate their birthdays together at Turtles restaurant today.
 Here
are the Birthday ladies outside the restaurant.
|
 The
party was continues at the clubhouse with cake and ice cream and reading
their birthday cards. |
At the Fun Whist Party tonight, hosted by Hugh Spinney & Ralph Bush there were 68 players. Coffee by Jim Lessard and cookies from the OA Cookie Fairies. We gave out $68 in prizes including a $5 door prize won by Phyllis Haas.
The prizes for playing whist were as follows: Left
to right, Faye Spinney, Phil Moffitt $9 with scores of 110; Pauline
Yoder $4 with a score of 107; Ray Bergeron, Phyllis Haas $2 with scores of 106;
Charlie Parks $9 with a scores of 110; Jean Delaney $2 with a score of 106; Mary
Ryman (not shown) $7 with a score of 109. The grand winner was Lorraine Labonte
$13 with a score of 112.
 Five
brave souls took the bike ride from Orange Acres to Bayfront Park today.
They were Tom Studer, Ralph Bush, Ken Russell, Jim Lessard and Gene Mathes.
It was a perfect day for the twenty mile round trip. |
 They
had a great lunch at O'Reilly's Restaurant before returning. |
 They
enjoyed the entertainment at the outdoor tables while eating. |
 Before
starting back they got a good look at the beautiful and quite large
sculpture entitled "Unconditional Surrender". |
There
were 124 at coffee this morning.
 Larry
Williams provided the music for the Cedar Cove dance held at the Orange
Acres Clubhouse. Larry played the music we all liked. |
 The
dance floor was filled most of the time with dancers from Orange Acres,
Cedar Cove and Windward Isle. |
 Many
people participated in the line dancing too. |
 Charlie
Johnson from Cedar Cove also did some great songs on his instrument. |
 Liz
Bond from Orange Acres won the grand prize of brand new Stetson cowboy hat. |
 The
Orange Acres crowd. |
Today
was the first Mid-Day Madness at Orange Acres. It was a great success with 150
attending. A catered meal followed the entertainment.
 Dick
Vierus did a great job as the master of ceremonies. |
 Everyone
enjoyed Steve Jeffris with his great music and comedy. |
 Hugh
Spinney did a fantastic job of helping Steve with his sound effects. |
 There
were 128 attended the pancake breakfast this morning. |
 This
is the great pancakes and sausage. |
 Here
is the fantastic kitchen crew that made it all possible. Ila Meehan, Ed
Schattschneider, Tony Zarrillo, Bob Whiskeman Grace Sherry and Joan Kapp. |
 And
the coffee crew of Jerry Meehan and Roger Prunier. |
 There
were 13 Orange Acres residents took the bus trip to St. Petersburg to have
lunch on the Starlite Princess. |
 Here
are some of the Orange Acres people enjoying lunch. |
 They
were entertained by "The Roaring Twentys", a husband and wife team singing
songs from the 20,s and 30's. |
 There
were 19 at the Beach Party today. The day started out cool with rain but the
sun came out by lunchtime. |
 There
were enough leftover hotdogs for everyone. Don't they look good? |
149 residents enjoyed coffee, donuts and a
very informational meeting this morning.
 The
Homeowners annual meeting was held this morning. Shown here are members of
the Board, with the president, Wayne Steinbaugh. |
 Caroline
Turner introduced new residents Cindy and Bob Springer to the park. |
 Carol
White was selling tickets for the Icecream Social on February 14 at 6:30.
The cost is $2.50. |
 Ladies
Luncheon tickets were being sold by Lorraine Labonte and Joan Russell. The
price of the ticket - $18 - will cover a nice buffet and a fashion show.
February 8 is the date. |