President's Corner -- a message from Bob James  ... Northwest Gourd Festival ... officer nominating committee ... Annual meeting Sunday September 19 during the Illinois Gourd Festival

Articles in the Summer issue:
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Golden Gem carousel by Bev Dease
  •  "Kid's Korner" Project -- Flamingo for your Yard -- by Gerry Flewharty 
  • Gourd Crafting Contest -- Bonnie Gibson
  • In My Backyard (Alice Moore, Bonnie Gibson)-- Scott Nelson
  • New Texas Judges
  • The Golden Gem Carousel -- Bev Dease
  • Garden Friends Playground -- Iris Durand
  • Warty Gourd Birdhouses -- Mary Hooks
  • The Story of Siphon Gourd Seeds -- Kristin Johnson
  • Festival Fundraiser -- Alan Sweeney
  • Chapter Reports: What's going on around the country 
  • In the Garden -- by Karen Hundt Brown
  • Gourd Show Highlights
  •   From our new full color glossy magazine... 




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