STOS monthly meeting March 15, 2015 @ 2PM
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STOS monthly meeting March 15, 2015 @ 2PM
Southern Tier Orchid Society Board of Directors President Linda Mandeville 607-227-1563 [email protected] Vice President Carol Vargason 607-759-7406 [email protected] March 2015 NEXT MEETINGS March 15, 2:00 First United Methodist Church of Endicott **1:00 Show Committee meeting prior to 3/15/15 regular meeting! ** April 19, 2:00 First United Methodist Church of Endicott Treasurer Jane Trey 607-724-5358 [email protected] Secretary Carol Brunnabend 607-785-7360 [email protected] AOS Representative Pete O’Connell 607-423-1202 [email protected] Members-at-large Bob Rudin– 12/16 607-748-6036 [email protected] Dawna Cole-12/15 607-621-9924 IN THIS ISSUE Don’t miss our March meeting! Our guest speaker will be Dennis Sandberg, giving us a presentation on "Orchids of Equador”! MISCELLANEOUS NOTES **Note: In the event of a weather emergency, please check your email the morning of the meeting. If nothing is received from STOS, the meeting is on. Likewise, those who receive the newsletter by regular mail will receive a call from one of us. If any questions, members may also call one of the Board Members. [email protected] Anne (Tinker) Quain 607-797-1383 [email protected] *************** Newsletter & Membership Linda Mandeville 607-227-1563 [email protected] Show Chair Anne (Tinker) Quain Web Page http://www.storchidsociety.com/ Any contributions, articles, and/or photos for the monthly newsletter are appreciated! Please submit any inputs by the first week of the month for inclusion in the upcoming newsletter. EDITOR’S NOTE Contributions, including pictures, to the STOS newsletter from members are welcomed. Contributions must be submitted by the 5th day of each month to the editor. If you have difficulties with the electronic format of this newsletter, please contact the webmaster at: [email protected] ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ President’s Message Hello, fellow Orchid lovers!! Now that March is here, Spring has got to be just around the corner!! I’m sorry that we had to cancel our February meeting, but the weather was so extreme, we felt it best that everyone stay home, safe and sound (and warm!), and not venture out! Hopefully, the weather will be more cooperative for this months’ meeting!! We will have a Show Committee meeting @ 1:00, prior to our general meeting on March 15th. It is important that everyone assisting with the Show try to attend this meeting, as the Show is right around the corner! The Show Committee meeting is open to all members, and we encourage anyone who can, please attend the meeting! We’ll need a lot of helping hands for our Annual Show, so anyone who can pitch in, with even an hour or two of their time, would be greatly appreciated! No experience is necessary! Well, after two months of inclement weather conditions, we eagerly look forward to having Mr. Dennis Sandberg as our featured speaker! He will be sharing his presentation, “Orchids of Equador”, and will also have a selection of beautiful orchids for sale to our members! Please bring a friend or neighbor to come to the meeting with you to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity! Also—just a reminder to all that the annual dues are due. Annual dues are $20 per member or family. An application form is available on the website. I will also bring forms to the next meeting. I look forward to seeing you on March 15th! We surely hope that the weather will cooperate with us this month!! What a winter it has been!! Surely, sunny days are ahead!! Respectfully, Linda Mandeville STOS President ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Minutes for February 15, 2015 Our February 15, 2015 Meeting was cancelled due to extreme weather conditions. ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Treasurer’s Report As of our last meeting, we had a balance of $8,571.00 in the treasury. ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ March 2015 2 ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Featured Speaker for March Be sure to attend our March meeting! Dennis Sandberg will be offering a presentation on "Orchids of Equador". Mr. Sandberg is from Newburgh, and is an orchid grower; he will be providing a slide presentation of a recent trip to Equador, which was guided by Equagenera. Dennis will be bringing orchids for sale, and in addition, will also display some of his plants at our show table. Please come and enjoy the show—and bring a friend or neighbor!! ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ “Virtual” Show Table Since our February meeting was cancelled, in lieu of our normal Show Table, Bill O’Connell has provided us with a “Virtual Show Table”! He has been gracious enough to share some photos of his flowering beauties (that he otherwise would have shown us if we had had a meeting!) Paph. Fairly Saucy March 2015 3 Coelogyne_flaccida_1854 March 2015 4 Pahal. Baldan's_Kaleidoscope ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Upcoming Meetings March 15 ~ Dennis Sandberg/“Orchids of Equador” April 19 ~ Pre-Show Meeting/Auction May 2-3 ~ Our STOS Orchid Show!! May 17 ~ Re-potting Clinic ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ March 2015 5