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<b>First Posted:</b> 12/11/2010<br><br>JOHN KRISPIN
jkrispin@www.timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE &amp;ndash; When John Barancho wanted to throw his friend and co-owner of his business a milestone birthday event, he went no further than his own inventory to beautify the party&amp;rsquo;s venue.

Barancho knew that his friend and 50th birthday boy, Paul Kabacinski, would love the d&amp;eacute;cor at the Westmoreland Club Saturday, as thousands of yellow-colored flowers, consisting of several types of orchids and roses, comprised the center pieces of the dining and cocktail tables. There were even flowers for place settings and pins for table ends. Yellow is Kabacinski&amp;rsquo;s favorite color.
&amp;ldquo;This is actually mostly a thank you,&amp;rdquo; said Barancho, one of the owners of Floral Designs in Forty Fort. &amp;ldquo;We are saying thank you for everything that he has done for the business, community and for friends and family. This is also a personal thank you from me to him, and of course wishing him a happy birthday.&amp;rdquo;
Many of the community members who have donated time were to be in attendance as well, said Barancho.
&amp;ldquo;A lot of this (decorations) will be made on site at the Westmoreland Club; the table cards are black and tan, the vases are hand-cast aluminum that are 34 inches tall and made for the event, black chargers, and base plates to decorate the table. We&amp;rsquo;ve specialty ordered, bought and brought items in for this event.&amp;rdquo;
Along with the flowery fashions for the birthday party, 400 candles were lit in the grill room for the party&amp;rsquo;s opening at 6:30 p.m. Fifty pillar-type candles also lit the entrance to the club, and the cake was specially made in the shape of a Grey Goose Vodka bottle &amp;ndash; in tribute to Kabacinski&amp;rsquo;s affinity towards the drink. 

Barancho knew the arrangements would be over the top, but he admits there is a time to splurge.

&amp;ldquo;It snowballed, and it got to be quite the amount of flowers; but, hey, you turn 50 once. It is nice that everybody is going to have a good time.&amp;rdquo;

When friendship is in bloom