July 2010 PKWS 2010 OFFICERS President - Mary Ellen McClain 704-553-2556 Vice Pres.- Rebecca Trull 704-400-5575 Secretary Mary Ann Penix 704-545-5867 Treasurer Allen Lee 704-289-2890 ************************* APPOINTED OFFICES Show Chairs Rebecca and Russell Trull 704-400-5575 Membership Allen Lee 704-289-2890 Newsletter Carol Mathis 704-455-8587 Property Manager Tracy McCorkle 704-536-5931 Webmaster Mike Long 704-947-6141 From the Oval Pond Mary Ellen McClain As some members may know, Terry and I have interests in the British sport cars, in particular the MG B. There was a British Car Show, given by the Austin Healey Club at the Frank Liske Park, in Concord, N.C. on Sunday June 13 t h It was the day that this unbearable heat wave started that lasted 18 days. I walked around that park among the cars and felt like I was going to pass out. The night before was the June PKWS meeting at Don and Mary Ann Penix s house? I was milling around after the meeting and Carol Mathis said something about rescuing some fish and did anyone want some goldfish? Well, I jumped right on this offer. I told her we would be out near her that next day so we made arrangements. After the car show, which we left earlier than expected due to heat, we drove to Carol and Leo s. A real nice treat was seeing one of my old fish swimming with the big boys. We had given this fish away about two years ago, and I had named this fish Phantom, as it had a red mask across one side of con t Page 3 Editor Carol Mathis Inside this issue: Officers 1 Advertising Rates 1 Treasurer s Report 1 From the Oval Pond 1 & 3 Lily Pad 2 2010 Pond Tour 3 May Minutes 4 Directions for Social 4 Road trip 4 Social Calendar 5 Koi-Speak 5 Membership form 6 TREASURER S REPORT BALANCE : $10,412.68 Quick Ads:up to 20 words $5 per issue, must be submitted by 15th of the month. Please be sure to include your address and phone number. Make checks payable to PKWS. Contact Carol Mathis, 704-455-8587 or email caomah@aol.com All advertisers are welcome! Your business does not have to be koi/pond related. Disclaimer: PKWS assumes no responsibility to claims of advertising or quality of goods/services offered.
July 2010 page 2 LiLy Pad Meet our MeMbers Russell & Rebecca Trull Russell has always loved the water, so I guess it makes sense that he would like fish too. I grew up just off the Mississippi River in Minnesota, was terrified of the water but was always intrigued by the fish my daddy brought home. Russell and I have had little aquariums since we met. THE BEGINNING OF THE KOI FIXATION. Sometime around 1998 I met Terri Havey, a former PKWS member, who had a small watergarden with a few goldfish and a koi. A year of so later she enlarged her pond and I got to watch. She introduced me to another friend who had about 20 koi in her pond. In 2005 the friend moved and needed somewhere for her koi to go. In a really sweet voice I asked Russell to build us (me) a pond so Trudi s koi would not die. Memorial Day 2005 we broke ground on our front pond, which is about 8,000 gallons with a 25 winding stream. For five years the only kind of filtration we had was a skimmer, which was no filtration. We started off with about 13 koi from my friend. Russell did a tree job for Allen Lee, our treasurer, and he told us about Brady Brandwood/Lotusland Koi Farm and PKWS. Over all we must have done something right by nature because the next spring we had plenty of babies to watch grow. It was April of this year that Russell, with much information from a lot of people, made our filtration system. It consists of 2 bottom drains, which Les Mize helped us put in, going to a 10,000 gph in-line Monsoon pump, going to 4-55 gal rubber drums hooked together with 3 pvc which pumps back into our 25 stream. Now we just need to beautify our filtration area. GOD sure blessed us in our ignorance with our koi pond. Two years after we started our backyard pool area we, of course, had to have another pond so we could enjoy the koi from the pool. As soon as the pool people were finished digging the hole for the pool, Russell showed me how to dig a hole with the tractor, and I dug a hole for the backyard koi pond. The backyard pond is about 3,000 gallons and approximately 2 ½ deep. A Savio skimmer feeds the larger waterfall and a FlluidArt bead filtration with a turbo vortex system feeds the smaller waterfall. Les Mize and Tracy McCorkle were instrumental in putting in the bead filtration system in the back yard. They helped us put it where I wanted it and then a month or so later Russell and I had to move it because it would not keep its prime. Les tried to tell me this but I was too stubborn to listen. Imagine that. Many plants, a foot bridge, a pergola, and a small pier later, I think (Russell hopes) we are done. Con td Page 3
July 2010 page 3 2010 Pond Tour The 2010 PKWS pond tour will we held Saturday July 24th from 9am till 5pm. Cost is $10 per person and children under 12 are free. This year we have eight ponds across the region. The tour will begin at the home of Terry and Mary Ellen McClain. 6200 Heritage Place, Charlotte, NC 28210. This year the tour will feature the ponds of the Long, Lee, McClain, Penix, Stead, Reiter, Huntley, and Theroux families. See Mary Ellen McClain s comments on tour below. We also have a preformed goldfish pond with 3 goldfish, and we have 2 preformed water lily and water iris ponds. They are all beautiful. We enjoy many quiet evenings at the front pond which is very serene and peaceful. And many late nights at the back pond in the pool. Come spend some time with us and our fish. And of course, bring along the swimsuits. Cont d from Page 1 its head covering the eye and lips. Well, had is the proper tense as this red disappeared for some reason. Now the mask disappeared before Carol adopted him; but she still keeps his name, and he seemed very happy in his new home. Carol and Leo took Terry and me down to the adoption or rescue center where there were some koi and goldfish in perfectly crystal clear water. The container was one of those old ink containers. Leo scooped out 6 nice 3-4 inch goldfish for us. He then provided a bag and oxygen and rubber banned the bag and sent us on our way. All the gold fish are doing fine in my above ground formed plastic pond. I cannot wait for babies! On July 1, 2010, I received alarming news. The AKCA has given notice they will no longer have liability insurance for special events. The carrier dropped AKCA coverage effective 6/30/10 as a result of a claim. They will continue to provide coverage for our socials and meetings. However, to obtain coverage for tours, shows, and other events, it was astronomically expensive. AKCA has informed the individual clubs to obtain their own liability coverage for single special events. Therefore, we are currently looking for liability coverage for our pond tour scheduled for July 24, 2010. If we cannot obtain coverage, we may be forced to cancel the tour. We have been given a contact name to help us locate some insurance. I will report our findings. Our club will need to address our future insurance needs for koi shows, pond tours and special events. FUN POND FACT Both Koi and Goldfish are egg scatterers. This means they distribute their eggs wildly around the pond and due to the tiny size of the eggs you might not know they have spawned. Try gently running your hand along the liner just below the water line. Often you can feel the everso tiny bumps that are the eggs adhering to the liner. Checking the roots of your Water Hyacinths or other floating plants might also reveal a bunch of eggs hidden there.
July 2010 page 4 PIEDMONT KOI AND WATER GARDEN SOCIETY Minutes of June 2010 meeting. The sixth meeting of the PKWGS was held on June 10, 2010 at the home of Don and Mary Ann Penix. The meeting began at 6:55 PM. Fourteen (14) members were present. The door prize (a fish bath towel) was won by Don Penix. Motion by Terry McClain to accept minutes as written. Second by Carol Mathis. Motion Passed. Darlene Shotts has ordered Hy Fang fish food. Cost is $128.00 per bag. Field Trip to Blue Ridge Terry McClain states will be in late August or September. Pond Tour Mike Long Eight (8) confirmed ponds on tour. Tour will start at home of Mary Ellen and Terry McClain. Date: July 24, 2010 Price of Ticket: $10.00, Children under 12 free. Volunteers needed to help pond owners. Tracy McCorkle has signs. Advertisements Charlotte Observer, Craig s List. Jeff Reiter will assist Mike Long. If anyone knows of any business to contact, do so for ad in Pond Tour Booklet. Water at homes on tour for visitors. Bonnie Hale in Newton, NC has invited PKWGS to her business (fish pond and plants). There will be a field trip there July 17, 2010. We will leave promptly at 9:00 Am from the Sheraton Hotel. DIRECTIONS FOR JULY SO- CIAL Saturday, July 10 at 5:30 pm. From 485, take US 29 north to Charlotte Motor Speedway. Turn right onto Morehead Road. Cross bridge. The next community on the left is Rocky River Crossing. Turn left onto Rocky River Crossing Road. Go through three stop signs. After the third stop sign, take the second right, Sedgewood. Immediately turn left onto Ironwood court. We are in the cul-de-sac. 6045 Ironwood Court Harrisburg, NC. 28075, telephone:704-455-7444 Road TRip July 17 Meet at the Sheraton on Billy Graham & I-85 at 9:00 a.m. for caravan To Newton, NC. Vist bonnie s website www.bonniesplants.com TELEPHONE: 828-428-9109 Meeting Topics Sense and Sensibilities or A Koi and its Canvas. Motion to adjourn by Mary Ann Penix. Second by Leo Bollinger. Motion Passed. Meeting adjourned at 7:40 PM. Empress Water Hawthorne American Star Almost Black
July 2010 page 5 2010 SOCIAL CALENDAR July 10 August 14 September 11 October 9 November 13 December 11 Brannon Raines(new member) Allen & Regina Lee Eleanor Ubry Dale Richardson & Coy Gardner (new members) Mike & Heather Long open We still need a volunteer to have the social in December. Contact Mary Ellen McClain. Koi term (hyphenated to show pronunciation) (bold shows pitch accent) Ka-ge Ka-ge Sho-wa Ka-ra-su-goi Ka-wa-ri-mo-no ki Ki Shi-su-I Ki U-tsu-ri Ki-ko-ku-ryu Ki-ku-su-I Kin Gin Rin Kin Ma-tsu-ba Shadow or phantom Koi-speak Meaning Showa with Asagi netting pattern on the back crow fish ; black koi with white or orange bellies all other varieties of koi not listed yellow Shisui with yellow replacing the red pattern Utsuri with yellow body cross-bred Kumonryu and Hariwake making a metallic Kumonryu with additional red markings chrysanthemum with water, Doitsu Hariwake with cloud-like red pattern on sides gold and silver scales ; shiny relecting build-up on top of scales in rows gold Hikari Muji with black pinecone pattern
Carol Mathis 1284 Biltmore Drive Concord NC 28025 Phone: 704-455-8587 Email: caomah@aol.com We re on the web! www.pkwsonline.com M E M B E R S H I P F O R M The Piedmont Koi and Watergarden Society (PKWS) is a not for profit organization. The membership year runs from January 1st through December 31st. Annual Membership Dues for a family for the first year are $55.00 AND INCLUDES UP TO TWO(2) NAME BADGES. Additional nametags may be purchased at a cost of $15.00 each. For renewing members the dues are $24.00 Please complete the following form and return it with your membership dues to: ALLEN LEE 900 Club Drive Monroe, NC 28112 Please print clearly (this information will only be used for club records). Please print your names) as you would like them to appear on your name tag(s). Last Name: First Name(s): Membership in any AKCA affiliated Club and a two year subscripville, TN, May 19-20, 2010. next step. We need YOU! at the AKCA Seminar in Nash- you are already involved, take the tion Address to KOI 1: USA is now the only Classes start at your convenience basic requirement to take the class. anytime from July 1 through November. An early application al- Koi and/or water garden hobby While many participate in our The Address $100 2: registration fee is gone. This is in keeping with our lows you more time and greater there are, unfortunately, those focus City: State: Zip: on education and promoting assurance of a seat. Interested? who are missing out on some of the hobby. To promote the hobby E-mail Tim Czech, KHA Class Coordinator 65blcc@gis.net and fully involved in helping them- the potential satisfaction of being we Signature: Date: must first promote you. The classes are all on line at ask for an application and particulars. If you have questions, I the mission of most of our clubs is selves and helping others. Part of your own pace except for the Email Address: Telephone # hands on lab which will be held am khajerry@yahoo.com. Since to promote good Koi husbandry Membership Dues(New member) $55.00 Volume 1,Issue 1 Page 6 Membership Dues(Renewing) $24.00 (Circle One) Additional Name tags ($15.00) TOTAL ENCLOSED: