The Moorefield and District Horticultural Society is celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2016. The following is part of a continuing series culled from the society’s archives. This segment focusses on the period from 2000 to 2002.
Hanna and Bernie Veld demonstrated how to make a “living easel” at the April 2000 meeting.
On April 29, 2000 The Budding Buddies junior horticulturists group held a meeting with 25 members in attendance, along with leaders Sandra Duncan and Monica Doerr. Each member chose from one of three garden plans to plant that year; a cutting garden, vegetable and herb garden or a container garden. The industrious group held a plant sale on June 2 of the same year.
The 2000 flower show featured the addition of a photography category.
The society celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2001 with the theme Bridging the Years. The planning committee was chaired by Dr. Betty Fretz. Pauline Baer was flower show chairperson with Clara Bauman and Barb Schuetz in charge of hall decorations. The membership decided on a rainbow colour scheme for the event.
Clara Bauman made arrangements for guest speaker John Peat to share his knowledge of day lilies with the group.
Jean Dobben sent submissions to the local Newspaper, the Community News. Anniversary celebrations were held on June 26 with Mayor Carl Hall bringing greetings. The celebratory anniversary cake was baked and decorated by Hannah and Bernie Veld. Door prize winners included Jean Kiers, dried flower arrangement; Lukas Dobben, garden sprinkler from Culp’s; and Erla Dickinson, a perennial plant.
The membership decided in February 2002 that all members must wear their name tags at meetings and would be charged 25 cents if the tags were taken home.
In August 2002, Frank Nibourg obtained the most points in the vegetable category of the summer show.
