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Garden club presents awards

WAYNESBORO — The Hoe 'n Hope Garden Club presented a flower show June 13 at Summit Square Retirement Community. The show's theme was "Waynesboro Events to Remember."

The club's objective was to interpret in flowers some of the events that contribute to the uniqueness of Waynesboro.

Jane Whitesell served as chairman of the show.

The show included three divisions, horticulture, design and special exhibits. In the horticulture division, "Waynesboro Blooms," Andrea Popick received an Award of Merit and an Award of Horticulture Excellence for her entry of a Japanese iris. Lucille Gresham receive the Arboreal Award for her entry of acuba. Other awards in this division went to: Dottie Dollins, two blue and two red; Mary Lou Downs, one blue and four red; Jewel Giles, two blue; Gresham, four blue and two red; Mary Grace Groseclose, six blue and one red; Donna Johnson, three blue and five red; Norma Lee, two blue and one red; Popick, 19 blue and four red; Anne Stogdale, four blue and one red; and Jane Whitesell, three blue.

In the design division, "Waynesboro Events to Remember," a Best in Show Award was given to Popick, and Donna Johnson received the People's Choice Award for their interpretations of "Alive with Color at the Fall Foliage Festival." In Class 1, "Rolling with the Soapbox Derby," awards were given to charter member Stogdale, blue; Jane Whitesell, red; Gresham, yellow; and Earline Perkison, honorable mention. In Class 2, "Getting Your Feet Wet at Riverfest," awards went to Jewel Giles, blue; Dottie Dollins, red; Mary Lou Downs, yellow; and Whitesell, honorable mention. In Class 3, "Alive With Color at the Fall Foliage Festival," awards were Popick, blue; Johnson, red; Groseclose, yellow; and Norma Lee, honorable mention. The invitational division, "Waynesboro: Gateway to the Valley" awards were Rose Cliff, blue; Waynesboro, red; and Wenonah, yellow.

Stogdale was awarded the Educational Top Exhibitor Award for her exhibit "Waynesboro: Valley Town," a collection of painted photographs of Swannanoa from the early 20th century and photographs of Lapsley Gardens.

STAUNTON — The descendants of Joseph Carpenter and his wife, Martha Wiley, celebrated their 21st annual family reunion June 12 at Gypsy Hill Park.

President Otis Carpenter Jr. welcomed and thanked everyone for attending. Norma Botkin said grace for the meal.

During the business meeting, officers were elected: Carpenter, president; Judith (Carpenter) Mays, vice president; Bernadette Carpenter, secretary; Norma Botkin, treasurer; Mamie Thorn, co-treasurer; and Mays and Jerry Campbell, family historians.

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