February 2005

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, February 4, 2005. 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 from 7:00 to 7:30.

Program

This month’s program will be a simulated AOS judging. Refreshments by Jan Yates and Anne Bruno. The auction plant is a donation from Rick and Alexa Noel. It is Phrag. Norimont.

REMINDER! DUES FOR 2005 WERE DUE BY JANUARY 1, 2005

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

Nearby Shows/Events (note there are changes to calendar passed out)

February 12	Saturday- Open greenhouse- 1-4pm
February 19-20	Miami Valley OS, Dayton, OH	Cox Arboretum
February 26 - 27	Greater Lansing OS
March 19-20	Greater Cincinnati OS ,	Krohn Conservatory
April 2-3	Hoosier OS,	Indianapolis, Glendale Mall
April 3	Potting Bee	Krohn Conservatory
April 16-17	Central KY OS,	Lexington
April 20-25	MAOC, Bloomington, MN
April 30-May 1	Three Rivers OS, Ft. Wayne, IN
April 21-22	Kentucky OS,
July 23	Van trip New Vision Orchids	Russ Vernon
August 12	1th Annual Ohio Valley Seminar, CGC, Cinci,OH ‘Orchids of Panama” Bill Goldner/ Woodstream Orchids
.September 24-25	Indiana OS Indianapolis, IN
October 22-23	MAOC Orchidfest	Kings Island Resort, Kings Mills OH,
December 2	Christmas party	WE NEED SOMEONE TO CHAIR THIS

Next Meetings * Speaker brings plants for sale. No

silent auction plant.

February 4, 2005	Simulated AOS Judging
March 1, 2005	Pat June - “Sophronitis”
April 5, 2005	Jan Yates - (“To be announced”)
May 3, 2005	Leon Glictenstein* - ‘Costa Rican Orchid Fantasy”
June 7, 2005	7 pm Panel ”Summering Out Your Plants” 7:30pm Kristen Mason (To be announced)
September 6, 2005	730pm Alexa Noel - “Tolumnias” 7PM Panel”Bringing in your Plants”
October 7, 2005	Steve Benjamin* - (“To be announced”)
November 1, 2005	Russ Vernon* - ( To be announced”)

Steering Committee:

The next Steering Committee meeting will be held the home of Jeanne Sanders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Febreuary 16, 2005. Officers 2005 should attend: Roni Adkins, Jim France, Steve Helbling, Pat June, Jeanne Sanders, Larry Sanford, Toni Doty and Dana White.

Hospitality List – to bring snacks, ice (in cooler) and drinks for the meetings

February	Jan Yates	June	Jim France
	Anne Bruno		OPEN
March	OPEN	September	OPEN
	OPEN		OPEN
April	Stan & Elaine Better	October	Katherine Miller
	OPEN		Dionisia & Hugo Rosal
May	Shirley Kreiner	November	Steve Helbling
	Karen Cochran		OPEN

Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society Fall Show results

Dana White		Jeanne Sanders
Exhibit - over 50 sq. ft.	blue	Phrag. Mary Bess
Larry Sanford		Phrag. Saint Peter	white
Masd. Golden Sun		Ed & Dana White
Masd. Golden Sun		Oerstedella wallisii
Masd. Copper Angle		Pleuro allenii 'Eichenfuls'
Masd. infracta x Urubamba		Masd. Party Time
Odm. Spectitissimum		Nidema boothii	red
Onc. Highland 'Jesse' AM/AOS		Masd. Sunspot	red
Oda. Rustic Shadows		Pteroceras semiteretifolia
Phcal. Kryptonite 'Ursula' AM/AOS		Neostylis Low Sneary 'Colorful Blue'	blue
Onc. Charlrsworth II		Camarotis applicuilata
Masd Hana Nquyen 'Melissa" HCC		Brassoepilaelia Bl. Richard Martin x Epi. conopseum	white
Dtps. Summerfield Rose		Bulb. Emily Siegrest	white
Cal. Vestita 'Ilias White Dove' HCC		Steve Helbling
Spath. Nuciannii Gold		Bulb. carunculatum
Onc.forbesii	blue	Paph Marcella Noble	red
Wgfc. Casseta 'Patience' AM/AOS		Stenoglottis longifolia	blue
Oda. Rustic Shadows		Den. Thai Ruby
Masd. Tom Nasser 'Patience' AM/AOS		Euryangis Eugs Gallant	white
Burr. Living Fire 'Redman' HCC/AOS	blue	Bulb. mandibulare	white
Masd. Copper Wing "Tangerine" AM/AOS		Alexa & Rick Noel
Pot. Free Spirit		Z. Bolero "Diva Doc' AM/AOS	blue
Karen Cochran & Shirley Kreiner		Zygonaria Adelaii Medows	red
Ctna. Jamaica Red 'Sentinel' HCC/AOS		Cirr. Ornatissimum	blue
Wilsonara Colm. sphacetarh x Wils. Firecrackers	red	Cirr. Ornatissimum	red
Phal. violacea	red	Unknown
Mtdm. Wildwood	red	Paph. phillipinense var. album
Paph. Spicerianum		Paph. Jolly Green Jem x Green Mystery
		Phrag. Besseae var flarum

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.

February 13, 2005 March 13, 2005 April 10, 2005 May 8, 2005 June 127, 2005 July 10, 2005 August 14, 2005

September 11, 2005 October 9, 2005 November 13, 2005 December 11, 2005

Greater Cincinnati and Miami Valley Orchid Societies Host/Present

Orchidfest

Mid-America Orchid Congress

October 21, 22, & 23, 2005

Kings Island Resort & Conference Center

Kings Mills, Ohio

http://www.gardenersutopia.com/MAOC2005fall/index.html

MAOC Event October 2005

InternetThe GCOS web site is http://www.gardenersutopia.com/GCOS/index.html.

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: jsanders1@fuse.net

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