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A Sterling Society Event
Inspired by three new exhibits at the Dunedin Fine Art Center and its members’ Southwestern trip, the Sterling Society held a
“Land of Enchantment – Santa Fe and Taos” party in Founder’s Hall at the center, where guests enjoyed food tastings from local
restaurants, music by Native American flute performer Tony Duncan and other treats. Dr. Irwin Entel and Syd Entel were honorary
chairs for the evening that was co-chaired by Cindy Gorshe Collman and Lisbeth Graham. In the last 13 years, the Sterling Society
has contributed greatly to the art center’s programming, scholarships, capitol improvements and events.
Scott Kistler, vice president of Empath Health,
and Bill Brown, chief chocolate officer of William
Dean Chocolates, enjoyed the patron party
along with Deborah Nader.
Photography by Gram
Cindy Gorshe Collman and Lisbeth Graham,
the benefit’s co-chairs, thanked Tony Duncan
from the Apache tribe for his amazing flute
and hoop dance performance.
John and Sara Kessinger, president
of the Sterling Society, dressed
smartly for the Southwestern
theme of this party at the
Dunedin Fine Art Center.
The Skyway Bridge Disaster Premiere
Tampa attorney Steve Yerrid probably knows more about the disastrous Skyway Bridge accident that occurred 39 years ago
and led to the building of our beautiful new bridge than anyone else. He represented Summit Venture’s harbor freighter pilot John
Lerro after the accident killed 35 people. Also, Yerrid determined that the National Weather Service had not issued a severe storm
warning before the ship hit the bridge. When film producer Frankie VanDeBoe encouraged Yerrid to help him make a documentary
about the incident, he was happy to oblige. At the premiere of The Skyway Bridge Disaster film at the historic Tampa Theatre, the
audience was mesmerized by the facts revealed in the film.
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TV veteran John Wilson was thanked
at The Skyway Bridge Disaster premiere
by attorney Steve Yerrid for narrating
this documentary about the bridge
collapse 39 years ago.
Mary Jane Martinez and her husband, former
Tampa Mayor and Florida Gov. Bob Martinez,
were very familiar with the events, as the accident
occurred when Bob was mayor and the new bridge
opened while he was governor.
Businessman Frankie VanDeBoe
was the producer and driving
force behind the telling of this
complex tale.