The January meeting was held at The Bug Farm – High Prairie Farms, 35 Mark Drive in San Rafael. There were 10 members who attended the meeting: June, Ariel, Paul, Karlton, Jim, Sarah, Kathy and Joe, Dennis and Wendy. There were 4 guests who attended: Albert Mui, Janet Bandy, Chris Crowell and Timothy Lee. Both Timothy and Chris decided to join CBS, so they are now both official members of CBS as of this meeting. It was great to have such a strong turn out at this meeting. We really appreciate the attendance of all our guests and welcome our new members Timothy Lee and Chris Crowell!!!

Jim and Sarah Atchison gave us a great tour of their facility and we all left with a lot of new innovative ideas about tank decoration, airline and water plumbing design and trying to figure out how we could incorporate a few angel fish into our existing betta flora and fauna???? It was clear that High Prarie Farms is destined for good things. Thank You Jim and Sarah – it was wonderful to see your Bug and Fish Farm.

Also, there is going to be a special sale at High Prarie Farms on Saturday March 29^th – don’t forget to stop by (now that you’ve been there before) and get the fish or bug you’ve been wanting at a special sale price.

Our CBS website is hosted by VRX. It is owned and maintained by Richard Sexton. He’s a Canadian and it’s something he does for fish clubs at no charge. Jim Atchison knew the story and shared it with us at the meeting. He suggested sending a "Thank You" card and a check for $50 to $100 to Richard after our Convention (based on our profits) as a way of thanking him for hosting our web site.

The 2003 Show schedule:

• The Killi Club West Coast Weekend is going to be held at Centennial Hall in Hayward on April 26 and 27.

• The CBS International Show is scheduled for July 26 and 27^th (Saturday and Sunday). Set up will be on Friday July 25^th.

• Joe and Kathy agreed to arrange for Speakers at the convention.

• June mentioned she is working with the San Ramon Marriott as a possible convention location.

• Joe and Dennis agreed to work together to create some promotional material for the convention. If we created a half page flyer, Jim Atchison agreed to include it with all his shipped items to help advertise the convention.

The Treasurer’s Report:

• June reported there was no change in the treasury from last month. The club has a total of $2,096. in the CBS Treasury.
• June is still following up on two bounced checks which she hopes to resolve shortly.

Established Future Meeting Dates and Suggestions for future CBS meeting locations:

• March 22^nd – the Fenestra Winery
• April 26-27^th – Participation in the West Coast Weekend will be our meeting
• May - Need location – Tour of a Fish Distributor – need suggestions on who and where.
• June – IBC Convention - June 19-22 in Richmond Virginia
• June 28^th – need meeting location - should focus on planning our CBS Show
• July 25-27^th - CBS International Show
• August 26^th – Capital Aquarium Tour and BBQ at Dennis and Wendy’s House

E-Mail Inquiries to the CBS Website will be handled by the following members during the year:

Jan-Feb: June

Mar-Apr: Carol Noble

May-June: Christina

July-Aug: Kathy and Joe

Sept-Oct: Sarah

Nov-Dec: Wendy and Dennis

CBS Club Minutes were taken on 2/22/03 and then edited and submitted for publication on 3-13—03 by Kathy Cooper.