Note from the President- Welcome to 2011! We have been fortunate so far this winter. There haven’t been any of the below zero temps with no snow cover, we haven’t had any heavy snowfalls to clean up, and now we are already seeing a stronger sunlight with a few minutes of longer daylight. That doesn’t mean we aren’t going to get bad weather, it just means I am looking forward to spring. Two weeks ago when the snow had all melted I was able to go out and find blooms at Pace Gardens. The Hamamelis (Witch Hazels) are in bloom, the Helleborus are in bud with H. “Josef Lemper” in flower, and the Cyclamen are in beautiful leaf and some with buds. There really is something to look forward to.
I finally have the EMHS Membership Directory completed. It has been emailed to the EMHS Board for approval and as soon as I hear back from the remainder of the Board I will email it out to you, the membership. When you receive it please check your information and email any corrections to me immediately. I have the directory in MS Word so I can easily make additions, deletions, and corrections. After your name you will find a year. This is the “Dues paid thru date”. If that date is 2010 you must pay your 2011 dues ($5.00) which can be mailed to Treasurer, Mary Smith at any time, but must be paid by the March meeting for you to continue to receive your newsletter. Any dues paid after that date will not be prorated and will be paid only for the 2011 year. I will email the Membership Applications for you to print out, fill out, and mail to Mary. Her address is on every Membership Application.
There will be a couple of extra meetings this year. We have Clayton Oslund from MN giving a presentation on “Bringing Nature’s Beauty into Your Shady Garden” in March, another Japanese Maple grafting session in late spring (contact Glen if you are interested), and possibly another special meeting in October on dividing a single Hosta crown into multiple plants.
Don’t forget you can view the EMHS blog for updates about EMHS at any time. Go to http://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.com/ anytime night or day to read past meeting minutes, past or present newsletters, and see the next meeting date on right side of the screen.
Lastly, we had no members volunteer to run for Office in 2011. The current Officers have offered to keep their current positions for another term, but if you are interested in running for office in 2011, please contact Mark Hanner.
Glen Pace
EMHS President
2011 Calendar of Events
January 2011- No Meeting
February 17th- Jan Everson presenting a slide show of the 2010 Nat'l Convention
March 11-12th- Hosta College in Piqua, OH
March 17th- Clayton Oslund presenting "The Shady Garden" (first time speaker in our area)
April 14th- Grey Gitzen presenting a slide show on Hellebores
May 12th- Mark Hanner presenting a slide show on Japanese Maples
June 9th- Garden Meeting at the home of Jerry and Bernadette Perrou in Clio
July 14th- Garden Meeting at the home of Carolyn Pickard in Millington
August 11th- Garden Meeting at the home of Dyane Moore
September 8th- EMHS Plant Exchange at the home of Pam Walmsley in Grand Blanc
October 2011- No meeting scheduled
November 2011- No meeting scheduled
December 2011- Annual Christmas Party/Potluck, date to be announced
Next Meeting- will be on February 17th, 2011 at the Mayfield Twp. Hall in Lapeer. This is our regular meeting place just south of the point of M-24 and Saginaw Rd. (north of the cemetery on Saginaw Rd.).
Hosta College- As soon as more information about Hosta College is received a mass emailing will go out to the membership. For those that receive the newsletter by email, be sure to let one of the Board Members know you would like to receive a call when information is available.
Hosta Stones- The 2011 EMHS Hosta Stone featuring H. “American Halo” by Van Wade was unveiled at the December 2010 meeting. If you are interested in purchasing a stone for the member price of $30.00 for the plain or $35.00 for the colored stone (non-member price is $5.00 more), please contact Mick and Cathy Hodgson. Also, the Board has decided to sell the overstock past year Hosta Stones for the discounted price of $20.00. Please call Mick and Cathy for a list of the available stock.
We hope to see you at the February 17th meeting!
EMHS Officers;
President, Glen Pace pacegardens@charter.net 989-244-4029
Vice-President, Carolyn Pickard (no email) 989-871-2873
Treasurer, Mary Smith brooktrout@tds.net 989-871-9833
Secretary, Marlene Daniels gardenfairy50@aol.com 810-664-8317
Past President, Mark Hanner mhanner@aol.com 810-631-4292
Fund-Raising, Mick and Cathy Hodgson cehodgso@hotmail.com 810-664-8985
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Meeting Minutes December 09, 2010
The meeting was held at the Mayfield Twp. Hall in Lapeer on 12/09/2010. A number of members arrived early to decorate the hall for the Christmas Party.
Meeting was called to order at 6:00PM by President Glen Pace and everybody welcomed to the EMHS Annual Christmas Party.
Forty-five members were present at the meeting. A literal feast of a buffet was laid out for the party and dinner was served.
Gift Exchange- 30 members participated in a voluntary gift exchange.
Business Meeting-
EMHS Board met on 10/18/2010 and decided;
*Meeting dates for 2011 which are in your newsletter as well as on the blog.
*Dues will remain $5.00 per year, February thru December and are due by the March meeting. Annual dues paid after that date will be only for that current year. No dues will be prorated.
*There will only be one membership per household. Any persons living in the same household will pay one membership and be entitled to all the benefits of a single membership i.e. one vote for that membership, have one chance in the monthly door prize drawings, etc.
*The Board will create a cut-off date for selling Hosta Stones.
*Over-stocked Hosta Stones will be sold at a discount price of $20.00. Call Mick and Cathy for a list of what is available.
*Work on new By-Laws and apply for the appropriate status with the Gov’t.
Election of Officers- Since no member has offered to run for any of the EMHS Offices, the current Officers have offered to keep their positions for another term.
Current Officers Introduced- President, Glen Pace; Vice President, Carolyn Pickard; Past President, Mark Hanner; Secretary, Marlene Daniels; Treasurer, Mary Smith; Fundraising Chairs, Mick and Cathy Hodgson. These people were thanked for all their hard work over the past two years. Glen presented each Officer with a small gift.
USDA/APHIS Encounter- Glen spoke of his encounter with USDA/APHIS and importing plants from China. Synopsis; be sure to have all USDA Permits in place and be sure you are dealing with a reputable person in the foreign country. Be sure all the documents are affixed to the inside and the outside of the package in the country of origin. Be sure the shipper places your Import Permit shipping label to the outside of the package. You are ultimately responsible for the package having all the proper documentation before it enters the USA.
Hosta Stones-The 2011 Hosta Stone featuring H. "American Halo" by Stuart Asch was unveiled by Mick and Cathy Hodgson.
Special Meeting in March- Clayton Oslund (originator of Shady Oaks Nursery in MN) offered to do a presentation for EMHS. Presentation topics were presented and a vote taken. The presentation will be on “Bringing Natures Beauty into Your Shady Garden”. This will be a one day presentation. The date is on the 2011 Calendar of Events.
Next Meeting- will be February 17th at the Mayfield Twp. Hall in Lapeer. Jan Everson will present a slide show on the 2010 Nat’l Convention.
Dismissed at 8:00 PM
Meeting was called to order at 6:00PM by President Glen Pace and everybody welcomed to the EMHS Annual Christmas Party.
Forty-five members were present at the meeting. A literal feast of a buffet was laid out for the party and dinner was served.
Gift Exchange- 30 members participated in a voluntary gift exchange.
Business Meeting-
EMHS Board met on 10/18/2010 and decided;
*Meeting dates for 2011 which are in your newsletter as well as on the blog.
*Dues will remain $5.00 per year, February thru December and are due by the March meeting. Annual dues paid after that date will be only for that current year. No dues will be prorated.
*There will only be one membership per household. Any persons living in the same household will pay one membership and be entitled to all the benefits of a single membership i.e. one vote for that membership, have one chance in the monthly door prize drawings, etc.
*The Board will create a cut-off date for selling Hosta Stones.
*Over-stocked Hosta Stones will be sold at a discount price of $20.00. Call Mick and Cathy for a list of what is available.
*Work on new By-Laws and apply for the appropriate status with the Gov’t.
Election of Officers- Since no member has offered to run for any of the EMHS Offices, the current Officers have offered to keep their positions for another term.
Current Officers Introduced- President, Glen Pace; Vice President, Carolyn Pickard; Past President, Mark Hanner; Secretary, Marlene Daniels; Treasurer, Mary Smith; Fundraising Chairs, Mick and Cathy Hodgson. These people were thanked for all their hard work over the past two years. Glen presented each Officer with a small gift.
USDA/APHIS Encounter- Glen spoke of his encounter with USDA/APHIS and importing plants from China. Synopsis; be sure to have all USDA Permits in place and be sure you are dealing with a reputable person in the foreign country. Be sure all the documents are affixed to the inside and the outside of the package in the country of origin. Be sure the shipper places your Import Permit shipping label to the outside of the package. You are ultimately responsible for the package having all the proper documentation before it enters the USA.
Hosta Stones-The 2011 Hosta Stone featuring H. "American Halo" by Stuart Asch was unveiled by Mick and Cathy Hodgson.
Special Meeting in March- Clayton Oslund (originator of Shady Oaks Nursery in MN) offered to do a presentation for EMHS. Presentation topics were presented and a vote taken. The presentation will be on “Bringing Natures Beauty into Your Shady Garden”. This will be a one day presentation. The date is on the 2011 Calendar of Events.
Next Meeting- will be February 17th at the Mayfield Twp. Hall in Lapeer. Jan Everson will present a slide show on the 2010 Nat’l Convention.
Dismissed at 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 20, 2010
November 2010 Newsletter and Christmas Party
We have been very fortunate this year. Here it is the week before Thanksgiving and we have not had any snow accumulation. We are still able to go out and work in our gardens to get small jobs done before the ground freezes. Today I went out and cleaned all the leaves off the lawn and from around the pond again. Once that was finished I planted a specie Paeonia and moved some other plants.
All the dead Hosta leaves were cleaned out of the beds last week and now we have seven bags of yard waste to go out to the garbage for next week’s last yard waste collection. I strongly suggest that all Hosta leaves are thrown out in the garbage instead of putting them in your compost as if any of the plants have Hosta virus “X” or root nematodes it may be able to be transmitted to other plants unless your compost gets hot enough to kill them. Since we have such cold winters I would not want to rely on any compost getting hot enough to kill the virus or nematodes.
I would like to thank all of the members who hosted meetings at their homes this year. We were treated to some beautiful gardens as well as gracious hosts. Also, I want to thank all of the people who donated plants and artwork to our monthly door prize drawings and raffles. Your generosity is very much appreciated. The raffles have been very successful and have been key in raising money used to provide the extra money needed for the bus trip last summer, helping to defray the costs in getting Bob Solberg here last October, and to help pay for our monthly meeting costs. The money is used for you, our members.
Cathy and Mick Hodgson are trying to obtain a 2011 Hosta Stone to bring to the Christmas Party. They have already ordered stones to take to Hosta College in Piqua, OH in March. The dates are March 11th and 12th. Those people planning to attend Hosta College are asked to help Mick and Cathy out at the EMHS Hosta Stone sales table. Please contact Cathy and Mick if you are willing to help at the table and/or transport stones to Ohio. Thank you all 2010 volunteers for your dedication to EMHS and the Hosta Stone Fund Raiser. The stones were going to be dropped as EMHS’s primary fundraiser because it was being left up to Mick and Cathy to transport all of the stones to Piqua, Ohio every March then transport all the stones inside to the sales booth. There was just no way could that amount of work be demanded of any two people. Thank you again for volunteering………...you saved the stones for another year!!!
THE EMHS 2010 Christmas Party will be held on December 9th at the Mayfield Township Hall 1900 N. Saginaw in Lapeer at 6:00PM. This is our regular meeting place for the cold months and is just south of the point of Saginaw and M24 (the building north of the cemetery). For those wishing to help decorate you can arrive as early as 5:00PM. 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 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 numbers from the sign-up sheet of the people who brought gifts. If your name is called you go pick out a gift. Nobody is requested 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 way, all people who bring a gift are assured they will receive one.
I hope to see all of you at the Party.
Glen
2011 Calendar of Events
December 9th, 2010- Annual Christmas Party/Potluck
January 2011- No Meeting
February 17th- Jan Everson presenting a slide show of the 2010 Nat'l Convention
March 11-12th- Hosta College in Piqua, OH
March 17th- Clayton Oslund presenting "The Shady Garden" (first time speaker in our area)
April 14th- Grey Gitzen presenting a slide show on Hellebores
May 12th- Mark Hanner presenting a slide show on Japanese Maples
June 9th- Garden Meeting at the home of Jerry and Bernadette Perrou in Clio
July 14th- Garden Meeting at the home of Carolyn Pickard in Millington
August 11th- Garden Meeting at the home of Dyane Moore
September 8th- EMHS Plant Exchange at the home of Pam Walmsley in Grand Blanc
October 2011- No meeting scheduled
November 2011- No meeting scheduled
December 2011- Annual Christmas Party/Potluck, date to be announced
EMHS Officers:
President Glen Pace pacegardens@charter.net 989-244-4029
Vice-President Carolyn Pickard (no email) 989-871-2873
Treasurer Mary Smith brooktrout@tds.net 989-871-9833
Secretary Marlene Daniels gardenfairy50@aol.com 810-664-8317
Past President Mark Hanner mhanner@aol.com 810-631-4292
Fund-Raising Mick and Cathy Hodgson
cehodgso@hotmail.com 810-664-8985
All the dead Hosta leaves were cleaned out of the beds last week and now we have seven bags of yard waste to go out to the garbage for next week’s last yard waste collection. I strongly suggest that all Hosta leaves are thrown out in the garbage instead of putting them in your compost as if any of the plants have Hosta virus “X” or root nematodes it may be able to be transmitted to other plants unless your compost gets hot enough to kill them. Since we have such cold winters I would not want to rely on any compost getting hot enough to kill the virus or nematodes.
I would like to thank all of the members who hosted meetings at their homes this year. We were treated to some beautiful gardens as well as gracious hosts. Also, I want to thank all of the people who donated plants and artwork to our monthly door prize drawings and raffles. Your generosity is very much appreciated. The raffles have been very successful and have been key in raising money used to provide the extra money needed for the bus trip last summer, helping to defray the costs in getting Bob Solberg here last October, and to help pay for our monthly meeting costs. The money is used for you, our members.
Cathy and Mick Hodgson are trying to obtain a 2011 Hosta Stone to bring to the Christmas Party. They have already ordered stones to take to Hosta College in Piqua, OH in March. The dates are March 11th and 12th. Those people planning to attend Hosta College are asked to help Mick and Cathy out at the EMHS Hosta Stone sales table. Please contact Cathy and Mick if you are willing to help at the table and/or transport stones to Ohio. Thank you all 2010 volunteers for your dedication to EMHS and the Hosta Stone Fund Raiser. The stones were going to be dropped as EMHS’s primary fundraiser because it was being left up to Mick and Cathy to transport all of the stones to Piqua, Ohio every March then transport all the stones inside to the sales booth. There was just no way could that amount of work be demanded of any two people. Thank you again for volunteering………...you saved the stones for another year!!!
THE EMHS 2010 Christmas Party will be held on December 9th at the Mayfield Township Hall 1900 N. Saginaw in Lapeer at 6:00PM. This is our regular meeting place for the cold months and is just south of the point of Saginaw and M24 (the building north of the cemetery). For those wishing to help decorate you can arrive as early as 5:00PM. 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 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 numbers from the sign-up sheet of the people who brought gifts. If your name is called you go pick out a gift. Nobody is requested 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 way, all people who bring a gift are assured they will receive one.
I hope to see all of you at the Party.
Glen
2011 Calendar of Events
December 9th, 2010- Annual Christmas Party/Potluck
January 2011- No Meeting
February 17th- Jan Everson presenting a slide show of the 2010 Nat'l Convention
March 11-12th- Hosta College in Piqua, OH
March 17th- Clayton Oslund presenting "The Shady Garden" (first time speaker in our area)
April 14th- Grey Gitzen presenting a slide show on Hellebores
May 12th- Mark Hanner presenting a slide show on Japanese Maples
June 9th- Garden Meeting at the home of Jerry and Bernadette Perrou in Clio
July 14th- Garden Meeting at the home of Carolyn Pickard in Millington
August 11th- Garden Meeting at the home of Dyane Moore
September 8th- EMHS Plant Exchange at the home of Pam Walmsley in Grand Blanc
October 2011- No meeting scheduled
November 2011- No meeting scheduled
December 2011- Annual Christmas Party/Potluck, date to be announced
EMHS Officers:
President Glen Pace pacegardens@charter.net 989-244-4029
Vice-President Carolyn Pickard (no email) 989-871-2873
Treasurer Mary Smith brooktrout@tds.net 989-871-9833
Secretary Marlene Daniels gardenfairy50@aol.com 810-664-8317
Past President Mark Hanner mhanner@aol.com 810-631-4292
Fund-Raising Mick and Cathy Hodgson
cehodgso@hotmail.com 810-664-8985
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Meeting Dates 2010-2011
The Eastern Michigan Hosta Society meets the second Thursday of the month from 6:00 PM until 8:30 PM in Lapeer (unless otherwisw posted) at the
Mayfield Twp Hall
1900 N. Saginaw
Lapeer, MI
2010-2011 Meeting Dates are as follows;
December 9th, 2010- Annual Christmas Party/Potluck
January 2011- No Meeting
February 17th- Jan Everson presenting a slide show of the 2010 Nat'l Convention
March 11-12th- Hosta College in Piqua, OH
April 14th- Grey Gitzen presenting a slide show on Hellebores
May 12th- Mark Hanner presenting a slide show on Japanese Maples
June 9th- Garden Meeting at the home of Jerry and Bernadette Perrou in Clio
July 14th- Garden Meeting at the home of Carolyn Pickard in Millington
August 11th- Garden Meeting at the home of Dyane Moore
September 8th- Annual Plant Exchange Meeting at the home of Pam Walmsley in Grand Blanc
October 2011- No meeting scheduled
November 2011- No meeting scheduled
December 2011- Annual Christmas Party/Potluck, date to be annonced
Mayfield Twp Hall
1900 N. Saginaw
Lapeer, MI
2010-2011 Meeting Dates are as follows;
December 9th, 2010- Annual Christmas Party/Potluck
January 2011- No Meeting
February 17th- Jan Everson presenting a slide show of the 2010 Nat'l Convention
March 11-12th- Hosta College in Piqua, OH
April 14th- Grey Gitzen presenting a slide show on Hellebores
May 12th- Mark Hanner presenting a slide show on Japanese Maples
June 9th- Garden Meeting at the home of Jerry and Bernadette Perrou in Clio
July 14th- Garden Meeting at the home of Carolyn Pickard in Millington
August 11th- Garden Meeting at the home of Dyane Moore
September 8th- Annual Plant Exchange Meeting at the home of Pam Walmsley in Grand Blanc
October 2011- No meeting scheduled
November 2011- No meeting scheduled
December 2011- Annual Christmas Party/Potluck, date to be annonced
Friday, September 24, 2010
Thanks to EMHS and SVHS
Hello EMHS and SVHS Members,
I wanted to take the time after getting home tonight to write and thank the boards of EMHS and SVHS as well as the members and guests that attended the Bob Solberg presentation. I am sure that each of us learned something tonight and a bunch of us also added some new plants to our collections.
A special thank you goes out to Mark Hanner for coming up with the idea and making the call to Bob Solberg to set up this presentation.
The raffle was a fun experience for a number of people as well. Donations were from; Glen Pace, Bob Solberg, Phil Klimowicz, and Bevie & Mark Schmidt from the Cadillac area.
Hopefully this will not be the last time for a joint club venture like this. Please let your board members know what you thought about tonight’s meeting so future plans can be made.
Again, thank you for a great meeting,
Glen Pace
EMHS President
I wanted to take the time after getting home tonight to write and thank the boards of EMHS and SVHS as well as the members and guests that attended the Bob Solberg presentation. I am sure that each of us learned something tonight and a bunch of us also added some new plants to our collections.
A special thank you goes out to Mark Hanner for coming up with the idea and making the call to Bob Solberg to set up this presentation.
The raffle was a fun experience for a number of people as well. Donations were from; Glen Pace, Bob Solberg, Phil Klimowicz, and Bevie & Mark Schmidt from the Cadillac area.
Hopefully this will not be the last time for a joint club venture like this. Please let your board members know what you thought about tonight’s meeting so future plans can be made.
Again, thank you for a great meeting,
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
September 23rd meeting update
This update is to announce and remind members of both the Eastern Michigan Hosta Society and the Saginaw Valley Hosta Society of the Bob Solberg Presentation on September 23rd, 2010 at 5:00PM at the Mayfield Twp. Hall in Lapeer, MI.
Speaker- Bob Solberg
Presentation Topic- Mini Hostas and Growing Hostas in Containers
This presentation is a joint venture of EMHS and SVHS to provide its members and guests with a fantastic speaker and the opportunity to obtain some new Hostas for their gardens.
Bob Solberg is the owner of Green Hill Farms in Chapel Hill, NC and has been hybridizing Hostas for many years. Bob’s introductions include; Baby Blue Eyes, Barbara May, Blueberry Tart, Coconut Custard, Cody, Cookie Crumbs, Corkscrew, Cracker Crumbs, Crumb Cake, Deane’s Dream, Final Summation, First Frost, Fried Bananas, Frozen Margarita, Ginsu Knife, Guacamole, Machete, Margie’s Angel, Midnight Moon, Nate the Great, Orange Marmalade, Plug Nickel, Ray of Hope, Roller Coaster Ride, Sharp Dressed Man, Spinach Soufflé, Sun Worshiper, Tiny Bubbles, and Tongue Twister. He will be bringing Hostas to sell before the presentation so plan on arriving before refreshments are served to get your pick of sales plants.
Hosta Sales- 5:00PM- 6:00PM
Refreshments Served- 6:00PM- 7:00PM
Presentation begins promptly at 7:00PM
PLEASE contact Glen Pace at pacegardens@charter.net or 989-244-4029 if you plan on attending so the Hall can be set up for the proper number of people.
Driving Directions from the intersection of I-75 and M-46, take M-46 East 26 miles to M-24 South (Mertz Rd.). Turn Right (South) and drive 24.9 miles to the point of M-24 and N. Saginaw Rd. and turn left onto N. Saginaw. It is the driveway just before the cemetery on the left.
If you prefer to take the expressway from the point above, drive South on I-75 31.6 miles to the I-69 East interchange (exit 117A) toward Port Huron. Drive 22.6 miles to M-24 North (exit 155). Turn Left (North) onto M-24 and drive 4.5 miles to the point of M-24 and N. Saginaw Rd. Turn Right onto N. Saginaw, it is the driveway just before the cemetery.
We hope to see all EMHS/SVHS members there,
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Speaker- Bob Solberg
Presentation Topic- Mini Hostas and Growing Hostas in Containers
This presentation is a joint venture of EMHS and SVHS to provide its members and guests with a fantastic speaker and the opportunity to obtain some new Hostas for their gardens.
Bob Solberg is the owner of Green Hill Farms in Chapel Hill, NC and has been hybridizing Hostas for many years. Bob’s introductions include; Baby Blue Eyes, Barbara May, Blueberry Tart, Coconut Custard, Cody, Cookie Crumbs, Corkscrew, Cracker Crumbs, Crumb Cake, Deane’s Dream, Final Summation, First Frost, Fried Bananas, Frozen Margarita, Ginsu Knife, Guacamole, Machete, Margie’s Angel, Midnight Moon, Nate the Great, Orange Marmalade, Plug Nickel, Ray of Hope, Roller Coaster Ride, Sharp Dressed Man, Spinach Soufflé, Sun Worshiper, Tiny Bubbles, and Tongue Twister. He will be bringing Hostas to sell before the presentation so plan on arriving before refreshments are served to get your pick of sales plants.
Hosta Sales- 5:00PM- 6:00PM
Refreshments Served- 6:00PM- 7:00PM
Presentation begins promptly at 7:00PM
PLEASE contact Glen Pace at pacegardens@charter.net or 989-244-4029 if you plan on attending so the Hall can be set up for the proper number of people.
Driving Directions from the intersection of I-75 and M-46, take M-46 East 26 miles to M-24 South (Mertz Rd.). Turn Right (South) and drive 24.9 miles to the point of M-24 and N. Saginaw Rd. and turn left onto N. Saginaw. It is the driveway just before the cemetery on the left.
If you prefer to take the expressway from the point above, drive South on I-75 31.6 miles to the I-69 East interchange (exit 117A) toward Port Huron. Drive 22.6 miles to M-24 North (exit 155). Turn Left (North) onto M-24 and drive 4.5 miles to the point of M-24 and N. Saginaw Rd. Turn Right onto N. Saginaw, it is the driveway just before the cemetery.
We hope to see all EMHS/SVHS members there,
Glen Pace
EMHS President
September 2, 2010 Meeting Minutes
The meeting was held at Pace Gardens in Clio, MI
Networking and Touring The Gardens 5PM- 5:30PM
Refreshments served 5:30PM- 6:00PM
Called to Order at 6:05PM by President Glen Pace
Everybody welcomed to Pace Gardens and to the EMHS Annual Plant Exchange
Solberg Presentation- Mark Hanner reviewed the plans for the Bob Solberg presentation on Sept 23rd, 2010 at 5:00PM at the Mayfield Twp. Hall in Lapeer. The Saginaw Valley Hosta Society will be meeting with us at this meeting.
Raffle- tickets sold and drawing done. The raffle netted $156.00 for future club activities. Thank you, Glen Pace, Mark Hanner, Mick and Cathy Hodgson, and Barb Hunter for the donations.
Plant Exchange- More than 150 plants were donated to this year’s plant exchange. Each paid membership left the meeting with at least three plants.
New Members- Venisure Davenport, Jerry Hennessy, Phil Klimowicz, and Michelle Porter joined EMHS at this meeting.
The meeting was not adjourned by the members, but by a higher power, Mother Nature at 7:30PM.
Next Meeting will be on September 23rd, 2010 at 5:30PM at the Mayfield Twp. Hall in Lapeer, MI
Respectfully submitted,
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Networking and Touring The Gardens 5PM- 5:30PM
Refreshments served 5:30PM- 6:00PM
Called to Order at 6:05PM by President Glen Pace
Everybody welcomed to Pace Gardens and to the EMHS Annual Plant Exchange
Solberg Presentation- Mark Hanner reviewed the plans for the Bob Solberg presentation on Sept 23rd, 2010 at 5:00PM at the Mayfield Twp. Hall in Lapeer. The Saginaw Valley Hosta Society will be meeting with us at this meeting.
Raffle- tickets sold and drawing done. The raffle netted $156.00 for future club activities. Thank you, Glen Pace, Mark Hanner, Mick and Cathy Hodgson, and Barb Hunter for the donations.
Plant Exchange- More than 150 plants were donated to this year’s plant exchange. Each paid membership left the meeting with at least three plants.
New Members- Venisure Davenport, Jerry Hennessy, Phil Klimowicz, and Michelle Porter joined EMHS at this meeting.
The meeting was not adjourned by the members, but by a higher power, Mother Nature at 7:30PM.
Next Meeting will be on September 23rd, 2010 at 5:30PM at the Mayfield Twp. Hall in Lapeer, MI
Respectfully submitted,
Glen Pace
EMHS President
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