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Bonnie, our team Captain, asked me to post a quick announcement about the CAST Yahoo Group. She will be keeping the Yahoo Group open so that she has the option to e-mail all Yahoo Group members at one time. The CAST Yahoo Group may close entirely if Etsy implements group convo capabilities in the future.

However, Bonnie will be closing the Yahoo discussions as there is no good way to keep spam out of our inboxes over there.

I know there are some who really enjoy the Yahoo format, but we hope everyone will take the opportunity to come over to the new CAST Team Format on Etsy and join in our various CAST discussion threads there. Unlike in the past when we just had a profile page with a list of team members, we now have a dedicated area of Etsy with our own forums, a much nicer way to browse CAST Shops and links with the possibility of more capabilities to be added later. Come try it out!

by Sue of SueRunyonDesigns

It is with sadness that our team learned today of the death a few months ago of one of our own. Diane Fest of DianaLiz1 passed away in August.

You may read the announcement here:

http://www.suffolktimes.com/news/news-profile.php?ID=1775

Many have been missing her and wondering why she was no longer participating on the thread. Thanks to MrFilthyRotten for letting us know.  This is what he had to say about her:

" Diane had a lovely shop, filled to the brim with pet blankets, prayer boxes, beach glass jewelry and vintage items. She was always upbeat, sweet, handing out blessings and had a great sense of humor. Many evenings she would post on the thread (at times all by herself) promoting everyone's items. She loved cooking and she especially loved her little white dog Nicky. Diane was a good friend to our thread and will be sorely missed.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/mrfilthyrotten/dianaliz1.jpg "

If you knew Diane, please feel free to leave a remembrance comment about her.

Bonnie of Tiggerbonn, our CAST Team Leader, convo'd me to ask me to let everyone know that after a long hiatus, the CAST Team Yahoo Group message feature has been reactivated.

If you were a former member of the CAST Team Yahoo Group you will probably have noticed that you have been receiving messages via e-mail from other members. If you aren't currently a member of the group you may go sign up.

If your e-mail inbox is being bombarded with CAST messages and would like to change your settings so you receive all the message in one daily digest instead of as they are written, you can click the CAST Team Yahoo Group link, sign into your Yahoo account and then click the "Edit Membership" link near the top to change your settings.

Even though it needs a little dusting off, some members prefer the Yahoo Group to the Etsy forums. If you participate there you will likely meet different CAST Members and find a great place to network. You can also post photos, post your links and find Facebook, Twitter and Blog links for other members.

Thanks,
Sue of SueRunyonDesigns