NOTE: The April 25 Arbor Day Tree Planting has been cancelled - the area where the trees are located has been quite wet and harvest could not occur. To all who agreed to bake cookies for the celebration: “Thank you!” But we will not need cookies on Arbor Day.
M.B.R.C. 2008 Calendar of Meetings and Events
All regular meetings are at 12:00 noon, usually on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, except November and December.
The location is the Sky Room (6th floor) at The Landmark Inn, 230 N. Front St, Downtown Marquette.
A buffet lunch is available for $7.75 and reservations are not necessary.
Special events are denoted with * and are held on Saturdays at the locations shown.
January
Thu. 10 - 2008 Planning meeting: Goals, Calendar, and Budget Review.
Thu. 24 - Barb Kelly: "A Slide Show History of the MBRC."
February
Thu. 14 - Nate Smith and Tom Menke, Founder's Landing Developers: "Integrating New Waterfront Development into Historic Downtown."
Thu. 28 - Pat Black, Executive Director, Marquette County Convention and Visitor's Bureau: "How Beautification and Historic Preservation affect Tourism."
March
Sat. 1 * - Younkers Spring Charity Event/Fundraiser, Westwood Mall, 7:00 am - 8:00 pm.
Thu. 13 - Barry Polzin: "The Roundhouse project with Tom Vear."
Thu. 27 - Al Raymond, Sally and Bruce Closser, and Barb Kelly: "Re-Creation of the Original MBRC Meeting."
April
Thu. 10 - Linda Andriacchi, Master Gardener: "Container Gardening."
Thu. 24 - Awards Luncheon, Harbor Room (Lower Level), The Landmark Inn.
Fri. 25* - CANCELLED. Arbor Day: "Plant a tree at Peter White Public Library." CANCELLED.
Sat. 26* - 30th Annual City-Wide Spring Clean-Up. Meet at the Huron Mountain Bread Co., 1301 S. Front St., 10 am.
May
Thu. 08 - Brooke Berube Skytta: "Renovation of the Levine building," followed by a tour.
Thu. 22 - Planning for Petunia Pandemonium
Sat. 31* - 20th Annual Petunia Pandemonium Planting, South Front Street (US41).
June
Thu. 12 - Judy Akkala, City Manager, City of Marquette: "Update of the city of Marquette."
Thu. 26 - Jeff Heidtman, Floral Designer: “Planting a Cutting Garden for Enjoyment & Harvesting.”
July
Fri. 04* - MBRC will have a float in Marquette's Fourth of July Independence Day Parade.
Thu. 10 - Fred Rydholm, Historian: “Father Jacque Marquette & the Father Marquette Statue.”
Thu. 24 - 15th Annual Garden Tour and Kick-off Fall Flower Bulb Sale.
August
Thu. 07 - Wrap-up of the 2008 Garden Tour. Potluck Luncheon at Naomi Guelff’s Beachfront Cottage.
Sat. 09* - Garden Extravaganza Inaugural Garden Conference, 9 am – 4 pm, at NMU. The Keynote Speaker is Rebecca Kolls and several garden workshops are being planned.
If you would like to help and/or be a sponsor or want more information, contact Emily Lewis (tel: 226-9618 or e-mail: pres@mqtbeautification.org) or Judy Place (tel: 226-9904 or e-mail: jplace@nmu.edu).
Thu. 14 - Jim Reevs, Publisher, The Marquette Mining Journal: “Looking at Marquette Over the Last 30 years Through the Eyes of the Mining Journal.”
Thu. 28 - Sara Cambensy: “The Preservation of Graveraet Courtyard & Fountains," followed by dessert in the garden.
September
Thu. 11 - Kaye Heibel, Judy Vonck, and Sue Hornbogen: “A Sneak Peak Inside the New Marquette County History Museum.”
Thu. 25 - Tom Vear: “Doncker’s Candies - One of the Oldest Establishments in Marquette,” followed by walk through the newly renovated landmark.
October
Thu. 09 - Jim Isleib, MSU Extension Service: “Master Gardening in the Upper Peninsula.”
Activation of the 2009 Nominating Committee.
Thu. 23 - Kimme Peterson, owner of Loy Lawns by Design: “Hiring a Landscape Firm, Beautification & Historic Preservation.”
Sat. 25* - Petunia Pullout, South Front Street (US41).
November
MBRC's See’s Candy Sale/Fundraiser starts.
Thu. 13 - Eric Meister, owner of Meister’s Showplace & Greenhouses: “Gardening Trends.”
Election of 2008 Officers.
TBA* - Younkers Fall Charity Event/Fundraiser, Westwood Mall, time TBA.
December
Thu. 11 - Holiday Party and Awards Luncheon, The Landmark Inn Harbor Room (Lower Level).
* Please note that the special events are on Fridays or Saturdays.
Remember, reservations are not necessary for MBRC meetings, except the Holiday Party and Awards Luncheon.
Please attend & bring a guest!