2026 APA Mailer Information & Dates…

The 2026 APA Mailer is:
Nora Young, #981 [2025-2026]

APA Bundle Submission Delivered To Mailer By Dates for 2026
January 9th
April 10th
July 10th
October 9th
February 6th
May 8th
August 7th
November 6th
March 6th
June 4th
September 4th
December 4th

APA Bundles are mailed between the 10th and 15th of each month. In order to allow us time on the weekend to collate, pack, label, and seal the bundles, the 2026 Mail Due-By dates are listed above. Items arriving after these dates will be sent out in the following month’s bundle.

Your 2026 APA Mailer,
– Nora Young, #981

Please mail your bundle submissions to:
Nora Young, APA Mailer
4220 Chambers St
Cincinnati, OH 45223-1826 USA

Additional New Members for 2026…

Since announcing our available openings for new or returning members, we have picked up three new members, leaving us with just one more remaining spot for our maximum of 150 active members. Once that last remaining vacancy is filled, applicants will be placed on our waiting list to be added on a first come, first offered basis.

New Members Joining Our Ranks in 2026:

#1038: Kyle & Betsy Dugger
Dugger Creations
Troy, Tennessee

#1039: Camille Lecoutre
Peddling Prints
Royal Oak, Michigan

#1040: Marshall Herman
Punctilious Press
Claremont, California


Passing of Larry Raid, #572

Larry Raid, #572

March 18, 1939 – January 9, 2026
Active APA Member 1988-2024
APA Tramp Printer 2025

Larry Raid of Denmark, Iowa, smiles as he talks with fairgoers Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015 at Pioneer Hall’s Print Shop at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa.
Photo Credit: Michael Zamora/The Des Moines Register

Larry Raid Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Larry Raid of Denmark, Iowa, who passed away at the age of 86, on January 9, 2026. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Arlo J. Raid and Leontina D. Raid (Schlecht); his brothers-in-law, Marvin Gingrich, Eugene, Donald, William and Neil Petsche; and his nephews, Troy and Tod Gingrich.

He is survived by: his wife Mary Petsche; his children, Michelle Tuller (Barry), John Raid (Linda) and Laura Witthoeft (Chad); his grandchildren, Zachary (Christine Isaguirre), Rachel Tuller, Ethan, Jenna Raid, Elizabeth, Anna and David Witthoeft; his sister Kay Gingrich; and his sisters-in-law, Margaret Petsche and Janet Erickson (Tom).

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 14th 2026 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM at the Barr Memorial Chapel (1919 Ave F, Fort Madison, IA 52627). A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 14th 2026 at 1:30 PM at the same location.

In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established for the Midwest Old Threshers Foundation and Denmark Academy Fund.

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