Wildacres News and Events

Dictionary and Stand Donated to Wildacres in Honor of Ed and Betty Hodges
Susan Hasler and Steve White commissioned Lucas House to build a dictionary stand for the lobby at Wildacres. There was a dedication ceremony during the Spring Gathering on Wednesday, April 28.

Susan, Steve, Ed and Betty attend the Wildacres Writers Workshop each summer and have become regulars at the gatherings. Betty and Ed have had long and accomplished careers in journalism working for the Durham, NC, paper. Ed was part of the White House Press Corp and went to China with President Richard Nixon.

New Shelter Built at Wildacres
A new shelter is nearing completion next to the barn at Wildacres. The building will be used for groups needing an “indoor-outdoor” space for meetings and will be used to house Wildacres vehicles when not in use by groups. The space is twenty-eight feet square and has a clay floor.

The shelter was ready in time for the Masonry Heaters Association meeting the first week Wildacres opened. The masons donated the materials and labor for the wonderful two flue chimney for the shelter. There were two wood heaters and a pizza oven built under the shelter and 81 pizzas were cooked in the oven for the annual Tuesday night pizza party.

The MHA has been coming to Wildacres for about 12 years and have built heaters outside behind the barn each year through wind, rain, and snow.

We hope to have blacksmithing and woodworking programs in the shelter this season.