M.B.R.C. 2009 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, except the Holiday Party and Awards Luncheon.
Please attend & bring a guest!
Special events are denoted with * and are held on Saturdays at the locations shown.
January
Thu. 8 - 2009 Planning meeting: Goals, Calendar, and Budget Review.
Thu. 22 - Carol Fulsher, Lake Superior Community Partnership: "The Marquette Heritage Trail."
February
Thu. 12 - Valentine Luncheon - Bring a Friend! Barb Kelly will present "Simple, Inexpensive Floral Arrangements for Valentine's Day."
Thu. 26 - Joe Sabol: "The Slow Food movement: good, tasty, clean, and fair food - is it really coming to Marquette?"
Sat. 28 * - Younkers Spring Charity Event/Fundraiser, Westwood Mall, 7:00 am - 8:00 pm.
March
Thu. 12 - Monica Larson, Owner/Grower of Catnip Creek Greenhouse: "Starting Annuals & Perennials from Seed."
Thu. 26 - Tina Hall, Vice-President & Co-founder of Marquette Community Garden Group: "Thriving Community Gardens in Marquette."
April
Thu. 9 - Jack Deo, Owner of Superior View Studios: "Memories of Marquette in Pictures."
Thu. 23 - Awards Luncheon, Harbor Room (Lower Level), The Landmark Inn.
Sat. 25 * - 31st Annual City-Wide Spring Clean-Up. Meet at the Huron Mountain Bread Co., 1301 S. Front St., 10 am.
May
Thu. 14 - Planning for 21st Annual Petunia Pandemonium.
Thu. 28 - Dan Truckey, Director, Beaumier Upper Peninsula Heritage Center, Northern Michigan University: "Telling Our Stories."
Sat. 30 * - 21th Annual Petunia Pandemonium Planting, South Front Street (US41).
June
Thu. 11 - Judy Akkala, Marquette City Manager: "Update on city of Marquette."
Thu. 25 - Paul Albert, Marquette City Arborist: "Marquette's Budding Arboretum," followed by a walking tour of Ellwood Mattson Lower Harbor Park (starting at the Frazier Boat House.) Wear comfortable shoes.
Sat. 27 * - Second Annual Garden Extravaganza Garden Conference, 9 am – 4 pm. The Keynote Speaker is Melinda Meyers (see: Melinda's website) and several garden workshops will be held.
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).
July
Thu. 9 - Chief Brad Adams, United States Coast Guard Station, Marquette: "The History of the Coast Guard in Marquette," followed by a guided tour of the new station which will be dedicated to Captain Henry Cleary. Wear comfortable shoes.
Thu. 23 - 16th Annual Garden Tour and Kick-off Fall Flower Bulb Sale.
August
Thu. 13 - Wrap-up of the 2009 Garden Tour. Potluck Luncheon at Naomi Guelff’s Beachfront Cottage.
Thu. 27 - Kim Smith-Potts, owner of Garden Bouquet, and Mike Potts, Honeydale Farms: "Renovation and History of the Cleary Outboard Motor Repair Building," followed by a tour of the newly renovated business. Wear comfortable shoes.
September
Thu. 10 - Sally Closser: "The Stories Behind the Landmarks Named After Women in Marquette."
Thu. 24 - Jay Parent, District Representative, DEQ Land and Water Management Division: "Issues with Construction in Wetlands, Streams, and Great Lakes."
October
Thu. 8 - Tom Buchkoe, Pictures and Tales of Growing Up in the Historic Warden's Mansion at the Marquette Branch Prison.
Activation of the 2009 Nominating Committee.
Thu. 22 - Phyllis Wong, Northern Michigan's First Lady: "The Unique History of Ishpeming's Gossard Factory."
Sat. 24* - Petunia Pullout, South Front Street (US41).
November
MBRC's See’s Candy Sale/Fundraiser starts.
Thu. 12 - Dennis Stachewicz, Planner/Zoning Administrator of the City of Marquette: "Using the Roundabout as a Community Gateway."
Election of 2010 Officers.
Sat. 14* - Younkers Fall Charity Event/Fundraiser, Westwood Mall, 6:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Buy your coupon book in advance from MBRC members; contact Lynette at 227-1979 for more information.
For $5, you get one $10 off coupon and eight 20% off coupons - and MBRC gets $5.
* See's Candy Sale/Fundraiser (delivery of candy by mid-December.)
December
Thu. 10 - 31st Anniversary Celebration, 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!