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NEW 2008 REBLOOMING CHECKLIST AVAILABLE
The 2008 RIS Checklist is
dedicated to Lloyd Zurbrigg and Rosalie Figge. Their years of
dedication to the promotion of reblooming irises has kept so many of us
dreaming and working for better irises with more dependable rebloom.
Order this 222 page printed
checklist:
for $19.00 including postage ($33.00 Overseas) -- or --
for $16.00 ($21.00 Overseas) order the CD in RTF and Excel format.
Make check payable to Reblooming
Iris Society (RIS) and mail request to:
Charlie Brown
3114 S. FM 131
Denison, TX 75020-0724
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There is a saying: "Bloom
where you are planted"
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Some members
of RIS not only bloom where they are planted, they consistently Rebloom
also.
In this short article, we feature a few of the RIS members for their
work and support of the Reblooming Iris Society.
To the Left is Rosalie
Yerkes Figge (photographed in 2000 at the Awards Banquet in Dallas,
Texas. Rosalie served as President of RIS 1996 - 1999, Editor of
RIS 1978 - 1983, received the Distinguished Service Award in 2000, and
many other achievements I know not about. |
The following information was
retrieved from the Spring 2003, Volume 6, p 13 of The Reblooming Iris Recorder,
article entitled "A History of the Iris" with contribution by John
Weiler, a past president of RIS.
Before organization of the
Reblooming Iris Society, there was a group of people dedicated to research,
breeding, and improvement of reblooming irises. It was headed by Edwin
Rundlett of Staten Island, New York who served as editor-in-chief of a
publication, The Reblooming Reporter, issued twice a year beginning with issue
No. 1 in January, 1962. Although no officers were indicated, Edwin
Rundlett as editor-in-chief had additional editorial staff including G. Percy
Brown*, David J. Flesh*, William G. McGarvey*, Elizabeth Reneau, and Raymond G.
Smith*. This arrangement remained through No. 11, February, 1967.
Rosalie Figge
in York, PA - 2001 |
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Rosalie Figge
in Falls Church, VA - 2003 |
Beginning with issue No. 12,
August, 1967, the publication remains in the same format, but it is now produced
by The Reblooming Iris Society (RIS) with a list of elected officers.
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president of the society was Dr. Lloyd Zurbrigg.
The editor is still
listed as Edwin Rundlett and these officers remained the same through
issue No. 18, September, 1970.
To the Right is a picture
of Dr. Lloyd Zurbrigg when in the St. Louis, Missouri area.
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For issues No. 19, 20, Spring and
Fall of 1971, the president was Robert P. Hubley and Edwin Rundlett remained the
editor. Then the name of the publication changed to The Reblooming Iris
Recorder. Its issue No. 1 is dated April, 1972. Wynnaline
Stinson is listed as the president and Lloyd Zurbrigg as the editor of the Recorder.
Those offices remained the same through issue No. 7, May, 1974.
RIS
Presidents (*
known to be deceased)
Lloyd Zurbrigg* 1967-1970
Robert P. Hubley* 1971
Wynnaline Stinson 1972-1973
Charles Applegate 1974
Richard E. Gibson* 1975-1977
Lloyd Zurbrigg 1977-1981
James L. Ennenga 1981-1984
Virginia (Matthews) Keyser 1984-1987
John Weiler 1987-1991
Howard Brookins* 1991-1993
John Weiler 1993-1996
Rosalie Yerkes Figge* 1996-1999
Charlie Brown 1999-2002
Clarence E. Mahan 2002-2005
Barbara Aitken 2005-2008
Ken Roberts 2008-
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RIS Editors
Edwin Rundlett* 1962-1971
Rosalie Yerkes Figge* 1978-1983
No Editor 1984-1986 & 1987
Clarence E. Mahan & Marian Schmuhl as
Guest Editors 1986 combined with The Medianite
Mike Lowe 1987-1993
Mike & Nina Moller 1993-1996
Mike & Shelley Moller 1996 (one issue)
Kathy Guest 1996-1997 & 1999
Ginny Spoon 1997-1998
Lana & Steve Barotta 2000 (one issue)
Seanne Perry 2000-2002
Robin Shadlow 2002-2007
Carol Buchheim 2007 -
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