2009 Koi Show Info
All Koi Show information has been moved to the link above ~ see you at the show!
Next Club Meeting - July 11th, 2009, 2 PM - 4:00 PM
Koi Buying in Japan... So many to pick from!
Location: Mike and Kelly Pageler, 8846 Glacier Road Woodbury MN 55125 Please bring a folding chair for each person in your party. See below for a short slide show of the work at the Pageler pond!
Time: 2:00 to 4:00PM - Club Meeting and Presentation
Minnesota Water Garden Society - Pond Tour 2009
New Products!
Robomow from Friendly Robotics. Robomower, spend more time with your pond and add a friend for the Roomba to talk to... meet the new Robomower!
Club Sponsor Makes Magazine Cover
www.livingthecountrylife.com
Read Online the story of of one of our koi club sponsors.
This link was submitted by Mike Pageler.
Janel adds, "We've even seen koi up on their lower fins chewing grass from the edge of the pond. People think I'm crazy when I tell them that, but it's true!"
Little does she know... it might actually have been her husband Mike, seen here swimming and eating grass.
Pageler Pond Construction - July Meeting!
Our 2009 Calendar Now Up
We have just completed posting the 2009 club calendar. We have prepared a new set of meetings for the 2009 year. See the entire set at the link below.
Click Here for the 2009 Season!
Club Sponsor for the Month of June
New Announcements!
July Donation & Fundraiser
Sue Emerick has graciously donated to the club a wonderful framed print of Koi. One half of the proceeds to benefit the club and one half will be given back to Sue who has recently lost her beloved husband Dick. Tickets are $5 and the winner need not be present. Join us at the July Meeting for a chance to win this.
MWGS and UMKC Work Together
If you happen to also be a member of the Minnesota Water Garden Society you will see an ad for the Koi Show over the next couple of months. The ad above will apear in the next couple of issues and the MWGS will have a booth again at our show to hightlight their club as well. Keep an eye out!
INPC - Lists Our Show!
http://www.japan-nishikigoi.org/event.html
The International Nishikigoi Promotion Center now lists our show on their website. Visit the link above to see other shows listed as well.
Third Judge for '09 Show Announced
Head Judge - Mr. Hisashi or Toshihiro Hirasawa (TBD)
Marudo Koi Farm (Nigata, Japan)
Address: 92-4, Sanpyonomachi, Nagaoka-shi, Nigata, JP
Variety: Gosanke (Taisho Sanshoku, Kohaku, Showa Sanshoku), Kujyaku, Ogon
Our club has a unique and close relationship with the Hirasawa family. Their kindness to our club members and Swansons when visiting Nigata has given many of us life-long memories. They are truly wonderful people and breeders. The Hirasawa family sponsored our first koi show with prizes and trophies. In turn we featured Hisashi on the cover of our club magazine. Many of us actually own Marudo Koi Farm fish!
From all of us, we welcome them to Minnesota and to our show.
Koi Health Seminar 2009 - New Video
New Sponsorship Page Now Online
New Launch of the Pond Exchange
We have just launched a new section on our web site! For two years we have operated the "Koi Stock Exchange" and sold over 60 surplus Koi from club member collections. We have now launched the same concept for equipment and pond related items with the "Pond Exchange" brand. You can find a link using the logo above or the menu bar under "Exchange."
As a club member you can place items on our web site to for the world to view and purchase for free. Great deals on items such as filters, pumps, equipment and more. For a small donation to the club, non members can also place items on the site for sale as well.
