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Josephine County OSU Master Gardener Unofficial General Meeting Minutes August 2, 2016 Judy Anzalone Candace Bartow *Wilma Christian Byron Coulter *Linda Dean *John Etchells *Pat Etchells *Joan Foley Julie Kaszuba Jan Knapik Jody LaChance Barbara Larson *Sybil Longinotti Cherrie Lynch Judi Maxwell Jan McBride Carolyn McCord Phylis McIntosh Jim McManus JoAn McManus Charlie Newsom Jeanette Olmstead Leslie Orr Lori Pernarelli *Peter Pernarelli Evie Perry Karen Pleasant +Nancy Pyle Jan Quintens Barbara Reavis *Terry Ruiter +Mark Schallheim Jenna Schorr Pat Siler Diane R. Smith *Hank Smith *Diane Wickstrom Bob Wilson Crystal Wittich Guy B. Young Mike Zerwer Karen Zoufal WELCOME President Terry Ruiter called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and welcome to everyone in attendance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the July 5, 2016, minutes were formally accepted. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Terry Ruiter • Mini College is coming up this next weekend. People can still sign up and there are still scholarships available. Several courses we initiated are being offered. • There will be a tour of member gardens on September 18. People should sign up to participate. • There is also going to be a wine tasting tour in September. • Nominations closed on July 15. The committee has been calling people and will be finalizing the roster and then send out the ballots. MASTER GARDENER COOORDINATOR – Karen Pleasant • Saturday/Evening Classes. The soil testing class has been changed to September 15. Otherwise, the rest of the schedule is correct. • Next year’s Master Gardener classes will run from January 19 to April 6 – 12 weeks, all on Thursday. There may be occasional field trips on the regular class days.
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JosephineCountyOSUMasterGardenerUnofficialGeneralMeetingMinutes
August2,2016
JudyAnzaloneCandaceBartow*WilmaChristianByronCoulter*LindaDean*JohnEtchells*PatEtchells*JoanFoleyJulieKaszubaJanKnapikJodyLaChance
BarbaraLarson*SybilLonginottiCherrieLynchJudiMaxwellJanMcBrideCarolynMcCordPhylisMcIntoshJimMcManusJoAnMcManusCharlieNewsomJeanetteOlmstead
LeslieOrrLoriPernarelli*PeterPernarelliEviePerryKarenPleasant+NancyPyleJanQuintensBarbaraReavis*TerryRuiter+MarkSchallheimJennaSchorr
PatSilerDianeR.Smith*HankSmith*DianeWickstromBobWilsonCrystalWittichGuyB.YoungMikeZerwerKarenZoufal
WELCOMEPresidentTerryRuitercalledthemeetingtoorderat9:32a.m.,followedbythePledgeofAllegianceandwelcometoeveryoneinattendance.APPROVALOFMINUTESTheminutesoftheJuly5,2016,minuteswereformallyaccepted.ANNOUNCEMENTS:TerryRuiter• MiniCollegeiscomingupthisnextweekend.Peoplecanstillsignupandtherearestill
scholarshipsavailable.Severalcoursesweinitiatedarebeingoffered.• TherewillbeatourofmembergardensonSeptember18.Peopleshouldsignuptoparticipate.• ThereisalsogoingtobeawinetastingtourinSeptember.• NominationsclosedonJuly15.Thecommitteehasbeencallingpeopleandwillbefinalizingthe
rosterandthensendouttheballots.MASTERGARDENERCOOORDINATOR–KarenPleasant• Saturday/EveningClasses.ThesoiltestingclasshasbeenchangedtoSeptember15.Otherwise,
therestofthescheduleiscorrect.• Nextyear’sMasterGardenerclasseswillrunfromJanuary19toApril6–12weeks,allon
Thursday.Theremaybeoccasionalfieldtripsontheregularclassdays.
FIRSTVPREPORT–JeffreyBellamy• Noreport.SECONDVPREPORT–DianeWickstrom• DianeWickstromstatedthatshewon’tbeabletocontinueasSecondVPnextyearbutthatshe
willstillworkonthedemonstrationgardenproject.SECRETARY’SREPORT–PatEtchells• PatEtchellsreportedthatwereceivedathankyounotefromtheGailLangellottoforour
donationtotheInternationalMGConference.TREASURER’SREPORT–JohnEtchells• JohnEtchellsreportedthatastheendofJune,thetotalassetswere$54,918.TotalIncomefor
April:$1,168.TotalAprilExpenses:$1,034.COMMITTEEREPORTSSpecialProjects–SybilLonginotti• HealingGarden.Thereisgoodcooperationfromthehospital.Therewillbeameetingon
Fridayandtheywillgetwatertoanalyze.• SeedtoSupper.
– MarkSchllheimreportedherewillbeaclassesstartinginSeptemberatRaptorCreek,wheretherearetworaisedbedssetasideandthereisacompostbininplace.Akeyholegardenisplanned.
– August13isthedateoftheNorthValleyCommunitySafetyFairatNorthValleyHighSchool.TherewillbeapresentationaboutSeedtoSupper.
Mentors–JoanFoley• Wewillbesendingoutaletterinafewdaysinvitingmemberstoapplytobementorsfornext
year’sclass.SeedsofSpring–TerryRuiter• SOSwillbeheldonMarch11–thesecondSaturdayinMarch–toavoidconflictwiththeOMGA
Meeting.Therewillbeakick-offmeetingimmediatelyfollowingtoday’smeeting.Peopleareaskedtosharetheirthoughtsonclasses/instructors.
GreenhouseManagers–PeterPernarelli• Ourgreenhousecoverwasinstalled4yearsago,andithasa4yearlifespan.PeterPernarelli
wouldliketotrytogetanotheryearoutofit.• Westillneedagreenhouseclean-upparty.• Oneofthestudentssuggestedthatwehaveatomatotastingcontest.Thiswouldbeasocial
event,possiblyinSeptember.
Perennials–JeanKitchen/JoanFoley• ThereisstillplentyofworktodoonTuesdaysfrom9-11,buttheywillcloseupshopin
November• TherewillbeanotherplantsaleinSeptember.SpringGardenFair–SybilLonginotti• ThefirstmeetingwillbeinNovember• Weneedtogetpermanentsignsmadeup• SybilLonginottiquestionedwhethertheproposeddemonstrationgardenswouldimpactthe
vendorplacement.Theywould,butwecouldprobablystillaccommodateeveryoneinaslightlychangedlayout.
OMGAStateRepresentative–LindaDean• TherewillbeameetingatMini-College,andTerryRuiterwillattend.Thebiggestissueis
planningtheInternationalConferencenextyear.ItispossiblethattherewillbescholarshipsavailablebecausethereisnoMini-College
• TerrythankedLindaforallherworkthispastyear.PlantClinic–WilmaChristian• WilmaChristianisliningupseniorsfortheplantclinic.• Somestudentsarenotcomingtomeetingsbecauseofthenegativitythey’rehearingaboutthe
program.K-12Program–DianeSmithforLillyPattee• DianeSmithreportedthattheschoolgardenatHighlandsisdoingfabulously.Thebean
productionisgreat–andtheyneedtobepicked!Seventeenvolunteershavebeenwateringandweeding,tableshavebeenmadeforthenewgreenhouse,andamotheristryingtocoordinateflowersfordonations.
• Alltheschoolcouldusemorevolunteers-becausenotallofthemhaveparentswhoareweedingandharvesting.
• Theschoolsmighthavemoneyavailableforabutterflygarden.FMI:ContactDianeSmith.YoungMasterGardeners–• Noreport.Volunteersarestillneeded.NewsletterEditor–TerryRuiterforRuthReel• Noreport.Ruthisill.Publicity–TerryRuiterforArtReel• JeannaSchorrishelpingArtforthetimebeing.Communications–ChrisMacGregor• Noreport.IT–SteveSchoen• Noreport.Hospitality–MarkandBreezySchallheim• Noreport.
Historian–NancyPyle&LindaPrice• Noreport.Webmaster–PatEtchells&DarcieHeater• Noreport.CountyFair–CharlieNewsom• CharlieNewsomthankedMasterGardenersfortheircontributiontowardtheprizemoney• Thesuppliesintheatticseemtobemissingatubofminihaybalesaswellastheslatsthatgo
betweenexhibits.Ifanyoneknowswheretheyare,pleasecontactCharlie.• Sign-upsheetsforvariousdutiesareonthetable.Pleasecheckandseeifyournameislisted.• TherewillbeameetingwiththeFairgroundstomorroweveningtofinalizetimes,etc.Wewill
needafewstrongpeopletobuildtables–probablytheFridaybeforetheFair.• Eventhoughthestarttimesforentriesinthenewspaperbrochurearen’texactlyaccurate
(again),thecut-offtimewillbe6:30onTuesdayforbothhorticultureandthefloralexhibits.Ourswillbeacceptedallday.
• ThebuildingwillbedecoratedonMonday.Thethemeis“CountryScenesandChildren’sDreams”.Thecommitteemaybelookingforpeopletolendthemdecorations.
• Sundayisclean-upday,andpeoplecanpickuptheirentriesandprizes.• KarenZoufalreportedthattheMasterFoodPreserversaregivinga$100prizeforthebest
blueberrypie.• Thereisalsoa$100prizefortheBestinShowintheHorticultureBuilding.• Offtopic–CharliewonwithhisfiretruckattheClassicCarShow.Growers’Market–HankSmith• HankSmiththankedeveryonewhohasworkedthisyear.GardenClub–CherrieLynch• ThenextmeetingwillbeonAugust3attheFruitdaleGrange.Lunchwillstartat12:00,andthe
program,at1:30.MoKellywilldiscusspreparingforfallcropsorganically.• CherrieLynchputoutacallforuniquecontainersfortheplantingsshewilldofortheSpring
GardenFair.Also,shecoulduseStyrofoam–sheetsandpeanuts–asfillforlargecontainers.(Notthecornstarchvarietywhichdissolve…).
OLDBUSINESS• DemonstrationGarden.DianeWickstromandJodyLaChancepresentedsomeideasfora
demonstrationgardenoutsideoftheExtensionAuditorium.SeeExhibitA.Basicallyitwouldbeinthespacebetweenthebuildingandtheparkinglot(approximately17feetdeep)andwouldhaveplantersofvariousmaterialsshowingdifferenttypegardens.Treesincontainerscouldprovidesomeshade.
Adiscussionfollowed,andsomepertinentcommentswere:
– iftheasphaltisremoved,itwillbealoteasiertodothewateringsystems.ThisissomethingJohnPuncheswillhavetodiscusswiththeCountylaterthismonth.
– Sincewearelookingatawheelchairaccessiblegarden,wehavetohave48”wideaislesandasuitablegroundsurface.
– Thereisahosebibononesideonly,butifwehadapergolaovertheentryway,wecouldrunlinesoverit.Wecouldpossiblyalsorunlinesoverthebuildingentrance.
– Wecouldshowavarietyofplanters:bench-type,horsetrough,cauldron,clawtubbathtubs,winebarrels,etc.aswellasmodifyingtheexistingblockplanters.
– Fordiscussion’ssake,ifthesuggestedplanwereimplementedandcontractedout,thecostwouldbefrom$10Kto$20K–inadditiontothecostofremovingtheasphalt.Therewasadiscussionofwritinggrantsandaskingforcommunitysupport,andtherewasasuggestionthattherebeplaquesonthecontainersacknowledgingmembersorbusinesseswhocontributed.
– SincethisisaCountyfacility,wecan’tgoforwardwithanythinguntilwegettheirapproval.JohnPunchesshouldholddiscussionswhilethecurrentcommissionersarestillinoffice.
– KarenPleasantpresentedaslideshowofothercounties’displaygardenssothatwecouldgetideas.
• Traineeparticipationatthemeetings.Weshouldpersonallyinvitethemtocomeseefor
themselves.AndwhenyouaregripingaboutJoCoMGAproblems,beawareofyouraudience.• TreeWorkParty.Monday,August8from9to2,atSteveHardesty’spropertytorepotsomeof
thetrees.Therewillberefreshmentsafterwards.Thereisasign-upsheetonthetable.NEWBUSINESS• • InsectBrochure.JudiMaxwelltalkedaboutanOSUpublicationwhichhasalotofexcellent
information,andwhichwewouldliketomakeavailableforviewingattheFairandlaterforsaleatthePlantClinic.Therewasalengthydiscussionofcopying/printing/copyrightissues.MotionbyDianeSmith,secondedbyDianeWickstrom:Weallocate$523.80toorderfromtheOSUsource200copiesoftheAPocketGuide:CommonNaturalEnemiesofCropandGardenPestsinthePacificNorthwest:
http://www.ipmnet.org/Pocket_Guide_of_Natural_Enemies.pdf. whichwillbesoldfor$5.00each.Carried.NEXTMEETING:SEPTEMBER6,2016,at9:30a.m.ADJOURN:11:21a.m.MinutessubmittedbySecretaryPatEtchellsSubjecttoapprovalbytheBoardofDirectors*VotingBoardMember+Non-VotingBoardMember
ExhibitA
