OCTOBER

18 Wed. MG Meeting - 9:30am Extension Office

21 Sat. Organic Gardening - Urbana

(see details page 4)

NOVEMBER

?? Wed. MG Meeting - 9:30am Extension Office

18 Sat. Extension Workshop for the public

Keynote: "Small Farms Today"

More info to come...located at the church, next to the

Peoria Extension office

DECEMBER

?? Wed. MG Holiday Party

2007

2-5 May MG National Convention, Little Rock, AK

(see details, page 4)

6-8 Sept IL State MG Conference, Springfield, IL

BONSAI CLUB - Meetings are changed. I will contact anyone who

contacts me. Call Lee Tolzdorf at 347-7380 for info.

HERB GUILD - Meetings held at the Womens Club, 301 N. Madison,

Peoria. More details, call Kris Plunkett, VP, 382-1067.

GERMANTOWN HILLS GARDEN CLUB - Meetings are every 4th

Tues. of the month, contact Lisa Hill, 367-2146.

GREATER PEORIA ROSE SOCIETY - Meetings are every 1st Tues.

of the month from Mar. - Oct. @ 7:30pm. Contact Terry Richards, 353-

1091 for location, or more info.

ORCHID SOCIETY MEETINGS - Meet every 1st Sun. at 1:30pm at the

ICC Ag Lab. Contact Jane Jones, 383-4022 or Elliot/Pam Fox,

689-0733. Drop-ins welcome.

PEORIA EVENING GARDEN CLUB - Call Kris Plunkett, 382-1067

for details.

PEORIA GARDEN CLUB - Meetings are every 1st Thurs. from Sept. to

May, at 12 noon at Lakeview Museum. Contact: Nancy Barlow, 444-7371.

PRAIRIE LAND KOI AND POND SOCIETY - Club is open to new

members, meets the 2nd Saturday of each month at 9am, different

locations depending on topic. http://prairieland_pond.tripod.com

WEST PEORIA GARDEN CLUB - Meetings are every 3rd Mon. at

7pm, West Peoria City Hall, 2506 W. Rohmann Ave.

Contact Pat Sharp, 676-5751.

May 2-5, 2007 • Little Rock, Arkansas

The host committee has been working hard to make sure that this

will be a great conference with lots to offer our fellow Master

Gardeners from around the country and Canada.

Conference Site: The conference will be hosted at the Peabody

Hotel/Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock

from May 2 to 5, 2007. Please save those dates, and think about

coming early and staying late. There is so much to see and do in

the Natural State. We encourage you to take advantage of this

opportunity to see Little Rock and other areas of Arkansas. We will

forward information about the pre-/and post-conference tours in the

near future, and suggest things to do and places to see while youre

here. You are going to love our state and enjoy some real Southern

Hospitality! Statehouse Convention Center website: http://

www.littlerockmeetings.com/conv-centers/Statehouse/

Hotel Reservations: The Peabody hotel is now accepting conference

reservations. The IMG conference rate at the Peabody is

$130/night for double or king accommodations with double

occupancy. There are also some club level rooms blocked off at the

rate of $160/night. ("Club level" includes: continental breakfast,

hot hors d'oeuvres, evening cordials and petit fours, complete

honor bar, complimentary use of the athletic club, valet parking,

private concierge, express check out, and VIP nightly turndown

services.) These rates are good from April 30 to May 6, 2007. Be

sure to mention that you are attending the International Master

Gardener Conference May 2 to 5, 2007 to receive the special rate.

Peabody Hotel website: http://www.peabodylittlerock.com/

Registration and Accommodations Registration packets will be

sent in October. Rates and details about other area hotels will be

provided in future newsletters.

Monthly Updates Updates will be sent monthly.

IMGC Website Official website of the 2007 International Master

Gardener Conference: http://mg2007.uaex.edu/

About the Peabody Hotel The Peabody is located in downtown

Little Rock on the banks of the Arkansas River approximately 10

miles from Little Rock National Airport. This glass-fronted hotel is

situated above the Statehouse Convention Center, the official site

of the 2007 IMGC, and linked to the University Conference Center

where some of our IMGC seminars and programs will be presented.

It is also within easy walking distance of shopping and

dining in the Little Rock River Market District. Our Old Statehouse

Museum, The Arkansas Arts Center, and a thriving local repertory

theater are within blocks of the hotel. website : http://

www.peabodylittlerock.com/

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us. Please share this

information with other Master Gardeners in your state or province.

We hope to see you in Little Rock, May 2007!

- Janet B. Carson

Held September 6, 7 and 8 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield.

The first steering committee meeting will be held on Monday,

October 9, from 10:00 am to Noon. The meeting will be held at

University of Illinois Extension Building, Illinois State Fairgrounds,

in Springfield. This meeting is for those interested in

planning the conference. Involvement from all units is encouraged.

Please bring ideas for a keynote speaker.

Thanks. Call me if you have question or are intrested in helping

so we can get together and maybe carpool to the meetings.

- Lynn Webb