2017 Historian Report

Yavapai County

Master Gardener Association

Assembled by

Lisa Gerber, January 2018

Master Gardeners are trained volunteers who provide educational information to Cooperative Extension clientele.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2017 OFFICERS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….1

2017 YAVAPAI COUNTY MGA OFFICERS & COMMITTEES………………………………………….……….…...2

2017 MASTER GARDENER CLASS…………………………………………………………………………………….…..3-5

2017 CALENDAR……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..6-7

2017 RESULTS……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..8-9

2017 SPEAKERS BUREAU REPORT…………………………………………………………………………………...10-11

2017 HELP DESK PRESCOTT OFFICE………………………………………………………………………..…………….12

2017 HELP DESK CAMP VERDE OFFICE…………………………………………………..…………………....……...13

2017 MONSOON MADNESS FLYER………………………………………………………………………………………..14

2017 PICNIC………………………………………………….…………...…………...…………………………………………..15

2017 PICNIC AWARDS………………………………………………………………………………..………………………...16

150 HOURS………………………………………………………..……..………………………………………………………….17

250 HOURS…………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………...17

500 HOURS……………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………...18

1000 HOURS………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………….18

2000 HOURS……………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………….19

3000 HOURS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...19

EMERITUS……………..…………………………………………………………………………………………..……..………...20

MASTER GARDENER CLASS PHOTOS………………………………………………………………………..…………..21

VARIOUS MASTER GARDENER EVENTS………………………………………………………………………………...22

“SPRING INTO GARDENING” DAY OF EDUCATION……………………………………………………………23-24

ROSE PRUNING AT SHARLOT HALL MUSEUM………………………………………………………………………..25

MONSOON MADNESS………………………………………………………………………………………………….….26-27

YAVAPAI COUNTY FAIR………………………………………………………………………………………………………….28

IN MEMORIUM……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………29

2017 OFFICERS

EXECUTIVE BOARD

President - Karen Austermiller

Secretary - Karen O’Donnell Treasurer - Tricia Michelson Past President - Bill Marmaduke

President-elect - Bill Marmaduke

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2017 Officers and Committees

President: Karen Austermiller President-elect: Bill Marmaduke Secretary: Karen O’Donnell Treasurer: Tricia Michelson Past President: Bill Marmaduke

Committees

Membership

Chair: Cathy Michener Pam Bowman Kathy Grant Mentor Coordinators Prescott: Christi Armer Verde: Betty Loos

Program/Education Verde Meeting Speakers: Judy Cowan Lisa Gerber Tours / Educational Events Lisa Gerber Prescott Meeting Speakers: Herdis Maclellan Karen Maeser Tours / Educational Events: Peggy Stair

Social Verde Chair: Jane Harrington Jo Cahill Laura Mineer Prescott Chair: Ann Baugh Kathy MacCauley Janet Steven

Communications Chair: Bev Majerus Nirmala McAfee (MG FB Page) Nora Graf (Newsletter) Debbie Allen (Bulletin) Susan McClary Marti Griggs Steve McIntyre

Volunteer Projects Chair: Mary Barnes Co-chair: Sherry Howard Kathy MacCauley Missy Sandeen Peter Malmgren Scholly Ketcher Steve McIntyre

Speakers Bureau Chair: Tricia Michelson Co-chair: Lori Dekker Results tracking: Paul Schnur

By-Laws Marianne Jimenez

Historian

Lisa Gerber

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Meghan Smart: AZ Wather

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ORGANIZATION TOPIC PRESENTATION

DATE

AREA SPEAKER ATTENDANCE

N.Point Exp. Learning Acade-

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Bees 1/11/2017 Prescott Nancy Deane 24

Mt. View Garden Club Bees 1/13/2017 Prescott Nancy Deane 25

Antelope Garden Club Straw Bale Gardening 2/2/2017 Chino Valley Peggy Stair 22

Sedona Garden Club Lichen ID in this area 2/7/2017 Sedona Garry Neil 20

OLLI at Yavapai College Cover Crops 2/7/2017 Prescott Calder Whitely 18

Sedona Garden Club Seed Starting 2/9/2017 Sedona Betty Loos 18

Highlands Center for Natural

History

Common Mushrooms in AZ

Cen. Highlands

2/14/2017 Prescott Bob Gessner 42

Sedona Garden Club Orchid Care 2/20/2017 Sedona Betty Loos 21

OLLI at Yavapai College Four Season Gardening 2/21/2017 Prescott Tricia Michelson 13

OLLI at Yavapai College Bees 2/28/2017 Prescott Nancy Deane 12

Paulden Area Community Org Soil Prep & Vegetable

Gardening

3/2/2017 Paulden Diana Atkins 34

Granville Garden Club Rose Pruning 3/8/2017 Prescott Valley Phyllis Jicalone 25

Mountain View Garden Club Pruning Hybrid Tea & Climbing

Roses

3/10/2017 Prescott Valley Phyllis Jicalone 30

Ace Hardware Planning Your Vegetable

Gardening

3/11/2017 Prescott Valley Sandy Lundgren 12

Sedona Garden Club Composting 3/20/2017 Sedona Tricia Michelson 26

American Ranch HOA Gardening 3/23/2017 Prescott Steve McIntyre 13

Sedona Petal Pushers Native Grasses 4/4/2017 Sedona Debbie Allen 17

Antelope Garden Club Succulents 4/6/2017 Chino Valley Lori Dekker 22

Ace Hardware Rose Care 4/8/2017 Prescott Valley Sandy Lundgren 12

Granville Garden Club Building Your Soil 4/12/2017 Prescott Valley Lesley Alward 40

Prescott Library Spring Gardening 4/15/2017 Prescott Tricia Michelson 50

MGA Extension Propagation Workshop 4/15/17 Prescott Sherry Howard/

Steve McIntyre

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Sedona Garden Club An Old Garden Favorite: The

Rose

4/17/17 Sedona Jane Harrington 25

Oak Creek Valley HOA Raised Garden and Invasive

Plants

4/27/17 Cornville Judy Cowan 31

Highlands Center for Natural

History

Attracting Pollinators to Your

Garden

4/29/17 Prescott Lesley Alward 35

Yavapai County Master Gardener Association

Speakers Bureau Presentations

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ORGANIZATION TOPIC PRESENTATION

DATE

AREA SPEAKER ATTENDANCE

Mountain View Garden Club Low Water Plants 5/12/17 Prescott Valley Lesley Alward 40

AZ Native Plant Society Monarch Butterfly Plant

Utilization in Prescott Area

5/13/17 Prescott Bob Gessner 100

Ace Hardware Growing and Using Herbs 5/13/17 Prescott Valley Sandy Lundgren 12

Yavapai Extension Office Gardening 101 in the AZ

Highlands

5/18/17 Prescott Steve McIntyre 27

Prescott Audobon Chapter Prescott Monarch Butterfly:

The Latest Story

5/25/17 Prescott Bob Gessner 60

Prescott Library Roses 101 5/27/17 Prescott Phyllis Jiacalone 30

Quailwood HOA Lower Pollen Production

Trees & Shrubs

6/3/17 Prescott Lori Dekker 56

Ace Hardware Disease and Pest Resistant

Plants

6/10/17 Prescott Valley Sandy Lundgren 12

Mountain View Garden Club Container Gardening 6/16/17 Prescott Valley Steve McIntyre 28

Chino Valley Library Soils, Seeds, Bees

(Childrens Programs)

6/20/17 Chino Valley Lori Dekker + 2 62

Paulden Library Summer Garden and

Why Would We Do It

6/23/17 Paulden Lora Goulding 9

Prescott Library Container Gardening 6/24/17 Prescott Steve McIntyre 47

Prescott Library Herbs 7/22/17 Prescott Jackie Rizzo 60

Mountain View Garden Club Garden Insects 8/18/17 Prescott Valley Mary Barnes 31

Prescott Library Benefit of Fall Planting of Na-

tive Plants in Your Landscape

9/23/17 Prescott Lesley Alward 16

Prescott Community Garden Backyard Composting:

What, Why, How

8/19/17 Prescott Lesley Alward 6

Highland Center/Yavapai Gar-

den Club

Native Plants 7/25/17 Prescott Lesley Alward 25

Highland Center/OLLI class Native Plants & Ecosystems 9/28/17 Prescott Lesley Alward 16

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Yavapai County Master Gardener Association

Speakers Bureau Presentations

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HELP DESK PRESCOTT OFFICE

Master Gardeners who worked on the Prescott Help Desk in 2017:

Diana Atkins Marji Kress

Lee Atonna (soil tester) Bobbie Ma (soil tester)

Karen Austermiller Debbie Mayne

Mary Barnes Barbara McCurry

Susan Brook Steve McIntyre

Bill Cart Tricia Michelson

Debbie Cavarretta Bob Miller (soil tester)

Jeri Cerulli Sherry Morton

Kathleen Corum Pauline Rotta

Hope Fonnet Janet Schieber

Bob Gessner Jo Schultheiss

Jan Gradle (soil tester) Anne Temte

Alice Johnson Mary Thompson

Liz Johnson Karen Thon

Susan Tolley

Front: Pauline Rotta, Mary Barnes, Hope Fonnet, Lee Atonna, Jo Schultheiss, Debbie Mayne, Marji Kress, Karen Thon, Sherry Morton, Janet Schieber

Back: Jan Gradle, Diana Atkins, Steve McIntyre, Kathleen Corum, Liz Johnson, Barbara McCurry, Ann Temte, Bob Gessner, Karen Austermiller, Alice Johnson

Not Pictured: Bill Cart, Debbie Cavarretta, Mary Thompson, Susan Brook, Tricia Michelson, Susan Tolley, Bobbie Ma

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HELP DESK CAMP VERDE OFFICE

Judy Cowan Garry Neil

Leonard Filner Joan Pierce Mariann Jimenez Carol Quasula

Lois Johnson Faith Roberts

Bill Marmaduke Elizabeth Sexton

Sharon Marmaduke Lee Vadnais

Steve Moody Faun Vogel

Jennifer Moreland Carlon Woodson

Master Gardeners who worked on the Camp Verde Help Desk in 2017:

Pictured: Jeff Schalau, Bill Marmaduke, Sharon Marmaduke, Lois Johnson, Faun Vogel, Jennifer

Moreland, Garry Neil, Leonard Filner, Judy Cowan, Faith Roberts, Steve Moody, Joan Pierce

Not pictured: Mariann Jimenez, Carol Quasula, Elizabeth Sexton, Lee Vadnais, Carlon Woodson

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2017 Master Gardener Picnic

September 16 Thumb Butte Picnic Area 150 Hours

Jo Cahill

Jeri Cerulli

Lori Dekker

Leonard Filner

Marti Griggs

Kristin Lohay

Sharon Marmaduke

Karen O’Donnell

Mary Overman

Joan Pierce

Jo Schultheiss

Teresa Sutera

Diane Thornbrugh

Tony Valadez

Diane Young

250 Hours

Sue Arnold

John Baggenstos

Debbie Cavarretta

Toni Coon

Kathleen Corum

Jane Harrington

Alice Johnson

Lois Johnson

Peter Malmgren

Nancy Verberg

Mike Wagner

Carol Young

500 Hours

Karen Austermiller

Susan Brook

Leigh Ann Frankel

Lisa Gerber

Paula Hilton

Scholly Ketcher

Bev Majerus

Debbie Mayne

Barbara McCurry

Tricia Michelson

Gwynne Reese

Faith Roberts

Pauline Rotta

Elizabeth Sexton

Peggy Stair

Susan Tolley

Jennifer Young

1000 hours

Al Herron

Bill Marmaduke

2000 hours

Pam Bowman

Steve McIntyre

Linda Scheerer

Janet Schieber

3000 hours

Bob Gessner

Emeritus

Debbie Allen

Kathy MacCauley

Jackie Rizzo

Suzette Russi

Janet Schieber

Sue Smith

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250 HOURS

2017 PICNIC AWARDS Presented by Jeff Schalau

150 HOURS

Pictured: Leonard Filner, Sharon Marmaduke, Karen O’Donnell, Diane Thornbrugh, Diane Young

Not pictured:Jo Cahill, Jeri Cerulli, Lori Dekker, Marti Griggs, Kristin Lohay,

Mary Overman, Joan Pierce, Jo Schultheiss, Teresa Sutera, Tony Valadez

Recognition is for reaching specified number of milestone hours

Pictured: John Baggenstos, Debbie Cavarretta, Kathleen Corum, Alice Johnson, Nancy Verburg, Carol Young Not Pictured: Toni Coon, Jane Harrington, Lois Johnson, Peter Malmgren, Mike Wagner

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500 HOURS

1000 HOURS

Pictured: Karen Austerrmiller, Debbie Mayne, Pauline Rotta Not pictured: Susan Brook, Leigh Ann Frankel, Lisa Gerber, Paula Hilton, Scholly Ketcher Bev Majerus, Barbara McCurry, Tricia Michelson, Gwynne Reese, Faith Roberts, Elizabeth Sexton, Peggy Stair, Susan Tolley, Jennifer Young

Pictured: Bill Marmaduke Not pictured: Al Herron

2017 PICNIC AWARDS….continued

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3000 HOURS

2000 HOURS

Pictured: Bob Gessner

Pictured: Pam Bowman, Steve McIntyre, Linda Scheerer, Janet Schieber

2017 PICNIC AWARDS….continued

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EMERITUS

Pictured: Debbie Allen, Kathy MacCauley, Jackie Rizzo, Janet Schieber Not Pictured: Suzette Russi, Sue Smith

2017 PICNIC AWARDS….continued

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MG CLASS PHOTOS

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Fruit Tree Pruning Camp Verde Fruit Tree Pruning Chino Valley

Prescott Good Samaritan Community Garden Master Gardener Mentoring Class

Paulden Library Presentation Whipstone Farm Tour

Propagation Workshop Prescott

VARIOUS MASTER GARDENER EVENTS

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Lora Goulding

“Spring Into Gardening” Day of Education

Held at Yavapai College - Clarkdale

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“Spring Into Gardening” Day of Education...continued

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ROSE PRUNING AT SHARLOT HALL MUSEUM

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Monsoon Madness

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More Monsoon Madness

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Yavapai County Fair

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Art Filipino

Elinor Benes

Douglas Hague

Jim Sheehan

Remembering Those We Lost in 2017

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