Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of

the Cleveland Metroparks

Chippewa Garden Club Newsletter

http://chippewagardenclub.com/ January/February 2017

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Chippewa Garden Club

President—Kathy Habib

3490 Mark Drive

Broadview Hts., OH 44147

Vice-President-Susan Jurecki

6752 Karen Drive

Seven Hills, OH 44131

Co-Secretaries-

Christine Sparano

7443 Old Quarry Lane

Brecksville, OH 44141

Sandy Ladebue

6522 E. Sprague Road

Brecksville, OH 44141

Treasurer-Laura Springer

3665 Meadow Gateway

Broadview Hts. OH 44147

Co-Finance--

Lynne Evans

9455 Woodchip Lane

Broadview Hts., OH 44147

Kathy Ziemba

8207 Montridge Ct.

North Royalton, OH 44133

Historian-Margaret DeWolf

7001 Crestview Drive

Brecksville, OH 44141

Dear Chippewa Garden Club Members,

I have chosen Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Cleveland

Metroparks as our theme for 2017. This park system has been a big part

of most of our lives.

The theme of our flower show

titled “This Land Is Our Land”

to be held July 22 and 23 is also

the 100th anniversary of the

Metroparks.

My parents’ home was a short

distance from the Rocky River

Reservation, what we called

“the valley.” It was my play-

ground growing up. My father

and I rode horses there, and he

taught me to drive on the

Metroparks road. My family’s

hobby was archery, and we all

had bows and practiced at the

Metroparks range. My father taught me to swim at Huntington Beach (by

throwing me into the lake!)

My friends and I hiked the woods, and I caught crayfish in the Rocky Riv-

er. I first played golf on the Little Met course. I have wonderful memo-

ries of the Cleveland Zoo before the Cleveland Metroparks took control

and made it even better.

In this Yearbook, we feature a different part of the Metroparks for each

month. Many of these reservations are very familiar to you, and some

you have never visited. Take time this year and visit some new areas of

this wonderful system.

Respectfully,

Kathleen Habib

Squire Rich Historical Museum

Brecksville Reservation Cleveland Metroparks

Chippewa Garden Club Newsletter

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Dates To Remember

Tuesday, January 24

Membership meeting 7:00 p.m. in

the Brecksville Human Services,

Center, Activity Room C

Please note room change.

Club President and Master Gar-

dener Kathy Habib will present

a power point program revisiting

our 2015 flower Show “Artists in

Our Garden.” She will also dis-

cuss tips for entering horticulture

in this year’s flower show.

Tuesday, February 14

Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the

Broadview Hts. Clubroom

Tuesday, February 28

Membership meeting 7:00 p.m. in

the Brecksville Human Services,

Center, Activity Room C

Please note room change.

Bob Lukacevic will present

“Roses, Roses, and More Roses.”

Bob will impart his knowledge of

roses as he discusses growing ros-

es without chemicals and the var-

ious classes of roses beyond teas

and knock-out roses.

2017 Herb of the Year

Coriandrum sativum

Each year the International Herb

Association chooses the herb of

the year. In 2017 the herb is

cilantro/coriander, also known as

Chinese parsley. It is an annual

herb that is native to S. Europe,

N. Africa, and SW Asia. All parts

are edible, but fresh leaves and

dried seeds are most used in

cooking.

The leaves are referred to as

cilantro, and the dried fruits

(husks) are known as coriander.

The husks contain two seeds.

When crushed, the seeds become

a spice with a lemony flavor.

Cilantro/coriander is one of the

oldest known herbs. It has been

cultivated for over 3000 years. It

is mentioned in Sanskrit and in

ancient Egyptian, Greek and Lat-

in texts. Seeds were used in an-

cient Egyptian funeral offerings

and were found in King Tut’s

tomb. The Bible refers to corian-

der as “similar to manna.” It was

known in Great Britain by the

15th century and was one of the

first herbs to be brought to the

New World.

Plants prefer well-drained but

moist soil in full sun. They will

bolt in hot weather and will often

self-seed. Since plants do not

transplant well, it is best to sow

directly into garden soil. Crush

husks and soak seeds for 24-48

hours prior to sowing. Make suc-

cessive plantings for continuous

harvest. Cilantro plants rarely

have problems with insects or

disease, although they may get

leaf spot or powdery mildew.

Pinch back young plants to en-

courage bushier plants.

If you do not want coriander

seeds, deadhead plants for maxi-

mum leaf production. If you al-

low plants to bloom, they will at-

tract pollinators and produce co-

riander seeds.

Harvest leaves continually, as

with parsley. Use fresh in cook-

ing as cilantro does not dry well.

Leaves can be frozen in ice cubes,

although they may lose flavor.

Use cilantro in salsa, guacamole

and cilantro butter. Use corian-

der in curry, on poultry and in

relishes and pickles.

Kathy Habib

Coriandrum sativum

Coriander Seeds

Chippewa Garden Club Newsletter

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Chippewa Garden Club’s Annual

Meeting and Officer Installation

was held on December 11, 2016,

at 1 p.m. in the Brecksville Com-

munity Center with twenty-six

members attending. We were

treated to a traditional tea pre-

sented by caterer Sandy Kovach

of Two for Tea. Table designs

were made by Kathy Ziemba, and

centerpieces were taken home by

a member at each table. Each

member received tea bags and

chocolate lollipops shaped like

teapots from Kathy Ziemba and

Kathy Habib.

Historian Margaret DeWolf pre-

sented her report highlighting

events of 2016 accompanied by

Kathy Habib’s power point pro-

gram. The Historian’s Book was

available for review as well as the

club’s silver tea service.

This year’s Co-President Kathy

Habib presented the blue vase

award to Lynne Evans and Laura

Springer, co-finance chairpersons,

in recognition of their work to in-

crease finances for the club.

Officer installation followed. Each

officer was presented with a

Christmas herb miniature stock-

ing made by Kathy Habib. New

officers are: Historian, Margaret

DeWolf (Rosemary for remem-

brance), Co-Finance, Kathy Ziem-

ba and Lynne Evans (Marjoram

for happiness and money), Treas-

urer, Laura Springer (Dill for

good spirits and money),

Co-Secretaries, Sandy Ladebue

and Chris Sparano (Chives for

efficiency and service), Vice-

President/President Elect, Susan

Jurecki (Thyme for activity and

energy), and President, Kathy

Habib (Lavender for love and de-

votion). New officers were pre-

sented to the membership.

President Kathy Habib an-

nounced the 2017 theme as The

100th Anniversary of the Cleve-

land Metroparks. This theme will

be echoed in our July flower

show, “This Land Is Our Land.”

The 2017 budget was presented ,

voted on and accepted by mem-

bership.

Annual Meeting

Jo Ann Bartsch Installing the New Officers

Margaret DeWolf, Susan Jurecki, Kathy Ziemba,

Lynne Evans, Laura Springer, Sandy Ladebue, and

Kathy Habib

Club Members Enjoying Christmas Tea

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On November 15, 2016, Chippe-

wa Garden Club held its annual

fundraiser “Christmas From

Country to City” featuring San-

dra Apidone of Countryside Flo-

rist. The show was held in the

Brecksville Community Center.

The entry tickets were $10.00 in

advance and $12.00 at the door.

The program included holiday

design demonstrations, a raffle of

items donated by Club members,

holiday bazaar items donated by

Ms. Apidone, and free refresh-

ments. Community sponsors of

the event included Avery Dental

Group, Bella Toccare Salon, Graf

Growers and W. Todd Kiick of

Merrill Lynch.

The event was well attended, and

proceeds exceeded our holiday

fundraisers in the past. A warm

thank you to all of the Club mem-

bers who contributed so much to

make this event a great success.

The community projects planned

by Chippewa Garden Club for

2017 will come to fruition largely

in part to the successful team ef-

fort of our wonderful Club mem-

bers. Thanks to you all.

Lynne Evans and Laura

Springer

Finance Co-chairpersons

Raffle Table with Marian Dougherty’s

Lamb’s Ear Wreath at far right

Members Lynne Evans, Laura Springer,

Mila Kallibjian, and Susan Forest

Sandra Apidone and her

Holiday Design

Sandra’s Assistants

Debbie Matusek and Donna Escano

Sandra’s Holiday Design

“ Christmas From Country To City”