March 2015

Next Meeting: Monday,March 23, 2015
Orchid Clinic
President’s Report
Hello Orchid Lovers
We now have some positions filled for your executive,
• Nancy Fieder will be wearing two hats, one for Vice President and Hospitality
• Cathy Ralston has also dual positions as Treasurer and Editor
• Christine Williams will now being guided The Program planning
• the remainder will remain the same.
At our next meeting, we will be having an orchid clinic where members may bring in plants that
are not behaving well and are able to seek advice on how to fix the problem.
The next show is at London. If you have plants for this show, please drop them off at Harima’s
or Gerhard’ and Erica’s place Thursday night.
Thanks to Chuck Lefaive who submitted an article to The Record about COOS success at the
RBG Orchid Show (http://www.therecord.com/opinion-story/5464652-orchid-society-shone/).
Cheers, your President
General Meeting
March 23, 2015
Orchid Clinic
Bring your troubled plants for some assistance. We will discuss a few common
illnesses and signs, as well as touch on repotting.
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Some Messages from the Executive
1.
Election: The following people were acclaimed to the following
offices:
a.
b.
c.
d.
2.
President
Vice president
Secretary
Treasurer
Dennis Lang
Nancy Fieder
Mary Ann Lang
Cathy Ralston
Show Committee Meeting: The major planning meeting of the 2015
Show Committee meeting will be held Monday, April 6, 2015 at Frank Maine’s
home, 71 Sherwood Drive, Guelph. For more information or to volunteer to be on
the Show Committee, please contact Frank at maine.f@sympatico.ca.
From Our Librarian, Chuck Lefaive
The library will be open at the March 23 general meeting so you can return or
borrow books and the more recent issues of the AOS Orchids and Orchid
Digest magazines.
The library now has a computer that will be available for use at the COOS
meetings and have the CD/DVD portion of the library loaded on the computer for
easy access at the meetings.
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2015 Upcoming COOS Meeting Dates
March 23, 2015
Orchid Clinic
April 27, 2015
May 25, 2015
T.J. Hartung "Orchids of Mexico"
June 22, 2015
2015 Orchid Shows
March 21-22: London Orchid Society
NOTE: New Location: St Andre Bessett Catholic Secondary School
2727 Tokala Trail, London
March 28-29: Les Orchidophiles de Montreal Orchid Expo
College de Maisonneuve, 2700 Bourbonniere Street, Montreal, Quebec
March 27-29: Saskatchewan Orchid Society and the COC Show
Pairieland Park, 503 Ruth Street West, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
April 11-12: Toronto Artistic Orchid Association Show
Centre for Information and Community Service
2330 Midland Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario
North west of Highway 401 and Midland
April 11-12: Les Orchidophiles de Québec
Pavillon Envirotron, Université Laval
2480 Blvd. Hochelaga, Sainte Foy
April 17-18: Ottawa Orchid Society Show
Nepean Sportsplex, 1701 Woodroffe Avenue, Ottawa
June 6-7: Bruce Peninsula Orchid Festival
http://www.orchidfest.ca/
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Report on the Judging Results
Southern Ontario Orchid Society Show, February 2015
by Ed Ratcliffe
On a very cold Friday, February 13, the crew set out for Edwards Gardens for the SOOS
Show. We set up a very nice display with 48 plants from 7 members. The plants won 25
ribbons, 4 firsts, 10 seconds and 11 thirds. SOOS is the biggest show we attend. Thus the
competition is very high. We did very well when more than half of our plants received a ribbon.
Firsts
Odontocidium Cherry Tomato - Harmina Boers
Phal. No Name (green yellow) - Gerhart and Erica Kompter
Phrag. Cardinal - Jim Kendall
Vanda Robert'
s Delight - Jim Kendall
Seconds
Angraecum leonis - Jim Kendall
Beallara Tropic Splender '
Golden Globe'- Gerhart and Erica Kompter
Lc. Miva Remi '
Marie'- Harmina Boers
Mediocalcar decoratum - Gerhart and Erica Kompter
Onc. Twinkle - Harmina Boers
Paph. Winston Churchill - Gerhart and Erica Kompter
Phal. No Name (white) - Harmina Boers
Phal. No Name ( red) - Dennis Lang
Phal. No Name (Pink no markings) - Judy Haffner
Paph. McLaren park x San Mateo AM x Brown Glen '
Stonehenge'HCC - Gerhart and Erica
Kompter
Thirds
Angraecum leonis - Jim Kendall
Burrageara Living Fire '
Glowing Ember'- Gerhart and Erica Kompter
Calanthe St. Aubin - Gerhart and Erica Kompter
Cym. Sara Jean '
Ice Cascade'- Ruby Chong
Den. Spring Doll '
Erica'
s Valentine'CM/AM/AOS - Ruby Chong
Maxillaria varzad - Ruby Chong
Maxillaria variabilis - Ed Ratcliffe
Paph. S. Gratrix '
Spot Master'x Double Trix '
Bingo'- Gerhart and Erica Kompter
Paph. Gigi Malibu x Inca - Harmina Boers
Phal. Sogo Relax - Jim Kendall
Phal. No Name (Yellow with Markings) - Judy Haffner
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Photo Gallery
COOS Display at the SOOS Show February 2015
Photo by Dennis Lang
Art Display at the SOOS Show February 2015
Photo by Frank Maine
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Contact Information for COOS
Executive and Committees
President
Vice President
Past President
Treasurer
Secretary
Newsletter Editor
Assistant
Newsletter Editor
Membership
Program
AOS/COC/MAOC
Rep
Webmaster
COOS Show
Chairs
Outside Shows
Display
Coordinator
Hospitality
Raffles
Show Table
Library
Emporium
Emporium
Assistant
Dennis Lang 519-749-1019
Email: dalang@bell.net
Nancy Fieder 519-658-5062
Email: fieder@xplornet.ca
Gerhard Kompter 519-745-3815
Cathy Ralston 519-763-4260
Email: cralst@uoguelph.ca
Mary Ann Lang 519-749-1019
Email: malang1712@gmail.com
Cathy Ralston 519-763-4260
Email: cralst@uoguelph.ca
Bernie Butts 519-589-7822
Email: bernie.butts@rogers.com
Christine Williams 519-502-8411
Email: cwilliams3740@yahoo.ca
Chuck Lefaive 519-208-4836
Email: chuck.lefaive@rogers.com
Jerry Bolce 519-885-1888
Email: jerry@uwaterloo.ca
Frank Maine 519-823-1089
Email: maine.f@sympatico.ca
Gerhard Kompter 519-745-3815
Ed Ratcliffe 519-669-2542
Email: edandsharon_96@sympatico.ca
James Kendall 226-317-0239
Nancy Fieder 519-658-5062
Email: fieder@xplornet.ca
John Boers
Gerhard Kompter 519-745-3815
Chuck Lefaive 519-208-4836
Email: chuck.lefaive@rogers.com
Ed Ratcliffe 519-669-2542
Email: edandsharon_96@sympatico.ca
Pat Vuurman 905-527-4951
Email: pvuurman@hotmail.com
Visit our Website (Maintained by Jerry Bolce)
www.coos.ca
Mailing Address:
COOS
Box 40074, 75 King Street South,
Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 4V1
“The purpose of the Society [is] the promotion
and encouragement of all aspects relating to the
culture, development and preservation of
orchids”.
Central Ontario Orchid Society
Show your membership card at the following
businesses and receive discounts:
Homegrown Hydroponics Inc (10%)
79 Woolwich Street
Breslau, Ontario N0B 1M0
519-648-2374
Bright-Lite (10%)
1659 Victoria Street North, Unit #6
Kitchener, Ontario
519-581-7701
Pro Grow Indoor Garden Supplies (13%)
1710 Bishop Street, Unit 2
Cambridge, Ontario N1T 1T2
519-624-7692
www.progrowont.com
Pope Electrical and Lighting Supplies (10%)
59 St. Leger Street
Kitchener, Ontario
519-587-5320
The Toronto Judging Centre monthly
judging is open to all orchid growers. You
do not need be a member of AOS or SOOS.
You can bring your plants to the Civic
Garden Centre before 1 p.m. on the
designated Saturday of each month. Plants
are judged for AOS Awards in accordance
with the Handbook on Judging and
Exhibition. If your plant is awarded, the
AOS charges a fee (about $50.00 US).
Non-payment forfeits the right to future
judging.
The Centre welcomes interested
persons to come and observe the judging.
There are opportunities to assist in plant
research and administrative chores
The newsletter is ONLY sent by
email.
To sign up, send your e-mail address to
cralst@uoguelph.ca.
Add cralst@uoguleph.ca to your
address book.
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The Emporium
Ed is fully stocked and ready to meet all your orchid potting and bug killing needs. This is just a
small sample of what we have on hand.
• Plastic name tags
• Green string for staking
• Sulphur
• Physan 20
• A variety of used grow lights and bulbs
• Hanging baskets in a least 3 sizes
• Wire to hang and stake your inflorescences
• Fertilizers in manageable amounts
• Pots of all sizes including 6” slotted pots – perfect for orchid culture
• All manner of potting media including bark, husks, charcoal, perlite, moss, and premixed
Please make sure to check out the table either before or after the meeting. Our prices are great and
we probably have EXACTLY what you are looking for.
The Raffle Table
The monthly raffle is one of the club’s biggest moneymakers and, more importantly, it offers a great
opportunity to win a plant that you might never have tried to grow before.
Each meeting, there is a Raffle Table set up by the door. The plants on it come from members
(LIKE YOU) who donate their excess plants. Any plants are acceptable, but if you donate an orchid,
you receive a ticket for the year-end draw.
So, bring your extra plants if you have any and do make sure you buy a ticket. They’re only a dollar
each and you just never know what you might go home with!
Note to New Members
New members are encouraged to bring in their plants for identification to assist with determining the
cultural requirements or answering questions about their plants. Meetings take place at St. Joseph’s
Church Parish Hall on the corner of Courtland Avenue and Madison in downtown
Kitchener. The hall opens by 6:30 pm for set-up and meetings start at 7 pm.
Meeting Accessibility
Did you know that the COOS monthly meetings are wheelchair accessible? St.
Joseph’s has a stair lift to the Parish Hall. Please join us for our monthly meetings.
Membership Renewal Form for 2015
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