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"2004 Pond Tour"

"No June Meeting"

"Blosser Home Community Service Project"

"Jim Garden Maintenance Schedule"

"New Club Members"

"July Meeting"

"Special Thanks"

 

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Show-Me Water Garden Tour

June 27, 2004

10 AM  to 6 PM

 

   We have 10 great ponds ready for our visitors to enjoy.  Be sure to sell at least the 4 tickets you received.  Call LaDonna Arrowood at (660) 886-8191 if you need additional tickets.  We need the proceeds from the tour for our community service project this year.

 

Ponds on this year’s tour are:

  Don and Myra Switala

  Ron and Joan Sanders

  Barbara Thiel, Malta Bend

  Donna Chevalier, Malta Bend

  Springwater Nursery, Malta Bend

  Roger and Lil Blakely

  Doug and Mica Newman-Koehn

  Bruce and Linda Brock

  Fred and Arline Borchers

  Blosser Ladies Home

 

   We need your help at the different homes on the tour.  Please plan to work at least one hour to help the homeowners.  Call LaDonna at 886-8191 or the homeowners to volunteer.  Remember that we will not have the member tour in August this year.  You will want to have time on tour day to see the water gardens yourself.

 

   Mail your ticket money to PO Box 555, Marshall, MO 65340 or turn it in on the day of the tour at the Jim the Wonder Dog Park.

 

   Members must show their current membership card to get in free.  If you do not have a current card, contact Becci Baker, 886-8776 or LaDonna Arrowood, 886-8191.

 

   Be sure to patronize the businesses buying ads in the tour ticket.  This is a big help since it covers our printing and poster costs for the tour.  Their support enables us to spend more on our service projects.  The following businesses are this year’s sponsors:

 

Superior Gardens, Columbia

McConnell’s Plantland, Midway

Marcum’s Landscaping, Sedalia

Jim’s Garden Center, Sedalia

Greenspot Garden Center, Sedalia

Cadwell’s One Scoop or Two, Marshall

Blind Pony Nursery, Marshall

Natures Beauty Landscaping, Marshall

The Elsea’s Water Garden Products, Marshall

Green Printers, Marshall

Country Floral and Keepsakes, Marshall

Granddaddy’s Garden, Marshall

Springwater Nursery, Malta Bend

City of Blackwater

 

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No June 2004 Meeting

 

 

There will be no June meeting because of our annual pond tour.

 

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Blosser Home Community Service Project

 

   Work has started on our community service project at the Blosser Ladies Home in Marshall.  The pre-formed pond and bio-falls has been installed and is running.  Extra dirt was added around the pond for landscaping.  Lilies have been placed in the pond and are blooming.  The plants will be installed this week and the area mulched.  Various garden ornaments have been purchased to complete the finished water garden. 

   Members who have helped with the project to date include Bill and Connie Rieth, Bill Trent, Mark Thomeczek, Katye Elsea, Larry and LaDonna Arrowood.  The water garden will be completed in time to be on this year’s water garden tour.

 

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Jim Garden Maintenance Schedule

 

The following members have agreed to maintain the water garden at the Jim the Wonder Dog Park.  If you are unable to do it on the weeks you signed up for, notify Arline Borchers at 886-2413.  The box of materials is stored at Arline’s home, 730 E. Eastwood. 

 

June 13-26   Jim and Sheila Ruff

 

June 27-July 10   Greens and Wrights

 

July 11-24   Mark Thomeczek

 

 

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Recent New Club Members

 

Hazel Moore

810 Park Place

Slater, MO 65349

660-529-2812

 

Mabel Tennill

519 N. Porter St.

Slater, MO 64349

660-529-2534

 

Carol and David VanGorp

1815 Crystal Point

Columbia, MO 65203

 

Ilene Stobaugh

Rt. 1, Box 2

Triplett, MO 65286

660-634-2288

 

 

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July 2004 Meeting

 

   Our July 15 meeting will be held at the home of Herman and Marsella Peters in Waverly, Missouri.  They have a water garden with a railroad train around it.  Look for details in the next Fins & Friends.

 

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THANKS

 

Our thanks to these club members for support of the club in May:

 

LaDonna Arrowood and Katye Elsea for handing out tour flyers at the Spring Fling on the Square in Marshall.

 

Jeannie Wilson for hosting our plant exchange and pot luck dinner in May.

 

Elsea Gardens for donating the great door prizes for the May meeting.

 

 

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Polly Ponders

 

If you have any gardening problems you need help with, write Polly.  With years of experience with both flower gardening and water gardening, she possesses a wealth of information and wisdom!

 

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Send your questions to:

Polly Ponder

Saline County Water Garden Club

PO Box 555

Marshall, MO  65340

 or e-mail Polly at:  Polly@finsandfriends.com