Breakfast Club

Sandhills Mens Breakfast Club will meet on Tuesday, May 27 at 8 a.m. at the Members Club in Pinehurst.

Mike McCormick, a former Cy Young Award winner with the N.Y. Giants in 1963 who spent 18 years as a major league pitcher, will be the speaker. He is a new resident of Pinehurst.

Owners’ Association

The Manufactured Home Park Owners Association meets on the third Thursday of

each month at 7pm at the Holiday Inn, Southern Pines, NC. The contact phone

number is (910)245-3148. All park owners are welcome to attend.

Foxfire Garden Club

Members of the Foxfire Garden Club met on Monday, May 12 in the Town Hall.

Outgoing Chairwoman Betty Worst thanked each of the officers who had served with her, and then turned the meeting over to Sharon Thingstad, the chairman for 2003-04. Other officers are Connie Monds, co-chair; Pam Koos, treasurer and Barbara Arnold, secretary.

The remainder of the meeting’s agenda was discussion of continuing Village beautification projects.

Genealogical Society

The Moore County Genealogical Society will host this year’s annual picnic with Lee County Historical and Genealogical Society at the Malcolm Blue Historical Site on Saturday, June 7 at 11 a.m. Members and guests are asked to bring their favorite food to share with others. Lunch will be served inside.

After lunch there will be a tour of the house and grounds. This farmstead is one of the most significant historical sites in Moore County. The MBHS operates the farm and museum. It is a national recognized historic site and is part of the state and national Civil War Heritage Trail. It is associated with ExplorNet as one of the historic sites which has been used to train over 300 teachers in the past two years. The farm is located in Aberdeen off U.S. 1 and Saunders Boulevard. Follow Saunders Boulevard approximately two miles. Turn right onto Bethesda Road and go approximately two miles. The Blue Farm is on the right.

Newly elected officers for MCGS at the March 20 meeting are: Helen Leverton, president; Louise Blue, vice-president; Tom Stewart, treasurer; Mollie Carlin, recording secretary; Beth Maness, corresponding secretary; Frank West, Paul McDonald, Louise Sewell and Millie Larus, directors.

Members are urged to attend and welcome the new board and join in the plans for celebration of the 20th anniversary of the society in 2004.

Leberton headed the 10th anniversary celebration at Weymouth Center with speakers Helen Leary, Jane Smith Hill and Nelson Weller from the State Board who presented excellent papers for the genealogists at the all day meeting and workshop. For more information about joining the MCGS or the meeting, please call 949-2115.

Sandhills Club

On Thursday, May 22, the Sandhills Club will hold its monthly luncheon meeting at Seven Lakes Country Club. Jean Wiley, a dream interpreter, will be the special guest speaker and will talk with club members about the meaning of some of their dreams. This is also “Hat Month” in which members wear funny, silly, or beautiful hats – whatever strikes their fancy. Sandhills is a non-profit organization, whose purpose is to give women of Moore County an opportunity to meet and socialize with women from other Sandhills communities. Current membership represents Southern Pines, Whispering Pines, Pinehurst, Seven Lakes, Vass and Foxfire.

In addition to the monthly luncheon meetings, held on the fourth Thursday at one of the local country clubs, other activities are offered and members may participate in as many or as few as they wish. There are several bridge groups, both duplicate and rubber bridge, a book club, the Pineneedlers for members who enjoy sewing, knitting, crocheting, etc., a dining out group (which includes husbands), and the solo set for gals without partners, who plan fun activities, day trips, shopping excursions, etc. There is literally “something for everyone” in the Sandhills Club.