Photos from SCI's 2004 Convention in Kansas City Miss Beer Stein 2004 Nancy Helmstadter Der Gemütlichkeit Award Fred Ellis and Les Whitham In the Stein Sales Room Dick Strom Jack Heimann Service Award Rich Cress Das Münchner Kindl Nora McClintock Raising Funds for Prosit Pat Jahn Beatrix Adler holds two plaques from V&B Wallerfangen as thanks from Les Paul David Harr, speechless? SCI's newest Master Steinologist Jim and Rita Hackmiller German Night Off to tea Robyn Mertz Clarence Riley, Speaker Colored Lithophanes Randy Faerber Examining a lithophane SCI's 2005 Convention Long Beach, CA Renaissance Long Beach Hotel July 6 - 9 Hosted by Erste Gruppe Chapter of SCI At left, John Mann accepts the SCI banner on behalf of Erste Gruppe, host chapter for the 2005 convention All photos by John Mertz, SCI's Photographer and Historian