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The Cycle of the Garden: Spring and Summer

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Sunday, April 9, 2017

Debra Knapke

Popular Horticulturalist &
Garden Designer

Brunch Buffet

Scioto Country Club

12:00 pm

The cycle of the garden is the cycle of life. We'll explore that cycle with Debra Knapke; celebrity horticulturist, author, garden designer, lecturer, teacher, and advisor. A garden's mood and rhythm is a reflection of our lives...when we stop and notice it.  It becomes part of us when we observe and record what we have done and what Mother Nature has done.

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Buffet Brunch and Antiques Appraisal Show with Garth’s Auctioneers and Appraisers

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Sunday, May 21, 2017
Antiques Appraisal Show
Appraisal specialists from
Garth's Auction House
Brunch Buffet at
Scioto Country Club 
12:00 PM 

Have you ever wondered what your treasured belongings may be worth? Join us for an Antique Appraisal Show with Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers, the state's oldest premier auction house.

The event will kick-off with a half hour lecture titled "Family Heirlooms & Fabulous Finds: How to Tell Your Treasure From Trash" by Garth's President, Amelia Jeffers. The talk will explore buying and selling antiques, managing personal collections and preserving our cultural history. 

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2016 Columbus Branch Annual Meeting

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This year's Columbus Branch Annual Meeting contained a different twist. In addition to the election of the Branch officers (see below) and regular branch business, members were treated to a new version of "Jeopardy." The ESU version centered around questions regarding famous English landmarks, English literature and language. Our contestants were Carolyn Leick and Mark Allen and the Jeopardy co-host, complete with her Cockney accent, Karen "Bubbles" Kennedy. Many thanks to not only Karen, Carolyn and Mark, but also to the contest's creator, Mark Krausz and his "partner in crime," Michael Bruce.

The following were elected as the 2016/2017 Officers:

Mark Krausz, President
Pat Moore, Vice President
Mary O'Kane, Secretary
Jim Reardon, Treasurer

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Evelyn Wrench Speaker Delights Audience

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Robert Hulse

On May 11, at Scioto Country Club, Robert Hulse, this year's Evelyn Wrench speaker, delighted local ESU members, engineers and architects with his talk about Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Britain's most famous engineer. Mr. Hulse centered his talk around Brunel's construction of London's subway tunnel under the Thames and two of his largest ships. Brunel was an interesting and colorful figure, and Robert certainly made him come to life.

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Codebreaker John Bergmann Great Success

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Mark Krausz presenting gift to Speaker John Bergmann

The Columbus Branch of the ESU's most recent meeting featuring John Bergmann was a great success. More than eighty people filled one of the dining rooms at the Scioto Country Club. John is the last surviving Codebreaker of World War II's Project Ultra. He fascinated the audience with tales of his service as a codebreaker. During his service, he met with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and General Eisenhower. What a wonderful 94 1/2 years!

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Sixty Students to Participate in Middle School Debate

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Sixty Columbus Middle School students will be honing their debating skills at Capital University on Friday, December 11. This Middle School Debate, one of two debates, is sponsored by the Columbus Branch of The English-Speaking Union in conjunction with the Columbus City Schools and Capital University.

According to Dr. Stephen Koch, President of the Columbus Branch and Professor of Communications at Capital, "The debates are dynamic speaking affairs in the Oxford tradition, featuring respectful interruption (points of information) and argumentative heckling."

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English in Action Party

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English in Action volunteers held a Welcome to Columbus Party for a new group of The Ohio State University visiting scholars from Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology at the home of Pat Moore. This party was not only to welcome the new group of 12 visiting scholars from Xi'an but also to say farewell to another group of teachers/professors from the same university.

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