May 18 Meeting - Annual Repotting Session
This is a fantastic opportunity to give your orchids fresh media and a new lease on life, with friendly faces to help you along the way.
 
Expert Help to Repot, Divide, and Mount
Experienced members will demonstrate how to divide, repot, and mount donated plants, which will be offered in a free raffle. Additional plants will be available for sale.
All supplies will be provided for the demonstrations.
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Bring Your Plant to Repot
You are welcome to bring your own plants for repotting, someone will provide guidance. Please provide your own media and pots. Be sure your plants are pest free.
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Want List for Repotting Session
We need a few demonstration plants, media, mounting materials, and old newspapers (to help contain debris). For information, email stosorchids@gmail.com.
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We won't have our usual raffle but we will have a show table. Bring your blooming orchids to show off!
STOS Member Mini-Meetings
Coming soon, Zoom get-togethers with topics so we can all discuss how to better care for our orchids.
New 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 Picnic ​
Sept 21 Fall Auction - in person​?
Oct 19 Vote for Officers, Speaker TBA​
Nov 16 Speaker TBA​
Dec 21 Holiday Party
Calendar 2025
Executive Board
President
Linda Mittel
Vice President
Ruth Allen
Treasurer
Joe Sniezek
Secretary
Chris Higgins
AOS Representative
Polly Dillon
Members-At-Large
Jeff Hackett
Loi X Tran
Gail Gunsalus
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 abut 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
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)​​
​*See below for more information
