Meeting Minutes, March 2016

Burnett Garden Club

Secretary’s report for Mar 10, 2016

General meeting, Grantsburg High School @ 6:30 pm.

President Mary Charmoli called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm.

Secretary’s report: Last month’s minutes were posted on the blog. No additions or corrections. Charlene moved, Pam seconded to approve the minutes as posted.

Treasurer’s report: Jackie reported that our beginning balance last month was $1,817.09; ending balance was $1,817.50. Wanda moved, Janet seconded to approve; the report stands as read.

Committee Reports:

• Community Planting-Pam & Kris. Kris reported first on the Sign Renovation Committee meeting of last week. The Committee decided to go back to planting annuals for showiness at the Welcome sign. We will be asking other organizations to help fund it each year. We will be digging all the perennials out and bringing them to pot up at the Potting Party to sell. Kris has created a PowerPoint slideshow and an estimated budget for the project. Kris & Pam & Committee members will be making presentations next week to the Village Board and the Legion; other presentations will be scheduled as the meetings come up.

Pam reported the weed list will be on the blog—this is for weeding and watering the three gardens we maintain at the Sign, the Library, and the Flagpole on the north side of Memory Lake Park. Pam said the flagpole is mulched well and doesn’t take much care. This list is based upon last year’s schedule. Please review it and let Pam know if the same week will work for you. This is based on physical ability and locality to do the weeding.

• Fairgrounds planting-Lisa. Nothing to report yet.
• Plant Sale-Kris. Kris passed around the signup sheet again for anticipated contributions. She would like to highlight Pollinator Plants this year. We do want vegetable & annual plants; we will have some perennials from the sign. Charlene said there is an elderly lady in Siren that wants us to remove her large perennial garden and use it for our sale; she will find out more details and let us know.
• Tours-Becky. Becky not present, but tour gardens have been signed up already.
• Fair Float-Pam. Pam reported that she may not be able to do it this year; the project is on hold for now.
• Grantoberfest-Georgianne.
• Holiday in the Park-Lisa. Nothing to report yet. Decorations have been taken down and stored.
• Cookbook-Jackie & Pam. The Executive Board has picked out the cover. Mary and Kris have a few more recipes to submit to Jackie and then we should have our 150 needed. Proofreaders are needed; Georgianne will help, and anyone can just go online and do that. Our final due date is March 15^th to get them before the Plant Sale.

Announcements: Our next meeting will be at Linnea’s home: 415 E. Madison, Grantsburg @ 6:30 pm.; topic ‘Preparing for the Fairs’ by Linnea, Charlene and Becky.

The President passed around a sheet of coming events. She highlighted:-

• 3/19—New Ventures Gardening seminars – Minong
• 4/2—Let’s Get Growing, Pine County Master Gardeners, Pine City
• 4/9—Spring Dahlia Sale, MN. Dahlia Society, Minneapolis

Old Business:

None.

New Business:

• Kris told about a Ladies Night Out at Winter Greenhouse in Winter, WI., on 6/22 6-9 pm and passed around the sheet.
• Charlene suggested that the club set up one of the small display exhibits (3’x4’) at both fairs as a way to promote our club. All agreed it would be a good idea. We will discuss it further at our next meeting.

Brag time: Wanda has 2 tomatoes growing from plants that were given to her!

Adjourn: Wanda motioned, Jackie seconded to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 6:50 pm.

Program: Our program for the evening was Valerie Vollendorf about ‘Heritage Flowers’, and Tom Bell on ‘Vermiculture

Next Meeting: April 14^th @ Linnea’s @ 6:30 pm; ‘Preparing for the Fairs’ by Linnea, Charlene, and Becky

Refreshments tonight by Sue and Wanda

Attendance-Mary C., Jackie Bedworth, Kris, Rosemary & Dakota, Lisa, Pam, Jackie G., Georgianne, Peggy Johnson, Rhonda, Wanda, Sue A., Janet, Charlene, Mary G., Mark & Teresa Riewestahl, and our speakers.