Editor’s note: Former owners Roger and Sue Meiers sold their beloved K & R Greenhouse early this year, to Kenneth Lange, of Morrison, IL. The business name, phone, and exquisite product lines remain in place. The website is kandrgreenhouse.com. Manager Chancie Noel (pronounced Nohl) welcomes area plant, vegetable, decor, and landscape art lovers to 15543 Bishop Road, Morrison.
Teacher Ann Brackemyer had invited the Editor to attend a hands-on-wood-working project for Kindergarten students, on Wednesday, May 11, 2023. However, before she entered Northside School, 520 N. Genesee Street, Morrison, IL, the Editor spotted two lines of First Graders entering two, tiny busses. She “interviewed” the children shown below and discovered they were headed to K & R Greenhouse, 15543 Bishop Road, Morrison.
Four sections of First Graders visited with their Teachers: Mrs. Lindsay Ebersole (16 students); Mrs. Mrs. Jennie Gowan (18); Mrs. Anna Story (17); Mrs. Andrea Wolever (18.)
“Each child received a marigold plant,” stated Manager Chancie Noel. These are easy to grow and spread quickly. Butterflies and bees like their nectar and bright colors, but deer or rabbits are repelled from eating plants. Perhaps these cheery flowers became Mothers Day gifts on the weekend.
Easily spotted in their orange work aprons or t-shirt, Clinton, IA, five Home Depot staff congregated in the Office, shortly before a 1:00 p.m. activity: assemble and decorate a six-piece, miniature tool box. It was planned for three Kindergarten classes, which included Mrs. Amy Brackemyer (24 pupils); Mrs, Wendy Connelly (23); Mrs. Fran Smith (23.) Hammers and nails were required!
Department Supervisor Justin assured the Editor the assembly was doable for the 70 youngsters. Workshop Captain Suzanne agreed. “We do other free projects with kids the first Saturday of every month, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. They have included a pinball machine and flower pot, she said.
Plastic bags held kits that were placed on the Cafeteria tables. Justin told the children to open them and a tiny bag of eight nails; some wee ones needed help doing that. Then he said to unfold the directions sheet and “look at it.” They could not read the directions–partly because, they were in French on one side! A few youngsters studied the pictures–similar to some adults when assembling things. Most watched Suzanne demonstrate how the two ends and two sides would come together. The Editor joined the many other adults at that point.
There were class photos to take, like this one, after kids were finished applying tool-inspired stickers to their boxes. The whole process only took 20, noisy minutes. Justin, fourth from the left, was right!
