*Ames** **Garden** Club Newsletter* Next meeting: January 19, 2006, in the Speer Room, Mahlstede Building, at Reiman Gardens unless otherwise stated. Doors open at 6:30 pm with the program at 7:00 pm. Program: “Crown Rot and Cutworms and Slugs, Oh My!" by Dr. Donald Lewis Hospitality: Jackie Runyan, Jean Digmann, Sandy Gossman Agenda: Committees and activities for the year, new officers: Yvonne Diller President, Teresa Davenport, VP, Wilma Lesan Secretary, Jackie Runyan Treasurer *Happy New Year* With this meeting, I hand over the gavel of the presidency to Yvonne Diller. As I do so, I want to thank every one of you who have been so kind and helpful to me over the past four years, especially those who have served as officers with me. It has been a pleasure to be your club president. I treasure the friends I have made within this club. You have all been very supportive and understanding. All I ask is that you give Yvonne the same support as she takes over and to continue to volunteer for the various tasks that we do to make this club great. I plan to still be involved in various aspects of the club but I may miss a few meetings as our children transition from college to the real world and one gets married. There will certainly be a lot of changes for us! Thank you again and happy gardening, Lisa *Ames** **Garden** Club Minutes for **November 17, 2005*** President Lisa Harmison introduced our speaker Philip Stegman owner of Total Home Technology. His program was on Outdoor Speakers. He had pictures and examples of different types of speakers for your outdoor sound system. Should only use speakers sold as “outdoor” speakers as other types used outdoors could be ruined by the elements. He explained the importance of the placement of the speakers and using wire rated for ground contact. His business located in Somerset Village also sells home theater design, house-wide music, computer networking, satellite systems, central vacuum and security systems. Delicious refreshments of fruit, cheeses, bars, coffee and cranberry juice were served by Georganna Hinrichsen, Ruth Vander Schaff and Kim Peterson Resumed meeting. Lisa had several sheets on the table – budget, membership, hospitality, and Christmas workshop. The slate of officers for 2006 was presented by the nominating committee Lois Girton, Sandy Gossman and Wilma Lesan. They were President –
Yvonne Diller, Vice President - Theresa Davenport, Secretary – Wilma Lesan, and Treasurer -Jackie Runyan and Director at Large - Lisa Harmison. Sandy Gossman moved we accept the slate of officers and Doris Foell 2nd the motion. Motion approved. Georganna Hinrichsen volunteered to be head of the hospitality committee. She will call members after the December meeting to finished filling the vacancies on the Hospitality sheet to have it ready for the yearbook. Lois Girton mentioned catering for Reiman Gardens by outside sources. Lisa will investigate and see how it will affect our serving of food to our club. Discussion of the date of the plant sale followed. Decided to hold plant sale Saturday May 13th at the DNR or at Sandy Gossman’s home if the DNR is not available. Discussion date of the Flower Show at Reiman Gardens. Decided it would be held during “Garden Week” the first full week of June and decision re 1st weekend or 2nd weekend to be made later after meeting with Reiman personnel. Proposed budget for 2006 was presented with the proposed and actual budget of 2005. The budget to help the Reiman Gardens youth program was changed from $800.00 to $920.00. Lisa read a letter of appreciation from Lisa Ogler for our past support and said that 6 weeks of the “Mommie & Me” program would be $920.00 for the coming year. Advertising for the plant sale was discussed after Jackie Runyan said plant sales were down from the year before. She had names and addresses of all persons who had written checks for plants the last two years and maybe sending a postal card to them would be of benefit to the club before the sale. Wilma Lesan has sent notices to television and radio stations and talked on the Friday Morning show of KASI radio with Mel Crippen. We run ads in the Ames Tribune and Advertiser. Wilma mentioned several years ago they would take pictures of members potting up plants in preparation for the sale and have an article in the newspaper two weeks before. Jackie Runyan suggested we buy plants from wholesaler and sell them. Lisa Harmison will be the plant sale coordinator. Marianne Klinsky suggested we leave the donation to Heartland Senior Center Flower bed be restored to $150.00 with a check written to Heartland for $100.00 and the remaining $50.00 to remain in the treasury to take care of expenses members had for mulch etc Maybe this year they would turn in the expenses. Sandy Gossman moved and Doris Foell 2nd that we designate $200.00 to support some youth and gardening project (to be decided later) in the community. Motion approved. Sandy Gossman motioned, Doris Foell 2nd that we accept budget with changes as noted. Motion carried. Lisa reminded club members of decorating the tree at the Arboretum December 2nd. There will be a soup supper at 6 o’clock. Take a salad or dessert and Arboretum will furnish the soup. Decorate tree before or after. Decorations will be made Wednesday November 30th at Wilma Lesan, 111 Lynn Avenue after 5:00 pm. Lisa adjourned the meeting at 8:45. Minutes by Wilma Lesan substituting for Jenny Bethurem
*Ames** **Garden** Club for Minutes for **January 19, 2006*** Meeting opened at 7:10 p.m. with Lisa Harmison welcoming members, noting that the first meeting would be a joint effort between new club president Yvonne Diller and herself. Lisa informed members of the loss of Gary Prochaska (a long time club member and past president), a loss that will be felt in the gardening community, as he had been very active in many organizations. Donald Lewis speaker for the evening then did an informative and fun program on "Crown Rot and Cutworms and Slugs, Oh My!” Members with question about insects can call 294-BUGS at ISU. As always we appreciated the program and Donald’s time. Lisa announced a variety of garden magazines and handouts where available to take for those interested (Ruth Ann Robson donated) Yvonne brought a number of Wildflower calendars from the Living Roadside Trust (DOT). Club member Dorothy Hinders is again taking orders for daffodils for cancer fundraiser. A card was passed for members to sign for the Prochaska family. The president’s gavel was then officially passed to Yvonne Diller. First order of business was to present Lisa Harmison with a thank you and gift certificate to Reiman Gardens Gift Shop. Hostesses where thanked – Jean Digmann, Jackie Runyan and Sandy Gossman. New members Lea Lippolis and Bev Post where introduced. New business: it was moved and passed to increase the donation to the Iowa Arboretum an additional $500.00. Memorial for Gary Prochaska was discussed. It was moved and passed to donate $100 to the Iowa Arboretum and $100 to Reiman Gardens in Gary’s memory. Old business: in November we discussed donating to a gardening program that encourages and teaches youth about gardening for youth that could not afford to attend events at Reiman Gardens etc. $200 was set aside for this. Lisa Harmison reported on two suggestions – first to sponsor a class of up to 30 students for a two hour program in April or May at Reiman. This program would include the Insect Zoo. She is also checking with Linda Naeve as to helping with the Garden Camp program put on by Ames Parks & Rec. If you have any additional suggestions please contact Lisa or Yvonne. /Announcements/
Flower Show is scheduled for June 3 in the Hughes Auditorium at Reiman to coincide with National Garden Club Garden Week June 4 –10. There was concern as to refreshments with the new caterer at Reiman, but there will be no problem as per bringing our own refreshments for club events. Dues to FGCI are due Feb 1 if you have not paid your dues please send as soon as possible so your name is included in the club rooster. February meeting program will be on the History of Ames Garden Club, by Barbara Rusk. Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. by Yvonne Diller. Minutes submitted by Sandy Gossman, substituting for Wilma Lesan *Members who have not renewed:* Ann Anderson, Jo Arrowsmith, Kathy Berrett, Jenny Bethurem, Jamie Beyer, Nancy Briggs, Dianne Brotherson, Anne Clark, Jo Craig, JoAnne Hansen, Mary Harris, MJ Hatfield, Sue Henze, Laurent and Linda Hodges, Nancy Holcomb, Cindy Lambert, Bonnie Lanxon, Becky Musselman, Linda Naeve, Roxanne and Michael Nagel, Lori and Jim Peake, Nan Ripley, Pat Thiede, Linda Thrailkill, Paula Toms, Gretchen Triplett, Ruth Vander Schaaf, Rose Wilcox, and Barbara Woods. *Please renew asap – by January 25 to be included in the **Federated** **Garden** Clubs of **Iowa** (FGCI) mailing list for the News newsletter and for the **Ames** **Garden** Club program and directory. Attached is a 2006 membership form.* *February Meeting:* Next meeting: February 16, 2006, in the Speer Room, Mahlstede Building, at Reiman Gardens unless otherwise stated. Doors open at 6:30 pm with the program at 7:00 pm. Program: “The History of the Ames Garden Club by Barbara Rusk Hospitality: Lynette Spicer, Lois Macken, plus one more If you would like to partake in the hospitality, we need one more person for February, one more for April 20, three for July 20, three for August 24, and three for December 14. Please contact Georganna Hinrichsen.