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AUGUST 2001 NEWSLETTER |
Donna Ramsey, Editor ramseydo@home.com |
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Notice of regular monthly meeting: |
Saturday-August 18th 10am to 5pm |
Bonsai Flea Market & Picnic!
Keith Scott's Residence*
*TAKE NOTE: Due to road construction, we have enclosed a map
with revised directions to Keith's house.
This is a great opportunity to buy, sell, or trade bonsai, training
stock, tools, pots, soils, wire and countless other bonsai related
products! A free pre-bonsai to each attendee--Ample parking--Snacks
and beverages available ( please feel free to bring something to
share with your bonsai friends if you feel so inclined)
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Meeting Dates for 2001 |
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August 18 |
Bonsai Flea Market & Picnic |
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Sept. 19 |
Speaker from Japan |
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Oct. 12,13 |
Stone Appreciation & Collecting Trip |
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Nov. 15 |
Don Gould - Bonsai Pots & More |
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Dec.13 |
Christmas Party |
We greatly appreciate your donated bonsai items for our monthly meeting raffle! Please call Mark Wazenegger if you would like to donate items you no longer want.
Bring a tree to a meeting and receive an extra door prize ticket; and if you bring the type of tree being discussed you'll receive two tickets...wow!
To join, send your dues to: Pittsburgh BONSAI Society
c/o D.G. Ramsey 103 Dogwood Lane Pittsburgh, PA 15238.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Spring Bonsai Show
One of our best shows! We hope you were able to attend...the trees were beautiful and our attendance set a new record. To all who helped make this a success, we sincerely thank you!
Swissvale Classes will resume in September...details in future newsletters!
New members may be especially interested in these free weekly classes, so check next month's newsletter for dates, time and place.
Summer Trivia: Bonsai Tan- tanning (or sunburn) of only the arms and back of the neck.
Welcome New Members!
Carol Adams, Rob Andrews, Stephen and Vera Avetta, Bob Baranowski, Esther Barazzone, Regina and Russell Behary, Bunny Bernfeld, Rob and Nancy Carr, Douglas Cowell, Shirley Cowell, Bill Durand, Kim Dvorsky, Bob Esser, Maryanne Fello, Brian Golgan, Henry Jackson, Hank Jaffe, Kay Jennings, Lauren and James Joseph, Michael Lavanton, Henry Lewis, Sean McDonald, William Nickles, Charles and Donna Nieder, Barbara O'Brien, Robert Robinson, Robert Strovers, Gene Tortorice, Dan Verna.
Do you know me?
Kevin Haughey - Bonsai Manager, Phipps Conservatory
Did you hear the one about the Animal Biology Major and the Bonsai Manager? No? Well, read on...
"I was attending Penn State and majoring in Animal Biology. I took an elective course in horticulture (it sounded interesting to me). Before I knew it I was hooked and switched my major...I now have a degree in Horticulture and have been with Phipps for five years; three years as Bonsai Manager," reports Kevin. "I met Evelyn Christie in 1993 and she talked about the bonsai workshops put on by the Pittsburgh Bonsai Society (held in Swissvale). It was there that I met Keith Scott and learned about the artistic side of bonsai." Kevin has between 30 and 40 trees. His favorite is the common privet. "It's hard to kill."
Kevin's Advice:"Learn from others, don't be afraid to experiment; and don't get discouraged (but also keep in mind that bonsai is not for everyone)."
Bonsai and Beyond: "I enjoy seeing a plant change over the years, it's not a short-term thing; it's very therapeutic, calming, especially in our hectic world today."
Learn more about other members in the next newsletter...
see you at the meeting!
"From this, the treasure secretly gathered in your heart will become evident through your creative work."
Albrecht Durer, German Artist
B. Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain