Page 8 The Shoreline January 2005
The committee left to right: Pauly Brown, Betty Haughey, Liv Stephens and Anita Adler
Pine Knoll Shores
Women’s Club Luncheon
By Ronnie Stanley
The annual PKS Women’s Club holiday
luncheon was recently held at the Trade winds
Restaurant at the Royal Pavilion. The guests
were treated to a wonderful buffet style lun
cheon of pork tenderloin and a choice of
fantastic desserts. Santa donated a choice of
wine. The event was chaired by Anita Adler.
Mrs. Grace Hunter, a founding member,
was presented with a poinsettia plant. Pat
di Giuseppe provided “reveler music” on
his full orchestra keyboard. Everyone fin
ished the day singing Christmas carols.
Scholarship Chair Ronnie Stanley intro
duced Katie Kotschi, recipient of the club
scholarship to Carteret Community College.
The club raises funds annually to provide a
scholarship to a deserving female who is
completing her college education later in life.
Katie is a working single mother of four
children, ages sixteen, thirteen, seven and
four. She works for the Carteret County Do
mestic Violence Program as the co-manager
of Finder’s Keepers.
A full-time student, Katie’s educational
goals at CCC include finishing all necessary
courses for admittance into a four-year nurs
ing program. She is currently a Certified
Nurse Aide. After earning her RN, she would
like to become either a school nurse or a
pediatric nurse practitioner working with
children having special needs. Although she
has not been in school for almost eight years,
she is excited to be doing well in her classes
Schlarship winner Katie Kotschi with Ronnie Stanley and Mary Kanyha
and is determined to make a stable life for her
children by earning the ability to support
them with a rewarding career in the health
profession.
The Pine Knoll Shores Women’s Club
scholarship can be used for tuition, books and
other college expenses. Its purpose is to help
the woman who may have had a difficult time
completing higher education. Its criteria re
quire above average grades, full-time enroll
ment and willingness to apply herself to aca
demic life in addition to her family responsi
bilities.
Katie is the seventh recipient of the club
scholarship, established in 1997.
Book Clubs
The Book Clubs are reading...
The Beach Book Club will meet at the
home of Joy Wray on January 13 to discuss
“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the
Night-Time” by Mark Haddon.
The Book Bums and Between the Book
Ends will be meeting together on January 10
at the home of Jan Corsello to discuss “The
Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini. You are
invited to join and read with a book club
through the Pine Knoll Shores Women ’ s Club,
please contact Mary Greene at 222-3005.
Founding member Grace Hunter and her husband, Howard, at the PKS Holiday
Luncheon.
Ladies Golf Association
Cites Long-time Members
The h^hUght of the day came when Irish Wallace acknowkdged twelve ladies who have been members for 20 or more
years. They are Ellen VonThaden, Vivian MacDonald, Betty Wagner, Mary Kanyha, Myrtle Wertz, Nicki Hooper, Mary
Wiker, Astrid Norman, Terri Sweeny, Lenora Roberson, and Blanche Yancey. Missing from the picture is Alice
Garrison
Submitted by Karen Rice
The Ladies Golf Assn.at Bogue Banks
Country Club held its annual Christmas lun
cheon and awards ceremony December 2.
President Trish Wallace thanked the
following members for working towards the
success of the party: Marty Hare, Maureen
Danehy, Bonnie Femeau, Pat Chambers, Kay
Spiegelberg, Linda Cumberland, Marge Green,
Doe Martynowski, Doris Vamer, Arlene Terrell
and Bonnie Robinson. Once again, our Pro
Reggie Colomb and his staff, Lorraine, Justin
and Andy, provided excellent food and bever
ages in the festively decorated ballroom.
Winners of the yearly tournaments
were awarded their prizes, paintings by Pine
Knoll Shores artists Janie Prete, Julia Woolard
and Janet Birkel.
The highlight of the day came when
Trish Wallace acknowledged twelve ladies
who have been members for 20 or more years.
They are Alice Garrison, Nicki Hooper, Mary
Kanyha, Vivian MacDonald, Astrid Norman,
Lenora Roberson, Terrie Sweeny, Ellen Von
Thaden, Betty Wagner, Myrtle Wertz, Mary
Wiker and Blanche Yancey.
In the spirit of the season, the ladies
passed a basket and collected more than $400
for their annual donation to Martha’s Mission.