EAST CENTRAL OHIO BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION

NEWSLETTER
                                         
                                        ECOBA MARCH 20,2008
  DOUG KANUCKEL OPENED THE MEETING AND WELCOMED ALL MEMBERS AND VISITORS. THE
MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY MEETING WERE READ BY DANA MCVAY. A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE
MINUTES AS READ WAS MADE BY CARMEN CONRAD,SECOND BY ROGER MILLER.MINUTES WERE
ACCEPTED.
TOM ALTHAUSER GAVE THE TREASURER REPORT. BALANCE WAS.:3,413.47. TOM ALSO REMINDED
MEMBERS THAT DUES ARE DUE NOW. MOTION TO ACCEPT TREASURER REPORT WAS MADE BY BILL
HUSTON AND SECOND BY DANA STAHLMAN. REPORT WAS ACCEPTED.
  OLD BUSINESS REPORTED: LINDA HUSTON TOOK BOOKS TO LANCASTER LIBRARY AND A NEWS
PHOTOGRAPHER WAS THERE --OUR DONATION OF BOOKS SHOULD BE IN THE LOCAL PAPERS.VISIT
THE LIBRARY AND CHECK OUT SOME BEE BOOKS. LINDA WILL BE TALKING ON BEES IN LANCASTER
AND PICKERINGTON  LIBRARIES JUNE 13.
  DANA STAHLMAN SAID THE BEE LAB REMOVAL WAS COMING ALONG SMOOTHLY AND SHOULD BE
FINISHED BY NEXT WEEK.
ROGER MILLER SAID QUEEN REARING CLASSES ARE BEING SCHEDULED TO START IN MAY-HE WILL
HAVE DATES SOON. IF YOU HAVE AN OUTSTANDING QUEEN TO GRAFT  FROM LET ROGER KNOW.
  DANA MCVAY READ LETTER FROM BRUSHY MOUNTAIN THAT THEY ARE OFFERING FREE SHIPPING
ON FIRST ORDERS PLACED BY NEW BEEKEEPERS. YOUR NAME MUST BE ON LIST AND THEY WILL
CHECK LIST WHEN YOU ORDER.
OUR CLUB IS SIGNED UP TO HAVE EDUCATIONAL BOOTH AT DAWES ARBOR DAY ,APRIL FROM
10-TO4.WE HAVE BEEN ASK TO DO A HANDS ON PROJECT. LINDA HUSTON IS PREPARING SOMETHING
FOR THIS PROJECT. VOLUNTEERS WILL BE NEEDED TO MAN BOOTH AND HELP WITH HANDS ON.
TOM ASKED THAT ANYONE WISHING TO POLLINATE STRAWBERRIES FOR SHRINERS SHOULD LET HIM
KNOW AS SHRINER WILL NEED THEM MID APRIL. TOM SAID OUR  CLUB HAS BOOTH AT PERRY
COUNTY HOME SHOW ,MAY 2-3.will need members to help with booth and you can sell bee productS.
KAREN CRUTCHER ASK EVERYONE TO GET WITH HER TO CHECK ADDRESSES -PH NUM-AND
E-MAILS-SO SHE CAN GET PHONE BOOK READY TO PUBLISH. MEMBERS DUES MUST BE PAID TO
RECEIVE NEWSLETTER AND BE IN PHONE BOOK. EVERY ONE BROKE FOR REFRESHMENTS AND THEN
CARMEN TALKED ABOUT HOW TO CREAM HONEY. SHE HAD SAMPLES AND THEY WERE DELICIOUS.
HOW ABOUT SOME MEMBERS ENTERING CREAMED HONEY FOR FAIR JUDGING.
  BARRY CONRAD SAID HE STILL HAD OPENINGS TO ORDER PACKAGE BEES AND TO SEE HIM AFTER
MEETING. METING WAS ADJOURNED .NEXT MEETING WILL BE APRIL 17 AT 6:30 PM AT DAWES.