Our meeting for October 2026 will be on Saturday, October 17th at 10am. We hope to see you there.
Attending in Person
Join us in Meeting Room A inside the Foster Family Community Health Center located in Traverse City, MI.
Use the main entrance on the north side of the building and proceed down the left-hand corridor to Meeting Room A (toward the end of the corridor on the right). Here’s a short video that shows how to get there.
Attending via Google Meet
If you’re not able to join us in person, we encourage you to attend via the following link to our Google Meet conference call.
Division 2 Monthly Meeting – October
Saturday, October 17 · 10:00am – 1:00pm
Time zone: America/Detroit
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/zkz-uqpi-yia
If you’re new to video conferences, please refer to our guidelines on basic Google Meet etiquette.
Agenda
Superintendent
- Welcome & Introductions – Superintendent & Newsletter Editor – Jens Hensel
Reports – Updates
- Superintendent & Newsletter Editor – Jens Hensel
- Assistant Superintendent & Webmaster Updates – Paul Anderson
- Chief Clerk Updates – Keith Aleo
- Review current membership – Who has dropped, who was added and compare notes with John.
- Yardmaster Updates – T.J. Stratton and Michael McDougall
- Verify pending clinics
- Paymaster Updates – Dave Zolnierek
- Trainmaster Updates – John Campbell
- Review current membership – Who has dropped, who was added and compare notes with Keith.
- NCR Board Updates – T. J. Stratton
- Achievement Program Updates– Pete Magoun
- Other Division Business and Discussion
Clinic
- David Zolnierek – Building your Craftsman Kit – Part 2
- Whether you’re attending in-person or online, have your painted and partially assembled kits handy including:
- Have the internal corner pieces already glued in place.
- Have your windows and screens in place.
- Have your Tools that David listed in the last Powerpoint Presentation available including wood glue (Yellow Carpenter’s Glue).
- If you’re not ready for Part 2; no problem. Just take notes and build your kit later.
- Whether you’re attending in-person or online, have your painted and partially assembled kits handy including:
Break
Show & Tell
- Anybody who brought something interesting can show it off to the attendees. If you’re attending via the Google Meet video conference, and your computer/tablet/phone has a camera, you’re welcome to present even when you’re remote!
Future Meetings
Looking into the crystal ball, and following our tendency to schedule monthly meetings on the third Saturday of each month, our upcoming meetings are as follows:
- November 21, 2026
- December 19, 2026
- January 16, 2026
These meeting dates are best estimates until we post the official invitation (please check the Meetings archive). There are no monthly meetings during the summer months of June, July, and August.