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Drug-Free Party Set For Seniors Seniors from Brunswick County's three high schools will be partying all night May 31, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. The Graduation Celebration of Brunswick County committee is planning a "chemical -free" night of fun, games, activities, refreshments and live music for area graduating seniors at the Brunswick Community College student center in Supply. A DJ will also be on hand and prizes will be awarded at the party, the committee's first at tempt at a drug-free party for all county seniors. Last year a local committee sponsored a similar event for West Brunswick High School seniors at a Myrtle Beach, S.C., night spot. West Brunswick High School seniors graduate May 29, North Brunswick on May 30 and South Brunswick on May 31. Volunteers and student com mittee members arc needed. For more information, call Linda Fowler, 371-4216, or 655-4667. Literacy Council To Train Tutors The Brunswick County Literacy Council has scheduled a two-ses sion tutor training workshop for volunteers interested in helping oth er adults improve their basic read ing skills. The workshop will be held Thursday and Friday, May 2 and 3, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the lit eracy council office is Supply. Rich Dixon will be the trainer. The S10 registration fee may be paid at the first session. Tutors who complete the course will be certified to tutor using the one -on-one, phon ics-based Laubach approach. Anyone who knows how to read and enjoys helping others is quali fied to volunteer as a literacy tutor. Those planning to attend the workshop arc asked to prc-rcgistcr by calling the literacy council at 754-7323 or writing to the Bruns wick County Literacy Council, P.O. Box 6, Supply, N.C. 28462. Class Offered A class that begins April 9 at Brunswick Community College is aimed at people who need conversa tional Spanish on the job. The continuing education class will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays through May 30 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in Room 162 of the ALS building on the main campus north of Supply. Registration costs S25, payable at the first class. Exempt arc North Carolina residents ages 65 and older. While the class is geared lo clini cal personnel, teachers and store managers, it will help anyone who works with Spanish-speaking per sons or has Spanish-speaking friends, said Ann Bellamy, BCC public information officer. More information is available from the Continuing Education De partment, 754-6922, 457-6329 or 343-0203. ^ " . *? ' I \ 1 LORDYy LORD Y, BRENDA LOU IS 40! Jeaneite Crecraft and Christopher Harretf wi(( be married April 6 at 5 pm at Letties Qrove Church Shattotte. friends and relatives are invited. STAFF PHOTO BY DOUG RUTTER Gibson Yard Selected The llolden Beach Beautification Committee has chosen the yard of Dave and Flo Gibson of 296 Brunswick Avenue West as yard of the month for April. Pictured with Mrs. Gibson (right) is beautifi cation committee representative Rose Smith. This is the first yard of the month selection for 1991. Homeowners are eligible to win the award every other year. CLUB BRIEFS VFW Wants Cards And Labels The Calabash VFW Posl 7288 Ladies Auxiliary wants area resi dents to save and donate the front covers of greeting cards and labels from Campbell's and Betty Crocker products. Spokesman Mary Bcncs said the items will be sent to the St. Judc's Ranch, a home for abused and ne glected children. The children use the articles to make new cards and crafts. Items can be mailed to Auxiliary President Florence Cook, c/o VFW Post 7288, Box 198-C Carter Road, Calabash, N.C. 28459. Also, auxiliarists host a covered dish dinner the second Saturday of each month at 6 p.m. at the post. The group's next regular meeting will be April 15 at 7:30 p.m. Mem bers and guests arc welcome. Bells To Ring Wedding bells will ring at the Calabash Elks Lodge at Traders Village Sunday, April 14, when "prcachcr" Darius Lcwcllyn offici ates the "wedding" of George Con ley and Rita Wainwright. Giving away the bride will be Leon Noorigian. The couple will be accompanied by a full bridal party. Skip Smith will play Here Comes The Bride, and Mike Hcaly will be the vocalist. The 4 p.m. event is open to mem bers of Lodge No. 2679 and their guests. An appropriate "gift" for the oc casion, said spokesman Mary Noor igian, would be a covered dish of food or sandwiches for the recep tion afterward. Birthdays And Anniversaries Thursday, April 4 Jessie Allen, Ken Newion Jr., Josephine Collins, Bobbie Ward, Del Smith, Chris Ellis, Thaddcus Evans, Hilda Inman, Michacla Miller, Betly Jo Edge; Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Mc Lean, Mr. and Mrs. Timmy Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Roger HcwctL Friday, Aprii 5 Elliott Reynolds, Doris Benton, Melody Benton; John and Christine Robbins, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lee Galloway, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rogers. Saturday, April 6 Janic Sicorls, Sylvia L. Tripp, Allyn Wilson. Sunday, April 7 Matthew Edwards. Monday, April 8 Kim Evans, Elizabeth Milligan. Tuesday. April 9 Edna Russ, Skip Fcnton, Austin Rcdwinc, Rex Gore; Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Lewis. Wednesday, April 10 Steve Causey, Cindy Fcnton. Oak Species May Be Hard To Pinpoint wc wondered it cs f IJY C. BRUCE WILLIAMS Extension Area Turf Specialist Dear Plan! Doctor: After read ing your articles wc wondered if you would mind identifying sev eral trees f or us. A leaf from cach of the trees is enclosed. Wc r were told that * _ } wc had pine trees and live oaks but after seeing these trees* through WILLIAMS three growing seasons, wc arc not so sure. Can you help with identifi cation of these trees? Answer: The oaks arc a promis cuous group of trees. Spccics cross hybridize easily. This creates a real problem when it comcs to identify ing some of the oak spccics. For identification purposes, the oaks can be divided into two gener al groups ? the red or black oak group and the white oak group. The red oak group will generally have small bristles on the tips of the leaf lobes whereas the white oaks gener ally have no bristles. The leaves you sent me seem to indicate you have at least one live oak (Que reus virginiana). The live oak is generally considered to be in the white oak group and is known to hybridize with the Ovcrcup oak (Quercus lyrata) and the Post oak ( Qucrcus stcllaia). I sec no evi dence of hybrid live oak types in the leaf specimens you sent me. The other leaves you sent me arc THE PLANT DOCTOR in the red oak group. You definitely have at least one Laurel Oak ( Quer - cus laurifolia). I can only speculate as to the species identification of the remain der of your trees. They all appear to be in the red oak group. Since these trees retain their foliage throughout much of the season I suspect you have a group of hybrids. The south ern red oak ( Quercus falcata ) hy bridizes with the laurel oak to pro duce numerous semi -evergreen seg regates. I suspect that is the ease for the remainder of the trees in your yard. Dear Plant Doctor: My wife and I recently purchased a tum-of-thc ccntury home that is badly in need of landscaping. As we will use the house only during the winter months we arc interested in sugges tions of plants that arc particularly showy at that time. There arc a number of live oak trees on the property so it is well shaded most of the day. It would be appreciated if you would suggest some plants, particu larly those which arc well adapted to this area, and arc relatively easy to maintain. Do you have any sug gestions for grass? Thank you for your help. Answer: I recently helped a friend of mine with the landscape design of his lurn-of-thc-ccntury home in Hillsborough. Period land scaping requires substantial re search, planning and work. I suspect that is more than you arc willing to do, but still take the lime to plan your landscape carefully. One of the plants that you would enjoy in the winter that should do well in the shade of your live oaks is the camellia. Camellia sasanqua for autumn blooming and Camellia japonica for winter and early spring bloom ing arc good choices. Hundreds of varieties arc available. Another winter bloomer is the hybrid witch ha/.el (llamamelis x intermedia. Dr. J.C. Raluston of the N.C. State Arboretum likes the vari ety "Arnold Promise," which has yellow flowers with a reddish calyx cup. Witch ha/cl usually blooms in mid to late January. Yet another winter bloomer is the Cornelian cherry dogwood ( Cornus mas). Small yellow flowers arc pro duced in late January or February that can have a spectacular effect in an otherwise barren time of the year. Another dogwood that has ex cellent winter stem color is the Rcdosicr dogwood ( Cornus seri cea). most nurseries will be glad to help you locate these plants. The most shade tolerant of the warm season grasses is St. Augustine grass ( Slenotaphrum secundatum). However, even St. Augustine grass must have adequate light for growth. There arc other alternatives, such as groundcovcrs and mulch, for shady areas that you may want to consider. Contact your local extension agent for more information. Send your gardening questions to The Plant Doctor, P.O. Box 109, Bolivia. N.C. 28422. Band Selling Moo Doo Tickets Members of the West Brunswick High School Band arc selling tick ets for the annual Moo Doo Day, which is scheduled Saturday, April 27, on the football field. Each person who buys a ticket will be assigned a square on the football field and has a chance at winning SI ,000. A local cow will determine the grand prize winner by where on the Held it is standing when nature calls, hence the name "moo doo." Tickets cost S2 each and will be on sale through April 15. Band di rector Craig Morris said the band will not hold a carnival as part of this year's event due to the high ex pense involved. Proceeds from the fund-raising Happy 3rd Birthday Grant Caison Love. Momma & Daddy event will be used to send the band to band camp at Camp Greer at Old Fort in mid-August. Parents of rising ninth-graders who will be participating in the high school band next school year should contact Morris at home, 754-5539. People who want to purchase tickets by mail can send checks to WBHS Band Boosters, P.O. Box 2096, Shallottc, N.C. 28459. s>eieuiiun or Motion Furniture Full reclining sofas, sectionals and inclining sectionals. 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