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DiaMonDhEaD WinE clUb
The Diamondhead Wine Club is dedicated to the exploration and enjoyment of wine. At each monthly tasting, we sample at least six different wines and learn a little about their history and origins. The Club is open to any who are interested in enjoying and learning about wine.
Thursday, May 18th — Sparkling Wines - 7:00 at the Club
Our annual exploration of sparkling wines returns. It may be French Champagne, Spanish Cava, Italian Prosecco or California Sparkling Wine or -- who knows what we will find. It will be good.
Cost is $40 for DWC members and $50 for guests. Please make your reservations by mailing your check payable to DWC to: P.O. Box 6523, Diamondhead, MS 39525 or by emailing Lou at louertel@aol.com or Marshall at mekygs@mail.com.
DiaMonDhEaD GarDEn clUb
The Diamondhead Garden will hold its last meeting for the season on May 17th with the installation of new officers for the coming season 2023-24. Linda Naron will be installed as president along with other new officers. The business meeting will begin at 10:am There are several items to be addressed, after which will be the installation. After the installation the meeting will adjourn for lunch and social time.
The Garden Club does not meeting during the months of June, July and August. The first meeting for the 2023-2024 club year will be on September 20th. Stay safe, stay cool, and happy gardening.
Dh nEWcoMErs
Newcomers’ Club met on April 14th at The Club at Diamondhead, and celebrated springtime with an April Show- ers theme. Members and guests either decorated or brought unique umbrellas to show off!
Irene Gallagher’s beautiful umbrella with pink roses won the umbrella contest. If you would like to see all the umbrella’s from the event check out the group’s facebook page, www. facebook.com/diamondheadnewcomersclub.
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WoMEns clUb
At our April meeting we decorated Wine/Champagne/Iced Tea glass, for our wonderful Glitz event or just for a special toast. Lots of fun was had by all who joined our glass glamming event.
Our May meeting will be held on Wednesday May 3rd at 11am in the Emerald Ballroom at the Diamondhead Country Club.
We will be joined by Mayor Nancy Depreo. She will be discussing ‘What’s new in Diamondhead’. Please join us for this informative meeting to see what we can expect moving forward in Diamondhead.
Thank you to Victoria Magers for heading up our wonderful Glitz event in April.
The tickets were sold out in March! This event is a charity fund raiser benefitting the Hancock Food Pantry and Pink Heart Funds. More to follow in the next DHWC article.
The theme for our 2022-23 season is the Celebration of Women. Please join us at our meeting in Supporting and Celebrating Women.
The objective of this club shall be to promote an informed active interest in the civic, social and moral welfare of the community: to serve the community through the dedication of time and energy from worth purposes and to undertake and complete one or more charitable, humanitarian or social welfare projects each year.
Our meetings (we do not meet in June, July, or August), are held the first Wednesday of each month beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Diamondhead Country Club, Emerald Ballroom. Membership is $20.00 and is
The date for our May Party is Friday 26, 2023 at the Country Club. Our arrival time is 9:15 and we shall begin playing bridge at 9:30. If you have any questions regarding Ladies Bridge Party, please contact Terre Settle at 255-9892 or Gay Young at 255-1528.
The winners of the March Party were Barbara Gibbons First Place and Gerri Martin Second Place. Our Special Prize went to Jerrie Guidroz.
DiaMonDhEaD DUPlicaTE briDGE nEWs
open to all women.
Dates and times for upcoming meeting, events and fundraisers to be announced in upcoming issues of this publication and you can follow us on Facebook.
For more information about the Diamondhead Women’s Club or any of our events, please contact Marilyn Lott @ 601-5283336
ThUrsDay MorninG linE DancErs
Lessons and dancing, led by Molly, will be held from 10:00 -11:00 am on THURSDAYS at the DIAMONDHEAD COMMUNITY CENTER. New solid flooring and a huge space. Plenty of room for social distancing. Everyone is welcome.
Great exercise, great fun, $1 room rental per person, per session. FOR DETAILS OR CANCELLATIONS see our web site: https://sites.google.com/site/getmoving12345678/
The Diamondhead Duplicate Bridge Club meets Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at the Diamondhead United Methodist Church at 1:00 p.m. Our bridge club holds a sanction with the American Contract Bridge League that allows us to award ACBL masterpoints. Our club is a member ACBL’s Unit 180, which covers clubs along the Coast. All bridge players are welcome, regardless of your level of experience. We also welcome all visitors to the area who want to play a friendly game of bridge. If you have a question or need a partner, call Mary Galvin (228) 216-4929.
The winners in March were:
Monday, March 6 – 1st Betty Joes & Bobby Sylvester
2nd – Betty Jones & Alice Ladnier
Monday, March 13 – 1st Betty Jones & Bruce Stinson
2nd – Marian & JC Price
Monday, March 20 – 1st Betty Allen & Vicky Massey
2nd – Carolyn Porr & Lynne Grimes
Monday, March 27 – 1st N-S Bobo Shearer & Virgil Harris
1st E-W – Betty Jones & Daryl Fisher
Wednesday, March 1 – 1st Gary Meece & Cheryl Sanguin
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2nd – Eileen O’Brien & Terry Sullivan
Wednesday, March 8 – 1st
Betty Allen & Cheryl Sanguin
2nd – Marian & JC Price
Wednesday, March 15 –
1st Betty Jones & Bruce Stinson
2nd – Mary Galvin & Sharyn
Mann
Wednesday, March 22 – 1st
Shirley Abels & Bobo Shearer
2nd – Marilyn Galus & Sheila
Bosarge
Wednesday, March 29 – 1st
Mary Galvin & Robert Bur- naman 2nd – Terry Sullivan & Eileen O’Brien
Friday, March 3 -- 1st –
Sue Moody & Debbie Culler
2nd – Susan Burwell & Daryl Fisher
Friday, March 10 -- 1st
– Mary Galvin & Sharyn
Mann
2nd – Henrietta Parnigoni & Alice Ladnier
Friday, March 17 -- 1st –
Susan Burwell & Daryl Fisher
2nd – Sharyn Mann & Debbie Culler
Friday, March 24 -- 1st N-S
– Carolyn Porr & Lynne Grimes
1st E-W – Wendell & Julia Cavalier
Friday, March 31 -- 1st N-S
– Betty Jones & Bobby Sylves- ter 1st E-W – Henrietta
Parnigoni & Alice Ladnier
Please contact Mary Galvin at (228) 216-4929 for information about the lessons and other planned club activities.
DiaMonDhEaD WoMEns clUb
At our April meeting we decorated Wine/Champagne/Iced Tea glass, for our wonderful Glitz event or just for a special toast. Lots of fun was had by all who joined our glass glamming event.
Our May meeting will be held on Wednesday May 3rd at 11am in the Emerald Ballroom at the
Diamondhead Country Club. We will be joined by Mayor Nancy Depreo. She will be discussing ‘What’s new in Diamondhead’. Please join us for this informative meeting to see what we can expect moving forward in Diamondhead.
Thank you to Victoria Magers for heading up our wonderful Glitz event in April. The tickets were sold out in March! This event is a charity fund raiser benefitting the Hancock Food Pantry and Pink Heart Funds. More to follow in the next DHWC article.
The theme for our 2022-23 season is the Celebration of Women. Please join us at our meeting in Supporting and Celebrating Women.
The objective of this club shall be to promote an informed active interest in the civic, social and moral welfare of the community: to serve the community through the dedication of time and energy from worth purposes and to undertake and complete one or more charitable, humanitarian or social welfare projects each year.
Our meetings (we do not meet in June, July, or August), are held the first Wednesday of each month beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Diamondhead Country Club, Emerald Ballroom. Membership is $20.00 and is open to all women.
Dates and times for upcoming meetings, events and fundraisers to be announced in upcom- ing issues of this publication and you can follow us on Facebook. For more information about the Diamondhead Women’s Club or any of our events, please contact Marilyn Lott @ 601-5283336
DDPia
Diamondhead Democrats Progressives Independents Alliance will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday May 18th at 10:00 am in the Hancock County Library Diamondhead location.
Our featured speaker will be John Brdecka, Director of the Hancock County Library System. Plan to join us, meet our many new members and enjoy a morning of socializing and discussing politics.
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Come visit our Lions Nut Stand at the next Diamondhead Farmers Market! We will be there from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM raising funds for our ongoing charity efforts. Lions are nuts for charity! Come and get a wide selection of nuts, pretzels, and other goodies. And if you have spare change, drop it in our collection container. When it comes to charity, every penny counts. And drop your used eyeglasses in our collection box.
All Lions have a common spirit– “We Serve”. Since our beginning in 1917, we have been united in a single cause: helping ture meetings are on the Third Friday of each month. Let us know when you can come – we will save a seat for you - contact Lion Sherry Necaise at 228-2563226 (senecaise@yahoo.com).
roTary clUb
The Rotary club of Central Hancock County has been quite busy!! In March 31 fellow Rotarians helped cook and serve 280 people at the King’s Kitchen. Our next service project will be helping at a habitat for humanity house in April.
those less fortunate. We support the causes of Lions Clubs International which are supported by the dues paid by all Lions, contributions by other residents of our local area, and grant support from LCIF. In addition, the Diamondhead Lions Club supports many local charities and organizations that need the help that we can provide, as well as individuals that need help with eye or hearing care or other needs.
Find out more about the Lions Club of Diamondhead. Be our guest at one of our regular club meetings soon. Our next meeting is Friday, May 19 for Lunch, at 11:30 AM in the Diamondhead Country Club. Fu-
Our Rotary club has had some fantastic speakers! On March 23 fellow Rotarians heard from Willie Moody of the Futrho Training. His organization helps train young athletes free of charge.
On April 13 Kodie Koenenn, vice president of the Hancock County Board of supervisors, enlightened fellow Rotarians re: projects happening in Hancock County.
In addition, Judith Brannan of the Pink Heart Funds educated Rotarians about the services that they provide for cancer patients.
GEaUx hiKinG
Our early warm spell has stretched from March through April (with a couple of hiccups) into May, giving us some exceptional hiking weather with temperatures in the high 70’s and even 80’s (not complaining… nope…) and mother nature responded with early budding, flowering and an abundance of beauty! Ahhh, yess! And, as a result, we’ve been very busy.
Betty Whittington’s hike to Avery Island was absolutely another of this year’s highlights. We met our new member/friend, Larry Deslatte at our lunch stop at Riverside Inn, in Broussard, LA. This hidden (and I’m not kidding) gem served up an outstanding lunch. That got us ready for our super-duper stroll around Avery Island, with a route recommended and led by Larry, who made sure we hit all of the scenic gardens (can you say bamboo, Buddhas, alligators and exotic plants?) and vistas and experiences on the island where Tabasco is aged and bottled. Yes!—you can smell it as it ages in the salt-covered oak barrels stored in an open-air pavilion for up to three years. Next day, we piled into the car and caught up with Geaux Hiking founders Jack and Kelly Allen and their well-mannered Labrador, Pearl, in the peacock-filled parking lot at Jefferson Island.
Jefferson Island is the first of the famous “Five Islands” of south Louisiana, which include Avery Island, the site of our previous day hike. These islands originate in prehistory, when the enormous pressures of the earth forced a site of pure rock salt up from a mother bed, five miles below the surface. This elevated several low hills in tidal coastal marshes, which are now known as “islands”, and are salt domes. Prior to Joseph Jefferson’s ownership, the island was owned by Jean Laffite’s brother in-law who had acquired the island through a Spanish land grant.
Joseph Jefferson built a hunting lodge on Jefferson Island in 1870. He was an actor and played the part of Rip Van Winkle on stage over 4500 times. That is where the island got its name: Rip Van Winkle Gardens on Jefferson Island. Jefferson Island, like Avery Island, is also on an ancient salt dome. In the case of Jefferson Island, on November 20, 1980, a nearby oil drilling rig pierced one of the giant caverns of the Diamond Crystal Salt Mine, flooding the mine. A vortex swallowed the entire lake, 65 acres of native woodland, a glass conservatory, welcome center, and a new home just built on the lake, leaving the chimney as a monument in the entrancing gardens. Fortunately, the miners working in the mine escaped and no one was killed.
Jefferson Island features include lots of free-roaming peacocks, buried Lafitte pirate treasure (yep, the real thing!), beautiful amaryllis and other lovely flowering garden plants, the Joseph Jefferson mansion, Rips Rookery (where we tip-toed past a HUGE “sleeping” alliga- tor to see the roseate spoonbills roosting in the trees looking like pink cotton candy puffs stuck on the branches) and a lovely café. Our lunch at the Jefferson Café outside under the live oaks on the grounds was delicious, complimented by the light breeze, and the bug-free view of the lake (and chimney) made for a most pleasant repast. Even Pearl enjoyed it!
We continued our exploration of Jefferson Island with our able guide, Larry, leading the way to the Balinese gate, wishing well, bamboo alley, a Cleveland Oak— so named because President Cleveland visited and enjoyed lounging under them (there’s one on Avery Island, too) and the Japanese Tea House. And, of course, we had to ring the Balinese bell three times for good luck (and made a wish, too!)
Jack and Kelly camped nearby, at Palmetto Island State Park, where they were able to locate and photograph the Abbeville Red Iris: the rarest species of Louisiana iris. This iris is very special because it is the only plant that is endemic to Louisiana, which means that it does not naturally grow any- where else. The Abbeville Red Iris is relatively large, growing 4-6 feet tall. The flowers are red or red-purple (sometimes pale yellow). Its natural range is restricted to a single swamp in Vermilion Parish, which is privately owned. It has been introduced to Palmetto Island State Park to make it viewable to the public. Scientists have discovered that three “parental” iris species were involved in its creation. These species are copper iris and large blue-flag, with a small contribution from zig-zag
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