OPEN HOUSE at Milwood
September 2, 1972
OPEN HOUSE— Bob and Irene Annand and their daughters, Mariann and Patti, and son, Tom, will be holding an open house at the Milwood Florist & Nursery, 2020 Main St., on Friday and Saturday, with a small indoor plant being offered free to the first 500 persons who register for the three large house plants which will be given away on each day.
The Annands last month purchased the Milwood Florist & Nursery from O. T. and Lenora Rodgers, who operated the business for more than 50 years.
Annand is a native of Santa Cruz and graduated from college at Great Falls, Mont., with a B. S. degree in biological sciences. Mrs. Annand, a native of Geraldine, Mont., graduated from Columbus School of Nursing at Great Falls, Mont.
Annand was county office manager of the Contra Costa County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, Department of Agriculture, for 12 years. For eight years he was branch manager of the Livermore Production Credit Association in Brentwood. His hobby has been working part-time, weekends and evenings, at nurseries in the Concord area for the past 17 years.
He attended the Floral Telegraph Delivery School in Oakland and was floral designer at Orchard Nursery and Florist in Lafayette. He was an officer and director of the Contra Costa County Farm Bureau, officer of the Catholic Men’s Club, officer and president of the Brentwood Lions Club, officer and president of the Mt. Diablo Iris Society, honorary FFA Farmer of Brentwood, member of the Cattlemen’s Association and took part in many other community activities.
Mrs. Annand has been officer of the Oakley Women’s Club for six years. The Annands are also interested in hybridizing bearded iris and have had two iris registered nationally.
Their daughter, Mariann, is a senior pharmacy student at the University of Pacific in Stockton, their son, Tom, started his freshman year at Lassen College this year and is majoring in forestry and their other daughter, Patti, is attending seventh grade at Diamond View School. Pictured from left are Mariann, Tom, Patti, Irene and Bob Annand. (Advocate photo).
