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THE PERKINS JOURNAL, Thursday, May 31,2012 - A3
Fried Chicken Dinner Friday Evening at the VFW
With the Memorial creamy gravy, corn of the enjoy a bottle of juice. Mercer) was enjoyed by free and is held each year Monday, Memorial Day.
Day weekend behind, we
will all be looking for a
little help with supper.
Well, plan to come to
the Perkins VFW Post
7322 this Friday, June
1, 2012 where the Ladies
Auxiliary member will
be serving hot, juicy
Fried Chicken, Buttery
Mashed Potatoes with
cob, green beans, fresh
garden salad, hot biscuits
and plenty of delicious
desserts. The meal will
be served beginning at 6:
00pm and the ladies ask
for a $6.00 donations for
everyone eating over the
age of 8. There will be
iced cold brewed tea or
coffee and the kids can
The Memorial week-
end was a busy one at
the Perkins VFW with
Friday evening being the
start of Camp Clarence
with a hamburger and
hotdog cookout. Then
Saturday at noon a free
lunch of smoked brisker
and turkey and hot calf
fries (cooked by Gary D
Dream Big and Read at your
Library this summer/
Fun and exciting pro-
grams to encourage' and
reward reading will be held
every week beginning June
5 and lasting until July 19
at the Thomas-Wilhite
Memorial Library. There
are programs for children
of all ages and new books
are arriving daily to inspire
summer reading.
Tuesday, June 5, Summer
Storytime will begin at 10:
30 a.m. This program is
geared to children ages 2-
5 but all ages are welcome
and will feature stories,
songs, and crafts.
The summer reading
program officially kicks
off June 6 with a "Sing-
Along Slumber Party" gets and showing us how
featuring award-winning science can be fun. Brock
children's songwriter is the founder of Mad Sci-
Monty Harper at 10 a.m. ence of Central Oklahoma
Harper will perform songs and has been a contributor
that tell stories, celebrate to library SummerReading
reading, and evoke night- Programs across the region
time adventures. Every- for a number of years.
one is encouraged to wear All of this fun will
PJs and bring a favorite happen in the first week of
blanket or stuffed buddy summer reading! In the
to help create a slumber weeks to follow, there will
party atmosphere. (You be nocturnal animals visit-
might even catch a librar- ing the library, craft days,
ian in her pjs.) afternoon movies, even a
On Friday, June 7 at '1 magic show. So swing by
p.m., "The Mad Scien- 101 E. Thomas and regis-
fist". Derick Brock will be ter for the summer reading
astounding us with his spe- program and prepare to
cial "Dream Big" presenta- Dream Big and Read this
tion using his wacky gad- summer!
all in attendance. Prior
to lunch being served the
POW-MIA ceremony was
conducted by the ladies
auxiliary members, this
ritual is always a tear
dripping occasion. Live
bands played in the back
yard from early evening
until early morning.
Camp Clarence is a spe-
cial event that deserves
more attention from the
community, as it is all
to honor our veterans and
thank them for their serve
to our country.
The flags were placed
by VFW and Auxiliary
members on each known
veteran's grave prior to
the Memorial weekend.
And as is customary,
the VFW and Auxiliary
members conducted the
annual Memorial ritual
by the Jesus Memorial in
the Perkins Cemetery on
Inspiring
By Keith Reed
Several volunteers from the
Payne County Master Gar-
deners and the Ambassadors
from The Botanic Garden
at OSU recently toured the
newly renovated Myriad
Botanical Gardens in OKC,
As we enjoyed the tour, I was
reminded of the inspirational
value of seeing other land-
scapes as we strive to keep our
own gardens in top condition.
Here is a brief description of
what awaits when you decide
to visit the gardens followed
by some other suggestions of
places to visit a little closer to
home.
It is no secret that downtown
Okloma City has beenin the
leadership
Perkins
The Perkins Community Chamber
of Commerce would like to con-
gratulate Class V1 of Leadership
Perkins.
Class members we (bottom row,
i to r)Angela Hinkle, Stacy Beal,
Christy Taylor. Back row: Amy Pe-
tennan, David Shelton, Le Smith
and Leah Henry. Not pictured:
Samantha Chester.
This is special to the post
members as they remem-
ber and pay tribute to our
fallen soldiers.
Plan to be at the VFW
located at 801 South
Sadler Road this Friday
for a delicious Fried
Chicken Dinner and lots
of good conversation with
community members. For
additional information
contact the post at 405-
547-2102.
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Leadership Perkins Class VII
Landscapes
midst of an amazing Iransfor-
marion I Central to that stands
the seventeen acre Myriad
Botanical Garden highlighted
by its crown jewel, the Crys-
tal Bridge Conservatory. The
garden has just undergone
an extensive renovation with
many areas of the garden com-
pletely unrecognizable from
the "before" photos. New to
the garden are several enter-
tainment venues with informal
seating beaulLfully woven into
the landscape. Adjacent to
these areas are large masses of
ornamental plant material that
will provide color and interest
throughout the year. Also new
is a fabulous children's garden
with nice mix ofplay and edu-
cational components. Just
outside the children's garden
is a great splash pad that stands
alone as a nice architectural
element even when the water
is not running. There is even
a dog park as well as several
new sculpture and water fea-
tures. There are also several
intensely planted ornamental
beds sprinkled throughout the
garden.
The Conservatory features
over 2000 species of plants
from all over the world. A
visitor has the opporttmity to
experience plants from some
of the most tropical places
on the planet to some of the
most arid, all within a 200
foot walk. The majority of the
plants inside the conservatory
are unlike anything else you
will encounter in our part of
the world. It is a treat to visit
anytime of the year but it is
especially welcoming on a
cold winter day.
We also have inspiring
landscapes right here in
Payne County. Most notable
is The Botanic Garden at
OSU. This garden is located
west of campus and can now
be accessed from a new
entrance in the 3300 block of
W. 6 m. The OSU campus is
also looking great and offers
another opportunity to see
many examples of landscape
design and execution. Steve
Dobbs and his staff are doing
a marvelous job transforming
the face of the campus.
Another great place to find
inspiration are the display gar-
dens of Bustani Plant Farm.
Bustani is located just south
of Stillwater off of Highway
177, east on 44 th Street. This
nursery specializes in provid-
ing unique plant material and
their gardens certainly reflect
that.
Finally, I tend to find some
of the best garden inspiration
from the seat of my bicycle.
Pedaling leisurely through
neighborhoods allows a
person to really take in all that
surrounds you as your senses
become fully engaged. A
bike makes it incredibly easy
to stop and look at something
a little closer or perhaps
investigate where an unusual
fragrance is coming from.
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