2011 Winkies Images

Herm Bieber's Pictures

These were all taken with my minizoom camera with magnification up to 48X, and mostly no flash. I was generally at least 25 feet from the subject in order to get truly candid shots.

The Convention

• 2011 Winkies Pictures By Herm Bieber
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  Winkieland Entrance

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  The Beautiful Pacific Coast

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  Photogenic Storm Damage

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  The Arrival

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  In Front of Cottage

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  Waiting to Register

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  Arranging the Cupcakes

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  Hollister Oz Cookies

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  Welcome Winkies 2011!

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  Dig Those Shoes

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  Giant Oz Game Board

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  Giant Oz Game Board

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  Enjoying Root Beer Floats

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  The Swap Table

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  Walking Down to Dinner

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  Open the Mess!

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  Assembling in Fred Farr Forum

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  Friday Night Welcome

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  Prof Knowitall Prepares to Lecture

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  Pigeon Mail?

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  Some of Denslow's Work

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  Denslow Envelope

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  Consultation

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  Show and Tell

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  A Neill Original

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  Saturday Breakfast

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  Costume Party, Sat, AM

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  Witch?

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  Visit by the Pope?

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  A Sea Fairy

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  Transgendered Dorothy

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  The Motley Crew

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  Reviewing Quiz Answers

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  The Ever Present Photog

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  Let the Auction Begin!

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  45, Looking for 50!

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  Saturday Night Cake

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  Oz Comic Seminar

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  Relaxation, Post Dinner Party

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  Packing Up to Go Home

The Musical

• 2011 Winkies Pictures By Herm Bieber
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  The Audience

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  Eager Anticipation

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  The Stars

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  Sing Along!

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  Minimalist Costumes

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  Scarecrow

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  Tin Man

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  Cowardly Lion

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  Field Mice

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  Guardian of the Gate

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  Flying Monkey

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  Ozzy Shoes and Socks

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  Finale

People

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  Laura Gjovaag

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  Shirley Echols

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  Edith Hollister and Susan Hall

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  Peter Hanff

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  Laura Gjovaag growling

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  Peter Hanff enjoying Root Beer

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  Michael Riley

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  Gita Morena

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  Joe Cascone

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  Scott Cummings

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  Rex Ling

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  David Maxine

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  David Maxine

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  Michael Riley

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  Freddy Fogarty

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  Rick Wiegand

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  John Bell

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  Hal Koontz

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  Robert Baum

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  Robin Hess and Judy Bieber

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  Robin Hess

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  Eric Shanower

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  Lary Abramson

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  Lynn Beltz

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  Joel Harris

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  Carrie Hedges

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  Carolyn Goodman and Katie Fleming

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  Steve Schlegel

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  Dick Rutter

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  Joanne Rutter

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  Lee Speth

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  Stan Sieler

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  Susan Hall

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  Rick Wiegand and Anthony Tringali

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  ARRRR!

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  Janet Hollister

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  Tim Tucker

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  Shirley Echols

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  Jared Davis

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  Charlie Hollister

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  Larry Hollister

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  Glenn Ingersoll

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  Eric Shanower

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  Liz Spencer

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  Tommy Kovac

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  Aaron Almanza

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  Lary Abramson

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  Prof Nowitall

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  Robin Olderman

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  Karyl Carlson

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  Robin Olderman

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  Francis Blair

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  Anna Wyatt

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  Hal Koontz

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  Bill Thompson and Michael Riley

Laura Gjovaag's Pictures

• 2011 Winkies Pictures By Laura Gjovaag
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  The Treasure Hunt...

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  ...started off...

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  ...immediately...

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  ...with lots of coins...

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  ...hanging around...

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  ...the Forum courtyard.

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  Setting up...

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  ...Cupcakes!

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  The final display

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  The Swap Table, new this year.

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  Famous Oz Cookies

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  Yum...

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  ...mmmmm

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  What *is* that little digging creature?

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  Flying Flamonkeys!

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  The Gigantic Game of Oz

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  It really is big...

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  ...can't you tell?

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  ...Ok, here's someone...

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  ...to show you...

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  ...just how big...

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  ...this game board...

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  ...really is!

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  The Saturday Night Cake

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  The Winkie Newsletter Posted...

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  ...And set down

Peter Hanff's Pictures

Friday Night

• 2011 Winkies Pictures By Peter Hanff
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  Margaret Koontz

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  Richard Carpenter, Bob Baum, Joel Harris

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  Angelica and Richard Carpenter, Bob Baum, Joel Harris

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  Lynn Beltz, Madeline and Robyn Knutson

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  Kyle Kushin and his family

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  Rick Wiegand, John Ebinger, Bill Edmonds, John Bell, Scott Cummings, Michael Riley, Kevin Thomas

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  Cindy Ragni and Bill Thompson chat in foreground with Glenn Ingersoll and Lary Abramson to Bill's left

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  Karyl Carlson in yellow sits behind Jared Davis and Sam Milazzo with Don Reynolds to his left

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  Kirk Kushin conducts Session Four on Friday night

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  Fans of Kirk Kushin!

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  Kirk Kushin

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  Anthony Tringali and Aaron Almanza

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  Kyle Kushin and his mother

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  Friday evening party

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  After-hours socializing

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  Freddy freezes the frame

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  Betsy and Lynn Beltz chat with David Maxine in Afterglow

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  Betsy and Lynn Beltz, David Maxine, and Lee Speth

Saturday Morning

• 2011 Winkies Pictures By Peter Hanff
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  Strolling toward breakfast the morning after the night before

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  Where's the coffee?

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  Ron Maas and Mike Penick from Washington, D.C.

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  Michael Riley thinking about his coffee

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  Anthony Tringali thinks about his coffee, as Bill Thompson plunges into his breakfast

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  Judy Bieber, Lary Abramson, and Herm B‪ieber

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  Judy Bieber

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  Lary Abramson

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  Herm Bieber

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  Judy Bieber's Oz-themed tie-dyed shirt

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  Susan Johnson

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  Lynn Beltz

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  Betsy Beltz

The Masquerade

• 2011 Winkies Pictures By Peter Hanff
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  Saturday morning's Oz Masquerade

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  Robert Hollister, Larry Hollister, Charlie Hollister, Mykel Rankin, Sam Milazzo

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  Judy Bieber chats with Michael Riley, Scott Cummings and Randy Hercey contemplate the costumes, as John Bell rests in the background

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  Pat Wyatt in raincoat!

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  Scott Cummings, Randy Hercey, and Jay Blair

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  Patricia Wyatt

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  J. L. Bell

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  Winkie Newsletter supplement covers Friday's program

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  Fredorothy?

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  Roberta Ling now from Austin, Texas

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  Katie Fleming

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  Gary Smith from Williamstown, Massachusetts

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  Kirk Kushin

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  The Kushins

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  Mykel Rankin

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  Pirates of Oz!

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  Pirates of Oz

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  Gita Morena in black jacket

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  The newest Koontz held by his father, Steven

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  The Knutsons

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  Tim Tucker in tan and gray, with Rick Wiegand

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  Gita Morena and Parker Linekin

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  Gita and Parker

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  Xander and his magic umbrella

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  Gary Smith and Diane Steele

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  Caroline Goodman

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  Sam Milazzo prepares to capture motion, as Aaron Almanza hovers in background

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  The piratical Kevin Thomas

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  Robyn Rhodes Knutson

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  Dana and Madeline Knutson

More Saturday Events

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  The giant Wonderful Game of Oz

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  Anna Wyatt prepares her display

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  Caroline Spector chats with Shirley Echols

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  Finishing the Saturday morning quizzes in Afterglow living room

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  Dan Harper, Greg Beda, Richard Green, Gary Smith (all at center)

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  Rick Wiegand

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  Stan Sieler at left of table; Jared Davis at right

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  Bill Edmonds listens to quiz answers

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  Sam Milazzo awaits the show and tell

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  Ah-h-h yes! The morning after the night before (Lary Abramson, Steve Schlegel, and Debbie Pietrobono)

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  Eric Shanower with silver scales

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  Assembling for the Show and Tell Program

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  Liz Spencer, Gita Morena, Parker Linekin

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  Eric readies for Quiz End and Show and Tell Beginning

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  Frances Blair and Bob Baum at center

Show and Tell

• 2011 Winkies Pictures By Peter Hanff
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  Mike Penick shows some of his puppets

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  Bill Thompson shows an antique scrapbook he discovered

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  A Denslow rarity was tucked into the scrapbook

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  A Christmas Tree Ornament, a gift of Jerry Maren (who was indeed a member of the 1939 Lollypop Guild!)

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  Printing block and poster for the hand puppets displayed by Mike Penick

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  An Oz-themed bracelet from the World's Fair of 1933-34

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  Poster and the printing plate from which it was made

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  Robin Hess shows off a treasure

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  The box, revealing Dorothy in sepia tones, opens to show the colorful land of Oz and artifacts therein

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  David Maxine shows off a very rare Scarecrow character doll

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  Eric Shanower recently acquired an original drawing by John R. Neill

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  Aaron Almanza hands a Wheeler to Jared Davis

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  Jared Davis begins to show his hand-crafted Oz characters (all to the same scale)

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  Mike Penick, Greg Beda, Anthony Tringali examine Sam Milazzo's Show-and-Tell item

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  Stan Sieler shows his copy of Cyclone on the Prairies, the new book from the Book Club of California

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  Cindy Ragni

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  Joe Cascone with camera snaps a picture of Peter Hanff and his camera!

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  David Haines and Greg Beda

Lunch and Auction

• 2011 Winkies Pictures By Peter Hanff
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  Lunch in the Crocker Dining Hall on Saturday

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  Veronica Maund

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  Herm Bieber, Michael Riley, Liz Spencer

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  Freddy Fogarty

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  David Haines and Joe Cascone offer their CDs

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  Tommy Kovac

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  Susan Johnson and Carrie Hedges setting up to monitor Winkie Auction

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  Nautical decor in Kiln, courtesy Margaret Koontz

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  Auction Items Inspected

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  Flamingos including the Wicked Witch of the West and the Winged Monkeys!

Saturday Evening Dinner

• 2011 Winkies Pictures By Peter Hanff
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  The Winkie Convention Cake

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  Saturday Dinner in Seascape Dining Room

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  Bob Baum and his cousin Gita Morena applaud the day's prize winners

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  Edith Hollister at the Hollister Table

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  Margaret Koontz and Her Newest Grandchild

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  Kirk Kushin, front and center

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  Kim Ryan and Frances Blair

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  Steve Schlegel and Debbie Pietrobono (from Sylmar, California)

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  Pat Wyatt in foreground

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  Randy Hercey, Scott Cummings, Tim Tucker

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  Joel Harris in black shirt

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  Tim Tucker at right

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  Poet Glenn Ingersoll

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  Anthony See and Tommy Kirk at center

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  David Maxine makes announcements

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Saturday Evening

• 2011 Winkies Pictures By Peter Hanff
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  Assembling for the Saturday evening program

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  Bill Edmonds and Rick Wiegand

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  Anna Wyatt

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  Dick and Joanne Rutter at center

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  Richard Paul Smyers from Indiana

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  Gary Smith from Williamstown

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  Ruth Bieber-Stanley and Veronica Maund

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  Ruth and Veronica

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  Rebecca Klein and Liz Spencer

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  Karyl Carlson, Eric Gjovaag, and Travis Black await the Saturday program

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  The stage is set!

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  Previews of coming attractions

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  Angelica and Caroline

The Show

• 2011 Winkies Pictures By Peter Hanff
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  David Haines and Joe Cascone settle in for a delightful evening of performance

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  Sam Milazzo

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  Hollisters in Foreground: Edith Has Won the Winkie Award!!

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  Edith and Charlie Hollister

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  Anthony See and Tommy Kovac

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  Caroline Spector

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  Angelica Carpenter

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  David Haines and Joe Cascone Prepare to Take a Bow

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  Biebers in the audience

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  Herm Bieber and Robin Olderman

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Sunday Morning

• 2011 Winkies Pictures By Peter Hanff
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Larry Hollister's Pictures

• 2011 Winkies Pictures By Larry Hollister
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Rex and Roberta Ling's Pictures

• 2011 Winkies Pictures By Rex and Roberta Ling
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Jared Davis' Pictures

• 2011 Winkies Pictures By Jared Davis
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