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SPADE
& TROWEL
CIRCLE
NEWS & ACTIVITIES
PRESIDENT - PHYLLIS BOURDON
OFFICERS
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President |
Phyllis Bourdon |
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Vice President |
Pat Lopez |
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Recording Secretary |
Arline
Mason |
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Corresponding Secretary |
Cathy Thirlwell |
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Treasurer |
Lyn Davidson |
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Governing Board Representatives |
Shirl Phillips & Cathy Thirlwell |
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
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Awards
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Pat Mastropaolo |
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Birds, Butterflies &
Conservation |
Louisa Kupper |
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Chaplain |
Pat Wareham |
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Civic Concern |
Evelyn Fraley |
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Environmental Quality |
Sandy Fancher |
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Grounds |
Pat Lopez |
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Horticulture |
Arline Mason |
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Hospitality |
Nihla Trosset |
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House |
Joan Andersen |
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Membership |
Madge Trick |
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Parliamentarian |
Betty Adamson |
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Publicity |
Marilyn Barnini |
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Sunshine |
Lorrie Pelosi |
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Telephone |
Gail Holder |
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Trees |
Betty Fontana |
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Ways and Mean |
Mary Jane Raleigh and Ann Hartnett |
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Web Reporter
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Linda Williams |
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World Gardening |
Angie
Wiggins |
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Youth Gardening |
Marion
Jordan & Ruth Ganter |
MEETINGS & PROGRAMS
MEETINGS ARE HELD THE THIRD
WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH
AT 9:30 A.M. AT THE HOME OF A
MEMBER OR OTHER LOCATION LISTED BY DATE.
THE FIRST PERSON LISTED AS "HOSTESS" IS THE
CHAIRPERSON
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Sep 19, 2007 |
The Art of Bonsai, by Robert Kempinski @ Garden Center
Hostesses: Debi Sage, Angie Wiggins, Betty Adamson,
Pat Wareham & Cathy Thirlwell
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Oct 17, 2007 |
Holiday
Floral Arranging, by Leonard Beckett @ Home of Shirl
Phillips
Hostesses: Linda Williams, Sandy Fancher, Evelyn
Fraley, Sybil Fleckinger & Joan Andersen
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Nov 14, 2007 |
2007 - HOME TOUR |
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Dec 19, 2007 |
Decorating the "Giving Tree" @ Home of
Ann Hartnett
Hostesses: Lorrie Pelosi, Mary
Jane Raleigh, Marilyn Barnini, Barbara Costello & Lyn
Davidson |
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Jan 16, 2008 |
All About Viera Wetlands, by Raleigh
Berry, Project Director @ Home of Louisa Kupper
Hostesses: Madge Trick,
Lyn Thornwell, Betty Fontanta, Scootie Gettings & Marguerite Whiting |
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Feb 20, 2008 |
Women & Heart Disease, "Go Red For Women" @ Home of Gail
Holder
Hostesses: Nihla Trosset,
Phyllis Bourdon, Pat Lopez, Marion Jordan, & Joan Laughter |
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Mar 19, 2008 |
Brevard Recycle Program, by Pam Shoemaker, @Home of
Noreen Eavey
Hostesses: Pat Mastropaolo, Fran Huntress, Arline
Mason, & May Jenkins |
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Apr 16, 2008 |
Field Trip to Rivership Romance Cruise
& visit to the Sanford Museum of History (3 hour luncheon
cruise down the St. John's River)
Hostesses: Lyn Davidson & Ruth Ganter |
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May 21, 2008 |
End of Year Luncheon @ Rockledge
Country Club Hostesses: Hospitality Group
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ACTIVITIES
Spade and Trowel Luncheon Meeting - May 21, 2008
"End of Year Luncheon"
Our "End of Year Luncheon" was held at the beautiful
Rockledge Country Club on May 21, 2008. There was a nice selection of
entrees to choose from and I was told that the food was delicious. I was
unable to attend the luncheon, but looking at the photos and all the smiling
faces, it appears that everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
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Sitting from left to right:
Joan Andersen, Evelyn Fraley and Madge Trick. |
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Phyllis Bourdon makes the rounds at all the tables and visits with
Ruth Ganter, Joan Laughter and guest. |
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Sitting from left to right: Barbara Costello, Ann Hartnett and Mary
Jane Raleigh. |
From left to right: Phyllis Bourdon, Betty
Adamson, Fran Huntress and Scottie Gettings.
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Have a fun-filled and safe summer and don't forget your
sunscreen wherever you go.
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Spade and Trowel Meeting - April 16, 2008
"Rivership Romance Cruise"
Members and guests took a leisure cruise this month on the elegant
Rivership
Romance.
The
Rivership
Romance, berthed
at Monroe Harbor in historic downtown Sanford, took us up the St. Johns River,
where we all took in the beautiful scenery.
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Members and their guests stop for a quick pose before boarding.
Left to right: Jack (a guest), Joan Andersen, Bob (a guest), Evelyn
Fraley, Sandy Fancher and Linda Williams. |
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Smile ladies! Enjoying their drinks and appetizers are
from left to right: Marion Jordan, Mary Jane Raleigh and Ann Hartnett. |
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Phyllis Bourdon and Nihla Trosset enjoying the
tranquil setting. |
Everything on the ship was top notch...the cuisine, the
service, and the entertainment. Many thanks to Pat Lopez for making all
the arrangements. It was truly a relaxing journey and was enjoyed by
all. When do we go again??
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Spade and Trowel Meeting - March 19, 2008
"Brevard Recycle Program"
Our March meeting was held at Noreen Eavey's beautiful
spacious home. Some of us had the luck of the Irish and were able to get a
personal home tour before the meeting commenced.
Arline Mason holds up different sizes of philodendron to
show just how enormous this plant can grow. Philodendron, which is know by
several names, including Devil's Ivy, is considered a nuisance plant as with
some people, the juice can make the skin turn red and cause dermatitis.
However, it is also very easy to grow and will grow anywhere indoors or
outdoors, and for that reason, this plant is loved by many and is found in
most households.
Our speaker, Pam Shoemaker, shown on the left with
President Phyllis Bourdon and Vice President Pat Lopez, gave an informative
and interesting presentation on recycling in Brevard County. At the end of
the meeting Pam dispersed pencils made from what else, but recycled currency.
Pamphlets, including an extremely helpful and indispensable "Recyclopedia" for
Brevard County were available for the taking after Pam's presentation.
Looking smashing in green in celebration of St. Patrick's
Day, hostesses are from left to right: Sandy Fancher, Arline Mason, Pat
Mastropaolo, Fran Huntress, Mae Jenkins and Marion Jordan. Missing from the
photo is our homeowner, Noreen Eavey. My apologies to Noreen. I suspect she
was giving a home tour.
Remember ladies...to do your part in helping our
environment. Use your canvas bags next time you go to Publix and get rid of
those plastic bags forever. Some cities, such as San Francisco, have banned
them from the grocery stores. And please remember to save those flip-tops
from your soda cans for our next meeting.
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Spade and Trowel Meeting - February 20, 2008
"Women & Heart Disease, Go Red for Women"
The February meeting was held at Gail Holder's lovely home in
Rockledge.
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Pat
Lopez stands with the speaker, Bonnie McClelland from Wuesthoff Cardiac
Rehabilitation. Bonnie spoke on the very important issue of Women and
Heart disease and everyone wore red. |
| All the food prepared was healthy for your heart. Hostesses from left to
right: Nihla Trosset, Phyllis Bourdon, Pat Lopez, Gail Holder
(homeowner) and Cathy Thirlwell. |
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After the meeting there was a dedication of trees in celebration of
Arbor Day at the Viera Wetlands. Standing next to one of the trees is
Pat Wareham who did an outstanding job. |
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Two of the three trees were dedicated in memory of loved ones members
lost this past year. The third tree was dedicated to Raleigh Berry, the
project director of the Viera Wetlands. |
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Liinda Williams, Reporter
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Spade and Trowel Meeting - January 16, 2008
"All About Viera Wetlands"
The Spade and Trowel meeting was held at Adrian Kupper's lovely home with
it's old world European charm.
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Ladies "catching up" before the meeting.
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Arlene Mason holds up
small pencil cactus trees, more commonly called witches broom. Pencil
cactus trees grow in arid conditions and are very poisonous. They are
also sticky and when cut, the milky substance inside the plant can cause
irritation, burning and swelling in eyes if left on the skin too long.
Not surprisingly, Arlene does not recommend this plant in your
landscaping. |
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Pat Lopez looks on as Raleigh Berry, Environmental
Specialist with the Brevard County Natural Resources Office, answers
questions from the ladies. Raleigh gave an excellent and informative
presentation on the Viera Wetlands. Raleigh said the four wetland
cells located on the 200 acre site has over 200,00 native plants with
over 20 species of plants. The protected wetlands with its mixed
deciduous forest supports a rich diversity of bird life. He further
commented that it is a birder's dream come true as when you drive
through and take pictures, the birds ignore you.
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Having an inquisitive mind, I checked out this little
unknown Space Coast treasure immediately after our meeting and found that it
was everything Raleigh said it was. I found exotic birds, a rather large
river otter frolicking in the water (I think he was showing off for me), and
an alligator sunning himself on the bank.
So next time you are shopping at The
Avenue Viera, take a few more minutes to take a leisurely drive thru the
wetlands. You are only five minutes away from your favorite stores. Hope you
all enjoy it as much as I did.
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Hostesses
left to right: Louisa Kupper, Adriana Kupper (homeowner), Scottie
Gettings, Madge Trick, Marguerite Whiting and Lyn Thornwell. (Betty
Fontana is missing from the photo).
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