First, I must apologize to Julie Mayhew. At the Board retreat mentioned in last month's newsletter, I neglected to thank her for being the facilitator. Her contribution to this effort was invaluable and the Board appreciates it greatly.

At the October Board meeting, we voted to change the by-laws slightly. In the first sentence of Section IV. A, it states, "The Association shall be governed by its membership and, between meetings thereof, by a board of directors consisting of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and five other board members." We propose to change the last part to read, "and up to five other board members." We feel this is necessary because in an association of this size, it is often difficult to maintain the full compliment of board members. At the next general meeting we will ask for a vote on this change.

Our annual "Marion Craig Humanists of Utah Essay Contest" materials have been finalized and will be in the mail during the last week of October. Each year we have made a few changes in hopes of garnering more participation by high school students. I feel confident that this year we will have more involvement, as has been the case each year so far.

--Bob Lane