Senior Center Prom & Gala

The Parker County Committee on Aging annual Senior Prom and Gala features glamour, gourmet meals, and glitzy garments where members, guests, and volunteers enjoy live big-band entertainment and elegant food. However, the most exquisite perks are reserved for special seniors.

Senior center members 90 years and up are treated to a limousine bus service to the front door, grand introductions into the banquet, best tables in the house in front of the orchestra, and champagne.

Lennie Harmon was first to exit the 90+ limousine for the March 28 event at The Springs Event Venue and declared her V.I.P. treatment was earned because, “I’m going to be 95 this year.”

Other 90+ members of the senior center are Francis and Rosemary Klontz of Aledo, Connie Heath of Weatherford, Betty Halford of Weatherford, and Melvin and Rosie Luther of Weatherford.

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Prom king and queen are voted on individually by senior center members, making it more of a surprise when Francis and Rosemary Klontz were selected as 2025 prom king and queen.

Parker County senior center member Gayle Hicks donated two works of art for the silent auction, including a piece featuring Longhorns.

The Senior Center Prom & Gala was sold out again this year.

Lennie Harmon exits a deluxe limousine bus at the front door of The Springs Event Venue in Weatherford, an upscale service exclusively for members age 90 and up.

Peggy Hutton and Leslie Chalmers register Gayle Hicks at the banquet door. Hicks, a life-long artist, donated two works for the silent auction benefiting Meals on Wheels and the senior center.

Peggy Hutton and Leslie Chalmers work the registration table.

Terri Smith drops a ticket in a jar for a gift basket from Buff City Soap. Funds are raised for Parker County Committee on Aging and Meals on Wheels through raffles, silent auctions, live auctions and table reservations.

Kristen Soble has donated a live art auction item each year of the Senior Prom and Gala, painting during the event and auctioning the art when finished. This year's contribution was a boardwalk scene with a domestic sky.

Caryl Skaggs and Kia Odom of Cornerstone Caregiving take a selfie at the table their company reserved for employees and friends.

Jorge Marsal, conductor of The Joshua Experience big-band, greets guests from the stage. The 12-member band has entertained at all three Senior Prom and Gala fundraiser banquets.

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Works of art were included among gift baskets, golf packages, and big screen TVs for the silent auction, live auction, and raffles. Senior club member Gayle Hicks donated two works of art, and for the third year supporter Kristen Soble painted a piece live to be auctioned at the end of the event.

“I dabbled in art all my life, but I never had the money to go to school on it,” Hicks said. “I donated some art for the first gala, but I missed the gala last year because I was in the hospital. I paint all the time and I’ve sold several pieces.”

A prom would not be complete without the crowning of a king and queen, and senior center members vote for the royal positions based on participation and service to the group. Francis Klontz was thrilled when he was called to don the ceremonial crown and sash, and it was a bigger surprise when his wife, Rosemary, was chosen to be queen.

After the surprise, Rosemary took the microphone to thank the staff and volunteers.

“You people work so hard for us. This is the best center there is anywhere,” Rosemary said as she held back tears. “This center means the world to us and you make us all feel so special.”

To contact Parker County Committee on Aging, the senior center, or inquire about Meals on Wheels service or donations, call 817-596-4640 or visit www.pccpa.org.