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Hoping to make a hole-in-one on the ninth hole to win a Ford Fiesta, 16-year-old Paige Brady joined her father Chris at Twin Isles Country Club in Punta Gorda for the early morning Eagle Open on Feb. 9. to help raise funds for the Peace River Wildlife Center.

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Jacanne Duffy, fundraising chair for Peace River Wildlife Center and event chair for the Eagle Open, joins Loraine Anderson and Linda Hefty for a photo Feb. 9 at the tournament.

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Walter Reinhardt, Bob Talley, Patty Galvin and Teresa Jenkins were among those that came out in the early morning to play golf in support of the Peace River Wildlife Center.

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Tyler Janz and Dante Scaccianoce check the list for which hole they would start their round of golf.

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Twin Isles Golf and Country Club pro Steve Baisch gives a few last-minute instructions before the 8:30 a.m. shotgun start of the Eagle Open on Feb. 9.

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The Diamonds sing “Band Stand Boogie” from the hit show “American Band Stand.”

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Dancing is the aisle during the Diamonds concert are Dee Van Gullden and Walter Van Beers.

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Standing by a 1957 Chevrolet convertible brought in by the Veteran Motor Car Club of America — Southwest Florida Region are Burnt Store Presbyterian Church Pastor Tim Stewart and Charmaine Ponkratz, chairperson for the 2013 Winter Concert Series.

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Committee members Joan Stanley and Janet Burbank are ready and waiting for the show to start.

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Nabbing front-row seats to see the Diamonds in concert at Burnt Store Presbyterian Church are Pat and Diane Battaglia with Shirley Schmidt.

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Signing an autograph during intermission for Dave Bird is bass singer Jeff Dolan.

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Jeanette Cronkite got in a quick kiss with bass singer Jeff Dolan during intermission.

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Lead singer and longest member of the Diamonds, Jerry Siggins, autographs a CD that fan Larry Hedrick purchased during intermission.

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Kathy Thatcher poses with baritone singer Gary Owens after just purchasing a CD.