Siskiyou District: Spring Meeting

Ashland Garden Club hosted a successful district meeting today!Gena's award
Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs President, Shirley Schmidt, was in attendance along with garden club members from Ashland, Central Point, Grants Pass, Illinois Valley, Jacksonville & Medford.  Ashland club member, Gena Goddard, was named “Member of Distinction” and will be honored for her 25 yrs of service to the Ashland Garden Club and Siskiyou District at  OSFGC’s State Convention in Ashland June 12-14.

Drew Matthews from Medford’s Grange Coop was today’s guest speaker. His talked was, “For Gardeners: What’s Hot & What’s Not.”

 

Siskyou District Photo Contest: 2016

Congratulations to two Ashland Garden Club members won first place in their categories of submission at the Siskiyou District Meeting held in Jacksonville, Oregon.

Darlene Fenwick: 1st place – Category: Birds  (black & white)

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Darlene Fenwick: 1st place – Category: Flowers (color)

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Carlotta Lucas:  1st Place – Category: Landscapes (black & white)

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First place winning photos advance to Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs  convention photo contest being held at Hood River in June.

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All 2016 Siskiyou District photo contest winners are listed below:

 Category: Birds, Butterflies, Insects – Color

1st place – Lilly Radbourne – Grants Pass

2nd place  – Darlene Fenwick – Ashland

3rd place – Cathy Warner – Illinois Valley

 Category: Birds, Butterflies, Insects – Black and White

1st place – Darlene Fenwick – Ashland

 Category: Wildlife – Color

1st place – Jenny Guppando – Grants Pass

2nd place  – Darlene Fenwick – Ashland

 Category: Floral – Color

1st place – Darlene Fenwick – Ashland

2nd place  – Kathy Lombardo – Illinois Valley

3rd place – Sharon Conklin – Grants Pass

 Category: Gardens – Color

1st place – Peggy Peffley – Jacksonville

2nd place  – Kathy Lombardo – Illinois Valley

3rd place – Jenny Grippando – Grants Pass

4th place- Darlene Fenwick – Ashland

 Category: Landscapes – Color

1st place – Jenny Grippando – Grants Pass

2nd place  – Carlotta Lucas – Ashland

 Category: Landscapes – Black and White

1st place – Carlotta Lucas – Ashland

 Category: Pets – Color

1st place – Peggy Peffley – Jacksonville

2nd place – Nancy Buono – Ashland

3rd place – Kathy Lombardo – Illinois Valley

4th place – Nan Williamson – Grants Pass

 Category: Frogs

1st place – Donelle Kemmer – Illinois Valley

2nd place  – Marisa Stone – Ashland

3rd place – Lilly Rathbourne – Grants Pass

Ashland Pond Project – Helman School

                   Thank you Ashland Garden Club
“Thank you so much for your generous donation to Helman School!!!”

WP_20140422_006“We have been using the binoculars down at the Pond.  They are highly effective and very user friendly.  Attached are some pictures of students using the binoculars to view birds in the bird houses that kindergarteners and 5th graders constructed together.  The bird houses were donated by the Siskiyou District Garden Club.WP_20140422_008

When classes went down to the Ashland Pond for our spring field trips the students were thrilled to see their bird houses hung on native trees.

The trWP_20140422_007ees are still waiting for the tree plaques, as we are constructing the wooden mounts.  We look forward to mounting those in the fall.

Thank you again for helping us grow our Pond Project.  We feel extremely fortunate to have such a wonderful community that supports the experiential learning that occurs in an outdoor classroom.”   Tia McLean WP_20140422_005