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Rugby's Benita Howell (dressed as Laurel Dale Cemetery residentHelen Lourie, a Lantern Tour character)
points out Rugby's central location on the new state map.
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Rugby's at the heart of
the state's new "Top Secret Trail," one of a series of new
self-guided driving tours across the state. This one was unveiled Friday in Oak
Ridge at that city's "Secret City Festival."
Five Rugby representatives were there, in addition to Gigi Schooler, director of the Morgan County Chamber of Commerce.
Rugby even got into the new trail's tagline: "Proton Beams to Utopian Dreams," thanks in part to the efforts of Historic Rugby's previous executive director, Barbara Stagg.-- Get it? Oak Ridge Fusion to Rugby the Dreamy!
This trail has been in development for a long time and is the 15th of 16 to be rolled out jointly by state tourism and transportation departments over many months.
In fact, this one covers 465 miles, if you do the whole thing. It spans parts of both Middle and East Tennessee, but particularly the Cumberland Plateau. It includes sites in Morgan County's neighboring Fentress and Scott counties as well. So we'll all get to explore nearby territory if we follow it.
Do the whole route and you've gone from Knoxville/Oak Ridge all the way northwest to Celina in Clay County and back around, seeing 111 sites in the process.
We'll be getting many brown directional signs all along the route in the next 3-6 months, a transportation official said.
Share a brochure with an out-of-area friend. You can find them at all of Rugby's visitor facilities, while they last. But make sure somebody uses it to come here! -- George Zepp
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| Local historian Kathy Williams talks about Stockton Cemetery |
Roof Grave Excursion Photos
Here are a few photos from the history group trip to Stockton Cemetery in Fentress County on Saturday. Some of the Stockton family had a store in Rugby at one point.
Here are a few photos from the history group trip to Stockton Cemetery in Fentress County on Saturday. Some of the Stockton family had a store in Rugby at one point.
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| Kathy Willams stands next to one of the roof graves at Stockton Cemetery. Also shown is a photo of one of the Stocktons buried in the cemetery and the marker for Benjamin Stockton. |
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| Old Stockton Home - this home is built with logs and later was covered with clapboard siding |
Solstice Gathering Wednesday
Eric and Vi invite you to a Summer Solstice get-together at our house Wednesday evening at 7PM. We will have Mead (honey wine) and snacks, and a small fire in the fireplace, and (hopefully) St John's Wort to share with everyone (Linda K is working on this); keeping a leaf in your house for the year is supposed to keep only good things happening to you. (One can hope, right?) Bring a small candle (some will be on hand in case you don't have one) to light about 10 minutes after 7PM out on our porch/s to greet the actual moment of Summer's birth. If you want to bring a snack to share, go for it. And if you want to spend more time together, games will be on hand like dominoes, rummy cube, etc, or some may enjoy just visiting and talking. Hope to see you all. Cheers! -Vi and Eric
Arugula in Allardt!
Healthy Shopping Tip
from Marilyn H.With their permanent move to Rugby. Marilyn and Hadley Hury have found one thing they can't do without is fresh arugula. So they asked Allison, manager at Burnett's Grocery in Allardt, if she could order it. She could and was happy to do it. On Thursday she got a case of six 5 oz plastic cartons @ $3.09 each (less than Kroger's price). Of those six, we know for sure that three were gone soon. Please look for it when you're in the store. If you don't see it in the produce area, ask for Allison and tell her you'll be a regular purchaser. As you've no doubt found, it is not available anywhere that doesn't have at least a Kroger or a health food store. We would love for there to be sufficient demand for her to continue to order it. – Marilyn Hury
Editor’s Note: Rugby Week is thrilled that the Hurys are
now full-time residents of Rugby. Marilyn is known far and wide as a smart shopper. We are
all looking forward to hearing more shopping tips from Marilyn now that they have finished their
unpacking. Welcome!
BIRTHDAYS
June 18 - Jenny Hubbard Young
June 18 - Jenny Hubbard Young
June 22 - Bethany
Jackson and Dennis Cribbet
CALENDAR
Rugby is in the Eastern time zone, just barely.
Sunday, June 24 – Historic Rugby Annual Membership Meeting – 1:30 p.m. at the Visitor Centre Theatre followed by a Member Reception on the porch. Board Meeting follows at the Community Building.
Saturday, June 30 – Independence Day Picnic -- at Lizzie's Place
(home of John and Kathy Hicks) -- will be held on Saturday June 30 from 6-9 p.m.
Eastern. Join your neighbors and friends for the annual 4th of July picnic on
JUNE 30. Doug and Butch will provide music for this annual picnic. Bring a dish to share. John and Kathy will provide barbeque, buns & drinks. Rugby is in the Eastern time zone, just barely.
Sunday, June 24 – Historic Rugby Annual Membership Meeting – 1:30 p.m. at the Visitor Centre Theatre followed by a Member Reception on the porch. Board Meeting follows at the Community Building.
July – There will be no community potluck in July since there is the Independence Day Picnic.
Saturday, July 7 – Antique Car Show - Historic Rugby and Appalachian Habitat will be hosting a 2nd Annual Benefit Antique Car Show. It's free admission to the public. Come out and enjoy the beautiful cars! Antique car owners are invited to feature their automobiles in this year's event with an entry fee of $10 per car. Register in advance by calling 888-214-3400 or register at the Community Center behind the Visitor Centre in Historic Rugby at 9 a.m. on the day of the show.
Saturday, July 21
– Appalachian Writer Series – Author Vicki Lane. Join us for an evening with
Vicki Lane as she speaks on her novel series and how it draws on the
Appalachian past and present. "I think that, as an outsider, I sometimes
see more clearly the wonderful things that people who grew up here take for
granted." 7 p.m. Eastern/ 6 Central. Lane and her husband moved to the mountains
in 1975 to learn the rural life. She soon fell in love with the Appalachian
culture and her acute understanding of the ways of the mountains is easily
spotted in her novels. She is author of the Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian
Mysteries, the fourth of which, IN A DARK SEASON, is an ANTHONY nominee for
Best PBO and THE DAY OF SMALL THINGS, a spinoff/standalone, centering on Miss
Birdie, Elizabeth's octogenarian neighbor. Saturday, July 7 – Antique Car Show - Historic Rugby and Appalachian Habitat will be hosting a 2nd Annual Benefit Antique Car Show. It's free admission to the public. Come out and enjoy the beautiful cars! Antique car owners are invited to feature their automobiles in this year's event with an entry fee of $10 per car. Register in advance by calling 888-214-3400 or register at the Community Center behind the Visitor Centre in Historic Rugby at 9 a.m. on the day of the show.
http://vickilanemysteries.com
Quilters’ Group - Wednesdays and Saturdays, 2–4 p.m. Eastern, at the Friendly House behind Christ Church
Rugby Yoga – Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m. Eastern, at the Friendly House.
Christ Church Episcopal -- Sunday morning services, 11 a.m. Eastern, year round; all are welcomed.
Historic Rugby Workshops
Show Your Spirit Basket Workshop - Create a generously sized Spirit Basket that is perfect for tailgating or carrying with you. This is an intermediate level project. The workshop is Friday, June 22 from 4 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Eastern and Saturday, June 23 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Eastern. Instructor Beth Hester is the owner of The Basket Maker’s Catalog. She has been teaching basketry workshops locally and throughout the southeastern U.S .for many years. Workshop fee is $99 ~ register early!
Kudzu Basket Workshop - July 21, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Finally! A use for kudzu vines! Learn to weave your very own Kudzu Basket with easy to learn techniques taught by Fuzzy Orange. Fuzzy lives near Rugby and has been studying and teaching bark basketry for many years. Anyone who has met him knows he is a joy to be around and a great story-teller. Students of his classes will be sure to have a good time. The cost for this workshop is $35. Please make advanced reservations.
To register for workshops, call toll-free 1-888-214-3400 or 423-628-2441. Lodging may be available at 1880 Newbury House and Rugby's cottages at a 10% discount to students. Food service is available at the Harrow Road Café.
Summer Barn Swallows
By Linda Konig
Consider yourself lucky if you've ever had the chance to watch Barn Swallows at work building or repairing their nests, swooping about in the evening air while scooping up insects, feeding their baby birds, etc. Aristotle is supposed to have said, “One swallow does not make a summer.” But they sure help. For one thing they cut back considerably on the mosquito and fly populations. For another, their flight is pure joy in motion.
Consider yourself lucky if you've ever had the chance to watch Barn Swallows at work building or repairing their nests, swooping about in the evening air while scooping up insects, feeding their baby birds, etc. Aristotle is supposed to have said, “One swallow does not make a summer.” But they sure help. For one thing they cut back considerably on the mosquito and fly populations. For another, their flight is pure joy in motion.
If you've watched them
building their mud nests, you're a dedicated birder, indeed, since they usually
work on their nests before 4 a.m. After
4, they take a break to let the mud dry and harden for the rest of the
day. Each day they add an inch or
so.
The nest is built by both sexes. They carry mud pellets to spread on the growing nest, plastering and smoothing it with their chins! One thing I haven't been able to find out is how they manage to gather up the mud. Do they grab it with their feet and roll it into a ball before taking it to the nest site? On the other hand, I read that some of their saliva is mixed in with the mud, so perhaps the ball is made with the mouth? The average nest requires about 1,000 beakloads of mud. (Just think, some naturalist or ornithologist somewhere counted this.) As they go, they work in bits of grass and feathers to help strengthen the construction. Moss, wool, hair, grasses, etc. will be used to line the nest. They will use a nest several years but repair and patch it up as needed from year to year.
The nest is built by both sexes. They carry mud pellets to spread on the growing nest, plastering and smoothing it with their chins! One thing I haven't been able to find out is how they manage to gather up the mud. Do they grab it with their feet and roll it into a ball before taking it to the nest site? On the other hand, I read that some of their saliva is mixed in with the mud, so perhaps the ball is made with the mouth? The average nest requires about 1,000 beakloads of mud. (Just think, some naturalist or ornithologist somewhere counted this.) As they go, they work in bits of grass and feathers to help strengthen the construction. Moss, wool, hair, grasses, etc. will be used to line the nest. They will use a nest several years but repair and patch it up as needed from year to year.
They like to build in sheltered sites such as under bridges, on porches, in barns. Rita Myers has some in her big barn; the Ericksons have some in their carport, and there are probably some under the old Brewster Bridge across the Clear Fork. When the Barn Swallows do build on an exposed site, they usually build on the north side so that the sun won't dry out the nest too much. Too much drying makes nests crack and break apart.
Breeding pairs form or re-form in spring after they arrive at their summer destination. I was amazed to learn that they can fly as many as 600 miles a day on their migrations back and forth from South America. This is probably with a good tail wind. All the way, they're gobbling up insects on the wing. They especially like flies, wasps, and beetles. Their stay with us is brief, for June is the prime time for the chicks to be born. By September their migration back south will be at its peak. For a cute photo of baby chicks waiting for a tidbit, see: http://www.chesco.org/ccparks/cwp/view.asp?a=1554&q=629583.
This Week’s Editors: Rick Murphy and George Zepp
