Magnolia Happy Hour on Gail's patio at Trails End

 Most of the former Magnolia people who now live at Trails End get together every once in a while on a Sunday morning and usually at Gail's because she has a large enough area under a roof to accommodate everyone.

Here are some pictures that Susan Van Houweling sent me from the gathering yesterday.

Don and Marty Harper, Margaret and Don Schmaltz, Gail Lubinsky

Darlene Jansen, Mike Jordan, Chet & Irma Johnson, Don & Marty, Margaret & Don, Gail, Andy Harper,

 Pat Jordan, partly hidden Ron and Chris Pearce, Janet & Jim Rader, Randy & Cindy Tarrence

The ones on this end show up better in this picture. Obviously Susan was taking the photos because she is missing in all of them.

Everyone always has a good time and there is always a lot of good food to share. As you can see, some are missing as they had already left for home or for one reason or another couldn't make it. Randy and Cindy just flew down to help Susan get her motorhome and car home and Jim and Janet Rader who are at Rio Valley Estates just arrived in the valley. Janet has had some health issues and we wish her the best.

Carmen's 90th Birthday Party

 Today was Carmen Friesen's 90th birthday and former Magnolia residents gathered together at Trails End where most reside to help her celebrate. I'm sorry we were already on our way home as I'm sure everyone had a good time and it would have been fun.

Here are some pictures that Pat Jordan and Mary Bruun sent. The first two photos are very similar taken by two different cameras and in the one there are a couple of folks missing so I posted both.

This quilt was from the Magnolia Park Quilting Grandmothers that Mary presented to her.

Happy Birthday Carmen from all of us!

St. Patrick's Day Fun

 Here are some familiar faces having fun in this year's St. Patrick's Day golf cart parade over here at Trail's End.

Susan Van Houweling and Gail Lubinsky

Terry Froseth (recognize the "buggy"?)

Irma Johnson and Marty Harper

Darlene Jansen (sorry Darlene, I was busy picking up candy and you got away before I could get the front view)

Ron and Chris Pearce

Northern Lights

Donna Stevens's niece took these pics of the Northern Lights. She said they have been spectacular this year.

(snipped from Facebook)

Quilts, Garage Sale and Hamburgers!

 Things are winding down at Magnolia Park (now Magnolia Village) but to most of us who were a part of Magnolia for so many years it will most likely always be Magnolia Park.

Mary sent me a bunch of photos to put on and I will start with the quilts. This season Barb Kent, Thelma Domer, Mamie Havelka & Mary Bruun turned out over 40 quilts. Linda Bleess, who now resides in Siesta Village, also had sewn 14 more quilts over the summer to add to the collection.

They also presented Ken Pavelka with a quilt. Ken served in the Korean War. Cathy Nagel accepted a quilt for Bernie's service.

The garage sale was held last Saturday.

Here are a few more pictures from coffee hour where it would appear they were having fun and also from the Hamburger Fry.