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posted Mar 15, 2010 - 10:38:23am

Volusia County Orchid Society to meet

The Volusia County Orchid Society’s monthly meeting will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, in the Volusia County Agricultural Center auditorium, 3100 E. New York Ave. in DeLand. A culture class will be at 6 p.m.

Bill Hill, owner of Orchid Island Orchids, will talk about “Growing Oncidiinae Intergenerics.” He will also have plants for sale.

The meeting is free to the public, and refreshments will be served. At the end of the program, there will be an orchid raffle.

For more information, call Patricia Burkholder at 386-740-8278 or Jennifer Reinoso at 386-738-7543.

Record sale

The Friends of Deltona Library have more than 100 classic records for sale in The Book Nest at the Deltona Regional Library during regular library hours. Proceeds support library programs.

The library, at 2150 Eustace Ave., is open 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

Enter to win a new garden

The Garden Club of DeLand is selling tickets for a Florida-Friendly Garden Makeover. A $20 ticket gives participants a one-in-1,000 chance to win a professionally designed and installed $5,000 Florida-Friendly Garden. Runner-up prizes will also be awarded.

Proceeds will benefit the Garden Club of DeLand in its efforts to beautify Downtown DeLand and the surrounding community. Purchase tickets in Downtown DeLand at Lace & Accessories or Treasures of the World on Woodland Boulevard, or at Beauty Mark Salon on the corner of New York and Alabama avenues. Or, call the Garden Club at 386-624-6469, or visit www.gardenclubofdeland.org.

The contest is sponsored by the Garden Club, GreenWoman Gardening, Sunworks Lawn Service, DeBary Nursery, and Over the Barrel.

Program about ‘The Ring’ set

The monthly meeting of the West Volusia Historical Society will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, at the Conrad Educational Center in the DeLand House Museum, 137 W. Michigan Ave. in DeLand.

The guest speaker will be the 2009 Historian of the Year, Tom Roberts. Roberts will present “The Ring,” a program about the interesting and mischievous political history of DeLand.

The program is free and open to the public.

Museum Guild to launch cruise gala fundraiser

The Guild of The Museum of Florida Art will have its main annual fundraising event Saturday, April 24, at the museum, 600 N. Woodland Blvd. in DeLand.

Guests can begin to enter the cruise-themed buffet gala at 5:30 p.m. The food served will come from the Museum Guild’s cookbook, which was last year’s main fundraiser.

Tickets cost $35 per person, and will include the buffet and one drink. There will be a drawing for three cruise prizes, a cruise-oriented fashion show, and a silent auction, as well as music and cocktails.

Lucy Lombardi is the chairwoman of the event.

To purchase tickets, or for more information, call the museum at 386-734-4371.

— Courtney Senecal

Lyonia Center offers variety of workshops

The Lyonia Environmental Center in Deltona will offer a variety of activities and workshops during March to make the transition to green living a little easier.

Take part in a “rain barrel workshop” 6:15-7:15 p.m. Thursday, March 18. Will Hobson of the St. Johns River Water Management District will explain how residents can conserve water with rain barrels, and will demonstrate how to make a rainwater-collection system.

Fees for the programs vary, and some of them are free.

Lyonia Environmental Center is part of the Deltona Regional Library complex at 2150 Eustace Ave. It is open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Thursday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

Visit www.lyoniapreserve.com, or call 386-789-7207.

Beta Sigma Phi seeks a few good women

The local chapters of Beta Sigma Phi are looking for new members.

They will be hosting a luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 28, at the Palmetto Women’s Club, 1000 S. Beach St. in Daytona Beach.

Chapter members will be available to explain the chapter’s mission: women coming together to share ideas, enrich their lives culturally, support community charities and enjoy social activities. Members must be women 18 and older.

Call Jean Gasior at 386-756-4581 for reservations.

Knights invite you to dance in Deltona

The Thursday Night Social Group will offer dinner and dancing Thursdays at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1385 Maximilian St. in Deltona.

Dance lessons will be offered 4-5 p.m., with dancing 5:30-9 p.m. The cost is $5 for dancing, $5 for lessons, and $8 for dinner and dancing.

For more information, call 386-789-0365.

After-school art class offered in Deltona

A four-week session of art classes will be offered April 6-27 at the Deltona Arts & Historical Center, 682 Deltona Blvd.

Elementary-school students age 5 and older will have class 3-5 p.m., and middle-school students will have class 6-8 p.m.

The cost is $50 for members and $70 for nonmembers. Membership costs $25 per household.

Call 386-575-2601 to secure your child’s placement.