01-2019
January 2019
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
NEXT MEETING: Saturday, January 5, 2019 – Meeting at 6:30 p.m. with pot luck supper at Fort Missoula Building T-1. Member Billie Gray, of Billie Gray Landscape & Design, LLC, will give a slide presentation on plants for landscaping.
TREASURER'S REPORT: as of December 21, 2018
SAVINGS: December reported Balance $ 8104.84
Transfer to Checking 500.00
Balance 7604.84
Interest income 0.14
Ending Balance $ 7604.98
CHECKING: December reported Balance $ 410.83
Memberships received 80.00
Sale of 2019 calendars 8.00
Transfer from Savings 500.00
Balance $ 998.83
Expenses Paid 334.00
Ending Balance $ 664.83
Expenses Paid: Anita Cervenak – Newsletter expenses for 2018 – $100.00; Friends of the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula – $100.00 for the Society's 2019 annual Patron membership; Friends of the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula – $100.00 as a donation for use of water and grounds for the iris garden location; Billie Gray – $34.00 for the turkeys for the annual Society Christmas Party dinner. (I only paid Billie $20.00 as I deducted her 2019 membership fee $10.00 and she also purchased a 2019 iris calendar for $4.00.)
Almost all of the current memberships have been paid. I have about 6 or 7 who have not paid for 2019 so if you are one of these people and wish to continue your membership, please forward your dues to me so I can finalize the membership list for 2019. It is my desire to have the listing completed for the February 2019 meeting.
Included in this newsletter is the updated 2019 Budget which will be discussed and voted on for approval at the January meeting. If you have questions or concerns please be present to voice about the budget numbers.
Respectfully submitted, Swede Gustafson, Treasurer
2019 MISSOULA IRIS SOCIETY BUDGETING INFORMATION
CATEGORY 2018 2018 2019 2019
ACCEPTED ACTUAL PROPOSED ACCEPTED
SHOWS
MEDIAN 300 61 200
MALL 700 517 600
IRIS SALE 600 409 500
FORT GARDEN
MAINTENANCE 500 323 500
GARDEN WEEDER 1500 715 1200
RHIZOME PURCHASE
GENERAL 0 0 0
PRESIDENTIAL 200 200 200
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES
GENERAL 500 50 300
NEWSLETTER 250 0 200
PRINTING 100 13 100
WEB-SITE 200 0 0
CONTRIBUTIONS 200 200 200
REGION 11 RVP 100 57 100
SPECIAL EVENTS/PURCHASES 200 121 200
PLANT MARKERS 0 0 250
TOTALS 5350 2663 4550
RENOVATIONS 6000 9117 1000
PAINTING 0 1100 0
TOTALS 6000 10,217 1000
INFORMATION COMMENTS: REGARDING EACH CATEGORY ON PAGE 1:
1. SHOWS
MEDIAN SHOW- with the success of the show at Judy's last Spring, Betty Ann and I think the show should continue for 2019.
MALL SHOW- with the change of ownership for the mall there may be a change in the charges for the space so we need to be prepared for this increase. The plastic table covering stored in the shed has been depleted so we need to purchase some more. Wonder if it’s time to purchase a more permanent type covering so we don't have to spend a lot of time preparing the tables for the show and wasting plastic and money at every show.
SALE: Betty Ann thinks it’s time to begin using the social media channel to advertise our shows and sale. The Missoulian advertisement was incorrect again last season and they gave us no credit for the error.
The Sale will need a new chairperson as Carol wishes to retire from this position. Therefore we may need to have a new place to prepare irises for the sale.
I have wondered for some time if the pictures of the irises need to be attached to the plastic flat in some manner to allow the purchaser to easily see the variety. I see times when the rhizomes are covering the pictures. A simple clip device may be sufficient.
BANNER: Each year we have trouble mounting the banner so I am suggesting building some type of free standing support which could be disassembled and stored in the shed. It could be out of plastic pipes or out of wood. Hooks then could be part of the stand which then could be used to hang our banner. Don't think this would cost of lot of money to make.
2. GARDEN: The membership must be encouraged to assist with the weeding of the gardens.
I think there were three beds which never had any attention this past summer. We should not have to depend upon the hired weeder to keep the garden beds clear of weeds. We also need to deadhead the spent stalks and cut down the fans at the end of the season. There will be discussion about renovations at the end of this session.
3. GARDEN WEEDER: Ronda was not able to work a full schedule this season due to child care requirements.
4. RHIZOME PURCHASES: There is money in the Saving Account to purchase some newer irises for the garden. We need someone to chair this activity who will peruse the catalogs and choose new irises to plant in the garden. Presidential irises could be included in this category.
5. GENERAL EXPENDITURES: This is where the operations expenses for the society are placed such as the affiliation fee to AIS and the Mt Corporation filing fee. The newsletter costs, any postage, any printing costs, and that type of purchases are here. One item we won't have to pay for this year is the WEB SITE as Edd has converted our site over to a free site. We also pay a Patron membership to the Historical Museum and give a contribution to the Museum for the use of the garden space and water for the gardens. The Region 11 RVP is given a small amount of money to offset some of their costs for their office duties.
6. SPECIAL EVENTS AND PURCHASES: Each year we have that need for a special event called an ice cream social to celebrate the shows and prepare for the summer of fun things. Once in a while a need for a purchase of a special tool, device, irises, or what ever has occurred. This year it was the purchase of a dolly cart to move the show items to and from the site in the mall. The cost was $100.00. We also purchased 2019 calenders for sale to the members.
7. PLANT MARKERS: It has been several years since I purchased Paw Paw markers. During this time the factory was sold and moved to a new city. I did look on the internet and found their site and noted prices for large purchases of the markers. I can get them in lots of 100, 500, and 1000. The 1000 cost is $355.80, 500 are $211.75, and 100 are $47.70.
8. RENOVATIONS: Now the next step in the improvements will be for the median bed. The walkway in the center of this garden begins at the northwest side of the garden and exits out the southwest corner of the garden right into the rose bush and arbor. I think the easiest solution would be to move this south exit towards the south east corner of the garden. Only a small amount of reshaping of the mound will be necessary. I also think the garden could be expanded to the east by removal of the golden spirea shrubs, moving the rock wall to the eastern edge of the gravel base and installing some new soil similar to the soil placed in the new garden done this past August, and then placing a third level of concrete blocks to the western rims of this garden. We could also install a new walk path in the garden but that would be decided after the renovations are completed. Then we would have space to add some additional Median Irises to the garden. I think all this work could be done in house by our membership as there would be no requirement to remove the irises, and no renovations to the sprinkler system. It could be done without haste and take the summer to complete if necessary. The only costs would be for the additional concrete blocks and for the soil. Again we would need to wheelbarrow all the soil and blocks in as the Historical Museum wishes no vehicles to be driven on the lawn. But we do not have to take large amounts of soil or blocks at a time to get the project done.
I estimated a cost around $1000.00 for this project. It will be quite a lot more if if it is hired out.
The right column titled “2019 ACCEPTED” has been left open as the Society will vote on the values for each category at the January meeting.
Submitted by Swede Gustafson, Treasurer
NO MINUTES for December because of the Christmas party.
MIS MEETING/EVENT SCHEDULE 2019
Saturday, January 5, 2019 – Meeting at 6:30 p.m. with pot luck supper at Fort Missoula Building T-1.
Saturday, February 2 – Meeting at 6:30 p.m. with pot luck supper at home of Cindy Davis, 929 Cooley St – Phone 406-544-8745.
Saturday, March 2 – Meeting at 6:30 p.m. with pot luck supper at Fort Missoula Building T . Agenda: Plan show schedules
Saturday, April 6 – Meeting at 6:30 p.m. with pot luck supper at Fort Missoula Building T-1.
Saturday, May 18 – Meeting and median show – Time to be announced – with pot luck supper at the home of Judy Blunt, 1901 ½ S. 4th St West. Phone is 406-728-0741.
Saturday, June 1 – Meeting at 6:30 p.m. with pot luck supper at the home of Fred Frey, 1760 Frey Lane, phone is 406-549-0530. Agenda: Show plans
Saturday, June 8, Iris Show at Southgate Mall all day Saturday. Set up begins the evening before, Friday June 7. Times to be announced.
Wednesday evening, June 12 – Ice Cream Social at Fort Missoula Iris Gardens. Date and time are tentative at this time. Firm date and time to be announced later.
Saturday, July 13 – Meeting at 6:30 p.m. with pot luck supper at the home of Gary Clark and Steve Hesla – 2275 Sunlite Lane - Phone is 406-728-7633. Agenda: Rhizome sale plans
Sunday, July 21 thru Friday, July 26. Sale preparation: Days, times and locations tentative; usually work parties to prepare for the sale are from about 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. depending on needs. Firm times and locations will be announced later.
Friday, July 26 – 5:00 p.m. Pot luck supper and rhizome loading for transport to Fort Missoula. Firm location to be announced later.
Saturday, July 27 – Rhizome sale 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Fort Missoula Iris Garden.
1:00 p.m. After-sale party at back patio of Billie Gray, 1558 S. 6th St West – Phone is 406-543-3480. Food of chicken and pizza and drinks provided by our club. Lots of fun.
August, 2019 – No meeting
September, 2019 – No meeting
Saturday, October 5 – Meeting at 6:30 p.m. with pot luck supper at the home of Swede and Betty Ann Gustafson, 3128 Eldora Lane – Phone is 406-251-3526.
Saturday, November 2 – Board meeting at 5:00 at the home of Carol Addeo and Allen Ledford, 5805 Helena Dr, Phone is 406-251-5833. All members welcome to the board meeting... Officers mandatory attendance. Agenda: Budget for 2020.
6:30 p.m. Regular meeting with pot luck supper. Agenda: Overview of budget, planning events and meetings for 2020.
Sunday, December 1, 2019 – Christmas Party 4:30 (Date and time tentative) at the home of Billie Gray, 1558 S. 6th St West, Phone is 406-543-3480. Turkey dinner with pot luck, followed by gift exchange.
Presidential Rhizome winners: August Fred Frey; September Gary Clark; October Al Ledford; November Linda Sadler