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garden club of nc district 8
valenti’s – vass lions dinner
On October 22nd the Garden Club of North Carolina – District 8 held a luncheon meeting at the Pinehurst Members Club.
The 5th Annual dinner to benefit BackPack Pals was held at Valenti’s Restaurant in Vass on October 22nd. Valenti’s and the Vass Lions Club co-sponsored the event benefiting the BackPack Pals program, which provides food to children in need.
1. Event chairman Cav Peterson and Sue Scull and their committee: Pattie Fisher, Thea Pitassy, Carolyn Smith, Jane Lewis, Anne Howell, Marilyn Grube and Helen Von Salzen. 2. Scholarship recipient Tony Mayer and District 8 Director Darene Honeycutt. 3. State officers: Jenenn Smith, Faye Canupp, Judy Bond, Gail Hill and Virginia Lee Parker.
1. Valenti’s owners Lucy and Adam Valenti. 2. Principal of the Vass-Lake View school Bridget Johnson with Kathy Leuck and Erin Heckethorn. 3. Event organizers Sue Wagner and Vass Lions Club president Alan Ingraham, Karen Ingraham and BackPack Pals founder Linda Hubbard.
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the north carolina symphony The North Carolina Symphony brings its wonderful music to Southern Pines. On October 27th the second in a series of seven concerts in the 2013-2014 season was presented at the Lee Auditorium of Pinecrest High School. 1. Cynthia Eckard, Roy Ehrlick and president of the Board of the Moore County Chapter of the NC Symphony Marijanet Doonan. 2. Kimberly Little and Lydia Gill. 3. Mary, Jim & Sophia Taylor. 4. Larry Cohen with Arlene & Tony Hantjis. 5. Sue & Tom Scull. 66 | PinehurstMagazine.com
After a 365-day countdown which began in 2012, the Pine Crest Inn celebrated its 100th anniversary on November 1st. Originally built in 1913 and once owned by Donald Ross, the Inn is steeped in history. Festivities included music, a video tribute and dedication of a Donald Ross monument. 1. Owners Peter & Bobby Barrett with Patrick Barrett, manager Drew Gross & Donald Ross representative (Rod Harder). 2. Southern Pines mayor David McNeill, Michael Ruine, mayor of Newry Northern Ireland and Dess Gillegatr, Tracey Mooney and Joseph Poyd. 3. Father Edward Burch gave the invocation and Rod Browder sang America the Beautiful. 4. Marshall Moriarty with Pinehurst mayor Nancy Fiorillo. 5. Hoagy Carmichael’s son Randy with Peter Barrett.