March 2004

Officers

President:	Steve Helbling	Treasurer:	Dana White
Vice-president :	Toni Doty	Program director:	Larry Sanford
Secretary:	Jeanne Sanders	Members-at- large:	Jim France & Roni Adkins

The next meeting of the Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society will be on Tuesday, March 2, 2004. Note that this is the first Tuesday of the month. The meeting will be held at the Civic Garden Center on Reading Road across from Bethesda Hospital. The meeting is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. There will be time to socialize between 7:00 and 7:30.

Program

This month’s program will be Pat June on Miltoniopsis. Members are encouraged to bring plants for door prizes and for Silent Auction this month. Refreshments will be provided by Donna Wirth and Jan Yates.

Next Meetings * Speaker brings plants for sale. No silent auction plant.

March 2, 2004	Pat June “Miltoniopsis”
April 6, 2004	Glen Evans “Phalaenopsis”
May 6, 2004	Jan Yates (to be announced)
June 1, 2004	Russ Vernon *(to be announced) Panel “Summering Out Your Plants”
September 7, 2004	Kristen Mason “Paphina” Panel “Bringing in your Plants”
October 5, 2004	Steve Helbling (to be announced)
November 2, 2004	Steve Benjamin* (to be announced)

Plant Judging

AOS Judging of plants is done at the shows listed below under Nearby Shows as well as at the regularly scheduled judging sessions listed immediately below. These sessions begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Civic Garden Center. You are welcome to bring a plant to be judged or just to observe the judging. Be a little early; plant registration is from Noon to 1:00 p.m.

March 14, 2004	May 9, 2004	July 11, 2004	September 12, 2004
April 11, 2004	June 13, 2004	August 8, 2004	October 10, 2004

Nearby Shows/Events

February 14-15	Miami Valley Orchid Society	Cox Arboretum, Dayton, OH
March 6	Van trip to Hoosier Orchid
March 20-21	Kentucky Orchid Society	Louisville, KY
March 27-28	Three Rivers Orchid Society	Ft. Wayne, IN
March 28	Open Greenhouse Roger Haberthier	1 – 4 p.m.
April 3-4	Hoosier Orchid Society	Glendale Mall Indianapolis, IN
April 17-18	Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society	Krohn Conservatory, Cincinnati, OH
May 2	Spring Potting Bee	Krohn Conservatory, Cincinnati, OH
May 22-23	Central Kentucky, Orchid Society	Lexington, KY
May 22-23	Mid America	Atlanta, GA
June 5-6	Central Ohio Orchid Society	Columbus, OH
To be announced	Picnic GCOS and MVOS
July 10	Seminar
July 23-24	IPA	Indianapolis, IN
August	Hoosier Orchid trip
October 23-24	Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society	Krohn Conservatory, Cincinnati, OH
October 29-31	Mid America	Nashville, TN

Steering Committee:

The next Steering Committee meeting will be held the home of Steve Helbling at 7:00 p.m. on March 23, 2004. Officers 2004 should attend: Roni Adkins, Jim France, Steve Helbling, Pat June, Jeanne Sanders, Larry Sanford, Toni Doty and Dana White.

Dayton Show – Cox Arboretum –

February 13-15, 2004

Dana White Society Exhibit 50’ – red Steve Helbling Phal. gibbosa - red Lyc. skinneri v. alba ‘Joe Deifel’ FCC/AOS - white Aerangis citrata - white Aerangis fastuosa - white Aerangis luteo-alba v. rhodosticta Enc. amanda - blue C. intermedia v. Aquinii coerulea - blue Den cyanocentrum CCM/AOS - white Pleurophallis tribulariodes Liparis rhedii Lyc. Always x tahume Phal. Malibu Bistro – red Paph. Angel Hair x philippinense – white Paph Transvaal – red Den. manilla – blue Paph rothschildianum – blue Phrag. sargentianum – red Lyc. Hamana Conc ‘Ugly Wife’ – red, AM 80, CCM 85

Larry Sanford Oda. Victoria Village ‘Cathi’ HCC/AOS Oda. Victoria Village ‘Patience’ AM/AOS– blue Cymbidium Mont Niron – blue Spathoglottis gracilis – red Withnerara Ash Trees ‘Everglades’ HCC/AOS - blue Cymbidium Lovely Angel x Poetic Winter – blue, trophy Odm. Point Pesky’Patience’ - blue Milt. Jolene Carlson ‘Doug Kennedy’ HCC/AOS - blue Soph. coccinea – blue Masd. Tom Nasser ‘Cathy’ AM/AOS – red Oda. Susan Preston Richards ‘Patience’ HCC/AOS – white Masd. Amethyst ‘Tina Marie’ AM/AOS – blue Milt. Soquel – red Phrag. schlimii Phrag. Norimont ‘Scarlet Letter’ AM/AOS – white Oda. Nettie Valentine – white Odm beardwoodiense – white Wilsonara Petit Jean Odm. bictoniense v. sulfurem – blue

Rick and Alexa Noel Paph. Fanaticum ‘mem. Fred Haws’ HCC/AOS Don Walklet trophy best Cypropedium Alliance Paph. Golddolar – red Mtdm. Hawaiian Sunset ‘Hawaii” – white Paph. Lady Isabel ‘Alexa’ AM/AOS – blue Phrag Noirmont ‘Jennifer Noel’ – blue, trophy, AM/AOS 80 Phrag Noirmont ‘Stacey Noel’ – blue, trophy, AM/AOS 84 Dana White Brassauola cordata – red Notylia barkeri – white Pleurothallis scheiclii Maxallaria minuta – white Colmanara Wildcat Blood Ruby Epidendrum calanthum – white Dendrochilum wenzelii Jeanne Sanders Calanthe sedenii v. Cornelia Vanderbilt

REMINDER! DUES FOR 2003 WERE DUE BY JANUARY 1, 2004

Failure to pay by March 31 will result in no receipt of the society newsletter and loss of other membership benefits! Membership form is below

Suggestions needed for Meeting Places for 2005. Decision at June meeting.

MAOC Event October 2005 --- We Need a Logo!!!

We need some designs submitted. Please turn any in to Jan Yates or see her for more information. Remember that we voted to participate in the MAOC. MAOC is a collection of 40+ societies in 22 states from GA to MN - KA to OH hosting 2 events/year.

Recent Society Awarded Plants

Larry Sanford Oda. Susan Preston Richards ‘Patience’ HCC 77 points	Larry Sanford Oda. Victoria Village ‘Patience’ AM 84 points	Larry Sanford Oda. Victoria Village ‘Patience’ AM 84 points
Larry Sanford Odm. Point Peske ‘Patience’ HCC 77 points	Rick and Alexa Noel Paph Fanaticm ‘mem Fred Hawsl’ HCC 77points	Rick and Alexa Noel Phrag Noirmont ‘Stacey Noel’ AM 80 points
Rick and Alexa Noel Phrag Noirmont ‘Jennifer Noel’ AM 80 points	Steve Helbling Lyc. Hamana Cong ‘Ugly Wife’ AM 80, CCM 85 points

Learning Opportunity

Bob Sanker is again offering members a chance for a great hands-on learning opportunity about orchids. Those interested can contact him at webmaster@gardenersutopia.com . Several members have benefited in the past when he made this available. Jan Yates mentions that the time spent “ provided great training and she learned a lot”.

Internet

The GCOS web site is http://www.gardenersutopia.com/GCOS/.

Newsletter Circulation Policy

The newsletter is sent to all members whose membership is current and to other orchid societies by reciprocal agreement. Non-members who request a newsletter will receive a maximum of three issues. Questions about the newsletter may be directed to Jeanne Sanders, 513-232-6097 (evening). Email: sanders_j@summitcds.org

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