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PHOTO GALLERY: Sea Gals and Style Show


  • By Mallory Gnaegy
  • | 5:00 a.m. December 8, 2011
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PHOTO GALLERY: Sea Gals and Style Show
Karel Beck
Karel Beck
Debi Chapman and Bev Harlfinger
Debi Chapman and Bev Harlfinger
Claire Cooper and Barb MacLean
Claire Cooper and Barb MacLean
Katie Cornell
Katie Cornell
Anita Pihl Hetter and Ann Cameron
Anita Pihl Hetter and Ann Cameron
Lecturer Karen Jones, Sea Gals Chair Joyce Steele, Style Show Chair Rene Brookes and Jewelry Designer Annette Lloyd
Lecturer Karen Jones, Sea Gals Chair Joyce Steele, Style Show Chair Rene Brookes and Jewelry Designer Annette Lloyd
Lyn Kayser and Uschi Cooper
Lyn Kayser and Uschi Cooper
Patty Kosenski models Annette Lloyd designed jewelry
Patty Kosenski models Annette Lloyd designed jewelry
Evelyn Ladd, Norma Elleg, Patty Schmitt and Fran Frasier
Evelyn Ladd, Norma Elleg, Patty Schmitt and Fran Frasier
Doris Lyons, Elenor Maxheim and Jean Zakovec
Doris Lyons, Elenor Maxheim and Jean Zakovec
Betty Monroe, Char Arnold, Jean Boutet, Vicky Urban and Ann Williams
Betty Monroe, Char Arnold, Jean Boutet, Vicky Urban and Ann Williams
Karen Murphy, Karen Cogbill, Ronni Minnig
Karen Murphy, Karen Cogbill, Ronni Minnig
Judy Stanford and Judy Sande
Judy Stanford and Judy Sande
Rebecca Taylor
Rebecca Taylor
Models Michael Tendall, Katie Cornell, Rebecca Taylor, Karel Beck, Patty Kosenski and Val Gill
Models Michael Tendall, Katie Cornell, Rebecca Taylor, Karel Beck, Patty Kosenski and Val Gill
Michael Tendall
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