jo* w:?i / . < . 4-- i. ? Wg* 7';; L’W* £>?M, “ -S ^Wa^'.. i ;nwjtis ~aW ; MlteV g.'-oM f" ' ■ »r- ■ ?s- V _ ! - ; . ■ ■ i IL_■ _ Ml 1 ZI Jeri Schmidt, Newsletter this a different location than the PROGRAM •___ • BASIN BLOOMERS' GARDEN CLUB February 2005 i j BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLUB January 2005 ■Z ' I- i I j ■!] “Square Foot Gardening” w ■( ----------------------------- ____ ~ Z LOCATION Home of Bette Porath. 2221 S. Rainier Street, Kennewick. I .. -____ ... .... ___ .... . \ ./ L . . . " ' . ■ I If God had meant us to j diet, He'd have given us willpower. I' 4' .IK-I i £ .. PROGRAM “Travel to Nepal & Mt Everest” Janice Taylor thevea^'ooo6 Aha°k T?6* *° the Mount Everest re9ion of NePal wilh har husband in demands of the?^ weather condi«°ns' Points of interest, culture and physical Al Z by Arlan Gadeken th/n *S 3 Ve.ter,an faster Gardener and was the director of the steering committee for all nhZ^HTth 'On ?I?6/1 °n Union Street for several years- He has been involved in all phases of the establishment of the garden, from fund raising to garden design His square foot gardening method will tell us how to have a vegetable garden with very little work, no more heavy digging, and less watering and weeding LOCATION ......Please note this a different location than the one listed in vour vear book Home of Colleen Stock. 5006 West 24th Place, Kennewick. •w- •I- i ^gasin ^Coomers Garden Cht& £AQirch 2005 BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLUB April 2005 LOCATION Home of Elizabeth Roddy. 4937 W. 24th Place, Kennewick. LOCATION Home of Micki Perry, 4205 W. 17th Court, Kennewick. ■ L. j I I ij il! PROGRAM “Pruning Climbing Roses” by Helen Newman Helen is past president of the Tri-City Rose Society. She is a Master Gardener and has over 250 roses in her garden. Helen’s rose garden was a featured garden on the Secret Garden Tour in 2002. She will teach us the correct way to prune climbing roses and how to train them for maximum bloom. KiiTkl ro k Rrrw eteri CoLLEEN PepM/YkLo F OF/Y I k kJ 0 AA. l~ Aieky's ipI - rh i’PIB- •i ■ r?- t - I)IKb GrkE)EN ' Benufi ful te w i fl PR.IL I Arbor Day: Each year our club donates and plants a tree in one of the local parks for Arbor Day. This year the Arbor Day Celebration will be held on April 11th at Two-Rivers Park, Finley. Marilyn said to be there at 11.00 a.m. and bring a spade. She will have more information at the meeting. I j 25 years ago Surrounded by small farms ■ and die social center of the I farming community, the Ken- ■ newick Grange hall, on the i corner of 2 7th Avenue and ■ March 20, 1920. 10-foot high Sycamore tree at Badger Mountain Elementary School in Richland. The group donated several trees to area schools to help “add a little green” to playgrounds. | Please add our two new members names and addresses to your Year Book: I Erin Pattersoil, 108 E. 1st Avenue, Kennewick, WA 99336 - Phone 585-0576 | '^tr^a^TsEury*4112 S. Green Street, Kennewick, WA 99337 - Phone 586-8081 ' Plant Salq: Our annual plant sale will be held on Saturday, April 23rd from 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon at the home of Bette Porath, 2221 S. Rainier. You can deliver your plants and help with set-up on Friday, April 22nd between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. Please identify and label all your plants. You do _____ l — • m* t XV V11UC UlILl j Washington St., turns 60 years I old. It was acquired for $ 1 on ■ March 20, 1920. The Basin Bloomers, a Mid- “ a Yard of the Season: For our new members who are not familiar with some of our clubs projects, it's {IMS Mf life VUITul the Season” award. The program was designed by the Kennewick Parks & Recreation Commission to show our appreciation to individuals and businesses for their hard work towards beautifying the City of Kennewick. The Yard of the Season committee met last Wednesday and toured the nominated yards. Jessie will have a report on the home and business selected for the spring award. - ! 6fl/W/V ■ BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLUB May 2005 I . £ ‘J •A DlRA/fl's ■. ■ ' 9 v'< I :- ; . “ .K* ■ "■ 6. >£: J CULC/ IAE L / A/ /? ■r" IIMiM I _ . .. J I LOCATION I Home/Garden of Dana Nunez. 2410 W. Clearwater Street. Kennewick. PROGRAM > plant books and be sure to wear walking shoes. If you don’t have a good wildflower book, one of the | best ones I have found is Sagebrush Country by Ronald J. Taylor. Also, Northwest Arid Lands by Georganne O’Conner is a good one. Pe R.oTHBette s p tei fl OuK n - ■j c 4 pRtS.” PLUeiTe fl Coeb FimE p-p H /\ib B r r B A ij ! Bern Linda+ ■ ooDOF BASIN BLOOMER? GARDEN CLUB June 2005 i ft i What could be a more cordial, and polite, way to say “Welcome Summer!” than with a nice spot of tea LOCATION Garden of Mary Cunningham, 172 Byers Road, Pasco. I L ; Pr ■ J ■ i • PROGRAM “Tea-riffic Tea Party" by Mary Cunningham, Tess Soderquist & Linda Childers. This will be our June garden tea party pot-luck. We would like everyone to bring a small finger food, such as cookies, sandwiches, or small cakes and your own tea cup and saucer. Other than teaspoons, no cutlery will be used at the tea. We also encourage every one to wear'a hat...... big-brimmed, floppy or flowered. Any questions on what to bring call Mary at 547-8344. FIFE i N Lft . , L w H nr'\ £> o o ftft X •T 1'1 p-i toL ------ r^^-wiFMnw I (K CMift M£ET/‘a/6 ■ I i ■<*!* - —i ObiK ^iftoivP ■ J I ■Mlj■ ■ 1r •' 1 AGENDA Our new officers for the 2005-2006 term will be installed at the June meeting. Please come and give them a big Thank You for taking on this responsibility for two years. President....Barb Mullally Vice-Presidents I Program Committee Marilyn Hyde, Jessie Fletcher & Linda Childers Secretary....Fran Julian Treasurer....Betty Thorpe ;ftv AftfiKlb/ I\l EoLtTiruiL J « Ba/?b iI : TOllR-liv.6 TWF Gl'iKDtA/ \y 1 fjI TflcuxM (SflOtAl : ;■ th I LOCATION Garden of Fran Julian, 6307 W. 10th Place, Kennewick.____BH■■III ■ • Happy <7n of July II I E® F® IIwJ BiB i l II M I i ' ■HMIIMHHHMIHMBHHHBHHMHMHi BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLOB July 2005 PROGRAM “Why I Like To Garden” by Club Members Do you garden for relaxation, exercise, or do you just enjoy being surrounded by nature and beautiful plants? Please take 2 or 3 minutes and share with us your reasons for gardening. ; After the program we will tour Fran’s garden. f - ~ ;■ w1 | j ft -//-{be. Agenda We have one more “Garden of the Season” to select this year. Patt Salisbury, our new coordinator for this activity, will need your suggestions for the best private and commercial gardens we need to check out this fall. This is a fun morning and a good chance to see some of the new neighborhoods in Kennewick, so check your calendar and volunteer to help with the fall “Garden of the Season” selection. Program “Kennewick City Park Tour” by Marilyn Hyde Marilyn will tell us the history of “Zintel Canyon Park” and we will go for a short walk on the nature trail. Please wear walking shoes. H;L . I II ' ;. i 1 I J Sasin (Bloomers garden ^lub | I September 2005 I .Ji I m verizon.net verizon.net mailto:jeri.schmidt@charter.net by Lou Ann Schielke L O U. I S F- __£ u. ■ Gz/A/je/v GllB Aezii^ G//V i, PROGRAM Growing Dahlias in the Mid-Columbia” by Lou Ann Schielke We will tour Lou Ann’s dahlia garden at 2635 Harris Avenue, Richland. I ! h// A LL L ..... ‘2 . .________ r information on the up-coming Blue Mountain District's Fall Meeting and ___ ____ ________________________________________________ J BAFIN BLOOMERS' GARDEN CLUB October 2005 1 ft 5 ! AGENDA Barb will have more ! ; I : I Flower Show to be held on Tuesday. October 1S* The theme for the flower show this year is “Fall Flourish” and the luncheon will be a pot luck. i 1 I i LOCATION Please note: This is a different location than the one listed in your Year Book Home of Betty Thorpe, 8933 W. Bonnie Ave, Kennewick. an make our own herb neck wrap. The wraps can be put into sore muscles, leg cramps, or can be used asI I !I \i lilial ^eTn PROGRAM “Making an Herb Neck Wrap” by Dana Nunez Dana will demonstrate how we can ,™!:c Z- the microwave to heat up and then used to relieve a bed warmer. i I ZZ_ (ZAX J pr1 m e_ A? i i' We will discuss our Christmas Party and gift exchange coming up next month. The gift exchange should be something from your garden or a craft you made and remember to keep your gift under $5.00. BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLUB November 2005 Q^pT,^CLWB (December 2005 Merry Cbristmas PROGRAM “Thanksgiving Arrangements” by Linda Childers Linda will show us some of her fall flower arrangements and teach us how to have a beautiful Thanksgiving table. LOCATION Home of Jane Melville. 5902 W 16th Avenue. Kennewick. , v : I - - - — r I1_. I PROGRAM “Potluck Luncheon and Garden Gift Exchange” Enjoy good food and conversation at our annual Christmas Party and gift exchange. Please bring: • one of the following - a casserole, a salad or a dessert and ® a garden related gift under $5.00 for the gift exchange. Keep it simple, it is the thought that counts. Please wrap your gift a name tag is not necessary. 0&c-' -. - Keewaydin Branch, 405 S. Dayton. I BASIN BLOCHERS GARDEN CLUB January 2006 LOCATION Mid-Columbia Library—I' Srfon ,>r/s< AGENDA We would like to thank Elizabeth for her gracious hospitality at the Christmas Party. The food was wonderful. ^<^hters ^st°^ener darn ^'~erfr^er>er r Kar 'O a a ■mn PROGRAM mhhhhhmhhhhhihhi I BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLUB February 2006 Vyi xl?•\r41? “Valentine Arrangements in a Mug” by Club Members Everyone will need to bring a coffee mug or tea cup to make their own arrangement to take home. The club will furnish flowers, greenery and the oasis. Jane Melville will be available to help each one of us with our design. If you don’t have a mug, we will have a few on hand for you to use. LOCATION Mid-Columbia Library—Keewaydin Branch, 405 S. Dayton, I Hostess: Bette Porath Co-Hostess: Barbara La Prath _| >4X^757^ ;/ ' . / •! r ■M is name is Mark M. Yaden, 1 ! // / u.T W ■RHMMMHMI If anyone would like io contact our speaker from last montl Fire Marshal, City of Kennewick, 585-4231. BAFIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLUB March 2006 : LOCATION ❖ PLEASE NOTE--THIS IS A DIFFERENT LOCATION THAN THE ONE LISTED IN YOUR YEAR BOOK ❖ Home of Marilyn Hyde. 628 S. Hartford Street, Kennewick I J I I 4 ? i J AGENDA Plans are under way for the Blue Mountain District's annual Flower Show at TRAC February 24th thru 26th. Bridging the Seasons is this year’s theme. AGENDA ----- << We will have a report on the Blue Mountain District Flower Show at TRAC this past week-end. ■i ■ ! PROGRAM Codes for the City of Kennewick” by Rich White, Executive Director of the Planning Dept. The City of Kennewick has hundreds of codes on anything from animal control, garbage, noise, dancing, and landscaping. If you have any questions on the codes or have a problem in’your I neighborhood, one of enforcement officers will also be available to answer your question. -2 ft / yt... ‘ ••• .,'■ • ■'•. '■•■’: ' ’■' I _______ - ' : •• ■pip ■■YtaI '■"■'■ p*' T firth $■ t AGENDA Our annual plant sale will be held on Saturday, April 29th from 8:30 a.m. - noon at the home of Bette Porath, 2221 S. Rainier, Kennewick. Bette will be ready for plant deliveries on Friday, April 28th between 4:00 and 5:30 p.m. Please identify and label all your plants. You do not need to price them, we have a committee to do that. Bette will have a sign-up sheet at the meeting for volunteers. Bette will have information on our plant sale in April. Hopefully the weather will start to warm up soon and we can get out into our gardens. As you begin your spring clean-up, it is not too soon to start thinking about potting up those extra plants for the sale. The longer the plants are in the pots, the better they look on sale day. Tl' I- lei I rv ■ n S rPWf ■ I he Kennewick School District Board of Directors Kwishes to thank ■ ■ The Basin Bloomers Garden Club • . J™ for their years bf service in caring for this beautiful gard^- j I ■■■ 1 ■ ’ ' ? ’ ' ■.../ " . ■ . • fl r . ....____ _____ :_____ . ~ ~ ' •• ■ ; .■ ■ ■ ■■■ ■ Ave, Kennewick. Bim c> o k_ '. a/15.711 ft B oVy fl| Ma ! i ! i BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLVB April 2006 PROGRAM "How To Grow Bonsai” by Tom Stock This is an easy hobby to learn and can bring you a lot of joy as you watch your plants grow. KOMSAi 509 374-3691 Cell SOS) 308-3434 W/W602 457 779 Thomas A. Stock 3222 W. j2^Ave Kennewick, Wa 9933g toms@ciearwire.net LOCATION Home of Barb Mullally, 7119 W. 7tn . The term bonsai means “plant in a tray.” Keeping and growing bonsai is not as hard as you may believe, Tom will teach us how to prune, bend, and shape branches to keep them the size you want and to look like they have been gnarled by age or weather. mailto:toms@ciearwire.net _ Li wbflbflBB Bn N A fc- ■ BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLUB May 2006 s i ■ id PROGRAM “Spring Bouquets” by Club Members Please bring a variety of flowers from your spring garden and a vase or container. We will each make a beautiful floral arrangement to take home. LOCATION Home of Jean Robinson, 2503 S. Buntin Loop, Kennewick ' -J- g: 1 I bERLLTi FILL BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLUB June 2006 Don’t forget the “Hypertufa Workshop” on Tuesday, June 20th at Julie Nelson’s. It should be a fun project and you get to bring home your own hypertufa trough. See “News From the Blues” for more information. I I PROGRAM “Tour the Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden” I | LOCATION ♦ PLEASE NOTE-—THIS IS A DIFFERENT LOCATION THAN THE ONE LISTED IN YOUR YEAR BOOK ❖ Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden, 1620 S. Union, Kennewick. 1 J fl (\l £ LI N B fl Lt BRIANS Pkc6>ie. Basin Bloomers Garden Club September 200G (3 n Me OU j gg usTrrTi a/G 0 ■ i Jeri Schmidt, Newsletter BASIN BLOOMERS' GARDEN CLUB October 2006 // /Ve il A f FdI/V I e$5 - 3orly ■ - Ratus zG/ikEiiV Leac/es. 1 c L_^//£fcLvi 0.$.^ cjul-T / PL rnT~ Lc>o /-? (LIAl £ 5 - e&.T Mix. ~u_L- TAix K Ljoc L Lt A/ PROGRAM “Wild and Crazy Plant Exchange” by Club Members What’s more fun than sharing your plants with another gardener? You will find out at our next meeting. Since fall is a great time to transplant, we would like everyone to bring a plant from their garden for our plant exchange. Pot up your plant in a 4-inch or gallon pot. Wrap just the pot....not the plant... in a pretty bow or some fancy paper. Use your imagination to make your pot unique, just don’t bring a black plastic pot. If you positively do not have one spare plant to share, please call Barb Mullally. ■. ■ LOCATION Home of Janice Taylor. 2601 S. Cascade Place, Kennewick. Janice’s house is a large very modern stucco house Co-Hostess: Marilyn Hyde JfMe - Bckjn/e OlO PL&mT- 3 CA_ (Z \ fj O ”2 (2 Ct CLM 1 bob p2K^bs I ajie rhe Bpass 521^9^-7 I in Che cNiouset op upe- CoLLEEN - .ft s M a. L fl l\J 11 VLIV/ J^nneudc/^s Season Winners Summer 2006 PLra/TeD Paul \j , /ft C@mm■>••-«••■' " ' .'• . ¥ ■ „ MWt^asant Run'-Development IW •-. ?- ■'■.-■ oft-' • 4 ‘ 36t fi ;1& gwffiey ' .. ...................................................................................... " ■ ' .................................. AGENDA The Garden of Season committee has selected two great gardens for the fall season, one commercial and one residential. We will have a report on where the gardens are located and give ■r J': ■ J#. j-i < ■ WW*: - .1 -J v ' ■ ■■ -.ft 'ft you the address so you can drive by and take a look. j; Barb will have a report on the Blue Mountain District’s Fall Meeting and Flower Show held on September 19th. The theme for the show this year was "Today’s Woman, j , . p SffiOp i; ft’.■ ; . ft;.r AGENDA .just remember to / /V.DflAl R Jeri Schmidt, Newsletter i BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLUB November 2006 Please add our new member’s name and address to your Year Book. Barbara Brown, 7010 W. 8th Avenue, Kennewick, WA 99336, Phone 783-3712 We will discuss our Christmas Party and gift exchange coming up next month. The gift exchange can be something from your garden or a craft you made j keep your gift under $5.00. ! LOCATION Home of Bette Porath. 2221 S. Rainier Street, Kennewick. PROGRAM ,, , “Economyand Trees” by Marilyn Hyde Marilyn said we will find her presentation very interesting. 77 ME 7 y.7 77 £ I __ _J I____________ J BASIN BLOOMERS' GARDEN CLOT December 2006 IW' LOCATION Home of Linda Childers, 201 Greenbriar West, Richland. PROGRAM -Gifts From the Garden- This is our annual Christmas luncheon and gift exchange. Please bring a garden related gift under $5.00. Your gift could be something from your own garden, a craft you made, or an inexpensive gift that you purchased. Keep it simple, it is the thought that counts! Please wrap your gift, a name tag is not necessary. -Potluck Luncheon - ■ ■ i: h'A 1 4 LOCATION Home of Elizabeth Roddy. 4937 W. 24th Place, Kennewick. r 'FLt>e.tL Jeri Schmidt, Newsletter s - BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLUB January 2007 BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLUB February 2007 1 ■ ■ PROGRAM "Neighborhood Watch" LOCATIONMid-Columbia Library---- Keewaydin Branch, 405 S. Dayton,! Please use the side entrance to the meeting room. Hostess: Ruth Giese Co-Hostess: Jacque Lobsinger ! 0 Dried or frozen, herbs can pack some pizzazz into the winter monthsI E O| S 9 MHMMMMSi LORETTO J. HULSE HERALD STAFF WRITER LOCATION Garden of Jeri Schmidt, 1922 West 3rd Ave, Kennewij AGENDA Our new Yearbook for 2007 - 2008 uo^°r BASIN BLOOMERS’ GARDEN CLOT August 2007 w JV ou nurtured your herb garden, even if it’s just a W K half-barrel on the patio, through the summer ■V heat, keeping it moist, the seed heads nipped g W back, the bugs at bay. Don’t give up on your fra- ■ grant and flavorful plants now just because there’s ”» ™ a chilly nip in the morning ah: Even frost-tender herbs like basil can be preserved for weeks, fresh, on the kitchen counter with their stems in a jar of water, said Dana Nunez of Ken newick. “Just change the water occasionally when it gets cloudy. Basil will keep about a month and sometimes longer. I’ve actualty had it start to root,” she said. You can use this tech nique with most herbs, said the longtime mem- ~~ ber of the Tri-Cities Herb Club. But instead of keeping them out on the counter, cover the cut herbs with a plastic bag and stash them in the fridge. Drying is another easy way to preserve the fresh herbal flavors of summer. The technique is sim- . pie. Just rinse the cut stems with cool water, check for any insects, and pat dry with paper towels. Or, easier yet, follow Nunez’s advice and give them a twirl in 3 13 f pp 1/V i Residential: Reba Howard, 822 So. Fruitland Street by Marva Peterschick, President of Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs Jeri Schmidt, Newsletter picture-perfect yards ■&? - Yard of the Month Basin Bloomers Garden Club September 2007 Bette Porath Janice Taylor Barb Mullally Jessie Fletcher, a member of the Basin Bloomers Garden Club, wan ders through the yard of Bill and Joan Yale of Kennewick, nibbling rasp berries. Program “Growing Vines” L1 Location Columbia Valley Grange, 6300 W. Court, Pasco. JDesserts Set-Ufi / Betty Thorpe Jean Robinson Marilyn Hyde Elizabeth Roddy Barb Mullally Oummseting this month will be combined with a^good If you have never attend a district meeting.^... Activities of our district. There will be a opportunity for all our members to be expose nrooram and workshop. Our club will $3T)0 registration fee which includes aP«f " I AGENDA “Yard of the Season" winners for this fall. ~ °f -Kennewick Hish Garden o w G < am! > “Amazing Grace” “In The Garden” “How Great Thou Art” Ryan Cutler Jordan Engel Memorial Service Saturday, October 27, 2007, 2:00 pm Church of the Nazarene 2402 S. Union St. Kennewick, WA Honorary Bearers Eric Engel Tatiana Gettelman Officiating Pastor Phil Paulsen Selected Music Solo by Suzanne Cutler ...............Congregation Congregation Suzanne Cutler Louis Gettelman pice. She was born in Mindon, Neb., and lived in Kennewick for 17 years. She was a retired high school teacher and counselor. Hillcrest Memorial Center, Ken newick, is in charge of arrangements. ■■ I i* BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLUB October 2007 r In Memory of Jane Melville March 29,1930—October 22, 2007 - — £ □I S I i LOCATION Please note Home of Micki Perry. j .. nAYtVtJ V / I3II we47® aw * 4 uauc ivieivme, i <, oi tvennewtCK, -■ died Oct 22 at The Chaplaincy at Hos- I -'k' - 1 ■7"'' ■ ■w ■ 'k-. . There will be a reception following the sendee at Jane’s Home, 1502 W. 16th Place, Kennewick, WA Obituary “Thank you, God for this beautiful world and my life in it.” Jane regretfully left her earthly family to join her heavenly one on Oct. 22, 2007, from Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis, cause unknown. She was born in Minden, NE on March 29, 1930. She married James Eric Melville and raised three daughters before graduating from CWU with a Masters Degree in Psychology. She was proud of, and inspired by her family and the many young people she taught and counseled at Royal City-High School for 22 years. “Our importance in the world” she said, “is to be the best friend and parent we can be “. Jane loved celebrating holidays. She created unique and special family traditions. One favorite was the annual family Easter egg treasure hunt. As a young woman, Jane made her home a neighborhood gathering place; the children enjoyed impromptu magic shows, taffy pulls, and neighborhood parades. Jane loved people and flowers. She claimed many dear friends. Her gardens were gorgeous. Weekends in a Moses Lake flower shop led to her own part-time business (“Pretty Things") making floral arrangements for weddings. In the Tri-City Rose Society she was a past-president, she served as consulting Ros.-irian, Horticulture Judge, and Arrangements Judge. Launching from Basin Bloomers Garden Club/WSFGC, she judged flower shows and fairs, and joined her local chapter of PEG. Jane’s biggest dream was to bring more love and beauty to the world. As a Master Gardener she was instrumental in planning the AARS accredited Grange Park Demonstration and Rose Test Gardens. Jane loved to cook and bake, her weekly gourmet Sunday dinners will be missed by family and friends. J Jane’s creativity, zest for life, and selflessness made a lasting impression on everyone she met. She devoted her lime and energy to her family and community. Her volunteer work really did bring love and beauty to this world. ' Jane was preceded in death by her parents; former husband, James Eric Melville- nephews and niece, Mike and Joel Melville and Matt, Mike and Dena Halligan. She is survived by her sister, Grace Fem-man; her daughters, Mindy (Roy) Cutler Sandy (Gael Gettelman) Melville, Melissa (Dave) Engel; grandchildren, Ryan and Suzanne Cutler Tatiana and Louis Gettelman, Eric and Jordan Engel and great-grandson Javden Santana Jane Will be dearly missed and we will cherish the gifts she left us; her sense of humor, readv laughter, love of family, tolerance ana compassion. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Gesa in Jane’s name. We will place memorial benches in the rose garden she so dearly loved. some of the quilt patterns using flowers. ... - — . J . V,K.iSSfe,. r. - O-- -o - -O-- — o~ Jane Melville Jane Melville, 77, of Kennewick, a I A T R LI I 1 /? R|? ff a/6 fil e nT i3afes£~D.= — di ■ I BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLUB November 2007 L) t fl i\l id ' ..SA o u> 1 tv" Cj Co-Hostess: Fran Julian ■| ~-W - ■ »-■'■ •■_■■■_—J. LOCATION Home of Barb Mullally, H ■■mnhhmhhimhmI JANE MELVILLE 1930-2007 Kennewick, Wash. Hillcrest Memorial Center “Thank you. God for this beau tiful world and my life in it." Jane regretfully left her earthly family to join her heavenly one on Oct. 22.2007. from Intersti tial Pul monary’ Fibro sis. cause unknown. She was born in Minden, NE. on March 29, 1930.She married Janies Eric Melville and raised three daugh ters before graduating from CWU with a mas ter's degree in psychology. She was proud of, and inspired by her family and the many young peo ple she taught and counseled at Royal City High School for 22 years. “Our importance in the world” she said, “is to be the best friend and parent we can be”. Jane loved celebrating holidays. She created unique and special family traditions. One favorite was the annual family Easter egg treasure hunt. As a young woman. Jane made her home a neighborhood gather ing place: the children enjoyed impromptu magic shows, taffy pulls, and neighborhood parades. Jane loved people and flowers. She claimed many dear friends. Her gardens were gorgeous. Weekends in a Moses Lake flower shop led to her own part- time business (“Pretty Things”) making floral arrangements for weddings. In the Tri-City Rose Society she was a past-president, she. served as consulting Rosar- ian. Horticulture Judge, and ■ ‘ 'I tan. Horticulture juage. ana I Arrangements Judge. Launching i from Basin Bloomers Garden I Club/WSFGC, she judged flower I shows and fairs, and joined her I local chapter of PEO. Jane's biggest dream was to ■ I bring more love and beauty to the I world. As a Master Gardener, she I was instrumental in planning the AARS accredited Grange Park ■ Demonstration and Rose Test Gardens. Jane loved to cook and bake. i her weekly gourmet Sunday din- I — ■ ■ ; ; - ■ - i ners will be missed by family and friends. Jane's creativity, zest for life, and selflessness made a last ing impression on everyone she met. She devoted her time and energy to her family and commu nity. Her volunteer work really did bring love and beauty to this world. Jane was preceded in death by her parents; former husband. James Eric Melville; nephews and niece. Mike and Joel Melville and Matt, Mike and Dena Halligan. She is survived by her sister, Grace Ferryman; her daughters, Mindy (Roy) Cut ler. Sandy (Gael Gettelman) Melville. Melissa (Dave) Engel; grandchildren. Ryan and Suzanne Cutler. Tatiana and Louis Gettel man, Eric and Jordan'Engel and great-grandson Jayden Santana. ° Jane will be dearly missed, and we will cherish the gifts she left us: her sense of humor, ready ; laughter, love of family, tolerance and compassion. In lieu of flow ers,donations can be made to Gesa in Jane's name. We will place memorial benches in the rose garden she so dearly loved. A memorial service will be held Saturday. October 27. at 2 p.m. at the Church of the , Nazarene, 2402 S. Union, Ken newick. A reception will follow at Janes home. 1502 W. 16th Place, Kennewick. To extend your condolences, you may sign the guestbook at www.Hillcrest- MetnorialCcnter.com . _____---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PROGRAM ’’Designing for the Holidays”..............by Diane Davis Diane is a designer in the floral department at Craft Warehouse. She will demonstrate some of the newest ideas for the holidays. You will really be surprised ;; at one of the original projects she’s bringing to show us. -------------------- --- --------------—,--- .—— . ,------ . , . .. ..... --- --- : i .5 A a/G We were all sorry to hear of the passing of ouMearfnend and Sub member, Jane Melville. No one haImoenthu^mfo gardening, willingness to help anyone w.tti a flower ’*ow des.g . and advice on growing roses than Jane. S ★ MetnorialCcnter.com i I mmmmhmmmmi /? R R R i\J 6 t M t /V I . ____ ( M r ’ w ■ ?5I ll/i? y\ I I ■■■■■■■■ MMHHHMSMM LOCATION Home of Linda Childers, | Dc-Kr^ ___________________________________ 7 , RMMMNHHHMHMNmh BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLVB December 2OO7 PROGRAM -Gifts From the Garden- This is our annual Christmas luncheon and gift exchange. Please bring a garden related gift under $5.00. Your gift could be something from your own garden, a craft you made, or an inexpensive gift that you purchased. Keep it simple, it is the thought that counts! Please wrap your gift, a name tag is not necessary. Many thanks to Linda and her co-hostess Mary, for their gracious hospitality at Christmas Party. We know it is a lot of work for Linda to get her ome ready for such a large group. We all enjoyed the good food and good comp y. H t ii rKFINS 4- FK&iT FIkkrng ir/nrAiT •I PROGRAM Co-Hostess: Helen LaDouceur cjanuar^ 2008 ^Happy ^New Year basin bloomers garden club ■February 2008 d ' sf PROGRAM “Living in the Mountains of Peru” by Walt & Jackie Allen Walt has been a Master Gardener for 16 years. He & Jackie will share some of their experiences living, cooking, & gardening in Peru. location „ . . Home of Bette Porath. 2221 IS.JRainierStreet, Kennewick. “Designing with Antiques and History of the Roxy Theatr® anq^ years. We Ann will tell us the history of the building an ow i antiques we can use in our will tour the store and she will show us some of her beautiful anuqu designs. ■MMBNHMMMHBBBHMMMMMBHBHHHBMBII I Pic|£iyvG U? EMU) SsCb. SvVL'th lAftkihi a/I ESS _________V. Ml Jeri Schmidt, Newsletter 1 ( BASIN BLOOMER? GARDEN CLCJB March 2008 II //1A I? r> a 1 W;- I 3 LOCATION Home of Elizabeth Roddy. 4937 W. 24th Place, Kennewick. 6j?n/vT ! ! ■n ■ -------- ______________________ - PROGRAM Badger Mountain Centennial Preserve” by Sharon Grant We are a group of local residents who came together in early 2003 to see if we could preserve our local ridges fortheir scenic view and as open space.” Sharon is the founder of Friends of Badger Mountain. She will tell us the story of how they were organized and how we can help preserve the flora & fauna of our region. fl h ■> Happy Arbor bay ' ' MASTER GARDENER DEMONSTRATION GARDEN 2004, she said, “The opportunity to be a test site doesn’t come along often, and the honor usually goes to larger communities. For an area this size to have one of only 28 test gardens, I think it’s rather a nice feather in Kennewick’s cap.” In recent years the test plot has become even more important to gardeners as the number of AARS test gardens has dwin dled to 22. The benches in the Demonstration Gar- i LOCATION i Sacajawea State Park, Pasco LORETTO J. HULSE HERALD STAFF WRITER L mw___ Paul T. Erickson ] perickson@trtcltvheraH.com Jane Melville of Kennewick, shown here In this file photo, was a mas ter gardener Instrumental In the development of the Kennewick Demonstration Garden at 1620 S. Union St. Benches will be Installed in her memory there and the rose garden at Lawrence Scott Park In Ken newick. donations contributed to a memorial account in Melville’s name. The roses won’t be blooming for a few weeks. But later this spring you’ll be able to take a few minutes to smell the roses in two Kennewick parks thanks to Melville’s love of roses and gardening. > Loretto J. Hulse: 582-1513; lhulse@tricity herald.com. See more of the Herald’s Home & Garden stories at www.tricityhomeand garden.com. ♦ i I i ■ ■ New benches honor Kennewick please bring a Arbor means "tree” in Latin. Arbor Day is a special day that has been set aside for planting an caring for trees. The first Arbor Day was celebrated in Nebraska on April 10 87_. It was started by J- Sterling Morton, a Nebraska newspaper publisher who encouraged Nebias mns to p an rees to beautify and enrich the treeless state. He offered prizes for the most trees planted; over a million trees were planted on that first Arbor Day. Sacajawea State Park placed. “We had to move a few roses in order to make room for the benches. But we wanted to place them where someone sit ting on them would have a good view of the roses,” said Master Gardener Arlen Gatagan of Kennewick. Melville was also instrumental in get ting All-America Rose Selections to desig nate the Demonstration Garden as one of their test sites. In a story that ran in the Herald when | Alice VerSteeg, right, of Richland, participates In Thursday’s tree-planting event at Sacajawea State Park in Pasco. VerSteeg was one of about 15 volun teers from a couple of local garden clubs to help plant seven donated trees in the park. She donated the scarlet oak she’s filling dirt around as a living memorial to her father-in-law, Robert VerSteeg Sr„ who passed away last year on April 4. See video at www. tricltyherald.com. Bob Brawdv I bbrawdy @tricityherald.com BASIN BLOOMERS' GARDEN CLUB April 2008 rosarian den at 1620 S. Union St., Kennewick, will be dedicated at 1 p.rn. March 29, which would have been Melville’s 78th birthday. Light refreshments will follow, giving family and friends a chance to reminisce about Melville’s contributions to the com munity through her love of plants and gar dens. A third bench will be installed later this year in the rose garden at Lawrence Scott Park in Kennewick. The garden was planted and is maintained by members of the Tri-City Rose Society. ■ garden, memorials to longtime Kennewick the first AARS roses were planted in April The three benches were bought with PROGRAM “Arbor Day Tree Planting”............ bv ri.,h ... SPWCHG OP AT SACAJAWO ; >’ I Seats to be dedicated March 29, ™XTden where the benches be ’ Jane Melville’s 78th birthday 7I "T ~7~ isit the rose garden in the Master \ / Gardener Demonstration Garden in V Kennewick after next weekend and ' you'll have a comfortable place to relax and enjoy the blooms. Two benches will be added to the rose gardener Jane Melville, who died Oct. 22. Melville was a longtime member of the Tri-City Rose Society and a Consulting Rosarian as well as a Washington State University Extension Master Gardener. The Demonstration Garden is maintained by members of the Master Gardener Foundation of Benton and Franklin Coun ties. Melville was a tireless worker in the Demonstration Garden, especially in the mailto:perickson@trtcltvheraH.com herald.com http://www.tricityhomeand garden.com tricltyherald.com tricityherald.com BASIN BLOOMERS BAY AT THE PARK i. Pinus sylvestris ’Fastigiata Walter Drata' (habit) Scotch Pine © Michael A. Dirr IK f ■. BASIN BLOOMERS’ GARDEN CLUB May 2008 Oak, Alice Ver Steeg donated in honor and memory of her Father-In- Law a Scarlet Oak and Garden Genies donated a Red Oak. When working at the Park we need to check in each time and add our name to the Group Volunteer timesheet for hours spent on working at the Park. They passed out visors to wear so you will be easily identified as someone who should be there and working in the Park. rI 4 LOCATION Home of Barbara LaPrath. 2611 S. Harrison Court, Kennewick I meet with the Basin Bloomers garderTcfub April 3, 2008 at Sacajauea State_Park. What a great ■"meeting and afterwards they planted 7 trees atjhe "park. Basin Bloomers Garden Club donated a Maple Brandywine, Marilyn Hyde rounded up Horse Heaven Hills Kiwanis and Dr. Coier of Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society and Kennewick & Pasco Rotary who donated 2 more Maples Brandywine and a Spruce. Blue Mt. District donated a Red Don’t forget the Blue Mountain District Meeting & Spring Flower Show next Tuesday, April 29th. It will start at 10:00 at the Pasco Grange (corner of Court & Road 64). The flower show theme is “Backyard Wildlife.” Entries will be received between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. The program will be on growing orchids and Linda Childers will do a workshop on mosaics. Basin Bloomers will be in charge of desserts. PROGRAM “Wild and Crazy Book Exchange”............ by Club Members Some gardening books are masterpieces and deserve a spot on your bookshelf for eternity. Some are reference materials that you refer to constantly and some you bought at a time of weakness. Now they just take up space and collect dust. What can you do with them? ~ BRING THEM TO OUR BOOK EXCHANGE ~ This is a great way to recycle your books and make room on your shelves for books that you actually want. Go thru your garden books, dust them off, and bring as many as you want to the meeting. We will have a fun time exchanging books. Someone may bring just the book you’ve been wanting for THANIC Inn mo PLANTING A TREE FOR MARILYN, THANK YOU FOR PLANTING A TREE FOR ME A LIVING SYMBOL OF LOVE FOR OUR AREA A BIT OF TOWERING GREEN FOR ALL TO SEE- ™e west gate entrance,VISITTO^SIS r A^ ’(B^NCHES) WELCOME! WELCOME! GArLS COI ™' 0R THE R0SES’ R0W UPON ROW, RDEN COLOR PAMPERED BY THOSE WITH A GREEN THRUMB. Xc^vr uSr>ED T° ENJOY DIGG,NG 'N THE DIRT wn.le stay™ OUT op the ™tVtrSEyRnS day sun. Our annual plan! sale will be held on Saturday. Apr 26th from ®3°a^de“Xon Friday Bette"Porath?2221 S. Rainier, Kennewick. Bette wi be ready for plant deliver e on rr aay afternoon, April 25th between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m Please identify and label a ' the do not need to price them, we have a committee to do that. Bette will have a sign up sneer meeting for volunteers. ■ t- Co Hostess: Linda Childers I' I ________ _^4oop. basin bloomers GARDEN CLUB June 2008 7vl i c ki LOCATION Garden ofSard Mullally, 7119 W. 7th Ave, Kennewick. PROGRAM “Working at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.” by Mary Shoop Mary will tell us of her experiences volunteering with Earthwatch. She helped catalog south sea island tropical plants at the Smithsonian in The U.S. National Herbarium. I £ lookiNG lI 1^ Co litSb tUe i>'c£ I BASIN BLOOMER? GARDEN CLUB July 2008 i ■ _____ _k _■MH LOCATION Garden of Linda Childers, 201 Greenbriar West, Richland. |mmhmhmmhhmhmmhMbh | Co-Hostess: Mary Cunningham | II j PROGRAM “Tour Linda’s Garden” by Linda Childers , quSonsXtbe"plXSarden-te"USWha'3r0WSWe"fOTher a"dany In Loving Wlemory w k-vlF'i 1 ’■I S'- ll ’ «k. ■ 41 ‘O nfe^wiWiEHM u7.^s OF 0 UV11 0 uU 111. MRVsl - ■ W - c JFK/S Co-Hostess: Helen LaDouceur L To R L IN Dfl - Je KI _Je i? i 's c I N BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLUB AUgUSt 2008 '/ (r- UK n —? LOCATION Garden of Jeri Schmidt, 1922 West 3rd Ave, Kennewick "J PROGRAM “Garden Pots - From Drab to Fab" by Judy Schorzman Judy will show us how to make inexpensive stone-looking containers from the black plastic pots we get our plants in from the nursery. You won’t believe it until you see it! Basin Co-Hostess: Barb Mullally Lavender - A Treat For The Senses AnR'/C. feflOilRR ON nun o HSeptenWerZJ, zuwy ivi potluck and program (Dana charge of tying;ngjJcsserts) Bloomers Garden Club September 2008 I u/n. StaTe C o ix /V a. i L I n 'I PluJflO Bns/a/ Location ; Garden of Fran Julian, 6307 W. 10th Place, Kennewick. AwLy/v e_iv EETTy RR) Program — ; “A Potpourri of Lavender" Marilyn will tellI z-t3-o3 FoitesTAy M F R. S. by Marilyn O’Brien H us her experiences growing and using the lavender plant. We will taste touch £ and smell the delightful fragrances of lavender. She said “It’s amazing what you can do with ’ £ the plant." bMBW>» >". — — - --- _ _____ _ .. IP Lt. 4- /v\^k.i t ’r L. M ti.Arm q. o ff Q> i fFs [ L. ti0 /7/V fl .I.Tea/v r.Ap. r<\ LY w 14. BeTT; F. RuTIi G. inexpensive gift that you purchased. Keep it simple, it is the thought that counts! Please wrap your gift, a name tag is not necessary. BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLUB December zoos PROGRAM -Gifts From the Garden- This is our annual Christmas luncheon and gift exchange. Please bring a garden related gift under $5.00. Your gift could be something from your own garden, a craft you made, or an LOCATION Home of Linda Childers, 201 Greenbriar West, Richland. oL'. P Fti \ ! ■ -Potluck Luncheon - Please bring one of the following for the potluck. ♦ hot dish (casserole) ♦ salad ♦ dessert o u2/ a/ G 1 <4.. K«r.b/-7R n Co-Hostess: Marilyn Hyde by Barb LaPrath I! Barb has a beautiful collection of antiques. She will give us a tour of her home, tell us how she started collecting, and show us some of her favorite pieces. BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLUB January 2009 Happy New Year Ruth LOCATION Home of Barbara LaPrath. 2611 S. Harrison Court, Kennewick PROGRAM “Collecting Antiques” B ilb n K ft enjoyed good food and good company. ---- •YTfTr*'~Tfir~-ardfTrr'T -- ininrr'-jr "***"**~~TSiM—"________ Aa/M'/a/ M cLizfibeth R /v\rM (\ -Vrnk Book I 1 BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLUB February 2009 PROGRAM “Video Tour of Cacti & Succulent Gardens” by Bette Porath Bette will share with us her personal tour of Hillside Greenhouses with owner Ron McKitrick. Hillside Desert Botanical Gardens has been testing and experimenting with certain species for than 25 years to find which will be the most reliable in tolerating the growing conditions here in the Pacific Northwest. LOCATION Home of Bette Porath. 2221 S. Rainier Street, Kennewick. Co-Hostess: Barb La Prath j AGENDA Our hostess, Bette Porath, will be celebrating her 75th birthday, please come to the meeting and share some birthday cake with her. Co-Hostess: Betty ThorpeHostess: Ruth Giese I Almost everyone has a place where U ll s S fl n. n <±) tp /11E/A (3 t? K- triciryherald.com Perry BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLUB March 2009 JOHN FRANCIS PERRY Jolih Francis Perry died peace fully on Friday, March 27th at John F. Perry SPOKANE - 5 Pe Festival to rememb John Perry left mark on music scene beyond home ’s folk era. He fi and Micki played and sang together as a duo. For 20 years they sang in the folk choir Joyful Noise. They have also been in The Contradictions and River Rats contra bands. They partici pated in festivals throughout the Northwest and helped produce Sunfest and Tumbleweed Music festivals. As founding members of Three Rivers Folklifc Society they helped produce concerts for 20 years. John was known and loved by folk musicians through out the nation because of his car ing concern, genuine friendship and gentle spirit. He was an active member of Kennewick First United Methodist Church and Inland Empire SubVets Base. John and Micki were instrumental in organizing National Marriage Encounter in the Tri-Cilies and John was often a song leader on Walk to Emmaus weekends. John's greatest love was his family. He is survived by his wife of 4J years Micki. and his daugh ters Elizabeth Hunt. Bccki Sek- erak, Jeannette Plummer, and Jessie Perry; sons-in law Travis Hunt. Dan Sekerak, and Chris lummer; granddaughters Tim ber, Falon. Natalie, Madeline, and Joelle. Five siblings and their spouses, mother in law Jean, nieces and nephews, and other extended family members will miss him. He will be missed by his church and folk music fami lies and many friends. John touched many lives and was loved by many people! A memorial service is planned for Saturday, April 4th, 2:00 p.n:. at Kennewick First United Methodist Church. In lieu ot flowers please make donation- ’ 3 Rivers Folk life Society for Tumbleweed Music Festival or KFUMC transportation fund. Sacred Heart Medical Center after complica tions follow ing hip replacement surgery. He was born March 8th. 1943 in Modesto, California while his father Francis Perry was serving in the Army Air Corps and his mother, Nettie Perry, lived with his maternal great grandparents. After the wat and he was raised on the tamily dairy' farm in Denair, California. He was the first of six children. PROGRAM “Growing Orchids”.........by Betty Wise Betty will tell us how easy it is to grow orchids in your home. a few orchid plants can be happy. The local Three Rivers Folklife Society, which John helped organize in 1988, also will pay homage to the man who brought the Tumbleweed Festival to town more than two decades ago. The society wall hold a concert, featuring Northwest musician Larry Murante, start ing at 7:30 p.m. today pA Al- . . _______ * tarian In 1948, John contracted polio and spent months in isolation at San Francisco Children's Hospi tal. John regained the use of his legs, but suffered the after effects of post polio syndrome later in life. He was able to play football in high school and was active in 4-H, FFA and Honor Society. He attended UC Davis and Modesto Junior College before joining the Navy in 1964. He met his future wife Micki at church snow camp in January 1963. They started writing to each other after John joined die Navy. They were married on December 18th, 1965 before John attended Nuclear Power Prototype Training School. During his Navy career they lived in New London, CT, Charleston, SC. Newport News, VA and Idaho Falls. John was sta tioned on the USS Lafayette, an FBM nuclear submarine. His 'final tour of duty was as an instructor/trainer in Idaho Falls. After 9 years in the Navy, John worked as a training specialist at Con Edison in New York, the first commercial nuclear power plant to use reactor simulators. In 1976 he was recruited by Wash ington Public Power Supply Sys tem as a training engineer. He was instrumental in designing and procuring 2 reactor simula tors He trained reactor operators and later taught nuclear engineer ing He loved teaching, but- retired at 58 when post polio set in He relished his new role babysitting granddaughters and puttering about his farm. He enjoyed being known as Papa John, his hobbies of music, col lecting erector sets, musical instruments and Farmall tractor paraphernalia. John learned to play guitar during the late 50's folk era. He DORI O’NEAL HERALD STAFF WRITER The late Kennewick folk musician John Perry was known as much for his funky old leather hat as he was for his music. Perry, 66, who died March 27 from complications after hip replacement ’ ’ at the Community Unb surgery, left an indelible mark on the tarian Universalist folk music scene here at home and Church, 2819 W. Sylvester St., Pasco mu xt m John met his wife at a summer The Northwest Folklife Festival — mei plans to pay tribute to Perry during its Memorial Day weekend celebra tion in Seattle. ‘Til be there and will sing the son® hat of his,’’ said his wife Micki Perry. The tribute takes place at 11:30 a.m. John met his wife at „ gathering in California, where they grew up, and both discovered they loved music as well as each other. 1 hey were married for 43 years. vlv vcillvL t, .. , , * it didn t take long to tie the knot, SPOKANE — John F. T Perry, 66, of Kennewick, died : March 27 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. He was born in Modesto, Calif., and lived in Kennewick for 33 years. He was a retired training engineer and instructor for Con Edison and Energy Northwest. Services are planned for 2 p.m. April 4 at Kennewick First United Methodist Church. - fc- J LOCATION cfrnm Mid-Columbia Library-----Keewaydin Branch, 405 S. Dayton. This is the old library acros Kennewick High School near Keewaydin Park triciryherald.com Co-Hostess: Dana Nunez*Hostess: Fran Julian W HoT SnLt inkers, Rn- /Aoily A/F Ko pa HI. _ BAKIN BLOOMERS' GARDEN CLUB April 2009 LOCATION Home of Bette Porath. 2221 S. Rainier Street, Kennewick. AGENDA Our annual plant sale will be held on Saturday, April 25th from 8:00 a.m. - noon at the home of Bette Porath, 2221 S. Rainier, Kennewick. Bette will be ready for plant deliveries anytime on Friday, April 24th. Please identify and label all your plants. You do not need to price them, we have a committee to do that. Bette will have a sign-up sheet at the meeting for volunteers. F L o a) E KS PROGRAM “Designing Miniatures” ....by Norma Boswell Norma will give us the basics for designing miniature flower arrangements 3 or 4 inches tall. She will tell us how to find containers and flowers to fit into the small sizes. i i l Af B fl 6'/ Pvv L/ viS - To ■■ % KENNEWICKA 1k. o maWCT) I\ Rethink your world Contacts: Gary Deardorff or Sue Beitlich, City of Kennewick 585-4419 SerLLET OfiK 5 1 50' Spile ho 4a‘ - Fall CoUk- 0 ■■ ’’ : Donr - — — __ BENTON ^IID Press Release & Photo Opportunity ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. Kennewick Highlands Grange Park 1600 So. Union Street K I1 ! J I j ! II"1 BgTrv WE *; 0 4 The City of Kennewick, ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston, Benton PUD, Mid-Columbia Community Forestry Council, WSU Extension Master Gardeners and members of the Basin Bloomers Garden Club will be holding a tree-planting event at Highlands Grange Park in observance of Arbor Day 2009. 3 the environment. '. 5. Gary Deardorf, a manager for TtJgfSgr® maintenance and operations for I the city of Kennewick, said vol- - j unteers will begin setting the ginkgo and scarlet oak trees at 9:30 a.nt. in the park at 1600 S. Union St. The city, Benton PUD and Basin Bloomers are provid ing the trees, which will provide shade in the summer, a wind break in the spring and contrast ing vellow and red colors in the fall.' Deardorf said this is the first year ConAgra has participated in the event, which has become a community project involving sev eral groups and individuals. Scarlet Oak This project was chosen due to the many benefits that trees provide, such as adding beauty, reducing pollution, providing windbreaks and creating shady places where you can enjoy being with your family and friends on a sunny Tri-City day. A total of 15 trees will be planted, which are being provided by the City of Kennewick, Benton PUD, - and the Basin Bloomers Garden Club. ✓_____ _____________ — ■' ' -------------- £ si« r • : ;. a--'; /XT- Feight ■ i__ • . te ■ Reju ————— Groups gather to plant trees in Kennewick park About a dozen volunteers from ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston will join with the Basin Bloomers Garden Club and Master Garden ers from Washington State Uni versity Extension on Saturday to M s plant 15 trees at Highland Grange Park in Kennewick. The annual Arbor Day tree planting is done by the Mid Columbia Community Forestry Council and the garden club to beautify the community and help - Herald staff I - ' -//-f 50 'Sti^Ltr iwaaMM 0 kKi fr/ G Each year our club buys and donates a tree for Arbor Day. This Year we will plant a tree in Grange Park on Saturday, April 4th at 9:30 a.m. Let’s have a big turnout from our club! r i - b t y — dfl/V b _ ! Mid-Columbici Community Forestry Council j ■1 Jeri Schmidt, NewsletterS - ----- —. —-- IN BLOOMERS i GARDEN CLVB May 2009 a I'i ■ 1 LOCATION Home of Micki Perry. 1011 S. Dawes Street. Kennewick ■ou at the meeting 1 F 3 1 i ■,l 4 ■ I ■ 1 ! PROGRAM Spring Progressive Garden Tour” by Club Members We will start our tour at Micki's garden, then continue to Barb Mullally’s garden at 7119 W. 7th Ave and them on to Linda Childers’ at 201 Greenbriar West in Meadow Springs. After touring our members gardens we will go to lunch in a local restaurant and then continue to the new Cornerstone Flower & Nursery in Benton City on the corner of Hi-way 224 and Kennedy Rd. *............ ....... “ ~ ................ i K j N' • MlR CxKNLri RL'-L;?' •■■■■. y ■■■ . . . : ■' "-^8 ! : ■MBH I1 [■IL :0 iV: 5' ccD T A h : L i' / j. ji J basin bloomers garden clcjb June 2009 • I-■ r -| H I . I F ■1 ? a f •f ■ i Bi ~~ ! ■ 7 ~ |M WF __ ..__ ■ location . LGardenofDana Nunez. 2410 W. Clearwater Street Kennewick. — Uqi iSSKSS _ Jp1n:. AGENDA Our new officers for the 2009-2010 term will be installed at the June meeting. Please come and give them a big Thank You for taking on this responsibility for two years. President Mary Jean Knight Vice-President....Dana Nunez w ■ I i i , Hpi f Secretary....Barb LaPrath Treasurer....Betty Thorpe ■RV,. PROGRAM “Garden Songs" by Micki Perry Micki & John founded the Three Rivers Folklife Society in 1988 to promote folk music in the Tri-Cities. The Society sponsors the annual Tumbleweed Music Festival in September. Micki will preform some of the garden songs she has written and tell us about folk music. 3=3- DflA/n - ■ w , Festival for 12 years, but Micki has gone it alone this year after John died in March. I I DORI O’NEAL HERALD STAFF WRITER Festival organizer Micki Perry lost her husband hi March Willamette, as well as Dan Maher, Hank Cramer and Hawkeye Herman. There also will be a slew of local folk entertainers performing throughout the two-day event. The best thing about the Tumbleweed Festival is that it’s an event the whole family can enjoy, whether folk music is your thing or not, Perry said. “The festival isn’t all Kum- baya. We have some wonder ful entertainment for the kids, too, and there’ll be a swing dance as well,” she said. Che’ Oke Ten (a Native American group) tells great stories, and Bloody Wendy is a group that spins yarns and sings sea songs, she said. There also will be exhibi tions in belly dancing, swing, waltz, Israeli and Chinese dancing, a drum circle, Irish dancing, clogging, as well as contra dancing. Workshops also take place throughout the weekend. Back Porch Swing Band, from Olympia, will provide the music for a s wing dance hap pening at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 6. Everything is free from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. The evening concert on Sept. 5 will cost $8 for adults and $5 for kids and seniors. A full schedule of events is at www.3rfs.org. I Dori O’Neal:582-1514; doneal@tricityherald.com fl) he 13 th annual Tumble- | weed Festival, which is JL Sept. 5-6 at Howard Amon Park in Richland, will be bittersweet for Kennewick folk musician Micki Perry. She and her late husband, John, have been organizers of the Three Rivers Folklife Soci ety festival since its beginning. John died in March, leaving Micki to deal with organizing various aspects of the festival. But Perry found out she’s a lot tougher than she thought. “John was supposed to chair this year’s festival, which did leave me floundering for a while after he died because he knew so much more than I did about organizing,” she said. “He loved this festival, as do I, but the show must go on.” There will be a special trib ute concert starting at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 6 to honor John Perry and his contributions to folk music as well as the Tri- City community. Headline acts for Tumble weed this year are Larry Muranto, Watch the Sky, Eliz abeth and Sandy LaPrelle and Shanghaied on the ; "’’J ii Micki and John Perry of Kennewick play a songtogether. The two have organized the Tumbleweed Music i ■ • - TUMBLEWEED MUSIC FESTIVAL This year bittersweet for woman behind the music ) MUSIC FESTIVO'.. - . -----" The festival continues today from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. with more performers, a swing dance featuring Back Porch Swing Band from Olympia at 3:30 p.m., and a tribute concert at 5:45 p.m. for the i late John PeiTwTb.tee Rivers Folklife i Society founder and Tumbleweed volun- teer who died in March. A full schedule of events is available at i www.3rfs.org. http://www.3rfs.org mailto:doneal@tricityherald.com http://www.3rfs.org • • ■ i> ••I ® G basin bloomers garden club July 2009 r '' ■ ............ ' ---------------------- • ■ BASIN BLOOMER? GARDEN CLCJB August 2009 ?. ■ = LOCATION : . Garden of Jeri Schmidt, 1922 West 3rd Ave, Kennewick -----------------------------------------------------—--------------------------- --------- W .............. Ill Illi III j—■■ I—— WlUlIlIBM-l. Ill T,,j| |„,w j I,,, j 1 T"!................. ... 1 M B: I i ■ ■ ■ ■ I rrl- Ji=1 ■'- E ■? 4 "r\ ''**'. - ■■■■*: ~ °'/y -1ZZZ2 %. ®4, zzzrx— • 4/ 4 ■ . ....... -,-. — - *A/ A, 'Zd/ -- .-- ■-. --------------------- .-— AGENDA ----------- ----- Bette Porath s daughter, Janice Baker, was diagnosed last week with colon canrpr SHp had : prayers XereoZteT"’ metastasized and is in lungs and liver. Your ■ The Benton-Franklin County Fair is August 25th thru 29th this year Our club will need to 25" S° have = PROGRAM ~ “Summer Bouquets” by The Bug Girls -- The Bug Girls have a booth at the Richland Farmer’s Market where they sell fresh cut flowers. - They will give some tips on designing and keeping our bouquets fresh. 3 go thru your recipe box, cook your best recipe using - < I Basin Bloomers Garden Club September 2009 | PLEASE BRING A LAWN CHAIR ■ . I li11 * \ CO/X j L. Xzzzz Location I I PLEASEyBRINGaA LAWN^Hair 9^Zebo behind the Mid-Columbia Library on Dayton Street) |. t, ” 1° Hostess: Dana Nunez Co-Hnstess- Jpan Rnhin<;r>n : Agenda i Mary Jean will have the results of the Benton-Franklin County Fair entries in Horticulture and \ i Floriculture and who won all the ribbons. P; ..-y———f—7—■ - ----------- -- ------------ —--------- ------------ ------------------- ------ --------------------------- ------ •----------------------------------------------------------- ----------- - ----------- ------ - . ____ _______ |g Program ' M “Recipes from the Garden" by Club Members I i Our meeting this month will be a Potluck Lunch in the Park. Everyone please bring a dish I , share go thru your recipe box, cook your best recipe using our great summer fruits and : | J vegetables and bring it to the picnic. Don’t forget to bring a copy of your recipe. X--------- ----------------------- --- ~ -— ■ ’--------------------- . _ ■ I We have one more “Yard of the Season” to select this year. We will need your suggestions for the 1 ! best private and commercial gardens for our committee to check out this fall. This is a fun morning i B and a aood chance to see some of the new neighborhoods in Kennewick, so check your calendar 1 I and volunteer to help with the fall “Yard of the Season" selection. » Jeri Schmidt, Newsletter our Thanksgiving table. BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLUB November 2009 After the program at Beaver Bark we will have lunch at Rancho Bonito Mexican Restaurant in Richland. BASIN BLOOMERS GARDEN CLUB October 2009 7// 1 Tfii PROGRAM “Ornamental Grasses” by Renee After the meeting we will car pool to Beaver Bark Garden Center in Richland for a program about ornamental grasses. Please bring a lawn chair for the program! Hfe. ■ 1■ I 1 PROGRAM “Mini-Pumpkin Designs” by Marilyn Harmsen Marilyn will help each of us make a mini-pumpkin to take home to use in a fall arrangement or on r “C. < ' > Please bring a glue gun and wire snips if you have them. LOCATION Home of Micki Perry. 1011 S. Dawes Street. Kennewick JO Hr................. -4 MB LOCATION Home of Marilyn Harmsen, 3021 W. 7th Avenue, Kennewick. of Mary Jean Knight, 4724 Daisy Street, West Richland. 4- Please BASIN BLOOMERS' GARDEN CLUB December 2009 I LOCATION ^ome ’■■ ■ H SS3SS4Stive by 11:30 am. Our hoHday ioncbeon wi» slab at 12:00 noon. |et hef know jf yQU cannot come. ♦ DEATHS www.tricltyherald.c i JhFAZTJ4BEjt/v 74 II I ■ I-_ 'Ll I I ■ I I I L ~j—t±t£ i 1 A ■i. ‘ „L —y —/ J\.E_aL£ John ‘Jack’ F. Fletcher John “Jack” Forbes Fletcher, 86, of Kennewick, died Dec. 20 in Kennewick. He was born in Vancouver, ’ Wash., and lived in the Tri Cities for 59 years. He was a retired nuclear engineer. Mueller’s Tri-Cities Fune ral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements. i I I I !' I Ittttt tt Jack arrived at Hanford in 1950 after finishing his'master's degree in nuclear and chemical engineering at WSU. He retired from 50 years working for G.E., Westinghouse and Battclle as a senior engineer. He was active in technical organizations: Ameri can Institute of Chemical Engi neers. American Chemical Soci ety, American Nuclear Society and Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity. He traveled extensively for work during his career. Jack and Jessie had a passion for travel and he enjoyed researching his pioneering ances try. Together they traveled throughout Europe including his ancestral Scotland; the area in France where he served fn WWII; a People to People Nuclear trip to China: Southeast Asia including Korea. Japan, the Philippines and Thailand; Mex ico and the great USA. He was an active member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Kennewick; past chairman of • Benton County Republican Party and serving as precinct officer for nearly 50 years; member of American Legion and VI-AV; worked with Red Cross; served 13 years on City of Kennewick Park Commission; was past mas ter of Kennewick Masons and served as secretary for Scottish Rite for many years; was a Mem ber of El Katif and Columbia Basin Shrine Club and their Legion of Honor. Jack was a passionate, kind and gentle man who loved nature, science, animals (he had a special way with dogs), people and his family. He will be missed. The family wishes to give heartfelt thanks to the caring staff of Callaway Gardens, Royal Columbian and Hospice for all the love given to our family. Memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 26. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Kennewick. In lieu of flowers the family requests dona tions be made to The Tri-City Chaplaincy Hospice. i I °L5'L'‘A'- ■** . - 1/ /4e ____3 _ l ) r , ~ 1 — |~ JOHN FORBES I FLETCHER ('JACK') I John Forbes Fletcher ("Jack”) ■— was born December 12.1923, to ____ I Charles V.. Sr. and Estella Flo- I rence (Forbes) Fletcher jn Van- ■__ couver, WA. He was called home____ ■ by Jesus in the early morning I hours of December 20,2009. He I_ was 86. | Jack is survived by his wife of 61 years. Jessie T. Fletcher; three \— daughters and their husbands: Marcia (John) Moreno. Linda (Tom) Woodall. Cheryl (Gary) _ Tolar; Teresa (Steve) Clouse; grandchildren: Ben Moreno (Deirdre Curley), Alyson (Phil) _ Hernandez, Michael Woodall, Melissa Woodall. Amanda Brandt (Adrian Rodriguez), Kim- _ berly (Casey) Pierce, Nicole Tolar (Roger Russell), Ryan — Tolar, Shannon Brandt-Stice, _ Jennifer Paloma: foster daughters Heather and Signa; great-grand- — children: Justin Moreno, Caleb Moreno. Danielle Haley. Zach Allbee; sister-in-law Mitzi ;— (Chuck) Fletcher; brother-in-law _ Louis Towne: sister-in-law Arlene Towne: numerous — nephews and nieces; and his dog Cheyenne. He was preceded in death by — his parents; brother Richard L. _ (Dick) Fletcher and wife Mary: brother Charles V. "Chuck” — Fletcher, Jr.: nephew Ronald Fletcher. Service to his church and ~ country' was very' important to Jack. He served his country proudly in the U.S. Army during World War 11 in the European theater as a paratrooper and MP in France with 13th Airborne Division. His division also was trained and ready to ship out for a jump over Tokyo. A defining moment in history made this jump unnecessary. Following the war he attended Washington State College (now University) w here he met and married his beloved Jessie. They celebrated their 61 st anniversary in June. http://www.tricltyherald.c r6an ‘Forest Stewardship >) Xhs Joe Scordo, Chairperson 'Washington Community forestry CounciC WASHINGTON COMMUNITY jA FORESTRY r II i S J? ward presented to (Basin Btoomers Qarden Chi 6 In recognition of their contributions to "Urban and Community Forestry in "Washington L . Z W//r —Z%b-ZL A---- - ' " Sarah Qriffith, Xlrhan forestry frogram Manager (Department of Natura[“Resources C'C/' WASHINGTON STATE DEPART WENT Of ' Natural Resources Ooug Sutherland ■ Ct>mml»|onet of Public Land* X I

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