The August meeting will be held at Dottie's House. Here's the directions:
From Wappingers Falls – take 9D south to Red Schoolhouse Road (just beyond Stony Kill’s main entrance at light)
Cross Route 52 at light and bear left at top of the hill. About ¼ mile turn right at pizza shop (post office). Stay on this street. It becomes Washington Avenue until you pass the cemetery on your left. There’s a fork in the road and bear left (DuPueyster Avenue) Continue until you reach a stop sign. This is East Main Street and Dottie lives at #330.
Park at foot of Pocket Road to the left if there are no places in front of her house.
Coming from Fishkill: take left turn onto Old Glenham Road at Sunoco Gas Station. Continue 1 mile. Post office on left. Turn left and continue as directions given for Wappingers Falls above.
Friday, July 20, 2007
July 2007 Meeting Notes
Many thanks to Angie for hosting this meeting and making all of the preparations. She was presented a basket for hostessing. Dottie Bell was also presented with a basket for next month.
Thirty people signed up and only 18 showed up. Please remember to call the hostess if you can’t make it.
Volunteer picnic at Stony Kill was a good time and all VGC members are invited to this annual event. We were well represented this year.
The Decker Fund: Bob Decker passed away and was an early member of the club. The family designated VGC as the recipient of the memorial funds. The total was $365. The next step is to decide how to spend the money by talking to his son. The people who donated were thanked and his son has a list of the people who donated. Fred made a suggestion that the gazebo be refurbished with the funds.
Elant-Fishkill Dutchess County Fair: They would like to know if we would like to volunteer again on August 21st from 2:00 to 4:00. The club voted that they would like to be involved in this event again. Joyce asked if people could save bud vases. Barbara, Dottie, Diane, Rita and Cecilia are going to go.
Yearbook information needs to given to Karen by August 15th. Please sign up for hostessing October and February. Any changes need to be given to Karen as far as committee chairs.
Harvest Festival is now on Saturday, October 13th from 12:00 to 5:00 pm. Please think about how you want to participate in this event. In August assignments will be made. There is a question about whether we can have an Art booth this year. Gail is going to confer with Reba. Remember to bring in your items for the raffle basket during the August and September meeting.
Beacon Day: Angie and Diane are chairing this event. It will be Sunday, Sept. 30th from 12:00 to 4:00. Raffle basket, mums and herbs will be sold during this event. Rita and Joyce also volunteered.
Members need to commit at least 2 hours to weeding around the Manor House. Heather has done a lot of work on the herb bed.
Joyce reported that she is contacting Troop 95 to do work with the raised beds.
Dottie is hostessing the August meeting at her house. The club is providing hamburgers and hot dogs. Please call Dottie by Friday, August 10th to let her know if you want a hamburger or a hot dog and if you didn’t sign up for a dish at the July meeting please let her know what you are bringing. The meeting starts at 6:00. The men will do the cooking and members will bring a dish to share. Directions will be in the August newsletter. Dottie's phone number is: 831-4341
Thirty people signed up and only 18 showed up. Please remember to call the hostess if you can’t make it.
Volunteer picnic at Stony Kill was a good time and all VGC members are invited to this annual event. We were well represented this year.
The Decker Fund: Bob Decker passed away and was an early member of the club. The family designated VGC as the recipient of the memorial funds. The total was $365. The next step is to decide how to spend the money by talking to his son. The people who donated were thanked and his son has a list of the people who donated. Fred made a suggestion that the gazebo be refurbished with the funds.
Elant-Fishkill Dutchess County Fair: They would like to know if we would like to volunteer again on August 21st from 2:00 to 4:00. The club voted that they would like to be involved in this event again. Joyce asked if people could save bud vases. Barbara, Dottie, Diane, Rita and Cecilia are going to go.
Yearbook information needs to given to Karen by August 15th. Please sign up for hostessing October and February. Any changes need to be given to Karen as far as committee chairs.
Harvest Festival is now on Saturday, October 13th from 12:00 to 5:00 pm. Please think about how you want to participate in this event. In August assignments will be made. There is a question about whether we can have an Art booth this year. Gail is going to confer with Reba. Remember to bring in your items for the raffle basket during the August and September meeting.
Beacon Day: Angie and Diane are chairing this event. It will be Sunday, Sept. 30th from 12:00 to 4:00. Raffle basket, mums and herbs will be sold during this event. Rita and Joyce also volunteered.
Members need to commit at least 2 hours to weeding around the Manor House. Heather has done a lot of work on the herb bed.
Joyce reported that she is contacting Troop 95 to do work with the raised beds.
Dottie is hostessing the August meeting at her house. The club is providing hamburgers and hot dogs. Please call Dottie by Friday, August 10th to let her know if you want a hamburger or a hot dog and if you didn’t sign up for a dish at the July meeting please let her know what you are bringing. The meeting starts at 6:00. The men will do the cooking and members will bring a dish to share. Directions will be in the August newsletter. Dottie's phone number is: 831-4341
Gardening Tips From Joyce
Keep those weeds pulled - especially those that propagate by seed. If you can get rid of them before they go to seed you will have less work next year.
Morning glories don't like soil that's too rich. In fact, if it's too rich they will produce lots of vine and not many flowers, so be easy on the fertilizer.
(Now, I know why my morning glory is all vine and no flowers...because I did give it a good feeding of Osmocote this spring, reports Joyce)
Morning glories don't like soil that's too rich. In fact, if it's too rich they will produce lots of vine and not many flowers, so be easy on the fertilizer.
(Now, I know why my morning glory is all vine and no flowers...because I did give it a good feeding of Osmocote this spring, reports Joyce)
Thursday, July 12, 2007
August Social Meeting
Lots of fun and good conversation were experienced at our last summer social at Angie Biersack's home! Many thanks to Angie who always does such a wonderful time of hosting. Next month on Tuesday, August 14th at 6:00 pm we will be meeting at the home of Dottie Bell.
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