DATE AFFILIATE REGION 2 AWARD LOCATION
May 25 HVIDS McGarvey Award (Beardless Iris) Poughkeepsie Galleria
Number of Exhibitors: 8, Number of Entries: 64, Number of Different Varieties/Cultivars: 62
Best Specimen of Show: 'Bit O'Afton', MTB, exhibited by Chester & Betty Gilbert
Silver Medal Certificate for the most BLUE ribbons, (Horticulture) Winner: Frank & Rosemary Sorbello
Bronze Medal Certificate for the 2nd most BLUE ribbons, (Horticulture) Winner: Howie & Lily Dash
McGarvey Award (Beardless), Frank & Rosemary Srobello, 'Salamander Crossing', Siberian iris
May 31 CHIS Magdalen Award (Median Iris) Colonie Center
Number of Exhibitors: 14, Number of Entries: 109, Number of Different Varieties/Cultivars: 101
Best Specimen of Show: 'Dreamsicle', TB, exhibited by Bruce Baird
Exhibition Certificates for Seedlings: 00-10-1, MTB, Mildred Koschera and 23-03, Siberian, John Heimke
Silver Medal Certificate for the most BLUE ribbons, (Horticulture) Winner: Frank Sorbello
Bronze Medal Certificate for the 2nd most BLUE ribbons, (Horticulture) Winner: Dorothy Stiefel
Magdalen Award (Median), Dorothy Stiefel, 'Bangles', miniature tall bearded iris
June 7-8 WNYIS Blenis Award (Tall Bearded Iris) Amberleigh Retirement Com.
Number of Exhibitors: 11, Number of Entries: 80, Number of Different Varieties/Cultivars: 77
Best Specimen of Show: 'Into the Night', TB, exhibited by David Baehre
Best Seedling of Show: FW-18-5, TB, Floyd Reitzel
Silver Medal Certificate for the most BLUE ribbons, (Horticulture) Winner: David Baehre
Bronze Medal Certificate for the 2nd most BLUE ribbons, (Horticulture) Winner: Judith Tucholski
Best Design of Show: Elanor Wolford
Bronze Medal/Certificate for Outstanding Educational Exhibits: Maria Gerbracht
Blenis Award (Tall Bearded), David Baehre, 'Into the Night', tall bearded iris
June 8 GRIS (none this year) Sara's Garden Center, Brockport
Number of Exhibitors: 10, Number of Entries: 53, Number of Different Varieties/Cultivars: 43
Best Specimen of Show: 'Magie Smith', Siberian, exhibited by Wendy Roller
Silver Medal Certificate for the most BLUE ribbons, (Horticulture) Winner: Donna Lowry
Bronze Medal Certificate for the 2nd most BLUE ribbons, (Horticulture) Winner: Floyd Reitzel
Best Design of Show: Donna Lowry
June 8 STIS (none this year) Oakdale Mall, Johnson City
Number of Exhibitors: 10, Number of Entries: 128, Number of Different Varieties/Cultivars:
Best Specimen of Show: 'Lucky Mistake', MTB, exhibited by Vaughn Sayles
Silver Medal Certificate for the most BLUE ribbons, (Horticulture) Winner: John Colley
Bronze Medal Certificate for the 2nd most BLUE ribbons, (Horticulture) WInner: Vaughn Sayles
Best Design of Show: Vaughn Sayles
June 29 WNYIS (none this year) R. Galley & Son Greenhouses
Number of Exhibitors: 5, Number of Entries: 23, Number of Different Varieties/Cultivars: 19
Exhibition Only: Judged Show Canceled because of terrible weather conditions
July 5 CNYIS Peckham (Historic) Oswego County Fair, Sandy Creek
Number of Exhibitors: 4, Number of Entries: 27, Number of Different Varieties/Cultivars:
Best Specimen of Show: 'Electric Rays', Japanese, exhibitied by Clayton Crandall
Best Seedling of Show: RJ2007D, Ron James
Peckham Award (Historic): Clayton Crandall, 'Helen Astor', Siberian
Also Regarding Shows…
We have negotiated a very favorable rate for
a color page in the Fall Reg. 2 Newsletter. We’d like to have PICTURES from your shows to fill it with! Affiliate Chairs,
Show Chairs….please make certain that someone with a digital camera takes pictures of your show winners and e-mails them to the AIS
Region 2 Webmaster. We’d like to have a picture from every show! THANK YOU from the Region 2 Newsletter Editor.