Dahlia growers to descend on area for annual show
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August 28, 2024
General Chairman of the Dahlia Show and local grower Dick Westfall teaching a class on judging dahlia’s. Westfall said the show will feature some of the best dahlia cultivators in the country. (Photo submitted)

Dahlia growers to descend on area for annual show

By Kyle Meddles 

This Labor Day weekend, an exhibition of some of the most talented green thumbs in the area will bring vibrant colors to the usual camouflage of the National Guard’s Armory.

“These are the best growers, or some of the best in the country,” said General Chairman of the Dahlia Show Dick Westfall....

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Above are a sampling of Journal-Tribune newspaper clippings from the days surrounding the 1976 worker uprising at Goodyear. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)
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Pictured above is footage from city cameras of the truck that McPherson shot out of on Sept. 14, 2024. (File photo)
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