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O.N.T. Newsletter for
October 2004 NEXT MEETING The next meeting of the Orchid Society of the Northern Transvaal will be held on Tuesday, the 12th OCTOBER 2004 at the Dutch Reformed Church, Dickenson Street. Waverley, Pretoria starting at 19H30. Christian Giesel will give a talk on Miltonias. Please
support the Raffle which will be held in aid
of the South African Orchid Council to raise funds for the World Orchid
Conference bid in 2011. Tickets are
R5 each and the prize is a Vanda Pat
Delight “Tango” FCC/SAOC SEPTEMBER MEETING The plant table was discussed by all judges and learner judges present. These were: Tessa and Mike Rakow, Frikkie Marais, Claud Keytel, Christo Page, Tinus Oberholzer, Christian Giesel and Pieter de Bruin. Best Africa Species : Jumelia berkii – owner Herman Steyn Best Exotic Species - Cattleya aurantiaca – owner Herman Steyn. Best Hybrid – Dendrobium Tubudirama King – owner Hennie Westerman Judge’s Choice –Dendrobium “Andrew Pearson” – owner Claud Keytel Bruins-lich Trophy nomination for September –Cattleya aurantiaca – owner Herman Steyn. Arrie Arnold Wisseltrofee for September –Jumelia berkii – owner Herman Steyn. GAUTENG STUDY GROUP
The
meeting will be held at Hennie Westerman’s home, 27 Charl Celliers Street,
Bronkhorstspruit on 10th October 2004 at 2.00 p.m. Mike
Rakow will be the guest speaker and
his topic of his discussion will be o EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING The next Exco Meeting will be held at Roger Dixon’s home, Plot 89, Waterval Pretoria at 7.30 p.m. If you require directions, please contact Roger Dixon at 082 4575174. TRIP TO
MAGOEBASKLOOF/DUIVELSKLOOF AREA – 24 TO 26 September 2004. By all accounts this event was thoroughly enjoyed by all who undertook this outing, and members were treated to gardens and fields which one would not be able to get easy access to. Although the azaleas and cherry blossoms were disappointing and they were already past their best, the Orchid Show was magnificent. One can see that the members of the Wolkberg Orchid Society are very successful in growing their plants, as their show gets to be better and bigger every year. Field trips were also undertaken and indigenous species were spotted. Sarel and Marita Spies and George and Ramona Short were kind enough to allow us access to their gardens and orchid houses, and George also guided us in a field trip to sight the azalea forest. Pleasant social evenings were held when the day’s activities were recollected and many stories told! If you didn’t make it this time, make sure that you do not miss out on the next outing. WITWATERSRAND ORCHID SOCIETY
SHOW Tinus Oberholzer was congratulated and thanked for erecting the beautiful stand at the show which was held at Emmarentia Dam at the end of August. Our thanks also to Herman Steyn for offering to transport plants to the show and back, and to Pieter de Bruin for arranging to collect plants from members. Members who contributed plants to make this exhibition a success were: Herman and Ruth Steyn, Christo and Alet Page, Paola Copeman, Henriette Stroh, Hennie Peacock, Frikkie Marais, Claud Keytel, Stan Dawson and Pieter de Bruin. SUBSCRIPTION FEES Time to renew subscriptions for the 2005 season is almost upon us. The South African Orchid Council have advised that affiliation fees will be increased by R10, so membership fees will be up from R130.00 in 2004 to R140.00 for 2005. Please ensure that you pay your subscriptions before the end of December 2004, so that our affiliation fees can be sent off without delay. YEAR-END FUNCTION – SUNDAY
21 NOVEMBER 2004 This function will take place at the Scouts Hall in 29th Streeet, Villieria. It will take the form of a bring-and braai. The Society will provide a good braai-fire for you to cook your preferred meats, salads and breadrolls. Please indicate if you will be attending this function by letting us know at the next monthly meeting, or contacting one of the Executive Committee Members. ONT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CONTACT NUMBERS PRESIDENT
Christo Page 012 998 3974
(h) VICE PRESIDENT
Alan Pike 011 9793081 (h) SECRETARY
Paola Copeman 012 5491740
(h) FINANCES
Bossie Bosman 012 332 2530
(h) GAUTENG STUDY GROUP
Pieter de Bruin 012 3773441 (w) MEMBERSHIP
Marietjie Roos 082- 4945777 NEWSLETTER
Roger Dixon 012 845 5631 (w) LIBRARY Riaan
Prinsloo 012 3173728 (w) MEETING CO-ORDINATOR Stan Dawson 012 361 2724 (h)
ROGER
DIXON.
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