Region 13

News

Spring 2009 -
Past Issues of The Arkla Daylily may now be seen on this web site. Click on the issue as listed for a full color screen copy complete with all the photos.  Other issues will be added as the webmaster's time allows.

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Top Stories - Fall 2008

Hemerocallis 'King Kahuna' by Clarence Crochet  wins the 2008 Lenington All American Award.   Since 1970, The Lenington All-American Award is given annually to the daylily voted the best performer over a wide geographic area.  AHS Awards & Honors page

2008 Emma Middlebrooks Award won by seedling from Tim Tassin of St. Amant, LA.

New Club in Northeast Arkansas.
Gail Rasberry has formed of a new daylily club in NE Arkansas. Her contact information may be found on the Contact Page of this site.  Check it out!

News of the 2008 Regional Meeting

• RVP re-elected and with new titles.
  Joe Goudeau was nominated and elected as Regional Vice President in May 2008 at the Region 13 Business meeting.  On or about July 1, 2008 AHS changed the title of RVP to Regional President. 
  ---Joe added Newsletter Editor to his task list. He is now the contact and editor for all articles and contributions to the Regional newsletter, The Arkla Daylily.
• Appointments at Regional officer level.
  Joe also made the following appointments to his officer team:
  --Earlene Garber has accepted the appointment as Regional Parliamentarian.
  --David Wilson of Sun, LA has accepted the appointment as Regional Archivist.
• Regional newsletter to change. At the request of  Joe Goudeau,  Regional President & Editor; a motion was presented by Ken Begnaud, RPD at the May 2008 Regional Business meeting . The motion was voted, passed and it means the Region 13 newsletter may now be published as a summer color printed issue while other issues during a year may be an editor self-produced, in black and white.  Financial concerns were sited as the reason for this action.

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AHS awards Nick Walker the 2010 Christine Erin Stamile Youth Award 

• Nick Walker, (r)  and his dad, Leo Walker, 2006

• From Joe Goudeau, RP: 
  "I would like to congratulate our very own Nicholas Walker a member of the Ark – La - Tex Study Club. He was the recipient of the 2010 Christine Erin Stamile Award. I am afforded the opportunity to visit with him anytime I attend an Ark-La-Tex meeting and I can assure you Nicholas is one special young man. "

  "The Christine Erin Stamile Youth Award was initiated in 1996 by Grace and Patrick Stamile to honor the memory of their daughter Christine. Applicants must be current youth members and must have held AHS membership for at least two consecutive calendar years prior to receiving the award. The winner is awarded a life membership in the AHS."
  
  "Join with me in congratulating Nicholas for this prestigious award."        JG

  
  
  
• Click here for More on Regional Service Award

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Additional News & Resources

• 2008 Changes to Regional By Laws.
  According to the minutes of the Regional business meeting, "Kevin Walek, AHS President, stated  that each region must be incorporated in order to comply with 501(c) IRS requirements.  AHS will provided a standard set of by laws and will incorporate all the Regions by year end."  Discussion ensued. According to the minutes of the business meeting, "the by-laws will be published in the Regional newsletter."

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