Nominations for Service Awards and Hybridizer Award Requested
It is time once again to be thinking of who you want to nominate for the Regional Distinguished Service Award and/or the Regional Hybridizer’s Award for 2024. As your Regional…
Long time irisarian Monty Bilberry passed away
Monty John Bilberry, a beloved resident of White Rock, NM, passed away on June 25, 2024, at the age of 73. Born on October 10, 1950, in Portales, NM, Monty…
2024 Santa Fe Show at the DeVargas Mall
The 2024 SFIS Iris Show was held at the De Vargas Mall in Santa Fe on May 18.The artistic design competition for SFIS is entitled “The Wonderful World of Disney”. …
2024 AAIS Show on Mother’s Day
The 2024 AAIS Iris Show was held in Abuquerque on May 12,Mother's Day.AAIS had an artistic section at their show entitled “Animated Iris”. They have 6 design classes that could…
2024 MVIS Show at the Mesilla Valley Mall
The 2024 MVIS Iris Show was held at the Mesilla Valley Mall in Las Cruces. The Mesilla Valley Iris Society has an Annual AIS sponsored show each year in mid-late April…
2024 AIS National Convention
2024 AIS/Japanese National Iris ConventionJune 26-29 Portland, OR2024 convention website2024 Convention Co-Chair: Chad HarrisPO Box 346, Washougal, WA 98671-0346e-mail: chadharris@prodigy.net2024 Convention Co-Chair: John LudiPO Box 956, Sandy, OR 97055-0956e-mail: kludi@juno.comHotel: Holiday Inn…
Long time irisarian Phil Doonan passed away
It is with a heavy heart that we share with you the very sad news of the death of our friend and fellow Irisarian, Phil Doonan. Phil has been a…