AVSA 60th Annual Convention
May 28 - June 4, 2006   Minneapolis, MN
"Violets Vacation in Minnesota"

Show Winners:

Best African Violet in Show
  Alliance Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA

Second Best African Violet in Show
Lonestar Twilight             Won by: Richard Nicholas from Denton, TX

Third Best African Violet in Show
Tropical Heat Wave    Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA

 Best AVSA Collection (Standard/Species)
Nortex's Snowkist Haven, Optimara Montana II, Marching Band
Won by: Ken Rein from Saint Paul, MN

 Second Best AVSA Collection (Standard/Species)
 Humungous, Rosie Ruffles, Dolores' Chantilly Lace
Won by: Dolores Harrington from Fridley, MN

 Best AVSA Collection (Miniature/Semiminiature)
 Plumberry Glow, Little Pro, Lakeshore Silver
Won by: Beverly Williams from Mississauga, ON

 Second Best AVSA Collection (Miniature/Semiminiature)
 Bud's Lonesome George, Frosted Denim, Optimara Little Crystal
 Won by: Kathy Lahti from Annandale, MN

Best Holtkamp Collection
Optimara Montana II, Optimara Monet, Optimara Yellowstone
Won by: Ken Rein from Saint Paul, MN

 Second Best Holtkamp Collection
Optimara Nebraska, Rhapsodie Clementine, Rhapsodie Ruth
Won by: Terry Klemesrud from Champlin, MN

 Third Best Holtkamp Collection
Optimara Little Azurite, Optimara Rose Quartz, Optimara Little Crystal
Won by: Kathy Lahti from Annandale, MN

 Best Robinson Collection
Rob's Sarsparilla, Rob's Little Butterfly, Rob's Dust Storm
Won by: Judi DuPont from Newark, IL

Second Best Robinson Collection
Rob's Hallucination, Rob's Bed Bug, Rob's Boogie Woogie
Won by: Ruth Bann from Fridley, MN

Best Buckeye Collection
Buckeye Candy Kisses, Buckeye Cherry Topping, Buckeye Gift-wrapped
Won by: Ruth Bann from Fridley, MN

Best Russian Collection
Khomiachok, Ian-Selena, Lubimaia Dochka
Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA

Best Standard
Alliance
Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA

Best Semiminiature Fantasy
Ness' Puppy Prints
Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA

Best Fantasy
Alliance
Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA

Best Standard Fantasy
Alliance
Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA

Best Variegated African Violet in Show
Alliance
Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA

Best Miniature
Pink Dove
Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA

Best Semiminiature
Ness' Puppy Prints

Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA

Best Trailer
Yesterday's Child
Won by: Morgan Simmons from Evanston, IL

Best Species
S.  orbicularis var. purpurea
Won by: Morgan Simmons from Evanston, IL

Best Vintage Violet
The King
Won by: Ken Rein from Saint Paul, MN

Second Best Vintage
Cirelda
Won by: Judy Carter from Broken Arrow, OK

Best Standard Chimera
The Alps
Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA

Best Girl Foliage African Violet
Rebel’s Gingham Elf 
Won by: Ruth Bann from Fridley, MN

Best Gesneriad
Kohleria 'Peridots Kitlope'
Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC

2nd Best Other Gesneriad 
Streptocarpus 'Iced Pink Flamingo'
Won by: Gail Podany from Minnetonka, MN

3rd Best Other Gesneriad
Calcareoboea coccine
Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC

Best Sinningia
'Glory Be'

Won by: Kathy Lahti from Annandale, MN

Best Streptocarpus
'Jaco's Gem'

Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC

Best Variegated Streptocarpus
'Iced Pink Flamingo'

Won by: Gail Podany from Minnetonka, MN

Best Chirita
'clerophylla x linearifolia'
Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC

Best Blooming Chirita
'sclerophylla x linearifolia'
Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC

Best Chirita Grown for Foliage
brassicoides 'Marble Leaf' 
Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC

Best Columnea
'Early Bird'
Won by: Beverly Williams from Mississauga, ON

Best Petrocosmea
petrocosmea rossettifolia
Won by: Linda Golubski from Blue Springs, MO

Best Rhizomatous Gesneriad
Kohleria 'Peridots Kitlope'
Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC

Most Unusual Other Gesneriad
Calcareoboea coccinea
Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC

Best Sinningia Species
S. rupicola
Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC

Horticulture Sweepstakes
83 blue ribbons
Won by: Kathy Lahti from Annandale, MN

Runner-Up to Horticulture Sweepstakes
68 blue ribbons
Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA

 Best Design in Show
"St. Paul Carnival"
Won by: Karyn Cichocki from Lafayette, NJ

Second Best Design in Show
"Sixty Years of Flowers"
Won by: Ruth Goeke from Brenham, TX

Third Best Design in Show
"A Night at the Symphony"
Won by: Paul Kroll from East Aurora, NY

Best Natural Container
"Boundary Waters Canoe Area"
Won by: Karyn Cichocki from Lafayette, NJ

Best Terrarium
"Lake Harriet Band Shell"
Won by: Elmer Godney from Gonzales, LA

Best Dish Garden
"Lake Superior"
 Won by: Elmer Godney from Gonzales, LA

Best Miniature Flower Arrangement
"Sixty Years of Flowers"
Won by: Ruth Goeke from Brenham, TX

Best Underwater Arrangement
"10,000 Lakes"
Won by: Judy Carter from Broken Arrow, OK

Best Minnesota Aquatennial
"Minneapolis Aquatennial"
Won by: Chriss Brenner from East Brunswick, NJ

Second Best Minnesota Aquatennial
"Minneapolis Aquatennial"
Won by: Judy Carter from Broken Arrow, OK

Third Best Minnesota Aquatennial
"Minneapolis Aquatennial"  Won by: Karyn Cichocki from Lafayette, NJ

Design Sweepstakes
9 blue ribbons
Won by: Elmer Godney from Gonzales, LA

Runner-Up to Design Sweepstakes
7 blue ribbons
Won by: Karyn Cichocki from Lafayette, NJ

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