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PHOTO GALLERY : Gulf and Bay Luau


  • By Yaryna Klimchak
  • | 5:00 a.m. March 10, 2013
  • Siesta Key
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PHOTO GALLERY : Gulf and Bay Luau
Residents paid attention to detail and decorated the pool with floating lily pad candles.
Residents paid attention to detail and decorated the pool with floating lily pad candles.
Katie Klinger and Marsha Tucker
Katie Klinger and Marsha Tucker
Judy Sauertieg and Shirley Katz
Judy Sauertieg and Shirley Katz
John Miller has lived at Gulf and Bay since 1980 and Mike May has lived there since 1982.
John Miller has lived at Gulf and Bay since 1980 and Mike May has lived there since 1982.
John and Joan McFarlane with Michele and JP Suys.
John and Joan McFarlane with Michele and JP Suys.
Hula dancer Bonnie Brown dazzled the crowd with her movements.
Hula dancer Bonnie Brown dazzled the crowd with her movements.
Residents enjoyed the decorative food art.
Residents enjoyed the decorative food art.
Residents enjoyed a dinner from Captain Curts, which included roast pig.
Residents enjoyed a dinner from Captain Curts, which included roast pig.
Fire dancers entertained the residents.
Fire dancers entertained the residents.
Dr. Marguerite Barnett entertains the crowd.
Dr. Marguerite Barnett entertains the crowd.
Bobbi Nieds, RitaS hand and Judy Clark
Bobbi Nieds, RitaS hand and Judy Clark
Bonnie and Richard Landis.
Bonnie and Richard Landis.
Carol Juredine, Barbara Wookey, Kathy Holdren, Judy Dotter, Susan House and Virginia Trueman
Carol Juredine, Barbara Wookey, Kathy Holdren, Judy Dotter, Susan House and Virginia Trueman
Carolyn Pruyne, Doris Perrotti, Larry North, Ned and Susan Phipps, Renate and John Winter.
Carolyn Pruyne, Doris Perrotti, Larry North, Ned and Susan Phipps, Renate and John Winter.
Dale and Michele Perleman, Lee Silverman, Joe and Andrea Abraham, Judy Silverman and Carol and Bill Branscomb
Dale and Michele Perleman, Lee Silverman, Joe and Andrea Abraham, Judy Silverman and Carol and Bill Branscomb
Dave and Mary Grohne with Paul and Patty Schroeder
Dave and Mary Grohne with Paul and Patty Schroeder
Captain Curts provided the roast pig.
Captain Curts provided the roast pig.
Vern Johnson and Dee Gray helped orchestrate the party.
Vern Johnson and Dee Gray helped orchestrate the party.
Vern Johnson, Debi Johnson, Brad Stewart, David Siebenburgen and Marc Anthony
Vern Johnson, Debi Johnson, Brad Stewart, David Siebenburgen and Marc Anthony

 

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