Center Garden Club Takes Trip to Boles Field; Learns from DRT


Pictured are Delores Halliburton, guest; members Sandy Prislac, Merry Carnes, Robbie Kerr, Carolyn Bounds, Judy Matthews, Cherry Jones; guest Linda Walden; member Janette Wittmann, and guest speaker Marsha Kay. Attending but not pictured were guests Shani Oswalt, Chas and Tillie Willoughby and Billy Barnett and member Marsha Barnett.

March 17, 2023 - On March the 8th Center Garden Club and its guests enjoyed a delightful picnic lunch meeting at Boles Field. Judy Matthews was the hostess. Guest speaker was Marsha Kay, a Shelby County native and former US Forest Service employee who shared her experiences during the Columbia crash searches as well as other forest experiences that she had during her long tenure with the USFS. Her experiences recalled were both informative and moving.


From left: DRT members Gail Scholar, Merle Howard, and Maggie Casto

The Center Garden Club held its February meeting at the Agri-Life Building with Janette Wittmann and Carole Chance as hostesses. Local DRT members Gail Scholar and Maggie Casto in pioneer attire presented a fascinating program on frontier medicines. DRT member Merle Howard assisted with the program.