NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS 



Sandwich. 



(Orchid Society summer events 

 include Nick Mancieri of A&P 

 Orchids, Swansea, Massachusetts, 

 speaking at the meeting on July 10 

 and Paul Martin Brown, Jackson- 

 ville, Florida, editor of the Native 

 Orchid Alliance magazine, speak- 

 ing on August 14. The meetings 

 are held at the Bedford town hall, 

 on Meetinghouse Road, Bedford. 

 These begin at 10:30 and include 

 plant sales, raffles, and pot luck 

 refreshments. For details, call 

 Joanna Eckstrom at 603-654-5070. 



Big news is that NHOS now 

 has its own website. You can now 

 visit them at www.nhorchids.org to 

 find out about these happenings 

 and others.) 



Positive Developments 



The FFA Career Development Day 



held at UNH on April 16 had one 

 of the highest recent turnouts as 

 students from eight schools tested 

 their skills in a variety of events. 



In Agricultural Mechanics 

 (welding, small engine technology, 

 practical problem-solving, a written 

 exam). Fall Mountain had the 

 highest team score. Mark Bowen 

 (Fall Mountain), Adam Laurent 

 (Exeter), and Jon Palmien (Fall 

 Mountain) had the highest indi- 

 vidual scores. 



In the Landscape/Nursery events 

 (plant ID, potting, pruning, equip- 

 ment maintenance, landscape draw- 

 ing, written assistance, a general 

 exam), the team from Exeter had 

 the highest score; Somersworth was 

 second; Coe-Brown, third. High 

 individual scorers were Nick Davis 

 (Exeter), Dan Henderson (Somers- 

 worth), and Chris Pool (Exeter). 



Floriculture events included 



plant ID, plant disorder diagnosis, 

 floral design, sales, problem solv- 

 ing, and a general exam. Alvirne 

 had the highest score, followed by 

 Dover and Winnisquam. Becky 

 Moore (Dover), Colleen Sparks 

 (Alvirne), and Jill Coultier (Alvirne) 

 had the highest individual scores. 



Congratulations. Winning Teams 

 represent New Hampshire in na- 

 tional events in Louisville in the 

 fall. 



The robust turnout certainly 

 added to the day's overall success. 

 But its success came from the 

 work of many people — Dave 

 Howell, Jeff Huntington, various 

 Thompson School instructors....the 

 list is long. These people should 

 be thanked. Their efforts to per- 

 petuate New Hampshire's agricul- 

 tural traditions in this time of 

 change and innovation deserve ap- 

 plause. And support. 



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JUNE^'D' 1999 



