The Iron Lake Club

Hello Gershom, If you’d been here last week and came by again today, you’d wonder if you were in the right place. Yesterday morning dawned bright and clear, and there was just a little breeze. Enough to blow hair and whiskers off the front porch.Yup, it was time for spring haircuts.

Gardenettes Announce New President

Susan Pizani has been elected president of the Gardenettes, a Ponchatoula garden club. She succeeds Vicky Fannaly in the position.

April Garden of the Month

Virginia Hawkins, Hoffman Road, received Garden of the Month honors for April. Presentation by Margaret Hawkins and Vicky Fannaly for the Gardenettes, a Ponchatoula garden club, was made on April 10.Hawkins holds membership in Belle Oaks Garden Club (Hammond) and Gardenettes.

Garden Revisited

Gardenettes visited the gardens of the late Pam Byers, a past Garden of the Month winner, to view the flowers she worked so hard to nurture before her sudden passing recently. Her husband, Jimmy Byers, says Pam’s blossoms echoed her enthusiasm for beautifying her surroundings.

Mozart’s Darling Starling

The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is the most despised bird in North America by conservationists and ornithologists alike. Starlings are a nonnative species and are considered invasive.

Roussel’s Receives Genesis Award

Rene Roussel, Roussel’s Fine Jewelry and Gifts, 177 W. Pine St., accepted the Genesis Award for commercial displays from the Gardenettes.“Roussel’s was selected for helping maintain the beauty of downtown Ponchatoula.

Teen Time at the Library

In her last event as the Teen Program Coordinator, Jenny Smith led her Teen Time group in an exciting, educational, and messy activity that was an instant hit with the guests.

New Director Shares Vision for Twin Steeples

Twin Steeples Creative Arts Center welcomes its new executive director, Leyla Hekmatdoost of Covington, into Ponchatoula's creative community. Since former director Josh Duncan left the arts center in January, the non-profit organization had been looking for the right candidate to take his place.

The Iron Lake Club

Hello Gershom, It’s nice to know that you are into spring already, but I don’t know how you can tell since the snowbanks never get up to the windows at your place. We’ve seen some hopeful signs here.I had to drive into Crystal Falls last week and renew my boat license, and my truck “felt different.

Gardenettes Garden of the Month

Gardenettes presented the March Garden of the Month award to Dawn and Manly Cazedessus, 215 North 6th Street, on March 20.