The Barrier Island Parks Society “Cookout in Paradise” fundraiser drew dozens of backers to the pork and beans with macaroni salad dinner. Proceeds from the $10 entry fee benefits the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse Museum. Chad Lach and Joe “Baldy” Rinaldi cooked the pig, which was praised by hungry diners at the 6:30 p.m. event Sunday.
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Festive partygoers, from left: Pat Hartman, Katy McGinnnn, Jim and Denise Pivovar, Linda Stevens, Rachel Bass and Sue Harrison.
Entertainer Kenny Rose trotted out standards by Jimmy Buffet and Kenny Chesney, among many others, to lighten the mood.
The pig roast by Chad Lach and Joe “Baldy” Rinaldi produced this macabre leftover.
Al and Sally Atkinson handled the silent auction table.
A silent auction memento.
Fact Box
To go
What: Barrier Island Parks Society meeting
When: 8:30 a.m. April 18 boat leaves the Pink docks.
Where: Cayo Costa meeting site