 There
were 119 at coffee this morning. A few of our residents ar eoff on a
cruise this week. |
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There
were 119 at coffee this morning. A few of our residents ar eoff on a
cruise this week. |
 Ramona
Armstrong filled in for Marty as the Sunshine Lady. Marty is one of
those on the cruise. |
 Jeff
Warrington spoke to us this morning about items such as exiting the
hall in case of a fire, Recent computer problems and new Orange Acres
Merchandise.. |
 Jeff
also told us about the increased number of handicapped parking spots
during special events. |
 You
may have noticed this key pad outside the front door. He informed us
that in the near future we will be able to use the hall after hours
with the use of this key pad by entering the proper code. |
 Our
normal bike ride to the Sarasota Square Mall was postponed from
yesterday to today because of the weather. Although being cool
today, these five made the trip. They are Phil Albarano, Becky
Ciraulo, Tom Studer, Gene Mathes and Jim Lessard. |
 There
were 116 at the February pot luck tonight. |
 Hostess
Mary Lou Lira welcomed those attending the meal. |
 Gene
Mathes led them in prayer. |
 After
the meal we were entertained by The Knappers. |
 There
were 121 at the coffee hour this morning. |
 Lois
Sensenbrenner introduced New home owner Ginny Newton. |
 Jean
Delaney and Lorraine Labonte were selling tickets to the February 21
Snowball Dance. |
 Charlie
Parkes was helping Grace Sherry sell tickets to the ladies luncheon. |
 Today
was the day all of the flea market items were collected from the
storage areas in the community. Many men were there to help
transport it. |
 Others
worked inside the clubhouse sorting and arranging the many items. |
 Six
Orange Acres residents, Ed & Pat Faust, Dick & Peggy Killinger and
Doreen & John Gibbons took part in affirming their wedding vows at
Siesta Key today. It took place at the beach. There were 402 couples
present. The ceremony was followed by champagne and cake and a
beautiful Siesta sunset. |
 We
had a great flea market today. Great crowd and lots of good sales. |
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Here is the commercial that was filmed on the Kathleen D sailing ship January 28. Marge Phelan, Joyce & Larry Mansfield and Gene Mathes were present for the filming. This is the resultant video being shown on WUSF TV. |
 There
were 128 at the coffee hour this morning. The reported flea market
income amounted to over $3900. Thanks went out to all who did such a
great job. |
 There
were 23 of us from Orange Acres that went to St. Petersburg by bus
with Ship & Shore today. We left from the clubhouse at 9:30 am and
returned about 4 pm. |
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 We
cruised on the beautiful authentic paddlewheel excursion boat the
Starlite Princess for a three hour luncheon,
entertainment & sightseeing cruise. |
 We
were entertained with a delightful show with Charlie Ho and a
dancer friend who took us to the islands through the traditional songs
and dances of Polynesia and Tahiti with a side of humor. |
 Gene
Mathes was, of course, enchanted by the beautiful dancing. |
 A
narration of the area around St. Petersburg Bay was given by the
captain as we cruised. |
 Three
good friends Joan, Lucille and Larraine enjoying the Snowball Dance
at the clubhouse tonight. |
 Larry
Williams did a great job as usual. |
 There
is always the time for the Electric Slide. |
 The
dance planners are shown here drawing for the door prizes. |
 There
were 19 at the beach party today at Siesta beach. Those that got there
early sat in the sun to get warm. |
 At
noon the grills were ready for the hot dogs and hamburgers. |
 A
good layout of food was enjoyed by everyone. |
 Also
lots of good fellowship. |
 Gene
Mathes led the group in a sing-a-long after the lunch. |
 |
 There
were 125 at coffee this morning. The donuts were free, compliments
of Harold Ryman and Lee Turner. Harold and Lee arranged for the
Shriners to present their program this morning. |
 Harold,
left, introduced Dale Labelle who presented a slide show on the
Shriners Hospitals for Children |
 The
slide show, put together and shown by Oscar Clotier, showed us all the
great services they provide for children under the age of 18 with
orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and
palate at no charge. |
 Jeff
Warrington presented Ramona Armstrong with a $500 check for a home
referral. |
 And
of course the pink flamingo had to upset the program with her ideas
on the "Birds of a Feather" program. |
 Jeff
showed us the many improvements made to the computer facilities in
the front of the room. |
 Many
prizes were given in a drawing by Jeff. The final winner, Gil
Forrler, got to cut the ribbon opening the revised computer
station. |
 The
Orange Acres ladies went to Sunnyside Village for the Ladies
Luncheon today. |
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 These
were residents of Sunnyside Village that performed for us, they were
really funny. |