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CANDY BARNETTE
Steve Martin invited
his longtime friend and
California State University
school chum Ron Barnette
of Dunedin and Ron’s
wife Candy to be his
guests for his recent show
with Martin Short and the
Steep Canyon Rangers at
the Mahaffey Theater in
St. Petersburg.
Scott Goyer, CEO of the YMCA of the Suncoast, Kim Briggs, its chair of endowment
investment, and David Brandon, its chair of philanthropy, welcomed supporters to the Y’s
annual Heritage Club Appreciation Event, which was a reception and dinner at Cafe Ponte in
Clearwater that was coordinated by Teresa Hibbard and recognized Y scholarship recipients.
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books with her husband Tony, will be
the special guest speaker at the Ryan
Nece Foundation’s third annual Power
Plate Leadership Luncheon benefit in
Tampa, which is chaired by Keith
Appleby of Tampa.....Betty Edelman
is president of the Dunedin Public
Library’s Friends of the Library support
group, while Tampa Bay Magazine
Publisher/Editor Aaron Fodiman is
chair of the library’s foundation board.....
Earle Cooper of Clearwater is chair of
the Morton Plant Mease Health Care
Foundation.....Fairlie Brinkley of
Dunedin is president of the Dunedin
History Museum.....Rimas Karnavicius
and Michelle Rego were honored
with the 2017 Cultural Award for their
contributions to the area during the
St. Petersburg Opera Guild’s annual
Silver Bells luncheon, co-chaired by
Addie Applebaum and Jody Morelli
with entertainment led by Maestro
Mark Sforzini at the St. Petersburg
Yacht Club.....Martha Hickey of
Palm Harbor received the Clearwater
Community Woman’s Club’s 2017
Volunteer of the Year Award in
recognition of her service as a board
member, as publicity chair and as chair
of various committees for the club
and for her support throughout the
community.....Dr. Paul Phillips and his
wife Liz of Belleair received The Golden
Flame Award from Morton Plant/Mease
Foundation.....Rebeckah Schiff of
San Diego, California, daughter of
April and Gordon Schiff of Tampa and
granddaughter of Rose and Al Schiff
of Tampa, placed third in the Women’s
International Sailing Competition held
in Normandy, France. 9