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WE NEED HELP, BADLY.

Hixnews.com recently marked its 20^th anniversary.  Although we’re now well into the era of social media, many people continue to read it, and every month we’re contacted by some new or returning readers.

Alas, many of the people who established HixNews are no longer with us.  The work continues, but today there are too few volunteers on staff, and they are aging: our average age is now on the north side of 74.  How long can we continue without an infusion of new blood?  No one can tell.

These days, getting HixNews out can be a challenge.  With such a small staff, a single person’s illness, accident, family emergency, etc. can pose a serious obstacle.  Incidentally, as many of you already know, in October our Editor Bob Casale began a regimen of chemotherapy; being conscientious, he worked extra hard ahead of time, and prepared pieces of the November issue before his first session!  It is only a matter of time before there are additional serious challenges, and they may be impossible to surmount if we do not have more people on board.

For a long time, Buffalo Bob has had to make up for the short staffing by putting in an incredible amount of work, and he has done a great job.  He deserves lots of Attaboys for that, and he has received some.  Unfortunately, Attaboys do not ease the workload.  If we had more (and ideally, younger) volunteers, our esteemed Editor could share with them the job of collecting content, so that he could more easily keep up the good work.  We’d also have a safety cushion, to help keep things on track if any of our staff had to temporarily spend time tending to personal matters.

We also need a backup webmaster.  For a website that is updated monthly, such a position does not demand much time.  The skills involved are much better known than they were 20 years ago.  Some of you may already have the ability to do the job, or know of a family member who has.

We really need your help.  Please consider helping HixNews by volunteering at this critical time.  To start the process, or to ask questions, please email us at editors@hixnews.com

Thank you; your help is much appreciated.

The Staff at HixNews

P.S.  If you were in high school in the 1970s, 1980s, or later, your participation will not only help HixNews survive – it can also help revitalize it.  A younger perspective could help make HixNews relevant to more of our reader base.