<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp512c72b6yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: 13px;">My sincere apologies for taking too much creative license in OCTOBER's Newsletter and my misunderstanding of the situation regarding judging of the 2026 FBQS.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: 13px;"><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">"There will be no voting on to Judge or not to judge again. We will hear all comments, and the committee will decide on Wednesday how we will proceed." </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: 13px;"><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Carole Poma, FBQS Committee Chair</span></span><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: 13px;"><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style=""><font size="2">Thank you for your understanding, Elizabeth Foster, OWQ Newsletter Editor</font></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: 13px;"><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br></span></span></div></div></body></html>