25 years of sharing our love of gardening celebrated!!

Ten members came together tonight to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Burnett Garden Club with a weenie roast, pot luck meeting. 

The windy day threatened to put the kibosh on the bonfire but at 6 PM winds died and the fire came to life!! 

As members gathered the sumptuous selections grew! New members Audrey and Lisa joined Pam, Nori, Jim, Wanda, Janet, Kris, Georgianne and Rosemary for a fun evening. We all marveled at the weather and what a wonderful evening for a lawn party. 

The meeting took place after dark, around the fire, Pam struggling to read her notes!!

Founding member, Kris recalled the inception of the club and the first meeting around her kitchen table. Did any of those first member guess we'd be celebrating them 25 years later?! 

 Audrey brough a delicious spinach, strawberry and almond salad.

 Audry, Wanda, Janet, Kris, Nori and Jim 

Janet under the canope 

The fire blazed mightily then died down to lovely hot coals, perfect for roasting marshmallows!

Very Sad, Linders is closing their doors.

I saw this report on the news last night and on Facebook today. Linders is closing their doors. From truck farm to serving the gardening needs of St. Paul and well beyond, Linders has been an institution for over 100 years. What a loss to a community. We have to love our on Wood River Garden Store and keep it going by spending our dollars there. We do not want to ever be without it. I'm heading over there tomorrow to buy some shrubs before the weather turns!!

http://www.startribune.com/local/east/227092611.html

Meeting Reminder, October 10, Thursday, 6:30 PM at Pam's

Celebrating our 25th Anniversary!!

October 10, Thursday, 6:30 PM 

We are celebrating our 25th Anniversary with a bonfire and weenie roast. 

Where? 216 North Pine Street, far east side yard. You can park at the end of Brad Street where it dead ends at our yard just north of Fiedler Ford and the ambulance garage. You will see the bonfire (unless it is too windy then I will bring the grill down).

I will have hot dogs, buns and condiments, potato chips, and a cake!! Chris is bringing a cheese tray and some spiced wine!!  Everyone, bring what you would like to share for our weenie roast or just bring yourself!!    


Hope to see you there!

Meeting Minutes, September 2013

BURNETT GARDEN CLUB MEETING SEPT 12, 2013

Meeting was called to order at 6:40pm

Members present::
Nori, Janet, Pam, Georgianne, Mary G., Mary C., Teresa, Wanda and Linnea.
Guests who became members tonight:: Jennifer Doornink and Jolene Meyer.
Welcome new members!

Pam read a nice poem to start the meeting. The last meeting was in May, which was the Tea Party at the home of Jesse Byers. 
There are no minutes from that meeting, as the secretary was one of the hostesses of the party and was not able to take notes.

Treasurer's report::  In July we had $2083 minus expenses for the planting party. In Aug. we had $2029.48 minus expenses for the picnic and container garden/ cut flowers competition at the cabin of Linnea Seume and family. Monetary prizes were given to the first and second place winners.  We had a wonderful time visiting and had great food, too. As of today, we now have $1946 in our account.

The speaker for our October meeting has been cancelled at the request of some of the club members. We now have no program for the Oct. meeting. Any suggestions??

Pam has invited members to come to her home on Oct. 10th at 6:30pm 
for the celebration of our garden club's 25th Anniversary. If the weather allows, we could have a bon fire and pot luck meal. Thanks so much Pam!!!!!

We are collecting dues for the next year. Still just $5.00. What a deal!  If you would like to order the Northern Gardener magazine, that is still $37.00. Please pay Georgianne for dues and magazines.

Our club will have a booth at Grantoberfest. Please let Pam know if you can help at the booth.

Does anyone know where the Club brochures have gone? We will need to order new ones from the Sentinel soon.

Committee reports:
Plant sale  $736.50 proceeds minus $114.50 for soil and potting expenses. Profit for the club was $622.00 .

Would we like to participate in Holiday in the Park again this year? We will discuss further at the next meeting. Pam is willing to chair the committee.

Officers will need to meet this fall to plan the book for the club for next year. Please provide your suggestions to any of the club officers. Kris will print the booklets when info is ready.

Mary and Jim Charmoli will host the Christmas party this year.  Thank you so much Jim and Mary!

Sign up sheets will be passed around for the next couple of meetings. Please sign up for the committees you would like to help with.

We need to hold election of officers in November. We will need a new President, Secretary and Treasurer. Wanda is willing to be Vice President.

We have plants here for our annual plant and seed exchange. A nice selection.

Tonight's program is: Gathering Wild Materials for Natural Decor. Mary Griesbach is presenting.

Thank you Mary for providing wonderful examples of the items we could pick, dry and use for our arrangements. She also gave us a nice and informative hand out.  Very nice presentation.

Refreshments were provided by Linnea and Becky T.

Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted by Janet B.

Fun at Grantoberfest and 5 new members this month!!

Our first year at Grantoberfest was a lot of fun and a great way to let everyone know that Burnett Garden Club is celebrating  our 25th anniversary! Thank you to Georgianne for spearheading this effort to get our face out in public!

We displayed some of our workshop projects from the past few years. Thank you to Mary for letting us use her twig trellis, willow trivet and hypertufa planter. Georgianne brought dried autumn foliage and Pam brought wheat weaving ornaments as well as an autumn bouquet.  

We held drawings throughout the day and gave out a number of prizes!! 

It was fun to see some faces from the club. Alma was there as was Jim (minus Nori) to mention a few.  

The club acquired 3 new members at Grantoberfest.  With the addition of new members Jennifer and Jolene  at the September meeting, we have 5 new members in September.  Yippee!!

Burnett Garden Club at Grantoberfest Saturday, September 21!!

Come and see us at Grantoberfest!!  

The 5th Annual Grantoberfest will be held Saturday, September 21 from 10am-4pm at the Grantsburg Fairgrounds.

It is FREE to attend and there are tons of free activities for people of all ages. We hope you plan to attend and bring the whole family! For a list of events, please visit our website: www.grantoberfest.com.

Here are some of the highlights:
·         New: Corn Cob 5k (9am) and 1K Family Fun Run (10:30am) – sign up online at www.grantsburgfitnesscenter.com
·         New: Corn Maze at Burnett Dairy – free admission on the 21st and 22nd of September. Open weekends through the end of October with proceeds going to local 4-H and FFA groups.
·         Kid Zone with inflatable obstacle course, bounce house, sand box, sawdust pile, bubbles, football toss, Twister, tug of war and more! All free!
·         Kid’s activities: clown (10am-Noon), face painting, corn box, Great Pumpkin Contest, pumpkin bowling, temporary tattoos, high striker, bean bag toss, ring toss, and many more arts, crafts and activities.
·         Fun for the family: hay rides, Tracasaurus rides, paintball shooting practice, water balloon toss, cow milking contest, mini golf, petting zoo, kickball tournament (pre-register at Community Bank or on our website), pie auction, “tours” of police cars, an ambulance and fire trucks.
·         Food vendors: pizza, hamburgers, brats, hot dogs, mini donuts, homemade bread, baked goods, cotton candy, sno cones, kettle corn, popcorn, cheese, kettle corn, coffee, beverages
·         Additional businesses and non-profits with information, and vendors selling jewelry, kitchenware, candles, cleaning products, totes/bags, paintings, dips/mixes and children’s books.  (and the garden club!!)

Looking for a way to get involved? We need volunteers (www.grantoberfest.com/volunteer) and donations of pies and bars for the Grantsburg Dollars for Scholars fundraiser (www.grantoberfest.com/pie-auction).

Grantoberfest is hosted by the Grantsburg Area Chamber of Commerce and is supported by the following premier sponsors: Grand Casino, The Pizza Place, Indianhead Credit Union, Burnett Medical Center, Community Bank and Burnett Dairy Cooperative.

Visit our website www.grantoberfest.com for more information. It’s going to be another great year for Grantoberfest! See you on the 21st! Questions? Contact Nicki Peterson at 715-463-5988 or info@grantsburgchamber.com.

Meeting Reminder, Thursday September 12, 6:30 PM Grantsburg High School

We are back to our regular meetings at the High School, room 111.

This is our annual plant exchange so bring what you have to share.  Plants and seeds!!

Program: Gathering and Using Natural Materials for Fall/Winter decorating, Mary Griesbach! Mary always does a fantastic presentation.

Business: Dues for next year, signup for refreshments, brainstorm for program ideas for 2014! Nominate new officers!!  Yikes, the year goes by so fast!

Refreshments: Becky and Linnea

Hope to see you there!