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Thursday, October 31, 2013

HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES



2013 HALLOWEEN FUN AT 
WINTER RANCH


Winter Ranch and Trophy Gardens do a combined Halloween event since neither park is full for the season yet. 

10:00 AM - SCAVENGER HUNT

Those of us interested in doing the Scavenger Hunt, met in Friendship Hall at 10 AM this morning.   Our Activity Director, Lynn, met us there with the rules for the hunt.  She handed us out two pages with pictures of items that are either in Winter Ranch or Trophy Gardens and then we were let loose on golf carts to try to find the items.  She was a bit tricky and the pictures are in black and white which also makes it difficult.   We were the first ones back but, we had given up hope of finding the last two items.  Most people found them all.  The next participants that came in the door found them all.  The winners of the $10 prize were from Trophy Garden.

Rose Ewald and Donna Stewart

Larry and Cathy Chapin

Jane Snook

Trophy Gardens People

More Trophy Gardens Scavenger Hunters

Bill Knecht

Loved Bill's Glasses

LaVere and Macel Groth

Mary and Lee Benfield

Lynn Murray, our Activity Director, giving us directions

Donna Rohrschneider and Rosie Ewald
 
LaVere and Macel Groth

Scavenger Hunt Winners

1:30 PM BOO WHO BEAN BAG BASEBALL
YEARLY TOURNAMENT WITH  
TROPHY GARDENS

We had a great group of players signed up for the yearly tournament with Trophy Gardens.  They played fast and furious but, unfortunately, Trophy Gardens took the coveted Squash Trophy home this year!!   Our plan is to get it back next year!

One of the Trophy Gardens Teams

Betty Oestreicher on the Trophy Team This Year!
One of the Winter Ranch Teams

Larry and Cathy Scorekeepers

Other Team From Winter Ranch

Charlie Minor

Spectators

Scott Maynard tossed a Triple

Darlene Peters

Ray Uselman

Winter Ranch Team

Dick Larson

Larry Graham

Betty Smith

Barb DeGarmo Tossed a Triple

Spectators

LuAnn Graham Made A Home Run

A Spectator

Rita Huether at bat

Nora Minor Tossed a Triple
There were two Trophy and two WR teams that played each other.  Then the two winning teams played each other for the Trophy. 

WR Team 1 Congratulating WR Team 2 on Their Win

Ray Uselman making a Home Run

Ray Uselman made a Home Run

Kathy Maynard Up To Bat

Larry checking the scores


Trophy Gardens Wins the Coveted Squash Trophy!


4:00 PM COSTUME CONTEST

The costume contest started at 4 PM and several people from both parks participated.  

The Crowd Starts to Gather




Lois Short

Mary and Lee Benfield

Shirley Snell with Donna and Dave Lewis

Al Priem and Judith Simpson

Getting to be time to start Judging


The Contestants

Diana Mollerus, Carolyn and Lonnie Summers

Kathy and Dale Loerch

Dale Loerch Showing Off His Assets

Mike and Carol Earley


Mary Benfield

Lee Benfield

Bill and Nancy Knecht

Darlene Peters
The Judging Begins 

2nd part of the Group

3rd Part of the Group

Semi-Finalists

Finalists

THE WINNERS - Darlene Peters and Dale Loerch


5:00 PM BARBEQUE BEEF BRISKET DINNER

The Dinner Crowd

The Dinner
We had Beef Brisket, Potato Salad, Beans, a Roll and Ice Cream and everything was really tasty!  There were lots of compliments on the brisket.


Marcy and Carlton DeSchamp getting ready to eat

Going through the line

Love His Hat!

Loerchs are sending pictures to family

A Trophy Gardens Guy Who Trick Or Treats for Beer!

JD, Nora Minor and Dick Larson working in the kitchen

More Kitchen Helpers

5:30 PM HAUNTING GOLF CART PARADE


Marcy and Carlton DeSchamp


Who are these spooks?


Jack and Char Leach 


Bill Knecht

Zombie Babies

Knecht's Golf Cart





Rita and Arnie Huether and Jacie and Halle

LaVere and Macel Groth

Judith Simpson

The Sommer's Cart
7:00 PM DANCE WITH DIEGO

Winter Ranch had a delightfully ghoulish evening with lots of wildly weird, wacky and totally bizarre guests.














Betsy Oestricher and Merv Printy, Defectors to Trophy Gardens



JD Introducing Diego
Diego


Diego, Edith and little Natasha sitting
in the guitar case

Delta and Roger Quaintance


Helen Best

Judy and Steve Good




A great time was had by all at the dance.  Diego did a "Monster Mash" of a Bash!

Diego and Family