Orchard Society of California, Inc. April 2018 SAVE THE DATES Monday, April 16 OSC Monthly Meeting Lakeside Park Garden Center 666 Bellevue Ave. Oakland, CA 94610 Doors Open: 7:00 p.m. AOS Judging: 7:30 p.m. (Plants accepted from 7:00-7:30 p.m.) When parking at the Garden Center on meeting nights, tell the toll person that you re with the orchid club. You don t need to pay to park. Bring your well-groomed plants for Show and Tell, AOS judging, and member sales! Tuesday, April 24 OSC Board Meeting Round Table Pizza 2854 Mountain Blvd., Oakland 7:00 p.m. All members welcome. Meeting Munchies Members O through R PROGRAM NOTES Marni Turkel: Marvelous Monopdials Photo credit: Ron Parsons Marni Turkel (pronounced tur KELL) is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and has been growing orchids since 1980. She grows in four greenhouses in Santa Rosa with approximately 1250 sq ft of growing space. Her main interest is in miniature species but plenty of larger plants have crept into the collection as well. Marni has been a contributor to Orchids magazine with her series called 'Well Worth the Space' and 'Give It a Rest'. Her articles have been translated into Dutch, German, Portuguese and Swedish for international publication. Photographs of her plants have been feature in articles noted orchid publications including Orchids Magazine, Orchid Digest, Richardiana, The Orchid Review, and The Australian Orchid Review. For the last few years she has been sharing her photographs and knowledge on OrchidsForum.com. Starting in 2009, Marni expanded her work with orchids to include propagation of orchids from seed and has set up a flasking lab of her own to take the process from start to finish and sell flasks of many of the orchids species in her collection. After working for over 43 years as a potter, she has retired from ceramics to pursue orchids full-time. Orchid Society of California, Inc. / PO Box 20272 / Oakland, CA / 4620-0272 www.orchidsocietyofca.org April 2018 1
BOARD PRESIDENT S MESSAGE President: Carl Carter Vice President: Vacant Secretary: Vacant. Treasurer: Helga Mahlmann Director/Membership: George McRae Director: Mimi Rose Director: Patti Baugh Past President: Paula Shiu VOLUNTEERS Hospitality: Heather Drobus Webmaster: Leo Chan Newsletter: James Hand (Distribution) Plant Sale: Jane Tsushima, Tommy Kam, Yuni Kam Raffle Ticket Sales: Musia Stagg Refreshments: Helga Mahlmann Name tags, Design and Printing: Patti Baugh OSC logo 2018 Orchid Society of California, Inc. Newsletter 2018 Orchid Society of California, Inc. Newsletter Editor: Jim Driggers. Hello, OSC! Thank you March attendees for your kind comments about my Bolivian program. And thanks again Chen Hao for helping with the identifications. I have always enjoyed traveling and nature. It was a pleasure sharing my trip last November. The recent warm weather has been nice after a pleasant wet break in this year s dry winter. Everything is sprouting roots, both in my greenhouse and outside, or in the garden. And most are showing new leads. Our biggest event of the year is just a month away. The Mother s Day Sale, Friday 11 setup, show and sale Saturday May 12 and Sunday May 13. OSC will purchase plants for sale and we ll have our usual treasured donated by Bay Area experts. Get your plants prepped for the show and those divisions ready to sell. There are plenty of opportunities to volunteer, both setup and entry Friday. My favorite, while open to the public, are the sales and meet and greet Saturday and Sunday. This month we have the honor to host North Bay grower, ceramist, and in vitro propagation specialist, Marni Terkel. Check out her website for her latest flask offerings. Marniturkel.com spec.list.html It s time to step up and volunteer. We have openings for Vice President, Secretary, and three board members. All these positions are fun, challenging and rewarding. You can have your ideas brought to fruition. And membership dues are due now. Same low price as last year! ~ Carl Carter Contact Carl at carl.m.carter@sbcglobal.net or (510) 318-2379 Attention: The board of directors is continuing member sales (at meetings and for the MDS) and voted to have members get 85% of sales and OSC get 15% of sales. Orchid Society of California, Inc. / PO Box 20272 / Oakland, CA / 4620-0272 www.orchidsocietyofca.org April 2018 2
OSC BOARD MEETING March 27, 2018 Round Table Pizza, 2854 Mountain Blvd, Oakland 94602 Meeting called to order 8:00 PM. Helga, Patti and Carl present. Board, Officers 2018 Still need volunteers for VP, Secretary, and Director. MDS 2018 AOS contact (dates, dollars, ): Complete Outreach. Donations, Twitter, Flag banners: Flag banners need to be ordered. Vendors number, contact letter, charges: In process, three vendors confirmed. OSC budget, purchases: Carl purchase Rocket Farm orchids and contact potential donors. Speakers 2018 Marni Turckel, Steve Beckendorf, Ken Jacobsen agreed. Confirm as meetings approach. Orchid whisperer requested Summer OSC computer purchase Connie provided recommendation Additional issues Auction, ice cream social. April Board Meeting April 24. Members A-C invited to attend. Meeting adjourned 9:00 PM. Roster Content: Use existing members list, Patti and Helga confirm opt-out requests. Format: Defer to Alice, Patti to supply artwork Green House Tour Date: August instead of regular meeting. Locations: TBD. Budget 2018 Due date, updates, format for general membership On schedule Feedback from March Meeting 29 attendees. Orchid Society of California, Inc. / PO Box 20272 / Oakland, CA / 4620-0272 www.orchidsocietyofca.org April 2018 3
Upcoming Events Mother s Day Weekend Orchid Show & Sale Friday, May 11: Setup, show and sale May 12 & 13, 2018: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Orchid Society of California, Inc. / PO Box 20272 / Oakland, CA / 4620-0272 www.orchidsocietyofca.org April 2018 4