DIXFIELD – The Dixfield Historical Society’s Exhibition Hall brightened with the colors of the fifth annual Festival of Flowers Show on Aug. 19.

Show judges, the Rev. Glendon and Marjorie Gammon of Peru, made the following awards by category:

Bouquet of flowers: first, Connie Libby, Dixfield; second, Sally Carey, Rumford; third, Charlotte Collins, Dixfield; honorable mention, Edith Liberty, Rumford.

Bouquet of cut garden flowers: first, Katie Manzer, Peru; second, Cindy Manzer, Peru; third, Connie Libby, Dixfield; honorable mention, Charlotte Collins, Dixfield.

House plant: first, Sally Carey, Rumford; second, Pat Heuring, Dixfield; third, Althea Fish, Dixfield.

Container garden: first, Edith Liberty, Rumford; second, Dexter Frost, Dixfield; third, Edith Liberty, Rumford; honorable mention, Edith Liberty, Rumford.

Flowers in a mug or teacup: first, Sally Carey, Rumford; second, Althea Fish, Dixfield.

Dried flower arrangement: first, Althea Fish, Dixfield.

Miniature bouquet under four inches high: first, Sally Carey, Rumford; second, Charlotte Collins, Dixfield; third, Donna Towle, Dixfield; honorable mention, Althea Fish, Dixfield.

Single flower in a bud vase: first, Edith Liberty, Rumford; second, Sally Carey, Rumford; third, Katie Manzer, Peru; honorable mention, Althea Fish, Dixfield.

All class competition: first, Katie Manzer, Peru; second, Sally Carey, Rumford; third, Sally Carey, Rumford; honorable mention, Edith Liberty, Rumford.

Best of show award: Connie Libby, Dixfield.

People’s choice award: Katie Manzer, Peru.

The August 2008 Festival of Flowers Show will be held at the Dixfield Historical Society in conjunction with the Dixfield Outdoor Market.