Ellie Daly Ladies Wednesday PC Bridge Group surprised Sheila Hays at a special catered 80th birthday luncheon on July 26 at the home of member Ellie Daly. Nine members toasted Sheila with mimosas before being treated to specialty prepared quiches, quinoa salad, strawberry spinach salad, croissants, various drinks, and Sheila’s favorite German Chocolate Cake. Additional…
Jenna Ridgeway The Life and Achievements of Fred Fred Cochrane, affectionately known as the “Mayor” of Mulberry, was celebrated with a surprise luncheon for his 85th birthday at the Westwind Tavern. Born in Charlotte, N.C., Fred attended Benjamin Franklin University in Washington, D.C., and began his career at Sears Roebuck in 1961. He rose through the ranks…
Joe Lorino The regular morning attendees of the Small Dog Park gathered to celebrate a birthday and bid farewell for the summer to our friends heading north. Everyone enjoyed barbecue, adult beverages, and music performed by Alan Hoxie. Missing from the party were the ones who brought the group together: three Charlies, Harley, Barley, Maggie,…
On May 31, Ellie Daly’s backyard was turned into a western–themed belated birthday hoedown. More than 27 family and friends arrived in western attire including boots and hats. Everyone let their hair down and enjoyed games, music, dancing, and plenty of country-style food and drink. The 101–degree temperature tested the guests’ stamina, but a good…
Robin Macik At Unit 49A’s Bunco night Dave Pritchyk was named King, Birthday King that is. On Friday, Sept. 29, Dave’s actual birthday, his Bocce team named him King again and celebrated with Fruit from Edibles. These celebrations were leading up to his big plans of jumping out of a plane at 13,000 feet on Sunday.…
Sit & Fit exercise class celebrates Yvonne (Bonnie) Johnson’s 94th birthday, which was August 31. Yvonne moved to PebbleCreek (she lives in her own home) in 2014 from Buffalo Center, Iowa and started attending “chair exercise” almost immediately and never looked back. She still attends Sit and Fit every Monday and Wednesday afternoon at 2:00…