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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1978)
6 - SANDY (Or«.) POST Thur».. J«n 26. 1978 (See 2) Society sets begonias apart Frigidaire w T lu r Special School Price Flexible 1-18 lb capacit/ Special see-through washer lid Knits/Permanent Press/Regular wash cycles Infinite water level selector Automatic Dry and Timed drying cycles 4-position Fabrics selector Frigidaire Jet Cone Washeis have an ex elusive up-and-down Agitator action It gets clothes down to the bottom 0» the tub where cleaning power is greatest, an average ot 9 times per regular wash cycle Our Jet Cone Washers get clothes cleaner than the best selling brand s best washer and tests conducted by an mde crow d th is week. The Gresham branch of the American Begonia Society w ill hold its first meeting at 8 p m. Friday at the M & M Restaurant, 137 N. Main Ave. Refreshm ents and door prizes w ill be featured The new society president and librarian, Randy and Spike Klobas, are personally acquainted with many of the types of begonias. They raise the flowering plants in their homemade greenhouse on Southeast Dunn Road. T h e ir ex periences w ill bolster club programs The Jan. 27 topic, “ Introduction to Begonias, w ill be followed each month by discussions of how to make potting soils, plant propagation, repotting and grooming, how to put on a flo w e r show, compost, W C /D EC Electri-clean Range • Electri-clean oven • Automatic Cookmaster oven control • Exclusive Radiantube Surface units* • Full-width storage drawer • Available in Frigidaire s newest decorator color that goes with everything—Almond! atmosphere, w hile others won’t tolerate it. Most are shade-loving, but a few varieties thrive in full sun.” The Klobases had had the general misconception that a ll begonias were the tuberous type until a neigh bor gave them a cutting of another sort. It aroused their curiosity. They favor the Rhizomatous variety. “I t ’s the fancy group,” Randy said, displaying a plant with red, silver and green leaves Although the couple has gained an extensive knowledge of the types and methods of growing begonias, they hope to at tra c t members who can teach them a thing or two. “ We hope to bring gar dening people together so we w ill gain knowledge by ex- /»hanop nf exDerience and ! ditions for one type, another ; w ill do quite well. “ Some begonias like a dry frigidaire Frigidaire 30" The couple’s interest blossomed in the Portland Begonia Society. That group lost many members to an indoor light gardening club • The society turned into a cookie eating club, Spike said. ‘ There was a lack of interest. A ll of a sudden there were no members "W e were g etting in terested We didn’t want to just drop it.” The couple intends the Gresham Society to be not only an opportunity for social gathering, but also an in fo rm a tio n exchange fo r growers of shade-loving plants “ If you belong to a plant society," Spike maintained, • the likelihood your plant w ill live increases.” Additional benefits w ill be the opportunity for members to exchange cuttings and the door prizes the Klobases expect to o ffe r at the meetings, held the fourth Friday each month. Although many house plants w ill be discussed, the society w ill focus on begonias, a genus charac terized by its assymetrical leaves. “ Begonias are pretty much carefree,” Randy explained, “ and they can last a long time. There is also such a wide variety. If a home doesn’t have the right con- MHCC to feature music The p e rfo rm in g a rts division at Mt. Hood Com munity College w ill present a Sounds of the Saints—Small Group Night concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday, in the college A rt Mall Theater. Virginia Shimer, MHCC music instructor and concert coordinator, explained Small Group Night w ill be "an evening of entertainment by small ensembles from the various p erfo rm in g a rts disciplines. We w ill offer in s t r u m e n t a l, and dancing Special School Price IT’S EASY to have problems picking a specific begonia face out of the crowd. About 800 species, not including hybrid», baffled even Spike, left, and Randy Klobas in the beginning. The Frigidaire Camp Fire youth in the Sandy area w ill be par tic ip a tin g in the organization’s annual candy sale beginning Feb. 16. Money from the sale of Saylor’s mints and Adams & Brooks P-nuttles w ill support memberships in the youth organizations and individual group activities. George & Marcia Halvorson-funeral Counselors Covered Parking W alkw ays i A u fu w h A I A ChQbGV 2010 N.E. 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No payment is given for the blood In return, the Red Cross does not charge for the blood or any of its components. The organization does pass along to hospitals the costs incurred collecting, processing, testing and distributing each unit of blood the hospital receives. JANUARY SPECIAL made only by Special School Our entire line of Vasona Roman shades ★ 31 Patterns IH STOCK W). 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