OUR VISION A WORLD CLASS PUBLIC ROSE GARDEN WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN ENJOY AND LEARN ABOUT ROSES 5200 Pennsylvania ● Kansas City, MO 64112 816-784-5300 www.kansascityrosesociety.org Fall 2014 www.kansascityrosesociety.org 2014 Board of Directors Arlyn Silvey - President ● 816-505-4494 JoAnn Stultz-Vice President ● 913-706-5611 Sandy Campuzano-Secretary ● 913-381-5915 Cyndy Price-Treasurer ● 913-432-2248 Boomer Savidge Cindy Lang Glenn Ross Hodges Devan Hartnett Elizabeth Nay Martha Comment John Riley Susan Schmitt Martha Lally Katrina Stevenson November 2014 Events Photos by Jeff Stultz Wine & Rose 2014! Another successful event in the Rose Garden! The numerous renovations over the last 2 calendar years were completed and added significantly to the beautiful Rose Garden environment. Righted pillars, replaced stonework, new stone steps and new Western Red Cedar wood pergolas surrounded the Rose Garden. International jazz vocalist Karrin Allyson captivated the crowd with a wide variety of classics, jazz and rock accompanied by the expanded Mike White group. The Bristol Seafood Grill offered a delicious assortment of appetizers and wines that kept the crowd humming around the fountain. Annual Luncheon Indian Hills Country Club Featured Speaker is designer Brian Morley of Bergamot & Ivy Wednesday, November 5th 11:30 Social and lunch at Noon $35.00 per person RSVP to Cyndy Price by November 1st 913-432-2248 Please make checks payable to Kansas City Rose Society and send check to Cyndy Price, 6930 Belinder, SM, KS 66208 or PayPal go to www.kansascityrosesociety.org or check accepted at Luncheon The weather and roses cooperated! John Riley, Rose Garden Committee Chair led this year’s Groomer group to donate 668 volunteer hours grooming in the garden! The Parks & Rec staff worked diligently to keep the garden looking spectacular all season long! Main sponsors for the event were the Martha Jane Starr Field of Interest Foundation and the Reynolds Foundation. We thank them for their very generous and gracious support. Sprint, Lockton Companies, DeBruce Companies, Haverty Foundation, Garmin, JE Dunn, Valtaire, Husch Blackwell, Shana Vaughn Designs, Café Europa, Salutations, DST Systems and the Country Club Bank were also major corporate sponsors. We especially acknowledge our landscape firm, Bowman Bowman & Group, our red cedar wood vendor, Schutte Lumber, and our wonderful craftsmen company from Oak Grove, Architectural Masonry and Renovation, for helping sponsor the evening as well. The KCRS Board wishes to thank the many patrons and ticket holders who contributed to Wine & Roses, and enjoyed this lovely evening in the Rose Garden. Cyndy Price—Treasurer www.kansascityrosesociety.org September thru October Events 2014 ARS District Conference The ARS Central District Rose Show and Conference was held Sept. 19-21, 2014, at the Jasper County Fairground in Colfax, IA. There were 328 entries from 14 exhibitors from Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri. There were many beautiful roses in the show. The Queen of the show was the hybrid tea rose, ‘Louise Estes,’ entered by the District Director, Don Swanson, from Omaha, NE, who also holds the position of National Coordinator of Roses Review. KCRS was asked to host an arrangements seminar/training next March. The next District meeting in Lincoln, NE on Sept. 18-20, 2015 will hold triennial voting of Vice President of AMR, Regional Directors and District Directors. Pat Shanley will visit the Central District Meeting in Lincoln as her first official trip as President. Glenn Hodges, KCRS board member & Rosairian Lookinging forward to 2015… Photo by Cyndy Price World Federation of Rose Societies Garden of Excellence Award Nomination There are many wonderful rose gardens around the world, but some are truly exceptional from a historical, educational and/or visual point of view. The World Federation of Rose Societies has recognized the best of these outstanding rose gardens with its Award of Excellence. The Kansas City Rose Society has nominated the Laura Conyers Smith Rose Garden for this award.       Rose Garden Tours Pillars & Pergola Celebration New updated website Fundraising Projects New Membership Privileges Wedding memberships & discounts The nomination, prepared by KCRS Garden Chair John Riley, was submitted by the ARS Central District Chairman, Don Swanson with supporting garden evaluations by Dennis Patton and Eric Tschanz. Mr. Patton is the Johnson County, Kansas State Research and Extension Agent, and Mr. Tschanz is the President and Executive Director of Powell Gardens. Members Devan Hartnett and Heather Paxton contributed nomination text, research and photography. The review of the nomination will be by the WFRS Awards Committee at their convention in Lyon, France in May, 2015 when the results will be announced. John B. Riley—Garden Committee Chair Kansas City Rose Society Welcomes New members! Pictured are two of our beatufiul rose garden groomers! On the left is board member and groomer, Martha Comment and on the right is one of our new KCRS members, Barbara McCanse. Photo by Cyndy Price Barbara McCanse ● Susan & John Crowe ● Jeanie & Bob Latz ● Anne & Ted Green ● Larry McMullen Thanks to all our volunteer groomers of 2014! Give Memory and Friendship Roses That Keep on Giving! For Mother's Day, Father's Day, Weddings, Anniversaries, or Birthdays and in memorial, the Kansas City Rose Society invites you to honor your loved ones and special friends by donating roses to the Rose Garden in Loose Park. For more information visit our website at www.kansascityrosesociety.org