** DISTRICT MEETING - FEBRUARY 25, 2010 (click here for details) ** Chuckanut Director’s Message December 2009
The weather was a lot like Xmas last week with about 5 “ of snow at our house. I’m glad it’s gone. It was beautiful but inconvenient. Now we can finish our shopping in the wind and rain. A great Xmas gift is tickets to the Swing into Spring Dinner Dance to be on April 17th at the St. Joseph Center. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased by sending a check to Chuckanut District 3614 Friday Creek Road, Burlington Wa. 98233 The tickets are “Will Call” so if the purchase is a gift you can indicate this in a card to the recipient. How easy, nothing to lose and something to look forward to in the spring. The fall WSFGC board meeting and holiday flower show in Sea Tac in November was beautiful and informative. Chuckanut District was well represented with 6 members entering floral designs and horticulture. I was asked to give a presentation on Cyberspace Membership. The information will be sent to all the district directors as it is being accepted with great interest. I think the web is a valuable tool for knowledge, and using it for garden club membership will be an asset. Another presentation was on Mason Bees, valuable pollinators. As you may know the honeybees are disappearing, as are the butterflies, bats and moths. I read an article “Honey bees disappearing may be a greater threat than global warming”. This is of great concern as we depend on pollination not only as gardeners, but also for sustaining life. We can do our part by not using pesticides, learning about Mason bees and putting up Mason bee houses. Many district directors reported that the “Golden Days” project of planting yellow daffodils is in full swing. Many Blue Star Memorial Markers are enhanced by the addition of groups of daffodils. In our own district one club planted pots of them to be taken to nursing homes and assisted living homes in the spring. They will be a cheerful addition to brighten the spirits of everyone who sees them. If you have something you wish the board to address please email it to me at maseweber@wavecable.com
I wish all of you a very Merry and healthy Xmas and New Year Blessings from Chuckanut District Director
 Sylvia Weber
Chuckanut District Director
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Click here to see the Flower Show Schedule Click here for the some Ideas for Life 2010
Chuckanut District
is putting on a series of
Flower Show Schools
The Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs has given permission for Chuckanut District to have a series of Flower Show Schools. The following are the dates for the schools:
FS School I: March 3,4,5, 2010 See Registration form info below.
Payment due by February 19, 2010, to
avoid late registration fees. FS School II: Sept. 8,9,10, 2010
FS School III: March 2,3,4, 2011
FS School IV: Sept. 7,8,9, 2011 |  | | (click image to enlarge) |
Each of these schools will be held at: Mount Vernon Senior Center at 1401 Cleveland Avenue in Mount Vernon, WA. Each class will run from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. See prices on the Registration Form linked to this information. Click here for the March 3, 4,5, 2010, Registration Form.
Print it out to complete it. Make your Check out to:
Flower Show School, Chuckanut District Mail completed Registration Form and Check to:
Sharon Merrill
Chuckanut District Flower Show School Registrar
18780 W. Big Lake Blvd.
Mount Vernon, WA 98274 If you have questions about these classes contact Judith Juno at jjuno@verizon.net or call 360-675-5866.
~ UPCOMING DISTRICT AND STATE EVENTS ~
DISTRICT MEETING
Thursday, February 25, 2010
10:00 a.m. at the Mount Vernon Senior Center
Click here for details
Flower Show School put on by Chuckanut District:
FS School I: March 3,4,5, 2010
FS School II: Sept. 8,9,10, 2010
FS School III: March 2,3,4, 2011
FS School IV: Sept. 7,8,9, 2011
- Each class will be at Mount Vernon Senior Center
from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
WSFGC Gala XXXII "Mary in March"
Monday, March 15, 2010
Featured Designer: Mary Huntoon of Boston, MA
Click here for more info.
“Swing into Spring” Dinner Dance
Saturday, April 17, 2010
6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
at
St. Joseph Center
215 N. 15th St.
Mt Vernon, WA, 98273.
Click here for the Swing into Spring Flyer This Chuckanut District sponsored event will be held during the Tulip Festival in Mount Vernon to raise money for Chuckanut District of Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs charities: - Fragrance Garden for the Blind at Tennant Lake in Ferndale, WA - Mary Ruggles Scholarship for Huxley College students at Western - Washington University in Bellingham, WA
For Tickets and Information, contact:
Sylvia Weber
360-724-3762
Chuckanut District Director PACIFIC REGION CONVENTION 2010
Theme: Near Nature, Near Water
April 22-24, 2010
Red Lion Hotel, Spokane, WA
WSFGC members roll out the purple welcome mat in Spokane as Pacific Region garden club members from all eight states (including Washington, Arizona, California, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii) descend on the lilac city. A Post-Convention Tour is planned for April 25 & 26 to Grand Coulee Dam, Lake Chelan, Leavenworth and Ohme Gardens.
Click here for more info on the Convention.
Click here for more info on the Post-Convention Tour.
Spring Soir'ee
Please join all your other Chuckanut District Members for a Wonderful Luncheon, Special Awards Presentation and a Fun and Exciting Program!
Monday, May 3, 2010, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Club Sales tables open at 10:00 a.m.
Once again, it will be held at the beautiful Grand Willow in Mount Vernon.
Click here for further info.
WSFGC Convention "Purple Splendor"
Thursday through Sunday, June 10-13, 2010, at the Tacoma Courtyard Marriott.
More details to follow.
Some of the documents linked above are printable "PDF" files. If you do not have high-speed internet access, you might have to wait a few minutes for the file to appear on your computer screen. If your computer does not have Adobe Reader, click here to go to the Adobe website to download it so you can open PDF files.
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Video: Newspaper Seed Pots
Krys Kirkwood is passing along this link to a site for How to make Seed-Starting Pots:
http://www.hipchickdigs.com/wordpress/2009/03/video-newspaper-seed-pots/#more-1031
Check it out!
Fieldtrip to Garden d'Lights at Bellevue Botanical Gardens
On Saturday, December 5, 2009, a small group of Chuckanut District members braved the COLD and went to Molbaks to view their Christmas displays, had dinner at nearby Mi Tierra Mexican Restaurant, and then off to see the Lights at Garden d’Lights at Bellevue Botanical Gardens. Just spectacular. Everyone remarked on the amount of work that the volunteers at Bellevue Botanical Gardens put into these displays every year. Don’t miss this next year, if you haven’t been before. Click here to see more photos.
PLANT WISH LIST Below is a listing of plants that different members of Chuckanut District are “wishing” other members may have and are willing to share. For those that have that plant, please contact Sharon at mvps.sharonm@yahoo.com, and she will connect you to the requester. If you are “wishing” for a particular plant that you would like, and are hoping someone will share that plant with you, contact Sharon at the above email address, and she will list your “wish” here.
1. Vegetable seeds
2. Local Mushroom Info.
3. Cascara Tree
4. Red Flowering Currant
5. A start of Cotoneaster microphyllus (grows 3' x 3', evergreen, red berries)
Plant Q & A If you have any plant care questions or plant identification questions, send them to Sharon at mvps.sharonm@yahoo.com and put "Q & A" in the Subject of your email. If you have photos to go with the question(s), just attach them to your email to Sharon.
2010 Spring Soiree’ Committee
Cherie Cobley
Lyn McCluskey
Lynn Grobschmit
Sylvia Weber
Margaret Hashmi
Sharon Merrill
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2009 Chuckanut District to host the 2012 WSFGC Convention when Judith Juno will be the acting WSFGC President. Much more to come on this!!! Floral Design Calendars are still available for purchase ($5.00) from your Club President or from Sharon Budd at the District Meeting’s Country Store. Garden Gloves are still available for purchase ($5.00) from your Club President or from Sharon Budd at the District Meeting’s Country Store.
WSFGC Holiday Show 2009 “Holiday Artistry” Ladies from all parts of the State of Washington participated in the State Holiday Show. This Specialized Advanced-Standard Flower Show was held November 5th and 6th at the Seattle Airport Marriott. This year the show was titled "Holiday Artistry." Seven members of Chuckanut District participated. Sylvia Weber and Iola Ratcliff both won blue ribbons for their Horticultural Entries. Judy Boxx of Mount Baker Club with her design “Midnight Dinner at the Louvre”. Judy was awarded the National Garden Club Table Artistry Award and the Washington State Federation of Garden Club Phyllis Danielson Table Setting Award for this design.
A well-deserved honor! |  | | (click image to enlarge) |
 | Gerry Douglas of Designing Women with her design “Opening Night”. | (click image to enlarge) | |
Joyce Johnson of Floral Arts with her design “Pretty as a Picture”. |  | | (click image to enlarge) |
 | Judith Juno of Oak Harbor with her design “Black Tie Optional”. | (click image to enlarge) | |
Judy Boxx's decorated hat "Beautiful in Red" was entered in the Artistic Crafts Division. Note: Some of these photos have the year wrong on the imprinted dates. Please note that all of these photos are from the 2009 WSFGC Holiday Show. Article and Photos submitted by Iola Ratcliff.
SKAGIT WOMEN BUILD PROJECT
Landscape Design and Installation Project
Chuckanut District has a new Project: A Landscape Design and Installation at the ‘Skagit Women Build’ Habitat for Humanity House in Sedro-Woolley. The plan will use native plants. The $187 Judith Juno contributed from a fundraiser walk at the NGC national convention she attended this last Spring will help fund the project.
On Saturday, October 25, 2008, Gerry Douglas, Sharon Budd, Iola Ratcliff and Sharon Merrill attended the Groundbreaking Ceremony for this event.
Below is a photo of the Mother of the Family that will live in the home, Belen Martinez. She is looking at the plans with Gerry Douglas and Sharon Merrill.  Since the groundbreaking, our Chuckanut team has planned, measured the property and designed a landscape.
 We hope to install a walkway in November, 2009, when the final grading has been done, and then begin planting in the Spring of 2010.
Contact Gerry Douglas if you are interested in being on the work crew for this project. Click here for more photos of the Skagit Women Build Habitat for Humanity Landscaping Project.
POETRY CORNER
A Spring Morning
Awake, awake my sleepy head,
You'll miss it all lying abed.
A new neighbor is moving in
To the place that's empty been.
I waved to her, she dared not speak,
Or lose the straw clutched in her beak.
Come, we will bring some yarn and twine,
A welcoming gift for her to find.
The Ides of March have come and gone,
The days of spring are marching on.
Our winter guests are leaving too.
You must help me bid them fond adieu.
I saw them far up in the sky,
A fleet of swan go sailing by.
We earthbound creatures can but stare,
And wish them safe to their somewhere.
We know not how they find their way,
Nor who will guide them back some day.
Beneath our feet, above our heads,
A lovely spring before us spreads.
Nature abounds, is waiting there,
For we who see, for we who care.
Up and about, lets romp in the dew.
A wondrous morn is awaiting you.
By: Joyce Johnson
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