REGISTRATION AGENDA District VII Director Linda Finley Convention Chairman Sarah LeBlanc Convention Co-Chair Shirley Broussard Treasurer Camille Stakes Registration Kathy Tell LGCF, Inc. 2007 Convention; Lake Charles, Louisiana April 17 -18 - 19 Pre-Convention Garden Tour Hop aboard our bus for a tour of three delightful home gardens and a peaceful retreat to a Meditation Garden. First on the tour will be Dr. Ledet, his yard expands from one street to the other. You will find several kinds of trees pine, oak, palm, and other flowering trees and shrubs. Beds are in a random pattern and include camellia , azaleas, bulbs and seasonal annuals. The home of Triangle & Gloria Yang will be the second home on the tour. You will find many different kinds of roses in different places around the yard. They have an interesting and unusual variety of plants, trees, shrubs and vines. Third on the list is the Meditation Garden at Henning Methodist Church. There are  plants, shrubs,and small trees in a tranquil setting with benches for quiet meditation. Last but not least is the country home of Mike & Della Pigott.  The long curved driveway brings you into a lovely wooded area with under plantings of camellia, azalea, and ground covers. Annuals enhance the lovely country setting.and lead you back to the man-made lake with a variety of water plants. Henning Cultural Center Built by J.T. Henning in 1910 as a country home for his family when this downtown area was rural farm land. It is one of the oldest existing structures in the city of Sulphur. The two-story, white farm house is raised on blocks, has wrap-around porches on each level, and a fireplace with a brick chimney constructed in the old, four-square plan. In 2002, the house was procured by Sulphur Parks and Recreation (SPAR) and named the Henning Cultural Center. It has been restored to its previous Southern grandeur and sits gracefully among the huge oak trees. Presently, the center is a showcase exhibiting art and cultural experiences. 2003-2005 Historic Gardens Project Grant Program: Deep South Region. Using old photographs the Sulphur Garden Club re-created the original look of this historic property. DR. DAVID CREECH Subject: "Native Plants" A plant explorer and director of the Stephen F. Austin Mast Arboretum in Nacogdoches; he is a well-known entertaining horticulture speaker and Professor of Horticulture, since 1978, at Stephen F. Austin State Univ. CECILIA RICHMOND Topic Louisiana Native Flora--From Restoration to Table Top Decoration Agriculture Environmental Specialist, with the Gulf Coast Soil and Water Conservation District comprising of Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes. The district was formed in 1945, and its goals are to coordinate conservation activities and educational programs. KOSSA INDIAN DANCERS In 1969, the group that is now known as Kossa Indian Dancers began as West-Cal Chapter of the Order of the Arrow Dance Team. Over the next few years, the team grew, produced 27 state champion dance teams, two bi-state champion dance teams, and placed in the top three teams in the United States twice. The team was voted the most authentic team in the nation at the National Order of the Arrow Conference, the first team to ever win this award. Kossa Web Page A ONE WOMAN SHOW; "THE LIFE OF CAROLINE DORMON" performed by CAROL ANN GAYLE Carol Anne Gayle will perform "Caroline Dormon," part of the one-woman show, Louisiana Women, written by Carolyn Woosley. Carol Anne is a professional actress with extensive credits in repertory theatre, radio, television and film. Caroline Dormon was an early environmentalist, activist, and artist whose "orneriness" and passion for nature extended beyond her piney woods at Briarwood; her family's summer home in Sabine, LA. Dormon helped establish Kisatchie National Forest and spent a lifetime observing, journaling, and teaching others that, "if you plant a seed there is never time to die." About the Author: Carolyn Woosley, Lake Charles native and resident, is the author of “Caroline”, one of eleven stand-alone monologues which comprise her Louisiana Women. This season Ms. Woosley’s full-length plays Maiden Lane, Miller’s Café, Walking on Air, and the 10-minute play, The Night They Shut Her Down, are being read in the series “First Hearing” of “Readers’ Theatre” in Lake Charles DENYSE CUMMINS B.S. in Horticulture from Louisiana Tech State University. 1989 M.S. in Floriculture from Colorado State University. 1991 Cut flower grower from 1993 to 1998, growing field grown specialty cut flowers in Lafayette, LA. Horticulture County Agent with LCES from 1997 to present. Travels to El Salvador annually to train small farmers in cut flower production. Currently working with growers in the Lafayette area developing a cut flower marketing cooperative.