The GCOS Newsletter

May 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, May 3, 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 by Leon Glictenstein of Hoosier Orchids on “Costa Rican Orchid Fantasy”. He will be bringing plants for sale. There will be raffle plants. Refreshments by Shirley Kreiner and Karen Cochran.

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

April 20-25	MAOC	Bloomington, MN
April 30-May 1	Three Rivers OS,	Ft. Wayne, IN
May 20,21,22	Kentucky OS,	Louisville, KY
June 4-5	Central Ohio OS	Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, OH
July 23	Van trip New Vision Orchids	Russ Vernon
August 13	1th Annual Ohio Valley Seminar, CGC, Cinci,OH	‘Orchids of Panama” by Bill Goldner/ Woodstream Orchids & 'Terrestrial Orchids by Erich Michel of Hoosier 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 ORGANIZE THIS

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

May 3, 2005	Leon Glictenstein* - ‘Costa Rican Orchid Fantasy”
June 7, 2005	7 pm Panel ”Summering Out Your Plants” 7:30 pm Kristen Mason – “Plieones”
September 6, 2005	7:30 pm Alexa Noel - “Tolumnias” 7 pm 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 Middletown Golden Dragon at 7:pm. on Tuesday, May 10, 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

May	Shirley Kreiner	September	Pat Brockhoff
	Karen Cochran		Roger Habertheir
June	Jim France	October	Katherine Miller
	Don Luebbering		Dionisia & Hugo Rosal
		November	Steve Helbling
			Pat June

Hoosier Orchid Society Show – Glendale Mall

Display 25’ - Steve Helbling and Larry Sanford - blue and trophy

Steve Helbling

Paph. Julius Bloody Caesar FCC - red

Max. tenuafolia sp. - white

Vuyl. Saint Sand

Eulophia quateriana sp. - blue

Paph. hybrid Paph. Shadow Magic x Paph. Cyberspace

Paph. Christiana Richards

Paph. Pisar – blue

C. guttata sp.

Dtps. hybrid Brother Isabel x (Taisuco Candy Stripe x Brother Brungor) – blue

Mltdm. Bartley Schwartz ‘Highland’ AM/AOS

Milt. Bert Field ‘Leah’ – red

Angrecum scottianum sp. – blue

C. lawrenceana sp.

Paph. rothchildianum –blue

Larry Sanford

C. intermedia var alba – red

Oda. Lavender Lace x Aviewood

Phrag. Mountain Maid ‘Patience” – blue, trophy, HCC/AOS of 78

Wils. Butterboy – blue

Milt. Duncan York – blue

Milt. Duncan York

Masd. Ted Khoe ‘Mandarin’ AM/AOS – red

Milt. Arnold Linsman x Redwoodham - white

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.

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

Mason, Ohio

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

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

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