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From the Editor: As you may know, I put in my resignation as editor in August to be effective December 31, 2021. Since we will have no more meetings this year, I wanted to take this space to say, "Farewell and best wishes to the new editor". At this time, I do not know who that will be, but I will give assistance in getting them started. My wife, Trudy, and I took over the duties of editing and publishing The Battlefielder in 2015, as then-President John Van Meerbeke was considering the end of the newsletter due to lack of help. I was involved in the idea and formation of the newsletter when it was started by Jim Sheen, who was the Chair of Membership at the time (around 2005?). I had served as a reporter on a regular basis and always enjoyed reading The Battlefielder, so I didn't want to see it go away. Trudy was the true editor as she did the proofreading and artistic creation during the days of using MS Publisher and then emailing a .PDF to the members. When we went to Club Runner, I was not happy with the new format, but I stuck with it and turned out a newsletter for each meeting. Over the years, we've had some great reporters - too numerous to mention - and some guest editors, (Scott Wehler and Alex Hayes) when I was away on vacation. The new format will be on a monthly basis and will resemble the District newsletter. I think it will be a good change and hope that it will be enjoyed by all! Best wishes and Happy Holidays to all, Eric B. Gladhill |
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