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Pictures from the 2009 IGS Fall membership meeting at Lafayette

The gourd trellis arch welcomes visitors:


Joe Lee (right foreground) and Ron Pressel (right background) explaining their gourd crafting techniques:


Joyce Dankowski (behind counter) selling gourd crafting supplies:


Delaina DeHaven (center, facing camera) showing off her gourd art and crafting:


Sandlady (Helen Thomas) pointing out some gourds she thinks a visitor would be interested in purchasing:


Bob Dillard showing off some of his gourd crafting articles:


Emily Dillard (left) teaching a free make-it, take-it class:


Jayne Hart from Kentucky (center) selling dried gourds:


Visitors looking over some gourds cut open to show the insides just after picking:


Guy Shutt (right) talking with visitors about growing techniques:


Exhibits showing some contorted gourds:


Jesse Glessner (red vest), seed sales chairperson, and Loretta Pressel, ways & means chairperson, showing off a new sweater she is selling:


Overview of the vending area:


Jesse Glessner (left, in red vest) helping visitors purchase seeds:


Alice Pawlowski (left) explaining the workshops available at the IGS State Show in April, 2010:


The auction in action, with Guy Shutt calling:


A visitor watching the Jim Story video:

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