The weekend of September 19th-20th, the Lane County Dahlia Society held its 46th Annual Dahlia Show. This year our venue moved to the Wheeler Pavillion at the Lane Events Center. This space proved to be a wonderful place to hold a show.
The room was full of beautiful dahlia blooms. It was literally a sea of color and our many visitors were awe-struck!
The top prize winners:
Best (1) Double Bloom Narrows Tricia Eleanor Shantz
Best (1) Disc Bloom 09-Seedling Wayne Lobaugh
Best (3) Double Bloom Narrows Tricia Eleanor Shantz
Best (3) Disc Bloom 07-Lo Blush Wayne Lobaugh
Best Basket Don C, Linda Harris, Eleanor Shantz
& Chimicum Troy
Best Design Arrangement Westward Ho Gordon Jackman
Largest Blue Ribbon Westward Ho Gordon Jackman
Smallest Blue Ribbon Glenplace Paulette Woodward
Sweepstakes
Advanced Amateur Wayne Lobaugh 406 Points
Amateur Tiffany Boatwright 156 Points
Novice Linnea McIntosh 183 Points
Basket Eleanor Shantz 36 Points
Design (Tie) Margaret Kennedy & Georgia Zahar
Special Entry Awards
Best (1) Bloom Flower of the Year Ray Sturman
ADS Seedling Bench Kelsey Sunshine Wayne Lobaugh
People's Choice Greendor Jerry Rasmussen
Dick Canning Memorial Emily C Ron Clack
To all of the dahlia lovers who I spoke with at our September dahlia show, this is a must-see meeting to attend.Our veteran members will demonstrate how to dig your dahlia clumps and divide them so you'll have tubers for next spring.
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