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Seaplace hosts merry celebration

Residents attended a holiday party Dec. 20.


  • By Katie Johns
  • | 11:21 p.m. December 20, 2017
  • Longboat Key
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Seaplace residents enjoyed a jolly celebration Dec. 20.

Before putting the final touches on holiday plans, more than 100 neighbors gathered in the club house for an evening of food, drink and merriment.

Larry and Gail Ashley
Larry and Gail Ashley
Susan Lami-Davis, Marilynn Lami and Roy and Virginia Nevans
Susan Lami-Davis, Marilynn Lami and Roy and Virginia Nevans
Arlene Schwartz and Susan Pariseau
Arlene Schwartz and Susan Pariseau
Nancy Lehnen and Rita Lynch
Nancy Lehnen and Rita Lynch
Rogerio Galvao, Kerstin Seymore, Ruth Greenbaum and Peter Burbank
Rogerio Galvao, Kerstin Seymore, Ruth Greenbaum and Peter Burbank
Wendy Cichowski and Elinor Burstein
Wendy Cichowski and Elinor Burstein
Harold Kaufman and Mike Cole
Harold Kaufman and Mike Cole
Rose Mary Bushim and Rose Maria Portillo
Rose Mary Bushim and Rose Maria Portillo
Barbara Kutler, Paula Post and Gloria Sabin
Barbara Kutler, Paula Post and Gloria Sabin
Nancy Rome and Paul Reamer
Nancy Rome and Paul Reamer

 

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