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PHOTO GALLERY: Bird Key Yacht Club Labor Day Celebration


  • By Heather Merriman Saba
  • | 4:00 a.m. August 29, 2014
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PHOTO GALLERY: Bird Key Yacht Club Labor Day Celebration
Warren and Jean Lexton with Catherine and Arthur Armitage
Warren and Jean Lexton with Catherine and Arthur Armitage
Ann Smith, Cliff Parker and Pat Ihlenburg
Ann Smith, Cliff Parker and Pat Ihlenburg
Herb Jones with Jan and Commodore Lee Peakes
Herb Jones with Jan and Commodore Lee Peakes
Bob Hopkins, Dorothy Cole, Joan Hopkins, Nancy Carlton and Bill Banberg
Bob Hopkins, Dorothy Cole, Joan Hopkins, Nancy Carlton and Bill Banberg
Rene and Mayson Brooks with Margaret Ferguson
Rene and Mayson Brooks with Margaret Ferguson
Edward Hamilton, Sylvia Barber and Roberta Hamilton
Edward Hamilton, Sylvia Barber and Roberta Hamilton
Tom and Katie Cornell with Ray and Michelle Hauser
Tom and Katie Cornell with Ray and Michelle Hauser
Dave Poelke, Rita August, Wendy Poelke and Tom Pinzino
Dave Poelke, Rita August, Wendy Poelke and Tom Pinzino
Co-Social Chair Karen Gallagher with Bill and Annette Lloyd
Co-Social Chair Karen Gallagher with Bill and Annette Lloyd
Judy and Duane Harms
Judy and Duane Harms
Margaret Ferguson, Dodie and Al Dell’Aglio and Janet Allgair
Margaret Ferguson, Dodie and Al Dell’Aglio and Janet Allgair
Marty Cooper, Kim Dobson, Uschi Cooper and Gary Dobson
Marty Cooper, Kim Dobson, Uschi Cooper and Gary Dobson
John August with Medora and Buck Fry
John August with Medora and Buck Fry
Marjorie and Dick Singer with Rebecca and David Taylor
Marjorie and Dick Singer with Rebecca and David Taylor
Jan and Commodore Lee Peakes
Jan and Commodore Lee Peakes

 

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