DUNNVILLE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
REGULAR MEETING
GRACE UNITED CHURCH
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
| MEETING OPENED WITH WELCOME BY PRESIDENT JUDY JEFFERY. ATTENDENCE WAS 22.
THIS MEETING IS OUR MYSTERY NIGHT. WE ARE HOLDING A “GUESS THIS PLANT” QUIZ WHERE ALL PLANTS, DONATED BY “JUDY’S PLANTS” WILL BE GIVEN AWAY AT THE END OF THE MEETING. SHEETS WHERE GIVEN OUT AND ALL MEMBERS ASKED TO CHECK OUT THE PERENNIALS AND SHRUBS AND LIST THE ANSWERS WITHIN THE HOUR. PAMPHLETS WHERE ALSO DISTRIBUTED ABOUT THE DANGERS OF GIANT HOG WEED AND AND THE BENEFITS OF CUCUMBERS.
SECRETARY DORIS THOMSON PRESENTED MINUTES OF JUNE MEETING AND THE AUGUST NEWSLETTER, AND SPOKE ON OUR JULY GARDEN TOUR WHICH WAS A REAL SUCCESS WITH 35 MEMBERS ATTENDING AND A FREE HOT DOG B.B.Q. LATER AT HOME OF DORIS THOMSON. MEMBERS WHERE ALSO INFORMED THAT DORIS HAD SENT IN A PHOTO OF HER HOUSE TO CANADIAN GARDENING MAGAZINE AND IT IS ON DISPLAY IN THE SUMMER EDITION ADVISING ON A BETTER WAY TO DESIGN HER HOME ON PAGE 34. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF YOUR HOME, PICTURES MAY BE SENT TO ;CANADIAN GARDENING MAGAZINE, 25 SHEPPARD AVENUE WEST, SUITE 100,TORONTO, M2N 6S7
WELCOME EXTENDED TO NEW MEMBER ANNETTE DODGO. CONGRATUALTIONS!
TREASURER’S REPORT WAS GIVEN BY PRESIDENT JUDY JEFFERY, MOVED BY HELEN EDLE IT BE ACCEPTED AS READ AND 2ND BY MARY McKINNEY. ANNOUNCEMENT MADE THAT TERESA BORODYN IS NO LONGER OUR TREASURER AND OUR NEW TREASURER IS KIM CHRISTOFF.
PRESIDENT JUDY JEFFERY SPOKE ON OUR LOVELY NEW ADDITION TO OUR TOWN, THE WATER FOUNTAIN IN FRONT OF THE ROYAL BANK, WHICH WAS PAID FOR BY OUR SOCIETY AND ASSISTED BY B.I.A. AND INSTALLED BY PATIO PLUS. PLANS ARE BEING MADE TO HAVE AN ENGRAVED PLAQUE PLACED ON IT.
KIM CHRISTOFF SPOKE ON JUDGING 50 ENTRYS FOR OUR TRILLIUM AWARDS. WE AWARDED 15 TRILLIUM CASTS AND 2 SERVICE CERTIFICATES. WINNERS ARE; – D. MOMKCOM,155 INMAN ROAD. – HARRY SCHILSTRA, 1 MEADOWBROOK. – D. BOSAK,159 INMAN ROAD. – ED & SUE MAZI, 408 ROSS AVENUE. – SHARON LYMBURNER, 309 FOREST STREET WEST. – RANDY STRUYK, 25 LOGAN ROAD. – DIANNE & GRAHAM PETERS, 49 LIGHTHOUSE ROAD – LORI & BOB MARACLE, 39 OSWEGO PARK – DARCY CHRISTOFF, 122 INMAN ROAD – DEBBIE NETTAGOG, 408 MAPLE STREET. – R. CHAMBERS, 201 MAIN STREET WEST. – A. VANDERBEEK, 169 CLEARY AVENUE. – MR. YTSMA, 13 LOGAN ROAD. – J.A. SUTTON, 817 TAMARAC STREET. – E. KING, 128 FOREST AVENUE WEST. CERTIFICATES; – KINGDOM HALL, JEHOVAH’S WITNESS, GEORGE STREET. – McDONALDS RESTAURANT, BROAD STREET EAST. BE SURE TO TAKE A DRIVE AND CHECK OUT THESE LOVELY HOMES. ALL WINNERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND OUR POT LUCK SUPPER ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 21ST AT 6:00 P.M. AT GRACE UNITED CHURCH.
PRESIDENT JUDY JEFFERY EXPRESSED REGRET THAT WE HAD TO CANCEL OUR YEARLY FLOWER & VEGETABLE SHOW THIS YEAR DUE TO LACK OF VOLUNTEERS. MEMBERS WHERE ASKED TO PLEASE CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING NEXT YEAR AS WE NEED LOTS OF HELP FOR THE VARIOUS TASKS WE DO.RESIDENTS OF GRANDVIEW LODGE SO LOOK FORWARD TO OUR SHOW AS IT BRINGS BACK SO MANY MEMORIES TO THEM OF THEIR PAST GARDENS SO HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR WE WILL BE THERE AGAIN.
BETTY BALLANGER CONDUCTED A 50/50 DRAW THIS MONTH AND THE LUCKY WINNER WAS DORIS THOMSON, WINNING $35.50 THANK YOU SO MUCH!
PRESIDENT JUDY JEFFERY MENTIONED THAT THIS WAS OUR FIRST MID SUMMER AUGUST MEETING AND QUESTIONED MEMBERS ON WHETHER THEY WHERE IN FAVOUR OF ANOTHER NEXT YEAR. ALL IN FAVOUR SO WILL BE HELD NEXT YEAR ALSO.
MEETING CLOSED BY PRESIDENT JUDY JEFFERY AND PLANTS WHERE GIVEN OUT TO ALL.
EXECUTIVE MEETING; THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9TH AT 7:00 P.M. AT DUNNVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
REGULAR MEETING, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 16TH AT 7:00 P.M.AT GRACE UNITED CHURCH. SPECIAL SPEAKER WILL BE KAREN VERMEER OF VERMEER’S GARDEN CENTER IN WELLAND. TOPIC PATIO CONTAINER GARDENING. YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS GREAT SPEAKER!.
Doris Thomson, DHS Secretary |