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1 Apr 2019 F O C U S Newsl etter of the Maysl ake Nat ure St udy and Photography Club Hosted by t he Forest Preser ve Dist r ict of DuPage Count y www.nat urecameracl ub.com Up Coming Programs April 1 st Joanne Barsanti April 16 th Noncompetitive Critique Night May 6 th Members’ Night with Noppadol Paothong Red-Bellied Woodpecker by Chuck Hunnicutt

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1 Apr 2019

FOCUS

Newsletter of the Mayslake Nature Study and Photography Club

Hosted by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County www.naturecameraclub.com

Up Coming Programs

April 1st – Joanne Barsanti

April 16th

– Noncompetitive Critique Night

May 6th

– Members’ Night with Noppadol

Paothong

Red-Bellied Woodpecker by Chuck Hunnicutt

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2 Apr 2019

2019 MNSPC Annual Members’ Night

We have a very exciting program planned for the upcoming Members’ Night. We are

pleased to announce that Noppadol Paothong will speak to the club about of prairie-

chickens, sage-grouse, and sharp-tailed grouse. In this presentation, Noppadol Paothong

will highlight spring courtship behaviors of these birds that he has been documented for 17

years for his books Save the Last Dance and Sage Grouse, Icon of the West. Including

extraordinary story of life/history of sage-grouse and the habitat under threat in the

American West.

Noppadol Paothong is an award-wining nature/conservationist photographer with the

Missouri Department of Conservation since 2006 and an Associate Fellow with the

prestigious International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP).

In addition to this outstanding speaker, we will once again have a dinner catered by

Portillo’s and results of this years competition top contributors. The night will culminate in

awarding the coveted Image of the Year! The program agenda is:

6:00 – 7:00 pm - Dinner 6:00 – 7:00 pm - Images of the Year Slide Show 7:00 – 8 :15 pm – “Save the Dance” by Noppadol Paothong 8:15 – 8:30 pm - Competition Honors – Ron

8:30pm - Image of the Year Reveal

Reserve your spot now by completing the attached form and sending payment to Chuck Klingsporn

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3 Apr 2019

Upcoming Outings

April 13th 8:30am Please mark your calendar for an early spring flower outing on April 13th with the location to be determined by nature; be a spring flower observer and help me choose the best location for these beautiful ephemeral wildflowers. I will scout out the Morton Arboretum, Waterfall Glen, and Fullersburgh Woods. If interested in the outing and/or scouting locations for please contact me at [email protected] I will send an email to those interested the location of the outing by April 11. Please mark your calendar for May 4th. As with the April 13th outing, location of this outing is to be determined by nature. Any question, please contact me.

Previous Outing

March 23rd Orchids by Hausermann

The outing in Villa Park was enjoyed by many who wandered amid greenhouses full of

gorgeous orchids in a variety of colors, patterns, and sizes. Our photographers were

able to set up areas to photograph the orchids of their choosing; some used their own

backdrops whereas other photographers used the muted colors of light and orchid

plants as their backdrops. Late breakfast/early lunch was enjoyed by all at Simon’s

Restaurant in Villa Park. To thank Orchids by Hausermann , participants paid $5 which

I collected and purchased Hausermann gift cards. Gail Chastain and Steve Baginski

won a $40 gift card as did Jim Hutchinson at brunch.

Janice Henry

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4 Apr 2019

Welcome New Members

Kathy Westbrook and

Anne Frantzen!

Membership Renewal

Hello everyone. It's time for membership renewal. I've included the renewal form for your convenience. Please take a few minutes to complete it and pay your membership dues. I wanted everyone to be aware that there is a late fee of $10 if you renew after July. The late fee is meant to be encouragement.

Also, as you prepare to send in your annual membership dues, please take a moment to think back about your club experiences this past year. Can you recall learning something you didn’t know at a meeting? Did you have engaging conversations with other members? Did you go on an outing to someplace you hadn’t been before? Maybe you made a new friend or otherwise can see how the club has benefited you. If any of these things happened to you please consider making a donation of $10 or $20 to go along with your membership. The dues amount is the same as it has been for as long as anyone on the Board can remember; we believe it is a very good value. Your donation of any size will help the club grow and offset the extra costs of new equipment we experienced this past year, i.e., the new projector and sound system. We also need a new laptop in the new budget to drive the projector and meet CACCA requirements. If you do make a donation, please know that your gift is NOT tax deductible; we are not a charitable organization per the I R S Tax code. If this request can be accommodated within your personal financial constraints, we hope you will help the club in this way. Thanks for considering the request. I'm available at the meetings to answer any questions you may have regarding renewals and membership.

Mitch Stemler- Membership

Landscape Arch and Mt.Whitney by Steve Ornberg "Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own."

- Charles Dickens

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5 Apr 2019

Open Non-Competitive Image Critique April 15th 7pm.

The objective of this event is to provide an opportunity for all, but especially for members new to competition, to prepare and submit images for review by a panel of judges (Fred Drury and Hank Erdmann). The images will not be scored, and the makers will not be identified by name. The judges will offer their comments on the images’ technical and artistic merit and its photo impact. They will also offer suggestions which they believe could have been used to improve the image. The following are the instruction (also included in the attached).

1. You can participate in either the Prints or Digital category, or both.

2. Individual entries are limited to a maximum of three per category.

3. The ‘hand of man’ rule does not apply.

4. Commentary Cards are not required.

5. You may enter images used in the non-competitive critique in regular competitions, however keep in mind that the ‘hand of man’ rule does apply in regular competitions.

6. Print entries should be mounted on 11x14” black boards, available for purchase at Mayslake meetings or from art stores such as Blick’s.

7. You will need to identify your print entries with a sticker (on the back of the board) showing the name of the work and the maker’s name. Stickers are available on our website (http://www.mlnpc.com/competition-rules/ ) and will be available on the night of the event.

8. Print entries will generally benefit from a narrow white border (approx. 1/8” wide).

9. Digital entries should be prepared using the Club’s normal procedure which is available from the website: see http://www.mlnpc.com/competition-rules/

10. Digital entries should be sent by email to [email protected] no later than noon on Monday, April 8th. Bring prints to the meeting on April 15th.

11. Give Fred a call at 630.665.6598 if you’re having a problem following the procedure for preparing digital entries. The first time with the procedure can be difficult, but once you’ve mastered it, preparing an image only takes a couple of minutes.

Copper River Mists by Fred Drury

Touching the Snow by Bill Ludemann

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6 Apr 2019

Nature Corner

Nature Corner aims to educate about animals,

flowers, plants and trees. Each month we will

include a plant or animal photo and a few

words about the subject so you may be able

to identify it when you see it.

Everyone is encouraged to submit a photo to

Sheila Newenham via the club e-mail for

inclusion in an upcoming newsletter. Include

the name, location and date if relevant, and a

little information about the subject.

Postcard Competition – April 1st

MNSPC will conduct our Postcard Competition prior to the April 1st Meeting. MNSPC

members can enter up to two 6x4 inch postcards. Must be entered before 6:30 pm. Hand of

Man rules will not apply. Voting will start at 6:30 pm.

The back of each postcard entry must display image title, maker name, email address and/ or

phone number, and camera club name. Winning MNSPC Postcards will be entered the 2018

CACCA Postcard Competition, which will be held at the April 13th CACCA meeting.

Detailed rules for MNSPC and CACCA Postcard Competition can be found

at http://caccaweb.com/images/newsletters/news_2019-01.pdf

View nature through a new

lens

From simmering volcanoes to the whiskers on a walrus, experience the beauty and intrigue of our natural world.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year, produced by the Natural History Museum in London, showcases 100 of the world’s best nature photographs. An international panel of experts selected these images from over 45,000 entries.

Striking scenes of diverse animal life and changing landscapes come into focus on immersive light panels. Trek through China’s mountains among endangered monkeys and glimpse owls in a bustling Indian city. Experience the many sides of life in the wild—at times surprising and even devastating, but also heartwarming and humorous. Step into the photographer’s shoes as you look a lion in the eye or imagine the spray of icy Arctic water.

Professional, amateur, and talented young photographers went to great lengths to capture these images, some waiting hours—or days—for the right moment.

Each photo has its own unique story. Viewed together, the images reveal a natural world that’s both beautiful and at risk from human actions: climate change, habitat destruction, and illegal hunting.

Uncover the stories behind the photos, as well as their inspiring messages of resilience and hope for the future of our planet.

At the Field Museum now through January 12, 2020. More information here:

https://tinyurl.com/yykfvhbz

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7 Apr 2019

Exhibits By Fred Drury

We had record sales of 7 images from the current ‘Maker’s Choice’ sale. Accordingly, we’ll repeat that theme for the 1st quarter of next year!!

Up next is ‘Macro/Close-up’ for which we have 17 images. If you’re quick, we can add a couple more provided you get me the image info by the end of Wednesday, April 3, AND drop the image off at the Mayslake office before Saturday, April 6.

As I mentioned last month, I’m going to take the ‘Maker’s Choice’ show down next weekend (April 6-7) and hang the new ‘Macro/Close up’ at the same time. SOLD images from the ‘Maker’s Choice’ show will be placed in the Mayslake office for buyer pickup, unsold images will be stored for maker pickup in our storage area at the south end of the exhibit area, now officially to be known as the ‘Nature Photo Gallery’. Similarly, our first meeting in July is scheduled for July 1; accordingly I plan to take down the ‘Macro/Close-up’ show and hang the following show (‘Abstracts & Intimate Landscapes’) on the weekend of July 6-7. Exhibitors can drop off their images for that show when they come to the July 1 meeting, and the ‘Macro/Close-up’ images will be available for pick up from the storage area after July 7.

Last month I erred in my description of the procedure used to complete sales: a) the buyer delivers a check for the art to the Mayslake office, b) the art is made available for pickup the day after the show closes, and c) the artist can pickup the check for the office at their convenience and at that time write a check to Mayslake for their ‘gratuity’. Last month, I wrote that the gratuity was 15%; I stand corrected, it is 20%. My apologies!

BTW, if you’ve got suggestions for future show themes or any other exhibit related matter, drop me a note at [email protected]. We’d be glad to see suggestions for new show themes or any ideas which we could implement to increase interest in our exhibits.

Royal Tern by Chuck Peterson

Northern Mockingbird by Don Cochrane

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8 Apr 2019

"Did You Know?"

You can participate in Citizen Science in the City Nature

Challenge 2019: Chicago Wilderness Region April 26-29th

The City Nature Challenge is a friendly international competition that encourages people to go outside and discover local wildlife. Simply observe and take a picture of plants and animals in natural areas near you, between April 26th and April 29th, 2019. No prior experience necessary – anyone and everyone is welcome to participate!

How to Participate 1. Visit iNaturalist.org and download the iNaturalist app (App Store and Google Play).

2. Create an account (it’s quick!), then visit the City Nature Challenge 2019: Chicago Wilderness Region project and select “Join.”

3. From April 26 through April 29, explore forest preserves, parks, gardens, and even your own backyard. Participate on your own, or join a guided tour that will help you discover new places and amazing wildlife alongside cool people (see below for a list of guided tours).

4. Take pictures of wild plants, animals and other evidence of wildlife (shells, tracks, bones) using a camera or smartphone. Visit the Getting Started guide on iNaturalist to learn how to submit your observations.

5. Your observations will be identified by and receive feedback from scientists, experts and other naturalists.

For details, visit http://www.fotfp.org/city-nature-challenge/

I Love the Polar Vortex by Ron

Szymczak

Chestnut-Headed Bee Eater by

Ramu Bijanki

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9 Apr 2019

MNSPC Member

Adventures

This column highlights the

nature photo experiences of

our intrepid members. Seeing

where members have been

and what they have been

doing may pique your interest

in visiting some of these

areas. We encourage

everyone to contribute a

nature-related story for this

column. Please email Sheila

Newenham at

[email protected]

with a few of paragraphs and a

couple of images about your

experience.

Chasing Butterflies Fran Piepenbrink

Fran Piepenbrink

A few weeks ago Karin Grunow and I went chasing butterflies in Mexico. She asked if I would be interested in signing up for a trip to Mexico to see where the Monarch butterflies migrate to every year. After quite-a-bit of hemming and hawing – would we be safe, what would I eat (not a big fan of Mexican food) and what’s this about needing to ride horses to get to where the butterflies are – I decided to join her on this adventure. We went on a photo tour with Gettle Photography – not just limited to photographers. They set up all the transportation, lodging/food, guides and daily locations. All the hard work was done.

We spent three days chasing the Monarchs in an area a few hours west of Mexico City. The Monarchs migrate to this area every year. They start arriving in November and cluster on Oyamel fir trees over the winter months to stay warm. The Oyamel fir trees only grow at high altitudes (7,800 – 11,800 feet). In late February (usually) they start flying about, getting their wings ready for the migration trip back north in mid-March. This year they started migrating a bit early so by the time we arrived half of them had already left the area. 2018/2019 was the highest number of Monarchs they had seen since 2006/2007, estimated at 250 million butterflies. When I read that they had started to migrate in mid-February I was afraid that they would all be gone by the time we arrived. Thankfully there were still approx 125 million at the beginning of March.

We visited three Monarch sanctuaries. The first, El Rosario, is the most visited. No horses needed here. Nicely maintained pathways lead into where we were surrounding by butterflies. We saw them clustered on trees, exploding from those clusters filling the air, sitting on plants and the ground. There are also some which don’t make the journey back north. Their wings are scattered on the ground. The second sanctuary was Sierra Chicua. This was our first day on horseback. Did I mention that I haven’t been on a horse since the 1980’s? Fortunately each horse had a guide who walked along with us holding onto the reins. They took us half way to the roosting area. We needed to walk the rest of the way, along a not-quite-as-well-maintained path. Arriving in the area (I was a bit behind everyone else) it took a minute or two for my eyes to notice the huge clusters of butterflies in the trees. They were massive! In the sunlight I noticed trees further back which looked like they were in fall color. I realized that what I saw as orange “leaves” were really butterflies.

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The third sanctuary was Cerro Pelon. We were on horseback again. It was a very, very long dusty trek to get to where the butterflies were. When we arrived at our first destination we needed to walk down a very narrow trail on the side of a steep hillside to view the Monarchs in this area. The views were difficult to see for those at the end of our group. I was fortunate to be towards the front of the line and had a good view. We didn’t stay at this location very long. We then walked (slowly) down into a canyon area where the butterflies were streaming down from their roosts. The highlight of this area was a moth that was found on a plant. I heard later that there was a better place for the Monarchs at this sanctuary but where you go depends on the guide you have.

Fran Piepenbrink

Karin Grunow

A bit about the locations. Two of the three locations were at elevations over 10,000 feet. The third was about 2,500 feet. The pathways we traveled were at steep inclines. Our first location, at the beginning, had steps and railings and benches every so often. The other two locations were loose dirt and stone pathways. I had a hard time feeling steady on my leg and feet. It was probably a combination of the high altitude and my winter weary shape. I was happy that there were horses to carry us.

Our hotel was pretty nice and I’d recommend it. The first night our room had a plumbing problem (“the foreigners” in the room the previous day had broken off the shower head) and we were put in a not-as-nice hotel down the street. Another part of the adventure was that the hotels / homes are not heated. It was in the low 40’s overnight. Knowing this in advance I packed my flannel PJ’s and was happy that the blankets were warm. I heard complaints about cold showers from others but the hot water in our room was there when we needed it. I wonder if others had problems because the left knob was cold and the right knob was hot – opposite from what we are used to.

Food: The hotel we stayed at served breakfast and packed our lunches for the day. A cheese omelet was my breakfast but you could also have an egg and ham dish or egg rancheros. Lunch was always a ham and cheese sandwich with a banana (which didn’t travel well on our treks into the forest), an apple (not sure if it’s OK to eat because they have washed it with the water we shouldn’t drink) and a bottle of juice. For dinner I had chicken every night. It was pretty good. And then there was the great guacamole.

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Photography: I came away with pictures that will trigger my memories of this once-in-a-lifetime trip. It was pretty overwhelming - so much going on and wanting to see and capture it all. One goal I had was to get a picture of the Monarchs clustered around a tree. I did get one of those that I’m OK with. I really hadn’t thought about anything else because I didn’t know what to expect.

Monarchs: There are 4 generations of Monarchs each year. The ones which migrate to Mexico starting in August/September are the same ones which return to the U.S. (Texas) in March when the milkweed is starting to grow there. Milkweed is their host plant – they lay their eggs on milkweed, the caterpillars eat the milkweed leaves before turning in the chrysalides’ which attaches to the milkweed. Yikes, I might sound like I understand this but I really don’t. There must be two more generation born in the year before the fourth generation is born which migrates back to Mexico.

So there you have it. Chase butterflies – Admire these sturdy little creatures - Photograph them. Don’t forget to plant milkweed to help increase their habitat so the Monarchs are not put on the endangered species list (there is talk of that). This year’s high population was just this year. Hopefully next year will follow in the same manner and will be the beginning of an upward trend.

Karin Grunow

Tech Tidbit

Daylight Savings Time started on March 10th when we moved our clocks an hour forward. Did you remember to adjust your camera clock? If you changed it in November then you should now change it for Daylight Saving Time.

We are looking for contributions for tech tidbits. If you have an item you love in your software or came across a good tool, share it with us. Send tidbits to Sheila ([email protected])

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12 Apr 2019

Competition Report

The final competition of the club year was held on March 18th. A total of 33 print images (18 in Class A, 15 in Class B) and 53 digital images (29 in Class A, 24 in Class B) were submitted for judging. Thank you to our judges Lee Balgeman, and outside judges Russ and Pat Gager. Also, thank you to Ramu Bijanki, Chuck Klingsporn, Karl Knapp and Bill Dixon who volunteered to help with some of the administrative tasks on competition night . Results are as follows:

Class A Prints Awards: Red Sky over Red Pocket Fred Drury

Denali over Wonder Lake Fred Drury Sitting Pretty Bill Ludemann

Northern Pearly-eye Marcia Nye Look Out Below Marcia Nye

Honorable Mentions: Cinnamon Teal in Flight Karl Knapp Butterfly on Leaf Marcia Nye Lake Falls – Matthiessen State Park Steve Ornberg Class B Prints Awards: Bunch of Coral Orchids Janice Henry Peach Orchids Janice Henry

In Mother’s Arms Frank Norton Our Lady of Sorrows Frank Norton

Honorable Mentions: Boom Boom Goes the Prairie Chicken Ramu Bijanki Bufflehead Duck at Sunset Don Cochrane Class A Digital Awards: Copper River Mists Fred Drury

My Salmon Fred Drury No Room Fred Drury

Ready To Dive Bill Ludemann Touching the Snow Bill Ludemann Landscape Arch and Mt. Whitney Steve Ornberg

I Love the Polar Vortex Ron Szymczak

Honorable Mentions: Cactus Wren Marcia Nye Call of The Wild Ron Szymczak Class B Digital Awards: Taking A Break Ramu Bijanki Chestnut Headed Bee Eater Ramu Bijanki Northern Mockingbird Singing For Joy Don Cochrane

Red Bellied Woodpecker Chuck Hunnicutt Got It Chuck Peterson

Honorable Mention: Magic Dragon Ramu Bijanki Ducks in a Row Frank Norton Royal Tern Chuck Peterson Congratulations to the members who received honors. Thank you to all members who submitted images. We continue to encourage members to consider participating in competition and/or attending the judging on competition night.

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13 Apr 2019

In Memorium

MNSPC member, Robert (Bob) Dorn, 84, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2019.

Beloved husband of 62 years to Marilyn, nee Wendt; loving father of David, John (Susan), Kathleen Schelling, and Stephen (Debra); proud grandfather of Andrew (Megan), Kaitlin, Melanie, Adam Schelling, Amanda Schelling, Tyler, and Brittany; great-grandfather of Thomas; brother of Richard (Diane); uncle to many nieces and nephews.

Bob was a long-time member of Mayslake Nature study & Photography Club and was known as an accomplished photographer, always willing to share his tips and techniques. Marilyn told us that Bob never let anything override his Monday nights at Mayslake. He was a kind and gentle person and his dedication to our club will be missed.

Our thoughts and condolences go out to Marilyn and the entire Dorn family.

We are working with Marilyn to assess his photography gear and will advise if any of his equipment and supplies are available for purchase.

See my lunch By Bob Dorn - Award Class B

Print-September 2016

The following from Chuck Klingsporn

“I, like others in the club was sadly disappointed to hear that Bob Dorn had passed away earlier this year. Bob and I had become friends within the club, largely

because we shared a common interest in seeing images in print; more specifically from the Epson

printers that we each owned. When Bob upgraded to a newer model, he gave me a number of ink cartridges

and rather than allowing me to pay for them, he suggested I make a donation to the club; a generous

offer and very good suggestion. One of the things that sticks with me when I think of Bob relates to his

priorities. Every time I asked him about any photo trips he was planning, his answer always came back to spending time with his family, an important lesson

and one that shows where his priorities were. I’ll miss him a lot; both for talk about printing and for the

memories of what was really most important to him.”

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14 Apr 2019

Image of the Year

We are excited to announce that Round #1 voting for the Mayslake Nature Study &

Photography Club (MNSPC) Image of the Year is now open!

The voting this year will be a slightly different process in that all voting will be done before the Annual Members' Dinner on May 6th. This is to allow additional time for a guest speaker we will have - more on this later.

Round #1 voting for the Mayslake Image of the Year starts today and will close on April 17th.

Voting is easy but narrowing your selection to your top 10 favorites will be very hard since all the images are of high quality. In this Round #1, select the ten images you feel deserve to be considered for Image of the Year. Each image has a number and title; the images are shown alphabetically based on their titles.

The 75 images that won awards over the current competition season (September 2018-March 2019) can now be viewed at http://www.mlnpc.com/2018-2019-mnspc-image-of-the-year-voting/

On this web page hover over the images to see image number and title. You can click on the image to see full size images in a pop-up window.

The Number-Title and Navigation controls will be at the top of the image. You can also use your arrow keys to navigate through the images on your computer. On your tablet/smart phone you can tap on the pop-up image to advance to the next image.

Record your vote for the top ten by indicating the number in the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5M2LRC3

The votes will be tallied and the images with the most votes will be shown and voted on in Round #2 voting to select a winner before the Members’ Night on May 6th. We will not be voting at the dinner so it will be important for you to get your vote in during Round #2. I will send an email after April 17th with the link to the Final Top 10 Images for you to vote for THE 2018 Image of the Year. The Final Top Ten Images will be shown during dinner on May 6th and the 2018 Image of the Year will be revealed later that night.

That’s all there is to voting, so join the fun and help determine the winner.

Good Luck!

Cactus Wren by Marcia Nye

Ducks in a Row by Frank Norton

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15 Apr 2019

2019-2020 Slate of Officers and Committee Members

The MNSPC Board has approved the following slate of Officers and Committee Chairs

Officers

President Steve Ornberg

Vice President Ramu Bijanki

Treasurer Chuck Klingsporn

Secretary Barbara Dunn

Chairpersons and Committees

CACCA Karl Knapp*, Marcia Nye

Communication Sheila Newenham

Competition Ron Szymczak*, Lee Balgemann,

Nature Study Dee Hudson

Equipment Dave Schooley*, Bill Dixon

Forest Preserve Liaison Cheryl Rausch

Exhibits Fred Drury

Education Fred Drury

Membership Mitch Stemler

Outings Coordinator Beverly Bartos

Social Vacant

Webmaster Steve Ornberg

Traced to an 1886 saying; “Sweet April showers Do spring May flowers”