LA BALLONA VALLEY BROMELIAD SOCIETY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2009 **************************************************************** Meeting Meeting: Wednesday, 26 August at 7:30 pm in the Rotunda Room at the Veterans Memorial Hall. Speaker: Alan Levy and Don Misumi will give an informative talk and demo on different bromeliad genera. This will be very interesting for all levels of bromeliad growers, but expecially those of you who are new to LBVBS. Raffle: Don Misumi will supply the Raffle Table with bromeliads and orchids. Drinks: Jim Jaeger and Jean Yoshii Food: Jan Brown, Larry Ebner, and Ray Van Veen **************************************************************** From Denise Pidd: Garden Hop The garden hop is planned for Saturday, September 19, 2009. There are four homes on our tour. The directions start from our meeting place at the Veterans Memorial Hall. 1. 9am - 9:45am home of Beverly Clark (address redacted) (directions redacted) 2. 10:00am - 10:45 home of Marsha Steinberg (address redacted) (directions redacted) 3. 11:00am - 11:45pm home of Deionne & Willie Tarver (address redacted) (directions redacted) 4. 12:00pm - 1:00pm Home of Jim Jaeger (address redacted) (directions redacted) Any questions? Contact Denise Pidd at (email address redacted) or (XXX)XXX-XXXX. **************************************************************** From Don Misumi Member news Dutch Vandervort, a long time LBVBS member, grower, speaker, traveler, and boat repair (electrical) guy, has bought a new house in San Miguel, Mexico...not New Mexico...old Mexico. He says that this is about a 3 hour drive from Mexico City. He should already be there and moved in as of this writing. **************************************************************** Administrivia The La Ballona Valley Bromeliad Society meets the fourth Wednesday of each month, January through October, in the Rotunda Room at Veterans' Memorial Hall, 4117 Overland Avenue, Culver City. Emmit Willis, President Jim Jaeger, Vice-President Don Misumi, Treasurer Gloria Grover, Membership Jean Yoshii, Newsletter (Have an item for the newsletter? Please email it to (email address redacted) or mail it through the post.)