The Monthly Publication of the Bunbury Orchid Society

Next Meeting

Sunday 6th December 2015

All correspondence to Secretary

PO Box 1074,

Bunbury, WA 6231

One of the displays at the AOC in McKay this

year

General Meeting 1st November 2015

Meeting opened at 9.10 am at Australind Community Hall.

Vice President N. Martin conducted the meeting.

Present were as per attendance book.

Guests: T. & E. McGuigan. New Members: A. & D. Jose; H. Miles.

Minutes of October meeting was distributed by the Orchid Talk and on the website.

Business arising from minutes – Nil.

Minutes passed as true and correct by A. Light, seconded M. Cluning.

Treasurers report was explained and tabled for members perusal.

Treasurers report moved D. Scott, seconded T. Domaney.

Correspondence Outwards

Wrote to September stall holders for feedback.

Wrote to Italian Club for Spring Show 2-4 September 2016.

Correspondence Inwards.

The Shirt Man account for shirt and coat.

Spring Show feedback

City of Bunbury Saturday Markets February 20 & March 12 2016

City of Bunbury Document Preparation account

I talian Club confirmed Spring Show 2-4 September 2016.

Correspondence moved by W. Dear; seconded L. Darlington.

Committee Report

Perlite and bark now available Bark $28 instead of $35 as we bought by pallet.

Champion List is being reassessed. Need to reduce cymbidium list. Draft copy now be-

ing done. Comments please forward to N. Martin.

November Meeting Minutes

Sashes. Do we need sashes for each show? Winners could have laminated certificate

with photo of winning orchid. We will have Club Sashes for shows only and will be

recycled. Juniors at the moment are not recognised, must include them in future.

Show of hands revealed all in favour. Perpetual Trophies – asked members do they

want trophies? All information on trophies now on the internet. All agreed to keep

trophies.

Christmas Meeting will be kept as BBQ breakfast. Bacon & eggs, toast and orange juice.

Hamper – please bring item under $5 for hampers. Need helpers in kitchen and a

few toasters please!

We have two barter marts for the summer. February and March. D. Light stated we

need earlier marts as after Christmas are not very profitable. D. Meade suggested a

garage sale instead. L. Darlington said last year February mart made us $587 less ex-

penses, making around $400. Our Sausage sizzles at Bunnings are still more profita-

ble.

February meeting next year is our AGM. The President and Vice President have run

their 2year term and will be stepping down. Secretary and Treasurer would both like

to step down also. Any one interested can join the team and sit in at meetings to

see how things run. Please give these positions serious thought and support our

club. We still need someone to take over the role as Editor and publish our Orchid

Talk. Our editor will finish this year only.

Norm thanked M. Atherton for collating the clubs history and making it available for the

web-site. Members agreed the website was good.

Judging Panel will take more student judges. Contact M. Baker or N. Martin. M.Baker is

the student trainer. There are 5 students at present. Lessons go out by emails with

additional training at meetings and shows.

General Meeting.

New member Hannah Miles was welcomed.

W. Heath advised when purchasing items from Garden City Plastics he gets a good price

as he states he is a member of an Orchid Society who has an account with them. N.

Martin stated Bunbury Orchid Society also has an account there.

D. Meade advised she will not be available to help for intersociety challenge next year.

R. Winch stated he will hold teleconference with helpers to save travelling for

meetings. He has been in contact with B. Larson. Venue is still being arranged, and

B. Harwood will arrange accommodation.

Centrepoint display has had very positive comments. Will hold again next year. Unfor-

tunately there was a lack of helpers.

N. Martin showed how to break up a cymbidium and repot. There were many small

pieces which were donated to members. For those members who took the cymbidi-

um, the name of plant was Cym. Tracey Reddaway x Cym. Gwen Thomas. There was

a lot of interactivity with questions and answers throughout demonstration. Thanks

Norm.

C. Shadbolt received her New Growers pack. Well done Christine.

Lucky No. Plant Draw – B. Harwood. Raffle – W. Hardy. Judges Choice – R. Winch. Rick

Winch’s members raffle – open G. Winter, novice W. Dear. Popular Vote – open B. Har-

wood, novice D. Meade. Well done all.

Meeting closed at 10.45 am.

M. Atherton.

Hello, welcome to our small orchid talk sorry to say I missed another meeting and don’t

have any photos or judging results. However, we do have few things lined up for the end

of this year and the beginning of the next.

Firstly, the December meeting will be a cooked breakfast, bacon, eggs and toast with or-

ange juice or the regular tea and coffee.

February we have a barter mart on the 20th and another in March on the 12th. Please

start planning so that we can get enough people to run them.

Congratulations to John and Ken who have moved from novice class to open.

I would like to again, take this opportunity to pat the committee for the spring show on the

back. I still have coming into work and commenting on how good it was.

February meeting is also our AGM vacancies on the committee are as follows,

President

Vice President

Treasurer

Secretary

Orchid Talk Editor

Steward

Please give some thought to taking up one of these positions as the club will cease to func-

tion without them being filled.

As this is my final Orchid Talk I would like to thank all of the people who provided me with

the help I needed during the difficult times this year and just so that you won’t want me

back I have included a page of politically incorrect jokes.

Cheers and hoping you all have a great Xmas and New Year.

"Hello, you have reached the ‘Men’s Help Line’, my name is Bob. How can I help you?”

“Hi Bob, I really need your advice on a serious problem.

I have suspected for some time now that my wife has been cheating on me. You know, just the usual signs: The phone rings and when I answer, the caller hangs up. Plus, she goes out with ‘the girls’ a lot.

I usually try to stay awake to look out for her when she comes home, but I always fall asleep. Any-way, last night about midnight, I woke up and she was not home. So, I hid in the garage behind my boat and waited for her. When she came home, she got out of someone’s car, buttoning her blouse, then took her panties out of her purse and slipped them on.

It was at that moment, while crouched behind the boat, that I noticed a hairline crack in the out-board motor mounting bracket.

Is that something I can weld, or do I need to replace the whole bracket?”

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I was out drinking with a few friends a couple of nights ago and had few too many beers. Knowing I would be over

the limit I decided to do something I had never done before. I took a bus home. I arrived safely and without inci-

dent which is a real surprise because I have never driven a bus and I’m not sure where I got it.

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Cym Flaming Vulcan 'Kerwin' x Cym Blazing Fury 'Hades’

Number Score

2 7

9 8

14 8

Cym Flaming Vulcan 'Kerwin' x Cym Joan Bryant 'Harmony'

Number Score

2 6

9 8

14 7

27 8

Cym Kirby Lesh 'Pink Ice' x Cym Joan Bryant 'Harmony'

Number Score

2 9

9 7

14 8

27 6.

A single glass at night could mean a peaceful, uninterrupted nights

sleep.

NEW Wine for Seniors , I kid you not.....

Clare Valley vintners in South Australia,

which primarily produce

Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Grigio wines,

have developed a new hybrid grape

that acts as an anti-diuretic.

It is expected to reduce the number of trips older people have to

make to the bathroom during the night.

The new wine will be

marketed as PINO MORE

I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE!!

Never Lose Your Grandson!

My small grandson got lost at the shopping centre.. He approached a uniformed security guard and said,

"I've lost my granddad!"

The guard asked: "What's he like?"

The little bloke hesitated for a moment and then replied,

"Rum and Coke and Sheilas"

BUNBURY ORCHID SOCIETY INC,

NORMAL MEETING DATES

Society Meetings: 9:00 am –1st Sunday of Month

Australind Hall, behind the Australind Shopping Centre

(Next Meeting 6th December 2015)

Committee Meeting: 7:30 pm 3rd Monday of Month

Contacts:

Secretary: Mrs Meryl Atherton 9731 1161

Orchid Talk Editor: Judy Shelley 0427 310 146

President Warren Cruickshank

Vice President Norm Martin

Secretary Meryl Atherton

Treasurer Laurie Darlington

Committee Rick Winch, Andrea Shine and John Palmer