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1 Preview From: Close Window The Royal Rosarians Subject: ROYAL UPDATE from the Royal Rosarians Reply: Send a Test Version Anti-Spam Check [View HTML Version] [View Text Version] February 2018 Issue 356 View Printable Version Royal Update e-newsletter of the Royal Rosarians Greetings, Rosarians and Friends, Thanks for reading this issue of the e-newsletter of the Royal Rosarians founded in 2005 by Duke Peter Glazer and now published by Sir Knight Norb Murray (norbmur@comcast.net) with technical support by Sir Knight Tom Marantette. Woman admiring Caroline Testout Rose hedge at NW 25th and Lovejoy in the early 1900s. Read more about the Caroline Testout rose below Newsmakers Awards Banquet Wednesday, March 21 A traditional and heartwarming event of the Royal Rosarians is the annual Newsmakers Award Banquet. At Newsmakers of the Year prominent local media honor citizens from the Greater Portland area who have performed exceptional acts of heroism or benevolent service without regard for personal safety, public recognition or commercial gain.

2 Local TV and newspaper newsrooms select Newsmaker Honorees. They are awarded a Royal Rosarian bronze medallion and a framed certificate by the Prime Minister. The goal is to honor heroes and heroines in our community, to celebrate journalistic excellence as expressed through the reporting of events that have a positive influence upon the way we live, and to inspire the audience with a sense of pride in a greater community. The price is $55 for individual tickets. Corporate table sponsorships are still available, but arrangements must be made no later than March 8 by calling Councilor David Rich or Sir Knight Jon Caplan ( ). Corporate Sponsor tables include seats for eight attendees and program recognition and priority placement. The cost for Corporate Table sponsorship is $550. You can register by clicking the link below or on the Rosarian website. Address questions to Councilor David Rich at or david.rich38@gmail.com. Photos above are from the 2017 Newsmakers Award Banquet. Click here to register for the Newsmakers Award Banquet New Member Knighting Ceremony 2018 Saturday, March 31 Please join Prime Minister Adam Baker and the Royal Rosarian Council as they induct a new class of Sir Knights and Dames into the mythical realm of Rosaria. We invite all Rosarians and their guests to come and relive that special moment of their knighting. The ceremony is steeped in tradition and pageantry; you will not want to miss it. After the knighting ceremony, you will enjoy a wonderful dinner, and then dance to the music of the band, "One Brick Shy". The membership committee is still accepting new member applications for the 2018 class. Applications must be received in sufficient time to be processed and presented to the Council at its March 19 meeting. Applications received after that will become part of the 2019 class. Invitations to the Knighting are in the mail. Chair for this event is Pat Salimena. Pat can be contacted at or Patricia.salimena@gmail.com. The registrar is Michelle Veentjer: or mlveentjer@gmail.com. The attire for the evening is: Whites for Council (women wear long skirts). Men wear Tuxedos or dinner jackets. Women wear evening gowns.

3 Click here to register for the 2018 New Member Knighting Ceremony Hospitality Weekend 2018 Carnival of Roses June 7-10 registrations. Registrations are now being taken for the Royal Rosarian 2018 Rose Festival Hospitality Weekend. Join Prime Minister Adam and First Lady Lauren for an exciting and fun-filled weekend June 7-10 at the Lloyd Center DoubleTree Hotel. Your full registration packet includes admission to the Hospitality Suite all weekend, the "Under the Big Top" Fun Night, the "Paint the Town Red" Grand Floral Ball, and the Grand Farewell Breakfast. The Queens' Garden Party and preferred seating for the Queen's Coronation and Grand Floral Parade are a la carte Rooms at the Lloyd Center DoubleTree Hotel are available at a discounted rate of $150 and $160 plus tax per night. The rate is available through May 7. The Royal Rosarian Hospitality room code is RR8. Registration details are in the registration packet. You can register online by clicking the link below or at the Royal Rosarian website. Registration packets are available at the membership meetings. The next membership meeting is on March 8. Tacoma Daffodil Festival April 6-8 The first out-of-town festival for the Pacific Northwest is the Daffodil Festival in Tacoma and Puyallup April 6-8. The Daffodil Festival will be celebrating its 85th year in The festivities will be at the Courtyard by Marriott in downtown Tacoma. Click here to register for the 2018 Hospitality Weekend There will be a formal dinner on Friday where you can meet the Daffodil Royalty. On Saturday, April 7,The "Traditions in Bloom" Parade consists of four parades with the first starting at 10:15 am in Tacoma. The next is in Puyallup, then Sumner and winding up at 5:00 pm in Orting. Reports from previous participants say that although the town gets smaller the parade crowd actually gets bigger as the day goes on. After the parades there will be an evening of fun, entertainment and games. Click the link below to connect to the Daffodil Festival official website. For information on the hospitality weekend click the "Festival Events"

4 link at the top and the "Festival Weekend Hosting" in the dropdown menu. Click here for more information on the Daffodil Festival Prime Minister's Trip Guadalajara & Puerto Vallarta, Mexico As of the membership meeting on February 1 there were still a few openings to fill out Don Thacker's Prime Minister's Trip October 3-13.The trip will go to Guadalajara for Fiestas de Octubre for the first five days and then on to Puerto Vallarta for a little rest, relaxation, deep sea fishing and margaritas. Duke Rick Saturn and Lady Marie recently visited Guadalajara to try out the hotel where the group will stay. They reported back it was a colorful, fun and safe city with great shopping. For more information or to register contact Duke Rob Hungerford at or r.hungerford@comcast.net. End a great trip with beautiful sunsets in Puerto Vallarta. Rosarian Rotogravure Prime Minister Adam and First Lady Lauren were joined by a group of Royal Rosarians to visit hospitalized veterans Friday, February 16 at the VA Hospital to say Thank You. A card and a rose was given to each veteran thanking them for their service. Rosarians were able to talk to some during the visit, some Veterans shared their stories and others shared a smile with the visiting Rosarians.. The Hearts and Roses Benefit Auction and Dinner committee, chaired by Master of Ceremonies Mike Ware worked hard to put on a highly successful evening. Attendees had a good time and the auction did very well for the programs of the Foundation. The special appeal alone netted $40,000.

5 Secretary of State Kimberly Bown and Dame Jacquie Janulis have the auction treasures in place and ready for bidders. Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays the Royal Rosarians from the swift completion of their appointed duties as greeters for the City of Portland. Photo courtesy of Mark Graves of The Oregonian Staff.

6 Madame Caroline Testout Rose The Rose that Made Portland Famous. The Oregon Historical Society recently announced an upcoming exhibit, 'Madame Caroline Testout: The Rose that Made Portland Famous.' The exhibit will be at the society's location at 1200 SW Park Ave., Portland from March 9 through June 17, Madame Caroline Testout was a late nineteenth century French couturiere from Grenoble and proprietor of fashionable salons in London and Paris. She regularly visited Lyons, a city that happened to be an important center for rose breeding. Hybrid Tea roses were at that time all the rage, breeders having at last been able to develop them successfully. No rose nurseryman was more celebrated than the 'Wizard of Lyons," Joseph Pernet-Ducher. Mme Testout, an astute businesswoman who understood the value of good publicity, went to see Perner-Ducher, asking if he could name one of his new roses after her. He agreed, and the selected rose made its debut at her salon's 1890 Spring fashion show, bearing the name 'Madame Caroline Testout.' Although not strong on scent, it was an immediate success with Madame Testout's well-to-do customers and gardening public for its abundant silky, rose-pink flowers. Only two years after the rose's introduction the Royal Horticultural Society gave it an Award of Merit. Four years later the Reverend H J Pemberton, Vice President of the National Rose Society and rose breeder declared "in my opinion it is one of the best, if not the very best, new rose of the last seven years." The new variety's popularity spread to America, and it has been estimated that in Portland nearly half a million 'Caroline Testout' roses were planted along the sidewalks. Visitors were astonished by the roselined streets of Portland when they arrived for the Lewis & Clark Exposition in Rose mania was underway and Portland became internationally known as the Rose City. The year 1907 saw the beginning of the Rose Festival with hedges and home gardens providing millions of roses for floats, women's hats and anything else that could be covered in roses. Mystery Rosarian Guess Who This Rosarian has enjoyed a career revolutionizing elder care. Her hobbies include gardening, grandchildren, travel, exploring this great

7 country in an RV, and walking her dog. She and her husband have opened their architecturally unique home to Rosarian functions on several occasions. Who is she? (Answer below in the Calendar) Announcements For the Good of the Organization Call for 2019 Council Candidates The Royal Rosarian nominating committee is calling for candidates for the eight Elected Council members and Secretary of State for Those interested and qualified will be introduced at the regular membership meeting in April. In addition, nominations from the floor may be made at the regular membership meetings in May. The election for the Elected Council and Secretary of State will be at the membership meeting on June 14. Candidates for the Elected Council shall meet the following criteria: - Dues shall be paid in full. - Must have been a Royal Rosarian member for at least three consecutive years preceding nomination (the current year counts). Candidates nominated for Secretary of State shall meet the following in addition to the above. - Must have served on the Royal Rosarian Council for at least three years. - Must have served two of those three years as an Elected Council Member. - Must have served on the Elected Council the two years preceding nomination for Secretary of State(current year counts). If you have an interest in running for Council or Secretary of State contact Royal Regent Jim Stahl at or stahljames@ymail.com Membership Meeting March 8 A Spouses Night Membership Meeting will be held on Thursday, March 8 at the DoubleTree Lloyd Center Hotel. Spouses, partners and significant others are invited and will be honored. There will be tasting of the Prime Minister's select beer and wine during the social hour. Please register before March 5.

8 When - Thursday, March 8 Time - Social Hour 5:30 pm, Dinner 6:30 pm, Meeting 7:00 pm Where - DoubleTree Lloyd Center Hotel, 1000 NE Multnomah St, Portland Attire - Green jackets & black pants Cost - $38 Register - Online - click the link below or to Marjie Dreiseszun marjie@dreiseszun.com ( ) 2018 Rose Garden Contest Help Needed The Rose Garden Contest Committee is looking for members to serve as judges for the Rose Garden Contest to be conducted on June 3. You do not need to be a rose expert as training will be provided for the judges. Help is also needed with the Rose Garden Contest award presentation on June 19. If you can serve as a judge and/or help with the award presentations please contact Royal Gardner Barb Brennan at or bbrennan59@gmail.com. Need Rain Gear? Do you need new rain gear? Or, perhaps just the hat cover? Prime Minister Adam reports there is a seamstress in Oregon City that can make them for us. The seamstress is Kathy and her business is called "K Alterations", located at 415 7th St., Suite #6, Oregon City, OR Her phone is To date there is not an available. You can drop in, call or text. The price for a full set is $45. Calendar Click here to register for the March 8 Membership Meeting Rosarian Membership Meetings - The membership meetings for this Rosarian year will be held on March 8 (Spouses), April 12 (Dukes & Duchesses), May 3, May 24 (Court, SOS, Spouses), and June 14 (Elections). All meetings will be held at the DoubleTree Lloyd Center. Notification with details of each meeting will be sent out several weeks prior to the meeting. Rosarian Council Meetings - The Council Meetings for this Rosarian year will be held at 7:00 pm on March 19, April 16, May 21, July 16, August 20 and September 17 at the DoubleTree Lloyd Center. Rosarian Foundation Meetings - Will be held at 6:00 pm on February 28, March 28, May 30, July 25, August 22 and September 26 at the DoubleTree Lloyd Center. Rosie the Riveter Rose Planting - March 21, Washington Park Newsmakers - March 21, DoubleTree Lloyd Center Dragon Boat Eye Dotting - March 31, Riverplace Marina New Member Knighting - March 31, Sheraton Airport Hotel Daffodil Festival - April 6-8, Tacoma, WA Blessing of the Festival - April 14, Mosaic Church, Portland USS Portland Commissioning - April 21, Port of Portland

9 82nd Avenue Parade - April 28, Portland Apple Blossom Festival - May 4-6, Wenatchee, WA Cinco de Mayo Naturalization - May 5, Portland St. Johns Parade - May 12, St. Johns Race for the Roses - April 29, Convention Center Apple Blossom Festival - May 4-6, Wenatchee, WA Cinco de Mayo Naturalization - May 5, CityFair, Portland Vista House Centennial - May 5, Corbett HS/Crown Point, Corbett St. John's Parade - May 12, St. Johns Lilac Festival - May 18-20, Spokane, WA Hyack Festival - May 25-27, New Westminster, BC The answer to the mystery Rosarian: Dame Lydia Lundberg. Detailed information for each event can be found online in the calendar section of the Royal Rosarian website. Click the link below. Jim Nielson's Truisms click here to view the Royal Rosarian website. This Issue's "Truism" "Money's merits are measured by its use, not amount." - Malcom Forbes (The late Jim Nielson, Prime Minister in 1979, was famous for his "truisms" which he happily shared in each issue of the Royal Update from its launch in 2005 until his death in Jim was knighted under the rose Sutter's Gold, pictured. Truisms now are either from Jim's archives or are quotations Duke Peter thinks Jim would like. If you'd like to suggest a quotation please it to Peter.) Contact Information norbmur@comcast.net phone: web: Join our mailing list! Join Royal Rosarians, PO Box 6915, Portland, OR SafeUnsubscribe {recipient's } Forward Update Profile About our service provider Sent by rosarian_mail@royalrosarian.org in collaboration with

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