Bird Key cheers to St. Patrick's Day

Club members gathered for a green celebration March 17.

  • By Katie Johns
  • | 7:27 p.m. March 17, 2018
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The Compass Bar of Bird Key Yacht club was a sea of green March 17.

Club members gathered for their annual St. Patrick’s Day dinner and celebration on Saturday night. Before a buffet dinner, guests mingled during a cocktail hour.

JoAnn Heisen, Mick Heffernan and Bob and Ann Turner
JoAnn Heisen, Mick Heffernan and Bob and Ann Turner
Lee and Joan Schoenherr
Lee and Joan Schoenherr
Guy and Muriel Boyle, Elaine Coulter and Richard Fountain
Guy and Muriel Boyle, Elaine Coulter and Richard Fountain
Each table was decorated with Saint Patrick’s Day decorations.
Each table was decorated with Saint Patrick’s Day decorations.
Linda and Pat O’Brien and Mike and Susan Hunter
Linda and Pat O’Brien and Mike and Susan Hunter
Margaret Ferguson, Sally Jaret and Leslie Williams
Margaret Ferguson, Sally Jaret and Leslie Williams
Kate, Migs and Christina Landry c
Kate, Migs and Christina Landry c
Party goers could guess how many coins were in the shoe to win a bottle of wine.
Party goers could guess how many coins were in the shoe to win a bottle of wine.
Stephen Rhodes and Jim Hanes
Stephen Rhodes and Jim Hanes
Wendy Rhodes, Dennis DeWitt and Yvonne LeGrande
Wendy Rhodes, Dennis DeWitt and Yvonne LeGrande

 

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