OCTOBER NEWSLETTER

Winners of the Spring Show 2018 Champion Orchid of Show Jim Parsons Reserve Champion Kevin Foster Champion for Culture Kevin Foster Best native grown by a Casino member Kevin Foster Best Dendrobium grown by Casino member Allan Vane Best Cattleya grown by a Casino member Gary McAteer Champion Miscellaneous Jack Caban Champion Species Jim Parsons Champion Novice Grown by a Casino Member Jack Caban Champion Pot Plant Barry Sweeney Champion Bromeliaceae Manfred Marschall Champion Junior Makayla Snow Casino member point score Gavin Snow

A sincere thankyou to all the members that helped in any way to make the Spring Orchid Show the

success that it was. Special thanks to Dave Wynn (Narelle’s husband) for a great job with the BBQ. and

his help in the kitchen it was much appreciated. A very happy and harmonious time was had by all.

PO Box 769 CASINO

NSW 2470

Abn 34 352 265 851 Website address: www.casinoorchids.com

Members Betty Frame and

Liz Humphreys enjoying a

little break from selling

raffle tickets at our Spring

Orchid Show.

Shows that are on during October

Southern Orchid Spectacular 5 Oct 7 Oct Fri & Sat: 9am-4pm Sun: 9am-2pm

Caringbah High School, 85 Willarong Rd, Caringbah

S.P.E.C.I.E.S. Spring Show & Auction ( Info: 9411 7341)

13 Oct 13 Oct Auction starts at 10am West Pennant Hills Community Church, 43 Eton Rd West Pennant Hills

Macleay Valley Orchid Society 13 Oct 14 Oct

Sat: 10am-5pm Sun: 10am-3pm

Kempsey Heights Bowling Club, 10 Polwood St Kempsey

Queensland Orchid Soc. 13 Oct 14 Oct Sat:8.30am 3.30pm Sun:8.30am 3pm

Belmont Shooting ComplexCleveland Rd. Belmont

Western Suburbs Orchid Society 18 Oct 21 Oct Shopping Centre hours Ashfield Mall Shopping Centre, Liverpool Rd Ashfield

Bateman's Bay Orchid & Foliage Society

19 Oct 20 Oct Fri: 10am-6pm Sat: 10am-3pm

Soldiers Club, Beach Rd Bateman's Bay

Toowoomba Orchid Soc. Inc 20 Oct Summer Show

St. Pauls Hall,Cr.James/Phillip St Toowoomba, Queensland

Revesby Workers' Australian Native Orchid Club

20 Oct 20 Oct 9am Revesby Workers' Club, 2B Brett St Revesby

Blue Mountains & Penrith

Districts Orchid Society

20 Oct 21 Oct

Sat: 9am-5pm

Sun: 10am-3pm

Girl Guides Hall, Cnr Gt Western

Hwy & Nepean St Emu Plains

Northern Rivers Orchid Species Soc. Inc.

25 Oct

27 Oct Lismore Shopping Centre Carrington Street, Lismore

Shoalhaven Orchid Society 27 Oct 27 Oct Sat:9am-8pm Bomaderry Bowling Club, 154 Meroo Rd, Bomaderry

Spring Orchid Show Raffle Winners Patchwork Rug - Tony White

Orchid - W. Davison

Orchid - Jane Armstrong

Christmas Dinner

Our Christmas dinner will be held on Thursday November 22nd. Check the November Newsletter for

further details regarding this.

NEW MEMBERS Welcome to new members Dennis Gill, Stephen Bailey and Tony White who has rejoined.

2018 SPRING SHOW CHAMPIONS

Champion Species and Champion of Show

Won by Jim Parsons

Champion Cattleya won by Jim Parsons

Reserve Champion & Champion Native

Won by Kevin Foster

Champion for Culture

Kevin Foster

Jim Rankin presenting Kevin Foster with the Eric Rankin

Memorial Reserve ChampionTrophy

Jack Caban winner of

Champion Miscellaneous &

Champion Novice

Champion Dendrobium won by Allan Vane

Junior Champion – Makayla Snow

Makaylas Dendrobium

Champion Pot Plant – Barry Sweeny

Highest Point Score Trophy awarded to Gavin Snow