Bulletin Board
THE SIGN—IT'S MAGIC!
The Magic Valley Iris Society is a small club in south
central Idaho. Founded in 1950, it was spawned from local
iris growers that desired to feature their beloved irises
in a dedicated yearly show. Prior to that, the Twin Falls
Gardening Club had a section in their flower show for
irises but that wasn’t enough for local iris lovers, so the
club was formed in September of that year.
Magic Valley Iris Society sign detail
We have been questioned many times about our
club logo on Facebook. The sign was created in 1993 by a
combined effort of two long-time former members of the
club. The stained glass portion of the sign was made by
Bonnie Henson and the framework and stand were made
by Albert Toberer, both cherished and loved members of
the club. Their donation of the sign and their support of
the club will not be forgotten.
— Steve Sayers, The Magic Valley Iris Society
2018 ARIL TREK
The Mesilla Valley Iris Society (MVIS) and Aril
Society International (ASI) will host an Aril Trek in Las
Cruces, New Mexico, April 6–7, 2018. We will convene
on the evening of Friday, April 6 at the historic Hotel
Encanto de Las Cruces, which is offering us luxury hotel
accommodations at economy hotel rates for the Aril
Trek. After the evening registration, there will be a social
hour and we will play Aril Bingo. We shall retire early in
preparation for a full day of garden tours and an evening
banquet on Saturday, April 7. Noted Aril hybridizer Pete
McGrath has agreed to be our Keynote Speaker.
MVIS has scheduled Aril Trek 2018 to coincide
with the expected peak bloom of Arilbred irises in our
area. The garden tour will visit four member gardens,
each with plantings of 100–200 Aril and Arilbred iris.
Several Arilbred hybridizers have contributed recent
introductions for these gardens. A light breakfast
and lunch will be served in the gardens. The tour will
conclude with an Arilbred judges’ training in the last
garden.
Sunday, April 8, will be a travel day, conveniently
scheduled for continuing to the AIS/SLI 2018 Convention
April 9–14 in New Orleans, LA.
We look forward to sharing the joy of our gardens
with friends from the American Iris Society. For
information and Aril Trek registration contact Dell
Perry, 800 Purcell Dr, Plano, TX 75025 (972-816-3418 or
seandelirises@yahoo.com).
Registration form also available at: arilsociety.org/
docs/events/ARIL-TREK-2018-Registration-form.pdf
Below are instructions for obtaining Certificates of
Insurance when required by the venue where an event
is being held. Please be aware I DO NOT obtain the
certificates of insurance for the local clubs, etc. It is the
responsibility of the club, etc. hosting the event to obtain
the necessary Certificate of Insurance.
To obtain a Certificate of Insurance go to www.irises.org.
Click on the Member Services link and then click on AIS
Insurance and you will be taken to the page that has the
instructions for obtaining the necessary Certificate. The
form can either be downloaded and faxed to the number
Insurance
Wilson Garden - Spring 2017
shown or it can be completed electronically and sent
via email. There is a statement that says “Is Certificate
Holder requested to be named as an additional insured?”
If you only need to show proof of insurance, circle No. If
the venue needs to be named as an additional insured,
circle Yes. As always, if there are any problems associated
with obtaining the needed Certificate, or if you have any
questions in general regarding insurance, please contact
me at either 928-282-5867, or sammygiz@aol.com.
—Michelle Snyder, Insurance Chair
Winter 2018 AIS Bulletin 9