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Windings Oaks bids farewell to snowbirds

Residents gathered at Bay Isles Beach Club for a sunset celebration on April 2.


  • By Katie Johns
  • | 7:24 p.m. April 2, 2017
  • Longboat Key
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It wouldn’t be a proper Longboat Key send-off if it didn’t involve a beach sunset.

So, in order to give their snowbirds a proper farewell, about 70 Winding Oaks residents gathered at Bay Isles Beach Club on April 2. Complete with an ice cream truck, food catered from Ciao Italia restaurant and live music performed by Steve Organek, the residents had everything necessary for a sunset celebration.

Event committee members Diane Patrone, Kathy Ryan, Nicole Westrick, Toni Maloney, Melanie De Carlo
Event committee members Diane Patrone, Kathy Ryan, Nicole Westrick, Toni Maloney, Melanie De Carlo
Winding Oaks board members Bill Urban, Susan Levine, Ed Ryan and Mark Hullinger
Winding Oaks board members Bill Urban, Susan Levine, Ed Ryan and Mark Hullinger
Stanley Friedlander and Maggie Urban
Stanley Friedlander and Maggie Urban
Karen Gary, Joyce Welch, Peggy Lammers and Jill Considine
Karen Gary, Joyce Welch, Peggy Lammers and Jill Considine
Esta Keller and Allan Cetron
Esta Keller and Allan Cetron
Donna and Rob Purves
Donna and Rob Purves
Marvin Lederman and Howard Levine
Marvin Lederman and Howard Levine
John Brown, Mary and Ian Smith and Peter Viner
John Brown, Mary and Ian Smith and Peter Viner
Chris Webler and Angela Scalpello
Chris Webler and Angela Scalpello
Ric Patrone and Bob Capone
Ric Patrone and Bob Capone
Cheryl Friedlander, Karen Gary, Stanley Friedlander[sitting], Joe Meth, Jeanne Brown and Kathie Viner
Cheryl Friedlander, Karen Gary, Stanley Friedlander[sitting], Joe Meth, Jeanne Brown and Kathie Viner
Toni Giliberti, Peggy Lammers and Silvana Nardin
Toni Giliberti, Peggy Lammers and Silvana Nardin
Diane Patrone, Maggie Urban, Jayne Meth and Melanie De Carlo
Diane Patrone, Maggie Urban, Jayne Meth and Melanie De Carlo
Maggie and Bill Urban
Maggie and Bill Urban

 

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