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Eyes are focused on the Herons Glen stage, but what is happening in the back of the room is where a lot of the action takes place. Sound and light technicians work in close collaboration with the technical director, play director, and stage manager, to align their technical ability with the vision of the performance. […]

FIRST PLACE, L-R, STEPHANIE MEIRHOFFER, MARYANN SIMPSON, KAREN KATZ On Wednesday, April 16, the Resident Events Committee sponsored the much-anticipated Tournament of Champions. The event brought out six teams of three prior jigsaw puzzle competition winners. The stakes were raised for this very talented and highly focused group. Instead of the usual 500-piece puzzle, the […]

ROYAL LIPIZZAN STALLIONS IN TRAINING Eighteen members of the HG Singles Club journeyed to the Florida home of Colonel Hermann’s Royal Lipizzan Stallions, located south of Myakka City. These magnificent white and freckled equines are a mix of the Arabians and Andalusians and were bred to be powerful war horses. They are no longer the […]

The HG Singles celebrated their third anniversary on Wednesday, April 9 with a lively picnic. Forty-one members gathered at Ponce de Leon Park in Punta Gorda for barbecue, games, and fellowship. Carol Bryan and Bob Agate planned and organized the event. Grill masters Bob Agate and Wayne Heard cooked hamburgers, hot dogs, and steaks to […]

In a shining example of community spirit, ice cream socials have been bringing neighbors together to support worthy causes since the 19th century. Honoring this tradition, the HOA Activities Committee hosted an Ice Cream Social on Sunday, April 6, in the Ballroom from 4 to 6 p.m. that will be etched in wonderful memories. This […]

VAL TREICHEL Members and guests filled the Ballroom for the annual style show. They gathered around tables decorated by Mary Lou Pierozzi with colorful faux purses in their centers. Gracing the runway this year were Socialites Char Lowe, Candace Huetteman, Jean Perillo-Roman, Donna Snead, Pat Cryster, Anne Trimble, Mary Lou Pierozzi, and Val Treichel. Each […]

Now that the snowbirds have mostly retreated to the north and activity within Herons Glen slows considerably, the full-time residents that remain might be wondering how to fill some time. ALERT: THERE ARE TWO FREE EXERCISE SESSIONS YEAR-ROUND EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY IN THE BALLROOM! Both sessions are conducted in the ballroom using DVDs […]

On Sunday, April 6, 78 excited members of our Herons Glen Travel Club boarded two modern motorcoaches and headed south to Naples to see the matinee show Man of La Mancha at the Naples Players Theater. You might be familiar with the plot of the Broadway show, which was also a movie starring Peter O’Toole […]

LARRY CUMMINGS AND SHELLY CHRISTIANSEN On March 22, the kickoff to the Men vs. Women Bocce Tournament was complete with cheerleaders – and they were a very enthusiastic trio of cheerleaders. This very cute trio is pictured at right. With three times and six courts used for each time, the day was filled with earnest […]

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