MBOS - Note from the President

Ramblings from our President

The 1999 Northwest Flower and Garden Show was a huge success and our participation with Northwest Orchid Society made it one of the best so far. Jim Grant will try to attend our March meeting and give us some preliminary figures regarding sales and attendance.

By April, all the figures should be tallied and Jim will give us the final figures at our April meeting, which, by the way, will be held one week earlier since some of us will be away at the World Orchid Congress^[1] in Vancouver, B.C. So mark your calendar for April 20, 7:30 pm at WSU Mt. Vernon

Our best wishes go to Bonnie Christensen who had back surgery on February 5. Our best wishes also go to Dr. Carl Withner who was too ill to attend the NW Flower and Garden Show judging session.

I wish to thank Mike Williams and Sandy Faulkner for the fine display for MBOS; Rick Oosterwyk for providing the moss and John and Felicia Marshall for helping with the plant tags and arranging our display, and thanks to all who brought or sent plants for our display

Special Thanks go to the following members who served shifts in sales, accounting and or Orchid Hotel: Sandy Faulkner, Bellinda and Rick Oosterwyk, John and Felicia Marshall, Cathy and Matt Hernkind, Frank Thompson and Willis Coombs. Special Thanks to Abigail Chang and Michael Pearson for their active roles in the show and judging and to Jim Grant, Show Chairman^[2].

Mike Williams has agreed to be our show chairman next year.

Arlis Martin received a big ribbon for "Best Phalaenopsis or Doritaenopsis" for her Phal Buddha Tribute

Frank Thompson
(President, Mt. Baker Orchid Society)

*Editors notes: (1) The correct title is the "World Orchid Conference." (2) Mike Williams will the Mt. Baker Show chairman for 2000.

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