Activities pictures submitted for the web page:

Euchre 2009 Pictures

Aerobics 2009

Double Deck Pinocle Players Get Together

Activities Board The Activities Board is responsible for all the activities that take place in the park except for bingo.  These pictures are of the 2008 board.

Bingo Committee These are the people who make Bingo in the park possible on Monday and Thursday nights. These pictures are of the 2008 board.

Activities and Bingo Volunteers These pictures are of the 2008 volunteers.

Euchre 2008 Pictures



GENERAL ACTIVITIES PICTURES

These are the 2008 Activities pictures.  The ones we have for this year are from Euchre and Aerobics, and can be seen by clicking on the links above.  Many of these activities, such as woodworking, continued in 2009, but we did not receive any pictures from participants.  We would welcome receiving any pictures which you have of park activities from 2009.

Aerobics Group

Aerobics Instructor

The Aerobics Group

Lorena Jones, the Aerobics instructor.

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Line Dancers

Line Dance group - hmmm... this doesn't look like a line dance!

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RED HAT SOCIETY
We have a very active "Red Hat" group, called "Dazzling Dolphins" that meets two Tuesdays each month.  They hold a beach party (weather permitting) the 3rd Tuesday in February.  (If there is bad weather the group meets in the Bingo Hall for the party.)

Our "Queen Bee" Shirley

Red Hat Society 1

Red Hat Society 2

"Red Hatters" from the park having fun.

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Red Hat Society 3

Red Hatters - Left to Right  Judy, Shirley and Carlene

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WOOD CARVING

Here is a close-up of Don's Bears

Don-DeGruyer

Winning Bears

Don DeGruyer from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is one of our woodcarvers here in the park. This year he was a winner at the “Chip O' Texas” woodcarving show in Harlingen in February for his three soapstone bears.

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More of our woodcarvers at work on Tuesday.

Stop by and take a look.

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Still more of our woodcarvers.

Ila Bently, another of our woodcarvers, was a winner in Harlingen for her mountain bluebird.

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Wood Carving 11

Wood Carving 12

On the left is Evelyn Beck who is just visiting the woodcarvers - she was one of our first woodcarving instructors in the park.  She is talking to Meryle Taylor, one of our woodcarvers.

The two women in the picture are Evelyn and Ila, our "birdcarving sisters".

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PAINTING

Another activity is the painting class.  Here are some of the artists at work in the bingo hall

More of our painting class.

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OTHER ACTIVITIES

Yes, Don Bender and Ron Weedon........ the "Santas" who worked really hard to make it happen

Just the way the rec room looked for Christmas dinner.

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Dolores and Carlene... decorating the tables in the rec room

Rec Hall set up for Christmas dinner.

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Al and Jeanne Olson at a Christmas dinner at the Radisson in SPI

Line Dancing at the Rec Hall

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More Line Dancing.  They all fit in the Rec Hall so far!

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The beginning of the Causeway walk on Jan .  These participants are from Isla Blanca Park.

During the Causeway walk.  Look at this 2.5 mile line of people!


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During the Causeway walk.

Causeway walk.  Thank goodness we're over the hump!

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Jeanne Olson and others on their way to the finish line at Louie's

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Looking down from the upper deck at  Louie's

Looking down on the finish line for the Causeway Walk at Louie's

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Causeway walk survivors celebrate success!

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Breakfast Crew 2008
The Breakfast Crew for 2008
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Hard working cooks at our Saturday morning breakfast of pancakes and sausage.

Yes, the same group of workers.  Too busy to look.

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Got their attention at last!  Thanks, guys.

Coffee is good too.

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A big crowd eating early on Saturday morning.

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 Where did the pictures come from?  Thanks to our photographers!
1. Photo by Al Olson
2. Photo by Al Stroud
3. Photo by Ted W. Symons
4. Photo by Ralph Rheingans, Jr.


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