en Club By Clare Winslow Town hall never looked so beautiful as at the May meeting of the Pine Knoll Shores Garden Club. The long tables in the board room were heaped with every variety of roses, irises, shasta and gerbera daisies, various colored carnations and baby’s breath, accompanied by Boston ferns and other greenery. Members assembled these flowers and greens into personal flower arrangements in the small vases that they each had brought to the meeting. These lovely arrangements were then taken to Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center by our members and were presented to each patient. In addition, arrangements were given to Betty Carr and Sonny Cunningham at town hall to thank them for their support of the Garden Club, and to the Bogue Banks Public Library. Garden Club members work together to assemble flower arrangements to cheer residents at Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Clockwise from left: JoAnn Shallcross, Sheryl Woodbury, Martha Edwards, Arleen Graczewski, Barbara Yankauskas, Jan Corsello, Lisa Park, Donna Belanger and Toni Cox—Photo by Clare Winslow Samples of flower arrangements created by Garden Club members. —Photo by Jan Corsello President Susan King reported on her attendance at the Garden Club of North Carolina’s recent meeting in Chapel Hill, and reminded us that our Garden Club was recognized with first place awards for the erection of the Blue Star Highway Memorial Marker at the corner of Highway 58 and Pine Knoll Boulevard at the state level by the Garden Club of North Carolina, by the Southern Regional Garden Club and, ultimately, at the national level by the National Garden Club. The Pine Knoll Shores Garden Club was the only garden club in North Carolina to receive a national award in 2017. (Continued on page 24) OyTSTANDII’IG 'X lOTIEMT : i EXFEMIENCI-: /| AWAE.D Local Quality, National Recognition Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ recognizes hospitals that deliver an outstanding experience for patients during their hospital stay, as reported by patients. We dedicate ourselves to you and are proud to be recognized in the Top 5% for Outstanding Patient Experience nationwide. Carteret is the only hospital in our Region* to be a recipient. Our award winning services include Cancer Center, Weight Loss Surgery, Joint & Spine Center, Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Radiology. Compassion rons deop Juneaoi^ I The ShMellM i