Sign in for the Dos Valles annual picnic. You can't miss us with our CGCI emblem blazing in the sun. (Photo by Ray Flores)
Y'all come, ya hear. President Marcia Townsend gets down to business right off the bat. (Photo by Ray Flores)
Hey, Bobbie Evans, welcome back. We sure missed you. Missed Bob, too. When can he come out and play?
Joanne Berry (shown with Marcia) wins first place from CGCI (California Garden Clubs, Inc.) for producing the club's beautiful yearbook . (Photo by Ray Flores)
Ellen seems to have won every CGCI award imaginable with all the flower show books of evidence she submitted, including $100 for the club. She also received the National Garden Club's First Place Award for her Flower Show Book of Evidence
CGCI awarded Dos Valles first place for its Website which was designed by and is maintained by June Bernesser. A check for $50 was awarded by CGCI, too. (Photo by Ray Flores)
Photographer Ray Flores came to our event on behalf of the Roadrunner newspaper. Our sincere thanks to him for giving us a CD copy of all the photos he took. How generous is that! Thank you, Ray. Any photos taken by him are duly noted. P.S. He and his wife have joined our club.
Dana Behymer's Horticultural Book of Evidence won first place. She gave all the credit to Kristen for making up this book. The club was also awarded $25.
Kristen Broomfield received CGCI's third place award for her Publicity Book of Evidence. What a lot of work she put in on this job. She's a great writer. All of her articles in the Roadrunner are very interesting to read.
George, you're making us proud, maybe even famous. How so?
George Speer, Jr. is now CGCI's Third Vice President, Membership. He was previously Palomar District Director and a past president of Dos Valles for two years.
Deedee Speer received special recognition for saving a man's life at CGCI's 76th Annual Convention in Bakersfield. She saw a man in trouble in the hotel's pool, and jumped in the water to save him.
In addition to being Dos Valles Treasurer, Joan Patten has signed on as Palomar District Treasurer and CGCI's Membership Administrative Assistant. Whoa, girl! Will there be time for you to have some fun in between all your financial duties?
Good news. Robin Janssen is back with us. We can look forward to absorbing some of her cheerfulness.
On behalf of member J.J. Janssen, who was a beloved member of Dos Valles until her death a few months ago, daughter-in-law Robin Janssen spoke about the creation of the Janssen family's $11,000 J.J. Janssen Memorial Scholarship Fund. The funds have been donated to Dos Valles. Over the next several years, the club will allot $1,000 scholarships to college students majoring in the field of horticulture and/or agriculture.
Deedee and George brought Dos Valles past president Opal Maletta to the picnic. Undaunted by health problems, Opal will serve as Palomar District Parliamentarian. (Photo by Ray Flores)
Jim Bathgate will be the CGCI Horticultural Chairman, and wife Lee Bathgate will chair New Cultivars for CGCI.
Deedee Speer will serve as the CGCI President's Personal Page. (Photo by Ray Flores)
The guys came through again with some mighty good barbecued hamburgers and hotdogs. Handling the grilling are (l-r) Don Skinner, Dale Waters, John Hubbard, Doc Wheeler and Allen Luce.
What a spread. Those cookies, that peach pie, those coconut cupcakes, those brownies, those salads. Umm, umm, good. (Photo by Ray Flores)
Seemed like an even bigger crowd this year. Probably more than 100 people attended. (Photo by Ray Flores)
The weather was perfect for a picnic and an afternoon enjoying Adams Park as well as fellow gardeners and our special visitors. (Photo by Ray Flores)
Part of the philanthropic funds distributed by Dos Valles went to VCHS's Ag Program. Shown receiving the $500 award are Danielle Bauer, Ag Program Director, and her student, Daniel Donaldson (who has received many leadership awards in the Ag Program).
Lou Obermeyer, Superintendent for the VC/Pauma Unified School District, accepted $500 for the Ag Program at VCMS and $500 for the Ag Program at the Elementary School. The VC Library received $300.
Scholarship Chairman Phyllis Waters presents a $1,000 award to Adam Hochstetler who will begin his second year at St. Louis University with a specialty in Agribusiness. Helping Phyllis on this committee were Allen Luce and Ellen Mais.
Proud mother is shown with son Adam Hochstetler.
The parents of Daniel Holtz were present to receive his $1,000 scholarship award. Daniel will begin his third year at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the fall. His major is BioResource/Agricultural Engineering.
Doug Johnson, General Manager for the VC Parks and Recreation spoke about the generous support of Dos Valles. He described plans to construct a stage and a gazebo in Adams Park. He accepted a check from Dos Valles for $200 for the Community Center.
Marcia presented a special token of her affection for all the help received from husband Cal during her two-year reign as President of Dos Valles.
The outgoing board is not so different than the new board.
Marcia thanked each and every chairman in the club with a big hug and a special thank you note plus some seeds to plant.
Marcia also thanked former Dos Valles President Sarah Beers who served as Parliamentarian. (Photo by Ray Flores)
Here's the whole gang of chairmen. (Photo by Ray Flores)
Bob Kent, Properties Chairman (and unable to get out of the job because of wife Evelyn becoming president), lugged in a giant plant for outgoing president Marcia Townsend in gratitude for her wholehearted devotion to the club over the past two years.
There she is, pleased as punch.
Former Dos Valles President Barbara Watzke presented an inspiring ceremony installing the new Dos Valles officers. (Photo by Ray Flores)
The newly elected Executive Board members are (l-r) Joan Patten, Treasurer; Carol Curcio, Recording Secretary; Julie Ramey, Vice President; and Evelyn Kent, President.
And here is our new Dos Valles President, Evelyn Kent, who will also do an amazing job and bring us lots of laughs.
Can you believe the gift committee found a tray with Marcia's theme, "Believe"? (Photo by Ray Flores)
Note all of Marcia's expressionsin the next few photos upon receiving this special gift from La Vern Patten, Sue Martindale and Tammy Granados. (Photo by Ray Flores)
"Oh, my goodness." (Photo by Ray Flores)
"Oh, you guys." (Photo by Ray Flores)
It's a denim shirt with her favorite flower The Sunflower on the front and back.
Graciela Schneider wins the door prize of the darling goats in watercolor. Penny Wills donated it.
Shirley Jensen on the right has done a tremendous job as Tea Table Chairman all year, including organizing the condiments, desserts, tableware, and drinks for this picnic. We also thank her crew: Joan Smith, Jo Riley, and Denny Herron. Also pictured is Prapa Taylor.
Don't know what we'd do without the men in the club doing projects like constructing things, erecting and dismantling shade tents and what have you, carrying all the heavy stuff, and lending their barbecuing expertise. Thanks a million, Guys. That's all folks?
