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Students Showcase Their Talents At Recital

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By BARBARA ROUTEN, Tribune correspondent

Published: September 22, 2007

Updated: 09/20/2007 05:11 pm

SEFFNER - Five students of Debbie Coty showcased their piano-playing abilities at a recital June 2 at Coty's home studio. Coty has been teaching for 20 years, and these students have been learning from her for two to eight years.

Jessica Squitieri performed the traditional 'Snake Dance,' 'Minuet' and 'Ode to Joy' by Beethoven; Ben Shulte performed the 'March Militaire' by Franz Shubert and Henry Mancini's 'Pink Panther.' Hope Plourde played 'Minuet in G Major' by J.S. Bach and 'Man, I Feel like a Woman!' by Shania Twain and R. J. Lange. Jessica Eaton played 'Please Remember Me' by Rodney Crowell and Will Jennings and Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Flight of the Bumblebee.' Kelly Barton performed 'The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)' by Paul Simon and Beethoven's 'Fifth Symphony.'

University Women Hold Membership Tea

RIVERVIEW - The Brandon Branch of the American Association of University Women will hold a membership tea at 2 p.m. Sept. 30 at the home of Barbara Reed, publicity chairwoman. Any woman with an associate's degree or equivalent, bachelor's degree or higher from any regionally accredited college or university is eligible for membership in the association and is invited to attend the tea.

For information and directions, contact Christine Sauciunac, (813) 426-3367, or Marie Gay, (813) 598-2724.

The AAUW rewards eighth- and 12th-grade girls who excel in math and science, provides scholarships for degree-seeking women and helps women fight gender discrimination in academia.

The association's efforts are funded by the sale of luminaries, created using votives and bags of sand, for the holidays and by the sale of Entertainment Books, which cost $20. Current books may be delivered to the purchaser's home by calling Reed at (813) 671-3078.

Special Elks Help Move Lodge Forward

BRANDON - The Brandon Elks Lodge No. 2383 chose Carl Gloger as the Elk of the Month for August. In the many years he has been a member, he 'has volunteered in many capacities to help this lodge move forward,' said Larry Henbest, exalted ruler, 'cooking, power washing and doing electrical work - you won't always see him doing the job, but we enjoy the fruits of his quiet labor.'

Henbest accepted an award from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office for the lodge's Hooked on Fishing, Not Drugs, drug-awareness program.

The Ladies of Elks selected Gerri Mann as their Lady of Distinction for August, calling her a humble, hard-working member of the organization.

Brandon Newcomers Planning Fun Events

BRANDON - Lewis Piche presented a Crime Prevention program at the Brandon Newcomers Club meeting Sept. 19 at Center Place Fine Arts and Civic Association in Brandon. The club, which has about 125 members, meets at 9:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of each month from September through May at Center Place Fine Arts and Civic Association, 619 Vonderburg Drive.

'We're not just for newcomers,' said Joanna Anderson, publicity chairwoman and past president. 'We're for newly retired or those with time on their hands.' The club serves the community, gives established residents opportunities to share their knowledge of the area and helps newcomers meet their neighbors. In the process they all have a lot of fun, Anderson said.

Some of the club's activities and functions are the book club, chaired by Betty Cocchiola; Brandon Newcomers Bowling League, chaired by Alma Ace; Let's Eat Out, co-chaired by Hilda Hiner and Marta Monk; three Bunco groups (day and evening), chaired by Eunice Lusk, Ruth Craft and Marjorie Jirovec; Gal's Night Out, co-chaired by Jeanne Archambault and Helen Lepre; Opinionated Ladies, by Mary Ann Hartman; crafts, by Vilma Hartley; fun and games, co-chaired by Anna Hensley and Doris Blake; and gardening, chaired by Marcia Hunter and her assistant Kathleen Mathis-Spight.

'We take part in the Halloween Horribles Parade at Center Place,' Anderson said, 'and our big fundraiser - our Make It, Bake It, Sew It, Grow It - is in November. It's all things that we've made and auction off.'

The club is being led this year by President Re Dangremond. Other officers who were installed June 20 at Buckhorn Springs Golf and Country Club are Miriam Smith, vice president; Esther Varon, treasurer; Pat Fuller-Gardner, secretary; and Jessie Stanford, member-at-large.

For information, contact Anderson at (813) 654-3456.

Snippets

Congratulations to Brian Townsend of Lithia, who placed first at the National Wild Turkey Federation's 14th annual Turkey Shoot (clay shoot, that is), Aug. 17-19 at the Meadows National Gun Club in Forsyth, Ga. For information about this prestigious contest, visit www.nwtf.org or call 1-800-THE-NWTF. ... Best wishes to John and Mary Paton of Valrico on their 62nd wedding anniversary Sept. 1 and to Carmine and Nancy Giardina, also of Valrico, who celebrated their 56th anniversary Sept. 2.

Send news and photos of community interest to Barbara Routen at The Tampa Tribune, 505 W. Robertson St., Brandon FL 33511, e-mail neighbors @tampabay.rr.com or call (813) 657-4531.

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