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Aug 2014

Vol 57, Issue 10

Meeting Place

First Baptist Church

17765 Daves Avenue

Los Gatos, CA 95030

Next Gathering

Sort Night

Friday

Aug. 1, 2014

6:00 P. M.

Club Membership

Dues

Sep 1, 2013— Aug 31, 2014

Adults - $12.00

Contact Information:

Barbara Pesek, President

bpesek@sbcglobal.net

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CBRIS Sort Night

Friday, August 1st is Clara B. Rees Iris Society’s annual sort night! The club could use a

little help from everyone. We will be meeting in the church parking lot at 6:00 P.M.

Please bring your irises in for the rhizome sale at Yamagami’s Nursery the following

day. It would help to have the rhizomes trimmed, cleaned and labelled. That makes less

work for us while sorting. Remember to write on the middle leaf on the inside of the

plant. Please bring a black sharpie, a soft rag to wipe down the leaf for writing and a pair

of scissors.

Reminder this is a pot luck dinner event. Bring a dish to share. If you are doing a lot of

digging, bring an easy food item. You should also bring your own utensils, plate and

drink. We want this to be as easy as possible and would appreciate your donated

rhizomes. This is a big fund raiser for our club. As Philippa always says, “Many hands

make light work.” Let’s see those hands!

Marking codes may be found further in the newsletter.

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Annual Picnic CBRIS annual picnic was held at Elaine and Jim Laflins on July 20th. Riley Probst

did a great job filling in for Chad Schroter as our auctioneer. We all went home

with door prize iris, auctioned iris and/or raffled iris. Club

members will be busy planting for a while! So many thanks

to hand out! The club thanks Elaine and Jim Laflin for

loaning us the use of their yard, Thanks to Carl Boro and

his helper of the day, Mark Greene, for the wonderful

cooked meats. Thank you to our famous parking lot

attendant Peter Marra. Thank you to Mary Collins for

keeping track of the DPI all year. Thank you to Wayne

Craft for delivering the tables to all events. Thanks to club

members for participating. Of course, we all wish to thank

Chis Dickinson the club’s picnic chair for arranging such a fine time for all of us.

Chris Dickinson

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July 20, 2014

CBRIS Picnic Minutes

President Barbara Pesek held a brief meeting at the annual CBRIS picnic. She wished a very happy birthday to

Henry, Marilyn and Lisa!

Barbara asked for a motion to accept the slate of officers and directors for the coming year. The officers

presented were as follows:

President – Barbara Pesek Vice-President – Lynn Stuart Treasurer – Mary Collins Secretary – Carol Dahout Directors – Philippa Alvis, Peter Marra, Kalpana Shyam, Mikey Lango, Mark Greene, and Jane Jordan Chris Dickinson made a motion to accept and was seconded by Jane Jordan. Mary Collins passed around a sign-up sheet for our rhizome sale at Yamagami’s on August 2nd. First shift for set up should be at Yamagami’s at 9 a.m. Sale will last until 2 or 3 pm. Sort night will be at the church on August 1st at 6 pm. This will be a pot luck, so bring a dish to share, and your rhizomes, cleaned, trimmed and labeled. Looking at my email list, we have many requests for That’s All Folks and some for Pure & Simple, Power Surge, Tableau, Mariposa (something, I can’t read), Expect Wonder, Aleutian Island, Thornbird, any spurias(?), Hollywood Nights, Lois Setser, Feedback, Winged Angel, Two Tone, One More Night and Wings of Peace. Mary announced that Chad Schroter had contributed watsonia and gladiola bulbs. Thank you, Chad. We need people to grow the door prize iris. Dave Henley, Jane Jordan, Lisa Ayala, Chris Dickinson and Elaine Fischer volunteered. It was announced that our hostess, Elaine Laflin was scheduled for surgery on Friday. Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Elaine! Chris Dickinson introduced Riley Probst as our auctioneer. Great job, Riley, thank you so much! You can bring Shirley anytime! The auction was followed by our delicious picnic. Chef Carl Boro outdid himself once again with his juicy chicken, succulent pork, and tender tri-tip. Words cannot express our gratitude. Respectfully submitted, Carol Dahout, CBRIS Treasurer

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Dues CBRIS’ fiscal year is ending soon.

Dues may be paid at

sort night or at Yamagami's.

$12.00 per person payable to CBRIS

Riley Probst

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Tidbits While Overlooking My Garden (What rhizomes should I dig?)

Our picnic was exceptional, fun and at a wonderful location. There was time to visit with members, eat morning treats

and bid on rhizomes. Our new slate of officers and board members was voted in and best of all we enjoyed our

lunch. Carl and Marilyn Boro certainly have barbecuing down to a science including washing pans, storage

containers, lids and utensils. Several members helped with this chore as well as drying and loading Carl’s truck.

I’ve included information from our former member Charley Kearns (currently Monterey Bay’s Iris Society’s treasurer)

about donating to HelpHOPELive for the benefit of Therese Cummins, the daughter of Jim and Irene Cummins, who

has had a successful double lung transplant. She needs continuing care, medical supplies, and care at a site close

to Stanford Hospital. Please consider giving privately or we can discuss making a Society donation. HelpHOPELive

has helped thousands of patients, families and communities nationwide raise nearly $80 million for out-of-pocket

transplant and injury-related expenses. Ninety-six cents of every dollar raised through HelpHOPELive fundraising

campaigns helps to pay for patients’ critical but uninsured medically related needs.

Barbara Pesek-CBRIS President

Culture

July, August, and September are the main months to dig and plant rhizomes in our area. Plant those DPIs that you

picked up at the picnic two weeks ago. Look for a garden spot that receives at least six hours of sun a day. Irises

prefer good drainage. Before you plant, you might want to amend your soil with 2-3 inches of good compost or other

organic product. The irises like a bit of oyster shell, also. Add a little bone meal or balanced (10-10-10) fertilizer at

the time of planting. Remember to not plant them deep. The top of the rhizome should barely be under the dirt and

the rhizomes spaced one to two feet apart. The roots begin to grow as soon as the rhizome is planted. Water 2-3

times weekly until three new leaves have grown, then cut down watering to once a week. You want to have good

root growth before the cold season

Also, it is time to divide those irises if you are going to do so this year. Usually we recommend withholding water for

two weeks before digging to force the rhizomes into dormancy. This year a week should do it with the drought

conditions that we are experiencing. Water a day before digging if the ground is very hard. Separate irises into

single fans (one rhizome) if they have five leaves, smaller rhizomes should be left attached to the “mother”. Replant

immediately if the weather is ‘normal’. Avoid planting new divisions during a “heat wave”. If the extremely hot

weather comes then some shade is beneficial – a shingle stuck in the ground next to the rhizome.

Bring some of the extra rhizomes to Sort Night so we can share!

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Treasurer’s Report

Beginning balance, July 1, 2014 $11,968.96

Income: Plant tags 10.00 Miscellaneous 2.00 Picnic iris raffle 458.50 Meat sale 235.35 Expenses: Supplies for potting party (45.39) Ice for picnic (20.59) Meat for picnic (365.26) Ending balance, July 31, 2014 $12,243.57

Mary Collins, CBRIS Treasurer

CBRIS Annual Picnic - Raffle Iris - Mary Collins, Riley Probst and Elaine Fischer - Mark Greene and Carl Boro

Iris Rhizome Markings

Board Meeting 6:15 P.M. Sept. 5th

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Style

Rebloomer RE Blooms more than once in a growing season Bicolor BIC Standards are a different color Bitone BIT Two tones of the same color Plicata PLIC Stitched or stippled margin color on white or yellow Space Age SA Beard appendages called spoons,

horns or flounces

Standard Iris Rhizome Marking Codes

Apricot AP

Black BK

Blue BL

Brown BN

Buff BF

Cream CR

Green GR

Lavender LV

Maroon MR

Orange OG

Orchid OD

Peach PC

Pink PK

Plum PL

Purple PR

Red RD

Rose RS

Rust RT

Tan TN

White WT

Wine WN

Yellow YL

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CBRIS-Aug 2014

Cummins You may have heard that Jim and Irene Cummins’ daughter Teresa just had a double lung transplant surgery. We are

grateful that the surgery was successful. Now the Cummins are faced with expensive after surgery care, much of

which is not covered by insurance (co-pays, deductibles, caregivers, travel, etc.) A fund HelpHOPELive has been set

up to benefit Teresa with these significant expenses.

I know the Cummins have a lot of friends at CBRIS so am hoping you can help in distributing this information

and the following form. It is a form that can be used for donations to HelpHOPELive, designating Teresa as the

beneficiary. Donations to HelpHOPELive are tax deductible.

Monterey Bay Iris Society has designated our August rhizome sales as fund raisers for Teresa. All proceeds

will go to HelpHOPELive. If anyone has extra rhizomes to donate, they can contact me. Not in competition to your own

sales, but EXTRA ones. Thanks for your help.

Charley Kearns 408-315-1520 kcf@verizon.net

HelpHOPELive Two Radnor Corporation Center 100 Matsonford Road, Suite 100 TRIBUTE GIFT TO Radnor, PA 19087 SOUTHWEST LUNG TRANSPLANT FUND IN HONOR OF TERESA CUMMINS Amount of contribution: ____________________________________________Date: ________________________ Name of contributor (please print): ________________________________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Daytime Phone: ___________________________________ Email: _____________________________________ Please make check payable to: HelpHOPELive Print in memo section of check: In Honor of Teresa Cummins Please send to: HelpHOPELive Two Radnor Corporate Center 100 Matsonford Road, Suite100 Radnor, PA 19087 HelpHOPELive has the ultimate authority regarding administration and disbursement of all contributions. HelpHOPELive will send an acknowledgment for any contributions of $250 or more, or if requested by the contributor of a lesser amount . Credit Card Contributions For credit card contributions, complete the form below, visit helphopelive.org, or call 800.642.8399. Cardholder Signature: _________________________________________________________________________ Cardholder Name (print): _______________________________________________________________________ Bankcard Account Number: _______________________________Expiration Date:__________________________ Amount of Contribution: ($10 min.) CVV Code: (3 or 4 digit code on front or back of card)

Cardholder billing address, phone and email if different from above (be sure to include email address to receive receipt): __________________________________________________________________________________________________ For donation of stocks, please call 800.642.8399.

Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. This campaign is administered by HelpHOPELive, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing fundraising assistance to transplant and catastrophic injury patients. Information: 800-642-8399. Thank you for your generosity and desire to help!

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AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY REGION 14 2014 Fall Regional

October 4 and October 5 Let’s get Lucky

Hosted by High Desert Iris Society

Schedule of Activities

Saturday October 4, 2014

9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Budget and general meeting

10:30 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. break

10:50 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Budget and general meeting

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch

1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Guest Speaker Kathy Chilton

3:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Silent auction

Sunday October 5, 2014

9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Breakfast

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. judges training Kathy Chilton

Billie Shea, 7115 Souverain Lane, Reno, NV 89506 775 720 3736 sheabillie@sbcglobal.net

ATLANTIS RESORT HOTEL AND SPA

3800 S Virginia Street/ Reno, NV 89502 Reservations 800 723 6500

Hotel room rates are $119, plus tax and resort fee for double or single room. Wireless

Internet. Spa, indoor pool, several restaurants to choose from including the Napa Bistro

and Steak House. Contact hotel direct for reservations. To receive group rate use the

name Iris Convention when placing reservation. Group Rate Available until September 12, 2014

AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY REGION 14

2014 Fall Regional October 4 and October 5—- Let’s get Lucky

Hosted by High Desert Iris Society

Guest Speaker - Kathy Chilton

Registrant 1 - First Name ___________________________ Last Name _______________________________

Registrant 2. First Name ____________________________ Last Name_______________________________

Address _________________________________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip ____________________________________________________________________________

Phone __________________________________ Email ___________________________________________

Iris Society – list one only ___________________________________________________________________

Registration is $70.00 per person if received at the registrar’s desk before September 5th, 2014.

Note, After September 5, 2014 registration is $85.00 per person

Registration Includes Luncheon on Saturday, Saturday Guest Speaker, Kathy Chilton. Sunday Morning Judges

Training given by Kathy Chilton will include a continental breakfast.

Number of registrants ______ X $70.00 = $___________________

After September 5, 2014 _____ x $85.00 = $ __________________

Total Amount Enclosed – no credit Cards $___________________

Please make checks payable to High Desert Iris Society and Mail to.

Billie Shea, 7115 Souverain Lane, Reno, NV 89506 775 720 3736 sheabillie@sbcglobal.net

ATLANTIS RESORT HOTEL AND SPA

3800 S Virginia Street/ Reno, NV 89502 Reservations 800-723-6500

Hotel room rates are $119, plus tax and resort fee for double or single room. Wire-less Internet, Spa, Indoor pool,

& several restaurants to choose from including the Napa Bistro and Steak House. Contact hotel direct for

reservations. To receive group rate use the name Iris Convention when placing reservation. Group Rate Available

until September 12, 2014

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