JANICE EATON, LAUREL BORGIA, MARIANNE KOLLASCH AND DONNA MARCHETTI GEORGE LAMAN SPOKE AT GATEWAY WOMEN’S CLUB ABOUT LIFESAVING CPR AND AED BILLS USAGE IN SCHOOLS STEPHANIE MENA What started out as a typical day in the life of a healthy, active, 18-year-old high school student, ended in sudden death. Lauren was at her regular drill […]

JAN HARTZELL The GWC Book Club will meet on May 13 at 7 p.m. to discuss the novel The Shop onBlossom Street by Debbie Macomber. We will gather at our hostess Penny Messerknecht’s home. Kathy Mullane will be the co-hostess, while Patti Whetstone will lead our discussion. This novel is about a newly opened Seattle yarn shop and […]

On Wednesday, March 26 the following group toured the Randell Research Center in Bokeelia: Lois Hyatt, Robin Connolly, Sharon Jones, Mary Mills, Cleta Alix, Sharyl Tutela, Mary Anderson, Kathy and Jeff Fabisiak, Judy and Bob Jones, Mireya Rossi and Kathy Flaherty. Their docent was Dawn. The group first had a wonderful lunch at the Tarpon […]

LAUREL BORGIA Bridge 101 will meet May 6 and 20 at Hampton Park Amenity Center at 10 a.m. There is no fee. Anyone who wants to learn or enjoys playing bridge is welcome. The ladies are a low-key, fun-loving group! Contact Susie Kravetz (her information is in the directory). Email or call her if you plan to […]

ELEANOR STUART The next Sit and Stitch meeting will be hosted by Glenda Ziegler on May 12 at 1 p.m. Please contact Glenda if you plan to attend. Her information can be found in the GWC Directory. The group includes many GWC members working on different projects. The members are still working on projects for hospice […]

MARY DESILVA On March 11 the Gateway Women’s Club Gateway Gals on the Go group was able to reschedule their Bocce event due to rain on the original day February 25. The temperature was a cool 55 degrees but quickly warmed up while they played. To accommodate the large numbers of signups, there were two […]

SUSAN ROBERTS Gateway Women’s Club provides many opportunities for members to engage in a variety of fun activities and to connect with others, sharing similar interests. One such opportunity is the Dining Out group’s monthly adventures to local restaurants, where members, spouses, and guests gather to celebrate friendships and good times around the dinner table. […]

Thin Ice Faith Growing up in central Texas, we saw very little snow and ice. There was the blizzard of ’64. Almost 2 inches. That was huge for us as kids! What did we know? Not enough to make a snowman for sure, but we were happy that it was enough for snowball fights and […]

The Continental Women’s Club will hold its monthly luncheon meeting on Thursday, June 12 at 11:30 a.m. Our planned speaker is still pending final confirmation, but we will definitely have an interesting program for you to enjoy. We celebrated Continental’s 50th year anniversary in March, recognizing our past presidents and the many accomplishments over those […]

THE VALUE OF LIGHTING The list of proactive security measures that can be taken to protect your home and/or business is lengthy. Some are more effective than others. Surprisingly, few of these measures are more effective than efficient lighting. Bright lights deter criminal activity. Thieves, burglars and vandals search for low-risk targets … locations at […]