Pacific
Southwest District
of the American Rose Society
Southern California,
Southern Nevada,
Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas
Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas
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Southwest District
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Celebrate "Rose Country 2001", and our heritage as the largest rose growing area in the United States. We welcome you to Bakersfield for the 2001 Pacific Southwest District Convention and Rose Show. The DoubleTree Hotel will be our convention headquarters from Thursday May 3 to Sunday May 6, 2001 and is located just off Highway 99 at Rosedale Highway. The Grand Ballroom is the site of the Rose Show on Friday, May 4 and the departure point for the 2 educational tours.
Thursday evening will feature a welcome party with a no host bar at the hotel’s pool.
Friday morning will be the rose show in the Grand Ballroom with exhibits being accepted at 6 A.M. In the afternoon, there will be the meetings for the Judges, Consulting Rosarians and the Presidents Council. The evening finds us at the reception, again poolside.
Saturday will start with the 2 educational tours and finish the evening with our Awards Banquet with special guest speaker Phil Edmund of Edmunds Roses in Oregon.
Sunday morning will be the District breakfast and the Annual Business meeting in the ballroom.
Register early and plan to join us for a relaxed fun filled weekend and spectacular Rose Show.
Send your completed registration form along with your check payable to PSWD Convention to Kay Grant, Registrar; 22531 Camp Drive Tehachapi Ca 93561-8236 by April 2, 2001
Make your hotel reservations directly with the DoubleTree Hotel at (661) 323-7111. Be sure to ask for the "rose convention" rates. Free ground transportation from the airport is available by contacting the hotel. Meadows Field is accessible from most major airports.
Hotel rates are $80.00 single/double per night plus tax.
Thursday, May 3, 2001
4-9 PM Registration in the Foyer
6-8 PM Hospitality party – Program Cheryl Hume, Historian Lake Ming Room (No Host Bar)
Friday, May 4, 2001
5:00 AM Rose Show supplies available.
6:00 AM Rose Show Entries received – San Joaquin/Kern River Ballroom
7:30 AM-6 PM Registration in the Foyer
8:00 AM Judges Breakfast and Instructions – Dining Room
9:00 AM Clerks Meeting – Pre-Function – San Joaquin Ballroom
9:00 AM Rose Show entries CLOSE
9:30 AM Judging of Rose Show begins
Noon Lunch on your own
Noon to 4:30 PM Rose Show open to the public San Joaquin Ballroom/Kern River Ballroom
1:30 PM Consulting Rosarians meeting, Bob Martin Jr., Chairman Buena Vista Ballroom
2:30 PM Hort. Judges / Arrangement Judges meeting, Frank &
Cherrie Grasso, Hort. Judges Chairmen and Kreg Hill, Arrangement
Judges Chairman
Buena Vista Ballroom
4:00-4:30 PM Presentation of Local Awards
4:30-5:30 PM Presidents Council Meeting, Steve Jones, District Director Buena Vista Ballroom
6-8:00 PM Reception – Patio Poolside (No Host Bar)
8:00 PM Dinner on your own Bon Appetit
Saturday, May 5, 2001
7:30-9:00 AM Registration in Foyer
8:30 AM EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS
Mourning Cloak Botanical Gardens, Tehachapi Lobby Parking Lot (Return at 3:00 PM):
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Wasco Rose Fields Lobby Parking Lot (Return at 3:00 PM)
8:30 AM-3:00 PM Rose Show open to public
4:00 – 5:30 PM Registration in Foyer
6:00 PM Banquet Pre-Function No Host Cocktail Bar in San Joaquin Ballroom
7:00 PM Awards Banquet in DOUBLETREE Ballroom. Presentation of Queen, Mini Queen, Dowager Queen and District Awards
Sunday, May 6, 2001
8:30 – 9:00 AM Registration in Foyer
9:00 AM Brunch in Buena Vista Ballroom
10:AM District Meeting, Steve Jones, District Director Buena Vista Ballroom
The first educational tour is to Bear Creek Production Company (J & P) in Wasco. There we will be shown the steps in producing a rose, from the hybridization to the budding, to harvesting and packaging. This promises to be very interesting and educational.
Lunch will follow the tour, and then on to our second surprise location.
The second educational tour is to Mourning Cloak Botanical Garden and Ranch in Tehachapi. This is a beautiful 32-acre area in the Tehachapi Mountains, with many native plant and trees and over 2000 roses around the property and in the rose garden. There is a Carriage Barn with many nicely restored horse drawn carriages. The garden area encompasses several microclimates and should be in full bloom by the first of May. Lunch will be in the gardens and on the return trip we will be treated to a visit at the home of Gehard and Mary Schmidt in the Lake Ming area. Their rose garden, home to many Old Garden Roses, Shrubs and Hybrid Teas is a beautiful example of our local gardens.
Because space is limited on both tours, sign up early to avoid missing two unusual tours. (Transportation and lunch is provided on both tours).
For those not inclined to tour, there are several in town spots for your browsing. The Kern County Museum is a walking tour of Victorian homes, shops of early Kern County and oil field equipment. Or if that is not to your liking, downtown boasts many fine antique shops and the Buck Owens "Crystal Palace Museum".
Name: ______________________________________________ Name: ______________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________ Phone: ___________________Fax: _______________________
City: _______________________________________________ State:____________________ Zip +4: ____________________
Home Society: ________________________________________ Email Address: _______________________________________
Do you plan to EXHIBIT in Horticulture? Y _____ N _____ (If so, a schedule will be sent with your confirmation).
Do you plan to EXHIBIT in Arrangements? Y _____ N _____
Do you require refrigeration for your flowers? Y _____ N _____
If you wish to CLERK, contact Jane Sill, 2833 Rio Linda Street, Bakersfield, CA 93305 661-321-9230
If you wish to be a HORTICULTURE JUDGE, contact Cherrie & Frank Grasso, 2235 Tierra Verde Road, Vista, CA 92084 760-727-2436 email RoseWizz@aol.com
If you wish to be an ARRANGEMENT JUDGE, contact Kreg B. Hill, P. O. Box 6408, Albuquerque, NM 87197-6408 505-345-1344 email: kreg@kreghill.com
Registration forms must be postmarked by April 2, 2001 to qualify for the early registration fee of $35.00.
Advance registrations will be acknowledged and confirmed by mail. Exhibitor’s numbers will be included in the acknowledgement. Late registrations will receive exhibitor’s numbers at Registration on Thursday, May 3, 2001. Event tickets and convention material will be available at the registration desk. Please mail your registrations early to avoid Late Registration Penalty.
Cancellation Policy: Advance registration fees will be refunded if written request is postmarked by April 2, 2001. No tour refunds after this date. Refunds will be made by mail after the convention.
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| Registration prior to April 2, 2001 | ____ x | $35 | |
| Registration after April 2, 2001 | ____ x | $50 | |
| Thursday, May 3, 2001 | |||
| Thursday night welcome party | ____ x | $ N/C | |
| Friday, May 4, 2001 | |||
| Friday night Reception | ____ x | $5 | |
| Saturday, May 5, 2001 | |||
| (Due to time constraints, please choose from one tour or the other. Length of tours will not allow you to do both). | |||
| Tour to Mourning Cloak Botanical Ranch (includes lunch) and the Schmidts Garden | ____ x | $25 | |
| Tour to Jackson & Perkins Wasco Facility (includes lunch) and a surprise location | ____ x | $25 | |
| Awards Banquet & No-Host Bar @ 7 PM (please choose your entrée from the list below) | |||
| Beef | ____ x | $35 | |
| Chicken | ____ x | $35 | |
| Vegetarian | ____ x | $35 | |
| Sunday, May 6, 2001 | |||
| PSWD Breakfast Buffet and Meeting @ 9 AM | ____ x | $17 | |
| TOTAL ENCLOSED | $ | ||
Please make checks payable to KCRS-PSWD Convention Committee and mail to:
Kay Grant, Registrar, 22531 Camp Drive, Tehachapi, CA 93561-8236