Ga^en Club
By Clare Winslow
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Janie Price demonstrates
how to make gardeners’
hand scrub at the
September meeting of
the Garden Club.
—Photo by Clare Winslow
“Welcome Back” was the prevailing theme of the first
meeting of the season of the Pine Knoll Shores Garden
Club on September 9. Camaraderie was much in evidence
as members greeted each other after the long summer
absence. Hostesses Jean McDanal, Helvi Larson, Karen
Zaenker and Barbara Williams even geared the hospitality
table theme to welcoming back students, with a fall
chrysanthemum bouquet nestled in a vase made of a
dozen No. 2 pencils, two apple figures sitting atop several
school books with the old brown paper covering, a box of
crayons, a hall pass, a composition book, cupcakes with a
crayon in the middle instead of a candle and a copy of the
ancient Dick and Jane reader.
The program of the day was the creation of a very
fragrant gardeners’ hand scrub by all the members of
the club, instructed and aided by Janie Price of Pine
Knoll Shores. Janie is editor of The Shoreline, a volunteer
Guardian ad Litem in Carteret County representing
children in foster care, and previous Director of Editorial Systems and Support at U.S.
News and World Report. Everyone gathered around a table that had been especially
set up with a small jar for everyone and the ingredients for the hand scrub sugar,
peppermint and lemon essential oils and Dawn Oil of Olay Hand Renewal dish
detergent. Janie demonstrated the technique for mixing the hand scrub, and each
member had a chance to make her own jar to take home.
At the business meeting that followed, Barbara Yankauskas distributed the clubs
2015-2016 yearbooks. Barbaras hard work and devotion resulted in a work of art.
The yearbook includes a program of events, officers’ photos, members’ information,
committee chairmen, club donations and many beautiful photographs.
Karen Zaenker reviewed for members many of the upcoming programs for the
year. Lana Hathaway discussed members’ trash pick-up schedule and voiced concern
about the safety of our members working in the town’s gardens, especially noting cars
being driven too fast and too close to workers. It was suggested that we make use of
the town’s orange cones.
President Kay Howe spoke of the upcoming sale of Christmas wreaths again this
season. Sales will start immediately, and orders must be in by October 31. Clark
Edwards, husband of member Martha Edwards, will pick up the wreaths from the
mountains this year. These assorted green wreaths are still $25, and they can be
ordered from any garden club member.
Helvi Larson informed us that the
Christmas meeting will be held at The
Country Club of the Crystal Coast on
December 9. We also learned that the
Garden Club will celebrate Arbor Day on
March 19.
The October 14 meeting will be
a Garden Club workday. We will be
tending all the town’s gardens, followed
by a luncheon at the home of Susan
King. Our meetings are held every
second Wednesday at town hall at 9:30
a.m. for refreshments, followed at 10
by the program of the day. Visitors and
guests are always welcome.
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The Library
Happenings for October
Closing. Bogue Banks Public Library will be closed Monday, October 12, for
staff training.
Book exchange and sale. Stop by the paperback Book Exchange and trade for a
free paperback book to enjoy. Eriends of Bogue Banks Public Library also host an
in-house book sale. Visit today and check out the bargains.
Activities for children. Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5 is held each Thursday
at 10 a.m. with Ms. Brita.
Thursday, October 1, will be “Awesome Autumn.”
• Thursday, October 8, will be “Eire Safety,” and includes a visit to the Pine KnoU
Shores Eire Department.
• Thursday, Octoberl5, will be “Little Bit Corny.”
• Thursday, October 22, will be “Pumpkin, Pumpkin.”
• Thursday, October 29, will be “Happy Halloween!”
Featured artwork. In October the art gallery will feature the artwork of Elm
City resident Cindy Harris. Ms. Harris specializes in pen-and-ink architectural
drawings and acrylic paintings. She worked on Main Street grant programs for the
city of Wilson, Downtown Nashville (NC), and designed the seal for the town of
Stantonsburg. She has been drawing pen-and-ink renderings of homes for over
30 years. Two years ago she revived her love of painting as well, and loves to paint
homes, animals, beach scenes, flowers and Christmas scenes, examples of which
will be on display in the art gallery.
The display case will feature the wood sculptures by former Emerald Isle resident
George Brooks. His subjects, shore and sea birds, are very popular with our coastal
residents.
There will be no artist reception this month.
Examples of the
artwork of Cindy
Harris: “Misty and
Baby” and “Santa
on the Beach."
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