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Getting Dirty In The Garden

Kirkwoods June Hutson June Hutson
tends to one of her
retired after more than 40 hanging plants.
The plants vessel
years with the Missouri is a sponge which
the Kirkwood
Botanical Garden so she could resident found in
Florida.
| photo by Diana
spend more time gardening Linsley
by Holly Shanks
After more than 40 years with the Missouri
Botanical Garden, master gardener and horticulturist
June Hutson might well have retired this past January
for some much-deserved leisure time.
In fact, Hutson said she retired for the opposite rea-
son. She wants to spend as much time as possible tend-
ing to her passion getting her hands dirty in the gar-
den.
The Kirkwood resident started as a gardener at the
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In The Garden With June Hutson from page 1B

botanical garden in the late 1970s. She spent the last 20
years as the supervisor of the outdoor gardens at the
Kemper Center for Home Gardening. Ordering plants
and managing staff and volunteers left little time for
planting and maintaining the gardens. The love for the
hands-on work played a role in her retirement deci-
sion.
Hutson said her long-time staff is knowledgeable
and can now work independently. It was the right time
for her to make the change.
I really missed the physical work and I had a won-
derful crew when I retired. If I was going to continue
gardening I needed to retire while my physical health
was still good, Hutson said. I was 74 when I retired,
so, you know, time-is-a-tickin.
If she had it to do over again, Hutson said she might
have retired in the summer instead of winter when she
could have been outside in her garden.
Hutsons long-time colleague, Chip Tynan, the
Missouri Botanical Gardens Horticulture Answer
Service Manager, said Hutson could possibly be the
finest plants woman in the entire region.
It is one thing to have the skills to put a plant in the
ground, Tynan said. But it is certainly another to
make it look good, to make it blend with other plants,
and to keep it alive for long periods of time.
Tynan said Hutsons extensive knowledge of horti-
culture and her depth of experience with different
types of gardening make her irreplaceable.
I would hope Junes contributions to the gardens
will be remembered for all time in the history of the
Missouri Botanical Garden, Tynan said. Shes cer-
tainly deserving of that honor.
Bill Ruppert, owner of National Nursery Products
and local horticulture expert, met Hutson in the 1980s.
Since then, the two have worked together on many
projects related to plants and gardening. He said
Hutson has always been extremely generous with her
extensive knowledge.
Junes generous sharing of information related to
her experience with growing new landscape plants
here in the Gateway region has been highly valued by
the professional landscape community, Ruppert said.
Not sure who could even come close to June as a hor-
ticulture resource.
Hutson is still closely connected to the botanical
garden. She teaches master gardener classes, volun-
teers in the gardens and is part of the membership
board. She also stays busy with organizations like the
St. Louis Herb Society and Kirkwoods 50 Trees
Program. To stay in physical shape, she joined Silver
Sneakers, an exercise program for older adults.
Volunteering and staying active in the community,
Hutson said, will help feed her other passion people.
The transition into retirement has dramatically
changed the scope of how she interacts daily with oth-
ers.
I didnt do well at first. I still really miss the people.
I had a wonderful core of volunteers and staff that I
naturally interacted with every day and they were all
garden people, Hutson said. My gosh, I didnt realize
how much I talked until I didnt have anybody to talk to.
June Hutson
walks through
her Kirkwood
garden.
| photo by
Diana Linsley
But its really not sad, and Im not whiny, but I didnt
realize it would hit me as it did.
Staying connected to horticulture, learning and
challenging herself is important to Hutson. She said
her years ahead will be spent with her two grandsons,
giving advice on gardening to help as many people as
possible, and traveling to see historic gardens in the
U.S. and, hopefully, in Europe.
Hutson said she can never get enough of gardening
and time spent in the outdoors. Her passion and fasci-
nation started as a little girl and has never left her.
I think one of the things that makes me stay so pas-
sionate (about gardening) is its such an uncertain sci-
ence. Things happen all the time. You have to deal with
the weather, plants live and die, the natural world is
composed of critters that eat your plants, and birds and
the whole thing, Hutson said. It all comes together
and Im only happy when Im part of that in an active
way. I just feel connected to the outside.

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Reliving History Through Dancing

English Country Dances
are held at The Monday
Club in Webster Groves
on the third Friday of
each month
by Patti Eischen
Kirkwoods Mary Schmidt wore her finest
Shakespearean-era attire while she danced the night
away to live classical music at the Midsummer Night
Ball.
Schmidt was joined by other members of the
Childgrove English Country Dancers on June 16 as they
allemanded, casted and went to corners as directed by
caller John Ramsey.
Participants, like Schmidt, come to dance and to
relive history. These communal-style folk dances are
held on the first and third Fridays of the month at The
Monday Club, 37 S. Maple Ave., in Webster Groves. The
quarterly balls like the Midsummer Night Ball are
dress-up affairs.

A Dance For Simple Folks

To Presidents
English Country Dances and the accompanying
music are known to have been published as early as
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the common way to socialize. Children were taught September 15, 3-5 p.m.
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Kay Tomlinson of Affton and Tim Hirzel of the Central House
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English Country Dancing In WG from page 6B

ladies and gentlemen on the dance floor
is often a plot device in the writings of
Jane Austin.
Hooked On Dancing
English Country Dancing is a great
activity for active people of all ages,
said Schmidt, president of Childgrove
English Country Dancers. She said
walking, the ability to move quickly,
grasp the movements and patterns,
and good balance are the physical
requirements. When not dancing
Schmidt works as a physical therapist.
The group boasts members from all
ages from high schoolers to those in
their 80s. Schmidt said the majority of
dancers are in their 50s and 60s.
Schmidt got involved in English
Country Dancing about eight years
ago. She said she was intrigued by the
dancing in the PBS Masterpiece Theatre
movie Pride and Prejudice.
I would watch parts of it almost
every day and would try to figure out the
dances, said Schmidt. At that time, I
had a new patient who mentioned that
one of his regular activities was dancing.
I asked what kind of dancing
expecting to hear square dancing or
ballroom, she continued. When he
said English Country Dancing, I was
incredulous here, in St. Louis? And the
dances are open to anyone?
At her patients invitation, she
attended the next dance.
I was completely hooked, Schmidt
admitted. I met the most wonderful,
welcoming people and the dancing itself
is joyful and fun. Regardless of how
tired I might be before the dance, Im
always happy and full of energy after the
dance! Its so uplifting.
Tim Hirzel of the Central West End and Mary Schmidt of Kirkwood on the dance floor
of The Monday Club. | photo by Ursula Ruhl
Many of the members have an
interest in history and theater.
Because these dances and the music
have been published since 1651, it is a
living history activity, Schmidt said.
Schmidts former patient is John
Ramsey, 88, of University City, who was
the caller at the June 16 ball. Ramsey
has been involved in English Country
Dancing for more than 70 years. He
began at age 17, while in college in
Kentucky. He now teaches classes
on the subject, and is internationally
sought after to call dances.
Bob Green, who comes from a family
of dancers, explained why hes been
dancing since 1957.
My grandfather gave me a bit of
advice, Green said. He said, Son, 95
percent of women love to dance. Ninety-
five percent of men dont like to dance.
Do the math.
Greens longtime dancing led to
learning how to call the dances, which
hes been doing now for 12 years.
This is my life, he explained.
His wife, Martha Edwards, doesnt
seem to mind. She is the violinist for
the Tu Penny Players, a group that often
provides the lively music for Childgrove
Country Dances.
Marty Aubuchon, Concord Village,
a ballroom dancer in college, got into
English Country Dancing at the urging
of his wife.
I like the fellowship, the social
aspect of this. But I like the style, too.
I love the music and I like the patterns
of the dances, he explained. From
a historical perspective, this was
an earlier form of speed dating and
chatrooms.
The hook about English Country
Dancing for Kay Tomlinson of Affton is
the historic costumes, although she does
love the music.
You find out so much about history
and our ancestry, said Tomlinson, who
began dancing in the early 1990s. Any
excuse to dress up and to make a new
dress sounds good to me.
Ramsey drew Central West End
residents Tim Hirzel and his wife, Elsa,
into English Country Dancing about 10
years ago.
Tim Hirzel said his wife really likes
history, and she found a course being
taught by Ramsey. They took the course
together.
It was and has been a blending of
two interests in one spot, Hirzel said.
No Partner Required
To learn more about English Country
Dancing attend the Learn to Dance
event on the first Monday of the month,
7 p.m., at the Monday Club. The session
is followed by more complex dances
later in the evening.
English Country Dances are held at 7
p.m. on the third Friday of each month,
with the occasional fancy dress ball.
The next dance is July 21. First-timers
are encouraged to arrive early for the
simpler dances taught earlier in the
evening. Everyone is welcome with no
partner required.
For more information, visit www.
childgrove.org.

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Gold Medal For Water Volleyball Goes To July Film Series

Laclede Groves In St. Louis Senior Olympics
Silver Sharks has won
top honor for 7 years
A team of nine Laclede Groves senior
living community residents, averaging
84 years of age, won the gold medal in
water volleyball at the 2017 St. Louis
Senior Olympics.
This marks the seventh year that this
team, known as the Silver Sharks, has
won the gold medal in the 75-plus age
division since water volleyball became
an event in the St. Louis Senior Olympics
in 2008. Current members include three
residents from the original team
Marianne Dittert, George Moellenhoff
and Doris Williams plus newer mem-
bers Ken Crecelius, Ellie Klein, Marilyn
Fanger, Maxine Mitchener, Al
Mitchener and Hank Schlichter.
In addition, three other water volley-
ball teams from Laclede Groves also
won medals at this years St. Louis
Senior Olympics. The Sharks 75-plus
and the Shark Bites 65-plus both won
silver medals in their age categories,
while the JR. Sharks (50 to 64-year-old
employees and family members) won
gold. Since 2008, the water volleyball
medal count for the Laclede Groves
teams includes:
Silver Sharks: 7 gold, 2 silver Coach Marilyn Coplin, director of
Sharks 75+: 1 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze
Shark Bites (since 2016): 1 gold, 1
silver
JR. Sharks: 9 gold
The annual St. Louis Senior Olympics
water volleyball tournament is held at
the Laclede Groves Recreation Center
At WG Library
July 16 & 23
In July, the Shepherds Center of
Webster-Kirkwood is co-sponsoring
the Sunday Afternoon Film Series
with Webster Groves Public Library
from 2 to 4 p.m..
On July 16, the 2016 documentary
on seeking love after 70, The Age of
Love, will be shown. Directed by
Steven Loring, the film follows the
humorous and poignant adventures of
30 seniors in Rochester, N.Y., who sign
up for a first-of-its-kind speed-dating
event exclusively for 70- to 90-year-
olds. This is an unexpected tale of
intrepid seniors who lay their hearts
on the line, and discover how dreams
and desires change or dont change
from first love to the far reaches of
life.
On Sunday, July 23, the 2015 doc-
Members of the Laclede Groves Silver Sharks water volleyball team show off their umentary by Matt Ornstein,
gold medals which they won at the 2017 St. Louis Senior Olympics. Pictured, Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis,
from left, seated: Marianne Dittert, George Moellenhoff, Doris Williams Race & America, will be screened.
(original team members from 2008); standing: Marilyn Fanger, Hank Schlichter, In the film, musician Daryl Davis
Ken Crecelius, Al Mitchener, Maxine Mitchener, Ellie Klein, along with Coach has played all over the world and in his
Marilyn Coplin. | photo by Carol Nourse, Laclede Groves resident free time he likes to meet and befriend
members of the Ku Klux Klan some-
Swimming Pool and this year attracted number of teams to four. thing few black men can say. Davis
13 teams in three age divisions from Each year we start training for the journey takes him across the country.
across the St. Louis area. St. Louis Senior Olympics a few months Davis asks them the question how
prior to the event, which is always can you hate me if you have never met
Recreation and Volunteers at Laclede scheduled during the Memorial Day me?
Groves, first introduced water volleyball weekend, said Coach Coplin. We have All films are shown at the library, at
as a sport for residents in 2003. The so much fun, lots of laughs and great 301 E. Lockwood. The events are free
standard volleyball rules were modified competition all in the spirit of the and open to the public. RSVPs are
to accommodate the residents safety. Senior Olympics! We are looking for- requested by calling the Shepherds
Through the years, more residents ward to our 10-year anniversary in Center at 314-395-0988. Walk-ins are
became involved and have increased the 2018. welcome on a first come first served
basis. Doors open at 1:30 p.m.

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