Wawasee Property Owners Breakfast Reunites Friends After A Year
Many enjoyed a breakfast of scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, pancakes, sausage and biscuits and fruit at the WPOA/SLA family breakfast Saturday.
By Deb Patterson
InkFreeNews
SYRACUSE — Members of the Wawasee Property Owners and Syracuse Lake associations reunited after a year-long break for the WPOA/SLA Family breakfast Saturday morning, June 12, at Oakwood Resort.
Isaac Wingo points out his favorite paddle in the Friends of the Syracuse Library silent auction.
Booths for Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation, Women of Today, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, Syracuse-Wawasee Trails, Wawasee Flotilla greeted members when they arrived. These booths provided information, free giveaways and merchandise to purchase.
Friends of the Syracuse Library displayed finished paddles, painted by local artists, as part of its silent auction project. The breakfast was the beginning of the silent auction that will continue through August.
Turkey Creek Fire Territory was also present with trucks and equipment on display outside the hotel. Firemen’s hats and coloring books were available for the youngsters.
Missing this year – and a disappointment to many – was the ladder truck. Yearly young and young at heart took the opportunity to get in the bucket and get a birds-eye view of the area. Fire Chief Mickey Scott stated the truck had recently been put out of service due to a small hydraulic leak. It is now being repaired.
However, those wanting to give it a try, could become a firefighter for a brief moment and handle a fire hose.
During the breakfast, the guests took time to get reacquainted with neighbors and make new friends. John Earnest, SLA president and Kay Young, WPOA president, were both on hand to greet guests.
Many attended the breakfast before heading across the drive to the Chautauqua-Wawasee Chautauqua Art Festival or out onto the floating pier to view the display of wooded boats.
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- Early morning breakfast goers included this group of old and new friends, along with members of the Turkey Creek Fire Territory. Among those on the right are Colleen Incremona, Evelyn and Harlan Steffan. On the right back to front are Christina Rice, Dan Rice and Joe Incremona.
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- Joe and Karen Stiles fill out name cards at the annual breakfast, while Barb Koon waits to pay.
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- From the left, Dave Mayer and Bill Pipp enjoy a conversation over breakfast with Rex Heil and Debi Mayer.
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- Dave Mayer gets some information from Kosciusko County Sheriff Kyle Dukes.
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- Ann Cleary and Tom Crowley talk with Priscilla Brown and Beth Morris about the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation.
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- Pierce and Beau Mossakowski check out Turkey Creek Fire Territory’s Air Rescue Boat, while Brian Simons, Curtis Longenbaugh and Ryan Mossakowski share some information.
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- Betsy and Bill Roby talk with Erlene Yentes and LuAnn Wojtczak about the Syracuse-Wawasee Trails.
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- Dallas Kinney shows his mom, Zoe White, what balloon he wants from Ken’s Balloons during the breakfast.
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- Jennifer Martin picks out some fruit, while in the background Joe Martin is served by the Oakwood staff.
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- Diana Gardner picks up a few items being given away by the Sheriff’s Office and Lake Patrol.
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- Addison VanGorder, a regular attendee at the breakfast, holds a special balloon creation – an anaconda wrapped around a volleyball. VanGorder is a member of the Grand Park Anaconda volleyball team playing in a national competition in Orlando, Fla., in the upcoming weeks.
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- Mermaids, created by Ken’s Balloons were centerpieces on each table.
