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PHOTO GALLERY: 4th Annual Taste of Friendship


  • By Nick Reichert
  • | 5:00 a.m. November 13, 2014
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PHOTO GALLERY: 4th Annual Taste of Friendship
Robert Carter, Sally and Carmen Valenti
Robert Carter, Sally and Carmen Valenti
Baylee Rockers and Sharon Torregrossa
Baylee Rockers and Sharon Torregrossa
Carolyn and Dr. Richard Beebe
Carolyn and Dr. Richard Beebe
Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Kageff, Dr. Peter Fegen and Clem Reiss
Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Kageff, Dr. Peter Fegen and Clem Reiss
Dr. Jim Griffith and Bobi Sanderson
Dr. Jim Griffith and Bobi Sanderson
Dr. Philip Maiese and Deborah Maiese
Dr. Philip Maiese and Deborah Maiese
Frank and Harriet Pallotto
Frank and Harriet Pallotto
Greg and Jill Grawe
Greg and Jill Grawe
Paula Wassermann and Robert Harris
Paula Wassermann and Robert Harris
Penny Mulak and Sandra Cherry
Penny Mulak and Sandra Cherry
Shirley Parrinelli and Vicky Johnson
Shirley Parrinelli and Vicky Johnson
Sonny O’Flynn, JoAnn Nevins, Ingrid Bookbinder-Keating and Debbie Frank
Sonny O’Flynn, JoAnn Nevins, Ingrid Bookbinder-Keating and Debbie Frank
Susie Shugg, Charly Shugg and Mike Richardson
Susie Shugg, Charly Shugg and Mike Richardson

 

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