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Bird Key Yacht Club honors its commodore

Members of Bird Key Yacht Club donned their best evening attire at the Commodore’s Ball on Nov. 21.

By Kristen Herhold
| 6:42 p.m. November 22, 2015

Longboat Key
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“I’m just really excited and honored by the lovely turnout for this year’s Commodore’s Ball.” — Commodore Martha Schantz

Members of Bird Key Yacht Club donned their best evening attire at the Commodore’s Ball on Nov. 21.

The gala paid tribute Commodore Martha Schantz and her husband, Curtiss.

Curtiss and Commodore Martha Schantz

Vice Commodore Lynn and Kendall Smith

Dee and Rear Commodore Arnie Kropf

The event featured an ice sculpture in the shape of an aircraft carrier.

Gary and Karen Murphy

Linda Woodcock and Alden Keyser

Linda and Bill Woodcock

Katherine and Frank Martucci

Bob and Betty Goree

Sam and Jo Sebastian with Beth and Glenn Bredemeyer

Wilson Pollock and Erika Peterson

Barbara and Bob Chalson with Marie and Bob Hunter

Joanne Christie and Kelly Cain

Caryl and Ray Kaplan with Connor and Skip Tucker

Fred Doery with Martha and Jim Chadwick

Karen Gallagher and Larry Ford

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