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Winter Nights and Northern Lights

Winter Nights and Northern Lights


  • By Cliff Roles
  • | 1:34 a.m. December 5, 2015
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The Florida Ccenter's 28th Annual Festival of Trees presented "Winter Nights and Northern Lights" at Michael's On East on December 4. 

Stacy Pinkerton, Juliq Taspek, Pamela Pierce, Sue Mattson and Lori Warnelo
Stacy Pinkerton, Juliq Taspek, Pamela Pierce, Sue Mattson and Lori Warnelo
Judith, Sommer and Steve Altier with Casey and Colby Siljestrom
Judith, Sommer and Steve Altier with Casey and Colby Siljestrom
Lori Warnelo and Tara Sall
Lori Warnelo and Tara Sall
Danielle Shamblin, Stacy Pinkerton and Jan de Boer
Danielle Shamblin, Stacy Pinkerton and Jan de Boer
Kathryn Shea and Stephen Winners
Kathryn Shea and Stephen Winners
Yvette and David Varnadore
Yvette and David Varnadore
Patty and Chip Bettle
Patty and Chip Bettle
Peg and Rick Hughes
Peg and Rick Hughes
Allison and Tom Luzier
Allison and Tom Luzier
Bill and Tavia Ames
Bill and Tavia Ames
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Andi and Roger Price
Honorary Chairs George and Sylvia Zimmerman
Honorary Chairs George and Sylvia Zimmerman
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David and Courtney Denkin
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Jake and Angela Hartvigsen
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Erica and Sam Quartermaine
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Dan and Nancy Bailey
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Tim and Ashley Gruters
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Rhett and Yohana Bogacz
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Aneddail and Eddie Perez
Jack Dowd and daughter Jayne Dowd-Owen
Jack Dowd and daughter Jayne Dowd-Owen
David Varnadore, Leslie Loftus with Danielle and Nick Gladding
David Varnadore, Leslie Loftus with Danielle and Nick Gladding
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Lisa Kleinberg and Richard Perlman
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Judith Altier and Scott Dunlap
Karla Kleist and Shon Levatte
Karla Kleist and Shon Levatte
Diane Lynch
Diane Lynch
Cherry and Mike Keyes-Shima
Cherry and Mike Keyes-Shima

 

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