October 19 Meeting

Meeting opened with prayer.

Our group had a fun morning at Fleming Pumpkin Patch in Gaylord. We learned a lot about

growing pumpkins (and sheep) from the enthusiastic owners.

Attendees were not recorded!

Co-CHAIRMAN’S REPORT: A sign up sheet was passed around for the club committees. If you

weren’t there, you were signed up for Clean Up; yes, that’s a joke. Please contact Karen Williams to sign up for committees.

TREASURER’S report; We started the month with $5637.31, had income of $408, spent $426,

and ended the month with $5619.31. Treasurer’s report was accepted unanimously. Lenore

reminds everyone to please pay your dues, if you have not done so, yet.

SECRETARY’S Report: Minutes for September were accepted unanimously. Thank you to Barb

Bischoff for filling in for Melody, who was unable to attend.

COMMITTEE REPORTS;

PROGRAM: Our annual planning meeting will be November 16 at Roscommon Baptist Church,

1201 W Sunset Dr, Roscommon. The meeting will be a potluck, and a sign up sheet was passed

around. Please contact Nancy Berlew and let her know what you can bring, at 989-422-6017.

Leave a message! Please bring your own  plate & utensils for the meal. 

The Program Committee requested gallon plastic jugs for an upcoming project. Please bring

them to the November meeting.

PR: No new information

WEBMASTER: The website is current, and includes a new Resource! Under Resources, in

addition to Planting Tips, you will also find a tab for Library. Katie Stanley has started and is

maintaining a library of gardening books, and they will be listed there. If you would like to

borrow one, simply text Katie, and she will bring it to the next meeting. You will then return it

at the following one.

DONATIONS: All donations were done in February, so there was no report.

BEAUTIFICATION: Karen let us know that the CRAF center garden needs more than just spring

and fall attention, and suggested we also do some maintenance at the garden 3 times between

May and October. Lori Stuck  told us that the Children’s Assessment Center garden, near the

CRAF center, could use a little more attention; she specifically mentioned adding pavers. Karen W. told us that the Gahagan Center has asked for suggestions for landscaping around the new

building. Please talk to these ladies if you are interested in helping.

CRAFTING: No report

GARDEN TOUR: Patti G.  will no longer chair this committee. The Tour will be held the first

weekend of August in 2027, and member gardens will be toured.

OVERNIGHT TRIP: The trip to Meijer Gardens was enjoyed by all who attended. We spent a

night in Grand Rapids, had dinner together, some of us played cards until, well, 10pm. The next

morning, we toured the Gardens, and went home.

A trip to Mackinac Island is being investigated for May of 2027.

SEE MY GARDEN: Barb Andries’ garden was viewed in August. We will view Karen Williams 

garden at our June, 2027 meeting on the 21st

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SCHOLARSHIP: No report

NATURE WALK: No report

NEW BUSINESS: Katie reiterated the procedure for taking books from the Library. Under

Resources on the Webpage, in addition to Planting Tips, you will also find a tab for Library. Katie

Stanley has started and is maintaining a library of gardening books, and they will be listed there.

If you would like to borrow one, simply text Katie, and she will bring it to the next meeting. You

will then return it at the following one.

GARDENING QUESTION: No questions

GARDEN TIP: A thought was shared;

“Sometimes you need the quiet of plants to recover from the noise of people.”

Meeting adjourned; the vote was unanimous