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Outstanding choir performs patriotic favorites Four Seasons Fourth Celebration By Cindy Graves The Event Systems Committee showed up bright and early three days before the Fourth of July festivities to set-up the staging for the event. Then came the rehearsals, the final purchases, the arrival of the trophies and the decorating of the Lodge; everything was set for the big day! At 7 am I went to the Donut-Delight store for their fresh Fourth of July donuts for the club competitions. Eight dozen donuts later, our hungry early morning clubs awaited the tasty sugar-rush nuggets to fuel their competitions. The competitions were fierce and winners emerged. The club competition that I missed the most was dominoes. They decided to postpone their tournament until all of their players were available to compete. Last year, they were one of the loudest and most fun groups to watch because they played as if it were an Olympic event, slamming down dominoes, which sounded like cannons exploding. They added to the fireworksfeel of the day. 8-Ball was the first club to get their winner names in and a beaming Rick Loney and Ray Windham showed up to receive their trophies. For Ping Pong, Don Fant and Niles Sundstrum were named First Place winners, followed by Lou Laurent and Benjamin Oh in Second Place and Pete Antoine and Alan Chan in Third Place. The Blue Team won in the Tennis Tournament and Howard Levine was named "The Highest Scorer on the Winning Team." Our Poker Champion was Andy Lunetta and our Canasta Champions were Toby Davis and Monica Sarafian. The "Billiards for Fun" winners were Pete Antoine in First Place and Eileen Gilbert in Second Place. Paddle Tennis had the funniest winners. Terry Miller won "Best Sportsman," Phil Harris won "Most Generous Player" and finally with Michael Rothberg who received his award for "Most Emotional Player," with tears and crying mime gestures. Several of our other clubs opted to postpone their tournaments until everyone was back in town from the holiday. The potluck was next, with mountains of delicious picnic foods and desserts. Popcorn aroma from our movie popcorn maker wafted through the air adding to the all-American flavor of our patriotic affair. Directly after the potluck and Awards Ceremony came the Performing Arts Club Variety Show. The acts were fun and varied and the choir led by Barbara Wasco was truly outstanding! The whole event was a lot of fun bringing in around 400 residents throughout the day. Those who weren't in the Ballroom enjoyed many of the other Lodge amenities including the pool and spa. Those who couldn't make it to the Beaumont City fireworks, found themselves pretty spent without going for more big blasts! Thank you so much to all who participated in the competitions, in the potluck and in the show. A good time was had by all. Happy winner holds his trophy Old Glory flies on stage Community News | FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | AUGUST 2013 5

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