MOS
Newsletter of the Michiana Orchid Society
August, 2006
MOS EXHIBITS AT INDIANA STATE FAIR!
August is turning
out to be a very busy month for MOS orchid growers! Instead of our scheduled August meeting at Sandy’s house, we’re going to set up an exhibit at the new
orchid show sponsored by the Central Indiana Orchid Society at the Indiana
State Fair in Indianapolis. Set-up will be very early in the morning on
Thursday, August 10, with ribbon judging that same afternoon and AOS judging
after dinner on Thursday evening.
Whew.
We’ll have to
gather our plants early on Wednesday; Deb and Sandy will be going down to Indianapolis on Wednesday evening in order to be able to
enter the fairgrounds between 6:00 AM
and 10:00 AM, when all of
the exhibitors must have their plants inside the Agriculture and Horticulture Building. Ron, Katie and Brittany will also work on
set-up of our exhibit and participate in judging on Thursday. Take-down of our exhibit will be on Sunday,
August 13.
We’ll need plants
and foliage for our exhibit; if you have something you would like to send to
the Indy show, please contact Deb TimmBoys@aol.com
or Sandy sohlund@csinet.net; also Ron and Katie rpkpbp@earthlink.net .
ROAD TRIP!!!
Our annual
pilgrimage to the orchid growers of Michigan
will take place on Saturday, August 19.
Carpools are being organized to visit the 25% off Orchid Sale at
Porter’s Orchids in Grand Ledge (10:00-5:00) http://www.portersorchids.com/about_us.htm
and the Western BBQ, Open House and Orchid Sale at Green Acres in Charlotte
(10:00-6:00) http://www.greenacresorchids.com/about.htm
. There will be lots of wonderful
orchids and great food to carry us through another road trip! Call your orchid friends and join a carpool
to enjoy these orchid events.
THE PAYEUR FAMILY
ACCEPTED AS STUDENT JUDGES!
Congratulations to
Ron, Katie and Brittany Payeur on their acceptance as
student judges in the Great Lakes
Judging Center
of the American Orchid Society! Studying
orchids has become a family affair as all three have become immersed in
orchids. Going to orchid nurseries,
orchid shows and caring for their rapidly increasing collection of
orchids---the Payeurs are living and breathing
orchids! Now they are making the monthly
trek to Ann Arbor
for judging and training sessions. Ron,
Katie and Brittany join other Michiana Orchid Society judges Greg Filter
(Student), Rob Halgren (Probationary) and Sandy Ohlund(Accredited). Congrats!
FALL MID-AMERICA
ORCHID CONGRESS
IN LEXINGTON AUGUST 25-27
The Fall
Mid-America Orchid Congress will be sponsored by the Blue Grass Orchid Society
in Lexington, Kentucky.
Speakers will include Claude Hamilton of Hamlyn
Orchids LTD, Jamaica; Weyman Bussey of Abunda Flora, Texas; and
Harry Phillips of Andy’s Orchids, California. For more information go to MAOCLexington@AOL.COM and for
registration forms go to www.midamericanorchids.org
.
PLANNING AHEAD…
***The Chicagoland Orchid Festival will be held
on September 22-24, 2006,
at four locations in the Chicago
area. ROAD TRIP!!!
***Put our fall show on your calendar, too!
November 11-12: Michiana Orchid
Society Show at Holy
Cross College.
The
July MOS meeting at John Bannow's Michigan
home overlooking the St. Joseph River was
attended by 21 members and 3 guests. We eagerly selected plants from the
abundant choices at the "Plant Swap," toured
John's well filled greenhouse, enjoyed the variety of flowers around his
house, admired his blooming orchids inside the house, and nibbled delicious
goodies from the overflowing table.
At
3:30 we settled on the porch for our meeting. A gentle breeze wafted up
from the river, and we were entertained by a baby raccoon who decided it was
his lunch time and dined on mulberries from the tall tree by the porch.
Undisturbed by our meeting, he settled into a crotch of the tree for his
afternoon nap.
President
Sandy Ohlund presided and the minutes of the June meeting were accepted as printed
in the Newsletter. Treasurer Deb Longworth, who just returned from Alaska, reported we had " as much money in the treasury as last month,"
and then passed out the new membership lists for 2006. If you didn't get
one, be sure to ask for one at our next meeting.
This
August is an especially busy month for MOS members. Our exhibit at the
Indiana State Fair will be set up in Indianapolis
Thursday, August 10 and taken down Sunday, August 13. Since this is the
weekend of our usual MOS meeting Shirley motioned the August meeting be
skipped. The motion was seconded and approved by the members -- thus
there will NOT be a regular meeting this August.
Set
up committee August 10 include Katie, Ron,
Brittany, Sandy and Sylvia.
Take
down on August 13 will be done by Deb.
If
you can help either or both dates, please call one of these members.
Ann
Kuntz, librarian, said no new books have been added to our library. Ron Payeur recommended we consider purchasing the set of books
"Cattlayas and Their Relatives" by Carl L. Withner. These are currently sale priced through
Timber Press.
We
have three MOS members who are now official students of orchid judging. Ron,
Katie, and Brittany passed their first test with flying colors and have been
accepted into the student judging program at Ann Arbor. Congratulation to all three!
Bring
and Brag included magnificent plants brought by Brittany Payeur,
Sylvia Groat, Rick Rydzynski, and Dennis Norkus.
The
meeting adjourned at 4:00.
For
your calendar:
No
MOS meeting this August - plan a road trip to some of these other orchid events
August
10-13 Indiana State Fair orchid exhibits from
several societies and growers
Sat.
August 19 Porter's and Green Acre's Open House -
also judging at Ann Arbor
August
25-27 Mid-America Fall Conference Lexington, KY
September
22-24 Chicagoland
Orchid Festival
November
11-12 MOS Orchid Show Holy Cross
Respectfully
submitted,
Barbara
Wich co-secretary