We snowbirds traveled back to the 1950s at our “At the Hop Dance.” We each got our pictures taken in a pink convertible dressed in our timely attire, which consisted of poodle skirts, jeans, T-shirts, saddle shoes and sneakers. David Teague played a lot of the old songs, and we had a great time jitterbugging, doing the twist, line dancing, doing the chicken dance and enjoying lots of slow tunes. A big thanks to Cathie Draheim, Vicki Arndt and their great committee for a wonderful time of reliving our high school days.
(Photos courtesy of Sandra Gilbert-Abel)
Our 25th annual chicken dinner was a sell-out crowd. The cooks had to scramble to find a dry place to grill the chickens. They set up in the car wash, and it worked out great. It takes a lot of people to plan and prepare this delicious meal. A big thanks to Judy May and Alice Sikkenga for chairing a fabulous meal.
Carefree’s “Got Talent” contest was held recently with four contestants. The winner was Nicki Purcell, and the runner-up was Joan Crow. The other contestants were Richard Berkheiser and David Mallaber. They were all very talented. The winner will compete at the Lakeland Center for a $5,000 prize. Good luck!
Two of our residents recently won a paid-in-full trip to the Grammy’s in California. Carol and Delmar Baker had a wonderful experience on this trip. It was sponsored by MasterCard. They came back from California with lots of wonderful memories of the trip. Congratulations to them!
By Sandra Gilbert-Abel
Rainbow Village
Published March 9, 2016
