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December 2005
DECEMBER MEETING December 12, 2005
Holiday Party 1. Bring a finger food to share. Something easily divided into small portions and that doesn’t require a knife and fork to eat. Orchid wreath pictured available from Winterthur Gifts. Beginner’s program: (starts at 6:30 p.m.) Plant Table: Sales Table: Raffle: COMING UP: Speakers and topics are subject to change. Got a suggestion? E-mail Jamie Notman, VP for Programming PAID AD Arlen Hill This is the ultimate destination for the gardener who wants to amaze and impress your friends and a place for those who want to give something back to the earth. We offer a large selection of Hardy Orchids, Woodland Perennials, Hardy Ferns, and Hard to find Natives. At the nursery there are many rare and hard to find collectors plants that are not offered very often in the trade. We carry both species and hybrids of Bletilla, Calanthe, Cypripedium, Dactylorhiza, Epipactis, Orchis and many more. Hours: Sept.- Mar. - Appointment only Directions: Take Smokey pt. Exit 206 off I-5 and go west on 172nd street NE, (Lakewood Road). At stop, turn right, continue on Lakewood Rd. At stop (Marine Drive) go straight through on 188th NW. Turn right on 96th AVE NW. Nursery is on left at bottom of hill. (Warm Beach). CELEBRATE ORCHIDS AT DECEMBER PARTY The December meeting is our annual holiday party. We would like everyone to bring food that can be easily eaten in one or two bites. For instance if you want to bring a pie cut it up in to little pieces instead of slices, the more people can enjoy the pie and no one person will be expected to eat a large piece. Canapes, tea sandwiches, stuffed mushroom caps and cookies are all examples of such food. The society will provide a meat and cheese tray. Our entertainment that evening will be a slide show of orchids that members grew that they were the only one that got to enjoy and now are sharing with the group. We will also have the Shoenfeld trophy conpetition and something new, the Rebecca Northen minature orchid trophy. Anyone can enter plants in either competition with the limit of one plant per trophy. The Shoenfeld trophy is awarded to the plant in bloom that wins the most votes by the general populace at the meeting that evening. We are having the new award because in the past when someone entered a small plant with lots of flowers in the Shoenfeld trophy competition they would be overlooked because there would be some big cattleya or cymbidium entered. So the minature trophy will be awared to a plant in full bloom that is under six inches in height (the plant not the infloresence). As in the past, all current members will receive an orchid plant as a gift from the society. HOST NEEDED FOR JANUARY SPEAKER We need a host for Ron Parson, our speaker in January. He will need to be picked up at the airport on Monday, January 9, entertained (going to the UW greenhouse and looking at the plants), fed, brought to the meeting and put up for the night, fed the next day and taken back to the airport. Sound fun? It will be for one of our fine members. He can stay in a motel/hotel if need be, but we still need someone to take him around. Ron is a world-class orchid photographer and has just returned from a five-week trip to Australia. He has been published in the AOS magazine and Orchid Digest. If you are interested, contact Jamie Notman as soon as possible. THE FIRST SCENT OF SPRING IS IN THE AIR The Northwest Flower & Garden Show is coming up February 8-12, 2006. The NWOS is hosting its usual Orchid Hotel and membership booth. George Grantham will also be creating a member display for the orchid area that will offer more variety than the usual Flower & Garden Show orchid display. If you would like to sign up to work a shift at the show or help George with plants and setup, there will be sign-up sheets available at the December and January meetings. Wristbands for entry to the show will be distributed at the January meeting. The display will be set up on Sunday, February 5 at 2 p.m.; the Hotel will be set up on Monday, February 6 at 11 a.m. For more information, contact Christine Peterson at (206) 525-2217. 2006 AOS CALENDARS FOR SALE The 2006 AOS calendar, full of beautiful and unusual orchids is available from the NWOS. Members pay just $10 when they purchase it at the meeting. Regular price is $11.95. There are a few copies left which may be for sale at the December meeting.
ORCHIDS ONLY YOU SAW BLOOM: As part of our December meeting this year, we thought it would be fun to have a slide show with pictures of all those orchids that bloom in between meetings. You know that wonderful Cattleya whose gorgeous flowers started to fade just before you could bring it in for the display table? Did you take a photo? Or maybe you have a favorite plant that you didn’t want to risk transporting? Send us your photos (no more than five per member, please) and we’ll make them into a slide show. Digital files are preferred (JPEG) but we can also accept prints (sorry, no slides). All entries must be received by December 9 to be included. Be sure to include you name and the name of plant with your submission. Digital photos can be sent to nwos_news@nwos.org. Prints can be mailed to Brian Anderson (his address is in the directory); prints will be returned. Final Treasurer’s Report INCOME
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NET INCOME: $1,423.56 Checking balance: $16,440.89 TOTAL ASSETS: $26,442.17 NOTES FROM THE SECRETARY We know everyone can’t make it to every meeting, so in an effort to keep members better informed about what is happening in the Society, the secretary will provide a synopsis of the last general meeting and board meeting. NOVEMBER GENERAL MEETING NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING Brian Anderson DISPLAY TABLE THANKS The NWOS would like to thank the following members for bringing in plants for the display table last month: Mike Foster NEW MEMBERS Please welcome these new members to our Society: Christian Gollub & Stephen Zietz, Seattle and welcome back these members who have recently renewed: Suzanne Bagshaw, Seattle ROSTER UPDATE An addendum to the 2005-06 roster is available. Members who receive the newsletter by e-mail will need to pick up a copy at the December of January meetings. Because this document contains members' personal information, we cannot post it online. The new year is coming: The NWOS desperately needs a new newsletter editor—the old one is all worn out! No real experience is necessary. Basic writing/editing skills, desktop publishing or web experience will be helpful but are not required. This position requires a commitment of 8-10 hours per month. Volunteers will need to have their own computer and an e-mail account that they check regularly. The editor is also responsible for printing and distributing the newsletter. If you are interested or have questions, please contact Brian Anderson at nwos_news@nwos.org. For additional volunteer opportunities, click "Volunteer Opportunities" in the side menu on this page. |
