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Governor's Service Award 2006

Morgan County Master Gardener of the Year 2006

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Program Award Recognition 2006

Community Volunteer Day Honoree 2006

Volunteers of the Year 2005

Carl Hovermale
Community Volunteer Day Honoree
Morgan County Master Gardeners
from The Morgan Messenger, April 25, 2007

Morgan County Masters Gardeners selected Carl Hovermale as their volunteer of the year for 2007. He completed his Master Gardener educational training and his initial volunteer hours in the year 2002.

Master Gardeners recognizes him for his many contributions to the annual plant fair. He is a member of the plant fair committee and is responsible for the site and set up arrangements for the annual plant sale.

He has been instrumental in developing and implementing the landscaping around the new Chamber of Commerce entrance signs to Berkeley Springs. He has spent many hours helping with site preparation and planting of the trees and plants to those areas.

Also, they would like to recognize his work and dedication in helping to maintain the two Master Gardeners demonstration gardens at Morgan County Library and Warm Springs Middle School.

He has been the Master Gardener treasurer for the past two years. In addition he has contributed many volunteer hours in assisting with the County Fair, Purple Loosestrife task force,and many other community activities. He is an active member of his church.

After he retired from the Mississippi State University as an agronomist researcher, he returned to his home place in [West  -ed.] Virginia.

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County Agent's Corner
from The Morgan Messenger, November 8, 2006
by Robert W. Knight

Master Gardener Recognition

Multiple awards were given to several Morgan County Master Gardeners at the recent West Virginia Master Gardener Conference held at the Mountaineer Racetrack and Conference Center in the Northern Panhandle. Once again, Morgan County was held high when three individuals received awards.

Cheryl Rink was recognized for her Community Demonstration Vegetable Garden in Great Cacapon. She helped others grow and harvest vegetables in her community.

Shirley Hillgren was recognized as the Outstanding County Master Gardener for 2006. Hilgren became a Master Gardener in 2001, but helped on projects before that! She has been Vice President of the Master Gardeners, and chaired the Plant Fair for two years establishing the groundwork for subsequent Plant Fairs. She created our logo, was one of the creators of (and sewed) our flower flags, created and sewed the aprons we use at the Plant Fair as well as the Master Gardeners logo pins that were given to everyone who attended the Master Gardeners state conference last year (2005). She has made many other contributions too numerous to mention.

Finally, Phyllis Hagstad was selected as the co-Master Gardener of the Year for West Virginia. She shared this honor with Lee Reger of Harrison County. Hagstad has been involved in so many gardening activities. She has coordinated the Master Gardener training program this year which is a very big job. It includes arranging for speakers and facilities, and she has taught sections of the course herself. She arranged for garden side chats and other educational programs during the year. She was a major contributor serving on the steering committee for the 2005 Master Gardener Conference held here at Cacapon State Park and was also a presenter. Her home gardens reflect her love and skills in gardening. She has also coordinated and volunteered to staff the Master Gardener educational booth at the Farmers Market this past year. She joins Larry Lower as former state Master Gardener of the Year.

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from The Morgan Messenger, November 8, 2006


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Larry Lower
2006 Governor's Service Award

Larry Lower is winner of the 2006 Governor's Service Award in the Senior category for all his work for the Master Gardeners including: orchastrating the 2005 West Virginia Master Gardener's Conference, the Morgan County Fair, the Berkeley Springs Farmers Market, and other contributions to the community. 

Larry will receive his award, along with other award winners, at the annual Governor's Volunteer Service Banquet to be held in Charleston on July 12.

Congratulations Larry!! 

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Shirley Hillgren
Morgan County Master Gardener of the Year

 

Shirley became a Master Gardener in 2001, but helped on projects before that!  She has been Vice President of the Master Gardeners, and chaired the Plant Fair for two years establishing the groundwork for subsequent Plant Fairs.  She created our logo, was one of the creators of (and sewed) our flower flags, created and sewed the aprons we use at the Plant Fair as well as the Master Gardeners logo pins that were given to everyone who attended the Master Gardeners state conference last year (2005). Shirley has made many other contributions too numerous to mention. 

 

Shirley will be recognized at the 2006 West Virginia Master Gardeners Conference which will be held at the Mountaineer Racetrack and Conference facility in Chester, WV on October 5-8. 

 

Congratulations, Shirley!

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Susan Winkeler
Community Volunteer Day Honoree
Morgan County Master Gardeners Association
from The Morgan Messenger April 26, 2006

Morgan County Master Gardeners selected Susan Winkeler as its volunteer of the year.

She was a member of the 2003 Master Gardener Class. After completion of her training, she immediately assumed leadership roles in the Master Gardener Program. In the year 2004, she was elected vice president of the Morgan County Master Gardener Association. She was also the chairperson of the program committee.

In 2005, she was elected to serve the Morgan County Master Gardeners as president.

In year 2006, as past president, she is a member of the executive committee and the plant fair committee. She is active on the upkeep of the demonstration gardens. She was a teacher at the Master Garden 2005 fall class on growing and showing of orchids.

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Don and Marge Bozanic

Volunteers of the Year 2005
from The Morgan Messenger, 21 March 2005

The Morgan County Master Gardeners selected Don and Marge Bozanic as their honorees for the Chamber of Commerce's 22nd Annual Community Volunteer Day.

 Since becoming Master Gardeners three years ago, the Bozanic have assumed major leadership roles within the organization. Most recently, served as president, presiding over association meetings, serving as chair of the executive committee and appointing and overseeing the chairs of all standing and ad hoc committees. She acted as co-chair for the Master Gardeners largest event, the annual plant fair. As part of her plant fair responsibilities, she organized publicity, placing ads in local and regional newspapers and announcements on the air with radio stations. Her efforts helped make the 2004 plant fair an enormous success.

The Bozanics have also participated in other Master Gardener activities, such as maintaining the library's perennial garden and the Warm Springs Middle School's butterfly garden, setting up plant
displays for the Morgan County Fair and sponsoring a birthday celebration for the Senior Center. And if that wasn't enough, they started a garden club for residents of The Woods.

The Master Gardeners hope the Bozanics, who have been married for 39 years, continue to make a wonderful team for many years to come.

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Morgan County
Master Gardeners Awards

Year	Award	Recipient(s)
	Morgan County Master Gardener of the Year	Shirley Hillgren
	West Virginia Co-Master Gardener of the Year	Phyllis Hagstad
	Outstanding West Virginia County Master Gardener of the Year	Shirley Hillgren
	West Virginia Master Gardeners Conference Recognition for Great Cacapon Community Vegetable Garden	Cheryl Rink
	Governor's Service Award	Larry Lower
	Morgan County Master Gardeners Volunteer of the Year	Susan Winkler
	Berkeley Springs - Morgan County Chamber of Commerce Volunteer Award	Don & Margie Bozanic
	Morgan County Master Gardener of the Year	Phyllis Hagstad
	Berkeley Springs - Morgan County Chamber of Commerce Volunteer Award	Phyllis Hagstad
	Morgan County Master Gardener of the Year	Midge Hollon
	Berkeley Springs - Morgan County Chamber of Commerce Volunteer Award	Shirley Hillgren
	Morgan County Master Gardener of the Year	Pat Hickok
	West Virginia Master Gardener of the Year	Larry Lower
	Berkeley Springs - Morgan County Chamber of Commerce Volunteer Award	Midge Hollon
	Morgan County Master Gardener of the Year	Norman Dean
	West Virginia Master Gardener Awards of Excellence	Warm Springs Middle School Beautification and Plant Sale
	Northeast Regional Master Gardeners Conference Search for Excellence Award	Morgan County Library Book Collection
	Berkeley Springs - Morgan County Chamber of Commerce Volunteer Award	Betty Trittipoe
	Morgan County Master Gardener of the Year	Dawn White
	State of West Virginia Commendation for Volunteer Service for   Morgan County Library Book Collection	Morgan County Master Gardeners
	Morgan County School Board recognized Morgan County Master Gardeners for gardening work at Warm Springs Middle School	Morgan County Master Gardeners
	Berkeley Springs - Morgan County Chamber of Commerce Volunteer Award	Larry Lower
	Morgan County Master Gardener of the Year	Larry Lower
	West Virginia Master Gardener Program of Excellence	Garden-side Chats
	Northeast Regional Master Gardener Conference Search for Excellence Award	Morgan County Library Demonstration Garden
	West Virginia Master Gardeners Program of Excellence	North Berkeley School Gardens & Morgan County Library Demonstration Garden