Ear to Tampa Bay
Pat Rawlings had an Alice in Wonderland
Tea Party, complete with appropriately
themed china and decorations at her home
in Clearwater.....Judith Haimes and
Deborah Nader Rutz, both of Clearwater
Beach, held a Tea Party at William Dean
Chocolates in Belleair Bluffs.....Dr. Zena
Lansky and her husband Warren
Rodgers of Clearwater hosted a Fourth
of July dinner party at the Belleair Country
Club.....Betsy Schweitzer, formerly of
Largo, invited friends to her new condo
in St. Petersburg to eat, drink and watch
the fireworks.....Charlene Gordon of
Crystal Beach hosted a “Girls Night Out”
magic-themed dinner party catered by
Maestros and followed by The Naked Magic
Show and a meet and greet with the stars
for 25 friends at the Straz Center in
Tampa.....Garrison Davis was given a
ninth birthday pool party by his parents
Shane and Gerald Davis at their Jungle
Prada, St. Petersburg home.....Danielle
Griffin of Dunedin was treated by her
husband Dr. Randy Griffin to a dining
and shopping trip in New York City.....
Walter Brown, Sr., formerly of Clearwater
and now of Tiffin, Ohio, was given a
birthday party by his wife Rita, their son
David and his wife Karen Brown of
Tiffin, and their daughters Barbara
Ferrentino of Ocala and Pat Sullivan of
Holiday.....Darlene McKinney and
Robert Eaneal of St. Petersburg
announced that they will be married in
late September.....Cindy and Joe Tully
hosted a Caribbean-themed party complete
with a Tiki bar and island music at their
Clearwater home to announce the
engagement of their son Adam to Amanda
Sunbury of Seymour, Indiana, where the
couple’s fall wedding will be held.....Jenna
and Paul Bullard, the general manager
of Bascom’s Chop House in Clearwater,
and their son Beau welcomed a new baby,
Olivia Clara Bullard to thei r
St. Petersburg home.....Laurette and
Corky Stern of Largo celebrated their
anniversary while attending a wine dinner
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Things Heard by The Ear
The Ear is wearing one of a pair of Golden South
Sea 12.5 round pearl earrings set in 14kt yellow
gold in fishhook style from Harold Freeman
Jewelers in Belleair Bluffs.
at Alfano’s Restaurant in Clearwater.....
Nancy and Steve Westphal of
St. Petersburg celebrated their fifth
wedding anniversary in Mexico before
returning home for her birthday aboard a
yacht moored at the Vinoy Basin.....
Deborah and Michael Vaters of Belleair
celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary
while on an Alaskan cruise.....Sharon
Deegan, a realtor with Engel and Völkers,
and her husband Bob, owner of Belleair
Palms in Clearwater, boated, fished and
vacationed with their son Jake in Boca
Grande and its surrounding area.....Sandra
Nesbit and Greg Willsey, the principals
of GFS in Clearwater, sailed to Key West
to celebrate their wedding anniversary.....
Tiffany Hollash, who is a pet stylist and
her husband, composer/journalist Kikee
Plastik of Brandon toured Helen, Georgia
in a horse-drawn carriage.....Judy and
Allen Davis of St. Petersburg visited their
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son Martin and his family in Austin,
Texas.....Trish Hawks of Oldsmar took
her daughter Brandi to Baton Rouge,
Louisiana for a Tai Kwan Do competition,
where she received a bronze medal.....
Sylvia and Arte Tzekas, owners of Sea
Sea Riders in Dunedin, celebrated their
30th anniversary in Dillard, Georgia.....
Joann and Win Wolloff of Safety Harbor
visited family and friends in Woonsocket,
Rhode Island.....Shirley Willis of Largo
attended her granddaughter Robyn’s
wedding to Geoffrey Malcolm, Jr. in New
York City’s Manhattan.....Jane and Bill
Mumbauer of Plant City visited Arch Rock
and other points of interest while
vacationing on Mackinac Island in
Michigan.....Fran Strayhorn and Frank
Gregoire of St. Petersburg, who were
married at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway in Indiana, celebrated their 10th
anniversary there last May.....Dr. Allen
and Judith Haimes of Clearwater Beach
and their daughter Lorrie Puckett and
her husband, singer Gary Puckett of
Dan’s Island, celebrated July 4th while
enjoying an over-the-top fireworks display
as guests of Candy and Eddie DeBartolo
of Tampa at their Candy Bar Ranch in
Kalispell, Montana.....The Honorable
Frank Hibbard, former mayor of
Clearwater, and his wife Teresa, vice
president of financial development of the
Suncoast YWCA, were in Carmel and
Coronado, California, where they
participated in friends’ 25th wedding
anniversary vow renewals and
celebration.....Liz and Jim Smith of
Clearwater attended the Pebble Beach
Concours L’Elegance car show and sale
while in Carmel, California for him to work
on his sculptures.....Chloe McFrederick
Kamps of St. Petersburg visited nine ports
while on a cruise to Alaska with her
grandparents Pat and Ed Garland of
Belleair to celebrate her college
graduation.....Martha and Jay Margolis
of Safety Harbor took their son Josh of
Oakland, California and his friend Michele
ALEXANDRA GIAMANCO
/fireworks.....Ch
/Michigan.....Fr
/sculptures.....Ch