Floyd McHenry
Central Florida Community College
2415 NW 165th St
Citra, FL 32113-2950

Frontrunner’s January 2008 meeting was held at the Horse and Hound Restaurant in Ocala, starting with a visit to Clarence Gordy’s Camellia Gardens. Gordy has the largest camellia plantings in the area. Ed Bravo presented a wrap-up on Frontrunner’s participation in and support of the construction of the Noel Lake Pavilion at the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens. This project was voted on and approved by Frontrunners for a total donation of $10,000. Thanks, Ed. And thanks Frontrunners for your approval.

State Level: TPIE was yet another success. More total attendees than ever, including those from the US and from foreign countries. Bill Copenhaver will present his view of this trade show at this month’s meeting.

Chapter Level: This month’s meeting will be held at CFCC. Horticulture instructor, Bob Dumond, will use a panel of growers to discuss how they scout (IPM) at their respective nurseries. Q&A time will follow. David Holmes, director of the Marion County Agriculture Center, will present a short request to the Frontrunners for support of the Marion County Agricultural Hall of Fame. Bob Dumond will update us on the horticultural program at CFCC. There will be a short board of directors meeting covering the plant auction at Kanapaha’s Spring Garden Festival.

February Meeting - Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Central Florida Community College, Building 14 (Horticulture Classroom)
5 PM — Tour of the Maze Garden and greenhouses
6 PM — Dinner catered by Olive Garden, cost $12
RSVP on or before Monday, February 11 by calling:
Greenbriar Nurseries (352) 351-3664, Big Trees Plantation (352) 332-2150.

Next Month’s Meeting
March 11, 2008 will be held at Nealy Tree Farm, 20815 SW 5th Place, Dunnellon, FL 34431.
A program by the representative from AgriGro will be presented at our business meeting. The meal will be BBQ, served at the Romeo Baptist Church right next door to Nealy Tree Farm. Tour of the nursery at 5pm, meal at 6 PM, meeting at 7 PM. See you there!

President
Floyd McHenry
CFCC
352-591-2272
352-817-9136

Vice President
Bob Nealy
Nealy Farms
352-817-1391

Treasurer
Bubba Bryan
Bent Oak Farm, Inc.
352-245-5429

Secretary
Mike Bruns
Spindle Top
352-843-2163

State Representative
Bill Copenhaver
Grassroots Groundcover
352-215-7226

Past President
Tommy Lewis
Graco Fertilizer
352-528-3422
352-843-7502

Board Members
Sharon Cummings
Brian DeVane
Jim Fleming
Lee Bloomcamp
Mark Buel
Tim Crawford
Ed Bravo