TRI-CITIES, WASHINGTON APRIL 2010 VOLUME 46, NO. 4

ROSE HERALD

www.owt.com/rosesociety

Meeting time & place Page 2Minutes from Mar. 22 Page 2Messages to Members Page 2About Us Page 3April Rose Garden Page 3Frank Benardella Page 4Luncheon Choices Page 4Get Well Soon, Janet! Page 4District Doings Page 5TCRS Members 2010 Page 6Got Milk? Page 7Officers, CRs, Calendar P. 8

Lovely photo on left was unlabeled on TCRS’ web site. Photo below is a mini design by Norma Boswell.

ROSE HERALDRose Design to Inspire UsSee Linda Kerkof and Anne Mu!li on Mon., April 26, at 7:30 p.m.

Linda Kerkof will present a program on the basics of Flower Arrangements, with an emphasis on using roses in our June 6 Rose Show. You will learn about design elements, design principles, and three basic types of arrangements: traditional, modern and Oriental style.

Linda has recruited other rose judge-arrangers to help show and tell.

A special feature of this meeting will be a beautiful cake honoring Anne Muggli. This will be her last rose society meeting before departing for Arizona, so be sure to come out and wish Anne a fond farewell.

PRESIDENT RICHARD KERKOF SHARING NEWS AND VIEWSMarch may have come in like a lamb,

but it went out like a lion, and that lion’s breath is still blowing on into April. Be sure to protect those long, tender spring rose shoots that can all too easily be damaged or even broken off at their base. I once lost all seven new canes on one rose bush due to strong, shifting spring winds.

Think about using stake supports to safe-guard new growth exposed to the wind.

A special thanks goes out to Jim and Dorothy Campbell for heading up pruning projects that have brought in some nice donations for our society. Jolene Angelos Continued on Page 2

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MEETING TIMEMonday, April 26, 7:30 p.m

HOW TO GET THEREOn I-82, take Queensgate exit

3B. Turn right onto Queensgate. Drive past Walmart on your left. Immediately after the first traffic light on Duportail, turn right toward the one-story Richland City Shops, 2700 Duportail.

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From President Kerkof, Cont.

assisted in this project as well. More information on how much has been raised will be reported at our April meeting. Remember, too, to look around for items to donate to the giant yard sale to be held May 15. We have an opportunity too raise enough to finance our rose show and some other projects our society provides to the community. Let’s all get behind this and do our best.

At our April meeting you can learn how to make arrangements that will showcase your roses for enjoyable display. Linda Kerkof and other experienced rose arrangers from our society will provide examples of arrangements, along with details on how to make them. There will also be a lovely cake and a chance to say goodbye to Anne Muggli at her final meeting with TCRS. Bring a friend and a smile and have a rosy evening among friends. See you there.

Minutes, March 22, 2010

by Secretary Cyndy Sharer

President Richard Kerkof opened the meeting at 7:05 p.m. by reading a written request from a lady in Pasco who needs some help with pruning her roses. She is willing to pay the person or make a donation

to our club. If you are willing, give Richard a call. There is also an individual in Richland on the 1200 block of Birch Street and Richmond who would like some advice on pruning her roses.

There were 22 members at our meeting. A few people commented that they didn’t see a meeting notice in the Tri-City Herald.

Richard introduced our speaker for the evening: Doug Marks, our former treasurer. Doug’s hobby of photography began in high school and was put on hold for many years until 2003 when he entered his photo of a rose that took Princess of Show. Doug gave an interesting slide show of his beautiful photos of various rose gardens he has visited: Manito Park in Spokane, Sunset Memorial Garden in Richland, Woodland Park in Seattle, the Point Defiance Park in Tacoma and Peninsula Park—a favorite of his because it’s a sunken garden.

Doug mentioned using a download-able Power Point program available to American Rose Society members for his presentation. He had many tidbits of advice for shooting. When photographing roses in strong sunlight, use vellum paper behind the rose to diffuse the light. “When using a macro lens, use your macro settings and use an exposure with a small aperture to eliminate distract-ing backgrounds. “Bracket” the rose you want to shoot, which means make one exposure with more light and another with less light than what your exposure meter calls for; try different f-stops or shutter speeds and keep the best shot.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.——————————————

Messages to Members—Show & Yard Sale

• Bring polished and engraved trophies to the April and May meetings, please. Also bring prizes you are donating.—Janet Bryant, Awards Chair

•• The TCRS Yard Sale will be

held May 15 at Jim and Dorothy Campbell’s from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. We need LOTS of items to make this

sale a success. Please bring your donations marked with the price you think they will sell for. IF you do not want to do your own pricing, Anne and Dorothy are ready and willing to do it for you. You can call Dorothy & Jim at 967-2606 for directions to our home at 1307 Maple Lane, West Richland. We also need lots of tables. Be sure to attach your name to the bottom of the table. ALSO, most important-ly, we need volunteers to help sell. We need to make enough revenue to cover the costs of our rose show—about $2,000. Start potting up extra plants from your garden. Every donation helps. Let’s make this a huge success.

•• Save pretty vases, both large

and small, for a “Cut Rose Sale,” a small but worthwhile fundraiser following the show. Buyers pay for one of the donated containers and fill it with roses left over from the show. Call Norma Boswell at 375-0567 to donate vases, or bring them to the meeting.

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ROSE HERALD

Production StaffNORMA BOSWELLRose Herald Editor and Publisher for 23 years, Norma is also

a CR and American Rose Society (ARS) Horticulture and Arrangements Judge.JO ANGELOS, CO-EDITOR

Jo works hard to help her husband build a second home. She writes, volunteers freely, and enlivens her

world with a healthy touch of humor.NANCY FOSTER-MILLS

Nancy combines Jo’s and Norma’s pages, and keeps a valuable website for TCRS at

www.owt.com/rosesociety.

Tri-City Rose SocietyCheck page 8 for current Tri-City Rose Society events.

Check page 1 for this month’s program and page 2 for directions to our meeting place.

We welcome suggestions for speakers and programs. Contact Jim Campbell, 967-2606, scotch1943@verizon.net, or Harlow Young at 735-3481. Email threegkids@verizon.net.

TCRS meets 10 times a year on the 4th Monday of the month. We have been meeting at the Richland City Shops. We visit public or individual gardens during the summer. We move to various inside locations in September and October.

We are a nonprofit educational society affiliated with the American Rose Society. Visitors are always welcome!

April in the Rose Gardenby Norma Boswell, Consulting Rosarian

Hope springs eternal. Three shoots at ground level on black-caned ‘St. Patrick’ caught my attention when I started to shovel prune. All three shoots are within the same three inches of space, so this is “hold-my-breath-and-and-pray” hope.

I’ll turn on the sprinklers and brush off aphids. ‘St. Patrick’ will receive a dose of Bayer Advanced All-in-One containing imidacloprid. Dear ‘St. Patrick,’generously offering his bright yellow roses with green outer petals, is a rose I don’t want to lose.

Notice I mentioned turning on the sprinklers. I wouldn’t dream of dosing ‘St. Patrick’ or any other rose without first making sure the soil around the roots is moist. There are hundreds of horror stories about chemical burn. I don’t want to add my story.

A Rose Is a RosePropiconazole is propiconazole, even when the product name containing this active ingredient changes. If you want an effective fungicide to prevent powdery mildew and most of the fungal “spots,” ask your favorite nursery or garden store for a product contain-ing propiconazole.

If you had trouble with black spot last year, the active ingredient you need is chlorothalonil.

Fungi are best kept under control by prevention. Don’t wait until you see their ugly rampages on your rose bushes. When both days and nights are warm, fungi attack, multiply and claim victory. Check your chemical bottles for the active ingredient propiconazole (or chlorothalonil, if you are concerned about black spot). If what you find among your supplies is horticultural sulfur, and

you don’t have time to rush to a nursery, use the sulfur. Sulfur is a time-tested prevention.

What About Moisturin?Hanging my head, I admit I haven’t ordered or tried the product. Here’s a quote from their web site, to refresh our memories. “Moisturin is a dual-purpose, clear liquid plant coating that forms a prophylactic shield on plants and significantly reduces plant stress due to water loss. This physical barrier also protects the plant against damage from a large variety of insects, disease, UV degradation, frost, windburn and acid rain. With a single application of Moisturin you create multiple benefits for your trees and plants. This is extremely cost effective for the grower, and the reduction of toxic chemicals going into the soil or ground water is beneficial to the earth.”

The implication is that Moisturin is a possible substitute for the touted fungicides propiconazole and chlorothalonil, and also for any insecticide needed later.

Moisturin may prove to be too expensive for widespread home garden use—making it hard to get substantial feedback on whether it really does prevent rose diseases and insect problems. A quart of the product bought pre-mixed (ready to spray) is $15.95, but shipping and tax elevate the cost to around $30.

Moisturin can be investigated further and purchased online at www.gsihorticultural.com.

You may wonder why most of this article emphasizes the still-dormant fungi and not some irritating insects, or fertilizer. That’s because fungi have the “number one potential” for wrecking your beautiful garden. Keep them from sneaking up on you. And water before each dose.

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ROSE HERALD

Remembering Frank Benardella, Hybridizer of Miniature Roses

On January 30, 2010, the rose world lost another great 20th Century hybridizer, Frank Benardella. “Like the sun, Frank shone bright, bringing beauty to rose lovers throughout the world,” said Luis Desamero.

Frank was President of the Amcrican Rose Society from 1977 to 1979 and was awarded the Gold Honor Medal for service at the national level.

Frank’s stature as a rose hybridizer rose by leaps and bounds under the tutelage of Ralph Moore, the “Father of Miniature Roses.” Frank hybridized ‘Jennifer’ (’85) and ‘Black Jade,’ both of which won the American Rose Society’s AOE (Award of Excellence). His other AOE-winning roses include ‘Old Glory’ (’88), ‘Jim Dandy’ (’89), ‘Figurine’ (’92), ‘Kristin’ (’92), ‘Ruby’ (’01), ‘Merlot’ (’02) and ‘Baby Boomer’ (03). Most recently, Frank was proud of ‘Magic Show’ (’09), which also won a Certificate of Merit at Rose Hills International Rose Trials. All of Frank’s AOE roses were tested across the country for two years prior to introduction and were found superior in growth and performance.

—————————————————————Rose Show Luncheon Choices

from JoAnn Brehm, Chairman

Please consider the following luncheon buffets and be prepared to vote on your favorite at the April meeting. Each price includes an 18% service fee (tip) and sales tax.

Homestyle Comfort—$15.50 ($11.95 plus service fee & tax)Mom’s MeatloafOld Fashioned Fried ChickenHomemade Macaroni & Cheese

Honey Corn Muffins w/Honey ButterMashed Potatoes w/Country GravyThree Cabbage SaladFresh Fruit SaladApple Pie & Devil’s Food Cake

Manhattan Deli—$15.50 ($11.95 plus tip and tax)Shaved Ham, Turkey & Roast BeefCheddar, Swiss & Pepper Jack CheeseLettuce, Sliced Tomatoes & Red OnionsKosher Dill PicklesMayonnaise, Whole Grain & Dijon MustardCreamed HorseradishDeli Breads & Hoagie RollsMixed Salad Greens with DressingsPasta Salad

Pacific Rim—$18.00 ($13.95 plus tip and tax)Ginger-Soy Beef Stir-FrySweet-n-Sour ChickenOriental Fried RiceStir-Fried VegetablesEgg RollsMixed Salad Greens with DressingsChilled Sesame Noodle SaladBroccoli & Peanut SaladTropical Fruit Salad

Italian Riviera—$19.00 ($14.95 plus tip and tax)Chicken ParmesanBaked LasagnaRigatoni Alfredo Prima VeraFocaccia BreadSeasonal Sauteed VegetablesTossed Caesar SaladItalia Pasta SaladFresh Fruit and Berry Display

——————————————————Get Well Soon, Janet!

Our dear and highly indispensable Communications Team member Janet Bryant, who emails the Rose Herald to you every month, is recovering from

arthroscopic knee surgery. Get well soon, Janet!

Janet is restricted to carrying nothing heavier than 10 pounds and is unable to move about freely during the Rose Show. If you are willing to fetch and carry trophies and prizes, or do any other thing to assist Janet as Awards Chair, please call her.——————————————Jackson & Perkins Bankruptcy

As the recession trickles down to even the earthy part of the popula-tion — the gardeners — Park Seed Company, Park Seed Wholesale and Jackson & Perkins filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in South Carolina last week.

The company spokesperson said, "The horticulture industry is challenging and highly seasonal in the best of times. As the general economic situation declined starting in 2008, demand for luxury, non-essential purchases dropped sharply. All of our brands experienced significant decreases in sales for core products, including roses, perennials and garden-inspired gifts."

Apparently vegetable gardening is not saving the day.

The press release says customers should not be affected by the decision. Their web sites, sales and delivery departments will all function as normal.

Note from Don Swanson, Editor of the Omaha Rose Society Newsletter: Chapter 11 bankruptcies are generally used to allow companies and individuals time to reorganize debt. Many companies emerge from this process financially strong and viable.

District Doings By Jack Kiley, Director

PNW District, ARS

I want to take this opportunity to address an issue that is extremely important to all of us, and specifically to each of our local society organizations. And that is the matter of local societies having liability insurance. One of the major

benefits of being affiliated with the American Rose Society is the opportunity to purchase liability insurance through their blanket policy. This past December, Jeff Ware, Executive Director of the American Rose Society sent information to each local society regarding how to purchase such insurance under their blanket policy. His information included a letter explaining the need for each of our societies to have this insurance and highlighted the process that would be followed in 2010 and the costs. Included below are excerpts from his very important letter:

“Your purchase of liability coverage, whether from ARS or an independent third-party provider, is an essential component of fiscal responsibility for your local club. Most public meeting venues require liability coverage and ARS offers this coverage as a member benefit to our affiliated local societies. We believe our insurance prices to be much more affordable than other policies you may find available. In 2009, for the first time in the history of the American Rose Society, one of our local clubs experienced a lawsuit in relation to a society-sponsored event. Fortunately, they were covered by our blanket insurance policy. I am sure you can understand why insurance coverage is vital under these circumstances. In 2010, we will be providing helpful guidelines in order to secure a safe environment for your events and for the timely reporting of incidents that might result in a claim to our insurance provider. Helping us ensure the safety of your events will keep our insurance rates as low as possible for all our local societies, both now and in the future. The per member rate of $2.50 for liability insurance coverage remains unchanged for local rose societies during 2010. However, we are adjusting the rate for issuance of individual liability insurance certificates from $5 to $10 per certificate. This represents no profit to ARS, but simply covers our costs to the insurance company.”

Please insure that your local society has taken Jeff’s words to heart, and that you have purchased liability insurance for 2010. On the right is Doug Marks’ ARS award

winning photo of Manito Park. Thank you, Doug! Your expertise is

phenomenal and your willingness to share is appreciated.

2010 Membership

1 Anason, Mel & Ray 509-786-1804 2 Angelos, Jolene 509-586-0857 3 Atkin, Janice & Gary 509-585-1427 4 Baalman, Elizabeth & Ray 509-545-1081 5 Bates, Lydia Ruth 509-582-2929 6 Bookwalter, Jean & Jerry 509-627-4495 7 Boswell, Norma D 509-375-0567 8 Brehm, JoAnn & John 509-627-0577 9 Brendel, Judy & Dennis 509-545-6890

10 Brown, Carolyn 509-627-0605 11 Bryant, Janet 509-627-2687 12 Burleigh, Pat & Douglas 509-546-2488 13 Campbell, Dorothy & Jim 509-967-2606 14 Cavanaugh, Toni 509-521-9151 15 Daer, Ivadell & Frank 509-946-0208 16 Daugherty, Jane S 509-582-0780 17 Dixon, Filotea M 509-545-8458 18 Faddis, Leo

19 Ferguson, Claudia& Norm 509-627-4305 20 Foster-Mills, Dr. Nancy 509-628-9340 21 Hardacre/Mowbray,Susan 509-591-8097 22 Hulse, Loretto & Blaine 509-547-4805 23 Isley, Mary 509-783-6097 24 Jenks, Rhonda & Kevin 509-318-0459 25 Johnson, Ray & Joyce 509-882-2715 26 Kerkof, Linda & Richard 509-547-1860 27 Kerkow, Carol 509-783-1634 28 Knowlton, Nancy 509-967-5585 29 Lewis, Rhoda 509-375-0123

30 Louie, Bridget & Bob 509-531-5727 31 Louie, Sula & Joseph 509-628-1717 32 Marks, Kathy & Doug 509-420-0160 33 Mercer, Linda & Don 509-894-4598 34 Miles, Tom & Marlyn 509-627-7003 35 Miller, Sue 509-542-1877 36 Mills, Radine 509-783-6374 37 Monteith, Joan 509-588-3250 38 Morris, Cindy & Tom 509-545-5995 39 Muggli, Anne 509-586-0060 40 Newman, Helen 509-627-0880 41 Ottem, Marty 509-735-4684 42 Palmer, Linda & Mark 509-375-3590 43 Pearson, Bonnie Jo 509-786-2407 44 Philipp, Sherry J 509-943-4330 45 Powell, Julie 509-545-8176 46 Rector, June 509-375-1569 47 Reynolds, Bill 530-343-9707 48 Rousseau, Nancy A 509-396-4915 49 Roy, Nancy 509-946-1029 50 Sayler, Joann & Don 509-585-8646 51 Schielke, Lou Ann 509-375-0183 52 Schmidt, Jeri 509-582-2644 53 Schmidt, Rebecca S 509-736-5406 54 Schneider, Alice & Walt 509-266-4488 55 Schultz, Judy 50-943-3065 56 Silva, Toni 509-735-8625 57 Skaer, Roger C 509-736-1104 58 Smith, Jeanette 509-547-4302 59 Sponseller, Ron 509-943-2775 60 Staringer, Judy 509-946-6744 61 Tinseth, Elaine 509-588-8398 62 Van Buren, Shirley 509-282-3327 63 Walters, Geri & Ron 509-582-0426 64 Weber, Jim & Kathy 509-967-3336 65 Westland, David 509-586-2154 66 Young, Harlow 509-735-3481 67 Young, Maggie 509-591-2378

Young, Maggie 509 591 2378

The photos on this page are the talents of our own Doug Marks. “The top photo is a natural dew picture of ‘Elina’ taken in early morning sun. That same morning I was able to take the award winning photo of dew on ‘Black Jade’ as seen in the attachment from the May edition of the 2006 American Rose.”

Got Milk? By Jo Angelos

These two words immediately bring to mind a person with a milk moustache. It may be one of the top advertisements of our time. You must admit it ranks right up there in popularity with the Smiley Face. Most people are familiar with the words and some of us personally identify with them as we enjoy an occasional milk mustache.

Driving away from the last meeting of our Rose Society, I felt the report of our membership count weighing heavily on my mind. We were down 20 members from last year, which was down from the previous year. I couldn’t help but think maybe we need a “gimmick” – something to replenish those numbers. This problem may require something to make us aware of our situation and become energized. “Got Milk?” quickly came to my mind. A tall glass of milk provides an immediate pick up to our bodies as well as contributing to more long-term nutritional benefits. Just as a body, the Tri-City Rose Society is an organization that incurs financial obligations which create the need for replenishment. At the meeting we were informed many cities provide a budget for the upkeep and supplies for their city rose gardens. Other than the water supply and the parks department mowing around our beds, we are totally obligated for all costs associated with the maintenance of the garden. The Rose Show, especially since it doesn’t involve an entry fee, creates debts--for renting the rooms, purchasing ribbons, printing the schedule and supplies. While the ads in the schedule help pay for a portion of the show, the number of advertisers has gone down the last two years. We can’t continue to consume our budget; we need to make focused efforts toward replenishing it.

For our society, MILK can help us achieve some quick results and hopefully enjoy long-term benefits. Membership, Involvement, Leadership and Kick in the Pants! Yup, here we are in this position and now we need to figure out a way to move on. With membership down, it is easy to look at the statistics on paper and play the numbers game, but I hope to dig deeper and appeal to the heart of the cause. Bottom line, it is vital to encourage new members to become involved. Our membership fees are a vital part of our existence. If each one of us would take the time to recruit just one new member – our membership could double by the time of the Rose Show in June! The website provides a membership form to print and provide to the new members – how easy is that?

Since our society is run exclusively by involved volunteers, it made sense to look up the definition of a volunteer. I found it includes the typical “somebody who works for nothing” but it also includes “somebody who does something voluntarily, especially something undesirable.” Ouch! We are not monetarily compensated and are sometimes required to do things that take us out of our comfort zone or beyond the places which include our ideas of a good time. I’ve seen Tom Miles at our Lawrence Scott Park Honor Garden with the temps in the 90’s, not a desirable job but he is doing something that needs to be done and the fruit of his labor is second to none as people enjoy the fragrance and beauty of the garden. Maybe you don’t like to prune or deadhead roses (because your roses are enough work!) but you may enjoy greeting people as they come to the meetings - a position that needs to be filled after Anne Muggli moves away in May. With the upcoming garage sale, many jobs will be available - call Dorothy Campbell and reserve your “special” place in the garage sale doings. You may know business owners who would purchase an ad in the show schedule. You might be available to help set up and clean up for the Rose Show. You might like to add to the efforts of this writing gig and write for the newsletter. The options provide a place for everyone to become involved.

While leadership sounds like a major responsibility and something that would take far too much time, we need to re-evaluate what it means. It doesn’t need to be an elected position; it needs to be a heart position. Where is your passion? What are your gifts? An interesting botany definition told us a volunteer could be a plant that grows without having been intentionally sown or planted. Maybe our gifts haven’t been sought after or nurtured. Not everyone wants to be a leader, but everyone wants a leader. As Henry Ford was once quoted, “The question, 'Who ought to be boss?' is like asking, 'Who ought to be the tenor in the quartet?’ Obviously, the man who can sing tenor.” Someone who has this affection for roses is the perfect person to do their part and have an effect on others.

Isn’t that what leadership is all about?

It is my hope these words have provided a ““Kick in the Pants" to work on building membership, involvement and leadership. Successful movement cannot be accomplished without some motivation,

dedication and determination. I want to do it, I will do it and I can do it. As l wipe away my milky moustache, I can be energized and focused because I “Got Milk!”

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TCRS Officers, Consulting Rosarians (CR) & Other Helpers

* CR President Richard Kerkof, 5306 Cleveland Lane, Pasco, WA 99301-8434; (509) 547-1860 greenthumbsrjlm@hotmail.com

* CR Co-Vice-President Jim Campbell, 1307 Maple Lane, West Richland, WA 99353-9332 (509) 967-2606 (NOTE: Dorothy Campbell also CR.) scotch1943@verizon.net

* CR Co-Vice-Pres Harlow Young, 3218 W. 2nd Ave., Kennewick, WA 99336-4577 (509) 735-3481 threegkids@verizon.net

* Treasurer Bob Louie, 20 N. Jefferson St., 99336-1811 531-5727 blouie1@charter.net

* Secretary Cyndy Sharer, 2134 Rainier Ave., Richland, WA 99354-1832 (509) 375-4246 cl.sharer@gmail.com

* Membership Chair Anne Muggli, 106 W. 23rd Place, Kennewick, WA 99337-4926 (509) 586-0060 Tomann@aol.com

* Co-Membership Chair Linda Kerkof (Linda will serve when Anne is out of town. See data given for President Richard Kerkof above.)

* CR Rose Herald Co-Editor Norma Boswell, 465 Mateo Ct., Richland, WA 99354-1981 (509) 375-0567 rosybos@owt.com

* Co-Editor Jo Angelos, 719 S. Yelm Place, Kennewick, WA 99336-4817 (509) 586-0857 angelosfolk@verizon.net

* Webmaster Nancy Foster-Mills, 1537 Adair Dr., Richland, WA 99352-9443 (509) 628-9340 thundar2007@gmail.com and www.owt.com/rosesociety

* CR JoAnn Brehm, 1113 Saddle Way, Richland, WA 99352-9640 (509) 627-0577 brehmj@3-cities.com

* CR Tom Miles, 118 Bremmer St., Richland, WA 9352-8491 (509) 627-7003 thmpmi@charter.net

* Helping to collate, fold, staple, and label: Jim & Kathy Weber jwweber@clearwire.net

* CR Helen Newman, 102703 E. Vaca Rd., Kennewick, WA 99338-9341 (509) 627-0880hnewman@owt.com

Mark Your CalendarApril 26, 2010

Linda Kerkof and team will show how to make rose designs for the rose show.

April 29-May 2, 2010

ARS Spring National Rose Conference and Rose Show, Shreveport, LA. Harlow Young will attend.

May 15, 2010

Yard sale at Campbells’ home. Check out the details on page 2.

May 24, 2010

Regular meeting to prepare for the Rose Show. Learn useful show tips. Pick up tags and containers.

June 6, 2010—Rose Show

See “Messages to Members” on page 2 for important reminders.

Addressee Name4321 First StreetAnytown, State 99354

Tri-City Rose Society: www.owt.com/rosesocietyWebmaster Nancy Foster-Mills

Email Coordinator Janet Bryant: dandjbryant1@verizon.net

Co-Editor Jo Angelos: angelosfolk@verizon.net

Co-Editor Norma Boswell: rosybos@owt.com

465 Mateo Court

Richland, WA 99354-1981