Ohio Buckeye Snowbirds had a wonderful program for their fourth breakfast on Feb. 15 at LuLu's with 121 people in attendance, including 10 new members. Bob Hofacker reminded everyone of the Low Country Boil at the Gulf Coast Zoo on Feb. 24 and of our Snack and Game Day on Feb. 22 at Caribe, Bldg. C at 1 p.m.

The Corn Hole game day was Feb. 17 and those who attended had a great time. Corn Hole winners were Chris Distl and Jerry Vetter with runner-ups Gerry Waugh and Harold Fryman.

Bob also told the members to bring any leftover can goods to the meeting on Feb. 29. Gayle Hofacker said the date for Red Hats and Romeos has been changed to Feb. 28, Big Fish at 1 p.m. Carolyn Rooks announced that our summer reunion will be held on July 17 and 18 in the Holmes County area of Ohio, probably Berlin, Ohio.

Our program was our own Ohioans showing their crafts and hobbies. Sharon Shock, Defiance, Ohio began the program saying she started painting five years ago with classes down here and showed some of her watercolors. Ed Goodwin, now of Foley, Ala., retired and then took art classes.

He does all kinds of painting except pastels and showed some of his art work which included a beautiful picture of an eagle. Betty Hoskins, Wapakoneta, Ohio sews and makes purses out of placemats and also makes Christmas trees. Mary Zaye, Delaware, Ohio, is a quilter who brings her sewing machine with her and has UFOs (unfinished objects) and FO's (finished objects) that she showed.

She has made 10 baby quilts and sent them home and is finishing the rest to take home. May and Paul Alanko were next, May with her genealogy and Paul with his woodcarvings. May has done extensive research and been to courthouses and cemeteries and has published two books on genealogy.

Paul engraves designer firewood and says he is an artist, not a woodcarver. Helen Haberstroh, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been drawing since she was a kid. Denny and Georgene Carlton were not in attendance, but Denny's canes that he makes were.

Georgene had different types of art work. Bob and Gayle Hofacker are matchbook collectors and had a large number of books with all kinds of matchbooks in them dating way back. Ruth Fryman is also a sewer, and brought a couple of things with her.

The Ohio Club would also like to thank the merchants who donated gifts to us for our door prizes. Reservations for next breakfast on Feb. 29 are due Sunday before. Call 540-7745 or email gaylelynn13@hotmail.com. Visit our web site at yahoo.com/groups/ohiosnowbirds.