M.B.R.C. 2007 Calendar of Meetings and Events
All regular meetings are at 12:00 noon 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. 11 - 2007 Planning meeting: Goals, Calendar, and Budget Review.
Thu. 25 - Sara Cambensy: "The Kaufman Auditorium/Graveraet Building & Grounds."
February
Thu. 8 - Barb Kelly: "Growing Wheat Grass for Decorating."
Thu. 22 - Eric Meister: "Trends in Flowering Plants & New Varieties."
March
Sat. 3 * - Younkers Spring Charity Event/Fundraiser, Westwood Mall, 7:00 am - 8:00 pm.
Thu. 8 - Barb Kelly: "Fundraising for Marquette's 4th of July Activities."
Thu. 22 - Planning meeting for the Awards Luncheon and the Spring Clean-up.
Sat. 31 * - Judy & Mick Vonck: "A tour of the Waterfront Building." Meet at 10:00 a.m.
April
Thu. 12 - Dennis Stachewicz, Marquette City Planner and Zoning Administrator: "Using Zoning to Enhance Community Character."
Thu. 26 - Awards Luncheon, Harbor Room (Lower Level), The Landmark Inn.
Sat. 28 * - 29th Annual City-Wide Spring Clean-Up. Meet at the Donut Hole, 1301 S. Front St., 10 am.
May
Thu. 10 - Judy Akkala, Marquettte City Manager: "Update on the City of Marquette."
Thu. 24 - Judy Vonck: "The Waterfront Building." And the Planning Meeting for Petunia Pandemonium Planting.
June
Sat. 2 * - 19th Annual Petunia Pandemonium Planting, South Front Street (US41).
Thu. 14 - Planning for the Garden Tour & Financial Quarterly Report.
Thu. 28 - Jim Isleib, MSU Extension Service/Master Gardening Program: "The Master Gardening Program & Genetic Engineering of Foods."
July
Thu. 12 - Father Marquette Statue Planning - Speaker TBA.
Thu. 26 - 14th Annual Garden Tour and Kick-off Fall Flower Bulb Sale.
August
Thu. 2 - Wrap-up of the 2006 Garden Tour. Potluck Luncheon at Naomi Guelff’s Beachfront Cottage.
Thu. 9 - Kim Smith-Potts, owner of Garden Bouquet: "Organic Flowers."
Thu. 23 - Trip & Tour of Kim Smith-Potts' Honeydale Farm Flowers in Skandia. Brown Bag Lunch, 12 noon.
September
Thu. 13 - April Meister, owner of Meister Weddings: "Designs with Native Elements from the Marquette Area."
Thu. 27 - Jennifer Silverston, Northern Options Energy Center: "Energy Efficiency with a Twist on Weatherization – Getting your Home or Business Ready for the Winter."
October
Thu. 11 - Paul Albert, Marquette City Arborist: "Urban Forestry Today."
Activation of the 2008 Nominating Committee.
Sat. 20 * - Petunia Pullout, South Front Street (US41).
Thu. 25 - Jennifer Thum, Ishpeming Main Street Director: "The Importance of Historic Preservation & Ishpeming's Facade Grant."
November
See’s Candy Sale/Fundraiser.
Thu. 8 - Fred Rydholm, Marquette Historian.
Election of 2008 Officers.
* - Younker’s Charity Event, Westwood Mall, time TBA.
December
Thu. 13 - Holiday Party and Awards Luncheon, The Landmark Inn Harbor Room (Lower Level).
* Please note that the special events are on Saturdays.
Remember, reservations are not necessary for MBRC meetings, except the Holiday Party and Awards Luncheon.
Please attend & bring a guest!