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Thanks to two editors I now have two current
newsletters from two affiliates in the online library.
Spread the word to affiliate editors that If they would
like their newsletters archived in the online library to
send them to robertpries@embarqmail.com. Back
issues would be great also!
—Bob Pries, Encyclopedia Manager, North Carolina
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP
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(All Periodicals Publications Except Requester Publications)
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Irises The Bulletin of the American Iris Society _
10/02/2018
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Quarterly 4 $30.00
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American Iris Society
PO Box 177
DeLeon Springs, FL 32130
American Iris Society
PO Box 177
DeLeon Springs, FL 32130
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Thomas Gormley
386-277-2057
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American Iris Society
PO Box 177
DeLeon Springs, FL 32130
Jane Milliman
390 Hillside Ave
Rochester, NY 14610-9514
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The American Iris Society PO Box 177 DeLeon Springs, FL 32130
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and Notes continues to expand and increase its
readership. This monthly online publication is free
to AIS members, and is full of society reminders
and links to all sorts of Iris information. Contact
Wayne Messer or Bob Pries to subscribe if you
aren’t now receiving News and Notes.
There are far too many people for me to
individually acknowledge in this space. I sincerely
thank the AIS officers, administrative officers,
directors, and all the committee chairpeople for
their service, dedication and friendship. A few
that I have worked closely with deserve special
notice, however. The advice and guidance by
Jim Morris, Jody Nolin, and Andi Rivarola is truly
immeasurable. I could not have done this job
without the help and reminders and dedication of
Michelle Snyder...thank you! Finally, Jeanne Clay
Plank has been a mentor to me for quite a few
years…it was during Jeanne’s term as AIS president
that I was elected to the AIS board, never thinking
then that one day I would succeed the likes of
Jeanne, then Roy Epperson, Judy Keisling, and Jim
Morris. Those four past presidents, along with Bob
Plank, are most responsible for my being where I
am in this organization…it’s all your fault.
Since this is my last letter as AIS president,
let me say that the most gratifying part of being
a member of the American Iris Society has been
the many friends that I’ve met through the years;
whether at home in Lincoln and Region 21, or in
sections (I’ve been a member of all of them and
president of HIPS), or through the AIS Foundation,
or traveling to other regions, visiting gardens and
hybridizers, or going to conventions…iris friends
are the very best!
I will be around, on the board for another three
years, and I will be supporting AIS, of course. I
hope to see many of you at the 2019 convention
in San Ramon in April, and at the 2020 convention
and 100th Anniversary Celebration in Newark and
New York City. Thank you for the honor of serving
as president of this wonderful society.
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Fall 2018 AIS Bulletin 9