Fifth meeting for 2013

Meeting Date	Thu, Aug 8, 2013 7:00 PM - Thu, Aug 8, 2013 9:00 PM

will be our fifth meeting for 2013.

The Pikes Peak Water Garden Society meetings are held every 2nd Thursday from April to September.  Most meetings start at 7:00 PM and wrap up around 9:00 to 9:30 PM.

This year our meetings will once again be held at the Mountain View Church of Christ located at 1080 East La Salle Street.  This is at the west end of Constitution Avenue on the southwest corner.

Enter through the east door on the north side of the church.

To see a map for the meeting location, click on the Link Below

Mountain View Church of Christ

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Meeting Minutes

Pikes Peak Water Garden Society
August Club Member Meeting
08 August, 2013

Augusts’ club meeting was opened by President Dick Throckmorton at 7:10PM at Mt. View Church of Christ.

There were 35 members present at this month’s meeting.

Dick introduced the board, Mark Wittrup and Greg Gutierrez.

Dick noted that he will be stepping down from the News Letter position for next year, and needs someone to volunteer to take up that challenge.

Dick mentioned that he would like the present board members to email him items for the next board meeting agenda .

Cheri gave the Treasurers report. She noted that we made a profit of 176.83 on the Koi Auction. We presently have $2,198.61 in checking and $2,611.17 in savings, for total club funds of $4,809.78.

Dick began a pond tour wrap-up with the help of several members who had their ponds on the tour. It looks like we had between 200 and 250 visit the ponds. Everybody that had presented their ponds expressed that they had a great time, and suggest that anyone that is thinking about it for next year should do it. Thanks to Tom Taylor, Steve Carson and everyone else for putting this tour together.

Dick then explained the election of officers. He noted that two board members (Bob Oatman and Tom Taylor) have reached the end of their term and that their positions are open. He suggested that people self-nominate if they would like to become more active with the club. The following people were nominated, and the nominations were seconded. Bob Oatman, Tom Taylor, Mark Wittrup.

Bob Oatman then began the presentation on Filtration. He started by giving a basic explanation of the nitrification cycle, then gave a presentation about the filter system he has in his pond. Dick then presented several different types of filtration media, filter types and a description of his pond filter system. Cheri shared what she is using in her pond. Tom Taylor then had a show and tell of many gadgets and filter media that he uses to keep his water clean.

Several club members then shared gadgets that they’ve came up with to make pond maintenance easier.

Door Prizes
John Jackson Koi that was donated by Tom Taylor
Judy Weaver Koi that was donated by Tom Taylor
Kathy Myers Potted Lily donated by Tom Taylor
Tom Taylor Dragonfly sculpture
Rich Gibson Wagon basket
Dau Connor Plaque
Bev Kratzer Koi Plaque
Jock Schwank Koi Greeting Cards.

Meeting adjourned at 9:15PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Bob Oatman
Secretary