Sunshine Coast Bromeliad Society Inc.

Newsletter

No. 3/15 May—June 2015

Correspondence/Enquiries to:

The Secretary,

Sunshine Coast Bromeliad Society Inc.

54 Elkhorn Street,

Kuluin, 4558.

Www.scbs.org.au

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The Sunshine Coast Bromeliad Society Inc.

Founded 1999

Affiliated with Bromeliad Society International

Office Bearers 2015

President: Cheryl Basic 54728827 wildfiregarden@westnet.com.au

Vice President: Nigel Thomson 5485 3515 reabrook@spiderweb.com.au

Secretary: Carol Stewart 5445 3488 phildob@dodo.com.au Treasurer: Ralf Schenk 0403193068 ralfschenk@hotmail.com

Membership Secretary: Ralf Schenk 0403193068 ralfschenk@hotmail.com

Committee: Len Waite

Ron Murray

Life Members: Grace Goode OAM Bob Paulsen (decd)

Librarians: Kendall Ross, Col Wildermuth

Popular Choice: Nigel Thomson Steve Flood Uldis Miezis

P.A.System: Ralf Schenk

Plant Sales: Ralf Schenk Carol Stewart Bruce Parker

Catering: Rostered

Raffles: Peter Cook Kendall Ross Jan McCart

Safety Officer: Ron Murray Newsletter Editor Ralf Schenk

Website: www.scbs.org.au

Web Master: Peter Cook

Monthly meetings are held at the Millwell Road Community

Centre, 11 Millwell Road (East) Maroochydore. (Behind the

Plaza Shopping Centre.

Meeting preparation starts prior to 1.30pm with proceedings

beginning at 1.40pm .

Afternoon tea is available and members should

bring their own cup. Raffle tickets can be purchased

for $1.00 each; proceeds from the raffle help offset

the clubs meeting expenses.

Contents:

1 Office Bearers

2 Meeting Programme-Charlie Birdsong

3 Popular Choice April 2015

4 Popular Choice April 2015

5. Bob & Mavis Paulsen Cryptanthus Show

6. Bob & Mavis Paulsen Cryptanthus Show

7. General Information

8. Bromsmatta

9. Photo Page March General Meeting

10. Coming Events - Time for some Humour

Front Cover: Neoregelia Red Debby

Back Cover: Bunnings BBQ fund raising

Message from the editor Newsletter: Ralf Schenk

Articles appearing in this Newsletter are for information only and are not necessarily endorsed by the committee or the

Sunshine Coast Bromeliad Society Inc.

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Meeting Programme 2015 Format for the General Meeting is:

1. Set up Popular Choice

2. Opening and intro by President

3. The ABC of Bromeliads

4. Tea Break and Plant sales

5. Popular Choice Results

6. Guest Speaker—Presentation

7. Raffle and Conclusion

Date Topic Presenter

May 16th Hall unavailable-Open Garden Meeting

at Len & Sheryl Waite-Caboolture

Sausage Sizzle-Plant Clinic Committee

June 20th A display and discussion on new plants Committee

July 18th Hall unavailable Garden Meeting at the

home of Nigel and Rosalie Thomson.

August 15th General meeting—Bruce Dunstan Bruce Dunstan

Presentation on Columbian field trip.

September 19th Hall unavailable—Possible Bus Trip and

Garden Visits.

Charlie Birdsong

We were fortunate to have noted bromeliad authority,

Charlie Birdsong from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, attend

and participate in our Cryptanthus Show. Charlie was

in Queensland visiting family and friends before attend-

ing Bromsmatta in Sydney. In addition to being a

popular speaker at many bromeliad society meetings in

the United States and writing numerous articles for

various publications, he is a respected judge, receiving his international Mas-

ter Judge accreditation in 1996. He has been very supportive of the recent

accreditation programme for Australian judges.

Charlie has been collecting bromeliads since the 1960s, and now has a collec-

tion of over 1400 species and cultivars. We hope that the next time Charlie

visits Queensland he will be able to attend another meeting.

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Popular Choice April 2015 Results

Novice

FIRST SECOND

(8 votes)

Neo Red Macau

Neil McKinnon Stuart Cheyne

( 5 votes)

Neo Lime & Lava

Anita Harm

(3 Votes)

Neo Dream Baby

THIRD

Other Genera

FIRST SECOND

(16 votes)

Ananas Matilda

Stan Walkley Stan Walkley

( 4 votes)

Aechmea Hybrid

Uldis Miezis

(1 Votes)

Till. Multicaulis

THIRD

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Popular Choice April 2015 Results

Neoregelia

Pattern Leaf Vriesea

FIRST SECOND

(9 Votes)

Pahoa Beauty

FIRST

(15 votes)

Painted Homage

Len Waite Len Waite

( 5 votes)

McCushla

Len Waite

Enlarged

Painted Homage

FIRST

Talbot Whiteout

Talbot Pink Missy

SECOND & THIRD

(9 Votes)

Stan Walkley Len Waite

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Bob & Mavis Paulsen Cryptanthus Show 21-3-2015

ADVANCED SINGLE

ADVANCED MULTIPLE PLANTS

(8 votes)

Silver Zones

Margaret Cross

FIRST

(3 votes)

Anne Collings

Jeanette Robinson

THIRD

(7 votes)

Witchdoctor

Doug Cross

SECOND

(6 votes)

Crypt. Mixed Bowl

Sheryl Waite

FIRST

(5 votes)

Crypt. Black Magic

Len Waite

SECOND

(4 votes)

Crypt. Thriller

Margaret Cross

THIRD

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Bob & Mavis Paulsen Cryptanthus Show 21-3-2015

NOVELTY SECTION

BOB PAULSeN TROPHY

(10 votes)

Machu Picchu

Doug Cross

FIRST

(6 votes)

Frog Paradise

Una Fallon

THIRD

(8 votes)

Going My Way

Carol Stewart

SECOND

Proud winners Doug and Margaret Cross

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Conference Fund Raising With the success of our BBQ fund raising the club has negated the need for regular

Plant Auctions where funds are raised mainly from members.

With Bunnings BBQ’s the general public is mainly aiding our fund raising.

Conference Account March Carry over Balance $ 14274

May 3rd (Jam Sales) $ 240

May 3rd (BBQ Sales less expenses) $ 1899

Account Balance $ 16413

Meeting Attendance Mar April Members 41 43 Apologies 8 14 Visitors 23

Eftpos Facilities Please note the committee on recommendation from the treasure

has withdrawn Eftpos facilities due to inactivity, it was felt

that the monthly hire cost was not compensated for in sales.

Club T Shirts

A reminder to members that Club Shirts are available by order from the secretary Carol.

Cost of shirts including name embroidery is $ 35.00

We request that a $20 deposit be paid when ordering.

SUNNYBROMS 2017

We are well on the way with organising the Sunnybroms Conference in 2017.

A rolling display by way of a computer monitor was featured throughout the

Bromsmatta conference and in doing so we received a number of expressions

of interest. Our display also featured two standing promotional banners .

Peter Cook our Web Master has been exceptionally busy with both our web site

and in addition has also produced the Sunnybroms Web Site which can be viewed

at sunnybroms@icloud.com

Peter is interested in receiving any garden photos from club members which they

consider worthy of inclusion onto the website for publication.

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BROMSMATTA The 18th Australasian Bromeliad Conference held at the Novotel

Parramatta from Thursday 16th through till Sunday 19th April.

The welcome sign above the registration desk and entrance to

Plant sales for members and the public.

A striking display by the Bromeliad Society of Australia was

one of the many features at the conference.

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March General Meeting 21 -03-2015

Cryptanthus set up. Gaye Cook busy in the kitchen. General chit chat amongst

members. Lou preparing for his presentation. Charlie Birdsong in action.

Coming Events SCBS General Meeting

Sat May 16th 2015

Hall unavailable Meeting to

be held at Len & Sheryl Waite’s

See Newsflash for details

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Open Garden

Lindmar

Morayfield Sun 17th May

10am

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Open Garden

Belle Rive

Buderim Sat 30th May

10am

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SCBS General Meeting

Sat 20th June 2015

Millwell Rd Hall Community Centre

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SCBS General Meeting

Sat 18th July 2015

Hall unavailable Garden

Meeting at Nigel Thomsons

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SCBS General Meeting

Sat 15th August 2015

Millwell Rd Hall Community Centre

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SCBS General Meeting

Sat 19th September 2015

Hall unavailable Proposed Bus Trip to

Toowoomba with overnight stay.

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Time for some Humour

Why are bachelors like used cars. They’re

easy to find, cheap and unreliable.

She was looking for a husband so she put an ad in the Lonely Hearts column.

She got fifty replies, all saying “You can

have mine.”

Women can take a joke - they get married

to prove it!

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Humour continued A man was dining alone in a fancy res-

taurant and there was a gorgeous redhead

sitting at the next table. He had been

checking her out since he sat down, but

lacked the nerve to talk with her.

Suddenly she sneezed, and her glass eye

came flying out of its socket towards the

man. He reflexively reached out, grabbed

it out of the air, and handed it back.

'Oh my, I am so sorry,' the woman said,

as she popped her eye back in place. 'Let me buy your dinner to make it up to you.'

They enjoyed a wonderful dinner to-

gether, and afterwards they went to the

theater followed by drinks. They talked,

they laughed, she shared her deepest

dreams and he shared his. She listened to

him with interest. After paying for every-

thing, she asked him if he would like to

come to her place for a nightcap and stay

for breakfast. They had a wonderful,

wonderful time. The next morning, she cooked a gourmet

meal with all the trimmings. The guy

was amazed. Everything had been so

incredible!

'You know, 'he said, 'you are the perfect

woman. Are you this nice to every guy

you meet?'

'No,' she replies.

Wait for it…

It's coming…

The suspense is killing you, isn't it?

She said… 'You're just the first man who happened

to catch my eye.'

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Three old guys are out walking. First one

says, 'Windy, isn't it?' Second one says,

'No, it's Thursday!' Third one says, 'So

am I. Let's go get a beer..'

Bunnings Maroochydore Sausage Sizzle Sunday 3rd May 2015

Three cars lined up next to

Bunnings BBQ canopy .

Supplies of cold soft drinks stored

in eskies and foam box containers

make up the bulk of supplies. In addition pre-packed sausages and

pre-cooked onions are separately

stored and kept cold.

Loaves of bread are neatly tucked

up out of the way on top of the fold-

up roof of the BBQ structure.

Another box with assorted sauces

makes up the supplies required.

Una Fallon and Carol Stewart

together smiling and no wonder.

Una has just sold out of all her pre-

bottled relishes with a staggering

total sale of $ 239.80 Una had a stall set up at the other

side of the front entrance and wasted

no time selling her relishes .

Already there are requests for her

Cumquat Jam.

Michael Richards standing with

Peter Cook.

Michael came to lend a hand after

reading the email sent regarding the

BBQ but not knowing what was in-volved.

A surprise to all of us Cheryl, Gaye,

Carol, Peter, Ralf and Michael who

stationed the BBQ stand it was seri-

ously hectic. Our total sales were

$2345.35. That amounts to a lot of

sausages, bead, onions and sauces!

PeterText Box

PeterTypewritten textoutstanding. Our takings on the day far exceeded our previous events