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      Crone Sandie Heinz planned a wonderful luncheon and holiday seminar
      event for us at the Bistro Bleu Café within home accessory store Zandia
      Galleria in Lake Oswego.  About 25 of us (mostly Crimson
      Crones and a few ladies from other chapters) enjoyed a delicious lunch
      while engaging in delicious conversation with other red and pink
      hatters.  Several of the members were new who had responded to the
      newspaper article about us at Portland Meadows on October 19. 
      Three gals came as guests but quickly joined before lunch was over. 
      Do we have fun or what?  The owners of the café personalized the
      menu for us and each table’s centerpiece was a red hat with red and
      white flowers sticking out from the top.  They allowed us to keep the
      hats, so we included them in with the other door prizes. Following
      lunch was a home decorating and holiday décor and ideas seminar. 
      There were gift giving and gift wrapping ideas plus much more. 
      "Another wonderful day, another wonderful hat."
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