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Our meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month (except for our July BBQ, August and December) at the Opeongo Seniors' Centre in Barry's Bay
Our next executive meeting will be held at 7 p.m., April 3, 2008 at the Inn Towne restaurant in Combermere.
2008 EXECUTIVE
President Gary Hedderson
Past President George Evans
1st Vice President Eleanor Hotchkiss
2nd Vice President Joanna Szymanski
Secretary Fran Doyle
Treasurer Ann Hamilton
2008 DIRECTORS 2008 - 2009 DIRECTORS
Cathie Corrigan Bernice Boehme
Marie Gruber Roland Kay
Glenn Guest Peter Langtvet
Beryl Tomlin Sharon Mahussier
Lynne Yantha Alan Morton
2008 EVENT CALENDAR
MVHS MEETING AND SPECIAL EVENT DATES ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN.
CHANGES AND ADDITIONS ARE PRINTED IN PURPLE.
January 17
Annual General Meeting
and
'Flora and Fauna - Far and Near'
Our Past president, George Evans, will be giving us a slide presentation of gardens he and Helen have visited.
February 21
'Ikebana - Japanese Flower Arranging'
Our member, Ritsuko Honda, will be demonstrating and illustrating this approach with a PowerPoint presentation. Ritsuko has been a member of the Ohara School of Japan www.ohararyu.or.jp/english/index_e.html for 16 years. She will talk about the basic types of arrangements, tips and rules for making arrangements and the differences from Western arrangements.
February Exhibits
CLASS 1 - Flowering African Violet in bloom
CLASS 2 - Houseplant - grown for foliage - maximum 8" pot
CLASS 3 - Valentine's Arrangement (accessories allowed)
CLASS 4 - Photo of any RED flower (competition rules apply)
CLASS 5 - "The Winter Blahs Beater" - any bright coloured dry flower arrangement
March 12 - 16
'Canada Blooms'
Toronto Flower and Garden Show
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South
March 20
'Perennial Gardens'
Jan Bearinger from Fieldstone Nursery will tell us how she cares for her gardens - especially in preparing them for our Zone 3 winters.
April 17
'Fancy Daylilies'
Kathy Figueroa from Fancy Daylilies and Perennials near Paudash
April 26 (Saturday)
OHA District 2, Ottawa Valley
Advisory Meeting and Annual General Meeting
May 7 (Wednesday, 7 p.m.)
Trivia Night
This annual fundraiser for the Barry's Bay Public Library will be held at the Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre in Barry's Bay. This year, the 'Green Thumbs' team is destined to win !
'Dry Flower Arranging'
Renee Smith
May 17 (Saturday)
Spring Plant Sale
Highway # 62, Combermere
Our annual sale begins at 8:00 a.m. SHARP. Get there early for the best bargains !
June 19 (6:30 p.m.)
Strawberry Dessert Social
Maurice Mahussier and Spectacle Lake Lodge are donating the strawberries. Thank you, Maurice !
and
'Fairies and Folklore in the Garden'
Pat Bolt
July (Sunday)
Area Garden Tour
July 17 (5 p.m.)
Garden Party and Barbecue
(also the deadline for photos for our flower show competition)
August 22 - 24
OHA Convention
'Sharing our Diversity'
Sheridan College, Davis Campus, Brampton.
August 14
'Displaying Flower and Vegetable Show Entries'
Sylvia Giroux will give us advice on presenting successful entries for competition.
August 16 (Saturday)
17 th Annual Madawaska Valley Horticultural Society
Flower and Vegetable Show
Royal Canadian Legion, Barry's Bay
7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. - placement of exhibits
10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - judging - hall closed
12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. - open to the public
September 18
Plant Auction and Awards Night
Our auctioneer, Ken Fink, will get you bidding on some real horticultural bargains as well as his famous 'brown bag' surprises.
October 16
'Pruning Trees and Shrubs'
Allan Goddard
November 20 (6:00 p.m.)
Pot Luck Supper
Annual Election Night
and
'Christmas Decorating'
Kevin Nieman from Kevin's Flowers in Petawawa will demonstrate some of the latest professional decorating techniques that will be popular for the upcoming holiday season. His creations will be raffled at the end of the evening.
December (no meeting)
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !!!
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