Category: News Items
Rocky Mtn. Region Winners Selected
The winners of the Woodsy Owl poster contest have been selected for the Rocky Mountain Region. They will go on to compete at the national level for each grade (1-5) and for the grand prize, which is a trip to Washington, DC. Special thanks to our judges, Mark Landeen, Julie Lewis, and Mary Holley, and […]
Utah Woodsy Owl Poster Contest Winners Chosen
On January 26, representatives of the Utah Associated Garden Clubs gathered in the Garden Center to choose the winners of this year’s Woodsy Owl poster contest. It is Woodsy Owl’s 50th birthday, and the posters are intended to help spread his message: “Lend a Hand, Care for the Land.” In spite of the difficult pandemic […]
Rocky Mtn. Region Poster Winners Chosen
The winners in the Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl poster contest have been chosen for the Rocky Mountain Region. Their posters will go on to compete at the national level. The following Utah students’ posters were selected as the winning entries: Milly Aboda, 1st grade. Seneca Kenwood, 2nd grade. Ada Holt, 3rd grade. Lucy Adair, 4th grade. […]
Garden Center Events Cancelled for 2020
The Utah Iris Society has cancelled their meetings for March and April because of the coronavirus pandemic. We assume that all other garden club events for the next few weeks have also been cancelled or postponed. We hope that the situation will improve and that we’ll be able to return to our normal schedules soon. […]
High School Essay Contest Winner Chosen
This year’s Utah winner is Anais Barrientos of Brigham City, sponsored by the Spade and Hope Garden Club. She will go on to compete at the National level for a $1,000 college scholarship. Here is her essay: Waste and Natural Habitats As the demand for land and resources continues to rise, our ability to supply […]
Poster Contest Winners Chosen
At the Winter Board Meeting of the UAGC today, winners were selected in the Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl poster contest, which is open to elementary school students in the 1st through 5th grades. The posters must contain an image of Smokey Bear with the motto “Only You Can Prevent Wildfires,” or Woodsy Owl with the motto […]
2019 Smokey Bear Poster Contest Winners Chosen
The Utah Associated Garden Clubs have chosen the winning entries in this year’s Smokey Bear poster contest. Because it is the 75th anniversary of Smokey Bear, all of the entries were required to depict Smokey this year (usually the children have a choice of drawing Smokey Bear or Woodsy Owl). The contest is open to […]
Iris Society Member Passes Away
Don Petersen Nebeker passed away of causes incident to age January 22, 2019—a week short of his 99th birthday. He lived long, loved much, and traveled far. He was a graduate of West High, (SLC, UT) and the University of Utah. He served in WWII as a bombsight technician in Seething, England with the 448th Bomb Group. After […]