Officers President Chad Greene Vice-President Will Bottoms Secretary Mike Essic Treasurer Gay Sharpe Board of Trustees Annette Hastie Tammy Goldberg Steve Davis Dennis LaJeunnesse Triad Orchid Society meets the second Sunday of each month at the AB Seed Education Annex near the Piedmont Triad Farmer's Market 8432 Norcross Rd. Colfax, NC 27235 at 1:00 PM Happy 2019 orchid friends! After two months of our TOS meeting being cancelled due to winter weather, we were able to meet Sunday, February 9th. We enjoyed a delicious potluck lunch. This is always a treat! We had a beautiful show table of orchids. Judging results are on last page of this newsletter. Gift certificates were presented to the 2018 show table winners. Chad and Will provided us with an informative presentation on preparing orchids to be shown and judged. And our 2019 Board was approved. Our next regular TOS monthly meeting will be held Sunday, March 10th. We will be taking a road trip to Orchid Trail in Morrisville, NC (Near Raleigh). We should plan to meet at the AB Seed Education Annex at 11:30am if planning to car pool. For those going directly to Orchid Trail, we will all meet around 12:45pm. Orchid Trail will offer a 20% discount on all purchases made that day by TOS members! 2019 OFFICERS: President: Chad Green Vice-President: Will Bottoms Treasurer: Gay Sharpe Secretary: Mike Essic 2019 BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Tammy Goldberg Annette Hastie Steve Davis Dennis LaJeunnesse 2019 MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Megan Shelton
*** Special thanks to Annette Hastie and Tammy & Johan Goldberg for setting up and taking down our Exhibit for the South Carolina Orchid Society Show last week ***!
Our society has committed to the following upcoming shows in March & April: ) Triad Orchid Society Show - Destination Orchids Friday, March 1st - Sunday, March 3rd (Thursday set-up) See plant needs and volunteer opportunities below ) NC Piedmont Orchid Society Show Friday, March 15th - Sunday, March 17th (Thursday set-up Volunteers are needed to help Chad and Will with set-up and/or tear-down. E-mail Will (wlbottoms@gmail.com) directly if you are available. ) Asheville Orchid Festival (hosted by Western NC Orchid Society) Friday, April 5th show is open for Arboretum members only Saturday, April 6th - Sunday, April 7th (Thursday set-up) Volunteers are needed to help Chad and Will with set-up and/or tear-down. E-mail Will (wlbottoms@gmail.com) directly if you are available 2019 Triad Orchid Society Show - Destination Orchids The Triad Orchid Society show will run from Friday, March 1st through Sunday, March 3rd at the AB Seed Education Annex. Admission will be $5 for adults. Vendors will be selling plants and pottery. We need the following for our show: ) Blooming orchids - Be prepared to bring any blooming orchids. The more plants the better our display will be. Plants will be needed at the AB Seed Education Annex for the display set-up on Thursday, February 28th.
(Continued) 2019 Triad Orchid Society Show - Destination Orchids ) Award sponsors are needed for the following categories ($25 each): Best Cattleya Alliance Best Cypripedium Alliance Best Phalaenopsis (Ben Belton) Best Vanda Alliance Best Oncidium Alliance (Mike Essic) Best Cymbidium Alliance Best Dendrobium Alliance Best Misc. Genera (Chad Greene) Best First Bloom Seedling (Annette Hastie) Best Miniature Orchid (Will Bottoms) Best Specimen (Annette Hastie) Best Open Competition Exhibit Best Society Exhibit Best Amateur Exhibit ) Food - e-mail Tammy (famgoldberg@hotmail.com) to sign up Monetary donations are always welcome Need volunteers for: Bagels, croissants, muffins Desserts Salads Fruit Cold-cut sandwich platter Ice, soft drinks, tea & coffee Condiments & chips 4. Volunteers - We need volunteers to help with all aspects of the show. If you are interested and have some time to help, please review the lists below for opportunities for which you can volunteer.
(Continued) 2019 Triad Orchid Society Show - Destination Orchids Judging Clerks: Friday, March 1st 9am-12pm (a great way to learn what makes a great flower) 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Host/Hostess: (circulate through show/answer questions about the displays/society) Friday, March 1st 1pm-3pm 3pm-5pm Saturday, March 2nd 10am-12pm 12pm-2:30pm 2:30pm-5pm Sunday, March 3rd 10am-12pm 12pm-2:30pm 2:30pm-5pm Cleanup Sunday, March 3rd 5pm until 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. As you can see, there are plenty of opportunities to volunteer. If you are interested in helping out, please send an e-mail to Will Bottoms (wlbottoms@gmail.com) or Tammy Goldberg (famgoldberg@hotmail.com). Please respond by Friday, February 22nd. Thank you to everyone who is going to volunteer. We're all looking forward to a great show!
February 10, 2019 Meeting Show Table Results Judge: Ben Belton GENUS Cattleya Alliance Species Small Cattleya Alliance Hybrids - under 4in. Epicatanthe Don Herman HDF Brassanthe Maikai Louise AM/AOS Brassocattleya Yellow Bird Large Cattleya Alliance Hybrids - 4 in and Larger Phalaenopsis Paphiopedilum Paphiopedilum appletonianum Paphiopedilum (fairrieanum x Double Up) Paphiopedilum Deena Nicol Phragmipedium Phragmipedium Haroldeen Quintal Phragmipedium Olaf Gruss Dendrobium Dendrobium tanii Dendrobium Spring Bird Kurashiki AM/AOS Dendrobium kingianum Oncidium Oncostele Wildcat Cheetah Silver Oncostele Romance Peachy Psychopsis Mendenhall Hildos FCC/AOS Vandaceous Gastrochilus bellinus Cymbidium Cymbidium Geno s Gem Emerald Fire Cymbidium Evening Star Twlight Cymbidium Jill Brett Aussie Goldman Miscellaneous Genera Lepanthes tsubotae/masdevallia nidifica Masdevallia brachyura Ludisia discolor Best Species - Lepanthes trubotae Best Specimen - Masdevallia nidifica Best Flower - Lepanthes tsubotae NAME Dorcas Brogdon Will Bottoms Doug Eklund Mike Essic Dennis LaJeunnesse Janice Milheim Janice Milheim Janice Milheim Doug Eklund Dorcas Brogdon Mike Essic Mike Essic Mike Essic Mike Essic Will Bottoms Ben Belton Pat Hedrick Janice Milheim Chad Greene Chad Greene Pat Milheim Best Species - Chad Greene Best Specimen - Chad Greene Best Flower - Chad Greene