Bird Key heads to the races

On May 4, club members gathered for a Kentucky Derby party.

  • By Katie Johns
  • | 9:44 a.m. May 5, 2019
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They might not have been at Churchill Downs, but Bird Key Yacht Club members were still in there Kentucky Derby best May 4.

On Saturday evening, members gathered for a cocktail hour before enjoying dinner and cheering on the horses and jockeys.

Bonnie McIntyre and Bill Noonan
Bonnie McIntyre and Bill Noonan
Joanne Bowen and Denise Johnston
Joanne Bowen and Denise Johnston
Bill and Linda Woodcock and Lisa Markham
Bill and Linda Woodcock and Lisa Markham
Club members gathered for a cocktail hour before the race began.
Club members gathered for a cocktail hour before the race began.
Kathy and Bob Adams
Kathy and Bob Adams
Mike and Mary Glynn
Mike and Mary Glynn
Mark Kudlacik, Catherine Armbruster and Karen and Jeff O’Keefe
Mark Kudlacik, Catherine Armbruster and Karen and Jeff O’Keefe
John and Karen Mathis
John and Karen Mathis
Jim Hanes, Sandy and Bob Phelps and Sue Hanes
Jim Hanes, Sandy and Bob Phelps and Sue Hanes
Bob and Leslie Williams
Bob and Leslie Williams

 

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