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SENIOR CENTER from page 11<br />
Miss Delaware Heather Lehman and her<br />
partner Joe Tauber, Bob Walls with Taube<br />
Carpenter, Mike Mignogno with Trish Rodriquez,<br />
Skip Pikus with Leigh Minor, Bliss<br />
Soucek with Ernesto Riojas, and Kevin Redding<br />
with Laura Burton. <strong>The</strong> dancers trained<br />
every Thursday night at the <strong>Milford</strong> Senior<br />
Center with instructor and choreographer<br />
for the event Maria Fry.<br />
Master of ceremonies Chuck Ivins and<br />
Bernadette Mossman encouraged audience<br />
members to donate to the dance couple they<br />
felt performed the best throughout the evening.<br />
Judges for the evening, Lorna Petchy,<br />
Michele Xiques, Maria Fry and Connie<br />
Howell, critiqued the dancers and pointed<br />
out their strong and weak points of each performance.<br />
Audience favorite and winner of the evening<br />
Bob Walls, former Delaware State Representative<br />
and current member of the MSC<br />
BOD and local businessman, partnered with<br />
Taube Carpenter, Bob’s former campaign<br />
manager and community volunteer.<br />
“I think we did well, as long as no one<br />
knows what I was supposed to be doing,”<br />
laughed <strong>The</strong> Honorable Walls as when asked<br />
about his performance.<br />
<strong>The</strong> evening also included dinner provided<br />
by a variety of local restaurants including<br />
Abbott’s Grill and Nick & Charlie’s, a silent<br />
auction, and music provided by AAA Entertainment.<br />
Tables for the event were sponsored<br />
by I.G. Burton, Country Life Homes,<br />
City of <strong>Milford</strong>, Moore and Rutt, Taube<br />
Carpenter, Bob Walls, Chuck Ivins, Mayor<br />
Cheryl Carney, Connie Howell, Mike Mignogno<br />
and Trish Rodriguez.<br />
“This event shows the commitment of the<br />
<strong>Milford</strong> community to support local causes.<br />
This was the biggest crowd we have ever seen<br />
at the <strong>Milford</strong> Senior Center Gala,” commented<br />
Chuck Ivins, Chairman of the Gala<br />
Committee.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Milford</strong> Senior Center will be holding<br />
another event this Friday, March 18.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Elvis and Friends Dinner Show will be<br />
a tribute to Elvis and other stars, beginning<br />
at 6pm. For more information on the <strong>Milford</strong><br />
Senior Center contact Karen Lloyd at<br />
302-422-3385 or visit http://www.milfordseniorcenter.net/.
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