The Garden Club held a brief meeting at President Lori Slocum’s home on May 19. Lori was presented with a purple glass bird bath to thank her for serving as our president. Besty Duncan was unanimously voted in as president for the 2025-26 club year, starting in September. Our club does not meet in June,…
Dianne Ace The May meeting of Voices United featured a talk by Barb Petsel concerning grief and our response to it. Barb, who retired in 2019, is a licensed professional counselor, registered nurse, and the former program director of Journey of Hope, a grief support center. Barb explained that grief is the emotions and thinking…
Elaine Kushmaul A group of progressive women met to engage in a facilitated book discussion. The book Waking Up White, by Debby Irving, was the focus of a deep and reflective discussion. The conversation explored the themes of race, privilege, and systemic inequality that Irving addresses in her memoir. Participants were struck by Irving’s candid…
KD Rutherford At the May luncheon, Mary Lynn Church, Dianna Duncan, and Suzzane Spisak presented a check from the proceeds of the Home & Garden Show for $15,153.89 to Alex Haase with Children’s Advocacy Center for North Texas. This charity was added based on a vote by members, and it is the first time Children’s…
Peggy Puckett It’s the little things that count, but I have to say, it was the biggest banana split I’ve ever seen. Every year, 74 golfers show up for the Pairing Party to find out which one of the six teams they will be on and what color shirt they need to run out and…
