Championships -- 1

Cut flowers, grown by amateurs

Mildred Crumpler Memorial Challenge
1. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
2. Sara Laun, Lincoln
3. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln
4. Dan Keil, Decatur

Cosmos, three sprays
1. Pat LaForge, New Holland
2. Anna Stanfield, Lincoln
3. Doug Fink, Lincoln
4. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland

African marigolds, three blooms, no buds
1. Sara Laun, Lincoln
2. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
3. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln
4. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg

French marigolds, three blooms, no buds
1. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
2. Vicki Awe, Elkhart
3. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
4. Pat LaForge, New Holland

Bells of Ireland, three stems
1. Pat LaForge, New Holland
2. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg

Petunias, single or ruffled, three stems
1. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln
2. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
3. Kaye Wessbecher, Lincoln
4. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln

Petunias, double, semi-double, three stems
1. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
2. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
3. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
4. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln

Gaillardia, three blooms
1. Dan Keil, Decatur
2. Anna Stanfield, Lincoln
3. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg
4. Pat LaForge, New Holland

Snapdragons, three stems without branches
1. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
2. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln
3. Doug Fink, Lincoln
4. Dan Keil, Decatur

Balsams, three stems
1. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg

Giant zinnias, over three inches, three blooms
1. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg

Medium zinnias, three blooms
1. Pat LaForge, New Holland
2. Doug Fink, Lincoln
3. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
4. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln

Miniature zinnias, three blooms
1. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
2. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln
3. Pat LaForge, New Holland
4. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln

Dahlia, one bloom
1. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
2. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg
3. Nicole Tripplett, Middletown
4. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta

Salvia, three stems
1. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln
2. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
3. Amber Beshears, Lincoln
4. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg

Chrysanthemum, one bloom or spray
1. Sara Laun, Lincoln
2. Pat LaForge, New Holland
3. Doug Fink, Lincoln
4. Nicole Tripplett, Middletown

Asters, any type, three blooms
1. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
2. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
3. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg
4. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln

Celosia, three plumes
1. Timothy Carter, Lincoln

Cleome, three stems
1. Vicki Awe, Elkhart
2. Pat LaForge, New Holland
3. Stacey Martin, Lincoln
4. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln

Coneflower, three blooms
1. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
2. Karen Bender, Williamsville
3. Vicki White, Lincoln
4. Vicki Awe, Elkhart

Phlox, three stalks
1. Sara Laun, Lincoln
2. Dana Oltmanns, Lincoln
3. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg

Sunflower, any type, one stalk
1. Dana Oltmanns, Lincoln
2. Pat LaForge, New Holland
3. Karen Bender, Williamsville
4. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta

Gloriosa daisy, three blooms
1. Sara Laun, Lincoln
2. Pat LaForge, New Holland
3. Vicki White, Lincoln
4. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln

Specimen lily, one stalk, any variety
1. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg
2. Sara Laun, Lincoln
3. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
4. Dan Keil, Decatur

Hemerocallis (day lily), one stalk
1. Stacey Martin, Lincoln
2. Michelle Eack, Lincoln
3. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
4. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg

Any flower other than listed, one stem
1. Emma Nepolello, Lincoln
2. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
3. Karen Bender, Williamsville
4. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln

"Happy Birthday, Lincoln!"
1. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg
2. Michelle Eack, Lincoln
3. Amanda Baker, Lincoln

"Lincoln Garment Company"
1. Dena Wibben, Atlanta

"Jacob Stuckel's Cigar Store"
1. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg
2. Doug Fink, Lincoln
3. Sara Laun, Lincoln
4. Ruth Ann Hoffert, Middletown

"Railroad"
1. Sara Laun, Lincoln

"Seasons on the Prairie"
1. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg
2. Sara Laun, Lincoln
3. Darlene Crider, Lincoln

"Watermelon Christening"
1. Pat LaForge, New Holland

"Lincoln Railsplitters"
1. Sara Laun, Lincoln
2. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg
3. Dena Wibben, Atlanta

"Lincoln Bible Institute"
1. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg
2. Dena Wibben, Atlanta
3. Pat LaForge, New Holland

"Chautauqua Grounds"
1. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg
2. Amanda Baker, Lincoln
3. Sara Laun, Lincoln
4. Dena Wibben, Atlanta

"Tots and Teens"
1. Elizabeth Carter, Lincoln
2. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
3. Pat LaForge, New Holland
4. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg

"The Tropics"
1. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg
2. Michelle Eack, Lincoln

"Abe Lincoln"
1. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
2. Pat LaForge, New Holland
3. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg
4. Amanda Baker, Lincoln

"Riggs’ Dairy and Drive-In," 17 and under
1. Nicole Tripplett, Middletown
2. Michelle Eack, Lincoln
3. Abby Butler, Lincoln
4. Heather Osborn, Hartsburg

"Madigans’ Yellow Taxi Co.," 17 and under
1. Dena Wibben, Atlanta

White, near white and white blend
1. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
2. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln
3. Dan Keil, Decatur

Light, medium and deep yellow
1. Kaye Wessbecher, Lincoln
2. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
3. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln

Yellow blend
1. Dan Keil, Decatur

Light, medium pink
1. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
2. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln
3. Dan Keil, Decatur

Deep pink
1. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
2. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln

Pink blend
1. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln
2. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
3. Dan Keil, Decatur

Medium red
1. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
2. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln
3. Dan Keil, Decatur

Dark red
1. Dan Keil, Decatur
2. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
3. Kaye Wessbecher, Lincoln

Red blend
1. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln
2. Dan Keil, Decatur

Orange, orange-red, pink, blend
1. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln

Apricot blend
1. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln

Mauve, mauve blend
1. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln
2. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
3. Dan Keil, Decatur

Roses, miniature

White and yellow
1. Dan Keil, Decatur
3. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln

Pink and red
1. Dan Keil, Decatur
3. Dana Oltmanns, Lincoln

Any other color
1. Dan Keil, Decatur
3. Amber Beshears, Lincoln

Shrub rose, climber, any color
1. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
2. Dan Keil, Decatur
3. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln

Floribunda, any color
1. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
2. Dan Keil, Decatur
3. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln

Small plants

Small cactus
1. Pat LaForge, New Holland
2. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
3. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta

African violet, any type
1. Rochelle Parr, Mason City
2. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
3. Stephanie Parr, Mason City

Geranium, blooming
1. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
2. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta

Succulent
1. Pat LaForge, New Holland
2. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
3. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta

Impatiens, blooming, any type
1. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
2. Amber Beshears, Lincoln
3. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta

Flowering plant, not listed
1. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
2. Pat LaForge, New Holland
3. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta
4. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland

Non-blooming specimen plant, not listed
1. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
2. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
3. Pat LaForge, New Holland
4. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta

Hanging plant, blooming
1. Pat LaForge, New Holland
2. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta
3. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg

Championships -- 2

Grand champion gladiolus
Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln

Grand champion cut flower
Jenny Stout, Middletown

Grand champion arrangement of Friday show
Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg

Reserve champion arrangement of Friday show
Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg

Grand champion potted plant
Pat LaForge, New Holland

Reserve champion potted plant
Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg

Steve Gleason Memorial Challenge Class
Sara Laun, Lincoln

Grand champion herb
R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta

Champion herb arrangement
Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg

Champion arranger from Logan County
Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg

Sweepstakes: William Kavelman Memorial Award
Donald G. Lee, Lincoln

Challenge classes

Steve Gleason Memorial Challenge Class
1. Sara Laun, Lincoln
2. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
3. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
4. Dana Oltmanns, Lincoln

Illinois Challenge Class
1. Sara Laun, Lincoln
2. Jenny Stout, Middletown
3. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
4. Dana Oltmanns, Lincoln

Horticulture

Begonia, blooming
1. Pat LaForge, New Holland
2. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
3. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
4. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta

Begonia, tuberous rooted, blooming
1. Amber Beshears, Lincoln

Geranium, blooming
1. Pat LaForge, New Holland
2. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
3. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta
4. Amber Beshears, Lincoln

Fern
1. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg

Non-blooming specimen plant, not listed
1. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta
2. Amber Beshears, Lincoln
3. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
4. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg

Flowering plant of any kind, not listed
1. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
2. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta
3. Pat LaForge, New Holland

Home greenhouse plant
1. Pat LaForge, New Holland
2. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg

Impatiens, blooming
1. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
2. Pat LaForge, New Holland
3. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta

New Guinea impatiens, blooming
1. Pat LaForge, New Holland
2. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
3. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta

Coleus
1. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta
2. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland

Herb, any type
1. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
2. Pat LaForge, New Holland
3. Ruth Ann Hoffert, Middletown
4. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta

Hanging specimen plant
1. Pat LaForge, New Holland
2. Jenny Stout, Middletown

Succulent
1. Pat LaForge, New Holland
2. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
3. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta
1. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta

Cactus, any type
2. Pat LaForge, New Holland
3. Danielle R. Jones, Mount Pulaski

Plant arrangements

"Mrs. Scully's gardens’
1. Pat LaForge, New Holland
2. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
3. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg

"Lincoln Public Library"
1. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg
2. Pat LaForge, New Holland
3. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland

"Lincoln Garden Club"
1. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
2. Pat LaForge, New Holland
3. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta

Gladiolus show

White spike
1. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
2. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln
3. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln

Yellow, orange or salmon spike
1. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
2. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
3. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln

Pink or red spike
1. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln
2. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
3. N. Kenneth Usherwood, Atlanta
4. Amber Beshears, Lincoln

Rose, lavender and purple spike
1. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln
2. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
3. N. Kenneth Usherwood, Atlanta
4. Kaye Wessbecher, Lincoln

Any other color spike
1. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln
2. N. Kenneth Usherwood, Atlanta
3. Kaye Wessbecher, Lincoln
4. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln

Ruffled spike
1. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln
2. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln
3. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
4. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg

Three spikes, any color
1. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln
2. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
3. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln
4. N. Kenneth Usherwood, Atlanta

Lycoris
1. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta
2. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
3. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg

Marigolds, any type
1. Sara Laun, Lincoln
2. Vicki Awe, Elkhart
3. Darlene Crider, Lincoln
4. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg

Zinnias
1. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
2. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
3. Sara Laun, Lincoln
4. Pat LaForge, New Holland

Cockscomb
1. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
2. Timothy Carter, Lincoln
3. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta

Rose, one bloom or spray
1. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
2. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln
3. Kaye Wessbecher, Lincoln
4. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln

Collection of marigolds, assorted varieties
1. Pat LaForge, New Holland
2. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
3. Vicki Awe, Elkhart
4. Kaye Wessbecher, Lincoln

Petunias
1. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
2. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln
3. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
4. Pat LaForge, New Holland

Annual or perennial foliage
1. Amber Beshears, Lincoln
2. Kaye Wessbecher, Lincoln
3. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln
4. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg

Annual not listed in Friday show
1. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
2. Pat LaForge, New Holland
3. Shara M. Lee, Lincoln
4. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland

Perennial not listed in Friday show
1. Jenny Stout, Middletown
2. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
3. Sara Laun, Lincoln
4. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg

Miscellaneous arrangements

"Lincoln Lakes"
1. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg
2. Pat LaForge, New Holland
3. Amber Beshears, Lincoln

"A Flaming B-day Cake"
1. Sara Laun, Lincoln
2. Pat LaForge, New Holland
3. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg

"Alvey Drug Store"
1. Pat LaForge, New Holland
2. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
3. Sara Laun, Lincoln
4. Amber Beshears, Lincoln

"Charter's Jewelry Store"
1. Sara Laun, Lincoln
2. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg

"Coonhound Johnny's Roadhouse"
1. Pat LaForge, New Holland
2. Amber Beshears, Lincoln
3. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg
4. Sara Laun, Lincoln

Herbs

Sage
1. Danielle R. Jones, Mount Pulaski
2. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln
3. Karen Deany, Lincoln
4. Kaye Wessbecher, Lincoln

Basil
1. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln
2. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg
3. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
4. Ruth Ann Hoffert, Middletown

Mint
1. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
2. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln
3. Pat LaForge, New Holland
4. Margaret Blanford, Lincoln

Oregano
1. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln
2. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg
3. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
4. Danielle R. Jones, Mount Pulaski

Lavender
1. Leslie Ross, Warrensburg
2. Dana Oltmanns, Lincoln
3. Donald G. Lee, Lincoln
4. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg

Parsley
1. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg
2. Darlene Crider, Lincoln
3. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln
4. Nathan Runyon, Broadwell

Thyme
1. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg
2. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln
3. Karen Deany, Lincoln
4. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland

Any herb not listed, blooming
1. Darlene Crider, Lincoln
2. Pat LaForge, New Holland
3. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
4. Karen Deany, Lincoln

Any herb not listed, not blooming
1. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln
2. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
3. Melinda Jones, Lincoln
4. Dana Oltmanns, Lincoln

Dried bunch, hanging
1. R. Ann Knuffman, Atlanta
2. Darlene Crider, Lincoln
3. Doug Fink, Lincoln
4. Jenny Stout, Middletown

"Abe Lincoln"
1. Sherrill Blaum, New Holland
2. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg

"Stetson China Company"
1. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg
2. Sara Laun, Lincoln

"Lucas and Farmer Grocery Store"
1. Cindy Gleason, Hartsburg
2. Sara Laun, Lincoln
3. Danielle R. Jones, Mount Pulaski
4. Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln

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