By Joseph Robertson – I can remember when Steve had just a few plants. But I knew that Steve had an interest in plants and nature. So, one day, while Steve was at work, I dug the first garden at the house. Steve loved it and our shared love for plants and gardening began. Then Steve’s brother Dave gave us an echinopsis …
By Barbara Rengers – Henry Shaw Cactus Society has lost a great mentor and friend. Dorothy Weitz, honorary member of HSCSS, passed away on October 7, 2010, at the age of 97. All members of HSCSS have been touched in some way by this wonderful woman. Even if you were not fortunate enough to know her in …
Doris Neralich, the woman I will always remember as the woman in the front row at our meetings, passed away on January 21, 2008. Her husband, Joseph, preceded her in death. Doris had two children, Judy Spenner and Steve Neralich. Judy’s son Steve brought his grandmother to the HSCSS shows and some of the meetings. Steve was …
On October 19, 2007, the world lost a special person and Henry Shaw Cactus Society lost a good friend. To use Reneé Jordan’s words: “It is with a heavy heart that I tell you our good friend and longtime member Roy Kasten has passed away.” Roy David Kasten graduated from the Lutheran Medical School of Nursing in 1977 and …
Club members who attend the November HSCSS meeting will elect officers and a new board member for 2006. Although the Nominating Committee will offer a recommended slate of candidates, nominations will also be accepted during the meeting. To help members consider running for office, the following descriptions outline …
By Kathy Malon – Our friend Bill Cordes passed away February 23, 2005. He is survived by his mother, brother, sister, brother-in-law, and nieces, nephews and cousins. His father passed away at Christmas. Bill was a Vietnam War veteran who was at the V.A. hospital when he died from liver cancer and liver failure. If anyone …
By Madelyn Lee – This article is not to encourage you to work hard, prepare lots of plants for a show and compete-compete-compete or win-win-win. I would like you to consider another way to think about shows and your participation in them. We all have plants in our collections that are not rare or exotic or even beautiful. …
By Nicki Crozier – Perhaps my observations and experience as an accredited standard flower show judge can help you win those desirable blue ribbons. I also judged quite a few cactus and succulent shows, but decided not to become a CSSA judge, as it takes too much time traveling around to shows. Both standard flower shows …