Meeting Reminder: Thursday November 8 6:30 PM

We will be meeting November 8 Thursday for a regular meeting at 6:30 PM at Grantsburg High School room 115.

• Agenda: Election of Officers for 2019, set up date for board meeting to finalize plans for 2019
• Program: "Holiday Gnome Workshop" $5.00 project fee. Presented by Mary Griesbach
• Refreshments: Alma and Cynthia

  Please RSVP for the Holiday Gnome Workshop to Mary gcyram13@gmail.com

Sock Gnomes project by Mary Griesbach

Each participant should bring 3+ cups of dry, uncooked rice or beans (rice will be cheaper, but beans work really good too), glue gun and glue sticks, scissors, and any assorted ribbons, buttons and other embellishments they think they might like to use. I will provide everything else through my own personal stash and parts purchased. In order for someone to think about what they might like to bring themselves for their gnome, they can go to YouTube and view a couple videos about how to make Sock Gnomes. My method is a blend of what they are going to see in the videos.

Materials cost will be $5.00 for each kit.

Don't worry if you don't have a glue gun, there will be enough to share! If we remember to bring them!!

Hope to see you all there!! 

Meeting Minutes: October 2018

Burnett Garden Club
October 11, 2018 Agenda

Meeting called to order at 6:36 PM by Kris Henning.

Welcome – Visitor – Bonnie Wicklund (who accompanied Kris on Scandinavian tour and will
assist with tonight’s presentation)

Secretary’s Report

• Minutes from September by Linnea as posted on the blog amended under “Old Business” - there was a wrap up of the 30th Anniversary Party.
• Motion to approve amended blog minutes by Janet,  Second by Rhonda.  Approved.

Treasurer’s Report by Charlene Strabel

• Current Balance $1912.85
• It was noted that the Village has not yet sent us their $300 pledge. 
• There was discussion on the mechanism of reaching out to remind them.
• The Treasurer’s report stands as read.

Announcements:
There is a “Moms for Kids” Craft Fair the first Saturday in November at the Siren School
Moms for Kids Crafts Show
Siren School
Saturday, November 3rd
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

There was also some discussion about a craft event in Grantsburg but no details

Committee Reports:

    Community Plantings:

•     Fairground Planting – no report
•     Flagpole Planting – Pam  - Still needs cleaning
•     Library Planting – Pam – Still needs cleaning – difficulty in getting library volunteers
•     Sign Planting – Kris – Kris & Pam cleaned out garden and replaced it with fall themed items.

    Grantoberfest – Pam – Successful! 2 new members, much interest thanks to Sandy & Pam

    Holiday in the Park – Sandy – May be set up weekend of Nov. 17, w/ Pam & Becky

     Plant Sale – Kris – Charlene has plants to be dug in spring,

    Tours – no report

Old Business:

• Sign-up sheets for 2019 continue to be passed around
• Wanda Biorn showed her hand-crafted Thanks You cards which she made for the club as a donation.
• Mary Griesbach spoke about the Sock Gnomes that will be the craft project in Nov. There was discussion of how it should be presented in the papers as well as the cost. A sign-up sheet was passed around and there will be a $5/kit activity fee. Each participant must RSVP.

New Business:

• The Christmas Party Venue for 2019 has been reserved for the Grantsburg Library, but can be cancelled if necessary. This was selected as it is central, large and accessible.
•  A thank you & donation of $50 from Cathy/Mike McCabe to use to beautify village

Brag Time:

• Wanda Biorn is going to Florida next month to a stamping convention.
•  Sandy Hinrichs and Janet Byers have delphiniums in bloom.

Next Meeting:

•  Thursday, November 8 at 6:30 PM at school. 
• “Making Sock Gnomes” – Mary Griesbach
•  Refreshments in November by: Alma and Cynthia

Adjournment Time: 7:10 PM    Motion by Wanda, Second by Janet

Tonight’s Presentation:     “Scandinavian Flowers and Travel” by Kris Henning

Refreshments by Charlene and Janet

Members Present: Janet, Rhonda, Kris, Wanda, Pam, Charlene, Mary G, Sandy, & Mary C

Respectfully submitted by Mary Charmoli

Serve our club and our community (it's not as hard as it looks)

We are currently in the planning process for 2019. That means our president has been circulating signup sheets for refreshments, committees, hosting and ideas for programs for the coming year. Many spots remain to be filled. This is our club, we all need to participate to make 2019 the best year yet!!

Please respond to burnettgardenclub@gmail.com to volunteer for any of the below.

Committees for 2019:

• Holiday in the Park/ Sandy Hinrichs and Pam
• Community Gardens/ Kris Henning

1.     Fairgrounds/ Ruth Anderson?
2.     Memory Lake Flagpole/ Pam Davies
3.     Library/ Pam Davies
4.     Hwy 70 Sign/ Kris Henning

• Grantoberfest:
• Plant Sale: Need Chair   helpers: Pam, Sandy, Rhonda
• PR/Hospitality: Need Chair
• Tours: Need Chair
• Program (put together and print booket): Need Chair

Refreshments for 2019:

• February: Rhonda & Janet
• March:  Pam & Georgianne
• April (at Wood River Garden Center): Wanda & Mary G
• July Garden Tour: Sandy 
• September:  Linnea & Janet
• October: 2 members needed
• November:  2 members needed

Hosting for 2019:

• Potting Party--May: at Kris Henning's will provide refreshments
• Spring Garden Party--June: Need host
• Summer BBQ--August: Need host
• Holiday Party--December: Need host

 Ideas for Progams 2019--We need ideas for 4 meetings and 1 workshop, they are:

• February:
• March:
• April: Wood River Garden Center preview
• September:
• October:
• November (Workshop):  

If you would like to do a presentation or workshop or know someone who would be good, please offer the idea.
New Ideas offered so far this year:

• Pumpkin, Squash and Gourds--ask the folks from Sunby (provides pumpkins for Grantoberfest) to talk about this. One young fellow was telling me all about this and he was very interesting.  
• How to test your own soil with a kit--Pam is offering to do this presentation 
• Need more ideas

Other Ideas from past years

• Fruit trees             
• maple syruping field trip in spring (Julie Chell might be someone to ask)
• composting            
• Fall garden cleanup            
• Essential Oils --Sarah Byers? (sugg. by Mary C.)               
• Butterflies, Bees, Bats            
• Bluebirds (bluebird house workshop?)               
• roses           
• Have Konnie Jerabek again to talk about invasives!            
• Butchart Gardens travelogue-Tim            

Election of Officers
We will be electing officers in November.

• President -- Uses the preset agenda sheet to plan the meeting (6 meetings). Makes sure the presenter will have what they need for the meeting. Makes any decisions for the club not needing a quorum vote of the membership. Presides at the meetings. Kris can not be president due to commitments to Day Lily Association
• Vice-president -- assists the president when needed and presides at the meeting in the absence of the president. Often the President and Vice-President share the responsibility of the president. Mary C can not be VP this year
• Secretary -- takes minute of the meeting using the agenda sheet provided by the president. Types up the minutes and emails them to the blog admin (Pam). Linnea? 
• Treasurer -- handles the bank account and check book and makes monthly reports on the clubs income and expenditures and the current balance and any issues that may arise. The treasurer has the thank-you notes and purchases the gas cards to give to presenter. Charlene?
• Blog Admin/notification (Pam) if anyone is interested in learning how to administrate the blog, Pam would be happy to teach you and work with you on the blog.

We need members to step up to take on these officer positions. You can ask for and will get a helping hand from other members and especially from past officers. To make this club work we need members to rotate into these positions.

Planning Committee for 2019
The new officers and the committee chairs (and any members who wish to participate) will make up the planning committee. The planning committee will meet in November to determine what presentations we will have based on the ideas offered by members. They will decide who to ask to be  presenters, and will make sure all the slots are filled for refreshments, committees, and hosting. Planning committee members will be assigned to do the follow up on these items.  

A big, big, big thank you to everyone who participated this year as officers, committee chairs and support; for providing refreshments, growing plants for the sale, offering their gardens and homes as host and for showing up at meetings!! We wouldn't be a club without you!!

Let's make year 31 the best ever!!

October meeting happenings

Eight members and one guest, founding member Bonnie Wicklund, gathered on Thursday evening to take care of club business and enjoy a travelogue presented by Kris on her travels with Bonnie, sister Donna and member Ruthie to Sweden.

Before the presentation, Wanda presented a set of thank-you cards she created especially for the club and Mary Griesbach showed us the holiday gnome we will be making in November.

Details of the gnome project can be found below. If you didn't sign up at the October meeting, RSVP if you want to participate in this project directly to Mary or with a reply to this blog post in your email, Mary needs to know how many to plan for.

Just a few of the custom cards Wanda created

 

Mary G will lead a workshop in November

Items from Sweden

Sock Gnomes project by Mary Griesbach

Each participant should bring 3+ cups of dry, uncooked rice or beans (rice will be cheaper, but beans work really good too), glue gun and glue sticks (if you have them), scissors, and any assorted ribbons, buttons and other embellishments they think they might like to use. I will provide everything else through my own personal stash and parts purchased. In order for someone to think about what they might like to bring themselves for their gnome, they can go to YouTube and view a couple videos about how to make Sock Gnomes. My method is a blend of what they are going to see in the videos.

Materials cost will be $5.00 for each kit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eotfT8e3Ngs

Meeting Minutes: September 2018

Burnett garden Club

September 2018

Call to order 6:37 PM by Kris H

• April minutes approval (no minutes were submitted from April at Wood River Garden Store Preview)
• Treasurer’s report: approved
• Upcoming event: Grantoberfest
• Committee reports: All plantings around the community were great!! 4-H watered at fairgrounds. Kudos to them!!!
• Sign Garden Clean-up: September 27, 5:50
• Holiday in Park: Ideas discussed. Linnea to ask Wayne Lake about a wagon. (She did, he isn’t sure) 
• No old business (correction/addition, Recap of 30th anniversary was discussed)
• New business:  Annual plant exchange. Thanks to all who brought plants!!
• Sign up for next year. Dues are due.
• Brag time:  Rhonda has a beautiful new garden shed.  Blue ribbons by members of club at fair.
• Suggestion to use library for the Christmas party. Easier access. 2019
• Kris recommended a book, “The well-tended Perennial Garden”
• Next meeting:  Oct 11. Kris and Ruth: Scandinavian gardens and travel presentation
• Adjourn 7:30ish
• Refreshments: Rhonda and Linnea

Members present:  Wanda, Rhonda, Pam, Charlene, Mary C. , Janet, Linnea, Kris, Sandy.
Minutes submitted by Linnea 

Meeting Reminder: Thursday, October 11, 6:30 GHS Room 115

It's already October! Our meeting will be Thursday, October 11, at the usual place (Grantsburg High School room 115) at 6:30.

We will be signing up for 2019 committees, refreshments, hosting, and will be brainstorming on what programs we want for 2019 so come with lots of ideas!! Dues will also be collected. We also have two new members to greet.

Our program for the evening will be "Scandinavian Flowers and Travel" by Kris and Ruthie

Refreshments will be provided by Janet and Charlene

Hope to see you all there!

Grantsburg Sign Garden Cleanup

Kris and Pam made quick work of the sign cleanup. Kris dug cannas while Pam yanked out petunias and marigolds. So sad to dump all those plants into the scrub but it had to get done. We will be grateful to have a clean palate to work with in the spring.

The sign is now adorned with corn stalks and "funcrows" donated by Grantoberfest. Here are a couple of snaps.

Another bumper crop of bulbs for the plant sale!

Kris and Pam just as dusk was approaching

Grantoberfest 2018--2 new members and lots of interest!!

Grantoberfest was a big success for our club. We came away with two new members, Chris and Rita, and four people who want to be on our email list who we hope will become members down the road. We also got some nice donations!

This year with a big pot of succulents provided by Linnea last year and some additional plants donated by Janet (thank you Linnea and Janet), we had a make-your-own mini, succulent pot which included little fairy garden type decorations. Who new the kids would go wild for this!! With a tub of soil, a trowel and a bunch of small pots of various sizes, the kids flocked in to create their own little garden to take home! A few older folks joined in the fun as well.

We also had a trivia game with questions pertaining to gardening or Grantsburg. Interestingly, most people chose gardening questions! Anyone having trouble answering got lots of clues--no one went away empty handed. We gave away over 50 prizes and made lots of friends for the club!

Thanks to Sandy we got a photo of our booth though just as we were almost done packing up. So busy was the day that getting photos totally slipped my mind. Well, that's a good thing because we had a great Grantoberfest!!
 

2018 Grantoberfest

A big thank you to Sandy for helping out at the booth including setup and cleanup!! I couldn't have done it without you!