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Penitentiary Glen
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, Ohio 44094

The Christmas Party is being held at the Fire House Grill and Pub again with the attendees enjoying some livation and conversation before the food is served. The cake that was brought in for our desert, complete with tracks and a engine.

Roberta Uhrich and Diane Hopp toast each other for Xmas and good health, for the camera. Members and friends enjoying the conversation and get together for the holidays coming up.

The hats have it as Marie Nyland and Judy Oscker display their Xmas fashion. Everyone was requested to bring a gift for the raffle that is held after dinner and the tables are filling up with gifts.

It was a pleasure to see Rick Nagy able to attend the party as he has been absent from our events and that's Ron Trenhaile standing behind Rick. Karl Losely greets Rick, who got to the party by cab, that was provided by a few members.

Ken Brooks and Karl watch as Bill Deptowicz welcomes Rick to the party with Marie behind Bill. Rick when he attended always brought his Xmas hat so knowing Rick would be there I brought mine and Rick, Marie and Bill displayed their hats for the camera.

Here are two views of a hungry lot of members and friends waiting to start eating.

With the tables called one by one we filed up to the serving table and filled our plate with our choices. Meanwhile up in front of the room Roberta and a Fire House employee took off the non-edible cake decorations.

The cake ready for cutting with the simulated trees and the engine removed. Bonnie Zaken with her husband Steve, Frank Smoley, Wayne Boron with his wife Lucy and Lois Smoley are sitting at this table.

At this table Chan Bleil and his wife Mary enjoyed the company of Jeff and Cindy Klein along with Chet and Audrey Roberts. This table has Steve and Donna Tomko, Julie and Dave Hird, Pam Barker and Frank Foti with Mathew Tomko.

Valerie Bilchak and hubby Dave Woldman, along with Maggie and Ray Dellmore sharing the table with Julie and Andy Yedlick. At the "old timers" table, Dick Clark, Ron Trenhaile, Frank Smoley, Rick Nagy, Paul Zorko and John Riba spoke of the tales in old days.

At one of the front tables, Emmy Pausch, Barbara and Paul Emch, Wally Pausch with Scott and Sally Hewis enjoyed the evening. At the photographers table, Bill Deptowicz, Ken and Belinda Brooks, John and Amy Deptowicz along with Judy Oscker enjoyed the time together.

This table had John Koontz, Ted and Marie Nyland, Anna Zorko and her daughter Jen Zorko with Trish Koontz(do you notice only one half of the table smiles?). Kurt and Megan Besselman along with Eric and Kristen Besselman, we missed Bill Besselman who couldn't make it this year.

Dick and Mary Jane Scott, Ken Vendlinger, Dennis Crislip with Doris and Lou DeLembo were sitting at this table. On to the raffle drawing with Kathy watching as Roberta Uhrich draws the first winning ticket out of the bowl that Karl Losely is holding.

Barbara Emch drew the next winning ticket for Karl which he will call out the numbers on the ticket. Diane Hopp was enlisted to draw the next ticket to win a prize.

Trish enjoying conversation with Ted Nyland as John smiles too. The table of prizes are starting to look sparse as Roberta holds up the next gift for Karl to have the drawing for.

The group looking over the prizes that they won as everyone got to take home a gift with this type of raffle. Roberta delivering the next gift to the winner.

Paul is all smiles as now he will be able to tell Barbara that he didn't hear her when she tells him to do something. It was an enjoyable evening with good friends and good food.