These pictures progress from top to bottom
 There
were 50 at coffee this morning. We had a vote on summer hours for
the coffee hour. The results were: 8 o'clock coffee = 30, 9
o'clock coffee = 13. We will then continue with the 8 o'clock coffee
hour. |
 Gene
Mathes is acting president during the summer until the president or
vice-president return. |
 There
were 45 at the annual Memorial Day Potluck tonight. |
 Queen
Anlee and King Gene were greeters tonight. |
 Hostess
Anne Hubert welcomed the crowd and led in the pledge to the flag. |
 Jimmy
Johnson provided the blessing for the food. |
As usual we had a great supply of food and every bit of it was good |
 Anlee
was modeling her new tiara at coffee this morning. There were 57 for
the first coffee with acting president Gene Mathes in charge. Next
Tuesday Gene will be taking a vote for adopting a summer coffee hour
of 9 am for June, July and August. If you are interested be sure to be
there for the vote. |
 We
had our first summer Pool Party this afternoon. The rainy weather
stopped our gathering around the pool but we still had our meal. |
 Here
is Anlee and Jan cooking their food on the grills. By this time the
rain had stopped and the sun came out. |
 After
the great meal we all participated in a sing-a-long led by Gene. |
 Gene
also entertained us with a few solos. |
 There
were 55 at coffee this morning. |
 President
Mike Delany, right, passed the gavel to acting president Gene
Mathes, left, while he spends the summer at his northern home. |
 Gene
Mathes and his friend Fred Frank spent the morning riding their bikes
the full length of the Legacy Trail and more, a total of 22 miles. |
 The
southern end of the trail is at this bridge over Donna Bay in Venice.
The bridge will be replaced when funding is available. |
 Here
is a small section of the track that was left when the trail was
built. |
 This
railroad bridge, built in 1911, was preserved so all could see the
trestle bridge construction which was used then. |
 There
were ten of us at the pool today. The weather has been great for
going to the pool. It seems like every day there are a few less. |
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These three men became good friends on their trip to the Holy Land in March. They are Bill Dunham, Ralph Robinson and Gene Mathes. When they returned to Sarasota they decided to have lunch together a couple of times a month. |
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Their last lunch was at Hooters but Ralph didn't show up. Gene sent him an email saying how broken up they were that he didn't make it and enclosed this picture to show him how sad they were. Ralph never answered the email. |
 On
April 29 Doreen Gibbons caught this three foot, 18 pound hammerhead
shark at Turtle Beach. It took about 15 minutes to land. She was
using a light spinning rod with a live shrimp for bait. About 20
people gathered around, all very excited. The hook was removed and
the shark was released unharmed. |
 There
were 64 at the pancake breakfast this morning. |
 The
great kitchen crew consisted of Ada Murphy, Ed Schattschneider, Ward
Young, Charlie Parkes, Joan Kapp, Marti Gauthier, Audrey Young and
Grace Sherry. |
 Bob
Gorden was proud to have his three visiting daughters Debbie, Cindy
and Linda all join him at the pancake breakfast this morning. |