The Connecticut Dahlia Society
July 2007 Newsletter
Meeting Date: Sunday, June 22, 2007
Time: Judge’s
Refresher at 11:00 am, Picnic at 1:00 pm
Place: The Wooten Residence, 210 Sasco Hill Road,
Fairfield
(Directions are at the end of
this Newsletter)
Again we are indebted to Barbara and Jon Wooten for agreeing
to host our Annual Picnic. We look
forward to their hospitality and being able to enjoy their beautiful gardens. A
first this year is to hold our annual Judge’s Refresher on the same date. This is because Jon has so many great blooms
available on this early date and that fact enables us to schedule our judging
program early before show time starts when all of our judges are so busy. We
will again do scoring of various varieties to give our judges some practice.
The society will supply the hot dogs and hamburgers and you
are encouraged to bring along your favorite dish to share. Items that would be helpful are appetizers,
salads and desserts. To help us help us coordinate these other dishes and also get
a count of the attendance, please call: Barbara LaRochelle at: (860) 673-2886
or e-mail her at: andrebarbara@comcast.net
to offer your selection.
Marge Schnerr, President
Judge’s Refresher
Scheduled before the start of the Picnic:
All Connecticut Judges must attend a refresher course
once every other year, continue to grow and exhibit virtually every year, judge
in at least 8 ADS shows in 5 years and maintain their ADS membership. For more on the current ADS Judging
Requirements, see page 39 in the June 2007 Bulletin of the ADS. Any member who
is interested is welcome to attend this part of the program, even though you
are not yet a judge.
NADC Society Show
Dates-Please plan on attending to support these other societies as they support
us:
August 18 & 19 Washington County
Fair, Richmond, RI, by the RIDS
August 25 CT Dahlia
Society 49th. Annual Show, Elizabeth Park, Hartford
September 1 & 2 Long Island Dahlia Society, Bayard Cutting Arboretum, LI, NY
September 8 & 9 Rhode Island Dahlia Society, Wickford, RI
September 12*
Southern Tier Dahlia Society & NADC Show, Chemung County
Fairgrounds, Horseheads,
NY (*Note this is a Wednesday)
September 15 &16
Mid Island Dahlia Society, Planting Fields Arboretum, Oyster Bay, NY
& Rochester Dahlia Society
September 22 & 23 No NADC Shows, but Philadelphia
DS is on this date at
Longwood Gardens near Kennett
Square, PA. This society will host
the 2008 ADS National Show at this
location.
September 29 & 30 North Jersey Dahlia Society,
Frelinghuysen Arboret., Morristown, NJ
October 6 & 7 Long Island Dahlia Society, 2nd. Show, Bayard Cutting Arboretum
October 13 & 14 Mid Island Dahlia
Society, 2nd. Show, Planting Fields
CDS Meeting Dates
& Programs for 2007:
Aug 12 Sunday, 2:00 pm, Show Planning, Thomaston
Bank
Aug. 25 Saturday,
49th Annual Show CDS Show, Pond House, Elizabeth Park
Sept No
meeting during show season
Oct 14
Sunday, 2:00 pm Root Dividing Demonstration, Thomaston Bank
Nov 11
Sunday, 2:00 pm Annual Meeting, Thomaston Bank
Dec 1
Saturday, Christmas Party, 4:00 pm Jasonis Residence, Winsted
Directions to the
Picnic at the Wooten’s, 210 Sasco Hill Road, Fairfield
From the North;
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Wilbur Cross to RT-8 South (first exit after Sikorsky Bridge)
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RT. 8 ends on I-95 – take South exit
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Exit 20, “Bronson Road,” left at bottom of ramp
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¼ mile to stop sign-turn left- 100 yards to RT-1
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You cannot turn left on to RT-1 here, so take a right which goes under
the road then a left to get back onto RT-1, going East
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¼ mile to first light, then right onto Sasco Hill Road
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#210 is 1/8 mile on right, entrance is through iron gates
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Parking is limited here to about 8 cars
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If parking is filled, continue on 100 feet and park on “Sasco Hill
Terrace” a street on the left. There is
no parking on Sasco Hill Road
From the South:
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I-95 to Exit 19 “Southport”
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Continue straight ¼ mile through 3 stop signs to RT-!, right
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3/8 mile to first light-right on Sasco Hill Road
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210 is 1/8 mile on right
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Parking as above