Holiday Party!
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December 21 Meeting​
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Please bring a dish or dessert to share
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Free blooming orchid to members
Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025
Location: Johnson City Senior Center,
30 Brocton St, Johnson City, NY 13790.
Set Up: 1:00 pm
Meal: 2:00 pm
Meeting: 3:00 pm
•After the meal, there will be a short meeting followed by a club photograph, Show Table, and our Exciting Holiday Plant Drawing. We hope there is plenty of time for socializing as well.
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•Plan to bring a side dish/dessert to share, and STOS will provide baked ham, turkey, and beverages. Please bring your own reusable plate and dinnerware to minimize waste.
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•Get your ticket for the Holiday Plant Drawing (one plant/household), with paid 2025 dues.
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•Plants left over will be auctioned.
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•The Treasurer will accept 2026 Membership fees by check, cash, or credit card. This entitles you to a free plant at the holiday party next year.
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•A few people to help set up or stay later to help clean up is appreciated 🌲
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Holiday Party 2024. photo by Christine Chin
Christmas cookies with an orchid motif.
Meeting location:
Johnson City Senior Center
30 Brocton St. Johnson City, NY 13790
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Meetings are on the 3rd Sunday of each month and we are hoping to Zoom many of them. ​Meeting time is 2-4 pm with 'social time' 1:30-2:00. Refreshments, raffles and show table at most meetings.
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January 19 Speaker Ray Barkalow on "Orchid Nutrition"​
February 16 Speaker Tim Culbertson on "Holcoglossums-The Next Big Thing in Vandaceous Orchids"​​ Via Zoom only
March 16 Spring Auction in person, Speaker Clark Riley - Building a Greenhouse
This meeting starts at 1:00, social time 12:30-1:00
March 27-30 GROS Orchid Show​
April 12-13 STOS Orchid Show ​​
April 27 STOS General meeting
May 18 Repotting Workshop​
June-July-August Summer Recess​
August 17 Picnic ​at Tioga Gardens
Sept 21 Fall Auction - in person​
Oct 19 Speaker Robert Sprague: A Conservation Project in Progress in a Most Unlikely Place. Also nominations for officers
Nov 16 Vote for Officers, Speaker Beth Davis
Dec 21 Holiday Party
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2026
Jan 18 General Meeting, Orchid Bingo
Feb 15 General Meeting, Speaker Jason Fisher,
Mar 15 General Meeting Spring Auction
Apr 19 General Meeting Show Prep
May 1 STOS Orchid Show;
Setup 2pm–7pm
May 2 STOS Orchid Show;
STOS 7:30a, Judging 8a–11a, Public 11a–6p
May 3 STOS Orchid Show
Public 10a–4:30p, Takedown 4:30p–6p
May 17 General Meeting, Repotting Workshop
SAVE THE DATE
2026 STOS Annual Show at the
Johnson City Senior Center
30 Brocton St, Johnson City, NY 13790
May 1st, 2nd, & 3rd
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Calendar 2025- 2026
Executive Board
President
Linda Mittel
Vice President
Ruth Allen, Luanne Meyers to start Jan 1
Treasurer
Mari Stoverling-Ingel
Secretary
Melissa Bennett
AOS Representative
Polly Dillon
Members-At-Large
Jeff Hackett
Gail Gunsalus
Jean Mint
Committee Chairs
Auction Committee Jane Trey, Jean Mint,
Jeff Hackett
IT Specialist Melissa Bennett
Librarian Laurel Shaefer
Marketing TBD
Membership Melissa Bennett, Anitra Murphy
Newsletter Editor Jeff Hackett
Program Coordinator Jean Mint
Social Event Ruth Allen, Jane Trey
Social Media Loi Tran, Renee DePrato,
Jean Mint
Show Chair Sam Hance, Jeff Hackett
Web Master Carol Bayles
Email addresses:
STOSorchids@gmail.com
STOSorchids.auction@gmail.com
STOSorchids.marketing@gmail.com
STOSorchids.membership@gmail.com
STOSorchids.newsletter@gmail.com
STOSorchids.shows@gmail.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/SouthernTierOrchidSocietyNY
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/SouthernTierOrchidSociety/
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Spring Orchid Show 2025
A Great Success
The NEW VENUE, the Johnson City Senior Center, worked out very well for our Spring Show, April 12-13. We had record attendance and the vendors were quite pleased.
Special thanks to Jeffrey Hackett and Sam (Melissa) Hance for co-chairing and also thanks to many, many members who made this show a success.
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STOS had 2 exhibits plus 2 by individuals or small groups
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STOS won an AOS award for education for this display about terrariums. The award really goes to our president, Linda Mittel, who put it all together.
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Linda Mittel also created this Mystic Orchids Landscape in her spare time.
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The Ithaca Bonsai Club Exhibit was a nice addition to our show
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GROS won many blue ribbons
Orchid for sale by one of our vendors
STOS members Jean Mint and Sam Hance put together this display of their orchids.
Other Area Orchid Shows 2025
Here are the dates of shows offered by other Orchid Societies in our area. More info will be provided near the dates. If you would like your show listed, please contact us.
Jan 18-19 Central Pennsylvania Orchid Society (CPOS)
Jan 31-Feb 2 Susquehanna Orchid Society
Feb 14-16 Deep Cut Orchid Society
April 4 - 6 SEPOS (Southeastern Penn OS)
April 12-13 STOS
April 26 Mid-Hudson Orchid Society (MHOS)
Nov 9-10 Niagara Frontier Orchid Society (NFOS)​​
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