Around Town
By Bob Ruggiero
A grand tour left Pme Knoli Shores May 7 to Ireland SereS^vSsRSS
d neighbors on a trip planned by Agnes Murphy and Sean McGovern of Accent Travel (see
accompanying pictoes if you can find a non-Irish name in the group). After landing in Dublin
n c! n ^ Causeway with a spectacular view of Scotland. On a visit to Bushmills
D.s illery they were treated to a wee drop of the distillery’s finest, after which several members
ed a lot during lunch. The visits included a visit to Ulster Folk Park, the Cliffs of Hohr
and a catamaran cruise along a fjord in Kill Bay on the Dingle Peninsular. Part of the tour
included visits to the mandatory sites at Killarney, Blarney and Co rk. Paulette Murphy tells
S'thftrip thaS^^^ 7 the culmination
or tne trip that all of the vacationers will long remember.
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Elaine and Tom Tempel became involved
with rose gardening when a dinner guest
brought a vase of roses and said that the
lovely roses came from her garden. Roses
are extremely difficult to grow at the beach
due to the salt spray and sandy soil. Tom
and Elaine were so intrigued by the idea of
growing their own roses that they contacted
the Witherspoon Rose Culture Company in
Durham, a company that has been in business
a rose catalogue. They purchased 20 bushes
with 11 different varieties and six knockout
roses with small flowers that are suitable
for decorating purposes. They planted the
beds on the canal side of their property for
the benefit of boaters motoring on the canal.
The Witherspoon Company has provided
soil preparation, a water system extension,
mulching, weekly insect spraying, fertilizing,
and pruning and lime treatment to the soil.
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tor rose growing. An area was agreed upon fuller plants and a wonderful assortment of
and the couple chose various rose plants from colorful flowers
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ores. Betty Lee showed up at a Women’s Club meeting and renewed old friendships Betty
Lee was involved with the Women’s Club and served on their board in various c^iS
including club president. Nice to see the Foulks again.
Paul Pylko one of the directors of Pine
Knoll Association applied for a grant that
has been awarded each year since 1966 North
Carolina Beautiful, a non-profit environmental
organization. WRAL TV and 101.5 FM in
Raleigh have sponsored this celebration of the
annual azaleas promotion. The organization
has awarded more than 196, 000 plants to
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2650 non-profit organizations, in its 20- year
history. The Pine Knoll Association received
50 one-galloon azaleas, which were planted by
Paul and his wife Leslie at Brock Basin and
Davis Landing. In addition to planting these
pink and white flowers, the couple maintains
and weeds the lovely plants. Congratulations
to both Paul and Leslie for their contributions
to keeping Pine Knoll Shores beautiful.
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The Christmans and the Wrays recently
returned from a river cruise from St. Petersburg
to Moscow and a side trip to Kiev in the
Ukraine. In addition to the fabulous palaces and
cathedrals, the highlight of the trip was a home-
hosted dinner in the city of Petrosovodsk. This
was a wonderful experience as the daughter
and her friend, both first year university
students, spokeexcellentEnglish andeveryone
was able to communicate. With good food,
conversation and vodka they were all sorry
to see the evening come to an end.
Elizabeth Bagby Agnew, daughter of J.B
and Barbara Bagby residents of McGinnis
Point, graduated from Philadelphia College
of Obstetric medicine on June 4. Elizabeth
and husband John will reside in Greensboro,
where she will at Moses H.Cone Memorial
Hospital interning in internal medicine.
Congratulations to daughter Elizabeth and
parents J.B. and Barbara.
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