April Meeting Tuesday, April 27,1999 Jim Starostas' Greenfield, WI

Attendance:
J. Brown, A. Doty, T. Garrett, S. Jones, D. Kloes, G. Linden, S. Lunde, J. Madden, M. McGrath, Roy Meissner, C. Porter, A. Pratt, D. Sengenberger, R. Shimon, R. Schlicht, D. Smukowski, J. Starosta, D.Young, J. Young. (19)

a) Swap Meet Hall Rental $200.00
b) Swap Meet Journal Ad $49.42
c) Swap Meet Supplies $23.94
d) Newsletter Printings $16.05
e) Swap Meet Banner for Waukesha Expo meets $95.00
f) Table for our Club at 1999 St. Louis Fall S Fest $10.00
g) Copy Paper for Swap Meet Flyers $6.00

A special thanks to Jeff Young's Mother-in-law Mrs. Ruth Zimmer for doing the computer set-up for the club's new Train Trade Show Flyers !

Dave Smukowski and "Mac" Mc Grath gave a report on some of the plans for 2000 Fall S Fest. An example of what the car will look like was shown to the cars. The final count on this special car (unique number) will be 75. Various ideas were discussed, from hotel accommodations, swap meet table arrangement, to the banquet and corporate sponsors.

Jeff Madden informed the members about the Racing Champions die cast cars, which are S gauge and available in many chain stores. If you like the fabulous fifties, there are finally a lot of S gauge cars available.

Art Doty gave a report on various model railroad activities and other events taking place in the region. There was a full slate of shows to keep a person busy for the entire Summer. Trainfest at the State Fair Park in West Allis, will be held November 13th and 14th. The State-Line club is planning a bus for S Fest transportation which will be leaving from Rockford to St. Louis. A form and information on this trip are included in this newsletter.

Ron Schlicht brought up the S Fest patch contest. Some of the other duties were spelled out and a few club members have volunteered for various activities. Roy Meissner will be handling the model contest. We have one volunteer for the raffle, more are needed. The registration table is always an area where we need a lot of help.

street. We will be in the 4-H building. This will be more expensive than the facility that we had. We are hoping that the surroundings will be better. With the right amount of promotion and the new facility, we have an opportunity to improve our swap meet. Table fees will have to be slightly higher and we will have to increase the entrance fee to $2.00. Not only is the hall fee higher, but there is a table fee, chair fee and an outlet fee. We will eliminate the early entrance charge. The meet will be advertised on the outside marquis, and with the proper promotion, the meet could grow. We will give this a whirl. We will still need help at the meets. Our swap was starting to grow and it turned into "more" of an all pause show. The fact that we are only moving across the street, we should not be losing any of our clientele. There is plenty of room for expansion at this facility and hopefully this will be a success. A lengthy discussion followed on this subject, but the membership approved proceeding with this proposal. It will now be called a Model Railroad Trade Show. This might also invite individuals who deal in railroad memorabilia and other train related items.

Sunday Sept. 12, 1999
1:30 pm
Jim Maslowski's
1541 S. 73rd St.
West Allis, WI
Phone: 258-2363

Jim's home is located between Greenfield and National avenues. From the West, I-94 exit 70th (best bet)

Down the Tracks

Upcoming Meetings:

September 12th - Jim Maslowski

October - Open

December - Open

January - Open

February - Open

March - Open

April - Open

Main criteria for hosting a meeting Not on a swap meet Sunday, Weekdays permissible.

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"Editors Comments"

$@ #*%!&?:

Wanted:

"S" Flex Track not Gargraves of Miller Tie Strip. - Contact Chuck Porter.

I only list items under "Wanted" for two or three newsletters.

Please contact me if you want a listing continued or it will be dropped. The same goes for the "For Sale" column.

In the event your interested in swapping, mention it. (Train Related Items Only)

For Sale:

Nothing to report.

Food for thought:

a) THINK SILVER.

b) Volunteer (for anything)

c) Modular layout end restoration.

d) Club equipment maintenance

Ron's New Product Report

Nothing to Report.

I'm hoping that some members send me their ideas, or tips, on items that they have purchased. I haven't bought anything since last year.

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Ron Schlicht

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The Badgerland S Gaugers do not offer any warranties, guarantees, nor assume any liability from the information contained in this publication.