October 2026 Newsletter

I hope everyone enjoyed my talk during the last meeting and learned a little bit about my favorite genus, Phragmipediums.

For our October meeting, we have a great speaker, Tomas Bajza from Miami Florida. Tomas operates Tarzane Group Orchids, and specializes in miniature orchids. His program is called The Giant World of Miniature Orchids and Simple Setups. Tomas will be offering all attendees of his program an 18% discount on all pre-orders. Please visit www.tarzanegroup.com and see all the orchids he has to offer. All pre-orders need to be in by October 5th. When ordering, be sure to use the discount code WNCOS2026.

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Tomas will also bring plenty of orchids for sale and for our raffle table. Click here to read Tomas’s fascinating history on his orchid journey starting in the Czech Republic.

Now on to some other important WNCOS business. Every two years, the WNCOS has elections for their Officers and Board members. During the November meeting, you will have the opportunity to vote for the new President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Board members that will serve for the next two years. The Nominating Committee has nominated the following:

President: Nancy Graham

Vice President: Jamie Yoder

Secretary: Gary Green

Treasurer: Axel Graumann

Board members: Wesley Lott, Bill Loose, Marion Allen

Immediate Past President: Graham Ramsey

This is an impressive and competent slate of nominees!

So, I hope to see everyone on October 11th at 2:00pm at the Ivy Building, 9 Genevieve Circle. Please come early to shop and socialize. And don’t forget your Show and Tell goodies.