November 2020
NOVEMBER 7, 2020 MEETING IS CANCELLED
CHRISTMAS PARTY IN DECEMBER IS CANCELLED
Due to the continued spread of Covid-19, our November meeting is cancelled. The Executive Board, President, Betty Ann Gustafson, Vice President, Gary Clark, Secretary, Carol Addeo, and Treasurer, Swede Gustafson, made a decision not to have meetings inside in small areas. The Board felt it may be risking the possible spread of Covid. This also brings up the question, will we have a Christmas Party in December? Again the Board’s decision was the Christmas Party in December should be cancelled. We will consider the status of our meetings for 2021 at the end of the year. Hopefully, Covid is under control and we can get back to normal.
Our 'Open Garden' at the Fort was very enjoyable. It was a beautiful fall day, great homemade apple pie by Judy Blunt, and fellowship with 20 members. Thank you to all who came to look at the garden and enjoy each other. We have missed being together.
Since there was a possibility that we would not have meetings for the rest of this year, we discussed the nomination of officers during our open garden event, October 3. It was unanimously adopted that the 2020 officers will continue for the year of 2021.
It is time to consider our budget for the year 2021. You will find a proposed budget included in the report from the treasurer. If you have any budget requests or concerns, please contact the treasurer, Swede Gustafson, at 406.544.9544, or by email, swedeandba@gmail.com.
Once again it is time for membership dues for the year 2021 . Please refer to the treasurer's report in this newsletter for the status of your dues. Please mail dues to Swede Gustafson, 3128 Eldora Lane, Missoula, MT, 59803.
The new iris in the garden are doing well. I wonder how they liked the 14 inches of snow they received? I am enclosing a list of all the names of the new iris. If you want to know how pretty they will be, you can look them up on the American Iris Society website, irises.org. This would be a good snowy day activity!
PLEASE TAKE CARE EVERYONE!
Betty Ann Gustafson, Missoula Iris Society President
TREASURER'S REPORT: as of October 26, 2020
It's been a very quiet month for your treasurer considering all the business for the past two months.
SAVINGS ACCOUNT:
Sept 25 reported balance ...$ 6975.78
Deposits................................................ 30.12
Oct 26 balance $ 7005.90
CHECKING ACCOUNT:
Sept 25 Balance .......................$ 429.83
Deposits ..............................................25.00
Oct 26 balance .$ 454.83
Savings additions from interest income $0.12 and 3 people who paid their 2021 MISmemberships at the September celebration gathering – $30.00.
Checking addition was from the sale of 5 each 2021 calendars @ $5.00 each .
2021 MEMBERSHIPS are being accepted now and can be mailed to me at 3128 Eldora Lane, Missoula, MT 59803. The following members are shown as paid up for the 2021 calendar year:
Anne Bowman; Cindy Davis; Delane Langton; Bob Symes; Mitch Hall; Eloie Jeter; Fran Burmeister; Angela Sandberg.
2021 PROPOSED BUDGET: Based on $6000.00 as available funds:----
ENTITY AMOUNT
MIS ANNUAL SHOW ....................... $ 600
SPECIAL JUDGE FOR SHOW ...........400
FORT GARDEN MAINTENANCE ...900
LAWN MOWING ....................................350
GARDEN WEEDER .............................1200
NEW RHIZOMES.................................... 400
PRESIDENTIAL RHIZOMES .............350
SPECIAL PURCHASES .........................200
NEWSLETTER ..........................................200
CONTRIBUTIONS .................................200
GARDEN RENOVATIONS............... 1200
TOTAL ....................................$ 6000
NOTE:
The maintenance values will depend upon whether the MIS will be able to hold a rhizome sale in 2021 to assist in maintaining the treasury of the Society. If not we will eliminate or reduce the amounts in the Garden Weeder and Garden Renovations categories. We will then depend upon the membership to maintain the gardens. Please let me or Betty Ann know your thoughts regarding the proposed budget as we are not having an actual meeting to consider these values for 2021. The more information we have the easier it is to provide for needs of the Society and its membership.
FORT GARDEN INFORMATION: I am extending the club's thank you's to Judy Blunt for getting the bearded irises ready for the winter by cleaning the dead fans away and clipping the live fans down to 4 to 5 inches in height. As I write this little ditty, bucket loads of snow are falling to
cover the gardens to insulate the irises from the impending shock of cold weather this coming weekend. Just think, last week we were basking in 50 to 60 degree temperatures. I am planning to clip down the beardless irises at the end of the coming week as temperatures are forecasted to be in the 40's so this will make the 2 hour project enjoyable. I have noted almost all of the newer irises planted this fall have taken root and show some new greenery. I am sure there will be further time for these irises to show more growth before the real wintertime comes over the horizon. Judy, Betty Ann and I are still receiving many nice compliments on how the nice the improvements are in the garden. It surely bolsters our egos as we look forward to further embellishments in 2021 and beyond for our society's garden. Swede
Respectfully submitted,
SWEDE GUSTAFSON TREASURER AND 2020 FORT CHAIR PERSON
PRESIDENTIAL RHIZOMES
Five winners for Presidential Rhizomes were drawn at our last outdoor get together at the iris gardens. The winning numbers were drawn as follows:
Linda Sadler August
Lotte Bowen September
Ron Dowell October
Swede Gustafson November
Judy Blunt December
Submitted by Secretary, Carol Addeo
MIS MEETING/EVENT SCHEDULE
… at this point is non-existent. We’ll see how it looks at the end of the year.