I really enjoy the candlelight dinner and music on New Years Eve in Rugby each year. It is the kinda evening where you can enjoy a table for two or you can make plans for a table for a larger group of friends. This year there will be live music with Rugby's own Donna Heffner on the piano accompanied by her special friend, Mr. Gourdon.
Chef DeYoung has worked hard on the three special dinner menus: entrée choices are Grilled Breast of Chicken in a Rich Marsala Mushroom Sauce; Grilled Salmon w/Hollandaise Sauce & Baby Shrimp; Char-Grilled Choice Sirloin Steak w/Scampi Style Shrimp.
Chef DeYoung has worked hard on the three special dinner menus: entrée choices are Grilled Breast of Chicken in a Rich Marsala Mushroom Sauce; Grilled Salmon w/Hollandaise Sauce & Baby Shrimp; Char-Grilled Choice Sirloin Steak w/Scampi Style Shrimp.
See Calendar of Events below for more details. Reservations required.
Rugby Quilt Displayed
Barbara Stagg sent this note. “Historic Rugby sends grateful appreciation to the Rugby Quilters, who have made and donated a beautiful traditional quilt wall hanging for the lobby of the Rugby Visitor Centre & Theatre.
Rugby Quilt Displayed
Barbara Stagg sent this note. “Historic Rugby sends grateful appreciation to the Rugby Quilters, who have made and donated a beautiful traditional quilt wall hanging for the lobby of the Rugby Visitor Centre & Theatre.
Photo above shows the quilt held by some of the quilters (from left to right) - Jessica Erickson, Deanna Oliver, Nora Meadows, Jodye Hester, Kathy Hicks, Bethany Jackson, and Dorcus McBrayer.
Barbara says “The quilt pattern is called Sadie, and helps preserve the memory of Sarah (Sadie) Walton, who helped lead and take part in Rugby community life from the early 20th century until her death in 1959. Be sure to stop by the Visitor Centre (weekends only in January and February) to see the quilt displayed.”
Christmas Dog Adopted
I am pleased to announce that the dog that followed me home recently now has a permanent home with Rita and Tyler Myers. Rita had agreed to take care of him while we went to Nashville for Christmas. When I got back Rita gave me the “bad news” that they wanted to keep the dog. She said it follows Tyler everywhere and, after a few run-ins with a cat, one of the cats is starting to snuggle up with the puppy on its blanket at night.
Historic Rugby Winter Hours
Historic Rugby has announced its schedule for the next few months – bear with me, this gets confusing.
First, the Café, Visitor’s Centre and Commissary are closed on New Years Day, January 1.
On Friday, January 2 everything is on its regular schedule except that the Café will only be open from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
The following Winter Hours begin Saturday, January 3 for all Historic Rugby facilities:
Cafe: Open Saturday & Sunday only, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm serving breakfast & lunch. Regular hours will resume March 14 with a St. Patrick's Irish Dinner.
Commissary: Open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sundays noon to 5:00 pm. Closed Tuesdays
Visitor Centre: The Rugby Visitor Centre & Theatre will be open Saturday 9:30 to 5:00; Sunday 11:30 to 5:00. On weekdays, visitors will be directed to the Schoolhouse to see the film and exhibits there.
Lodging in historic buildings will continue to be available daily year-round
Spirit of Red Hill Winter Hours
Donna Heffner says that since the Board of Aid building now has heat, this is the first year they will have their shop, Spirit of Red Hill, open some during the winter. She and Annie Patterson plan to open one weekend during the months of Jan., Feb. & March in 2009, weather permitting.
The dates they will be open are: Jan. 17, 18 & 19 (weekend of Martin Luther King holiday); Feb. 14, 15 & 16 (weekend of Valentine's Day/Pres. Day holiday); Mar. 14 & 15 (weekend of St. Patrick's Day)
On those weekends they will have regular hours of Saturday and Monday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday noon – 5:00 pm. They are also planning a book sale each of these weekends.
Donna says “We are REALLY looking forward to seeing folks those weekends – it always seems like a long time away from y'all until we open in April for theseason!”
Happy Birthday, Rebecca
Jessie Gully helped her sister Rebecca celebrate her birthday in Rugby last Monday night. Rebecca has bought a lot in Rugby off of Boyle Avenue and Jesse can’t wait until Rebecca builds her house and moves here.
Happy Birthday, Rebecca
Jessie Gully helped her sister Rebecca celebrate her birthday in Rugby last Monday night. Rebecca has bought a lot in Rugby off of Boyle Avenue and Jesse can’t wait until Rebecca builds her house and moves here. Unfortunately, I have heard that Jessie has been under the weather since the party. I hope she feels better soon.
This is a nice photo of sisters Jessie and Rebecca Gully at the birthday party
Congratulations Mary and Bob
Mary and Bob Hemminger were seen holding hands at their table at the Café on Saturday night, which really isn’t anything unusual. But it turns out that they were celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary. John Gilliat, Barbara Stagg and her daughter Valerie Donegan showed up to toast the couple with champagne.
Pearl Nester Says Hello
It was great to hear from Pearl Nester at Christmas. As many of you will remember, Pearl was the manager of lodging at Historic Rugby in the 1990’s and spent several months here earlier this year. In her Christmas letter Pearl makes reference to the wild pig problems during her recent stay in Rugby – “Didn’t know that I would become known as the ‘Pig Lady’ while there….a lot of evenings you would find me sitting on the front porch swing, just waiting to give my Hoosier Hog Call chasing away as many as 21 wild pigs at a time..”
Anyway, Pearl wanted to say Merry Christmas to all her Rugby friends. She is moving into a new retirement apartment today. Her new address is Park Regency, Apt. 203, 5058 Back Square Drive, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301.
Birthdays
December 30 - Ron Jackson
December 31 - Chris Myers
January 3 – Gayle Minor
Calendar of Events
Mary and Bob Hemminger were seen holding hands at their table at the Café on Saturday night, which really isn’t anything unusual. But it turns out that they were celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary. John Gilliat, Barbara Stagg and her daughter Valerie Donegan showed up to toast the couple with champagne.
Pearl Nester Says Hello
It was great to hear from Pearl Nester at Christmas. As many of you will remember, Pearl was the manager of lodging at Historic Rugby in the 1990’s and spent several months here earlier this year. In her Christmas letter Pearl makes reference to the wild pig problems during her recent stay in Rugby – “Didn’t know that I would become known as the ‘Pig Lady’ while there….a lot of evenings you would find me sitting on the front porch swing, just waiting to give my Hoosier Hog Call chasing away as many as 21 wild pigs at a time..”
Anyway, Pearl wanted to say Merry Christmas to all her Rugby friends. She is moving into a new retirement apartment today. Her new address is Park Regency, Apt. 203, 5058 Back Square Drive, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301.
Birthdays
December 30 - Ron Jackson
December 31 - Chris Myers
January 3 – Gayle Minor
Calendar of Events
December 31 – New Years Dinner and Live Music at Harrow Road Café - seatings from 5:00 to 8:45 p.m. Eastern. Dinner prices $17.95 to $22.95, not including tax & gratuity, but including entertainment. Bring your own wine or champagne – $1 per bottle charge for corkage/Glasses. Choice of three entrees: Grilled Breast of Chicken in a Rich Marsala Mushroom Sauce - $17.95: Grilled Salmon w/Hollandaise Sauce & Baby Shrimp - $19.95; Char-Grilled Choice Sirloin Steak w/Scampi Style Shrimp - $22.95 - each with Soup of the Evening, Garden Salad, Dilled Baby Carrots, choice of Baked Potato or Steak Fries, Cheddar Garlic Spoon Rolls, Choice of Beverage plus Delicious Freshly Made Desserts - $3.95. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED – Make at Rugby Visitor Centre or call 1-888-214-3400 or 628-2441
January 1 – Historic Rugby Café, Visitors Centre and Commissary Closed
January 2 – Folk Dancing – 7:30 p.m. Eastern at the Friendly House
January 3 – Community Potluck – 7:00 p.m. Eastern
January 3 – Big South Fork Chapter of Tennessee Trails Association – after Community Potluck – annual meeting with special slide presentation by Jim Poteet followed by election of officers and hike planning meeting for 2009 hikes.
January 9 – History Club – Annual planning meeting – Everyone is invited to come share ideas for Rugby history topics for the coming year. 7:30 pm Eastern at the Friendly House
January 10 – Inquirers Class - Christ Church 10:00 a.m. and ending no later than 3:30 p.m. For more information call Father Keese at 865-660-0196.January 17, 18 & 19 – Shop at Spirit of Red Hill open
January 24 – Snow and Ice Hike and Chili Lunch. Hike to the Meeting of the Waters at Rugby. Register with Benita Howell at 423-628-5521 or bjhowell@highland.net
Exercise Group - Monday and Thursday at 9:00 a.m. Eastern at the Friendly House
Quilters Group - Wed. and Sat. 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern at the Friendly House
Rugby Related Websites
Historic Rugby – http://www.historicrugby.org/
Grey Gables Bed & Breakfast Inn - http://www.rugbytn.com/
Christ Church Episcopal - http://christrugby.etdiocese.net/index.htm
Nature Notes by Linda Konig
Winter is the best time for me to catch up on my nature reading. Not so many of my nights are taken up with prowling around ponds and puddles. There's no listening to frogs, looking for salamanders, watching for snapping turtles, etc.
I feel particularly rich in reading material now since Vi and I went to McKay's Used Books and CDs in Knoxville last week. I found some real jewels.
So far my favorite is "Life on a Little-Known Planet," by Howard Ensign Evans. Mr. Evans' premise is that, though we like to think we know so much about our own planet, in actual truth we know very little about the billions of insects around us.
In the chapter called "The Cricket as Poet and Pugilist" I learned that most male crickets have more than one "song" in their repertory. What we usually hear are their common calling songs, intended to get all the females' attention.
After a female approaches and touches a male lightly with her antennae, he switches to a softer, less distinctive "courtship" song. Later he may try to keep her with his "let's stay together" song. Another is what the author calls "a box of candy" tune. Actually, the female clinks on his back and nibbles on something that exudes from his dorsal glands.
I bought a book-with-recording last summer called "The Songs of Insects" listing 21 kinds of crickets. I think Rugby has five of them. If each has only two songs, that's 10 different ones.
Add to that our several katydids and three kings of annual cicadas and it's no wonder our late summer nights are deafening!
Historic Rugby – http://www.historicrugby.org/
Grey Gables Bed & Breakfast Inn - http://www.rugbytn.com/
Christ Church Episcopal - http://christrugby.etdiocese.net/index.htm
Nature Notes by Linda Konig
Winter is the best time for me to catch up on my nature reading. Not so many of my nights are taken up with prowling around ponds and puddles. There's no listening to frogs, looking for salamanders, watching for snapping turtles, etc.
I feel particularly rich in reading material now since Vi and I went to McKay's Used Books and CDs in Knoxville last week. I found some real jewels.
So far my favorite is "Life on a Little-Known Planet," by Howard Ensign Evans. Mr. Evans' premise is that, though we like to think we know so much about our own planet, in actual truth we know very little about the billions of insects around us.
In the chapter called "The Cricket as Poet and Pugilist" I learned that most male crickets have more than one "song" in their repertory. What we usually hear are their common calling songs, intended to get all the females' attention.
After a female approaches and touches a male lightly with her antennae, he switches to a softer, less distinctive "courtship" song. Later he may try to keep her with his "let's stay together" song. Another is what the author calls "a box of candy" tune. Actually, the female clinks on his back and nibbles on something that exudes from his dorsal glands.
I bought a book-with-recording last summer called "The Songs of Insects" listing 21 kinds of crickets. I think Rugby has five of them. If each has only two songs, that's 10 different ones.
Add to that our several katydids and three kings of annual cicadas and it's no wonder our late summer nights are deafening!
