Our Next Meeting...
May 18th in Holly Hill
Check back for more information.
It's a Pond Tour
The Orlando Area Koi and Pond Club is having a pond tour May
10th
There are some really great ponds you won't want to miss...
Read
more
Central Florida Koi Show
Show Results and Registration Photos
of Winners
.
Will be the Central Florida Koi Show the second weekend in
March (7-9)
Florida East Coast is one of five clubs affiliated with this
long running successful show!
Note: Hotel Reservations for lower show rate
must be made by February 5th
This is a large show and there are many things our
volunteers do to help.
To volunteer, go to
www.cfks.org and click
on show staff to see volunteer positions and contacts.
Congratulations to Our New
Officers for 2008
At our January meeting those present elected Randy Hess as
our President and George Heider as our Vice President.
Thanks to Sherri for her leadership this past year! See Club
Information for all club contacts.
For Sale
Fiberglass tanks for sale.
Read more...
KOI Need New Home
Owner moving, Koi need new home, contact email:
chefdon@aol.com.
My time line is to have the fish moved by, at the latest
March 14th. I am looking for someone who can "take all"
there are approx. 8 koi and 6 goldfish the largest koi is
about 20 inches with the rest of the koi in 6" 8" 10"
sizes.
Support the Associated Koi
Clubs of America, our national organization!
Subscribe to KOI USA magazine published six times a year.
AKCA benefits koi and pond hobbyists through their many
programs and resources including the magazine, other
informative pamphlets and books, the Koi Health Advisor
program, and Project KHV to eliminate this deadly koi
disease.
To read more and subscribe online go to:
www.koiusa.com
You will find articles, club listings, the AKCA online
bookstore ad much more at:
www.akca.org
NOTE: The annual AKCA Seminar will be close enough
for everyone to attend in Jacksonville. For more information
visit:
www.nfkc.info or
see the seminar article in the current issue of KOI USA.
New
Interesting article
about Asia's love of living art from Sinapore.
Read
Mark Gardener is making
a year long visit to the Niigata Prefecture, the home of
many of the world's most accomplished breeders and the
"birthplace" of Koi.
Visit with Mark Gardener
Practice Pond - Do not overfeed your fish!
Go
New club locator service, Koi Clubs USA, and Koi information Web site.
Go
See March update for Water
Gardening News from Kit Knotts
Go
Froggy's personal Web site is entertaining and
informative
Go
Our Central Florida Koi Show has a new look to the Web
site. Visit the
show website for updated
information about our upcoming show this coming March 7-9, 2008.
A reminder.... To become better
informed and to support our national organization, please
subscribe to KOI USA. Visit the Web site for an overview of
current and past issues!
Go
Check out Dr. Andy Goodwin's website where you find the
latest educational program regarding the Koi Herpes Virus.
Is any koi safe?
See:
http://www.uaex.edu/agoodwin/
Go near the bottom of the page
and click on any of the links under the heading: "Koi
Herpes Virus, January 2007"
It's cool streaming video and is good stuff on KHV.
Merritt Island Ace Hardware Pond Tour....
Here are some photos from the Merritt Island Pond Tour and Kit & Ben
Knotts' Gardens this past June. See photos
....
Some New Pond
Photos from Herb Mulack
Congratulations Herb for a job well done!
See
more pond construction photos
The May
Newsletter is Off the Press
Download here
The May meeting
will be May 20th at 3PM at the home of Bill and Angie Taylor
in Holly Hill. Since our last visit to the Taylors,
they have done a whole pond remodeling with a newly
installed bottom drain and vortex settling chamber.
Guests and visitors are always welcome at our meetings.
Please contact
Sherri White
or one of our other officers for more information.
Check out
directions to the meeting at
MapQuest:
Maps
Koi of the Year
Photo Competition
and the winner is ...
Congratulations to Jack and Kathy Dunlop
From Kit
Knotts...
Newly hybridized
winning water lily 'Pink Ribbon' to raise money to fight
Breast Cancer
Read more...
Want to go Pond
Hopping on the internet?
There are some
very nice pond pictures up now at
www.koishack.com posted by Jim Reilly. If
you are not registerer here, it is easy to do and well worth
the time to see some of the greatest Japanese landscaped
ponds. See thread "For My Friend Jan T" Copy and
paste...
http://koishack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8814
Thanks everyone
who helped and participated in the Central Florida Koi Show
2007
See Bill
Story's
Slide Show
Congratulations to Bert
and Verna Campbell "Koi Persons of the Year"
Interested in learning about
Bonsai?
Check out Jason Schley's business and
web site . His shop and
nursery is in Holly Hill at the former Wittbold nursery
location. Classes and supplies available. Schley's had a booth at the Central Florida Koi Show coming up
in Orlando.
Kitt Knotts'
May Update for Water Gardeners International
Go
Water Gardeners get all the news, safety article, and
world tour online.
Read more....
Here is a
great web site with a lot of good information including
the real deal on how to grow Lotus.
Read more...
Officers for 2008
|
President |
Randy Hess |
|
Vice President |
George Heider |
|
Treasurer/Secretary |
Sherri White |
|
AKCA Rep |
Joe White |
| CFKS Reps |
Randy Hess |
| |
Michael Wheeler |
|
Membership |
Verna Campbell |
|
KOIUSA Club Contact |
Verna Campbell |
Positions Available!
The club needs someone to help out by
serving as our "Sunshine" chairperson which would
involve sending a card or flowers to members that
are ill or otherwise unable to make our meetings.
Please talk to Sherri if you can help.
We also
need:
*
someone to write articles and notices of interest to water gardeners for
our website and newsletter
*
a club historian
* a club librarian
*
photographer to take pictures at our meetings and special events
*
need someone to help us organize a Pond Tour this year
Dues - Yes, it is time to renew
your membership in the club. Some who have recently
joined the club have already paid ahead for their 2007 dues,
but if you need clarification please contact our treasurer,
Sherri White email:
swkoi@aol.com
For your renewal or a new membership, please fill out a new
membership form.
Click here for the form,
dues information, and Sherri's mailing address.
New Hikari USA Representative
for the southeaster United States, Vernell Dixon,
lives in our area. Sherri and Joe met Vernell at
the Naples Koi Show last weekend. Some sample
packets of Hikari koi food will be included in the
door prizes for the December meeting. In addition
to distributing many fine types of koi and other fish
foods, HikariUSA has donated our show chemicals for the
Central Florida Koi Show. Find out more about
their products at:
www.hikariusa.com
Please contact for more information about our club and
meetings:
East Volusia
Joe White at 386-767-0814 E-mail:
jwkoi@aol.com
West Volusia
Verna Campbell 386-774-5759 E-mail:
lcampbell3@cfl.rr.com
Check out the new look at
KOIUSA website! Reduced
subscription rate for club members.
