Lavonne Gibbs reports:
“On Monday March 23, 2009, Christ Church members and friends finished painting two rooms for Robert Monday. 17 different people helped for several hours or several sessions to clean and paint walls and woodwork. Habitat of Morgan & Scott County used their funds and workers along with contributions from Christ Church to repair the floor and ceiling and walls that were broken down from a badly leaking roof. Habitat provided a beautiful new green metal roof, and back porch floor and door along with work on heat electrical and plumbing systems. Robert is very pleased to have his dear house safe, dry and repaired. He says ‘They did excellent.’ "
Charles Gibbs took this photo showing Robert Monday on the left and Gerald Hanwright on the right.
“A big thank you to the following people: Linda Konig, Gerald Hanwright, John Hicks, Lavonne and Charles Gibbs, Benita and Tom Howell, Don Weaver, Mike Hill, Roland Caldwell, Ron Jackson, Debbie Harris, Judy Newport, Mary Hemminger, Jodye Weiler, Peggy McClellan, Doug Piercy and family of Bill, Linda and Tiffany Jones.”
Quilt Appraisals Available
Shari Patterson Pierce (Annie Patterson’s sister) will be available this week for consultations/appraisals for your vintage (or newer) quilts. Shari is an American Quilt Society certified quilt appraiser and master quilter who really enjoys visiting with Rugby folks when she’s in the area and loves everything to do with quilts and quilting. She will be available April 8 through April 11. Please call 627-4688 on any of those days with questions and to arrange a visit.
Other Quilt News
The Rugby Quilting Group has made and given a number of prayer quilts to neighbors and members of Christ Church, according to Lavonne Gibbs. She says “It is a way for us to reach out in beauty, love and comfort to those facing illnesses or difficulties.” Kathy Hicks, Bethany Jackson, Dorcas McBrayer, JoNell Hester, Sharon Garrett, Linda Konig, Nora Meadows, Deanna Oliver, Jessica Erickson and Jessie Gully have recently been involved in making and sharing these quilts.
History Excursion Planned
The History Group will Not meet on Good Friday, April 10, according to Linda Konig. Instead, they will have a field trip on Sat., April 18 to Oliver Springs Museum at the Oliver Springs train depot. Meet to carpool in front of the Christ Church at 10:00 am.
Mr. Robbie Underwood, of the Oliver Springs Historical Society, will meet the group at the depot (two short blocks straight ahead from the stoplight where Highway 62 runs into Highway 61. You can see the depot from the stoplight). He will give a brief introduction to the history of Oliver Springs and a tour through the small museum and the caboose located behind the museum. Those who would like may join the group for lunch at Choice’s, a nearby restaurant.
Workshop News
Mara Trumbo wants to make sure everyone knows about a late addition to the upcoming workshops. Here is the information she sent:
"Oil painting class by Mara Trumbo on Saturday April 25 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern at the Rugby Community Hall. Subject, the "Iris", Tennessee's State Flower. Cost $58.00 including all materials and a 16x20" canvas. Bookings and pre-payment required. Call Rita on (423) 628-5166 for reservations. A gentle reminder for artists living 'across the bridge' in the Central Time Zone, to set their alarm clocks an hour earlier, so as not to hold up the class. "
Scott Gilbert took this photo of Benita Howell building a trellis at Sunday's Victorian Circle workshop.
Church News
A Good Friday worship service will be held at Christ Church on Good Friday, April 10, at 5:00 p.m., according to Peter Keese. All are welcome.
In addition, Kathy Hicks says there will be a potluck after Easter Sunday service in the Friendly House at noon on April 12.
Birthdays
April 6 - Lavonne Gibbs and Cynthia Johnson
April 7 - Gerald Hanwright
April 13 - Betty Stokes
Calendar of Events
April 10 – Good Friday Service - 5:00 p.m. Eastern at Christ Church
April 18 – History Group excursion to Oliver Springs Museum – meet in front of Rugby’s Christ Church at 10:00 a.m. Eastern to carpool. Contact Linda Konig for more information at 423-628-5243.
April 18 – Excursion to Elk Viewing at Hatfield Knob Tower sponsored by Big South Fork Chapter of TTA. Meet at the Harrow Road Café at 3:30 p.m. Eastern to carpool to the wildlife area. The drive is about an hour and a half so we hope to arrive around 5:00 p.m. about the time for the elk to come out and feed. AWD or 4WD vehicles are needed for the carpool. To register contact Rick Murphy by email at rickmurphy1@aol.com or by phone 423-319-7842.
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
Nature Notes
By Linda Konig
The Rose family of wildflowers has many varied members, among them blackberries, Japanese spirea, hardhack, cinquefoils, and - well - roses. They also include strawberries, some real and some "fakes." Unfortunately, I haven't found any sweet ones yet, only the "imitators," but I have heard the genuine wild strawberries are sweeter by far than the "store-bought."
When we were children, by brother David and I would find Indian strawberries in our yard and, ever hopeful, we'd eat them, but they were always dry and tasteless. We wondered why. Later, I learned they were called Indian strawberries and wrongly assumed that Cherokees had eaten them. But, still later, I learned that they're called Indian because they came from India originally. They're plentiful in some Rugby yards, also. In the summer, the little yellow flowers will turn to small red berries that look like miniature strawberries.
Another "strawberry" plant with yellow flowers is blooming now in the woods, and I saw some the other day at Leatherwood Ford. This was the first time I had seen them, and I thought they might be in the St. Johnswort family since the five-petalled flowers have so many prominent stamens. Consulting my books, I found it was Barren Strawberry, so called because its small red strawberry-like fruits are tasteless.
Last year in North Carolina in April, Vi and I ran across a few blooming wild strawberry plants along the Blue Ridge Parkway. They have white blooms. Now, if I can just make it back in May....
HRI Workshops
(For more details about workshops go to Historic Rugby Website at historicrugby.org)
April 11 – It’s Spring Wildflower Time! 9 am–5 pm Instructor: Jack Carman
April 18 - String Pieced Quilting (New) 10 am–5 pm Instructor: Joyce Lantz
April 25 – Oil painting – “Iris,” Tennessee’s State Flower 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Instructor: Mara Trumbo
April 25 - Tennessee’s Frogs and Toads Throughout the Year (New) 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Instructor: Bob English
May 2 - Bark Basketry (New) 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Instructor: Fuzzy Orange TO REGISTER FOR WORKSHOPS: Call (423) 628-2441 or Toll-Free 1-888-214-3400 Lodging is available at Historic Rugby with a 10% discount to all workshop participants.
THIS WEEK’S EDITOR: RICK MURPHY
