A day trip on May 16 to see the Grassroots Arts Center and Garden of Eden in Lucas has gotten great response. All 17 seats have been taken. However, a waiting list has been added to the Blue Book registration page. If you'd like to go, please sign the waiting list. If there are cancellations, persons on the waiting list will be given the opportunity to take those seats on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The cost of the trip is $56 per person. This includes guided tours at the Grassroots Arts Center and Garden of Eden, lunch in Lucas and dinner at Abilene's Brookville Hotel. If you'd like this amount added to your June statement, please contact Amanda Rall or Becky Fitzgerald. You may also pay by check or credit card at the Hospitality Desk.

Please know that S.P. Dinsmoor's home at the Garden of Eden is not handicap-accessible. There are two steps with a railing to get into the house. Our guide will point to items of interest on the first floor, and then the tour will continue up a flight of stairs. Persons who can't climb those stairs may view photos of the second-floor rooms.

The tour of Dinsmoor's home and Garden of Eden isn't expected to take as long as originally thought, so a visit to two local businesses in downtown Lucas may be added to the itinerary. If you have questions, please contact Amanda at 323-3801 or Becky at 323-3802. Amanda and Becky will serve as drivers for this trip.