Rugby Happenings This Week

Several things are happening this coming weekend.

Friday, June 24 – Music at Harrow Road Cafe – 7–8:30 p.m. EDT. Barbara Carnicelli playing keyboard and vocals that should appeal to every musical taste.

Saturday, June 25 – Workshop - Applique Basics for Quilters - 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. EDT. Instructor: Joyce Lantz. Contact Historic Rugby at rugbylegacy@highland.net

Saturday, June 25 – Artisan demonstration - Mary Curren, local artisan from Jamestown, demonstrating spinning on Commissary porch. Noon to 5 p.m. EDT

Sunday, June 26 – Historic Rugby Annual Membership Meeting – 1:30 p.m. EDT Please notice that the meeting is at the Visitor Centre.  Everyone is welcome. 

Photos of the Week

Here are some of the hard-working Rugby volunteers helping stain and paint historic Pioneer Cottage, an effort that will continue. Photos by George Zepp

Obed Wild and Scenic River Event Friday

 The Obed Wild and Scenic River will host a Meet and Greet on Friday, June 24 from 2-6 pm (Eastern) at the Visitor Center at 208 North Maiden Street, Wartburg. Everyone is invited to stop by and meet the new Obed Superintendent, Niki Nicholas, and talk with park staff about ongoing park initiatives. Come by and learn more about the exotic hemlock woolly adelgid infestation that is impacting the region’s Eastern hemlock stands, the draft oil and gas management plan, community partnership opportunities with the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program, and other initiatives.

 For more information, contact the Obed Wild and Scenic River Visitor Center at (423) 346-6294.

Obituary for Chris Myers

The village was greatly saddened by the recent death of Chris Myers, Rita Myers’ son. His obituary is at:

http://www.jonesandsonfh.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1185175&fh_id=12748

 The family held a private graveside service at their residence. The obituary requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to:

Appalachia Habitat for Humanity
P.O. Box 36
Robbins, TN. 37852

You may sign the online guest book at www.westmurleyfh.net .

BIRTHDAYS

June 22 - Bethany Jackson

June 28 - George Crabtree

CALENDAR

Rugby is in the Eastern Time zone, just barely

Saturday, June 25 - Mary Curren, local artisan from Jamestown, demonstrating spinning on Commissary porch. Noon to 5 p.m. EDT.

Sunday, June 26 – Historic Rugby Annual Membership Meeting – 1:30 p.m. Eastern at the Visitor Centre

Saturday, July 2 – Hicks’ Annual Independence Day Picnic.  6 p.m. to 9 p.m. EDT at their house (Lizzie's Place) in Beacon Hill. The popular duo of Butch Hodgkins and Doug Piercy will provide musical entertainment. Please bring a dish to share. John and Kathy will provide barbeque and soft drinks.

Saturday, July 16 – Book Club. 7 p.m. EDT at the Friendly House. We will discuss Hadley Hury’s book of short stories, “It’s Not the Heat.” This is a special chance to ask the author questions and get your book signed. The meeting will be held at the Friendly House at 7 p.m. Readers are also welcome to read Hadley’s novel, set on the Gulf Coast – “The Edge of the Gulf: A Novel of Suspense.”

Quilters Group - Wed. and Sat. 2–4 p.m. EDT at the Friendly House


NATURE NOTES

Swamp Dogwood

By Linda Konig

We have more than one kind of dogwood in and around Rugby. I've recently become more aware of the Swamp Dogwood that's been blooming lately at Newbury Pond and down near the river.

 Its flowers look very little like the dogwoods that bloom in spring, though their leaves are similar and the tiny flowers have four white petals. Swamp Dogwood flowers, however, have a sweet fragrance that the wild and cultivated spring dogwoods lack. At least I've found them to have a pleasant scent, somewhat like cantaloupe. One internet site stated that their smell was unpleasant. To each his own!

A swamp dogwood blooming a few weeks ago at Newbury Pond.  Photo by Jim McBrayer

 You may want to go by Newbury Pond or along the park road near old Brewster
bridge and stick your nose in some of the white blossom clusters to judge for yourself, but hurry. They're going fast. If you miss the flowers, you can find photos of various stages of the flowers and berries at http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/coal.html.

These flowering bushes aren't noted just for their beauty alone. They're bountiful food plants for many animals and insects. The foliage and twigs are browsed by deer, rabbits, and beavers. Beavers also use the branches in constructing their dams and lodges. Bumblebees, wasps, flies, honeybees, and miner bees are all drawn to the sweet nectar and pollen. Caterpillars of Spring and Summer Azures (pretty little blues) and Silver-Spotted butterflies as well
as several kinds of moths, including the giant showy Cecropia, dine on the leaves.

In fall, this bushy plant plays host to wild ducks, black bears, raccoons, gray squirrels, fox squirrels, Eastern chipmunks, white-footed mice, and many songbirds as they flock to eat the round blue berries. The berries are white at first, turn pink, and then change to blue. Meanwhile, the Swamp Dogwood leaves are turning from green to red-burgundy or purple. Sounds like a good photo opportunity!

Historic Rugby’s Workshops

Saturday, June 25 - Applique Basics for Quilters ~ 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. EDT Instructor: Joyce Lantz. Fee $45. Learn the various methods of this time-honored form of quilting craft and create a block that can be a pillow top, wall hanging or centerpiece of a quilt. Choose from several patterns and designs available to appeal to your own style. Both machine and handwork will be incorporated.

Saturday, July 2 - Wet on Wet Oil Painting ~ “Rugby Christmas in July." 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. EDT. Instructor: Mara Trumbo. Fee $60. For beginners to advanced, create an oil painting of Christ Church in Historic Rugby, learning design, wet-on-wet technique, color mixing and composition.

Saturday, July 9 - Ferns of the Cumberland Plateau ~ 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. EDT. Instructor: Dr. Patricia Cox. Fee $18. An overview of fern morphology and ferns of the Cumberland Plateau will be presented followed by a hike to put your newfound information to the test and to see how many species of native ferns we can find along the way.

Saturday July 16 - Kudzu Basketry ~ 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. EDT. Instructor: Fuzzy Orange. Fee $35. Learn to create a simple or complex basket woven with kudzu. Once student learn to weave a kudzu basket, they will have the skills to weave any vine basket.

Saturday August 27 - Vegetable and Flower Gardening For The Fall ~ 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. EDT. Instructor: Bob Washburn. Fee $15. Planting a fall garden provides an opportunity to garden with fresh vegetables and flowers throughout the fall and early winter. The cool season enhances the flavor of vegetables. You will also learn the varieties and proper times to plant for the best fall garden ever. Bob will have a delightful selection of vegetables and flowering plants from his 52-greenhouse nursery available for sale.

Saturday, August 27 - It’s All Done With Mirrors – “The Kaleidoscope” ~ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. EDT. Instructor: Sara Senft. Fee $65. The world of kaleidoscopes will be explored. This includes various mirror configurations, how object boxes are constructed, etc. Each student will complete a kaleidoscope to take home.

Saturday, September 10 - English Country Dancing For Beginners ~ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. EDT (with a two-hour break). Instructor: Mary Hemminger. Fee $25. Come learn simple historic dances that were written and compiled in England in the 1600s and 1700s, the earliest being published in 1651. The dancing will be to recorded music. Individuals will use walking steps for most dances, as well as some slipping and skipping steps during the course of the day.

Saturday, September 17 - Victorian Decorations ~ 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. EDT. Instructors: Beth Hester, JoNell Hester and Joyce Lantz. Fee $25. Using fabric, lace, paper, ribbon and reed, create charming Victorian ornaments. At the end of the day, take home 6-8 ornaments plus many ideas and patterns.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 23, 24, and 25 - White Oak Basketry ~ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. EDT. Instructor: Bobby Edwards. Fee $130. This very popular 3-day workshop teaches the art of White Oak basketry from tree selection, splits, rims and handles to weaving a beautiful traditional basket. This is an experience not to be missed even if it does require “hand strength.”

Saturday, October 15 - Autumn Gathering and Arranging ~ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. EDT. Instructor: Linda Konig. Fee $24. Join us in the fields and roadsides to gather dried wildflowers, seed heads, berries and nuts to create your own fall arrangement. Learn the names of and interesting information about all your “autumn gatherings”.

To register for workshops, call toll-free 1-888-214-3400 or 423-628-2441. Lodging may be available at 1880 Newbury House and local cottages at a 10% discount to students. Food service is available at the Harrow Road Café.

Historic Rugby’s website at http://www.historicrugby.org/ lists all workshops for the year.


This Week’s Editors: Rick Murphy and George Zepp