Hi everyone,
What a season it's been! With the weigh-offs behind us and the patches put to bed, this is a great time to come together, celebrate what we grew, and start dreaming about next year. It's also the perfect moment to take stock of how things went at our events this year and talk about what we could do even better next season. Your experience and ideas make this club what it is, so please join us for our November Membership Meeting.

When: Sunday, November 8, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. Pacific
Where: Zoom
Join here: https://tenalach-co.zoom.us/j/92699535940
Meeting ID: 926 9953 5940

AGENDA

1. Call meeting to order
2. Minutes on website
   a. Approve August 8, 2026 minutes
3. Committee reports
   a. Treasurer
   b. Secretary
   c. Social media
   d. Outreach: Washington State Fair display pumpkins; Oregon Zoo pumpkins
   e. Newsletter
   f. GPC report
   g. Seed committee: hot seeds for auctions; 
   h. Fundraising / sponsorship: weigh-off signs; Guess the Weight results
4. Old business
   a. Measuring tapes: inventory is out; discuss reorder
   b. Paying judges
   c. Seaside weigh-off
   d. 150-square-foot contest
   e. 25th anniversary
   f. Board transition: replacement for Brian W.'s treasurer or seminar role
5. New business
   a. Letter from Heidi (Kendall to lead)
   b. Bauman's 2026 recap
   c. Terminator 2026 recap
   d. Welcome to our new scale sponsor, Northwest Scale Systems
   e. Seed packing party: Saturday, February 6, 2027, Van Raden Center, Tualatin
   f. Spring seminar: set date and topics
   g. Nominations for board positions due at the February 6 meeting
6. Adjourn

If you have any suggestions for adding to or changing the agenda, please email me. And please review the August 8 minutes on the website before the meeting so we can approve them.

Looking ahead: our next meeting is Saturday, February 6, 2027, right before the seed packing party at the Van Raden Center in Tualatin.

See you on the 8th!

Grow Big or Gourd Home!