TURNER – The Turner Natural History Club met June 5 at the clubhouse in Turner Center. Old business discussed included upgrading the electrical entrance and construction of a handicap ramp.

New business included discussion of a new sign nearer the road for increased public visibility and the monthly programs for the coming year, including a July 4 open house as part of the Turner celebration. Refreshments will be served and there will be a plant sale to benefit the club.

Other programs include a tour of several local gardens on Friday, July 27, and the annual flower show in August. The public is invited to attend all events and participate in the flower show. Rules will be posted at a later date.

Each member next shared interesting natural things they had seen in the last month, including an over-inquisitive raccoon at Elaine Chenard’s home and the osprey nest with babies on the power lines in Leeds. The meeting ended with refreshments and examinations of the club exhibits.

The Turner Natural History Club was started in 1932 during the depression and, at the time, there were many such clubs in Maine. This is one of the few left and includes thousands of specimens of the natural world, including tree samples, mushrooms, minerals and a shell and birds egg collection.

The public is invited to attend the next meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 26, at the clubhouse.