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Apr 7, 2017

Garden club's flower show is on the grow this weekend in Palm Beach

Brantley Knowles’ simple but majestic bonsai cypress, for instance, stood out two years ago among the living specimen entries.And Mary Pressly’s prickly shoe adorned with palm thorns poked fun at how painful spike heels can be, a nod at the 2015 show’s fashion-inspired theme, “Hort Couture.” Pressly’s “Much Ado About a Shoe” took first prize in the Botanical Arts Division, where jewelry and objets d’art must be made entirely of plant material.In preparing for each show, Pressly keeps a constant eye out for intriguing shapes provided by nature. “When I travel, I’m always looking for interesting things,” she says. “I collect plant material in little baggies on my walks or even in my backyard.”Many of the designs that visitors see at the show take months to evolve. Two years ago, for example, a photo of a woman peeking into a car piled with boxes on top inspired Pressly to search scrapyards for a vintage Volkswagen Beetle that she and Webster could cover with moss. Hydrangeas spilling out of the open door and shopping bags of flowers piled on the car’s roof grabbed visitors’ attention as they entered the main hall.“I thought the car with boxes on top would really tell the ‘Hort Couture’ story,” says Pressly, who joined Webster as cochairwoman of that event.In fact, that eye-catching centerpiece signaled a new level for the Palm Beach club. “The Volkswagen was fabulous – even the men loved it. “We nearly doubled our attendance.”No small effortFounded in 1928, the garden club began staging flower shows the very next year. “Back in the day, the garden club held flower shows every year,” explains leading Palm Beach gardener Kit Pannill. “But, as the level of excellence has grown, so has the workload.”Hence, the every-other-year schedule, with displays filling entire rooms of the Esther B. O’Keeffe Gallery Building on the Four Arts’ campus.“We have about 100 members, so an event of this size is a major undertaking for us,” says club President Sue Strickland, whose planned entry at this year’s show incorporates seagrape leaves, palm fronds, chick peas and mustard seeds in a Lilly Pulitzer-inspired brooch for the botanical arts division.That’s one of the five major divisions, which also include floral design, horticulture, conservation and photography, although the latter category is not judged at the local show. Entries are open not only to members of the Palm Beach group but to members of any club affiliated with The Garden Club of America. The New York City-based GCA is a national umbrella organization with about 200 affiliated clubs.Because of today’s higher level of design along with additional entry categories, the Palm Beach flower show has moved closer to meeting the qualifications that would designate it a “major” national show, as defined the GCA. There are only six or seven such shows in the country — all of which are organized by much larger clubs, including those in Houston, Memphis, Philadelphia and Milwaukee. These shows garner national attention and ... (Palm Beach Daily News)

Jan 5, 2017

Northville rolls into holiday final

Livonia Stevenson (6-0) to a Motor City Roundball Classic victory on Dec. 28 over Troy Athens (4-2) at Detroit Renaissance. Jacob Brantley and Taylor McCaskill led the Redhawks with 19 and 17 points, respectively, while Clark Josin added 10. LUTHERAN NORTHWEST 75, CLARENCEVILLE 34: Isaiah Jackson pumped in 17 points to lead Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest (4-1) to a consolation victory Wednesday night over Livonia Clarenceville (0-6) in the Metro Conference Reunion Tournament hosted by Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook. The Crusaders led 38-24 at halftime and 49-26 after three quarters before outscoring the Trojans 25-8 in the fourth. Torre Bowen paced Clarenceville with 10 points. The Trojans were 5-of-8 from the foul line, while Northwest was 11-of-22. CRANBROOK 45, CLARENCEVILLE 26: On Dec. 27, Tim Hauxwell scored a game-high 15 points to lead host Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook (4-2) to a opening-round victory over Livonia Clarenceville (0-5) in the Metro Conference Reunion Tournament. The Cranes, who led 28-11 at halftime and 36-20 after three quarters, connected on 21-of-37 free throws (56.7 percent). Rickey Scott scored a team-high 12 points for the Trojans, who went 4-of-7 from the foul line (57.1 percent). STEVENSON 78, PONTIAC 51: Ian Knoph led the way with 19 points as Livonia Stevenson (5-0) stopped the Phoenix (3-2) in the Motor City Roundball Classic on Dec. 27 at Detroit Renaissance. Cleontal Brown scored 14 points and Deshawn Jackson added nine points for Pontiac. bemons@hometownlife.com bemons1@twitter.com This article passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers.Recommended article: The Guardian's Summary of Julian Assange's Interview Went Viral and Was Completely False. (Hometownlife.com)

Jun 22, 2016

Funeral notices for Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Hazel's memory to the Hospice House or Greater Androscoggin Humane Society. Arrangements by Affordable Cremation Solution LLC of Auburn. PERRY — Brantley W.S., 2 months old, of Turner died Saturday, June 18. Visitation will be held from noon to 1 p.m. with the funeral service following at 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 22, at Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. SIROIS — Roger R. of Greene passed away Friday, June 17. Memories of Roger from family and friends will be shared at his memorial service at East Auburn Baptist Church on Saturday, June 25, at 11 a.m. (Lewiston Sun Journal)

Apr 22, 2016

April 19, 2016

Sunday afternoon (April 17, 2016) at the Pierce County Nursing Home, in Blackshear, following an extended illness.She was a native of Brantley County, born in Tarrytown. Her parents were Rufus Deen Riner and Eva Mae Scott Riner. She was also preceded in death by her husband, George Arnold Loyd Sr., a son, Blake Loyd, three brothers, Lynwood E. Riner, Gerald D. Riner and Ronald D. Riner, and one sister, Evelyn Riner Perkins.She was a homemaker and a member of Nahunta First Baptist Church. She loved gardening and was a member of The Garden Club in Brantley County. She was also an active member in Home Demonstration Club, enjoyed cooking and was a very good seamstress. She also loved crocheting, making flower arrangements, painting and most of all loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.Survivors include her three sons and daughters-in-law, George A. and Dale Loyd, of Blackshear, Greg and Peggy Loyd, of Gainesville, and Stuart Loyd, of Rome; her daughter and son-in-law, Mary Beth and Carroll Deen, of Waycross; 10 grandchildren, Kecia D. Banks, (Tommy), of Waycross, Kacie D. Sasser, (Michael), of Jacksonville, Fla., Brandon C. Deen, of Waycross, Priscilla L. Bergern (... (WJHnews)

Apr 22, 2016

Ernest Lawrence Ryan, Sr.

Ryan McBee (wife Kristen), Emily McBee, Jennifer Jenkins, Jessi Jenkins,and Mary Faith, Kaelie, and Erin Ryan; one great-grandson, Brantley Ryan Nelson. In addition, he is survived by two brothers, Samuel and wife Donna, and Gordon; sisters-in-law, Beatrice Hammond and Dorothy Ryan; brother-in-law, Walter Parker and wife Eileen; and numerous nephews, nieces and grand-nieces and -nephews. Preceeding him in death were his parents, Sam and Bessie Ryan; daughter, Mary Jenkins; brothers and sister-in-law, Edward and wife Katherine, Raymond and Jake; and niece, Brenda Hammond; and grand-nieces, Kendra Dew and Sarah Elizabeth Parker. Ernest was born in Twinton, Tenn.; grew up in Crossville, Tenn.; graduated from Cumberland County High School in 1947; and served in the U..S Army during World War II. A large part of his service took place in Washington, D.C., where he was a member of the Military Police and stationed at Ft. Myers. He primarily did guard duty at Arlington National Cemetery. He worked at all three plants in Oak Ridge, beginning at the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant (K- 25) in 1950, and later at both Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Y-12 before retiring in 1989 as an engineering technologist. He married Billie, also from Crossville, in 1952 at Trinity Methodist Church in Oak Ridge. He lived in Oak Ridge over 30 years, then moved to a house he built himself on Norris Lake as a retirement... (Oak Ridger)

Apr 22, 2016

Joe Lauderdale dead at 97

Chapel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the building fund of Hernando United Methodist Church. Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Robert Lee Long is Community Editor for the DeSoto Times-Tribune. He may be contacted at rlong@desototimestribune.com or at 662-429-6397, Ext. 252. (DeSoto Times-Tribune)