Ear to Tampa Bay
Things Heard by The Ear
Lisa Mansell welcomed guests
for dinner, a radio show-style
reading by The L. Ron Hubbard
East Coast Golden Age Theatre of
the western tale The Ranch That No
One Would Buy and Clearwater’s
fireworks at the historic Fort
Harrison....Jim Myers and his
wife Susan of St. Petersburg
invited friends to his birthday
celebration at the St. Petersburg
Yacht Club.....Taylor Upchurch
and Tony Galasso of Dunedin are
planning their wedding.....Jakey
Haimes of Oldsmar, daughter of
Dr. Allen and Judith Haimes of
Clearwater, and Jesse Dawson
of Oldsmar, son of Diane and
Lee Nohe, became engaged
while on a Haimes family cruise
in the Caribbean…..Mary Jane
Martinez, former first lady of
both Tampa and Florida, was
given a luncheon by Glenda
Barlow at the Tampa Yacht
Club to celebrate the upcoming
birth of her great-granddaughter.
The luncheon and baby shower
was attended by Mary Jane’s
daughter Sharon Romanski,
granddaughters mother-to-be
Lydia Harrell, Emily Keen and
Christine Martinez, plus family
members and good friends…..
Dominique Heller and Eric
Wagman of Safety Harbor
welcomed a son, Vander Heller
Wagman to their family, which
has made Beth Houghton and
Scott Wagman of St. Petersburg
proud grandparents…..Rachael
and Don Worthington of
Sarasota spent time at their
getaway in Vermont.....
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Connie and Nick Dukas of Palm
Harbor spent the month of July
in Vermont.....Edie Dressler of
Tampa accompanied Martha and
Jay Margolis of Safety Harbor
to attend the bar mitzvah of their
grandson Eli Margolis, son of
Dana and Adam Margolis in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.....Mark
Hall of Dunedin celebrated his
birthday in Salt Lake City, Utah,
with his sons and husband,
Rafael Sciullo, who gave him
the birthday vacation there…..
Marguerite Allison, owner of
Marguerite’s Café and Catering
in Dunedin, enjoyed dining and
exploring the strip in Las Vegas,
Nevada, with her daughter Cindy
Solorio and son-in-law Danny,
who live in Austin, Texas…..
Haley Lauren Martinez Ruetz
and John Ruetz, managing
partner of 400 Beach Seafood
and Tap House and the Annex
in St. Petersburg, took a second
honeymoon to Europe…..Dr.
David and Sally Hemerick
of Clearwater visited Aspen,
Colorado, where they were
married on New Year’s Day.....
Janet and Phil Henderson
of Dunedin spent time in San
Francisco before exploring the
island of Maui in Hawaii.....
Charles “Carlos” Thomas,
Pinellas County’s property
appraiser, and his wife Patti
of Palm Harbor, celebrated
their 35th wedding anniversary
exploring the islands of Kauai,
Oahu and Maui in Hawaii for
16 days.....Candace and Ron
Barnette, a former Dunedin
JULIA MAZZA
The Ear is wearing one of a pair of handcrafted,
large chandelier-style drop earrings featuring
15.58 carat total weight round brilliant diamonds
in prong and bezel 18-karat white gold settings
with micro-pave and milgrain styling from
Gold & Diamond Source in Clearwater.