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December 2016 COMMUNIQUÉ

The next meeting

of the SGVCSS

will be the holiday

party Sunday,

December 4th

at 5 pm in Ayres Hall

at the Los Angeles

County Arboretum.

No regular meeting.

Come to the Holiday

Party

No Workshop

in December

San Gabriel Valley

Cactus & Succulent Society

COMMUNIQUE An Affiliate of the Cactus & Succulent Society of America

December 2016—Volume 49, Number 12

In This Issue

President’s Message ....................................... 1 & 2

SGVCSS leadership information …………………….. . 2

Holiday Party Information .............................. 3 & 4

Winter Show Winners .. ………………………..…… 5 & 6

Photos taken at the Winter Show ……………………… 7

November Mini-Show Results ................................ 8

Thanks .................................................................... 9

Winter Show Trophy Winners Photo ………………… 9

Calendar of Events 2017 ................................ 10 & 11

Leadership information .......................................... 11

President’s Message Well, it looks like we’ve had another very successful year. Our club is healthy and thriving. Our new members bring vitality and energy to our meetings. I’d like to thank the SGVCSS officers, board members, committee members, and dedicated volunteers for the tremendous amount of work that made this year’s activities possible. We look forward to 2017. We have excellent field trips and speakers planned and a few surprises throughout the year as well.

Material in the COMMUNIQUE publication may be reprinted by nonprofit organizations (unless such permission is expressly denied in a note accompanying the material) provided proper credit is given to the SGVCSS and the author, and that one copy of the publication containing the reprinted material is sent to the editor. Reproduction in whole or part by any other organization or publication without the permission of the publisher is prohibited.

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**Note ** Membership Dues are Due!

Your 2017 Club membership renewal

can be paid at the next meeting

or mailed direct to Mary Brumbaugh,

2123 Pinehurst St.,

Glendora, CA 91741.

Regular membership is $20 per year

or $30 if you request the Communique

by mail. Make checks to SGVCSS.

SGVC&SS LEADERSHIP TEAM

2016

Gunnar Eisel, President

Buck Hemenway, Past President

Horace Birgh, Vice President

Louise Guerin, Secretary

Margie Wilson, Treasurer

Rebecca Mallonee, Director

Mary Brumbaugh, Director

Jean Mullens, Director

Shaun Adams, Director

Dean Elzinga, Director

Tom Vermilion, Director

Manny Rivera, Winter Show Chair

John Matthews, Winter Show Chair

Tom Gl;avich, Inter-City Chair

Jim Hanna, CSSA Affiliate Rep

Gunnar Eisel, Website Chair

Woody Minnich, Program Chair

Mary Brumbaugh, Membership Chair

Cindy Arakaki, Librarian

Richard Roosman, Newsletter Editor

Our Holiday Party will be Sunday, December 4th. The fun begins at 5:00 pm. We need volunteers as early as 3:00 pm to help with the setup. Bring one of your delicious side dishes or deserts. Please bring enough food for you and your guests to ensure we have enough for everyone. Our Holiday Party is the number one social event on our SGVCSS calendar. Almost all of our members attend. I promise that you will have a great time. And yes, there will be live entertainment again this year. IMPORTANT NOTE: There will be no warming up your goodies before serving and no washing dishes after dinner. Break out those crock pots and warming trays. On a personal note, it’s been a joy to serve as president for the last four years. I’ve made many new friends and learned a few things along the way. The torch will be passed to the capable hands of incoming President Tom Vermilion. I look forward to serving as a director and in other capacities in the coming years. Thank you all for your dedication and support. See you at the Holiday Party!

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ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY! Instead of our usual monthly meeting, in December, we’ll have our annual

Holiday Party & Potluck Dinner on Sunday, December 4th, in Ayers Hall

at the LA County Arboretum. Park in the side parking lot and enter through

the gate next to the hall.

Setup starts at 3:00 p.m., and WE NEED YOUR HELP to set up tables and

the room. Dinner starts at 5:00 p.m. The club provides turkey, ham, gravy,

plates, cups, and utensils. Club members provide appetizers, salads, relishes, side

dishes, and desserts. Please bring stuffing, yams, that yummy casserole your fami-

ly begs for….anything you’d like to share. And please bring enough to feed both

you and your guests (one dish per person ensures that we have enough food for

everyone). There are some fantastic cooks in our club, and the meal is always

outstanding.

Please call your dinner coordinators Rebecca Mallonee (714)299-1304 or

Mary Brumbaugh (626)201-8615 to volunteer your set-up/clean-up

services, or for questions.

We still need cooks FOR TURKEYS AND HAMS, so please call to

volunteer.

IMPORTANT NOTE: We will have limited access to the kitchen this year, so

plan your dish accordingly. No warming up before serving, nor washing dishes af-

ter dinner. Break out those crock pots and warming trays!

Gift Exchange: Anyone may participate in this optional activity. Bring one

cactus, succulent, or related item per person. It must be in good condition

(something you would like to receive). Attach a label with your name on one side

and the species on the other. The item that is deemed most desirable will be sold

during the auction. The person who brought in that item gets first pick from all

remaining items. The person who brought that item gets to pick next, and so on

Holiday Plants: Each member receives a Holiday Plant as a gift from the Club.

Members are invited to bring in plants from previous Holiday Parties to show

how well they have been grown.

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Holiday Party (continued)

Plant Auction: Bring Money! This is a great opportunity to purchase or

sell rare or specimen sized plants. Items will be auctioned by some of our

knowledgeable members. Auction Rules are:

* Must be a club member to sell.

* Limit of 2 plants or cactus/succulent-related items per member.

* Other items may include artwork such as paintings and pottery,

or just neat items with cactus/succulents on them.

* Plants must be mature, well-grown specimens.

* Club gets 25% of the proceeds, seller gets 75%.

* Label your auction items with your name and the minimum bid you’ll accept.

* If the item is a donation to the club, then indicate such.

SEE YOU SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4th!

Dioscorea elephantipes displayed at the SGVCSS Winter Show and Sale

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2016 SGVCSS 23rd ANNUAL WINTER SHOW AWARDS

CACTI

Best Cactus Novice Kal Kaminer

Best Cactus Advanced Kathryn Boorer

Best Cactus Open Tony Marino

Best Ariocarpus Karen & Martin Ostler

Best Mammillaria Karen & Martin Ostler

Best Epiphytic Cactus Kathryn Boorer

Best Gymnocalycium Peter Walkowiak

Best Rebutia/Sulcorebutia Peter Walkowiak

Best Opuntia Karen & Martin Ostler

Best Echinocereus Peter Walkowiak

SUCCULENT

Best Succulent Novice Kal Kaminer

Best Succulent Advance John Martinez

Best Succulent Open Petra Crist

Best Agave Tom Howard

Best Mesemb John Matthews

Best Haworthia Barbara Hall

Best Madagascan Euphorbia Peter Walkowiak

Best Euphorbia Peter Walkowiak

Best Dorstenia Gunnar Eisel

Best Crassulaceae Gunnar Eisel

Best Geraniaceae Petra Crist

Best Pachypodium Peter Walkowiak

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2016 SGVCSS 23rd ANNUAL WINTER SHOW AWARDS

JOINT

Best Collection Peter Walkowiak

Best Mutant Kathryn Boorer

Winter Theme Peter Walkowiak

Best Baja Plant Tony Marino

Best Mexican Plant Petra Crist

Best Miniature Tony Marino

Best Staged Plant Gunnar Eisel

SWEEPSTAKES

High Points Cacti Novice Mary Aparicio

High Points Cacti Advanced Kathryn Boorer

High Points Cacti Open Tony Marino

High Points Succulents Novice Richard Salcedo

High Points Succulents Advanced Kathryn Boorer

High Points Succulents Open Peter Walkowiak

Sweepstakes Winner Kathryn Boorer

NEWS OF THE CACTUS and

SUCCULENT WORLD:

Mesa Garden, long the go-to source for seeds of many varieties of cacti

and succulents, now has new owners. After 40 years of the business, Steven

and Linda Brack have retired and the new owners are a young couple, Aaron

and Tarah Morerod. Mesa Garden has a new e-mail address, too:

[email protected]. (This notice reprinted for the Fresno newsletter. In-

formation provided by Vickie Veen).

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Photo to the left: Beaucarnea

recurvata displayed at the Winter

Show and Sale by David Hawks.

He wrote: Sculptured by gophers.

Photo by Richard Roosman

Photo above: Pachypodium

Saundersii displayed at the

SGVCSS Winter Show by Peter

Walkowiak

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November Mini Show Results

Open Cactus

John Matthews— 1st place — Pterocactus tuberosus

Gunnar Eisel — 2nd place — Tephrocactus species

Gunnar Eisel — 3rd place — Tephrocactus bonnieae

Open Succulent

Gunnar Eisel — 1st place — Adromischus marianiae ‘Herrei’

Cindy Arakaki — 2nd place — Adromischus marianiae ‘Little Spheriod’

Gunnar Eisel — 2nd place — Avonia quinaria

Cindy Arakaki — 3rd place — Adromischus marianiae ‘Hallii Makinii’

John Matthews — 3rd place — Adromischus hybrid

Advanced Cactus

Tricia Kangrga— 1st place — Tephrocactus geometricus

Tricia Kangrga — 2nd place — Tephrocactus weberi

Tricia Kangrga — 3rd place — Tephrocactus montrose

Advanced Succulent

Tricia Kangrga — 1st place — Adromischus marianiae ‘Lime Drops’

Novice Cactus

Mary Aparicio — 1st place — Opuntia suphurea

Richard Salcedo — 2nd place — Opuntia argentina

Fred Parrales — 3rd place — Opuntia species

Novice Succulent

Richard Salcedo—1st place —Adromischus cristatus

Richard Salcedo — 2nd place — Adromischus cristatus

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Thanks From John Matthews As your Winter Show Sales Chairman, I want to acknowledge (as best as I can

recollect) those who made a special effort to make the sales effort run so

smoothly. These efforts include setup, tear down and everything in between:

manning cash registers and credit card machine, handling club vendor tags,

keeping carryout boxes available, manning holding tables and exits /entrances,

providing food and drink, and getting the final checks to the vendors. For all of

the above efforts, thanks to (apologies in advance to anyone I missed) Manny

Rivera, Tom Glavich , John Lemos, Jim Hanna, Ken Hanke, Louise Guerin,

Roberta Hanna, Evelynn Stevens, Cindy Arakaki, Jerry Williams, Joe Wujcik,

Walter Weststeyn, Rob MacGregor, Richard Roosman, Camille Rutkowski,

Margie and Victoria Wilson, Rebecca Mallonee , Mary Brumbaugh , Barbara

Hall, all our club and regular vendors who provided a great selection of sales

plants and pots, and especially to our customers who bought it all

Winter Show Trophy Winners

Photo by Manny Rivera

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Calendar of Upcoming Events.

January 14, 2017 — Desert Forum at Huntington Gardens. Free entry to cactus clubs members wearing a badge. Details in next communique.

February 11, 2017 — San Diego Cactus and Succulent Show and Sale. Saturday. Balboa Park, room 101, San Diego. Information: 858-392-1797

March 23 thur 25 — Orange County Cactus and Succulent Show and Sale.

Thursday from 6 pm to 8 pm; Friday from 9 am to 7 pm; and Saturday

from 9 am to 5 pm. Anaheim United Methodist Church, 1000 S. State College

Blvd, Anaheim. Information: 562-587-3357

April 8 & 9— South Coast Cactus and Succulent Society Show and Sale.

Saturday and Sunday, South Coast Botanic Gardens, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd.,

Palos Verdes,. Information: 310-378-1953 or www.southcoastcss.org

April 23 — Huntington Plant Sale. Sunday from 10 am to 4:30 pm. Huntington

Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. Information: 626-406-3504

May 5 & 6 — Sunset Cactus and Succulent Society Show and Sale. Saturday and

Sunday. Veterans’ Memorial Center, Garden Room, 4117 Overland Ave, Culver

City. Information: 310-822-1783

May 7 -- South Bay Epiphyllum Society Show and Sale, Sunday from 9 am to 4 pm.

South Coast Botanical Gardens. Information: 310-833-6823

May 12 & 13 — Gates Cactus and Succulent Society Show and Sale. Friday and

Saturday from 9 am to 4:30 pm at Land Scapes Southern California Style,

450 East Alessandro Blvd., Riverside. Information: 951-360-8802

May 20 & 21 — Long Beach Cactus Club Plant Show and Sale. Saturday and

Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. Rancho Los Alamitos, 6400 Bixby Hill Road, Long

Beach. Information 562-631-5876

May 27 & 28 — Central Coast Cactus and Succulent Society Show and Sale.

Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. Ludwick Center, 864 Santa Rosa,

San Luis Obispo. Information: 805-237-2064 or www.centralcoastcactus.org

June 3 & 4 — San Diego Cactus and Succulent Society Summer Show and Sale.

Balboa Park, room 101, San Diego. Information 858-382-1797

June 10 & 11 — Los Angeles Cactus and Succulent Society Show and Sale.

Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 9 am to 3:30 pm. Sepulveda

Gardens, 16633 Magnolia Blvd., Encino. Information www.lacss-show.com

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Calendar of Upcoming Events (continued)

July 1, 2 & 3 — CSSA Show and Sale. Plant sale Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Show Saturday and Sunday. Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road,

San Marino

July 22 & 23 — Orange County Cactus and Succulent Show and Sale. Thursday

from 6 pm to 8 pm, Friday from 9 am to 7 pm, and Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm.

Anaheim United Methodist Church, 1000 South State College Blvd., Anaheim.

Information 949-212-8417

August 13 & 14 — Intercity Show and Sale. Saturday and Sunday from 9 am

to 4 pm. Los Angeles County Arboretum, 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia.

Information Tom Glavich 626-798-2430 or Artie Chavez 818-482-8795

September 3 — Huntington Botanical Gardens Succulent Symposium.

All day Saturday at the Huntington. 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino.

September 10 — Long Beach Cactus Club Annual Plant Auction.

Saturday from noon to 5 pm. Rancho Los Alamitos, 6400 Bixby Hill Road,

Long Beach,. Information 562-631-5876

October 7 & 8 Bakersfield Cactus and Suculent Sciety Show & Sale Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 11 am to to 3 pm. St. Paul’s Church, 2216 17th Street, Bakersfield, CA 93304 Free admission & parking, Information 661-831-8488

October 21-22 Palomar Show and Sale, Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. San Diego Botanic Gardens, 230 Quail Gardens Road, Encinitas, Information: [email protected]. or 858-382-1797

November 4-5 San Gabriel Cactus and Succulent Society, from 9am to 4 pm both days show and sale ---LA County Arboretum, 310 North Baldwin, Arcadia, CA . Manny Rivera 626-780-6957 or John Matthews 661-714-1052

If you have a cactus or succulent related event that you would like to have announced in the

COMMUNIQUE, forward the information to the address below. Please verify the event date.

Articles, Notices and Corrections can be sent via email to: [email protected] or via

mail to:

San Gabriel Valley Cactus and Succulent Society Newsletter Editor, c/o Richard Roosman, P.O.

Box 5222, Huntington Park, CA 90255. Material must be received by the last Thursday of the

month to be considered for publication in the next issue of the COMMUNIQUE.

COMMUNIQUE

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Cactus and Succulent Society

c/o Richard Roosman

P.O. Box 5222

Huntington Park, CA 90255

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