2015 AIS Region 13 Fall Newsletter

Region 13
of the American Iris Society
Newsletter
Alaska, Oregon, Washington,
British Columbia & the Yukon
Fall, 2015
Regional Vice President:
Bob Seaman
7051 S. 126th Street, Seattle, WA 98178-4337
Ph. 206-235-7358
E-Mail: [email protected]
Assistant R.V. P.:
Ann Booth
6117 150th Pl. SW, Edmonds, WA 98026-4121
Ph. 425-743-3066
E-Mail: [email protected]
Secretary:
Suzie McCloy
5900 148th Pl SW, Edmonds, WA 98026-4227
Ph. (425) 745-1908
E-Mail: [email protected]
Treasurer:
Mel Cross
11320 Durgin Road, Olympia, WA 98513-9438
Ph. 360-459-0555
E-Mail: [email protected]
Directors:
2013-15 - Barbara Aitken, 608 NW 119th Street, Vancouver, WA 98685-3802 Ph. 360-573-4472
[email protected]
2014-16 - Robert Karr, 205 N. Craig Avenue, Newport, WA 99156-9706 Ph. 509-671-1539
[email protected]
2015-2017 - Ron Mendenhall, 3041 Friendly Grove Road NE, Olympia, WA 98506
Ph. 360-943-4077
[email protected]
Chairpersons:
Judges' Training Chairperson:
Sandra Williamson, 4608 264th Ave NE, Redmond, WA, 98053 -3012 Ph. (425) 868-2770
E-Mail: [email protected]
Regional Membership Secretary/Circulation
Will Plotner, P.O. Box 250, Molalla, OR 97038-0250
Ph. 503-829-3102
E-Mail: [email protected]
Regional Newsletter Editorial & Publishing Team:
Rita Butler, 7919 64th St Ct W, University Place, WA 98467-3905
Ph. 253-565-0485
E-Mail: [email protected]
Will Plotner, PO Box 250, Molalla, OR 97038-0250
Ph. 503-829-3102
E-Mail: [email protected]
Dave Silverberg, 32009 S. Ona Way, Molalla, OR 97038-9244
Ph. 503-829-2928
E-Mail: [email protected]
Denise Stewart, 38956 Lacomb DR. Lebanon, OR 97355-9100
ph 541-259-2343, [email protected]
Come and see us at: http://www.aisregion13.org
Articles for submission to this newsletter should be sent to Rita Butler. Permission is
granted to reprint original material appearing in this newsletter, on condition that both
the writer and the publication are credited, and a copy of your publication is sent to our
editorial team.
Table Of Contents
Region 13 Officers, Directors and Chairpersons...................Inside Front Cover
Photo Credits. ......................................................................................... Page 1
RVP Message, Bob Seaman. ........................................ ......................... Page 2
AIS National Conventions. ..................................................................... Page 2
Secetaries Notes - Susie McCloy ........................................................... Page 3
Editors Notes - Rita Butler. ..................................................................... Page 5
Reblooming and Historic Iris Reports - Robin Shadlow & Rita Butler . .Page 5
Silent Auction - John & Kay Ludi .......................................................... Page 6
SCHREINER’S IRIS GARDENS - AD ..................................................Page 7
2014 Lankow Medal Winner - Rita Butler..............................................P age 8
Favorite 15 guest Irises, Portland Convention - John Ludi.. ................. Page 10
Jean Witt, Outstanding Median Hybridizing ........................................ Page 11
Region 13 meetings now on calendar .................................................... Page 11
Region 13 Fall Convention. ....................................................................Page 12
Region 13 Fall Convention Hotel & registration form ...........................Page 13
From the Webmaestro - Bob Seaman. ....................................................Page 14
2015 AIS Awards in Region 13 - Bruce Filardi. ................................... Page 15
Aitken’s Salmon Creek Gardens - Naomi deVincenzo... .......................Page 17
Mt.Pleasant Iris Farm—Anita Moran .....................................................Page 18
Schreiner’s Gardens - Rod Mendenhall. ............................................... Page 20
Mid America Garden - Jeanette Graham . ..............................................Page 21
Miller’s Manor Gardens - Carol Richmond. ..........................................Page 22
Wildwood Gardens - Denise Stewart .................................................... Page 23
Siberian/Specie Convention. ..................................................................Page 24
(MDB) Irises In Search of the ‘Little Ones’ - Terry Laurin...................Page 26
AIS Region 13 Treasurers Report - Mel Cross.......................................Page 27
Glen Hoot—Obituary..............................................................................Page 28
Outward Bound - Will Plotner................................................................Page 28
What is Region 13...................................................................Inside Back Cover
Chapter Presidents...................................................................Inside Back Cover
CASCADIA IRIS GARDENS - AD................................................Back Cover
Photo Credits
Cover - Grand Canyon Sunset & Care To Dance photographed at Schreiner’s Garden by D.Booth; Pg. 2 Bob
Seaman - courtesy of B.Seaman; Pg. 5 Rita Butler - by W.Plotner, Pg. 8 Blend Of Blue, Bumpkin & Absolute Joy & Coconino by T.Aitken; Pg. 9 Matafor’s Cape & My Cher by Mid-America, Raspberry Ice by
K.Keppel, & Satin Accent by T.Aitken; Pg. 10 Football Hero by T.Aitken, Swans In Flight by Ensata, Tijuana Taxi by K.Brewitt, Moose Tracks by T. Aitken; pg. 11 Stephanie Markham & Jean Witt by J.Morris; pg.
13 hotel photos by hotel; Pg. 15 Gypsy Lord by K.Keppel, Maui Sunrise by T.Aitken, Desert Snow, Man’s
Best Friend and Zooboomafoo by Mid-America; Pg. 16 Snapshot & Keeno by Mid-America, Gypsy Lort by
K.Keppel; Pg. 17 Aitken Garden vy J,Nunn, Rubicon by D.Booth; Pg. 18 Mt. Pleasant by J. Nunn, Pg.19 Six
Judies by Jody Nolin on J.Nunn’s camera; Pg. 20 Schreiner’s Garden by J.Nunn, Absolute Star by Schreiner’s; Pg. 21 Mid-America by J.Nunn; Pg.22 Miller Garden by M.Spence, Lynda & friend in garden by
C.Richmond; Pg.23 Wildwoof with Jim & Jill Copeland by M.Spence, other fotos by J.Vacchiery; pgs. 24 & 25
all thanks to Margaret Spence; Will Plotner - by A. Brooks;
RVP Message
Fall 2015
Bob Seaman
Region 13 RVP
It’s been an eventful summer and I’ve been playing
catch-up ever since the AIS National held in Portland. I
hope everyone who attended the National had as much fun
as I did! The event was well reviewed in the latest issue of
Irises, which is even more outstanding this issue than it always is!
The AIS Tall Bearded Symposium ballots I’ve received have been pretty sparse. The deadline of August 31st
is not set in stone, so if you’ve not yet voted, go on line
(http://www.irises.org/About_Irises/Awards_Surveys/
TB_Symposium.html), download the ballot and get it to me ASAP! Even if you typically
don’t participate in the Symposium, at least check out the list of candidates. You may find a
few that your vote could help win awards!
At our Regional Meeting, held during the National, I brought up the concept of Digital
Natives and the need to change our ways in order to get younger folks interested and involved. So far, I’ve not heard of any ideas or volunteers… We need to determine a plan of action and follow through on it, otherwise our future is looking rather diminished! So, please
come to the Fall Meeting with ideas, of better yet, email them to me prior to the meeting.
Hope to see you in Langley, BC for the Fall Meeting!
Regards,
Bob
AIS National Conventions
2016- AIS National Convention- GOING EAST Newark, New Jersey
May 23-28 2016 - Paul Gossett pwgossett@jumo
2017 AIS Convention in Des Moines, Iowa
May 23-27- Kelly Norris kellydnefrontiernet.net
2018 AIS/SLI Convention in New Orleans, LA
Paul Gossett [email protected]
2018 SIB National will be held in the Maryland area.
Further information will be coming
Fall Meeting of AIS Board
2015- November 6-7 in Omaha, Nebrska- Linda Wilkie [email protected]
2016- November 4-5
in Sedona, AZ-Michelle Snyder [email protected]
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SECETARY’S NOTES
The Spring AIS Region 13 2015 General Meeting was called to order by RVP Bob
Seaman at 10:00A.M., Wednesday, May 20, 2015. New officers were introduced and other
officers present were recognized. New officers besides RVP Bob Seaman were Ann Booth,
Asst. RVP; Suzie McCloy, Secretary; and Mell Cross, Treasurer. Copies of the agenda and
treasurer’s report were handed out. As this was being done, Bob stressed the importance of
up-to-date contact information for all the clubs in Region 13 and introduced presidents or representatives of all affiliates present at the meeting.
Mel Cross presented the treasurer’s report. Balance on hand as of 5/6/15 was
$2,976.94. Mel also pointed out that income from the newsletter had already exceeded the
projected amount for the 2015 calendar year and that additional income from advertising appearing in the newsletter (a line item which did not exist previously) had been included in the
total. The treasurer’s report was approved as submitted.
A question was raised concerning Will Plotner’s report on Region 13 AIS membership
but was tabled since he was not present at the meeting.
Judges’ Training Chair, Sandy Williamson reported that Region 13 has many judges on
the west side of the Cascades but needs more judges east of the mountains. Currently there
are 4 apprentice and at least 4 student judges. Sandy also pointed out that in-garden training
on Siberian iris would be available at Salmon Creek Gardens on Sunday, May 22, at 1:00P.M.
Also, in-garden training on Japanese iris would be held at Cascadia Iris Gardens on Sunday,
June 6, at 1:00P.M.; she also noted that several Judges’ Training classes would be held during
the Convention.
Rita Butler, Newsletter Chair, encouraged people to register early for the Fall Regional
in Langley, B.C., particularly because the last day to reserve rooms at the convention rate
would probably fall before the arrival of the Fall Newsletter. Rita also acknowledged some
problems with getting accurate information into the Newsletter and asked that those submitting be mindful to proof-read their contributions. She further welcomed any additional help in
proof-reading that anyone wanted to offer.
Bob Seaman, Webmaster as well as RVP, stated that the Region 13 website needed to
be updated and asked that each club supply any needed information as well as a list of possible speakers and topics.
Ted Baker and Ann Booth spoke briefly concerning the Fall Regional Convention, October 2-4, in Langley, B.C. Thomas Hobbs, a well-known garden speaker from B.C., will be
the guest speaker, and his garden will be open on Sunday after the close of the Convention.
Thomas Johnson will give Judges’ Training. John Ludi said that any items taken to B.C. for
the silent auction should be declared at the border as gifts for the host. No plants should be
taken across the border by individuals. U.S. citizens purchasing plants at the silent auction
will be given certificates to be redeemed from Barbara and Terry Aitken. Any plants taken to
Canada by commercial growers will have phytosanitary certificates.
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The schedule for the next 3 years was presented by Bob Seaman.
Spring, 2016
5/14
KCIS
No buses, no booklets, no guest
iris; will be guest gardens, hotel
and banquet
Fall, 2016
10/1
GPIS
Spring, 2017
7/1-2 or 8-9 KCIS
JI National Convention & Region
13 Spring convention
Fall, 2017
10/7
PCIS
Spring, 2018
OTIS
New Business
Bob Seaman will be sending out a packet of information to all club presidents. They are
encouraged to pass along all information to their respective clubs.
Bob also encouraged all clubs, especially those on the western side of the Cascades, to consider joining together to present a united iris presence at the Northwest Flower and
Garden Show held each February in Seattle. Participation as Region 13 of the American Iris Society is more powerful than King County Iris Society joining ranks with another local plant society. Consider also the possible of being a guest speaker or giving a seminar.
People under the age of 50 (few of whom were present in the room) are what Bob described as “Digital Natives” – people who grew up with computers. How do we interest this
younger group? Suggestions were classroom iris projects such as Debby Cole has done on Mercer Island; checking with Master Gardeners to see if they have a youth program; having a type
of business that can motivate younger people to become involved with plants, especially iris; offering to help with appropriate community college and high school classes; and becoming a
presence on Facebook.
Debby Cole made the motion that Region 13 donate $25.00 to the Aril Society International in memory of Arnold Ferguson. Motion was seconded and approved.
It was announced that Jean Witt would be receiving the Bennett C. Jones Hybridizing Award at the Median Iris Society meeting.
Ann Booth thanked everyone present for their contributions to Annie’s Attic, the
special section of the Boutique which was to donate all its proceeds to Region 13. She also noted that a percentage of the sales of all vendors was slated to go to the Region and encouraged
everyone to visit often and to offer help in any way possible.
The meeting was adjourned by RVP Bob Seaman at 11:00 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
Suzie McCloy, Secretary
Region 13 AIS
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Editor's Notes
Rita Butler
Wow, what a summer for some of us! The
longest, hottest, driest summer in recorded history. My water bill shows clear evidence of that
and no, I was not trying to keep the lawn green.
It is mid August as I write this so the heat and
dry are not done for the growing season. I think
this is a big wakeup call for all of us to be more
responsible in the use of our natural resources
and in encouraging our neighbors and communities to think wisely as well.
I saw many of you at the conventions this
spring. I hope you enjoyed the lovely gardens,
the fine hosts , the programs offered, the opportunity to buy some unique gifts for yourself or
someone else and found some iris just so enticing you just can’t resist getting at least one for
your own garden. Most of all I hope you met an old friend or made a new one. That to me is
one of the joys of attending the conventions. National conventions are a lot of work to make as
perfect as possible and the Greater Portland Iris Society did a really nice job of trying to make
it the best possible for the majority- Thank you!
The fall regional in British Columbia in October sounds like a real winning affair. Moving the regionals around provides more people the opportunity to participate. To visit other areas and learn firsthand what that club is doing to be a successful garden club is a honest goal.
Another chance to make new friends! It is just a short hop across the Canadian/ US border. Get
your passport (if you are not a Canadian citizen) and see some of Beautiful British Columbia.
Thank you once again to all those who help make this newsletter possible- you!
Reblooming and Historic reports
Please send your REBLOOMING IRIS reports to Robin Shadlow, Regions11, 12, 13, 20
[email protected]. 3769 Cordon Road, Salem, OR 97305 She says it is never too late!
HISTORIC IRIS reports for the Northwest go to Rita Butler [email protected] -7919-64th
ST CT W, University Place, WA 98467-3905. If you have not yet sent a list of historic irises
you grow please send that list to Rita. You should also state if you are willing to share with
other lovers of the older irises.
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“SILENT AUCTION”
Irises will be coming from Aitken’s Salmon Creek Garden and Mt Pleasant Iris Farm.
The live plants must be inspected and a phytosanitary certificate must be prepared
prior to taking to Canada. Terry and Barbara Aitken have volunteered to collect the
plants for inspection and prepare the phyto certificate. It is critical that we have the correct number of iris plants annotated on the certificate.
Iris hybridizers and garden owners are welcome to add varieties for the Silent Auction. Variety name and number must be to the Aitken’s ([email protected]) and
to the Ludi’s ([email protected]) NLT September 21, 2015. We need time to get pictures
together and workup the certificates and bid sheets. Plants must be at the Aitken’s NLT
September 28th.
Items other than live plants are also welcome. You should have no problems taking
these across into Canada. We are looking for iris artifacts and iris books. Back issues of
AIS Bulletins (IRISES), old catalogs and AIS Sections and Cooperating Societies Newsletters will be placed on a free table for you to pick up. Please send a short note, an email
or give us a call NLT September 21st to let us know what you are bringing. We would like
to prepare the bid sheets early. The British Columbia Iris Society is hosting the 2015 Region 13 Fall Meeting in Langley, BC. The annual Silent Auction will be on Saturday,
scheduled from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The Silent Auction is a fund raiser for the Treasury
of AIS Region 13.
Since the meeting is in Canada, live plants for the Silent Auction need to be handled in a special manner. We will be taking live plants for the Canadian buyers and purchase certificates for the US buyers. Hopefully, we will have two plants of each variety –
one to take to Canada and the second to be shipped upon return to the buyer’s club president for distribution. Several varieties – bearded and beardless guest irises of the 2015
National Convention – will be available at the Silent Auction. Majority of the guest
If you should forget to let us know ahead of the event, please bring the items anyway. (Live plants must be inspected and a phytosanitary certificate prepared). We will
have blank bid sheets available at the door. Thank you for your support.
John & Kay Ludi
AIS Region 13 Silent Auction
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Bumpkin
Absolute Joy
LANKOW MEDAL 2015
Rita Butler
My goodness what a difference the
internet has made upon the number
of people who voted for this year’s
Lankow Medal. Three people voted
by mail and 16 by internet. Thank
you to all who participated. I had
great fun trying to keep the number
of votes and the number of different choices made separated. One
hundred and three varieties with
twenty different hybridizer's , most
of whom live within Region 13
were made.
’Bumpkin’ 2012 by Marky Smith bumped the
chart with 9 votes ! Followed by ‘Absolute
Joy’ 2006 JT Aitken (5) , ‘Blend of Blue’ 2012
JT Aitken (5), ‘Coconino’ 2012 M Smith (5)
‘Matador’s Cape’ 2013 P Black (5), ‘My Cher’
P Black (5), ‘Raspberry Ice’2012 K Keppel (5)
Satin Accent 2012 K Keppel (5), ‘Bennet’s
Star’ 2013 JT Aitken (4), ‘Fairy Fireworks’
2014 JT Aitken (4), ‘Loveable Pink’ 2013 P
Black (4),’Martain’ 2013 M Smith (4)
‘Decorum’ K Keppel 2012 (3), ‘Devoted’ 2005
P Black (3), ‘Force Field’ 2009 M Smith (3),
‘Nosferate’2010 P Black (3), ‘Red Alarm’ 2010
L Walker (3), ‘Sweet And Innocent’ 2010 T
Johnson (3).
Other Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris also voted
for are; ‘Abuzz With Charm’=C Coleman
2012,‘All Is Bright’= Black 2011 (2),‘Anne
Coconino
Lowe’= D Spoon 2011, ‘Arvo’= Keppel
2005, ‘Birthmark’= Keppel 2011 (2), ‘Blue
Hues’= D Spoon 2010, ‘Brilliant Babble’=
Aitken 2012 (2), ‘Burnished’= J Morris
2010 (2), ‘Bubble Gum Blue’= Walker 2009,
‘Bad Boys’= L Miller 2011 (2),‘Brilliant Babble’= Aitken 2012, ‘Beckoning’= Johnson 2013
(2), ‘Banded Tiger’= B&D Schmieder 2005
‘Bright Star Child’= Coleman 2005, ‘Big
Blend
Blue Eyes’= Black 2011 (2), ‘Bamboozle’=
Of
Black 2007, ‘Chocolate Treat’= Aitken 2014,
Blue
‘Dragonet’= Smith 2012, ‘Cameo Keepsake’ =Miller 2015
(2), ‘Canadian Kisses’= Black 2006 (2), ‘Chicklet’= Johnson
2011 (2), ‘Chocolate Treat’= Aitken 2014, ‘Cinnamon Candy’= Aitken 2013, ‘Classic Sunrise’=Jones 2005 (2),
‘Clairvoyant’ =Smith 2012, ‘Code Blond’= Walker 2005,
‘Craisen’= Smith 2010 (2), ‘Create’= Black 2010, ‘Custom
Jewel’= Aitken 2009, ‘Dark Matter’ =Keppel 2011,
‘Dedicated’= Black 2012 (2), ‘Devil Baby’= Keppel 2005,
‘Devil’s Night’= Keppel 2007, ‘Dew Buzz Bye’= J Adam
2006, ‘Dragonet’ =Smith 2012 (2), ‘Exclaim’= Black 2013
(2), ‘Extra Terrestrial’= Smith 2006, ‘Eye Of The Tiger’=
Black 2008, ‘Eye Of Sauron’= Black 2009, ‘Fairy Legion’=
My
Black 2015, ‘Fido’= Black 2010, ‘Gag Gift’= Black 2013,
Cher
‘Gingerbred Trim’= Black 2006, ‘Going In Circles’= Black
2013 (2), ‘Gold Reward’ Aitken 2015, ‘Guacamole’= J
Richie 2013 (2), ‘Here Come The Clowns’= Aitken 2013,
‘Honey Cat= J Morris 2006, ‘Hugs From Heaven’= Coleman
2007, ‘Ignite’= Black 2009, ‘Inca Sunrise’= Walker 2009 (2),
‘Jellicle Cat’ =Black 2009, ‘Juicy Tidbit’= Black 2008,
‘Lemon Freeze’= Keppel 2008, ‘Lovesick Blue’s’= Lauer
2007 (2), ‘LowTide’= Smith 2012, ‘Maui Sunrise’= Aitken
Rasspberry
2008, ‘Muppet’= D Spoon 2010, ‘Open Your Eyes’ =Black
2010 (2), ‘Oregon Pay Dirt’= Walker 2012, ‘Outspoken’=
Ice
Black 2011, ‘Plain Song’= Smith 2011, ‘Peach Pie’= Johnson 2011, ‘Ping’=Johnson 2013 (2), Pinkster= M Sutton
2008, ‘Pinky Ring’= Black 2006, ‘Pinto Bean’ =Meek/
Plotner 2007, ‘Portland Pink’= Black 2015, ‘Pulsator’
=Johnson 2011, ‘Quarter Moon’ =Smith 2007, ‘Raspberry
Tiger’= Black 2009, ‘Riveting’=Black 2009, ‘Robin’s Nest’
=Adams/Coleman 2006, ‘Scream’ =Johnson 2006, ‘Sedona
Daybreak’ =Jones 2008 (2), ‘Skimbleshacks’= Black 2009,
‘Slow Burn’= Smith 2009, ‘Spiderman’ =D Spoon 2005,
‘Squeal’= Johnson 2009, ‘Stop And Stare’= Johnson 2014,
‘Two Toned Gypsy’= Walker 2010 (2), ‘Voldy’s Mink’= A
Moran
Satin
Accent
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Matadors
Cape
FAVORITE 15 GUEST IRISES – PORTLAND CONVENTION
By John Ludi, Chair, 2015 Portland Iris Convention
The Portland Convention attendees votes for the Favorite 15 Guest Irises have been tallied. Of
the 997 varieties of Bearded and Beadless Guest Irises, 533 received one or more votes. The top
Favorite 15 are:
VOTES
VARIETY NAME TYPE
YEAR
HYBRIDIZER
176 FOOTBALL HERO
TB 2015 Lynda Miller
122 SWANS IN FLIGHT
SIB 2006 Bob Hollingworth
118 TIJUANA TAXI
TB 2014 Douglas Kanarowski
104 MOOSE TRACKS MTB 2015 Lynda Miller
94 STRAWBERRY SHAKE TB 2012 Keith Keppel
72 BLUEBERRY PARFAIT TB 2009 Schreiner’s Iris Garden
71 SARI’S DANCE
MTB 2008 Ginny Spoon
67 FINE ROMANCETB 2013 Thomas Johnson
60 CARE TO DANCE
TB 2013 Schreiner’s Iris Garden
59 BRIGHT SUNSHINY DAY TB2010 Thomas Johnson
55 JEANNE CLAY PLANK TB 2012 Frederick Kerr
55 NOTE TO GOD
TB 2012 Thomas Johnson
54 SING WITH FROGS TB 2013 Douglas Kanarowski
49 SHARP DRESSED MAN
TB 2010 Thomas Johnson
48 HOOSIER BELLE
MTB 2012 Chuck Bunnell
Football
Hero
Swans
In
Flight
Tijuana
Taxi
Moose
Tracks
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Jean Witt - Winner of the
Bennett C. Jones Award
for Outstanding Median
Hybridizing
Excerpted from article in the Summer edition of the AIS Bulletin by Stephanie
Markham
Jean Witt received the 2015 Bennett C. Jones Award for Outstanding
Median Hybridizing. Jean received
the award from Stephanie Markham
(Honorary Awards Chair) at the Median Iris Society Board Meeting in
May.
Jean has been involved in the
growing,breeding and promotion of irises for more then seven decades. Her interest in iris hybridizing was sparked by her botany degree and her purchase of irises in the 1940's. Jean joined
the Median Iris round robin with a high interest in Miniature Tall bearded Iris (then called "table
iris")
Jean has a vast amount of knowledge about botany, genetics, and iris species. She had a nursery license and marketed MTBs until 1984. She has written many articles for the Medianite, the
AIS bulletin, as well as several other iris sections. She has done line drawings and water color of
species irises and was a contributor to the "The World of Iris" and Currier McEwen's "The Siberian Iris". She has given innumerable talks on irises to local garden clubs, plant societies, and
elsewhere and is an AIS judge. She has also received the AIS Distinguished Service Medal in
1983 and the AIS Hybridizer Award in 2012.
Jean has registered 32 MTBs and two BBs as well as two PCNs, five SIBs five species and 14
species hybrids. She also introduced MTBs for other people. Her 'Spanish Coins' won the Williamson-White Award in 1981.
Jean continues to hybridize even into her 90's. Her most recent 'Little White Tiger' was introduced in 2013 by Aitken's Salmon Creek garden. She has truly been a median iris pioneer.
Region 13 Meetings now on the Calendar
Fall 2015 Langley, B.C.
Sponsored by BCIS
Oct. 3-5
Spring 2016Seattle, WA Sponsored by KCIS
May 14-15
Fall 2016 Portland, OR
Sponsored by GPIS
TBA
Spring 2017Seattle Area
combined with JI late June or
vention
Early July
Fall 2017 Tacoma, WA
Sponsored by PCIS
TBA
Spring 2018Salem, OR Sponsored by OTIS
TBA
Fall 2018 Open to any regional chapter
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Con-
2015 Region 13 Fall Convention Meeting
October 2-4, 2015
Hampton Inn by Hilton in Langley
19500 Langley Bypass
Surrey, B.C V3S 7R2 1-604-530-6545
The British Columbia Iris Society is very pleased to host the 2015 Region 13 Fall Meeting
in Langley BC. Thomas Hobbs, an internationally known speaker on garden topics from
Langley BC will be our featured speaker Saturday evening. Also featured on Saturday afternoon will be a two hour judges training program. The agenda for the weekend includes:
Friday evening registration from 6-10pm in the Hampton Room (off lobby area)
Saturday schedule will feature: Breakfast Buffet from 6:00 – 10:00am in the hotel lobby,
Silent Auction 10:00am- 4:00pm, Board Meeting at 10:00am followed by the General Meeting at 11:00am. We will break at noon for lunch (on your own, the hotel has a great restaurant). The afternoon starts out with coffee, tea, cookies and a two hour judges training
from 1:00-3:00pm. The evening events begin with a no host reception at 4:30 followed by
dinner at 5:00pm. After dinner Thomas Hobbs will speak followed by hybridizer’s slides of
their latest “kids”.
Sunday – breakfast buffet followed by the opportunity to drive to and tour Thomas Hobbs
garden at 10:00am. Details will follow. Hotel accommodations will be at the Hampton Inn
by Hilton in Langley, a fabulous local hotel with fine food, beautiful rooms, excellent service and hot buffet breakfast each morning. Our special group rate for rooms will be $119
Cdn. (two queen beds). Other choices offered include King rooms at $129 Cdn. Please
book your room by calling 604-530-6545 and be sure to mention that you are with the Iris
Society and use the code “IRI” to ensure you receive the group rate.
The deadline for booking of rooms is September 2, 2015 so be sure to book early!!!!!!!!
Registration for the weekend is $62 US or Canadian funds. Please send completed registration form and check for $62 to Louise Hart 4681 240th St., Langley BC V2z2m7 or Ann
Booth 6117 150th Pl SW Edmonds WA 98026. We look forward to welcoming you and
know you will have a great time!!
Region 13 Fall Convention
Hampton Inn in Langley,BC
October 2-4, 2015
Call for Your Reservations
1-604-530-6545
Mention the Iris Society
Property Location
Centrally located in Surrey, Hampton Inn &
Suites by Hilton Langley-Surrey is convenient
to Willowbrook Shopping Centre and Surrey
Museum. This family-friendly hotel is within
close proximity of Newlands Golf and Country
Club and Cloverdale Fairgrounds.
Dining
Enjoy a satisfying meal at a restaurant
serving guests of Hampton Inn & Suites
by Hilton Langley-Surrey. Quench your
thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/
lounge.
Please cut here and return this section, along with your check, to either Ann or Louise,
made payable to the British Columbia Iris Society.
Name____________________________________________________________
Address__________________________________________________________
State/Prov _______________ Zip/Code ___________________
City _____________________________________________________________
Email _______________________________________________
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WebMaestro message
After careful consideration, the time has come for each affiliate to have some sort of web
presence, whether it’s a single page website, full website, a Facebook profile, or some other
form of digital presence that the affiliate will be responsible for maintaining and updating as
needed. I’m willing to help with initial processes needed get things rolling (domain registration, development, etc.) or hopefully other techies will volunteer to assist as well.
The original intent of the Region 13 website was to provide a centralized, low maintenance,
online presence for folks browsing the internet to locate information about affiliates in their
locale as well as some information about the affiliate, and provide a means for affiliates to
share events they are hosting with other affiliates. The Events Calendar has proved to be effective, however, the maintenance has otherwise proved to be a challenge. This fall the Region
13 website will be modified to show affiliate President contact information and links to digital
presences (website, Facebook, etc.) only, similar to the Regional contact page on the AIS website.
Bob Seaman
AIS Region 13 RVP
7051 S 126th St
Seattle, WA 98178-4337
206-235-7358
[email protected]
www.aisregion13.org
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2015 AIS Awards
in Region 13
by Bruce Filardi
Congratulations to all the medal-winning hybridizers in Region 13 again this year! Keith Keppel
won yet another Dykes Medal, this time for his wonderful Gypsy Lord. Paul Black took four major
awards!: a Wister for Money in Your Pocket, the
Sass for Man's Best Friend (IB), the Cook-Douglas
for Zooboomafoo (SDB), and the Walther Cup
Gypsy
for Desert Snow (AB). Tom Johnson won a
Lord
Wister for Snapshot, and the Caparne-Welch
for Keeno (MDB). And Terry Aitken took the
Cook-Douglas for Maui Sunrise (SDB). Sincere congratulations to all of you on a job well
done!
Terry Aitken:
Cook-Douglas Medal: Maui Sunrise (SDB)
AMs: TB: Great Balls of Fire; SPEC: Born to Be Wild; CA: Pacific Tapestry
HMs: TB: Flaming Lava; SDB: Bennett's Star, Purple Zinger,
Cinnamon Candy; SpX: Roy's Baby
Paul Black:
Wister Medal: Money in Your Pocket; Sass Medal: Man's Best
Friend; Cook-Douglas Medal: Zooboomafoo; Walther Cup: Desert Snow (AB)
AMs: TB: Cheap Frills, Action
Packed; IB: Intoxicating; SDB:
Kaching
HMs: TB: Men Are from Mars,
Princess Grace, After the Rain,
Beauty Contest, I'm All Shook Up,
Money In Your Pocket
Enough Is Enough, Cher and Cher
Alike, Fred and Ginger, Peach Butter, Shake It Up, All Ashore; BB:
My Cher of Happiness, Rustler's
Rhapsody; IB: Dog and Pony Show,
Witty; SDB: Matador's Cape, Lovable Pink, Going in Circles, Worry
Wart; MDB: Beetlejuice; AR/AB:
Zooboomafoo
Eyes on You; AB: Desert Snow
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Maui
Sunrise
Maui
Man’s
Sunrise
Best
Friend
Desert
Snow
Chad Harris:
AM: JI: Cascade Rain
HM: SPEC: Lakeside Ghost; JI: Artesian Spring, Celestial Emperor, Amethyst's Sister
Tom Johnson:
Snapshot
Wister Medal: Snapshot;
Caparne-Welch Medal: Keeno
AMs: TB: Center Line, Bright
Sunshiny Day, Hollywood Lights;
SDB: Pulsator; AB: Sri Lanka
HMs: TB: Don't Stop Believing,
Fine Romance, Land Down Under, Common Thread, Edge of
Heaven, Girl Gone Wild, Full
Keeno
Disclosure, In the News, Arts and
Crafts, Full of Grace, Beacon of Light, Glimmer of Hope, Team Player; IB: Code of Honor;
SDB: Beckoning, Ping, In Cahoots; AR/AB: Dubai
Keith Keppel:
Dykes Medal: Gypsy Lord
AMs: TB: Tunnel Vision, Revision, Ringtone; MDB: Miniseries
HMs: TB: Cotillion Gown, Shouting Match, Fancy Ideas,
Dancing Days; BB: Art Glass; MDB: Rivulet
Lynda Miller:
HMs: TB: Swoosh; BB: Blueberry Treats; SDB: Bad Boys;
Gypsy
Lord
Philip Remare:
AM: TB: My Lady's Manor
Schreiner:
AM: TB: Grand Canyon Sunset
HMs: TB: Coal Seams, Care to Dance, Urban Cowgirl, Great Smokey Dawn, Mr. Moonlight,
Berry Fulfilling, Downtown Brown, Absolute Star, Boot Scoot Boogie, I Pink I Can, Slew o'
Gold, Who Needs a Prince, Silken Trim, Spirit Rider
Marky Smith:
AM: SDB: Tanzanite
HMs: TB: Visigoth, Vintage Port, Geode; IB: Scrivener; SDB: Bumpkin, Celilo, Cosmonaut,
Quarter Moon
Patrick Spence:
AM: CA: Northwest Sunset
Kevin Vaughn:
AM: LA: Lemon Zest
Jean Witt:
HM: MTB: Little White Tiger
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AITKEN’S SALMON CREEK GARDENS
Naomi DeVincenzo
How does one write an article about an Iris Garden?
This is a question that I’ve asked myself for the past few days. Earlier this week I
was part of a fortunate group of iris lovers that visited six large iris gardens as part of
the “Iris In Wonderland” 2015 National Convention.
I consider myself a novice in the world of irises, having discovered their wonders
a little more than 15 years ago. Being a part of a tour group always expands my
knowledge database from being surrounded by renowned iris growers and hybridizers.
So how does a beginner like me, write about
iris gardens after being graced with the presence of such experienced people? It’s quite intimidating
The Aitkens home is located next to their
many gardens. The landscaping is beautiful
and thoughtful, and an afternoon spent with a
book under one of their trees is not hard to imagine.
Across the way, Barbara and Terry have
several large iris beds that are placed on gentle
slopes edged with dozens of huge conifers and
other large trees. Their gardens are like being
in a valley paradise of irises.
In addition to several beds full of hunRubicon by Carla Lankow in the
dreds of cultivars in all classes, Aitken’s offers
a pleasing stroll through many Siberian iris
Aitken Garden
beds, as well as large Spuria and Louisiana
beds.
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Mount Pleasant Iris Farm
Across the Columbia River, deep in the Columbia River Gorge on the Washington
State side is the steep sloped Mount Pleasant Iris Farm and home of Chad Harris and Dale
Grams. Looking down from the area where we left the bus was like looking onto a river of
irises, although the most important, that was far from all Mount Pleasant Iris Farm had to
offer. A place to rest after patrolling the iris gardens was a deck, which had a spectacular
view on its own, contained a small koi pond, several bonsai trees, a wonderful root or
branch (not sure which) that looked like a preening lion and next to that a large pot of Iris
evansia ‘Nobody’s Child’ (Simpson 1994). Behind the deck was a staircase where Iris pallida variegata topped the stairs. Continuing up the stairs leads you to a grassy area which
allows you a spectacular view of the Columbia River Gorge, “Vista House” and “Rooster
Rock” State Park which is on the Oregon side of the river. Continuing down the grassy
area toward where the buses awaited Weigela were in full bloom with bees making the
round of flowers. When we could drag ourselves away from the view, further down the
path was another natural pond with Iris pseudacorus variegate blooming happily in front
of the pond hiding it from passersby while Iris pseudacorus was full bloom next to the
pond.
The main focus of our visit were the irises. One iris that was a standout to me in
every garden was ‘Bright Sunshinny Day’ (T. Johnson 2010). This bright yellow iris with
red veining was spectacular in every garden I saw it in. ‘Dancing Days’ (Keppel 2013) and
‘Friendly Advice’ (Keppel 2012) were two totally different irises that just drew you
in. The Pfeiffer Seedling 11T-03A, a royal violet over nearly black violet falls stood out for
holding its form and color despite the rain storm the night before. A wide variety of miniature tall bearded irises put on a wonderful show with ‘Sari’s Dance’ (G. Spoon 2008) and
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‘Moose Tracks’ (L. Miller 2015) had huge clumps filled with flowers and more stalks
emerging with promises of a long bloom season. Lucy Burton’s seedling ‘L03-MY-rust’
put on a great show with its multicolored falls and red veins. Another median that took
my heart was ‘Witty’ (2012) an IB from Paul Black with its rich yellow ground and light
chocolate plicata markings.
It was nice to see a wide variety of beardless irises as well as the bearded. The Siberian ‘How Audacious’ (Hollingworth 2009) was spectacular in every garden with its
multihued coloring, but my heart wasstolen by Rita Butler’s SPEC-X seedling ‘More
Raspberries Please’ which produced a huge clump of raspberry colored flower showing
its Iris versicolor heritage. I have never seen my own ‘Forest Haimati’ (means Forest
Water Queen) (Moran 2010) bloom so well as it did at Mount Pleasant. ‘Do The
Math’ (SPEC-X, Copland 2008) was a monster taking most of the end of a row as it
bloomed with dark rich violet blooms contrasting white style arms and yellow signal that
darted white into the dark fall. Chad’s iris laevigatas were wonderful starting with
‘Lakeside Ghost’ (2012) but
the two seedlings 07LAK2 a
dark royal purple, and
07LAK9 a bright blue drew
you to them as you walked
the rows. The Iris setosa ‘All
Stripes’ (Schafer/Sacks 2014)
with its large flowers with a
white ground and red veining and red peppering just
demanded attention.
Mount Pleasant was a
wonderful stop that provided
areas for quiet reflection and
areas demanding attention. I could have spent
hours more in this garden
but that call to the buses was
sounding and it was a hike
up the hill to where they
Judy, Judy, Judy & Judy Judy Judy
stood waiting.
Judy Nunn, Judy Hollingworth,
Judy Schneider & of course Judy Judy Judy
the flower in front at Chad’s
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Schreiner's Garden
Rod Mendenhall
Our bus arrived at Schreiner’s Gardens in the afternoon. The garden was in full bloom
with many companion plants to help show off the iris. The artists were busy painting their favorite garden scenes. There were many other visitors there also. A visit to Schreiner’s is never
a disappointment.
The Schreiner’s are celebrating their 90th anniversary this year. The guest garden contained nearly 500 plants. They also had their 2015
Absolute
introductions and a liberal sprinkling of seedlings.
The sale barn was open and I saw many purchases
Star
by convention participants finding a new home for
all sorts of things plant related.
The Siberians were in full bloom. ‘Do The
Math’ 2008 (Jill Copeland) and ‘How Audacious’
2009 (Hollingsworth) were real stand outs. Tall
bearded ‘Land Down Under’ 2013 (Johnson) was a
good bloomer and an outstanding plant in all the
gardens .‘Absolute Star’ 2013 (Schreiner) was also
a stand out.
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MID AMERICA GARDENS
Jeanette Graham
I started ordering irises in 1992 and I knew from another iris member that Paul Black
and Thomas Johnson had moved from Oklahoma to Salem, Oregon. I’ve been to their garden
twice before this convention. It is unbelievable the growth of plants, addition of plants to the
landscape and hostas. They are recognized as one of the top five nurseries for the Pacific
Northwest.
Thomas has planned the display gardens, planted, weeded and pruned during the winter
months. Recently Thomas bought ten acres of land to use in rotation for the iris beds. This land
has his seedlings and all commercial irises. He uses winter rye for grass cover and lime. He
works the land and plants
his irises, with preemergent in March and
when he plants. He fertilizes twice a year. Thomas said the future of the
irises will have more
combination of colors of
three, four or more.
I asked Thomas
his favorite irises for this
year: ‘Barbara Rider’ T.
Johnson 2015, ‘Catch My
Breath’ T. Johnson 2015,
‘Ink Patterns’ T. Johnson
2007. and ‘Sharp Dressed
Man’ T. Johnson 2010.
My favorites when
I visited were: ‘Don’t
Stop Believing’ T. Johnson 2013, ‘Arts And
Crafts’ T. Johnson 2013,
’Bright Sunshiny Day’ T.
Johnson 2010 and’ Edge
of Heaven’ T. Johnson
2013. It is heaven to see
Mid-America.
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Miller Garden
Carol Richmond
“Eden.” That’s how one visitor described Miller’s Manor to me. Convention visitors
raved on and on about the immaculate iris beds, towering conifers, hosta beds, variegated pink
maple tree (Esk Sunset), varieties of Japanese maples, magnificent white dogwood, kumquats,
and billowing baskets of fuchsias. Miller’s Manor truly is Eden on Earth.
Roger and Lynda Miller, assisted by sons Kent and Nathan, and daughter-in-law Kim,
warmly welcomed all six buses of visitors. Many told me the food at the Miller’s was the best.
Lynda made all the baked goods herself--lots of delicious tea breads, cookies, and muffins. Little kitty Izzie and Silkie terrier Vaniah endeared themselves to everyone they could meet.
Convention beds spanned three areas: Long rows of TBs along the driveway; MTBs and
IBs on the west side of the house; and TBs, BBs, and Siberians
on the east side of the house. Region 13 hybridizers were well
represented: T. Johnson, Schreiner, M. Smith, B. Filardi, L. Miller, L. Lauer, T. Aitken, L. Walker, C. Harris, J. Witt, G. Richardson, R. Butler, J. Ludi, and R. Ernst. Larry Lauer’s clump of
‘Main Street’ caught lots of attention—14 stalks in bloom! Joe
Ghio conducted an impromptu judges training session on Lynda
Miller’s 2015 TB introduction ‘Football Hero’, saying it had “no
faults.” John Painter’s ‘Double Chocolate’ looked good enough
to eat. Hollingsworth’s clump of ‘Swans in Flight’ was simply
stunning. Schreiner’s many TBs competed for biggest and most
beautiful. Ginnie Spoon’s MTB ‘Sari’s Dance’ looked like dancing fairies—so pretty. Seedlings were tucked in here and there,
too. Terry Aitken’s sweet 05-T9A is a white space age TB with
lavender brushed petals. Those who wandered into Lynda Miller’s seedling bed found ground breaking orange space age TBs.
Wow
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Wildwood Gardens
By Denise Stewart
Wildwood Gardens is smaller than the other commercial gardens in the area, but because if it's size, it lends a cozy homestead feel to visitors. Will has clean and orderly iris rows between the house and a lovely old barn. If one had the time to
venture past the barn, you'd find a secret garden with many
varieties of historic irises hiding at the far end. Sadly, due to
the recent loss of Will's lovely wife, Tracy, some of the name
tags in the secret garden have not been updated, or had lost
ones replaced.
Fauxmo Witt’13
New Broken Shoovel Garden
After a few
of the historics
catching the eyes
of many beholders,
Mr. Plotner promises an update
soon, for which we
eagerly await. Who
can blame us with
such beauties
needing their
names!
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Siberian/Species Convention 2015 held in
Portland, OR area May 24th and 25th
Barbara Aitken, Ted Baker & Lorena
Reid check out the siberians
Rita Butler our
editor scores
the Louisianna
paced live auction with over $4,000
raised. The greatest amount of money
bid was for a miniature whale
hand made by Master Bird Carver
Malcom Ho-You purchased by “The
Banker”.
Iris voted favorites for seedlings 'Rubicon'- Carla Lankow, 07-1
SIB- Jim Copeland, 'More
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Three buses traveled to five gardens over
two days while in tandem. There were 160 people
registered some for the dinner only.
The gardens visited were Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm
in Washougal, WA (Chad Harris and Dale
Grams) Next was Aitken’s Salmon Creek Gardens in Vancouver, WA (Terry and Barbara Aitken) Meetings that evening included a
“Hybridizers’ Panel” consisting of John Coble,
Terry Aitken, Marty Schafer and Jan Sacks. Next
was a SIGNA Program “growing species Iris in
the Maritime Pacific Northwest” by Patrick
Spence and a special presentation by Erin Riggs
on her field work with native Pacific Coast irises
and the difference DNA testing makes upon
where different specie iris belong.
Monday we visited the garden of Kevin Vaughn
of Salem, OR, then lunch at Schreiner’s Iris Garden in Salem, OR then Mid America Gardens of
Thomas Johnson and Seabright Garden- Kirk
Hansen
After dinner that evening there included a fast
Jill Copeland with her giant seedling
Raspberries Please'-Rita Butler, and 10K83 Bob Hollingworth
Spec X; ‘Do The Math’- Versilaev Jill Copeland, ‘Forest
Haimatic’- Vericolor by Anita Moran, and ‘Simply Cute’
by Jill Copeland.
Siberian: ‘Swans In Flight’- R Hollingworth, ‘How Audacious’- R Hollingworth, ‘Paprikash’- Schafer/Sacks,
‘Concord Crush’- Bauer/Coble.
Lee Walker & Anna May Miller
John Coble getting
one last shot of
‘Rubicon
Fran Hawk, Norma Lunden
\& Jan Sacks
Lee Walker, Lorena Reid
& Patrick Spence
Dr. Brooks admiring
the flowers
Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB) Irises In
Search of the ‘Little Ones’
by Terry Laurin, TWIKI Photo Manager
As Lewis Carroll’s Alice once pondered in ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’, "What is the
use of a book without pictures or conversations?”
This sentiment now holds true for websites, in particular the AIS Iris Encyclopedia, also
known as the AIS TWIKI or TWIKI. If you have been on the TWIKI you will know that descriptions and photographs are provided for as many iris cultivars as possible. These descriptions have a greater impact if accompanied by a picture. However last year it was determined
that 85% of the MDB cultivars had only one or no picture at all. At this point the Dwarf Iris
Society (DIS) would like to make an appeal for pictures to anyone who grows MDBs…or ‘the
little ones’.
Do you have pictures of MDBs in a photo album, or in an old shoebox, taken when Kodachrome was the medium of the day? Do you have pictures of MDBs taken in your garden
that just sit on a SD card or computer? If you answered ‘yes’ to either of these questions you
should read on.
A list of the MDB cultivars which require pictures has been added to the Ontario Iris Society website, https://sites.google.com/site/ontarioirissociety/, under Miniature Dwarf Iris Picture Project. You don’t have to limit yourself to the irises on the list. If you have any pictures of
MDB irises you can upload them to the TWIKI. Single flower or clump shots are acceptable.
If you have digital photographs you can add them to the AIS TWIKI yourself. Simply
register for a user ID and password and you will be allowed to add pictures. To do this, find the
cultivar and click on the ‘attach’ button. You will be guided through the process. Please ensure
the picture you are uploading matches the description given.
If you have paper photographs and you have a scanner, you can scan them to your
computer as JPGs and upload them to the TWIKI as above.
If you have slides, and you know someone with a slide scanner, you can have them converted to JPGs and added to the TWIKI. According to Janet Smith, AIS Coordinator of Digital
Programs/Slides, try different dpi (dots per inch) settings. “Some slides don't like 600 dpi or
above. Some work better at 300 dpi. If you only want the photo for computer work you can go
lower than 300 dpi. Take one slide and see what it looks like at different settings.”
A word of caution, please do not upload pictures that are not your own without the owner’s permission. This is against TWIKI policy.
If you don’t have the time to upload but want to share your pictures you can send your
JPGs to me via email ([email protected]). If you want a copyright on the picture you can do
this yourself or let me know what copyright you want and I will enter it for you. JPGs should
be 500 to 1000 pixels in size.
Your assistance with this project will go a long way towards raising the profile of MDBs
on the AIS TWIKI. If you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected].
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AIS Region 13 Treasurer’s Report
By Mel Cross - As of 8/26/2015
Expense Items
R13 Newsletter Printing
R13 Newsletter Postage
R13 Officers’ Expenses
R13 JT Chair Expenses
RVP Postage/Pin
RVP Convention Travel
Spring JT Honorarium
Spring JT Other Expense
Fall Speaker Honorarium
Fall Speaker Travel
Medal Engraving
R13 Youth
R13 Website/Promotion
R13 Annual Report/Corp Fee
AIS Memorial Donations
AIS Scholarship Fund
Misc-Refund, paid IEIS affiliation
Annual silent auction gift basket
2015 Nat’l Botique costs of R13
Chase Bank fee (New Checks)
Total Expenses
Budget’14 Actual’14 Budget’15
$1700.00 $1440.64 $1500.00
250.00
335.32
350.00
50.00
38.22
50.00
100.00
74.57
100.00
50.00
35.00
50.00
1200.00
600.00
1200.00
100.00
300.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
700.00
45.00
700.00
75.00
39.02
75.00
100.00
65.00
100.00
75.00
60.00
75.00
150.00
100.00
150.00
30.00
$100.00
500.00
7,474.09
23.95
$5,050.00 $2932.77 $4950.00
Actual’15
$675.00
269.71
62.86
60.00
25.00
$8621.61
(Estimated 2015 income sources - Newsletter-$875. Nat’l Boutique-$3000, Fall Silent auction-$350,
Club Danations-$750 = $4975)
Chase checking balance on 1/1/15
Newsletter subscriptions *
Newsletter advertising-Filardi,Cross,Schreiners
OTIS Donation
Donation
Donation
Donation
Reimbursement Afghan Postage –Booth
Convention redistribution
2015 Nat’l Boutique Proceeds
Fall Silent Auction proceeds
2015 Total Receipts Less 2015 payments
Checking balance on 7/13/15
$2833.66
$1010.00
150.00
300.00
20.36
793.00
10,781.53
$13054.89
$7267.94
2015 newsletter subscription payments by club or Individuals as follows: CCIS $75, GPIS + Terry
Alldritt $220. IEIS $90, KCIS $165, OTIS + Sonia Anderson $125, PCIS $90, TCIS $115, WWIS
$50, YVIS $35m R.D. Kenitzer $5. Janet Mount $5, Judith Roberts $5, Byrdella Geditz $5, Seam
Rinault $5, Gizelle Rayner (4 years) $20.
Footnote - $200 cash for boutique cash box redeposited 5/26/15. Also $20.36 raffle postage.
Glenn P. Hoot
Glenn Hoot, an ophthalmologist and owner of Aberdeen Cataract and Laser Center for 20
years, was found dead in his home on Tuesday morning. He was 58.
Aberdeen Police officers found Hoot in his bed on Tuesday morning after staff at his office reported that he hadn’t shown up for work, said Bob Kegel, Grays Harbor County deputy coroner.
Bill Hoot, Glenn Hoot’s oldest brother, said he didn’t know what the exact cause of death was,
but that he believed it was from natural causes. Hoot, a Texas native, was the youngest of three
brothers.
He established his practice in 1994.
Dolores Cavanah, who owns a six-acre garden in Schafer Meadows near Montesano, knew
Hoot through a mutual passion, and described him as a “brilliant” and “energetic” man. The
two met several years ago when Hoot, a gardener and iris grower, came to Cavanah’s garden
to attend a benefit.
He ended up staying well past the event was over to take photos.
“He’s the only person I’ve ever known in my entire life that has as much interest in gardens
and plants as I do,” Cavanah said, adding that the two had taken trips in the past to gardening
events throughout the region. He was scheduled, she added, to go to an event in Portland this
weekend. “I don’t know anyone else who would want to talk about plants all the way up to
Vancouver, B.C.”
Hoot also had the distinction of being a judge for the American Iris Society, Cavanah added.
A celebration of life for Aberdeen resident Dr. Glenn P. Hoot, who died May 19, was held at
Cavanah Garden in Schafer Meadows. .
Memorial contributions may be made to Montesano Community Education, P.O. Box 462,
Montesano, WA 98563.
Outward Bound
By Will Plotner
A great convention and a great newsletter with lots of people
taking a lot of photos for us. Our thanks to all who sent the hundreds of photos in and my apology's for not being able to include
them all even with the extra pages. I only wish we could have
used more as we seem to have a lot of great photo artists in our
group.
I hope to see many of you at the upcoming Region 13 meeting in Langley B.C. It promises to be a great one with lots of
things in the silent auction.
Will
All My Best
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What is Region 13?
Region 13 of the American Iris Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the education
of the public and the advancement of the genus Iris. Region 13 comprises the area’s of Alaska,
Oregon and Washington, British Columbia and the Yukon and publishes a Newsletter twice
yearly. The Newsletter fee, to defray printing and mailing costs, is $3.00 per year, individual
or family. Send any subscriptions (check payable to AIS Region 13) to the Circulation Chairperson: American Iris Society, Region 13 Will Plotner, Circulation P.O. Box 250, Molalla, OR 97038-0250 Phone 503-829-3102
E-Mail - [email protected]
We invite all residents of Region 13 to join the American Iris Society. Membership includes
four excellent color Bulletins per year, and additional benefits for local societies. The membership rates per year are: $20.00/single, $25.00/joint membership. Send check (payable to
American Iris Society) to Membership Secretary:
Tom Gormley, 205 Catalonia Avenue, P.O. Box 177, DeLeon Springs, FL 32130
Chapter Presidents
British Columbia Iris Society
Ted Baker
185 Furness Road
Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 1Z7
[email protected]
250-653-4430
http://www.bc-iris.org/
Oregon Trail Iris Society
Carol Richmond
2770 Holiday Drive S.,
Salem, OR 97302-5833
[email protected]
503-566-5772
http://www.aisregion13.org/r13a_otis.html
Central Columbia Iris Society
Elm Jensen
20 North Cleveland
Wenatchee, WA 98801-1912
[email protected]
509-667-0519
http://www.aisregion13.org/r13a_cbis.html
Pierce County Iris Society
Dixon Blackmer
32718 78th Ave. E.
Eatonville, WA 98328-8925
[email protected]
253-875-8815
http://www.aisregion13.org/r13a_pcis.html
Greater Portland Iris Society
Chad Harris
P.O. Box 346
Washougal, WA 8671-0346
[email protected]
360-835-1016
www.greaterportlandirissociety.org
Town & Country Iris Society
Beverly Klante
1647 E Kaywood Way
Spokane, WA 99208-9568
[email protected]
509-466-6015
http://www.aisregion13.org/r13a_tcis.html
Inland Empire Isis Society
Steve Schmidt
P.O. Box 10204
S. 14221 Serenity Lane
Spokane, WA 99209-1204
Valleyford, WA 99209-1204
Allison Lynn, Treas
509-389-6889 509-280-1926
[email protected]
http://www.aisregion13.org/r13a_ieis.html
Walla Walla Iris Society
Lucy Floren
4388 Frog Hollow Road
Touchet, WA 99360-9641
[email protected]
509-520-6192
http://www.aisregion13.org/r13a_wwis.html
King County Iris Society
4608 264th Ave NE
Redmond, WA 98053-3012
[email protected]
www.kcis.org
Bob Williamson
(425) 868-2770
Yakima Valley Iris Society
Sharon Paxton
201 N. 101st Avenue
Yakima, WA 98908-8002
[email protected]
503-965-4177
http://www.aisregion13.org/r13a_yvis.html
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