The Awards Banquet
will be at the Triple Crown Restaurant on Pasquinelli
Drive, across the street from our hotel, The
Clubhouse Inn and Suite
6-1-08:
New
Koi vet in town, will be doing house calls starting mid-June
- Amanda Grant, B. S., D. V. M., of the Animal
Care and Medical Center Ltd., in Libertyville - 847-362-5954.
5-15-08:
Sponsor
a Trophy for the August 22 - 24 Fall Koi & Goldfish
show!
Pond construction this year? Call 811, the hotline for
JULIE (Joint
Utility Locating Information for Excavators). Call no
more than two weeks, but at least 48 hours, before you begin
digging (not including weekends and holidays). Utilities will
then mark their underground pipes, wires and cables with stakes,
flags or paint.
MPKS is a not for profit, hobbyist organization
whose members share a common interest in koi (Japanese colored
carp), goldfish, water gardens and backyard ponds. There are
currently about 500 members, mostly in Chicago and surrounding
counties as well as Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri
and as far away as Hawaii. MPKS meets
on the 3rd Friday of the month from January through October.
You do not have to be a member to attend.
This website hopes to provide an information
repository for all who are interested in any facet of the
hobby. See our Site Map for details.
Visitors, please note - we are in Zones
5a and 5b. If you live in other climate zones, you will
need to adjust accordingly. Residents of warmer climates:
Gloating is unseemly.
Midwest Pond & Koi Society
P.O. Box 1251 • North Riverside, IL 60546 • 312–409–2081
