Monday, January 17, 6:30p. The year’s first meeting was well attended and received. Seventy-five members, friends and guests attended Gwinnett Master Gardeners’ (GMG) kickoff meeting for 2011. Newly installed officers Anne Heath (president) and Hilary Wilson (VP) were smooth and seamless in handling the business of GMG. Alice Verner and her new hospitality committee handled the “soup and sandwiches” theme with aplomb. Programming. There was a special recognition at the front end of the program. This was an award for work on the outdoor classroom at the Monarch School on Main Street in Duluth. Dr.Barbara Martin, Monarch principal, attended the meeting long enough to present the GMGs a plaque. Shannon Pable has designed and organized the garden area at Monarch, and supervises its ongoing maintenance. She accepted the award on behalf of “Gwinnett Master Gardeners” involved in this labor of love over the past several years. Aaron Tulin, GMG’s new webmaster, introduced the newly redesigned GMG website. He…
