A big thanks to B Wade for sharing his home and assisting J Westfall at our Tool Clinic.  J Westfall, thanks for the education on how to care for and sharpen our tools. 

In the absence of the president and vice president, B Winner, Secretary, called the meeting to order.  The June secretary’s report was approved and the treasurer’s report was approved as read by M McDonald.  She requests that the person who left a receipt for $10.23 at the Extension Office to contact her.

The following announcements were presented:  Seed Technology, a local company, has seed for our projects;  L McConnell is going to the Broadleaf Weed I.D. clinic on August 9 near Toledo, if interested in attending, please let her know; Green County Master Gardeners are having their Garden Tour August 20 and we’re invited to attend; there is an Open House August 18 at Utzinger Gardens;  Field Days are August 4-5 in Springfield; there is a Residential Landscaping Seminar in Clermont County September 6;  Master Gardeners may pick up their green folders and other items at the meeting or the Extension Office; updates to the MG directory were passed around (please continue to give these to B Winner for typing and sharing), apparel orders need to be in by August 4; A McElfresh will be in the Demolition Derby at the Union County Fair on Sunday; P Herrmann continues to update our Website, have you visited it lately? 

The following need to give a progress report to the Extension Office and the next meeting: all Tour materials need to be turned in to T Carpenter or A McElfresh and evaluations need to presented to the Extension Office, (a reminder was given to that Garden Coordinators need to send thank you notes to the garden owners and their committee); Banquet Committee, we need your report with evaluations; B Smith prepare to pass your Leaping Frog Award and get with B Gardner to record the location of the award; R George progress report for the Union County Historical Society; Committee report for the Union County Veterans Memorial landscape plan; “A Day in the Park” committee report with evaluations; K Long for Farmer’s Market; 4-H judging at Union County Fair committee; Unionville Center Beautification Judging report for July and August; C Dally and C Loeffleman have created a sheet to assist with Hortline, these should be available for August workers.

G McVey is on vacation so J Westfall requested that each Master Gardener stop by McCloud Park when in town to do some deadheading and weeding as needed.  C Stolte has suggested that a children’s garden be developed in the back section, this was tabled until next meeting.  J Evans comments that the Committee should  to be congratulated on the great looks and presentation of McCloud Park.  

J Westfall requests that volunteers come one hour ahead of time at the next meeting to deadhead and weed at the Presbyterian Church.  

C McMahan reports that the Richwood Fairgrounds has not decided where they’d like a landscape plan developed and the new the new building is not completed.  They requested that the MGs have a booth at this Fair but MGs turned this down. 

Volunteers are needed, McConnell reminds us that here is your chance to get some hours:  

 - Hotline, please call Marie to schedule your dates and get a key for Saturday hours

- Committee to visit ABE Center, Toledo, and Clark County Extension for suggestions to develop     a Hotline training program for April 2000 

- Need close-up photos of McCloud plants for “One to Grow On” newspaper article

- Contact S Law at 614-645-1529 to attend “Project Learning Tree” August 5 (children’s gardening projects)

-MGs to place bouquets of flowers (each labeled with botanical and familiar names) in Post -Offices and other public buildings of Union County compliments of the MGs

- Committee to develop landscape plan for Post Office - September deadline

- Help with East Elementary landscape garden with kids, can work till 6:00 p.m. evenings

- Help Worknet person begin greenhouse on Westlake Lee Road (needs guidance)

- Committee for Greens, Gifts, Goodies (November)

- Recruitment committee for MG school

- It has been decided that we’ll develop our own MG school separate from Delaware County, a committee is needed to help plan the agenda, speakers, place, dates and times. 

- Write an article on “How to Save Seed”

-Don’t forget to pass out flyers to homeowners with great looking garden, helps us recruit

- A committee to help select next year’s gardens for the tour is needed.

- Our coordinator needs help with filing in the office.  Can be done at any time. 

C McMahan suggested that the MGs buy a wheeled cart for use at the shows and meetings to move the materials we require for meetings.  This was approved.

L McConnell invites us to make the August meeting the “Great Tomato Festival”.  Bring your sample tomato on a paper plate to be judged.  Categories can include roma, cherry, pear, slicing and certificates of participation and ribbons for perhaps bumpiest, smallest, biggest, reddest and most perfect.  Collect some favorite tomato recipes to share.  

McDonald reminds us to turn in our hours monthly.  This meeting is worth one hour each for  volunteer and for education.  

Winner adjourned the meeting for the tool clinic with a reminder to contact the Extension Office to volunteer for one or more of the committees listed above. Your help is needed.  

Attending:  B Wade, L McConnell, B Winner, A Hoopes, M McDonald, B Matteson, N Mead, E Evans, J Evans, J Westfall and C McMahan. 

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