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PHOTO GALLERY: Bird Key Yacht Club Murder Mystery Dinner


  • By Heather Merriman Saba
  • | 4:00 a.m. September 9, 2013
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PHOTO GALLERY: Bird Key Yacht Club Murder Mystery Dinner
Karin Jones, Ronni Minnig and Marnie Lawrence
Karin Jones, Ronni Minnig and Marnie Lawrence
Bruce Heckenberg, Pat Anderson and Lee Peakes
Bruce Heckenberg, Pat Anderson and Lee Peakes
Karen Gallagher and Linda Heckenberg with Duane and Judy Harms
Karen Gallagher and Linda Heckenberg with Duane and Judy Harms
Ed and Trudy Grump
Ed and Trudy Grump
Rona and Rick Charles
Rona and Rick Charles
Sally Kessler and Jean Glasser
Sally Kessler and Jean Glasser
Joyce and Vincent Wong, Rick and Jennifer Travino and Holly and Mayson Brooks
Joyce and Vincent Wong, Rick and Jennifer Travino and Holly and Mayson Brooks
Mike and Eileen Normile with Karen Cogbill
Mike and Eileen Normile with Karen Cogbill
Julie Tucker and Sarah Cortese with Valerie and Stuart Perkins
Julie Tucker and Sarah Cortese with Valerie and Stuart Perkins
Patty Schmitt, Francie Jones, Carole Christman, Lisa Kaeberes and Judy Stanford
Patty Schmitt, Francie Jones, Carole Christman, Lisa Kaeberes and Judy Stanford
John Lewis, Anna Davis, David Mitchell, Dr. Ed Hamilton and Susan Mitchell
John Lewis, Anna Davis, David Mitchell, Dr. Ed Hamilton and Susan Mitchell
Buck Fry, Jamo Powell and Bill Stanford
Buck Fry, Jamo Powell and Bill Stanford
Lew Lawrence, Kathleen Powell, Medora Fry and Bill Cogbill
Lew Lawrence, Kathleen Powell, Medora Fry and Bill Cogbill
The Bird Key Yacht Club dinning room was lined with crime scene tape at the Murder Mystery Dinner Saturday, Sept. 7.
The Bird Key Yacht Club dinning room was lined with crime scene tape at the Murder Mystery Dinner Saturday, Sept. 7.
The table centerpieces were decorated with mystery books at Bird Key Yacht Club’s Murder Mystery Dinner Saturday, Sept. 7.
The table centerpieces were decorated with mystery books at Bird Key Yacht Club’s Murder Mystery Dinner Saturday, Sept. 7.
Richard Goldwater and Bruce Myer
Richard Goldwater and Bruce Myer
Barbara and Tom Gardner with Alice Sample and Bruce Myer
Barbara and Tom Gardner with Alice Sample and Bruce Myer

 

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