A blue-ribbon winner from last year’s flower show. PHILLIPS — The Annual Phillips Old Home Days Flower Show will be staged once again at the Phillips Public Library in the Paul G. Whittemore Building on Main Street.

The show itself will be open to the public on Friday, Aug. 20, following judging until 5 p.m. Judging begins at 10 and usually takes a couple of hours. The show will also be open for public viewing on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Those wishing to enter the show may choose from number of categories in both design and horticulture. Because space is limited, entrants are requested to adhere to the rule that only one design may be entered per class. Additionally, each design entry must fit within a 15” x 15” space on the display table. Consultants also encourage each entrant to carefully follow the requirements set forth in the schedule below to ensure

appropriate placement of the entry.

All entries must be registered with the committee on Thursday, Aug. 19, between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Entries should be removed by close of show on Saturday between 3 and 4 p.m.

Classes for this year’s show follow the Old Home Days theme, Good Times, Good Friends, Good... There are five design classes for adults and two for youth. There are also five classes for the display of horticultural excellence. The schedule follows.

Class A: Good Memories — designer has free choice of container and materials; design not to exceed 12” in width; height unlimited.

Class B: Good Work — an arrangement featuring a tool used in an occupation, such as a hammer, pencil and pad, telephone.

Class C: Good Sports — an arrangement featuring any kind of miniature sports equipment, such as a football, baseball, or sports insignia.

Class D: Good Gravy! — a kitchen arrangement designed in a container used in the kitchen with matching utensil, such as a spoon, fork, cookie cutter.

Class E: Good and Wild — wild flowers with rocks and/or weathered wood.

For children ages 9 to 13, the class is called Good Food. Arrangements in this class must feature one or more fruit and/or vegetable.

Children 4 to 8 may enter Good Gardening with a dish garden not larger than 10 inches round or square.

Good Growing is the place to show off horticulture. An entrant may submit one specimen per class. The specimen must have been grown by the exhibitor. Classes are available for annuals, perennials, roses, houseplants and vegetables. In the vegetable class, exhibitors may present one single vegetable specimen or a collection of 2 or more varieties. White oval trays, 11”X8”, will be provided by the committee for displaying the produce.

Watch for copies of the schedule in local businesses. Questions about the show may be directed to Dorothy Haggan, 639-4255.