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| January 2012 |
| Page 3 |
| TOS wants to wish everyone, who has a birthday or anniversary in January "Happy Birthday" and/or "Happy Anniversary" Birthdays: 5th Mary Claire Wolfe 6th Billy Guidroz 13th Brenda Daigle Anniversary: NO ONE |
UPCOMING SHOWS or EVENTS:
Jan. 27-29, 2012 -- Mississippi Gulf Coast Orchid Show and Sale -- Gautier, Miss.
Cassie Rhodes will be exhibit chair
May 4-6, 2012 -- Terrebonne Orchid Society at the Southland Mall.
Karen Breaux -- Show Chair
Jan. 27-29, 2012 -- Mississippi Gulf Coast Orchid Show and Sale -- Gautier, Miss.
Cassie Rhodes will be exhibit chair
May 4-6, 2012 -- Terrebonne Orchid Society at the Southland Mall.
Karen Breaux -- Show Chair
| PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE |
Hello TOS Members & Friends
Hope this year will be better for orchid growing then last year. The heat was more
than some of my plants could stand; scorched leaves, dead plants and buds open deformed with
color breaks.
Nothing upsets me more than when buds open with deformities and color breaks after
spending time staking and training the direction and spacing of the inflorescence.
The first thing that comes to mind is, "are my plants viruses" but extreme temperature
change can also cause color breaks in flowers.
Do not throw them out yet, isolate them and see what the next blooming will be like.
You could be attempting to get rid of a perfectly fine plant.
Happy Orchid growing;
TOS President
Ashley Matherne
Since Robbie mentioned our guest speaker for Oct was Carlos, I thought I would
look him up on line and share the info with you so we could familiarize ourselves with his
credits.
Carlos F. Fighetti:
Carlos Fighetti has been involved in orchids for more than 30 years. He has served on the
Board of the American Orchid Society for the past nine years, five years as a Trustee and four
years as the nonprofit organization's Vice-President. He was a member of the AOS's Affiliated
Society Committee for eight years; a member of the Information Committee for four years
(three as its Chair); and currently serves as a member of the Library and Archives Committee,
of which he was Chair for two years. Carlos has also been a member of the Finance Committee
for the past five years. In addition, he has volunteered his time as a member of two Nominating
Committees of the Society.
He is the past President and a current Trustee of the Greater New York Orchid Society,
where he also served for eight years as show Chair of the prestigious New York International
Orchid Show. In addition, he is a Trustee of the Ramapo Orchid Society, and a member of the
North Jersey Orchid Society, the Manhattan Orchid Society, the Puerto Rican Orchid Society
and the Peruvian Orchid Society. Carlos was the founding president and is a current director of
the International Phalaenopsis Alliance.
An accredited AOS Judge, Carlos has amongst his judging experiences two World Orchid
Conferences, the Tokyo Grand Prix Orchid Show, the Taiwan show and several Latin American
shows. He has lectured about orchids all over the USA and Canada, as well as at many
international venues.
Carlos lives in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, where he grows approximately 1,200 orchid plants.
He grows a mixed collection, although "I now have quite a few species." A grower of note, his
plants have received more than 90 awards from the AOS for horticultural, flower quality and
cultural merits, including three FCCs. He has also received eight AOS show trophies and many
other awards for exhibits at orchid shows around the country.
Professionally, Carlos retired as a Senior Research Associate of the Engineering School at
Columbia University, where he was the Director of a well-known research laboratory working
on nuclear reactor safety. "The main emphasis was in determining the integrity of the reactor
cores and the meltdown levels for normal operating, as well as accident conditions for just
about every nuclear reactor in the world, including the Russian designs," says Carlos.
With that professional background, it should come as no surprise that Carlos feels that "the
success of any organization lies in the ability to keep up with the times and embrace modern
technology. The AOS, through its leadership and committees, is always looking for effective
ways to stay in the forefront and be able to offer members the latest and best information on
orchids. As long as we do this, we will continue to grow as an organization."
Hope this year will be better for orchid growing then last year. The heat was more
than some of my plants could stand; scorched leaves, dead plants and buds open deformed with
color breaks.
Nothing upsets me more than when buds open with deformities and color breaks after
spending time staking and training the direction and spacing of the inflorescence.
The first thing that comes to mind is, "are my plants viruses" but extreme temperature
change can also cause color breaks in flowers.
Do not throw them out yet, isolate them and see what the next blooming will be like.
You could be attempting to get rid of a perfectly fine plant.
Happy Orchid growing;
TOS President
Ashley Matherne
Since Robbie mentioned our guest speaker for Oct was Carlos, I thought I would
look him up on line and share the info with you so we could familiarize ourselves with his
credits.
Carlos F. Fighetti:
Carlos Fighetti has been involved in orchids for more than 30 years. He has served on the
Board of the American Orchid Society for the past nine years, five years as a Trustee and four
years as the nonprofit organization's Vice-President. He was a member of the AOS's Affiliated
Society Committee for eight years; a member of the Information Committee for four years
(three as its Chair); and currently serves as a member of the Library and Archives Committee,
of which he was Chair for two years. Carlos has also been a member of the Finance Committee
for the past five years. In addition, he has volunteered his time as a member of two Nominating
Committees of the Society.
He is the past President and a current Trustee of the Greater New York Orchid Society,
where he also served for eight years as show Chair of the prestigious New York International
Orchid Show. In addition, he is a Trustee of the Ramapo Orchid Society, and a member of the
North Jersey Orchid Society, the Manhattan Orchid Society, the Puerto Rican Orchid Society
and the Peruvian Orchid Society. Carlos was the founding president and is a current director of
the International Phalaenopsis Alliance.
An accredited AOS Judge, Carlos has amongst his judging experiences two World Orchid
Conferences, the Tokyo Grand Prix Orchid Show, the Taiwan show and several Latin American
shows. He has lectured about orchids all over the USA and Canada, as well as at many
international venues.
Carlos lives in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, where he grows approximately 1,200 orchid plants.
He grows a mixed collection, although "I now have quite a few species." A grower of note, his
plants have received more than 90 awards from the AOS for horticultural, flower quality and
cultural merits, including three FCCs. He has also received eight AOS show trophies and many
other awards for exhibits at orchid shows around the country.
Professionally, Carlos retired as a Senior Research Associate of the Engineering School at
Columbia University, where he was the Director of a well-known research laboratory working
on nuclear reactor safety. "The main emphasis was in determining the integrity of the reactor
cores and the meltdown levels for normal operating, as well as accident conditions for just
about every nuclear reactor in the world, including the Russian designs," says Carlos.
With that professional background, it should come as no surprise that Carlos feels that "the
success of any organization lies in the ability to keep up with the times and embrace modern
technology. The AOS, through its leadership and committees, is always looking for effective
ways to stay in the forefront and be able to offer members the latest and best information on
orchids. As long as we do this, we will continue to grow as an organization."
| If you have any comments, you can reach me at 851-0193 or bgdaigle@charter.net |
