Our spring was
full of happenings! We participated in the Heron Festival & Wild
Flower Brunch at Clear Lake State Park on April 24th
with a table full of native plants to sell and a display
showing the various native plants that grow in Lake
County. Several members were in attendance all day
to answer questions. We sold all the plants we had
and the proceeds went to the Clear Lake State Park
Interpretive Association. Many visitors came by the
table during the day. Our efforts were greatly appreciated
by the park staff.
We did quite
well with our Plant Sale in May. We worked for two
days and sold almost all the plants we had. Thanks
to Nancy and Bob Benkelman for letting us have the
sale at Bob’s business on
South Main Street. A big thank you also goes to Leslie
Jones for the big job of Chairman for this event.
I hope you
all have noticed the two beautifully planted round
cement planters at each end of Library Park. We held
a planting session one morning in May and planted all
the plants Mary Secord brought which she had bought
for the city. Jo Jameson had nice signs made and Gerry
Shaul made special frames for them. Another Civic Beautification
project for our club to be proud of!!!
This year’s
picnic at Clear Lake State Park was attended by about
30 members, husbands and guests. It was a very pleasant
evening, not too hot, and everyone there had a good
time and plenty of good food as usual.
July 27 th
the board and several committee chairmen met at Barbara
Swanson’s house for a
planning meeting for this next year. A proposed budget
and many suggestions for meeting programs and field
trips were put forth. Dates have been set for wreath
making, the Christmas Luncheon and Daffodil Tea. We
will be having a busy and event filled year to look
forward to.
On August
25 th we will be hosting the District Fall Board Meeting
at our clubhouse. The coffee hour will begin at 9:30
A.M. We will be serving luncheon at noon. I hope all
who are able will attend and help to do what ever is
needed. We will need people to serve the luncheon,
help in the clean up, etc. Please call Barbara at 262-0636
if you can attend.
The Lake
County Fair garden entry will be installed on Sept.
1, 2004 at 8A.M. If you are planning to help or bring
plants, be sure to mark this date on your calendar.
The committee have been nursing plants all summer and
our club artist has painted the backdrop. We still
have a lot to do to put it all together, but hopefully
it will be worth the effort. I hope you will all come
to the fair to see the garden.
Our first
meeting for the upcoming year will be on September
21, 2004. Leslie Jones will be conducting an orientation
for our new members at 12:00 Noon. The program will
be a comprehensive slide show on iris variety by Jeanne
Plank, future President of the American Iris Society. Hope
to see you all there.
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