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March 2009 http://www.gardenersut=
opia.com/GCOS/
Board of Directors:
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Presiden=
t: |
Alexa No=
el |
Program
director: |
Larry
Sanford |
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Vice-pre=
sident
: |
Ron Mill=
er |
Show Cha=
ir: |
Pat June=
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Secretar=
y: |
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Members-=
at-large: |
Dana Whi=
te,
Linda Knab |
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Treasure=
r: |
Margaret
Cullen |
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Elaine
Better |
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The next meeting of=
the
Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society will be on Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Note that this is usually the fi=
rst
Tuesday of the month. The m=
eeting
will be held at the Civic Garden Center on Reading Road across from Bethe=
sda
Hospital. The meeting is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. There will be time to socialize =
from
7:00 to 7:30.
March’s
program is by Jan Yates on “Disas”. Larry Sanford will give the
beginners class at 7:00 p. m. on “Getting Your Plants Ready for Sho=
w.” Raffle tickets are $1 each or 6
tickets for $5. Raffle plan=
t is a
white Phalaenopsis from the Porters Orchids. Refreshments are from Larry Sanfo=
rd,
Barry and Jeanne Rhinehart. There
will be a report on the 501C3 application progress. Information on this process was
emailed along with notification of this newsletter. Materials are also available on =
the
website. We will vote on th=
is
application at the April meeting.
Please remember that only paid members may vote. =
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Signup
sheets for our monthly meeting refreshments will be available at
Tuesday’s meeting. We=
ask
for 2 members/families each month bring food, ice and drinks. Please sign up. GCOS Spring Show Ma=
rch
14-15 at Krohn Conservatory – We need clerks, and workers
for set up and tear down. = Jan Yates is responsible for the display,any plants and help are welcome.&nbs= p; The rest of the registration information is found on the website. <= o:p> =
Set-up
Friday, March,13, 2009 =
HELP!!
Everyone can help somewhere at the show. Let us know where and
when you would like to help. Sign-up sheets will be at the next
Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society meeting only, Tuesday, March 3, 20=
09
or you can also contact me, Pat June 265-2074 or the per=
son
in charge of each area to volunteer: =
Set-up
and Tear-down --- Larry Sanford 931-2295 =
Hospitality
(food or serving) --- Shirley Kreiner 271-9568 =
Clerks
--- Kristen Mason 502-5408 =
Host/Hostess
(Society Table) --- Pat June 265-2074 =
Hope
everyone can come and enjoy our spring 2009 orchid show. The Spring
MidAmerican Orchid Congress is March 27-29 in Columbus, OH. The MidAmerican and information =
on
registration for the Spring MAOC is found on the web site. =
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Nearby Shows/Events |
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March 14-15 2009 |
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March
27-29, 2009 |
Spring MAOC –
Columbus, OH |
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Next Meetings |
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* Speaker brings pl=
ants
for sale. No silent auction plant |
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April
7, 2009 |
Rick Noel “Orchid Photography with =
Point
and Shoot Camera”<=
/b> |
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May |
Russ Vernon topic t=
o be
announced |
Steering Committee
Meeting The
next Steering Committee meeting will be held March 18 at 6:30 p.=
m. at
the Panera on Plant
Judging <=
span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>AOS Judging of plan=
ts is
done at the shows listed under Nearby Shows as well as at the regularly
scheduled judging sessions listed immediately at right. These sessions begin at 1:00 p.m=
. at
the Civic Garden Center. Yo=
u are
welcome to bring a plant to be judged or just to observe the judging. Be a little early; plant registr=
ation
is from Noon to 1:00 p.m. March
8, 2009 April
12, 2009 May
10, 2009 Miami Valley
Orchid Society Results Steve Helbling <=
o:p> D=
en
Rainbow Dance B=
lue C=
attleya
loddigesii ‘Aranda’ AM/AOS B=
lue P=
aph
fairrieanum R=
ed P=
aph
Hsinying Alien B=
lue P=
aph
(Magic Flame X Gloriosum) R=
ed, 80
point AM D=
endrochilum
species <=
o:p> D=
en Angel
Cannery R=
ed C=
oelogyne
flaccida W=
hite P=
hrag
Hanne Popow <=
o:p> P=
hrag
Haley Cecker ‘Pink Panther’ AM W=
hite P=
hrag
Jason Fischer <=
o:p> Jan Yates <=
o:p> C=
alanthe
Vintage Wine R=
ed O=
dcdm
Pepperpot ‘Brulee’ B=
lue L=
Icarus
X Lc Chicanery R=
ed C=
attleya
(Bow Bells X Bebe White) B=
lue Larry Sanford <=
o:p> O=
da Leysa
‘Patience’ AM/AOS B=
lue V=
uyl
Aloha Passion ‘ R=
ed M=
clna
Pagan Love Song B=
lue E=
pi
Pacific Girl R=
ed O=
da
Maggie <=
o:p> Elaine & Stan Betters <=
o:p> P=
aph
(superbiens X Emerald) <=
o:p> P=
hrag
Elizabeth Castle <=
o:p> M=
asd
Peach Melba <=
o:p> Jeanne & Barry Rhinehart=
<=
o:p> C=
lowesia
Jumbo Grace ‘Jumbo Orchids’ BM/TOGA B=
lue P=
aph
(Green Vale X Todd Clarke) <=
o:p> Ron Miller <=
o:p> D=
en
(Super Star X Super Ise) <=
o:p> P=
aph
venustum <=
o:p> P=
aph
Arnold J Klehm W=
hite Pat & Roger June <=
o:p> P=
ot
Samantha Duncan ‘Orange Tart’ R=
ed S=
tenosarcos
Vanguard ‘Fireball’ JC/AOS R=
ed Alexa & Rick Noel <=
o:p> P=
hrag W=
hite R=
hynchostylis
gigantean R=
ed P=
aph
Fanaticum ‘Mem Fred Haws’ AM/AOS B=
lue P=
aph
Fanaticum R=
ed P=
hrag
Guardian Angel <=
o:p> P=
aph
Vanguard R=
ed R=
odrumnia
Darci Hackney B=
lue P=
hrag
Giganteum R=
ed P=
hrag
Jason Fischer B=
lue P=
hrag
Evening Blaze W=
hite P=
hrag
Jason Fischer ‘Justin Manalad’ AM/AOS B=
lue,
Trophy Miami Valley Orchid Society Sp=
ring
Show – February 14 – 15, Cox Arboretum Photos by Jan Yates Internet The GCOS web site is http://www.gardenersutopia.=
com/GCOS/. The MidAmerica Orchid Congress
Website: http://www.midamericanorchids=
.org/ 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 newsle=
tter
will receive a maximum of three issues.&=
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