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Festivities mark event center’s grand opening

Col. Phil Harding, 2nd Air Force, chats with Dick Wilson, a retired lieutenant colonel and member of the Biloxi Chamber of Commerce, at a special reception Thursday, the eve of Bay Breeze Event Center’s grand opening. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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From left, Stuart Fowler and Bobby Jones watch John Dendinger tee off on Hole 11 at the annual Keesler vs. Biloxi Bay Chamber of Commerce golf tournament. Fowler is a chamber member and Jones and Dendinger are from the 403rd Maintenance Squadron. This tournament was part of Bay Breeze Event Center’s grand opening activities Friday. Keesler won the tournament. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Professional clown Louis Vocchi makes a dragonfly out of ballooons for 5-year-old David Hargy, son of Lt. Col. David and Sunnan Hargy. The colonel commands the 366th Training Squadron Detachment 6 at the Gulfport Seabee Base. Live bands, a disc jockey, a comedian and children’s activities rounded out Friday’s entertainment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Kelly Rooney, wife of Luke Rooney, 81st Force Support Squadron, watches their daughter Madison, 8, eat a cupcake she decorated during Friday’s grand opening celebration. The event featured free food, drinks and activities for the entire family. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Chief Master Sgt. Lonnie Slater, 81st Training Wing command chief, joins guests in a toast at a reception on the eve of the grand opening of Bay Breeze Event Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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From left, Tech. Sgt. Bernard Moyer, 335th Training Squadron, and his 6-year-old daughter, Haley; Chase Chatfield, husband of 2nd Lt. Debra Chatfield, 81st Inpatient Operations Squadron, and their 6-year-old daughter, Sidney; and Rachel Pelkey, wife of 2nd Lt. Jeffrey Pelkey, 333rd Training Squadron, assemble periscopes for the girls provided by Home Depot at the grand opening of Bay Breeze Event Center, Sept. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Guests mill around a tent where free food was served at the grand opening of Bay Breeze Event Center, Sept. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Brig. Gen. Andrew Mueller, 81st Training Wing commander, and 17-year-old Airman Basic Malcolm Roberson, the youngest Airman at Keesler, cut a cake in celebration of the Air Force's 63rd birthday at the grand opening of Bay Breeze Event Center, Sept. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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From left, Jason Wold, project manager for Yates Construction; Lt. Cmdr. Mark Powell, resident officer in charge of construction at Keesler; Tom Golden, 81st Force Support Squadron community services flight chief; Brig. Gen. Andrew Mueller, 81st Training Wing commander; Lisa Campbell, CSC marketing director; and Glenn Jones, 81st FSS food services director, cut the ribbon of the Bay Breeze Event Center, Sept. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Capt. Iesiah Harris, left, 81st Medical Group, gets some hot wings from Ashlee Johnson from Buffalo Wild Wings in a tent where free food was served at the grand opening of Bay Breeze Event Center, Sept. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Carmen Steed, left, 81st Force Support Squadron sustainment services support flight chief, and Heather Golden, event coordinator for Bay Breeze Event Center, cut an Air Force birthday cake at the grand opening of Bay Breeze Event Center, Sept. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Festivities mark event center’s grand opening

Published Sept. 24, 2010