Ames Couple Wins Honors at Gladiolus Show at Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES, IA (09/04/2015)(readMedia)-- Beth and James Romer of Ames won Grand Champion Miniature or Seedling, Reserve Champion Single Spike and Sweepstakes honors in the Gladiolus show judged August 20 at the 2015 Iowa State Fair.

Leroy Orth of Ames won Grand Champion Single Spike and Grand Champion Three Spike, and Andy Tygrett of Atalissa took home Reserve Champion Three Spike honors.

Additional results below:

Single Spike - White, Green, Cream, Yellow

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Leroy Orth, Ames

3) Leroy Orth, Ames

Single Spike - Orange, Salmon

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Beth And James Romer, Ames

3) Leroy Orth, Ames

Single Spike - Pink, L Red

1) Beth And James Romer, Ames

2) Leroy Orth, Ames

3) Leroy Orth, Ames

Single Spike - MD Red, Rose

1) Beth And James Romer, Ames

2) Leroy Orth, Ames

3) Leroy Orth, Ames

Single Spike - Lavender, Violets, Smokies

1) Beth And James Romer, Ames

2) Beth And James Romer, Ames

3) Beth And James Romer, Ames

Single Spike - White

1) Andy Tygrett, Atalissa

Single Spike - Green, PLM Yellow

2) Beth And James Romer, Ames

3) Leroy Orth, Ames

Single Spike - D Yellow, Orange

1) Beth And James Romer, Ames

2) Beth And James Romer, Ames

3) Beth And James Romer, Ames

Single Spike - Salmon, Pink

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Leroy Orth, Ames

3) Beth And James Romer, Ames

Single Spike - Red, Rose

1) Beth And James Romer, Ames

Single Spike - Lavender

1) Beth And James Romer, Ames

2) Beth And James Romer, Ames

3) Beth And James Romer, Ames

Single Spike - Violet, Smokies

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Beth And James Romer, Ames

3) Andy Tygrett, Atalissa

Single Spike - White W/M, Green

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Leroy Orth, Ames

3) Leroy Orth, Ames

Single Spike - P Yellow, L Yellow, MD Yellow

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Beth And James Romer, Ames

3) Beth And James Romer, Ames

Single Spike - PL Orange, MD Orange

1) Beth And James Romer, Ames

2) Beth And James Romer, Ames

Single Spike - LM Salmon, D Salmon, P Pink

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Beth And James Romer, Ames

3) Beth And James Romer, Ames

Single Spike - L Pink

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Beth And James Romer, Ames

3) Beth And James Romer, Ames

Single Spike - M Pink, M Pink W/M, D Pink

1) Andy Tygrett, Atalissa

2) Andy Tygrett, Atalissa

3) Andy Tygrett, Atalissa

Single Spike - L Red

1) Beth And James Romer, Ames

2) Beth And James Romer, Ames

3) Beth And James Romer, Ames

Single Spike - Rose

1) Beth And James Romer, Ames

2) Beth And James Romer, Ames

3) Beth And James Romer, Ames

Single Spike - Lavender

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Beth And James Romer, Ames

3) Beth And James Romer, Ames

Single Spike - D Lavender, Violet, Smokies

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Andy Tygrett, Atalissa

3) Andy Tygrett, Atalissa

Single Spike - White, Green, Yellow

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Leroy Orth, Ames

3) Leroy Orth, Ames

Single Spike - Pink, Red

2) Andy Tygrett, Atalissa

Single Spike - Black Red, Rose

1) Beth And James Romer, Ames

2) Beth And James Romer, Ames

3) Beth And James Romer, Ames

Single Spike - Lavender, Violet, Smokies

1) Beth And James Romer, Ames

2) Beth And James Romer, Ames

3) Beth And James Romer, Ames

Single Spike - Seedling Sizes 100, 200, 300

1) Beth And James Romer, Ames

2) Beth And James Romer, Ames

3) Beth And James Romer, Ames

Single Spike - Seedling Sizes 400, 500

1) Beth And James Romer, Ames

2) Beth And James Romer, Ames

3) Beth And James Romer, Ames

3 Spike - All 200-299, 100-199

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Leroy Orth, Ames

3) Beth And James Romer, Ames

3 Spike - All 300-399

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Leroy Orth, Ames

3) Andy Tygrett, Atalissa

3 Spike - White thru Salmon

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Leroy Orth, Ames

3) Andy Tygrett, Atalissa

3 Spike - Pink thru Smokies

1) Andy Tygrett, Atalissa

2) Beth And James Romer, Ames

3) Andy Tygrett, Atalissa

3 Spike - Design Class - Sunrise Sunset

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Beth And James Romer, Ames

3) Deanna Bahr, Indianola

4) Andy Tygrett, Atalissa

Novice - All Colors Combined (100-200)

1) Rebecca Bond, Waverly

2) Deanna Bahr, Indianola

3) Deanna Bahr, Indianola

Novice - All Colors Combined (400)

1) Rebecca Bond, Waverly

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