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2008 Officers
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Regional
Vice President
Debra
Strauss
2213
Hereford
Midland,
TX 79707
432-697-6340
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Debbie's
first memory of irises was 35 years ago. One morning on my way out the
door to school there were six sky blue flags waving in the flower bed
around a peach tree. From then on they have been incorporated into her
heart. "Life is so full of wondrous and breathtaking things, but my
favorite two are my family and my irises." She hase been an
Iris Judge for 20 years and loved every one of them. "Every year I
get to add new friends, (iris and people) into my life. I introduce
everyone I know to the excitement and beauty of the iris. I have
encouraged many children to love nature, especially plants and the
iris." |
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Assistant
RVP
Jim
Landers
710
N. 11th
Temple,
TX 76501
254-773-5017
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Jim has been interested
in irises for about twenty years. He is a member of iris clubs in
Austin, Belton, and Waco, and the AIS, and several sections of the AIS.
He does the Yearbook for the Austin and Belton clubs, and has been
editor of the Austin Newsletter for twelve years, and editor for the
Region 17 Newsletter for eight years. He enjoys playing in the yard and
has about one hundred Tall Bearded varieties and about fifty Louisiana
varieties, and a few Spurias. Jim enjoys entering and attending shows,
and attending the national conventions. |
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Secretary
Dell
Perry
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Born in
Connecticut
, she discovered Iris when she was 7-8 years old. I was riding by bike
when I saw flashes of color in a creek bed that turned out to be Iris,
discarded by the lady in the nearby house. They were so beautiful. I dug
them up, took them home, planted them in a small bed I dug, and was
amazed that they didn’t die! I forgot all about them after we moved to
Dallas
, until my sister gave me RED RULER as a Birthday present.about 15 years
ago. That cultivar rekindled the love affair that grew from one to 50,
then to 150, and now to over 700 different cultivars. She
is a member of the American Iris Society,
the Fort Worth Iris Society, the Spuria Iris Society, the Iris Society
of Dallas, where she is currently Presdent, and Secretary of AIS Region
17. She is also an
Apprentice Iris Judge, hopeful of becoming a full judge soon. |
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Treasurer
Ramona
Howard
3604
43rd Street
Lubbock,
TX 79413
806-792-1878
rhoward3604@sbcglobal.net
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Ramona has been a member of the
South Plains Iris Society since 1964 and of AIS since 1966. She is
a Master judge and has gone to nearly every convention since 1981.
She has served Region 17 as Judges Training Chairman, Secretary, Editor
of the newsletter, RVP and is currently Treasurer. Ramona has served SPIS
as every officer and chairperson! She enjoy's judging and giving
Judges Training schools throughout the country as well as tutoring new
people on their way to becoming judges. |
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Immediate
Past RVP
Dana
Brown
Rt.
3, Box 118-H
Lubbock,
TX 79403
806-746-6002
DanaBrown@sbcglobal.net |
Dana fell in love
with irises while pulling weeds in a neighbors' iris patch to earn
spending money as a teenager. After planting her first named iris in
1987 she and her husband Vernon quickly grew from 7 iris to over 1800
and recently they launched a small commercial garden. She has
served as President, VP, Secretary, and various Committee Chairs in her
local society and as Judges' Training Chairman prior to becoming RVP for
Region 17. She enjoys Judging and giving Judges Training Schools
and Programs to societies around the country. |
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Judges'
Training Chairman
Gordon
Green
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Youth
Chairperson
Dawn
Boyer
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As
a little girl in rural eastern Nebraska, her grandmother and great
grandmother would take her to the visit her cousins, the famous Sass
brothers gardens. Since they were avid gardeners and loved iris so
much,she just kept bringing home varieties not realizing that the Sass
Brothers were famous. She thought iris were pretty and loved
the different colors and combinations. When she moved to Texas,
she brought all the different varieties with her, not realizing she
should have written down their names. So when she joined the NPIS,
she had to start over with new varieties before entering iris shows. She
also did not realize what an historical treasure she had, and
unfortunately dug up a lot of them to make room for others. "To
this day, I have never seen a flower that is as versatile, intriguing,
hardy and lovely as an iris." |
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Membership
Chairperson
Billie
Corbell
1605
N. Fairfield
Amarillo,
TX 79107
806-383-1440
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Historian
Jim
Landers
710
N. 11th
Temple,
TX 76501
254-773-5017
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Jim has been interested
in irises for about twenty years. He is a member of iris clubs in
Austin, Belton, and Waco, and the AIS, and several sections of the AIS.
He does the Yearbook for the Austin and Belton clubs, and has been
editor of the Austin Newsletter for twelve years, and editor for the
Region 17 Newsletter for eight years. He enjoys playing in the yard and
has about one hundred Tall Bearded varieties and about fifty Louisiana
varieties, and a few Spurias. Jim enjoys entering and attending shows,
and attending the national conventions. |
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Newsletter
Editor
Jim
Landers
710
N. 11th
Temple,
TX 76501
254-773-5017
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Jim has been interested in
irises for about twenty years. He is a member of iris clubs in Austin,
Belton, and Waco, and the AIS, and several sections of the AIS. He does
the Yearbook for the Austin and Belton clubs, and has been editor of the
Austin Newsletter for twelve years, and editor for the Region 17
Newsletter for eight years. He enjoys playing in the yard and has about
one hundred Tall Bearded varieties and about fifty Louisiana varieties,
and a few Spurias. Jim enjoys entering and attending shows, and
attending the national conventions. |



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