PONDSIDE. Orlando Area Koi & Pond Club. Newsletter of the. July, August, September

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1 PONDSIDE Newsletter of the Orlando Area Koi & Pond Club July, August, September 2014 Just as children go back to school after summer vacation, the OAKPC swings back into action. This summer seems to be extremely hot and humid for Florida. Our next meeting, which seems to be an annual event will be at Rob & Hazel Forbis s on Saturday, September 20 th at 6:00 pm. This will be the third yearly meeting, since their massive expansion in And each year the pond has matured into a more beautiful botanical setting. Address & directions on the last page of this newsletter.

2 Our June Mtg at Daryl & Benna Pirmal. We had a good gathering for a hot Sunday evening. The Pirmal s gave a warm welcome (no pun intended) with a great spread of food and Koi conversation.

3 Bok Tower Gardens There are many attractions in the Central Florida area to take a road trip. One such attraction is Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales. As a member of Leu Gardens in Orlando, Sammi & I use the reciprocal free admission. There are many reasons we make the 50 mile trip to the gardens, but the best is the motte surrounding the Carillion bell tower, with a large koi community. They are not a flashy bunch of koi, but the setting is wonderful for a trip to the top of the hill to feed a sandwich bag full of koi food. Sometimes the simplest things become priceless. Just recently they have upgraded and expanding their trails. And don t forget the lovely restaurant, outside terrace, gift & plant shop. boktowergardens.org Calendar of Events September Meeting Rob & Hazel Forbis October Meeting Dave & Amanda May November Meeting Not scheduled December Meeting Not scheduled *********************************************************************** Our facebook page has a large international flair with 666+ friends. Come visit us.

4 Recently Road Trip to club member Sam Schultz by Darrell Creekmur Sam actually planned a spawning of two of his koi to produce Goshiki & Kohaku. It was with great interest and effort that Sam culled to produce these 60 days old koi. It will be interesting to see how these little girls & guys develop. ***************************************************************************** The Heat is on in Central Florida. With temperatures in the mid 90 s, our koi need a little relief, such as shade. Pictured below is a recent addition to club member Barbara Bachem s pond, a 16 x 16 shade sail cover. The koi actually come out in the middle of the day, now. Picture taken at 9:00 am. ***************************************************************************** Club members, Jacqueline (J) & Mark Bates are moving to New Smyrna Beach, and have their house & pond in Orlando Metro West for sale. They would like to sell it with pond and fish, so if you are interested contact J. at Jflanet@yahoo.com

5 Open invitation to prospective members to join us at our monthly meetings. If you have a friend or neighbor, who has a pond or an interest, please invite them as your guest to one of our meetings or events. Do you have an article you would like to share with the members? Do you have equipment that could turn into cash, for that one koi you cannot resist? Send your info to creekds2@aol.com Club member Sam Schultz has this preformed waterfall. free to a good home. If interested send a message to creekds2@aol.com ***************************************************************************** Good Bye 2014, Hello Officers for 2013 Darrell Creekmur President creekds2@aol.com Jose Salazar Vice President Jydjose@aol.com Ron Wehrheim Treasurer ronlw329@gmail.com Darryl Pirmal Secretary dpirmal@valenciacollege.edu Dr. Luis Barroso Board Member lfbarroso1@yahoo.com Ray Cornell Board Member rpcever@cfl.rr.com Chris Schroettinger Board Member dschro4185@aol.com Koi Health Rob Forbis Advisor rob_forbis@yahoo.com Henry Culpepper Consultant hculpepp@bellsouth.net Joe White Consultant jwkoi@aol.com

6 Rob & Hazel Forbis 3126 Rider Pl. Orlando, Fl Directions: Toll 417 to University Blvd. East on University to Suntree Blvd Right at the light go 150 ft. Right on Rider Pl. go 3126 Rider Pl. on the right (blue house).8 mi..5 mi. ( a few turns involved)