master gardener class of 2018

Seven area residents completed Master Gardener training offered by the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service. The group participated in a 40-hour training program, and each volunteer will donate 40 hours back to the Cooperative Extension Service in the areas of horticulture and ornamental horticulture within the next year. The group will meet monthly and work on community service projects throughout the coming year. New Master Gardeners are (left to right): Brenda Tamashiro, Sandra Exon, Judy Rhine, Denice Evins, Lindel Kinder, Jason Chamberlain and Julie Stewart. BCMG mentors (not pictured) are Jim Whitesell for Brenda Tamashiro; Diana Wiegand for Judy Rhine and Denice Evins; Phyllis Henley for Lindel Kinder; James Wiegand for Jason Chamberlain; and Lucinda Reynolds for Julie Stewart. As of November, the Baxter County Master Gardeners have logged 3,087 volunteer hours back to the community in 2018. For more information on the Master Gardener program, call 870-425-2335.
 
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