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Halloween haunts Bird Key Yacht Club

Club members dressed to impress at the annual Halloween party on Oct. 28.


  • By Katie Johns
  • | 9:16 a.m. October 29, 2017
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From hot dogs and Santa Claus to Tweedleedee and Tweedledum, Bird Key Yacht Club members got in the Halloween spirit Oct. 28.

The club hosted the annual Halloween party complete with a cocktail hour, dinner and costume contest.

Club members dressed to impress in their costumes, and some were so well-dressed they couldn’t be recognized.

Mike and Donna Baker
Mike and Donna Baker
JoAnne Heisen and David Lenihan
JoAnne Heisen and David Lenihan
David and Susan Cohen
David and Susan Cohen
Elaine Coulter and Richard Fountain
Elaine Coulter and Richard Fountain
Susan and Erik Sveden and Gary and Debbie Cole
Susan and Erik Sveden and Gary and Debbie Cole
Barbara Gardner and Lynne Koy
Barbara Gardner and Lynne Koy
Charlie and Sue Wilson
Charlie and Sue Wilson
Gary and Lynn Coffin
Gary and Lynn Coffin
Susan Hunter and Muriel Boyle
Susan Hunter and Muriel Boyle
David Lenihan and Tom Gardner
David Lenihan and Tom Gardner
Kathy Neumann, Karen Gallagher, David Pearah and Al Neumann
Kathy Neumann, Karen Gallagher, David Pearah and Al Neumann
Joyce Steele, Gene Enlow, Bill Steele and Sally Jaret
Joyce Steele, Gene Enlow, Bill Steele and Sally Jaret
Shelly Enlow and Marne Lawrence
Shelly Enlow and Marne Lawrence
Annette Lloyd and Mary Reiling
Annette Lloyd and Mary Reiling
Bill Lloyd and Peter Makowski
Bill Lloyd and Peter Makowski

 

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