Rooms:
Please make your reservations directly with
the Owego Treadway Inn (607) 687-4500. A block of rooms has been reserved for our group, so be sure to mention the Southern Tier/NYS
Iris Society Event to get the special price of $94.95 per night (plus 11% room tax). This price is for a single or double room. A
cot may be added for an additional $15.00 per night. IMPORTANT: This price is good only until Wednesday, Sept. 17, which is not very
long from now, so please act ASAP!
The hotel is very nice, and the rooms are well equipped. For details, visit their web page
at www.owegotreadway.com
Meals:
The River’s Edge Restaurant at the Owego Treadway Inn features floor to ceiling windows
providing a view of the
Saturday Lunch:
The tentative schedule is contained elsewhere in this newsletter. You will notice that it is
a very full one! In order to accommodate those attending the Saturday morning activities and also the judges’ training at
If you prefer a more leisurely lunch and will not be attending the judges training, you may prefer
to make the 2-3 mile drive to downtown Owego and visit the Hand of Man Gift Shop and River Rose Café (www.handofman.com) for good
food and unique shopping. There are also several fast food restaurants within walking distance of the
Saturday Dinner:
Saturday’s
Awards Banquet will feature three choices for entrees. You may select Boneless Roast Prime Rib, Stuffed Flounder Florentine,
or Treadway Inn Roast Chicken. The meal will begin with soup du jour and garden salad. The entrees will be accompanied
by chef’s vegetable, potato, rolls, butter, dessert and beverage.
Please complete the registration form, indicate if you will be joining us for lunch on Saturday, make your dinner choice, and return with payment by Sept. 17. Make checks out to “STIS,” and mail as directed.
THANK YOU!
REGION 2 FALL MEETING SILENT AUCTION
We will be holding a Silent Auction at the meeting again this year to
help fund our Region’s activities. Participating is a great way to make a contribution and have some fun at the same time. Donations
of iris-related and garden items are welcome! All you need to do is bring your items in and we will gratefully accept them and
prepare the bid sheets for them.
Among the treasures to be sold this year are some items from the Region Archives (already held
in duplicate), including iris books and old catalogs…always of interest to historic iris fanciers! There will be 2 pots of the
Siberian iris ‘Jerry Murphy,’ introduced by Jan Schafer and Marty Sacks of Joe Pye Weed’s Garden this year to honor our late friend.
Several packages of iris note cards have also already been donated, and we can promise a nice assortment of other items.
Soooooo….be
sure to bring a fat wallet! There is bound to be something you just won’t want to leave without!