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Scene Snaps
Scene Snaps: Boomer Nostalgia
July/August 2021—Sarasota Scene readers dug through old photo albums—remember those?—and found nostalgic moments and fond memories to share. Enjoy!
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Margaret Hayes was maid of honor for her cousin Luann Valvo Normandia in 1977; the next year Margaret attended her nursing pinning with her father, Anthony Amato.
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Sherri (Hardcastle) Covey says, “My father (Jim Hardcastle) was the county sheriff when I was a child in Sarasota. This photo was taken at the Fraternal Order of Police hall during the general election night returns 1980. It was a terrific night as you can see.”
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Judy Haran at 4 years old. She says, “I never outgrew the love of horses. I still have one now, 70 years later.”
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Michael Klauber, Chef Charlie Brown, and the staff at Michael’s On East welcomed the public at their grand opening—April 27, 1987.
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In 1962, Mrs. Wayne Moore, center, and the Junior Welfare League (now the Junior League of Sarasota) accepted a check from Mrs. Ernest Sears, left, and Mrs. Gordon Palmer, right, to furnish the new Sarasota Day Nursery (now Children First). This year, Children First celebrates its 60th anniversary.
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Tom Norton horses around with his younger brother, Paul, in June 1969, right before heading off to Vietnam for a 1 year tour as an Airborne Radio Operator in the U.S. Air Force Security Service. Fortunately, he returned home with only minor injuries and was discharged a few months later.
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Dr. Anila Jain as a child in New Delhi, India, with her mother, Dr. Mona Jain.
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Herb Ruderman’s parents’ wedding photo, circa 1925.
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Michelle Crabtree (right)with girlfriends, Jody Wadrick, and Lisa Johnson in Pine View School.
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Michelle’s mother, Paulette Vitrier, as a model at Bazaar on St. Armands Circle.
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Laura Dietz shared this 4-generation photo circa 1942. Toddler Ardys Thompson (Laura’s mother) is holding a doll, accompanied by mother Clementine Hanson, grandmother Dorothy Smith, and great grandmother “Grandma Coty.” Laura says mom Ardys is “still with us and living in Sarasota.”
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Ardys and Bob got married with their best friends, John and Ann, standing up with them.
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Graci McGillicuddy has cared for children from early on—here she was pushing baby sister Gloria Hayes in the baby carriage.
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Roberta Straff with older brothers Gary and Marshall.
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Chubby Checker was among the special guests when Kenney DeCamp opened his first dance school.
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Kenney, as Dr. Mime, lined up with Oprah for the St. Patty’s day parade for ABC WLS Chicago.
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In this photo from 1954, Kenney DeCamp and his brother, Mike, enjoyed a special moment with another celebrity.
Join us! Enter before August 9 for the theme:
Performing Arts: Music, Dance, and Theatre
Does music move your feet? Love to jam on musical instruments? Acting in your blood? Email photos and description to wendy@scenesarasota.com by August 9.
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