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NEXT MEETING -- December 7, 2002 7:00-10p.m. Holiday Party -- Kusamura Members Only It's time to rest on our laurels for a moment and gather together for a delicious dinner, entertainment, and good fellowship at the annual Kusamura Holiday Potluck. The club will provide a baked ham and turkey roll, wine, coffee, and plastic and paper place settings. Each club member or family is asked to bring 8-10 servings of a favorite holiday dish. Your contribution may be an appetizer, casserole, side dish, salad, or dessert. The years have taught us that we should have a wonderful variety of dishes without calling people in advance. It seems a bit risky, but so far it has always worked out. Please bring your food table-ready with (if necessary) a serving utensil. Spouses, other family members, or best friends are, of course, welcome to attend, too. We will be meeting in the Fellowship Room, our usual meeting place, and it will be a little cozy--the better to get better acquainted. Because of the restricted space, we will have no show and tell or raffle, and the library will not be open. Katie Gleason and Stephanie North have graciously agreed to do the decorations. For entertainment, we will have a talk and slide show by Gordon Deeg. His subject will be his time with Yasuo Mitsuya at his bonsai nursery in Japan. We hope that everyone will be able to attend Kusamura's party, but if you can't, we wish you an enjoyable holiday season and a Happy New Year. Other Info   December Work Schedule Adapted from Golden Statements articles by Mitsuo Umehara (Translated by Hideko Metaxas) Lime Sulphur for Dormant Spray Craig W. Risser in Golden Statements, November/December 1991 Monthly Workshop Opportunities For Kusamura Members Only Once you've completed the beginners' series of bonsai workshops, what's next? Kusamura offers its members a great opportunity to continue refining their skills in a series of limited-enrollment, more advanced workshops. For the most part, each workshop meets once a month. Because space is limited, participants must apply in advance for a place. Information on how to apply will be supplied at the club meeting. The following workshop dates and times have been scheduled for December: Saturday, December 14th at 1:00 Sandy Planting Thursday, December 19th at 7:30 Sandy Planting Calendar   More Events (from Golden State Bonsai Federation)

Some members and their purchases after our bus trip in August 2002.
Photo Courtesy of Leika Kejriwal

Last Updated October 11, 2002.

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