2012 – A Rugby Year in Photos
Below are just a few of the many photos that appeared in Rugby Week in 2012. Thanks to all of you who have shared photos!
Below are just a few of the many photos that appeared in Rugby Week in 2012. Thanks to all of you who have shared photos!
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| Top left - clockwise. Mike Harris (with his bicycle) helped Rugby by accepting the role of Interim Executive Director at Historic Rugby. Annie Patterson and Donna Heffner join their contractor in breaking the ground for the rebuilding of Alexander Perrigo Boarding House. Historic Rugby volunteer Nora Meadows takes a break with her granddaughter on the Cafe swing. And Cafe Chef Mike Seagrave's truck fell victim to an old oak limb that fell during high winds. |
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| Peter Merrill helped share his printing press knowledge with tourists as volunteers opened the Rugby Print Shop on weekends. Carman Roberson and Lisa Donegan stand next to the Painted Rooster a new shop they created out of one of Rugby's vintage buildings. One of dozens of antique cars that visited Rugby during one of two antique car events. Marie Tackett from the Big South Fork helps demonstrate how to treat Rugby's many Eastern Hemlock trees which are threatened by the Hemlock woolly adelgid. |
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| Historic Newbury House underwent a facelift. Steve Logan stands next to rotted wood removed from Newbury House - Steve and Jane Logan worked very hard to plan and execute the restoration work on this and other buildings. Gerald Hanwright helps with scraping and painting on Christ Church. And Sheila, Jessica and Delta greeted guests at the Cafe. |
HRI Winter Schedule Begins Jan. 2
Café Open Friday – Sunday
Café Open Friday – Sunday
According to a press
release from Historic Rugby, winter hours will begin this Wednesday, Jan. 2.
Harrow Road Café will be
open on Fridays and Saturdays for lunch and dinner from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and
Sundays for lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Commissary,
Visitor Centre and Lodging will be closed until March 16.
Groups of ten or more can
rent lodging even when Historic Rugby is closed at special rates by special
arrangement on weekends. Call 423-628-2441 during office hours and ask for Mike
Harris or Amy Barnes. Historic Rugby winter office hours will be 9-5 on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
Winter Hours for Rugby Post Office
Postal Services Moving to Schoolhouse for Winter
Since the Commissary will be closed this winter, the Post Office
will be moved to the Schoolhouse (first floor) for the winter, beginning on
Wednesday, January 2. The Post office hours for the winter will be Monday,
Wednesday and Friday from 10-4 Eastern. Limited postal services will be offered,
including mailing letters and packages and selling stamps.
Rugby Suffers Gas Outage
In Rugby, if there is a brief utility outage, it is usually water or electric,
sometimes telephone. The natural gas service is generally the most reliable. However,
in the early evening Friday many in Rugby noticed that their gas heat and other
appliances were not working. According to Tom Howell, Citizens Gas had a
problem with a pump at the nearby pumping station off Brewstertown Road which
affected a wide area. By 7:35 p.m. there were reports that the gas was flowing
again.
There were also reports that representatives of Citizens Gas were
knocking on doors in Rugby late into the night to make sure that people were
safe in case there was leaking gas from pilots. In some cases, if they knocked
on a door and no one answered, they turned gas off to the home.
So some people in the Rugby community have had to get Citizens Gas to
turn gas back on and some have had to re-light pilot lights on heaters, water
heaters and other gas appliances. The Harrow Road Café was able to keep open
for dinner, thanks to a non-gas cooker that kept a few later patrons happy,
according to Chef Mike Seagraves.
BIRTHDAYS
Jan. 3 Gayle Minor
Jan. 6 John Gilliat and Dorcus
McBrayer
CALENDAR
Rugby is in the Eastern time zone, just barely
Rugby is in the Eastern time zone, just barely
Dec. 31 – New Year’s Eve Dinner at Harrow Road Café.
Reservations required for either of two seatings, at 5:30 and 8 EST. Call
423-628-2441 or 1-888-214-3400 today for details.
Dec. 31 – New Year’s Eve Dinner at Grey Gables. For details and reservations call
423-628-5252.
Jan. 5 – Community Potluck
Feb. 14 – Valentine’s Dinner at Harrow Road Cafe
| Ongoing Activities Quilters’ Group - Wednesdays and Saturdays, 2–4 p.m. Eastern, at the Friendly House behind Christ Church Episcopal. Rugby Yoga –Mondays at 8:30 a.m. Eastern, at the Friendly House behind Christ Church Episcopal. Christ Church Episcopal -- Sunday morning services, 11 a.m. Eastern, year round; all are welcomed |
| Nature Notes |
Our Neighbors the
Bobwhites
By Linda Konig
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It's been several years
since I've heard any bobwhites (quail). I used to hear them sometimes when I
lived on the edge of Rugby and there was a field of sedge grass next door with
woods behind. Their call is ridiculously easy to recognize in spring since
their usual call is simply 'bob-bob-white, bob-bob white.'
Since northern bobwhites
are on the decline nationally, I've seen several articles about them. A lot of their habitat has been disappearing
at a rapid rate. This is largely responsible for their decline. Another reason for their fewer numbers in the
South is the rapid spread of fire ants. Fire ants can easily sting and kill
Bobwhite chicks, since they nest on the ground. Those chicks that do survive
will be stunted in their growth and more prone to succumb to disease.
However, I'm sure we in
Rugby have plenty of bobwhite quail neighbors not too far away. They've
probably all moved to the vicinity of Armathwaite to feast on the riches of the
Sawbrier hunting preserve. This bird-hunting preserve, owned by Fred Moody,
features ring-necked pheasant and quail Hunts from October through March. Sawbrier
keeps the land sowed with wild grasses and grains that the birds love. A few
times, I've seen a bobwhite or a ring-necked pheasant on the side of Highway 52
as I drive by the Sawbrier sign.
This Week’s Editors: Rick Murphy and George Zepp
