Newsletter for Nordonia Hills Garden Club
www.nordoniahillsgardenclub.com
Since 2000, and still growing… “we dig life”!
August 2012
President’s
message – What a busy summer it’s
been for me, as I’m sure, for you too. Now, at long
last the weather has cooled down a bit and I can
actually get to enjoy my garden, not just water it and
run inside. Well, this was a first for me……but, I
was actually giddy to it see rain. I guess the rain
dances worked.
Now, our plans are underway for the September 19,
picnic, as are plans for our beautification of the
Nordonia Hills Library. Late in the season, I know,
but, this weather has just been way too hot. We are
very luck to have Jackie Seremak playing a role in
this, as she has been very instrumental in getting the
ball rolling with her wonderful ideas for this
beautification and we have a great committee set-up
to help. Thanks to all the committee members, for
their participation in this project as we move forward.
As you know, we now have our new “Suggestion
Box”, and we received a request, which was for a
microphone and we are looking into pricing, for that.
On another note, we had a great time seeing the
Cultural Gardens and Botanical Gardens in July and,
if any of you have never been to Kingwood Garden
Center, in Mansfield, it has 47 acres of gardens,
greenhouses and Mansion. It is definitely worth the
trip. I’m only sorry that many of you did not take
advantage of carpooling down, this month. It is only
a short hour and 30 minutes away. The gardens are
simply beautiful, whether it is spring, summer or fall.
Board Members
President
[email protected]
V. President
2 V. President
Carmen Park 216.503.4414
Secretary
[email protected]
Phyllis Kluber 330.656.1562
[email protected]
Sandy Bednarik 330.468.6981
Treasurer
[email protected]
Committee Chairpersons
Wayne Meyer 330.468.2733
[email protected]
Bob & Carmen Park 216.503.4414
[email protected]
By Laws
Photographer
Phyllis Kluber 330.656.1562
[email protected]
Garden Tour
Historian
Membership
Newsletter Editor
Web Editor
Public Relations
Refreshments
Our Board Members
Sunshine & Raffle
Ways & Means
Phyllis Kluber (Secr.), Sandy Bednarik (Treas.), Carmen Park (2nd
VP), Kerry Wichert (VP), Lilian Coluccio (Pres.)
Kerry Wichert 330.467.6866
[email protected]
nd
See you soon,
Lilian
Lilian Coluccio 216.832.0187
Special Events
&
Carmen Park 216.503.4414
[email protected]
Pam Bof 330.687.0359
[email protected]
Mary Chieffe
614.477.0800
[email protected]
Peg Krutko 330.467.6017
[email protected]
Bob & Carmen Park 216.503.4414
[email protected]
Mary Chieffe
614.477.0800
[email protected]
Joyce Stayanchi 330.467.6842
[email protected]
Elaine Nidy 330.467.8600
[email protected]
Alida Moonen 216.571.9230
[email protected]
Adrien Coluccio 216.287.0081
[email protected]
Nordonia Hills Garden Club
August, 2012
Wednesday, September 19th (See pg 5 for details)
Picnic in the Park Pavilion
Wednesday, October 17th
Member panel on fall garden activities--Getting ready for winter.
Club Meetings
3rd Wednesday of Month
6:30 PM.
(Doors open up at 6:00 PM)
Held at:
Sagamore Hills Township
Wednesday, November 14th
Denise Ellsworth, OSU extension will talk on Phenology and Pest Management.
Wednesday, December 5th
Annual dinner and Installation of new officers.
Submitted by: Carmen Park, 2
Board Meetings
nd
V.P.
1st Monday of Month
7:00 PM
Board Meeting
February 6, 2012 - 7:00PM at
…to Bob Cyrano's.
& Carmen Park
…and thanks to
Ann O’Neal for
stepping up to the
plate as our new
Public Relations
Chairperson,
beginning
September 2012.
for the wonderful job
they have done for us in
the Public Relations
position. They continue
to be very active
members in our club –
Carmen holding 2nd VP
Board Postion, and Bob
part of the Photography
Chair.
We have a couple of positions open for anyone interested in becoming more active
in our club:
Newsletter Editor and Web Editor
Please call or email Lilian Coluccio if interested in one of these chair positions.
Nordonia Hills Garden Club
August, 2012
2012 MEMBERSHIP DUES
RAFFLE
We will be having TWO separate drawings at our
meetings - one for the donated food items and the
other for paid tickets.
Dues are $15.00 for individuals, and $20.00
for family memberships.
Make check payable to NHGC
We will issue a raffle ticket for each food item you
donate to the Emergency Assistance Center. So,
please remember your canned items (See page
six in our newsletter for a list of suggested food
items needed).
Send payment to:
Pam Bof
11800 Dunham Road
Sagamore Hills, OH 44067
And, we will be selling tickets for 50 cents.
If you would like to donate items for our raffles,
please bring them to our club meeting or call me.
Thanks,
Elaine Nidy
330.467.8600
SUNSHINE REPORT
Please pass along to Elaine Nidy if you know of any member who
could use a card of get well, best wishes or congratulations from our
Club.
AUGUST HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES Pam
330.467.8600
[email protected]
TO: Mary Chieffe Mary Cipriani Jackie Polcen Jackie Seremak Pat Spagnola Lori Vicic Kerry Wichert AUGUST Refreshments
AUGUST Flower of the Month Gladiolus The meaning of the Gladiolus is sincerity, and
symbolizes
strength
of
character.
Characteristics are honest, generous, selfmotivated, warm hearted & enthusiastic.
Sign of the Zodiac and dates:
Leo – July 23- August 23
(Please try to have refreshments at meeting
by 6:15 PM)
Mary Caudill Chieffe (614.477.0800)
Joyce Stayanchi (330.467.6842)
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their
echoes are truly endless.
Mother Teresa
Nordonia Hills Garden Club
August, 2012
NHGC
JULY 21, 2012
Cleveland
Botanical Gardens,
Rockefeller
Garden,
and
lunch at
Guardino’s
Restaurant in
Little Italy!
FUN,
EDUCATIONAL,
AND
GOOD FOOD!!
One of the beautiful
gardens at
Rockefeller Park.
Members enjoying three of the many Cultural Gardens
The biggest decision of the day… what to select on the
menu at Guardino’s Restaurant in Little Italy.
Cleveland Botanical Gardens and Planters
First and
present NHGC
Presidents,
taking a break
in the shade.
Lilian Coluccio
and Rosemary
Zamercik
Nordonia Hills Garden Club
August, 2012
More pictures at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens!!
Wayne
Meyer, &
guest
Kathleen,
&
Carmen
and Bob
Park
Lilian
Coluccio
“cooling
off” –
her feet,
that is!
An interesting tree
with a unique
story.
You need to attend
the Botanical
Gardens to hear
the details.
Mary Chieffe
and
Bernadette
Evans – just a
walk in the
park.
An amazing feat!
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Annual Membership Picnic
Our annual club picnic is right around the corner!
The picnic will be held at the Sagamore Hills Park pavilion on Wednesday, September 19, at 6:30 p.m.
Members with last names beginning with A - P should bring a side dish, while members with last names beginning
with Q - Z should bring a dessert. Our club will provide a main course tray of Chicken Paprikash, as well as water,
pop, plates, napkins, cups, and utensils.
Members planning to attend must submit a $5.00 deposit which will be returned to you at the picnic. Send your
deposit in, c/o Mary Chieffe, 9515 Nighthawk Drive, Chagrin Falls, OH 44023, no later than September 7, 2012. If
you are unable to attend the picnic, your deposit will not be returned to you.
Please email or call if you plan to attend so we can get an accurate count.
[email protected]
614-477-0800
440-708-2657
[email protected]
330-467-6842
We're looking forward to seeing all of you in September!
Mary Chieffe and Joyce Stayanchi
Refreshment Co-Chairpersons
Nordonia Hills Garden Club
August, 2012
Treasurer’s Report by Sandy Bednarik
Date
Check#
6/30/2012
SC
7/9/2012
443
7/9/2012
444
7/13/2012
445
7/13/2012
7/19/2012
7/9/2012
7/9/2012
7/13/2012
7/19/2012
446
447
Dep
Dep
Dep
Dep
7/21/2012
7/31/2012
448
SC
Description
Income
Deposits Expense
June Service Charge
A. Moonen-Reimburse Caution Tape 1012 Plant
Sale
J. Stayanchi-Sand for Leaf Casting Project and
Coffee
RoyalTowne Florist-Arrangement for K Wichert
Mother
Lisa Doty-GirlScout Leader-Thank You Donation @
PS
R. Park-Bus Driver for Cultural Garden Tour
B. Bunsey-Gloves
B. Bunsey-Leaf Casting Fee
P. Krutko-Bus Trip (2)
Leaf Castings Painting Fee:
Altizer
Armstrong
G & S Bednarik (2)
Bof
Filmeck
Nidy
Rispo
Setele
Schroeder
Cleveland Cultural Gardens Tour Guide
July Service Charge
3.00
5,129.00
10.62
5,118.38
13.99
5,104.39
74.35
5,030.04
20.00
172.75
5,010.04
4,837.29
4,846.29
4,861.29
4,909.29
9.00
15.00
48.00
5.00
5.00
10.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
Balance
50.00
60.00
3.00
4,959.29
4,899.29
4,896.29
Do Tomatoes get “Cold Feet”??
If you are having trouble beating the squirrels, birds, deer, and bunnies to your ripe tomatoes, try covering them with
old socks or a cut up pair of tights. As soon as the tomatoes start to turn color, cover them with a sock or a piece of
the tights. The tomatoes will continue to ripen with the socks or tights! Who-da-thunk?
Of course, draping netting on the plants works well too.
Also, clear string fishing line placed horizontally above the plants prevents the birds and possibly the deer from
seeing the clear lines; when their wings hit the line it discourages them and hopefully they give up. The deer do not
like the feel of the line.
You’ve got to continue to grow, or you’re just like last
night’s cornbread – stale and dry.
Loretta Lynn
Nordonia Hills Garden Club
August, 2012
THE
MONARCH BUTTERFLY
Monarch butterflies are the most colorful and most beautiful of all butterflies, but there are many more
facts about monarch butterflies that the people who have been studying them for years, entomologists,
students, and others, have found out.
Did you know that the monarch butterflies that live in North America migrate? Monarch butterflies are
the only insect to migrate up to 2,500 miles to get out of the cold weather and hibernate. But not all
Monarch butterflies migrate. Only the fourth generation of monarchs can migrate each year because
the first three generations die after about six weeks from escaping their cocoons.
Did you know that monarch butterflies go through four generations each year? The first three
generations hatch from their cocoon state (also known as the pupa or chrysalis state) and live for up to
six weeks, but the fourth generation continues to live on for up to six or eight months so that they can
migrate to a warmer climate, hibernate, and then start a new first generation in the spring time.
Female monarch butterflies have several hundred eggs to lay during their short life in the spring time.
Monarch butterfly larvae eat milkweed and they need them to live. Did you know that milkweed plants
are being cut down to make roads and houses and the monarch butterfly population is decreasing
because of this? Conservationists are working hard to bring back the milkweeds so that monarch
butterflies have a place to live and grow.
Most people think that monarch butterflies only have two life stages, the cocoon and the butterfly
stages. But monarch butterflies actually go through four stages in their life cycle.. They start out as an
egg, then hatch into larvae (a caterpillar), and then wrap up in the cocoon, and then they go through the
metamorphosis into a butterfly while they are in the cocoon.
Once a monarch butterfly is an adult (after the metamorphosis into a full grown butterfly) it can eat the
nectar from any flower, not just the milkweed plant. Only caterpillars need the milkweed plant to live.
Did you know that monarch butterflies are poisonous? They won’t harm humans, but the chemicals
from the milkweed plant that they eat when they are in the larvae stage builds up inside of them and
gives them a poisonous defense against predators like frogs, birds, mice and lizards. Mother Nature
working again!
Do you know how to tell a male from a female monarch butterfly? The male monarchs have a black
spot on each of the hind wings over a vein. The female monarch butterfly does not have this spot.
Many people think that only the male monarch butterfly is beautiful, but that is simply not true. Every
monarch butterfly is beautiful. So there!!
Credit for above information was found and free to distribute, and copy from: http://www.MonarchButterfly.com . Visit their website for more information.
Nordonia Hills Garden Club
August, 2012
NORDONIA HILLS GARDEN CLUB
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
DATE _________________
SINGLE MEMBERSHIP ($15.00) ______________FAMILY MEMBERSHIP ($20.00)____________
NAME (s) _________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS: _________________________________________________________________
PHONE: __________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________
Who referred you to the club? _______________________________Birthday: Month _______
Day ________
Are you a Master Gardener? Yes _____ No ______(this is not required)
What particular interests do you have in gardening______________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
Make your check payable to: Nordonia Hills Garden Club
Please return or mail this form along with your payment. Send payment to:
Pam Bof
11800 Dunham Road
Sagamore Hills, OH 44067
Nordonia Hills Garden Club
August, 2012
Nordonia Hills Garden Club
2012 Refreshments
You will be called 4 to 5 days in advance to remind you. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
** Please arrange for a sub to bring refreshments if you become unable to contribute on your chosen
day.
Date
Print Name
September 19
Picnic
Bring side dish or dessert
Separate sign-up sheet
October 17
1.
Ann Milicia
2.
Mary Ann Coneglio
Phone Number
3. Elaine Juchnik
November 14
1. Gerry Setele
2. Linda Gesinsky
3.
Backups
1. Mary Chieffe
2.
3.
Nordonia Hills Garden Club
August, 2012