BIRTHDAY PARTY BIG SURPRISE.Byline: BETTIE RENCORET Senior Columnist PALMDALE -- When Palmdale senior Manny Manny may refer to: In nobility:
 This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . for dinner May 15, he had the surprise of his life. Forty of his close friends and three family members shouted, ``Happy Birthday!'' When he got up that morning, he looked forward to some felicitations felicitations Noun, pl, interj expressions of pleasure at someone's success or good fortune; congratulations -- maybe not a lot, but at least a few -- and especially a telephone call from his sister, Marie Benton, in Modesto. ``Sunday, I had called her to wish her a happy Mother's Day. I thought it was such a good opportunity, she might mention it then and not have to make another call,'' he said. ``She didn't say a word, so I just knew she'd call me in the morning, as she usually does.'' He waited. She didn't call. As the day wore on, he became more and more chagrined. ``She's never forgotten my birthday before,'' he said. ``Here I am, 64, and I haven't seen her for about four years. I was really disappointed.'' Other people remembered. Some of his friends from the 40 and Up Singles dance club called to wish him a happy day and one of them, Sandy Brown Sandy Brown may refer to:
``I liked that,'' he said. ``Sandy is somebody who always knows how to make a ho-hum day special. I could be myself with her.'' Unbeknownst to him, Sandy and Bea Wright, another friend, had planned a party for him and had sworn every invited guest to secrecy. They even contacted Benton to see if she could make it. She was thrilled to be included and since it was to be a surprise, she deliberately refrained from any mention of his birthday when she talked to her brother the previous Sunday. Not only did Benton come to the party, so did her daughter Shelly Dewilms and granddaughter Kirsten Dewilms. They all drove down from Modesto to be there for Manny's big surprise. They had to make it a turn-around trip, though, and drive home again that night. Perry could hardly believe it. His face reflected his happiness as he hugged and kissed them all. A regular at the singles club dances on Sundays at the Lancaster Elks Club, Perry is a gourmet cook. He often entertains friends in his home, where his culinary creations are laid out in every room. He also has a music and recreation room for dancing. ``It's been a wonderful birthday after all,'' he said. Menus for the week at the senior life nutrition sites in Lancaster and Palmdale have been announced. All meals include bread, margarine and coffee, tea or milk, for a suggested donation of $2. Monday: Hot roast beef sandwich, mashed potatoes, winter squash, marinated beets, apple pie. Tuesday: Chicken divan, buttered noodles noo·dle 1 n. A narrow, ribbonlike strip of dried dough, usually made of flour, eggs, and water. [German Nudel. , stewed stewed adj. 1. Cooked by stewing: stewed prunes. 2. Informal Intoxicated; drunk. stewed Adjective 1. tomatoes, coleslaw cole·slaw also cole slaw n. A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise or a vinaigrette. , gelatin gelatin or animal jelly, foodstuff obtained from connective tissue (found in hoofs, bones, tendons, ligaments, and cartilage) of vertebrate animals by the action of boiling water or dilute acid. with fruit. Wednesday: Roast pork, bread dressing, peas and carrots, marinated beets, orange. Thursday: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, spinach, tossed salad, peaches. Friday: Taco salad, macaroni macaroni: see pasta. salad, tapioca pudding. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Manny Perry hugs his sister, Marie Benton, left, and niece Shelly Dewilms at his recent 64th birthday party. (2) Sandy Brown, left, and Bea Wright surprised Manny Perry with an unexpected birthday party when he thought his special day had been forgotten. |
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