People at the 2005 AGGS convention: Carolyn Ripps and Mike Horton, Gussie Farrice, and Others

Carolyn Ripps and Mike Horton provided a lot of help on the convention plant sale.  Mike mastered the cranky credit-card machine, enabling buyers to spend more than they intended.  This picture was taken on board the sternwheeler.

The picture below was taken earlier in the day.

In the foreground, with Carolyn and Mike, is Gussie Farrice, also a plant-sale stalwart, and one of the [at that time] new stewards of the Seed Fund.

Behind them is Harriette Poss, of the San Francisco gesneriad club.  In the background are Ben Paternoster and Marilyn Allen.

Both pictures were taken on the Columbia Gorge trip, July 9, 2005.