Dear Friends, I have received several requests as to where the ICGS newsletter is - I thought I should try to reach as many of you as I can, so I am using the Ionia County Mail list to get the information to you. Dottie Piechocki, our editor, lost her father after a long illness and that delayed the newsletter through the first week of February. She mailed the final draft to me to take to the printer, and BAM, I ended up in the hospital. I just got home on Monday and will have to recover for a couple of weeks....however...the board members have risen to the occasion and the newsletter is finally at the printer, and hopefully will be ready to go out in the mail on Friday. I sincerely apologize for this delay and will try to work out an alternative plan for future issues so that you receive your newsletter in a timely manner. Hopefully we won't have any other delays and we will all remain healthy. I thank you in advance for your patience and understanding. The newsletter will be worth the wait.... Pam Swiler, President Ionia County Genealogical Society