President’s Message November – December 2021
As President of the FOHBC, I would like to take this opportunity to address some comments that continue to be communicated to me. READ MORE
FOHBC President’s Message January 2021
So after my last column in the November-December issue of Bottles and Extras, I was kind of hoping for a deluge of great suggestions from our fellow members but sad to say I only received one single solitary email and [...]
FOHBC President’s Message – November 2020
In my inaugural issue of Bottles and Extras, I promised a State of the Union Address in the next issue and so here is what I believe faces us as a hobby and a group. Read More
FOHBC President’s Message
Autumn always seems to be the busiest time of year for me.This is true in all aspects of life, including the bottle hobby, as many clubs host a fall bottle show. READ FULL MESSAGE
President’s Message (July – August 2018)
It’s hard to believe that this will be my last President’s message for the FOHBC in Bottles and Extras. My, has time flown by. Six years as President and thirty-six issues of Bottles and Extras with me standing on a soap [...]
President’s Message (May – June 2018)
Sometimes I wonder where and what younger people are doing these days as far as interests? What do they do with their time, how much does it cost and what is the experience? Younger people being defined as anybody younger [...]
President’s Message (January – February 2018)
It is 27 November and I am sitting in my studio on a Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday. I am grateful and in the spirit. You see, today is the day I start playing traditional Christmas music here in the [...]
President’s Message (November – December 2017)
We hope you like this issue of Bottles and Extras which is dedicated to our recent 2017 Springfield National. You will find within, an excellent comprehensive Springfield article by Jim Bender, one of our co-chairs. We decided to pair the Springfield article [...]
President’s Message (September – October 2017)
Elizabeth, my granddaughter Isabella and I just returned from the FOHBC 2017 Springfield National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo and are finally catching our breath after almost two years of planning by the FOHBC and Team Springfield. We’ve returned to [...]
President’s Message (July – August 2017)
Time for another issue of Bottles and Extras and the President’s Message. Our magazine has grown so much, there always seems to be something to work on each day. Incoming articles, images, Photoshop work, proof-reading, design, layout, advertising coordination and the myriad [...]
