February 2017 Newsletter

Note from the President-  It is time to think about our spring gardens; the clean-up, what to buy new as accents in the garden, and what changes we want to make in the garden.  A great place to get ideas for what can be purchased, done to change the garden, get some education, and have a great time with people who have common interests is at Hosta College in Piqua, OH on March 17^th and 18^th.   Hosta College is: educational, interactive, lots of fun, a great place to find what’s new for your garden, a place to buy Hosta, Companion Plants, Hosta Stones, Books, Garden Tools, Unique Art, Clothing, and where you see friends you only get to see once per year at Hosta College in Piqua, OH.   The registration fee is $42 if you are a member of Michigan Hosta Society and this entitles you to the Vendor area, book/tool sales area, the plant auction on Friday evening, and 6 classes that you choose from a class schedule posted on the Hosta College website.  One of the most fun things is going to the after-hours gatherings at each of the Hotels that people stay at.   This year the Comfort Inn in Piqua has been blocked for attendees as well as some rooms at the Piqua La Quinta.   There are also nice hotels in Troy just a few miles south of Piqua which have been very accommodating of the gatherings, letting us use their conference rooms until the wee hours of the morning. 

More information about Hosta College can be found by going to https://www.ihostohio.org/glhc/

Our February meeting is going to be something totally different for us.  Jan Everson will present “The Blooming Mohave Desert”.   This presentation was created by Jan after her and husband Bob visited the Mohave on two different occasions while it was in bloom.  The pictures in Jan’s presentation are sure to be spectacular! 

Please read the section in this newsletter “Proposed By-Law Change”.  We will be voting at the February 9^th meeting about this proposed change.  This topic was discussed at the December 2016 meeting.   If anybody has questions regarding the proposal, please talk with any board member or you can ask at the February meeting as a discussion before the vote on the subject. 

Please go to the EMHS blog at http://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.com/ and read December Meeting Minutes.  These Minutes are published for the membership to review as an accurate record of our meetings.  We can all make mistakes and this is your opportunity to correct any mistakes we have made. 

If any member has ideas of what topics they would like to have as a meeting presentation, please let me know.   I try to schedule presentations that will interest a variety of people, but any suggestions are welcome. 

See you at the February 9^th meeting,
Glen Pace
EMHS President

Next Meeting- February 9^th, 2017 at the Mayfield Twp. Hall, 1900 N. Saginaw, Lapeer, MI 48446.  This is our regular meeting place located just south of the point of M-24 and N. Saginaw, (the driveway just north of the Cemetery). 

The time schedule for the evening is;
1700-   Networking
1800-   Potluck
1900-   Program
2000-   Business Meeting

The Program for the evening will be "The Blooming Mohave Desert" presented by Jan Everson.   This presentation was compiled after Jan and Bob Everson visited the Mohave Desert while in its blooming period.  The desert has breath-taking bloom displays after receiving perfect rain periods.  This presentation will show what Mother Nature can do to a dry parched landscape. 

Review the December 8th, 2016 Meeting Minutes on the blog.  We will vote to accept the minutes at the February 9^th, 2017 meeting.

2017  EMHS Calendar of Events     ?denotes need for topic, speaker, and/or place
Meeting Dates- Places- Speakers/topic      

Feb 11- Mayfield Twp. Hall, The Blooming Desert

Mar – Hosta College – no meeting

April 13- Mayfield Twp. Hall- ?________________

May 11- Mayfield Twp. Hall, ?_________________

June 08- Pace Gardens in Clio, Garden Tour

July 13- the Hanner’s in Otisville,  Clay Hosta Project

Aug 10- the Gavit’s in Saginaw, Garden Tour

Sept 14 – ?______________________, Plant Exchange

Oct 12- Mayfield Twp. Hall, ?_________________

Nov 09- Annual Board Meeting, Whitey’s in Davison

Dec 14- Christmas Party, Mayfield Twp. Hall

Hosting a Summer Meeting- We need volunteers to host our June and September meetings.  I will have a sign-up sheet at the next meeting if you are willing to open your gardens to our group and host one of these garden meetings. 

Proposed By-Law Change- At the November 10, 2016 Board Meeting it was decided that there needed to be a change to the by-laws under Article IV- Officers:  Add- *Election of Officers- The election of President and Treasurer shall be on even years.  The election of Vice-President and Secretary shall be on odd years. *  This proposal is to alleviate problems with Officer transition if multiple officers changed in any one year.    

MHS Gift Memberships- Michigan Hosta Society donated four gift memberships to EMHS to be used as door prizes for EMHS members that were not MHS members.  The winners were Marlene Daniels, The Trotts’, Melva Bond who gave the gift to Robin Bratton, and we cannot remember the fourth person, sorry!  When we find out at this meeting who won the door prize, we will publish the name of the new MHS Member.

Name Badges- If you need one of the new EMHS name badges, please put your printed name on the sign-up sheet at any meeting or you can email Glen with your request.  Glen will try to have your name badge at the next meeting. 

The EMHS T-shirts featuring Joseph Tychonievich's Hosta Addiction self-test are $18.00 each.  The only three left are XXL.        Contact Glen at PaceGardens@charter.net

Comments to the EMHS blog:  I am mentioning blog posting to let you know that your comments to the blog can be published too.  All you have to do is go to the EMHS blog at  http://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.com  and comment to a blog posting which will alert me that you have made a comment.  Once I deem the comment valid for publishing I will okay and it will automatically be posted.  Please note that I cannot edit or spell check your comments, all I can do is to publish, ignore, or delete your comments.  All comments will be screened by me to deter any vulgarity or inappropriate comments being published to the EMHS blog.    Glen

Club Members selling Hosta or related products;

Please call or email to set an appointment before visiting

Daniels, Marlene- Bottle wind chimes.
     810-664-8317, gardenfairy50@aol.com

Hanner, Mark/Becky- Pottery.
     810-631-4292, mhanner@aol.com

Hunter, Barb- Hosta, Daylilies, Pond supplies.
     810-664-7531, baha@chartermi.net

Lisik, Phil/Ginger-Hosta, Daylilies, other plants.
     989-642-5772, lisik46@yahoo.com

Pickard, Carolyn- Daylilies, Hosta.

     989-871-2873, robfamily5 @yahoo.com

Websites of Interest:

American Hosta Society-

http://www.americanhostasociety.org

American Hosta Society Convention-       http://www.americanhostasociety.org/Activities/Conventions.htm  

AHS Hosta Library Website-
http://www.hostalibrary.org
Michigan Hosta Society Website-

http://www.hostahappenings.com
Eastern Michigan Hosta Society blog-   http://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.com

Hosta College Website-

http://ihostohio.com/portal/glhc

Hosta Society Membership info-
American Hosta Society,  $30 individual, $57/2 years, $34 family, $62/2 years
Send dues to: Sandie Markland, AHS Membership Secretary, Post Office Box 7539, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948

Michigan Hosta Society, Dues are $15 per household for up to two people, good for 2 years. Make checks payable to: The Michigan Hosta Society and send to; Michigan Hosta Society, 2509 Wembly Lane, Troy, MI 48084-1280

Eastern Michigan Hosta Society, Dues $5 per year per household, Make check payable to EMHS and mail to: Barb Hunter, EMHS Treasurer, 316 Davis Lake Rd. Lapeer, MI 48746

Saginaw Valley Hosta Society, Dues $20 per year per household, Make check payable to SVHS and mail to: Gordon Burnside, SVHS Treasurer, 11640 W Freeland Rd. Freeland, MI 48623

EMHS Board of Officers:

President                     Glen Pace
     PaceGardens@charter.net      989-244-4029

Vice-President             Becky Hanner
     BGHanner@aol.com             810-631-4292

Treasurer                     Barb Hunter
     baha@chartermi.net               810-664-7531

Secretary                     Marlene Daniels
     gardenfairy50@aol.com         810-664-8317

Past President             Mark Hanner
     mhanner@aol.com                  810-631-4292

Fund-Raising              Mick & Cathy Hodgson     

     cehodgso@hotmail.com         810-664-8985

December 8, 2016 Meeting Minutes

The Meeting – was held at the Mayfield Twp. Hall

Networking – 5:00 PM, setup refreshments, decorate for Christmas party.

Refreshments – the meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM by President Glen Pace.  Everyone enjoyed the lovely Christmas potluck and ham dinner.

Business Meeting – the meeting was called back to order at 7:05 PM by President Glen Pace he gave thanks to the board members, Jan and Ken Zawisa, and the membership for all the hard work that goes into making our club a success. Mark Hanner wanted to also thank Glen Pace, Marlene Daniels, and Barb Hunter for all they do for the club.

Approval of Minutes – there were no corrections to the minutes from the September 8, 2016 minutes.  Motion to accept the minutes was made by Teresa Dillon, and seconded by Pam Malow-Isham.  The membership voted to accept the September minutes.

Treasurer’s Report – Barb Hunter, treasurer, November 2016 beginning balance was $XXX.xx, total income of $5.00 and no expenditures leaving the club with an ending balance of $XXX.xx.  Paulette Johnson made a motion to accept the November 2016 treasurer report and Mark Hanner seconded it.  The membership voted to accept the November 2016 treasurer report.

Upcoming dates for 2017 meetings-Glen Pace went over the dates for 2017 meetings, also the club needs members to volunteer their gardens for summer meetings.  Glen asked the membership to please let the board know if there were any topics they would like the club to have in upcoming meetings at the hall.

Board Meeting-the board met on November 10, 2016 for the annual board meeting.  It was decided that there needed to be some election changes.  Glen Pace made the proposal that the President and treasurer will be elected on even years, and the Vice President and secretary will be elected on odd years.  This will be voted on by the membership at the February 2017 meeting.

T-Shirts-the membership has 2 XL t-shirts left, which we will donate to Hosta College if no one buys them by March 2017.

Plant Exchange-The board voted that Cathy Hodgson will now be in charge of the $5.00 table.

Announcements-Michigan Hosta society gave 4 paid memberships as door prizes. Members were asked to sign up and numbers were drawn for the winners. Bruce Pollard gave an update on Hosta Hillside and explained what Michigan Hosta Society’s involvement is at Hosta Hillside. Rob Trott asked if the membership would join him in singing happy birthday to Mick Hodgson which the membership all did happily. There were no other announcements.

Break-the club took a break at 7:30 and resumed at 7:40.

Gift Exchange-Participation was for those that brought a gift to exchange.

Next Meeting-February 9, 2017 will be our next meeting at the Mayfield Twp. Hall.

Adjourned-7:55

Respectfully submitted

Marlene Daniels

December 2016 Newsletter

Note from the President- The September 8^th Annual Plant Exchange was unbelievable with hundreds of plants donated for the event.  Thank you all for sharing!

EMHS is closing the 2016 year with the Annual Holiday Festivities and Gift Exchange on December 8^th, 2016 at the Mayfield Township Hall in Lapeer, MI 48446.  This is our biggest potluck of the year so please bring your favorite dish to pass and plan on having a lot of Holiday fun.  The details of the event are covered later in this newsletter.

I want to thank all of the people who donated plants, crafts, and other items to the raffle and door prize drawings.  The monthly raffle drawings are one of the biggest fund raisers for EMHS and the door prize drawings are an added bonus for members and visitors attending the meetings.

Next, I want to thank all of the people that brought food for the potlucks throughout the year.  One of the things EMHS is known for is the fantastic potlucks at the monthly meetings and this year was no exception.

Another thank you goes out to the EMHS Board.  This dedicated group of members continues to direct the entire group in an onward and upward fashion.  At our annual Board Meeting, we discuss the plans for the next year which takes a number of hours, but ask you, our members to share your thoughts and ideas of what you would like to see planned for future meetings of EMHS.   At every meeting, we ask if there is any other topics of discussion, this is your chance to share your ideas or you can tell any Board Member so your thoughts can be shared. 

In this newsletter, you will find a proposed change to the EMHS by-laws.   Please read this proposed change as we will announce it at the December 8^th meeting and vote on the proposal at the February 9^th, 2017 meeting. 

Lastly, I want to thank you, our members, for being the kind, helpful, sharing people you are toward each other and especially to our visitors.  Because of this, our club continues to grow and with that growth comes the ability to contract more well-known speakers which in turn assists us in our “Purpose” which is, to promote the interest of hostas and shade gardening; to extend horticultural education and activities to its members and the community.

See you at the December 8^th meeting,
Glen Pace
EMHS President

Next Meeting- The Annual Holiday Festivities on December 08, 2016 at the Mayfield Twp. Hall, 1900 N. Saginaw, Lapeer, MI 48446.  This is our regular meeting place located just south of the point of M-24 and N. Saginaw, (the driveway just north of the Cemetery). 

The time schedule for the evening is;
1700-   Open doors to Hall for Decorating
1800-   Networking, set-up refreshments, Sign-in
1830-   Welcome and Introduce Visitors Dinner Served
1915-   Business Meeting
1945    Gift Exchange

This annual event is always a lot of fun and a great way to end the year for the club.  The Club will provide the meat (ham) and table set-ups.  We do ask that everybody bring a dish to pass as this is our biggest potluck of the year. 

We will be doing the gift exchange as we have done in the past.  If you are interested in exchanging gifts, all you have to do is bring a wrapped non-gender-specific gift with a value of $10.  All the gifts will be laid at the front of the room and during the party we will call names from the sign-up sheet of the people who brought gifts.  When your name is called you go pick out a gift.  Nobody is required to bring a gift for the exchange, but if you do not bring one please understand that you will not be able to place your name on the list to pick one out.  This is the only way to assure that all people who bring a gift will receive one.

Review the September 8th, 2016 Meeting Minutes on the blog.  We will vote to accept the minutes at the December 8, 2016 meeting.

2017  EMHS Calendar of Events     ?denotes need for topic, speaker, and/or place
Meeting Dates- Places- Speakers/topic      

Jan – no meeting

Feb 9- Mayfield Twp. Hall, ?_____________

Mar – Hosta College – no meeting

April 13- Mayfield Twp. Hall- ?________________

May 11- Mayfield Twp. Hall, ?_________________

June 08- ?______________________, ?_________________

July 13- ?______________________, ?_________________

Aug 10- ?______________________, ?_________________

Sept 14 – ?______________________, Plant Exchange

Oct 12- Mayfield Twp. Hall, ?_________________

Nov 09- Annual Board Meeting, Whitey’s in Davison

Dec 14- Christmas Party, Mayfield Twp. Hall

Hosting a Summer Meeting- We need volunteers to host our summer meetings.  I will have a sign-up sheet at the next meeting if you are willing to open your gardens to our group and host one of the summer member garden meetings. 

Proposed By-Law Change- At the November 10, 2016 Board Meeting it was decide that there needed to be a change to the by-laws under Article IV- Officers:  Add- *Election of Officers- The election of President and Treasurer shall be on even years.  The election of Vice-President and Secretary shall be on odd years. *  This proposal is to alleviate problems with Officer transition if multiple officers changed in any one year.     

Name Badges- If you need one of the new EMHS name badges, please put your printed name on the sign-up sheet at any meeting or you can email Glen with your request.  Glen will try to have your name badge at the next meeting. 

The EMHS T-shirts featuring Joseph Tychonievich's Hosta Addiction self-test are $18.00 each.  The only three left are XXL.        Contact Glen at PaceGardens@charter.net

Comments to the EMHS blog:  I am mentioning blog posting to let you know that your comments to the blog can be published too.  All you have to do is go to the EMHS blog athttp://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.com  and comment to a blog posting which will alert me that you have made a comment.  Once I deem the comment valid for publishing I will okay and it will automatically be posted.  Please note that I cannot edit or spell check your comments, all I can do is to publish, ignore, or delete your comments.  All comments will be screened by me to deter any vulgarity or inappropriate comments being published to the EMHS blog.    Glen

Club Members selling Hosta or related products;

Please call or email to set an appointment before visiting

Daniels, Marlene- Bottle wind chimes.
     810-664-8317, gardenfairy50@aol.com

Hanner, Mark/Becky- Pottery.
     810-631-4292, mhanner@aol.com

Hunter, Barb- Hosta, Daylilies, Pond supplies.
     810-664-7531, baha@chartermi.net

Lisik, Phil/Ginger-Hosta, Daylilies, other plants.
     989-642-5772, lisik46@yahoo.com

Pickard, Carolyn- Daylilies, Hosta.

     989-871-2873, robfamily5 @yahoo.com

Websites of Interest:

American Hosta Society-

http://www.americanhostasociety.org

American Hosta Society Convention-       http://www.americanhostasociety.org/Activities/Conventions.htm  

AHS Hosta Library Website-
http://www.hostalibrary.org
Michigan Hosta Society Website-

http://www.hostahappenings.com
Eastern Michigan Hosta Society blog-   http://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.com

Hosta College Website-

http://ihostohio.com/portal/glhc

Hosta Society Membership info-
American Hosta Society,  $30 individual, $57/2 years, $34 family, $62/2 years
Send dues to: Sandie Markland, AHS Membership Secretary, Post Office Box 7539, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948

Michigan Hosta Society, Dues are $15 per household for up to two people, good for 2 years. Make checks payable to: The Michigan Hosta Society and send to; Michigan Hosta Society, 2509 Wembly Lane, Troy, MI 48084-1280

Eastern Michigan Hosta Society, Dues $5 per year per household, Make check payable to EMHS and mail to: Barb Hunter, EMHS Treasurer, 316 Davis Lake Rd. Lapeer, MI 48746

Saginaw Valley Hosta Society, Dues $20 per year per household, Make check payable to SVHS and mail to: Gordon Burnside, SVHS Treasurer, 11640 W Freeland Rd. Freeland, MI 48623

EMHS Board of Officers:

President                     Glen Pace
     PaceGardens@charter.net      989-244-4029

Vice-President             Becky Hanner
     BGHanner@aol.com             810-631-4292

Treasurer                     Barb Hunter
     baha@chartermi.net               810-664-7531

Secretary                     Marlene Daniels
     gardenfairy50@aol.com         810-664-8317

Past President             Mark Hanner
     mhanner@aol.com                  810-631-4292

Fund-Raising              Mick & Cathy Hodgson     

     cehodgso@hotmail.com         810-664-8985

Meeting Minutes September 08, 2016

The Meeting – was held at the home of Ken & Marlene Daniels and it was our annual Plant Exchange.

Networking – 5:00 PM, setup refreshments, sign in and stroll through Ken & Marlene’s gardens.

Potluck – the meeting was called to order by President Glen Pace at 6:00 PM, everyone enjoyed a wonderful potluck dinner.

Business Meeting – we had a quick business meeting before the plant exchange. Glen Pace thanked Ken & Marlene for opening their home and gardens for the meeting.

Approval of Minutes – (August 11, 2016) – there were no corrections to the minutes from the August meeting.  Motion to accept the minutes was made by Cathy Hodgson, and seconded by Becky Hanner.  Membership voted to accept the August meeting minutes.

Treasurer’s report – Barb Hunter was not available, but had left the report with Glen Pace, He reported we had a beginning balance of $XXX.XX a total income of $XXX.XX and total expenditures of $XXX.XX leaving us with an ending balance of $XXX.XX for August 2016.  Steve Balabon made a motion to accept August’s treasurer report; it was seconded by Mick Hodgson.  Membership voted to accept August treasurer report.

Plant Exchange – This had to be our biggest plant exchange ever, in the amount of plants that were brought in... Everyone enjoyed the plant exchange and went home with some wonderful new plants & and a few other goodies.

Calendar of Events – There will be no October meeting.  Glen Pace will be speaking at the Michigan Garden Club if anyone would like to attend.  There is no meeting in November but the board will be meeting November 10, 2016 for the annual Board Meeting.  December 8 will be our Christmas Party held at Mayfield Twp. Hall.  Decorating will begin at 5:00 PM

T-Shirts – EMHS/Hosta Addiction t-shirts are still available (XXL only).  See Glen to purchase.

Name Badges – If you need a name badge please sign the available sheet.  First one free and replacements are $2.00 each.  Please save the magnet from the back of a ruined badge to save cost.

Other Announcements – Mark Hanner was recognized at the Michigan Hosta Society for his contributions to the many Hosta Societies in which he has held office with multiple Societies at one time.  Congratulations Mark!

Adjourned –  The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM

Respectfully submitted

Marlene Daniels
Secretary

Note from the President- 

We are finally getting rain although the forecast is for a dry September.  My potted tropical bulbs we alive and growing slowly until two weeks ago when we got the first of 2 heavy rains when they started a growth spurt.  After last week’s heavy rain they started a heavy growth period.  I used to easily walk through the plants on the deck and now it looks like a potted jungle.  I truly hope all of your gardens are doing as well as my potted plants.

There is only another week before our annual plant exchange which is on September 8^th.  If you have not already potted the plants you are planning to bring to the exchange I suggest you do it as soon as possible to give the plant some time to adjust to a pot.  

As always we ask you to not bring invasive plants to the exchange/meeting as they will not be permitted into the exchange.  This meeting is always a blast and everybody leaves with new plants (sometimes many plants) to use in their own yard.  

There are a couple of things to remember about the Plant Exchange meeting; bring something to exchange, each membership (single, couple, or family) gets only one name in the drawing canister, look things over as the drawing is being held as we have to go fast to get finished before dark.  The exchange is not limited to plants.  *Please put a name label in each plant you bring to the exchange.  Also, please do not bring any invasive species such as Lily of the Valley, Houttuynia (Chameleon plant), Ostrich Ferns, Bishops Weed, etc.  Suggestions of plants to bring are Hosta, companion plants, ornamental trees/shrubs, or garden related items such as bird houses, garden ornaments, watering wands, ornamental pots, etc.

When your name is called you can choose a plant form the main group or you can chose a plant from the $5.00 table, give Barb your name so she can keep track of your total, then pay Barb at the end of the Exchange. 

The September Meeting/Annual Plant Exchange will be held at the home of Ken & Marlene Daniels in Lapeer.  Don’t forget to bring your favorite dish to pass for the potluck, a chair to sit in, and at least one thing for the Plant Exchange.

For the September meeting I will start the business portion of the meeting while the potluck is underway to try and keep us from running the exchange after twilight.   Once we start the Exchange the name drawing will go quickly so please take a look at the plants in the exchange before your name is called. 

See you at the September 8^th Annual Plant Exchange/meeting,
Glen Pace
EMHS President

Next Meeting- Our next meeting is on September 8, 2016 at the home of Ken & Marlene Daniels, 4371 McDowell Rd., Lapeer, MI 48446.  Their phone number is 810-664-8317. 

The time schedule for the evening is;
5:00 Tour Gardens/Networking

6:00 Potluck
7:00 Plant Exchange

I will tally the attendance records of each member and the drawing will be held according to the number of meetings each membership has attended.  This tally sheet will be available for the membership to review as well as all of the attendance sign-in sheets from each meeting.

Driving Directions- these directions route you around construction on Millville Rd.
            (from our regular meeting place of the Mayfield Twp. Hall) – Turn Left (South) onto M-24 and drive 2 mile to W. Oregon Rd.  Turn right (West) and drive 3.2 miles to Gray Rd.  Turn right (North) and drive 1.3 miles to McDowell Rd.  Turn left (West) and drive 7/10ths of a mile to the house on the left.  The EMHS sign will be at the driveway.

Review the August 11th, 2016 Meeting Minutes on the blog.  We will vote to accept the minutes at the September 8, 2016 meeting.

2016  Calendar of Events    
Sept 8 – EMHS Plant Exchange, Daniels Garden
Nov 10- Annual Board Meeting
Dec 8- Christmas Party, Mayfield Twp. Hall

Name Badges- If you need one of the new EMHS name badges, please put your printed name on the sign-up sheet at any meeting or you can email Glen with your request.  Glen will try to have your name badge at the next meeting. 

The EMHS T-shirts featuring Joseph Tychonievich's Hosta Addiction self-test are $18.00 each.  The only two left are XXL.        Contact Glen at PaceGardens@charter.net

Comments to the EMHS blog:  I am mentioning blog posting to let you know that your comments to the blog can be published too.  All you have to do is go to the EMHS blog athttp://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.com  and comment to a blog posting which will alert me that you have made a comment.  Once I deem the comment valid for publishing I will okay and it will automatically be posted.  Please note that I cannot edit or spell check your comments, all I can do is to publish, ignore, or delete your comments.  All comments will be screened by me to deter any vulgarity or inappropriate comments being published to the EMHS blog.    Glen

Club Members selling Hosta or related products;

Please call or email to set an appointment before visiting

Daniels, Marlene- Bottle wind chimes.
     810-664-8317, gardenfairy50@aol.com

Hanner, Mark/Becky- Pottery.
     810-631-4292, mhanner@aol.com

Hunter, Barb- Hosta, Daylilies, Pond supplies.
     810-664-7531, baha@chartermi.net

Lisik, Phil/Ginger-Hosta, Daylilies, other plants.
     989-642-5772, lisik46@yahoo.com

Pickard, Carolyn- Daylilies, Hosta.

     989-871-2873, robfamily5 @yahoo.com

Websites of Interest:

American Hosta Society-

http://www.americanhostasociety.org

American Hosta Society Convention-       http://www.americanhostasociety.org/Activities/Conventions.htm  

AHS Hosta Library Website-
http://www.hostalibrary.org
Michigan Hosta Society Website-

http://www.hostahappenings.com
Eastern Michigan Hosta Society blog-   http://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.com

Hosta College Website-

http://ihostohio.com/portal/glhc

Hosta Society Membership info-
American Hosta Society,  $30 individual, $57/2 years, $34 family, $62/2 years
Send dues to: Sandie Markland, AHS Membership Secretary, Post Office Box 7539, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948

Michigan Hosta Society, Dues are $15 per household for up to two people, good for 2 years. Make checks payable to: The Michigan Hosta Society and send to; Michigan Hosta Society, 2509 Wembly Lane, Troy, MI 48084-1280

Eastern Michigan Hosta Society, Dues $5 per year per household, Make check payable to EMHS and mail to: Barb Hunter, EMHS Treasurer, 316 Davis Lake Rd. Lapeer, MI 48746

Saginaw Valley Hosta Society, Dues $20 per year per household, Make check payable to SVHS and mail to: Gordon Burnside, SVHS Treasurer, 11640 W Freeland Rd. Freeland, MI 48623

EMHS Board of Officers:

President                     Glen Pace
     PaceGardens@charter.net      989-244-4029

Vice-President             Becky Hanner
     BGHanner@aol.com             810-631-4292

Treasurer                     Barb Hunter
     baha@chartermi.net               810-664-7531

Secretary                     Marlene Daniels
     gardenfairy50@aol.com         810-664-8317

Past President             Mark Hanner
     mhanner@aol.com                  810-631-4292

Fund-Raising              Mick & Cathy Hodgson     

     cehodgso@hotmail.com         810-664-8985

August 11, 2016 Meeting Minutes

The Meeting – was held at Steve and Marilyn Balabon’s home

Networking – 5:00 pm Gardens open, sign in, networking

Refreshments – 6:00 pm the meeting was called to order by President Glen Pace, Glen thanked the Balabon’s for opening their home and gardens for the club and a wonderful potluck was enjoyed by all.

Approval of Minutes – there were no changes to the minutes from the July 2016 meeting.  Motion to accept the minutes was made by Mick Hodgson and seconded by Connie Force.  The membership voted to accept the July meeting minutes.

Treasurer’s Report – Barb Hunter, treasurer gave a report for July 2016, beginning balance was $XX.XX and total income of $XX.XX and total expenditures of $XX.XX leaving the club with an ending balance of $XX.XX.  Motion to accept the report was made by Cathy Hodgson and seconded by Ken Daniels.  The membership voted to accept July’s treasurer’s report.

Calendar of Events – Our next meeting is the plant exchange and the meeting will be held at Ken and Marlene Daniels home.  Glen asked that no invasive plants be brought. There will be no meeting in October and November; December 8^th will be our annual Christmas party at Mayfield Twp. Hall.

Reminders – EMHS/Hosta addiction t-shirts are still available, see Glen to purchase.  If you need a new name badge sign the sheet and Glen will have one for you at the next meeting. First is free and a replacement is $2.00.

Raffle – Thank you to Mick and Cathy Hodgson for their donation for the raffle.  The club made $XX.XX Also thank you to Glen Pace, Steve & Marilyn Balabon, Dyane Moore, Don Mosher for their donations for door prizes.

Next meeting – Our next meeting will be held at the home of Ken & Marlene Daniels and is our annual plant exchange.

Other announcements – Cathy Hodgson announced that Hosta Hillside cleanup was going to be August 21.  Also she asked if the club would donate Hosta Joy Ride for the auction that day.  The club agreed to donate the hosta. Steve Ballabon offered hollowed logs, free for the taking.

Adjourned – A motion was made by Linda Pollard to adjourn the meeting and Paulette Johnson seconded it.  The meeting was adjourned at 7:05 pm.

Respectfully submitted

Marlene Daniels

Secretary

Note from Marlene;

Let’s see who reads the minutes, please enjoy your visit at our home, and while wandering count how many “water features” we have, not including the pond.  All correct answers will be put in a drawing for a bottle wind chime. 

Have fun

Ken & Marlene Daniels