OCTOBER 2014 Talk'n bout Koi & Water Gardens

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1 Shasta Koi and Water Garden Club P.O. Box Redding, CA ShastaKoiClub.com Volume 11, Issue 10 OCTOBER 2014 Talk'n bout Koi & Water Gardens 2014 Officers President: Armando Mejorado Vice President: Gary Desmond Secretary: Tammy Cole Treasurer: Eda Eggeman Board Member: Marveen Moore Webmaster: Armando Mejorado Newsletter Editor: Renee Ottsman Shasta Koi & Water Garden Club's ANNUAL KOI AUCTION Will be held on: Saturday - October 18, 2014 at 10 a.m. Terry & Karlene Stoker Broadhurst Road Cottonwood CA Refreshments by Karen Wing Directions: From I-5 in Cottonwood, take the Bowman Road exit. Proceed on Bowman Road for approximately 1.2 mile to Broadhurst Road. Turn LEFT onto Broadhurst, go up the hill, take the first RIGHT to stay on Broadhurst. Continue approximately.03 mile to the end of the cul-de-sac will be on the right.

2 President's Message OCTOBER 2014 Dear Shasta Koi and Water Garden Club Members, The koi auction to be held this month on the 18th is one of the most fun and exciting events our club offers to the public. We anticipate another very successful year and look forward to seeing lots of beautiful koi for sale. The public is invited to this event, so we will only be having a short meeting before the auction begins at 11 o'clock. Some of the following rules have been in place for quite some time but we have new members who may not be aware of how the auction actually works. Volunteers: If you have not signed up to volunteer and would like to, please contact Kirk Hall at or him at kirkhall@snowcrest.net If you are planning to sell koi please let Kirk know how many fish you will be bringing and he will assign a tank for your fish. If you only have one or two fish, you may be asked to share a tank with another club member who will only bring one or two fish. Club members selling koi will receive 50% and the club the other 50% of the highest bid paid per koi. STOP FEEDING your fish three or four days prior to the auction so the holding tanks will stay somewhat clear during this event. Delivery of koi to the auction: Please have your koi to the auction site between 7 am and 9:30 am on Saturday morning. The regular club meeting will begin at 10 o'clock, so it's important the fish be in the tanks by 9:30 latest. The auction will begin at 11 o'clock. FISH parameters: If you are bringing small koi measuring between 3 to 5 inches, they will be sold in lots of five. If you have less than five koi in this size, they will be sold in one lot. Koi measuring over five inches will be sold individually to the hightest bidder. Fish NOT SOLD Fish not sold will have to be taken back by the owner. After the auction has officially closed, owners can give fish away at their discretion or negotiate with any interested party. Goldfish will not be sold during the auction. However, if you have goldfish and would like to give them away, please contact our chairperson with the number of fish you are bringing and we will make sure we have a tank for your goldfish.

3 Koi Auction Information (continued) BIDDER INFORMATION: 1. Each person wanting to bid needs to sign up for a paddle number. 2. When bidding closes on a fish, the fish will immediately be bagged and the paddle number written on the bag. 3. A list of fish sold in each tank will be given to the club treasurer with the paddle number and final bid price. 4. Only AFTER the auction is closed will the treasurer be open for payment and no fish will leave the premises until AFTER the treasurer issues a RECIPT. 5 After payment, the new owner will present his/her receipt to an auction staff member to identify the fish bag and sign off on the receipt. NEW FISH OWNERS: Each fish will be bagged by auction personnel, with oxygen and bag buddies for your fish's comfort. If you plan to purchase fish, please bring a sturdy box or a cooler in which to transport your new fish. Having a bagged fish loose in the front seat of the car or in the trunk is not the proper way to transport a live fish. Once the bagged fish is placed in the box or cooler, place the cooler in the car so that the fish is riding sideways, aligned with the axles of the car. This is much easier on the fish during vehicle stops and starts on the trip home. Once you get the fish home, rest the bag in the pond for about 15 minutes to allow for temperature differences between the bag water and pond water. When releasing the fish, try not to release any bag water into the pond. We will have a KOI CARE sheet available for you. On behalf of: Armando Mejorado, President Shasta Koi & Water Garden Club

4 .. The Stewart's Pond... Terry and Lori Stewart recently joined our They changed the design and the pond koi club and I thought it would be fun to was revamped to include a bridge that is feature their pond. We all love to see new a couple feet below the surface. ponds. The yard and pond were really beautiful, but what you can't see in this Family reinforcements were called in picture is the barbeque and pavilion area when it was time to lift and place the or the swimming pool in the back yard. rubber liner. The kids, grand-kids, cousins and plenty of spectators were wonderful in The Stewart's have it all and a great story helping out. Of course they held a huge to tell too. barbeque afterward for everyone. The pond is over 20 feet long, with the sides varying from 10 to 12 feet in diameter. They estimate the pond to be around 7,500 gallons with a depth of four Thank you, Terry and Lori, for sharing to five feet. your building experience and photos. Pond construction took roughly six months to complete, between January and June Terry Stewart used an electric shovel and a LOT of muscle. While they were excavating, Terry discovered that a water pipe ran diagonally right through the middle of where their pond was going!

5 FYI: FYI OCTOBER 18, 2014 Annual Koi Auction Presented by Shasta Koi & Water Garden Club Location: Broadhurst Road, Cottonwood, CA Admission: FREE to the public Schedule: Auction starts at 11 a.m. Contact: Chairperson Kirk kirkhall@snowcrest.net OCTOBER 24-26, th Annual Golden Empire Koi Show Presented by Bakersfield Koi & Water Garden Society Location: Kern County Fairgrounds, 1142 S. P St., Bakersfield, CA Contact: Chairperson Ron secretary@bkwgs.com Renee Ottsman Newsletter Editor

6 MONTH JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC HOST 2014 REFRESHMENTS Stoker SKIP Kirk & Sue Hall Koi Show Laubin SKIP Terry & Lori Stewart Club BBQ Auction - Stoker Karen Wing SKIP Christmas Party Hosting If you are interested in providing the refreshments for any upcoming meetings that have not been filled, please Renee Ottsman. RLOttsman@ymail.com

7 Become a Member Today! Our meetings are a time to socialize in good company about the Koi and Water Garden hobbies. Short programs about ponds, plants and Koi are a part of every meeting. We make trips to various shows and pond tours around the state. We hold our own Pond Tour every other Spring and Koi Auction in the Autumn. Meetings are every 3rd Saturday of each month at 10am at various members homes. We hope to see you there! Want to Join? The membership application can be printed and you can mail your dues to: Shasta Koi, PO Box, , Redding, CA OR. Ever Better, your dues can be paid in person at the meeting. Our intrepid treasurer will accept: Checks or Cash (checks payable to: Shasta Koi and Water Garden Club) Membership Application New Member Renewal Dues enclosed: $20 per household, two adults (please do not mail cash) Name/s: Address: Phone: Your address is important to us. We prefer to send our newsletter out as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file. Adobe has a free reader available on their web site. * Remember, Please do not enclose cash if you mail your dues.