Hi everyone, Last Sunday was our quarterly board meeting. Lee Poulsen, whom most of you know or are acquainted with, has agreed to be our secretary. He was formerly treasurer but has a very demanding job that often takes him overseas for extended periods of time and has a wife and a new baby. I'm sure most of you can appreciate what kind of demands life is now making on him. The secretarial position is not very labor intensive and we are very glad he has consented to remain on the board. Thank you Lee. Jennifer Hildebrand, who has been running the Clivia seed and plant purchases as well as our book offers, volunteered to be our new treasurer and was duly voted in at the meeting. Jennifer is just completing her PhD in history and lives in Riverside. You will see an article in our current newsletter from her on the trip she and I made to the Temecula area and the Urginea maritima farm there. Thank you board, and thank you Lee and Jennifer for volunteering to fill these vital positions. Cathy Craig President PBS Maritime zone 9b