 There
were only two that took the bike ride to the mall today. They were
Bob LePosa and Gene Mathes. They are shown here eating in the food
court at the mall. The weather was perfect today for a bike ride. |
These pictures progress from top to bottom
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There
were only two that took the bike ride to the mall today. They were
Bob LePosa and Gene Mathes. They are shown here eating in the food
court at the mall. The weather was perfect today for a bike ride. |
 Outgoing
president Mike Delaney passed the gavel to our new president Linda
Burrows At the coffee hour this morning. There were 74 in
attendance. |
 Linda
introduced the vice president Ed Marian. |
 Mary
Ryman introduced new resident Lynda Berry who resides at 50 Jeffrey
Drive. |
 Mary
also introduced Phil & Elaine Albarano of 108 Loren Drive. |
 There
were 80 at the coffee hour this morning. |
 Our
new president Linda Burrows presented past president Mike Delaney
with a
gift certificate for his hard work and dedication for the past year. |
 Mary
Ryman introduced Jim and Linda Barrett who live at 100 Loren Drive. |
 Mary
also introduced Charlotte and Bob Booth of 152 Shelly Lane. |
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Veteran's Day |
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 The
residents and friends assembled for the parade which started
promptly at 11 am |
 There
were 15 golf carts with many marching on foot. |
 Dwight
Holden Welcomed the crowd of about 130 and led the pledge of
allegiance. |
 Betty
Delanois led the opening and closing prayers. |
 Mildred
Steinbaugh sang the National Anthem.4 |
 Chairman
Charlie Parkes introduced Bob Wiskeman as this year's parade
marshal. |
 The
speaker this year was Dick Stevenson, former pilot. |
 Joan
Kapp read the story of the origin of "Taps". |
 Taps
was played by Peter Minott. |
 Charlie
Parkes read the list of deceased residents that served in the military
while Dwight Holden rang the bell for each one. |
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After the ceremony at the gazebo we all assembled at the clubhouse for lunch. |
 These
are the winners of the golf cart decorating. From left are Joan Kapp
and Dave Burrows who tied for second place and Mary Lou Lira who won
first. |
 Interviews
and pictures were taken by Jamie Swartz, correspondent for the
Sarasota Herald Tribune. |
 Fallowing
the meal we were entertained by the fabulous voice of Stephen Ditchfield. |
 There
were about 35 at the fifties dance tonight at the clubhouse. |
 Gene
Mathes was the disk jockey playing mostly music from the 50's. |
 Those
attending learned some new dances like the merengue and the cha cha
slide. They also formed a conga line. Everyone had a good time. |
 There
were 89
at the coffee hour this morning. After coffee we had our flu shots. |
 Jeff
Warrington spoke this morning about the 10 surveillance cameras that
have been installed, the number of lounge chairs by the pool and
future after hours entry to the clubhouse. |
 Many
volunteers worked today preparing for the craft and hobby show.
There is a lot of Christmas items from the flea market. |
 Those
selling crafts also did their preparation. |
 We
had our big Craft and Hobby show today. Here is Tony Zarrillo at his
craft table before the opening. |
 The
craft tables were ready and waiting for the start. |
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 The
bake sale items were fantastic as was the lunch. |
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 The
Christmas tables sold lots of items. The craft tables did not do as
well. |
 We
had 85 at coffee this morning. |
 Ed
Marian Reported on the possibility of combined social and homeowner
boards. It was decided that the boards will remain separated as they
have been. |
 Following
coffee the business meeting was held for the purpose of presenting and
approving the 2008 - 2009 budget. |
 There
were 65 at the Thanksgiving dinner this afternoon. We enjoyed the
great turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Six dinners were
delivered to shut-ins in our community. Faye Spinney did an
outstanding job coordinating it all. |
