Peggy Enders article (North County News) 6-27-81PEGGY
By Susan Thomas
The twenty-fifth anni-
versary celebration of
the village, of North
Palm Beach is a time to
look back over the short
history and reflect on
how far the community
vas come in a relatively
s rt time. It is also a
tinle to look ahead to an
exci
*ting future. In look-
ing to the future we, at
'North County News set
out to Find and interview
a 44crcpss section" of
I
village residents that
would typify the past,
present and future. We
found that each person
represented, in some
way; today, yesterday
and tomorrow.
A perfect example of
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`Now , 'then and " %_1
to come" is a very busy
homemaker, wife and
mother, Peggy Enders.
Born and raised in
Tampa, Mrs. Enders
moved to North Palm
Beach with her husband
Louis. in 1959. She
became a member of the
first beautification com-
mittee when she and 2
others were appointed
by the village council.
Mrs. Enders, a past
president of the Garden
Club, is. the only mem-
ber who has continued
an active membership
since .1959. In May she
was presented with the
Blanebe Capel Coving-
ton leadership award at
Peggy Enders
the state convention.
The award was based
partially on securing
$IU,000 for e-, ,i.-,reened in
pavilion and meeting
center at the Mounts
Agriculture 'Center.
Known for her inter-
est and hard work, Mrs.
Enders has served on
the Planning and Zoning
Board, is currently on
the Planning Commis-
sion, and chairman of
the Village 25th anni-
versary celebration. In
1970 she was presented
with an engraved plaque
for "outstanding devo-
tion to the commun-
ity. 97
When Northlake
Blvd. was widened in
1965, it was Mrs. Enders
who led the work to
beautify the median
strip, which brought
about a boundary
change between Lake
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Park and North Palm
Beach. A nature lover,
Mrs. Enders pushed to,
have the village made a
bird sanctuary., "This,99
she now recalls, "is a
difficult process, actual-
ly needing a charter
revision." Since it was
felt a charter revision
was due anyway, a
committee set about the.
task. The committee
included Louis Enders.
It took 9 months, but on
December 10, 1968, the
revised charter was
passed, and North Palm
Beach also became a
--bird sanctuary.