Thank you for attending the 2011 Fall Meeting!

It was so nice to see everyone and have a good and productive meeting in such a nice venue. The Snohomish County Volunteers building is well-lit, spacious and comfortable with good amenities. Thank you again to Marcia Buckner and Joe Wardlaw for arranging for us to be able to use it.

James Arsulich retired from the Board of Directors this year. Up for re-election were Kristen Shilley and Jenni Grey. Also running for board this year were Woody Hoopes and Rod Hodel. After the votes were counted, Rod, Jenni and Kristen were elected to the Board for 2012 and Woody Hoopes will serve as the Alternate.

Member Cinda McSherry allowed herself to be cajoled into doing the Newsletter for 2012. Please consider submitting material for the Newsletter, as the Association membership is always interested in reading about what other members are up to! Contact information for Cinda will be available on the web site soon.

Some of the business we attended to included setting dates for the 2012 WDHMA activities. Most of these have not yet been added to the Events Calendar but will be shortly.

• The first Extravaganza Show Committee meeting is set for Saturday, January 14th, 10AM; location still to be decided.
• The 2012 Spring Meeting will be Saturday, March 3rd; Board meeting at 10AM, General meeting at 11AM, location still to be decided.
• The Hands-On Clinic will take place on either the 5th or 12th of May, location still to be decided, but we have a couple of venues in mind.
• The Wagon Train will roll June 20-24. Be there or be square!
• We must not have trashed their place too badly last year because dear Chuck and Virginia Tripp of Duvall have yet again generously agreed to host our summer Picnic and Auction. It will be July 14th.
• The Evergreen Fair has invited us back again so the Extravaganza is set for August 27, 28 and 29. Buzz Larson is coming back for Round 2 and will be the Show Chair again, with generous assitance from all the folks who helped make it go last year.