Newsletter History
Our newsletters, first published in 1994 by co-founder Charlie Hall, started as single-page, monthly flyers. They grew over the years through the efforts of Charlie and subsequent editors Charlie Vervalin, Dennis and Karen Atkinson, and Char Smith into 24-page, award-winning, snail-mailed, bi-monthly publications.
For cost and other considerations, our newsletters evolved into full-color, snail-mailed, bi-monthly postcards in 2015 by Char Smith, followed by Bob Lord in 2017. Our cards were specifically designed for easy posting on refrigerators across the land.
Our postcards continued until 2020, when the global pandemic hit the world, and our twice-monthly, Event News email blast took over the duty of keeping members informed about our events. Bob Lord produced our email communication from 2017 through 2022, when Bill Leake took over.
Examples
Our publications are a terrific record of our history over time. Click the thumbnails below to enjoy examples from across the years.
10th and 20th-Anniversary articles.
April, 2004 10th Anniversary Article by Charlie Hall
April, 2014 20th Anniversary Article
by Jane Turnis
The Flyer That Started It All!
March, 1994 by Charlie Hall
(Note the original name)
Our First Real Newsletter
April 20, 1994 by Charlie Hall
(Note the name change)
June 1994 by Charlie Hall
(Note the spiffy logo)
Sept 2001 by Charlie Vervalin
Mar 2003 by Charlie Vervalin
Jan 2011 by Char Smith
(Note the spiffier logo)
Jul/Aug 2012 by Char Smith
May/June 2015 by Char Smith
(Our final newsletter)
Jul/Aug 2015 by Char Smith
(Our first postcard)
Sep/Oct 2015 by Char Smith
Sept 2017 by Bob Lord
Mar/Apr 2020 by Bob Lord
(Our final postcard)