​ THE CLUB WAS FOUNDED ON MAY 16, 1992 BY JIM AND TRUDY DUERSTOCK
Our 1st orchid meeting was held May 16, 1992. Our first 5 meetings were held at our store Trifles plant shop, and then we expanded to Hernando Extension Center on Forest Oaks Blvd because we needed more space 3/93. Again more space was needed so we moved to Spring Hill Enrichment Center off Mariner in 3/94. Our 1st orchid show was open to the public. For this showing club members brought their orchids to show off at Springstead High School October 17, 1992 We adopted our club logo 8/94, and our 1st newsletter was printed 4/95. Our 1st AOS orchid show was held 4/95 in the Spring Hill Enrichment Center. We did our 1st “design” in an AOS show sponsored by the Pasco Orchid Society the following year. We won our 1st trophy for this design. Talk about excitement. This was it!!! My 1st term as president lasted four years starting in June of 94 until 5/98. Served again from 6/99 to 5/01, and lastly 6 /05 to 5/06. Seven years total.   Jim Duerstock
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 Robert James "Jim" Duerstock                                                                      Gertrude L. "Trudy" Duerstock​
b.  7/9/1935       Ft. Wayne, Indiana                                                                  b.  December 12, 1936 ​
d.  12/23/2016    Brooksville, Florida                                                                d.  April 20, 2017  ​Spring Hill, Florida


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