SOCIAL EVENT REPORTS
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January 20, 2010
Twenty one PGIslanders enjoyed the Trolley Tour of murals and history of Punta Gorda given by Jo Lapinski on Wenesday January 20.
Should any of you decide you would like to do this on your own contact Hope Petkus at Fisherman’s Village 941-575-3067.
Submitted by
Pam Brandt
January 7, 2010
The PGIslanders held their annual Change of Watch at our January meeting. Members were treated to an evening recapping the fun times we shared in 2009 and poised to make 2010 another memorable year for the club.
While everyone enjoyed a bountiful selection of appetizers, Paul Elliott sang and played the guitar to entertain us. Kit Lennon also sang a song that she composed, paying tribute to the club and all of the fun things we do throughout the year. She managed to poke a little fun at both skippers and their first mates and remind us how lucky we are to live in an area with so many wonderful boating opportunities. Both Paul and Kit helped to make the night special. Maybe they should team up in the future!
Karen Clark carried on the tradition of handing out awards to those who experienced a few boating “miscues” during the year. Everyone who was omitted breathed a sigh of relief when the awards were completed and their personal mishaps went unacknowledged.
As his last official duty as Commodore, Roger Cohen passed the flag to Lynn Olzacki. In appreciation of the great job he did in 2009, Paul Elliott presented Roger with a beautiful hand finished board with the name “Coffee Trader” spelled out in nautical flags (not only can he sing and play the guitar, but he’s pretty good at woodworking too!).
We all thank the 2009 board for a memorable year and look forward to another in the tradition that PGIslanders look forward to.
Submitted by
Pat Nielsen
December 9, 2009
The PGIslander 2009 Holiday Party was attended by over 100 members and was, by all accounts, a rousing success. Hostesses Joni Lang, Linda Glidden and Penny Kapin did an outstanding job of organizing and providing a festive holiday gathering.
Catered by "Wood Street Grill", the food was delicious and plentiful. The evening's musical entertainment was provided by Tim Goodman, who inspired nearly all of the attendees to "Hit the dance floor!". There was even a Conga Line which wove amongst the banquet tables.
Center piece decorations were awarded to members at each table and the main center piece was won by Don & Sue Powers, voted "Best Looking Couple".
Many thanks go out to the set up and clean up volunteers who worked so hard to make the event come off without a hitch.
We wish everyone a happy holiday season and and a healthy and prosperous 2010.
Joni, Linda, Penny
November 19, 2009
On Thursday, November 19, 2009, 40 Islanders came to visit, eat and judge tasty chilies, cornbreads and desserts.
We had 4 very, very different chilies--all excellent (verified by the lack of leftovers--every pot was scraped clean).
The entrants were: Carol Ayars with her " Mole Chili"; Mary Eitenmiller with her "Just Chili"; Bert Fiedler with her "Southwestern Chili"; and Judy Brewster with her "Basic Chili".
The winner was Mary Eitenmiller (although she credited Ken for adding the right amount of the right spices).
The cornbreads were as varied as the chilies; but the most popular one was made by Mary Gensmer.
The only way to describe the desserts was: chocolate, chocolate, more chocolate, and cherry. Even though each and every chocolate dessert was sinfully wonderful (we did not get to sample all of them, but that was definitely the consensus); the overwhelming winner was Kathi Crump with her Cherry crumble dessert.
Thanks to all the great cooks for treating us to a delicious culinary experience.
Unfortunately, I forgot my camera, so we have no pictures of the winners and their empty dishes.
There has been a request for the chili recipes and I will see what I can do about getting them and posting them.
Thanks to all who helped make this event successful.
Mary Anderson, Chair
October 23, 2009
Twenty-two happy beer drinkers gathered at the German American Club in Cape Coral for an afternoon and evening of German Music, Beer, Food, and Entertainment.
There was good conversation, friends, dancing and BEER.
A good time was had by all.
Submitted by Co-chairpersons:
Mary Eitenmiller and Jan Lorton