MORNING STAR • July 15 - 21, 2010
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Master Gardeners Open House Saturday includes plant sale Sussex County Master Gardeners, of Delaware Cooperative Extension for both Delaware State University and University of Delaware, invite you to an Open House on Saturday, July 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Sussex County Extension Office in Georgetown. Admission is free. Visitors are encouraged to bring a nonperishable food item and join Master Gardeners in supporting the Delaware Does More Program - growing food and funds for neighbors in need. Door Prizes will be awarded to visitors. No rain date is set for this event. Bring a brown bag lunch and eat in the shaded picnic grove. A Day in the Garden • Accessible Gardening - Tour the gardens to get ideas for quick & easy ways
to make gardening enjoyable for all. See tools and gardening aids, raised beds, containers and much more. Receive tips from a visiting physical therapist for staying fit and working in the garden at any age. • New for 2010 - Plant Sale! • Children’s Garden - Enjoy story time in Peter Rabbit’s Garden. New for 2010 - Meet Mr. McGregor and Peter at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Go on a scavenger hunt or enjoy our butterflies, frogs and goldfish. Bring your camera for great photo opportunities. Come enjoy all our children’s activities – from learning about insects, to potting your own plant and more. • New to Vegetable Gardening? Learn from years of Master Gardener experience and tour our vegetable garden. Learn about
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organizing presentations, slide shows and anything else that may light a spark in the eyes of a young person. History not withstanding, Jones realizes modernday Laurel has it’s challenges – long gone are the days when the town was one of the wealthiest and most influential towns in the First State. But it’s still a nice place to live, he maintains, and he doesn’t plan on leaving anytime soon – if ever. “I think we have just as much to offer, but it’s not like it was. In the 1940s, I knew everyone in town, or at least everyone on my street,” he remembers. “We have drawn away from that, but it’s still a pleasant place to live. It’s just a way of life that I’ve known for so long, and I think it’s the best.” Kendal T. Jones has served his country during World War II, held many positions of authority in his hometown, raised two grown children and worked in the local job market for nearly a half a century. He also sang tenor for many years in the choir at Centenary Church and in the long defunct Seaford Symphonic Choir, a 1950s group made up mostly of employees from Seaford’s DuPont nylon plant. “That was a lot of fun because I just enjoyed the singing and the sharing,” he says. “If you enjoy that, it’s nice to be around others who enjoy that too.” These days, one of Jones’ favorite things is to just sit and contemplate life at the picturesque Phillip’s Landing, just west of Laurel. Taking a walk through the woods or watching the water and the wildlife helps the man of 83 relax and appreciate life – he is where he wants to be, and he wouldn’t change a thing. He says matter-of-factly: “I’ve had a pretty good life and I can’t complain.”
CHEER wins national award
CHEER Inc, a private non-profit provider of services for senior citizens throughout Sussex County, has been selected for a national award for their recent Mayors with Meals program. CHEER is the only organization in Delaware to receive this honor and one of only 150 agencies nationwide to be recognized. CHEER’s homebound meals for seniors program provided more than 116,938 meals last year to more than 815 different individuals. Volunteers deliver hundreds of meals to front doors each day all over Sussex County. Using a combination of state funds, money from the non-profit Meals on Wheels Delaware organization and private donations, CHEER is able to provide nutritionally balanced meals each day to many who might not otherwise have anything to eat. CHEER is also one of 17 organizations in contention for a national award recognizing a husband and wife volunteer team that delivers meals in the Long Neck area.
the “Plant A Row Program” to help those in need enjoy fresh produce. • Rain barrels are great ways to catch rainwater for use in the garden, learn how to make your own. • Love trains? Love gardening? Enjoy watching our train in the garden. Learn how to add interest and greater enjoyment with both hobbies. • Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer your gardening questions. Visit our native plant, herb, shade, bog, annual, perennial, pond, butterfly and children’s gardens. Get ideas for gardening with limited space using raised beds and containers. What varieties grow well in Sussex County? Tour azalea, hydrangea and annual trial gardens to find out.
• Have a plant problem? Bring it to the Plant Clinic for identification and recommendations. • What’s wrong with my plants? – A garden walk focusing on pests will immediately follow the Open House event. This free workshop runs from 2 to 4 p.m. and requires pre-registration. Learn about the most common landscape pests in Sussex County. Learn how to use IPM (Integrated Pest Management) to spray less and save money. Learn how to identify beneficial insects that help keep the “bad” insects in check. What makes your garden attractive to beneficial insects. For more information, visit www.rec. udel.edu, or contact Tracy Wootten at 8562585, ext. 538, wootten@udel.edu or Karen Adams at ext. 540, adams@udel.edu.