Santa Barbara International Show Spring 2005

The orchid society is indebted to Al and Sandy Svoboda, members of our society who ran this year's Santa Barbara International Orchid Show and organized the Cymbidium Society of America Congress. Putting together either one of these events is a tremendous amount of work in and of itself.  Al and Sandy Svoboda deserve recognition for doing beautifully at both events.

OSSB volunteers also came through on the society's display and sales booth.  The OSSB is very grateful to Santa Barbara Orchid Estate for splitting the booth fee with the society. Thanks go to Phil and Angela Watt and all the volunteers who made our sales booth so financially successful. Thanks to Jeff Thompson and Donna Grubisic for the design and construction of our Best Theme of Show display. Many thanks to everyone who lent plants or who helped with the installation, including Gene Haggerty, Carol Rogers, Shirlie and Ed Carter, Santos Ojeda, Elizabeth Ralston, Angela Watt, Don Brown, Randall Umland, Frank Methmann, Norm Wieder, and Jan Unowicz.

Finally, congratulations to those members who installed their own displays; that is an accomplishment in itself!

Congratulations to all the trophy and ribbon winners; trophy winners who are members of our society are marked with a ►.

Best Orchid in Show: Lc. Fiery Treat - Eric Holenda in Santa Maria Orchid Society display

Grand Champ Cym of Show: Cym. Helen Tangcuay - Casa de las Orquideas

Reserve Champ Cym of Show: Cym. Mae West 'Geyserland' - Hatfield Orchids

Design of Distinction: Zuma Canyon Orchids

Most Artisitc Display in Show: Andy's Orchids

Sweepstake Best Display in Show: Ventura Farms

►Best Theme of Show: Orchid Society of Santa Barbara

Best Table Display, Open: The Orchid House

►Best Table Display, Amateur: Phil and Angela Watt

Best Table Display, Society: Coastal Valley Orchid Society

Best Display 100sq.ft. or more, open: Zuma Canyon Orchids

Best Display 100 sq. ft. or more, amateur: Ventura Farms

Best Display 100sq. ft. or more, society: Malibu Orchid Society

Best Display under 100Sq.ft., open: Taean Orchids USA

Best Display under 100sq.ft., amateur: Weegie Caughlan

Best Display under 100 sq. ft., society: Pleurothallid Alliance, San Francisco Branch

Best Display any size: Malibu Orchid Society

Best Educational Display: Floralia Orquidarios Reunidos

Best Species Cym. Potted Plant: Cym. canaliculatum 'Lickity Split' - Cal-Orchid

►Best Vanda Alliance Plant: Angraecum sesquipedale 'Ryan Methmann' - Frank Methmann

►Best Odontoglossum: Oda. Karl Siegler 'Norris Powell' - Orchids of Los Osos

►Best Other Oncidinae: Onc. hyphaematicum 'African Bee' - Bill Robson

Best Lycaste Alliance: Lyc. ( Chita x Shoalhaven) 'Pulchritudinous' - Cal Orchid

►Best Misc. Genera: Masd. veithiana 'Tres Piernas' - Joshua Davis

Best Other Orchid Specimen: Ansellia africana 'John Hope Franklin' - Cal Orchid

►Trophy for Outstanding Service to the Show: Sandra Svoboda

Our members received the following ribbons and awards in various classes:

OSSB Display: 3 blues, 6 reds, 6 yellows, and 1 Honorable Mention

Bill Robson's Display: 4 blues, 2 reds, 2 yellows, plus BM/CSA and HCC/AOS for Cym Fatal Beauty

Dick Swain's Display: 1 blue and 1 yellow ribbon (the latter for the display)

Al and Sandy Svoboda's Display: 1 blue, 2 reds and 1 yellow

TJ Bloominger's Display: 2 blues

Josh Davis and Bryan Davis's Display: 3 blues, 2 reds and 2 Honorable Mentions

Orchids of Los Osos: 2 blues, 1 red and 1 Honorable Mention

Members Phil and Angela Watt, Julianne Lewis, Loretta Berlin and Josh Davis also participated in the various classes of the corsage competition, earning 4 reds, 4 yellows, and 2 Honorable Mentions