When a Home Makeover Goes Beyond a Face Lift
Fresh styling can transform a home, but long renovations demand planning. Designers Nina Hughes and Connie Beale advise choosing whether to redo in stages or overhaul at once, prioritizing structural fixes, then public spaces, then private rooms.
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Mucher
Nina Hughes
New York
Connie Beale
Greenwich
Conn
Beale
Hughes
Why crepe myrtles fail to bloom and how to fix
A CRAVEN COUNTY extension note explains that late winter pruning, excessive shade, mildew, and improper timing can suppress crepe myrtle flowering. It offers disease resistant cultivars like Natchez Muskogee Tuscarora and Zuni, recommends replacing hopeless plants, and cautions about pests while inviting readers to a March 18 free meeting on trees and shrubs for screening with Tom Glasgow.
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Donna Scanlon
Massachusetts Extension Service
New Bern
Tom Glasgow
Craven County Cooperative Extension Service
New Bern Toastmasters Meet With Elections and Speeches
New Bern Toastmasters gathered at the Berne Restaurant at 7 a.m. March 7 with Pat Gallo presiding. Dues were due to the treasurer, and July C. Pierce was nominated as Craven County distinguished woman of the year. Robert Daly hosted, Sid Purvis led table topics, and speakers included Mike Marsh, Walter Wood, and Pat Gallo. Awards went to Bill Pappas, Joni Lopes, and Mike Marsh.
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New Bern
Bill Pappas
Joni Lopes
Mike Marsh
New Bern Noon Rotary hears Dr. Tom Irons on rural care
The New Bern Noon Rotary Club met recently with Dr. Tom Irons, a Greenville native, speaking about East Carolina University and its role in providing primary care physicians to rural North Carolina. The club will meet at the Berne Restaurant in March due to renovations at New Bern Golf and Country Club.
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New Bern
New Bern Camera Club Meeting Change at Craven CC
The New Bern Camera Club meets Friday in room 208 building B at Craven Community College. Susan Moffat of Swiss Bear will present on downtown New Bern revitalization with slides and prints from the Chrysanthemum Festival. This room change is for this meeting only.
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New Bern
Camera Club
Craven Community College
Susan Moffat
Swiss Bear
Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla Plans Meeting at Garber Church
The New Bern Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 20 04 will meet at 7 30 p m on March 16 at Garber United Methodist Church to discuss operations and upcoming duties with member turnout expected.
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Coast Guard Auxiliary
Garber Church
New Bern
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
Garber United Methodist Church
Births listed for families in Craven County area
A series of birth announcements from New Bern and nearby towns. Mary Kathryn Cooksey born Jan 21 at Craven Regional Medical Center to Mr and Mrs A Douglas Amer son Jr. Rachel Elise Riggs born Feb 5 to Mr and Mrs Edward E Riggs Jr. Allison Rose Stepnoski born Feb 7 at Rex Hospital to Mr and Mrs Edward W Stepnoski. James Edward Stepnoski born March 2 to Mr and Mrs James Stepnoski of Albuquerque. Rachel Noel Lafreniere born Feb 10 at Cherry Point Naval Hospital to Mr and Mrs Leon Lafreniere. Beverly Lauren Cuthrell born Feb 15 to Mr and Mrs Noah Cuthrell. Amber Renee Conway born Feb 18 to Mr and Mrs William Dale Conway. Joseph Arthur Spang born Feb 27 to Mr and Mrs Arthur Spang Jr.
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A. Douglas Amerson Jr
New Bern
Mary Kathryn Cooksey
Craven Regional Medical Center
Edward E. Riggs Jr
New Berm
Rachel Elise
Edward W. Stepnoski
Cary
Allison Rose
Rex Hospital
Raleigh
James Stepnoski
Albuquerque
N.M
James Edward
Leon Lafreniere
Rachel Noel
Cherry Point Naval Hospital
Noah Cuthrell
Beverly Lauren
William Dale Conway
Amber Renee
Conway
Debbie Morrison
West Virginia
William Harold Conway
Arthur Spang Jr
Vanceboro
Joseph Arthur
Spang
Karen Joyce Brinson
Arthur E. Spang Sr
Vandergrift, Pa
Lewis Ordiway
Joseph D. Brinson
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