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SJGRS SOUTH JERSEY EXPRESS .....

October, 2009 .... Issue 10.... Anita Brown, Editor

MEETING AT Bud & Cass Oncay's In Sewell, NJ

Another rainy meeting day. Those who attended enjoyed the day and the luncheon. Bud told us that he has not made any changes to his layout this year. He has some thoughts about expansion of his shed to twice the size, but they have to make room since Cass' doll storage shed would have to be relocated. We will have to see what happens here.

While the use of a shed for his trains has been a great idea, Bud did mention that he is looking for a very good track cleaner to make the job of keeping the trains running a lot easier.

Cass told us that her son found a Bachmann Blue Comet set in the trash on his route. The set has the cars and track. The engine is not working. We discussed how to repair it. One option is to take it to Bachmann in Phila. And have them repair it. Most repairs are $50 and you get a 1 year warranty.

Attending: Jim & Marilyn Fox, Elaine Grindlinger, Bill Keller, Ed Young, Larry Paakh, Larry & Donna Grady, Al Schmidt and Bud & Cass Oncay.

The Business meeting was conducted by the Webmaster, Al Schmidt.

Old Business

Longwood Gardens: Based on a note from Anita, it looks as if we have met our commitment to cover the Longwood Gardens show for 14 days. However, there is still time to schedule a day to run trains. Ross will have the layout open until just before Thanksgiving. The layout is super. Visually it is great and technically it is a real joy to run. It never fails.

Shore Mall Update: Larry Paakh reported that the work on expanding and replacing the current the background scenery is going very well. The rock paper is being replaced with more realistic plaster.

Ocean City Show (December 4th, 5th & 6th): While there is no specific coordinator, we discussed that Ed will be working with Larry Paakh on the layout of the track. Everyone is invited to come down on Dec. 4th for setup. Larry will have the trailer there around 2pm. We understood that Anita will make sure that we have permission to bring the trailer up on the boardwalk for unloading/loading. Larry will try to set up a turnout that allows us to run a track back beyond the curtain so that we can set up trains out of site of the display. It this woks out, Larry will incorporate this type of turnout in some expanded modules. He will discuss this more in the Spring.

Atkinson' @ Christmas: Larry Paakh reported that the set up will be on Dec. 10 & 11. For a complete itinerary of the event click her to view the memo from Ed DeSipio.

BTO Planning: We expect to have our next planning committee meeting after the nominations meeting at the Brown's on Nov 15th. If you are on the committee please try to attend, members are invited to stay and get an insight into our plans and ways in which you can participate.

We are going to be looking for and firming up volunteers in January to cover registration, running trains, crowd control, etc. so hope to hear from many of you. An important thing. If you find something that you think would be good for the goody bag or banquet or door prize please contact Anita with your find. All items must be approved by the 2010 committee.

Click Here For a Copy of the Minutes of The Most Recent BTO Convention Planning Meeting.


Club Shirts & Jacket Orders Due: Donna Grady collected all remaining orders and will place a combined order for these. Since we do not have the minimum order for hats, she plans to order enough to get the price brake and expects that these will go quickly at the BTO Convention.

Treasurer's Report
Donna Grady reported that we have a total of $1,116.79. This includes money collected for the clothing orders. Donna mentioned that the cost to Tom Tomasello for the materials to background at the Shore Mall was $32.41. We had previously approved $25 for this. A motion was made by Al Schmidt, seconded by Ned Young that we reimburse Tom for the full amount of $32.41 instead of the previously approved $25. Motion passed.

New Business

Bill Keller reported that he visited a store on a recent visit to Vermont called Real Good Toys (www.realgoodtoys.com) that have doll houses and other items that we might want to look at for ideas / additions to our layouts.

Larry Paakh stated that he is considering building a storage shed (10' x 10') and may offer the club partial use of the space for storage of modules, Thomas from the Mall and BTO materials. If this works out, he would ask the club to pay 20% of the cost, but not to exceed $300.

Larry Paakh reported that he is considering expanding our existing modules. Work would begin next Spring.

Shore Mall: A question was raised for future consideration regarding the possibility of our opening the Shore Mall for private parties. No details were discussed. It was a question posed for future consideration.

Larry Grady passed around a sheet listing G-scale layouts that will be open on Nov 9th. If you are interested in seeing any of these, contact Larry.

50/50
Thanks to Jim Fox for running the 50/50.
We collected $30. Elaine Grindlinger won $15 and the club got $15.

The Oncays supplied some books as additional 50.50 items. The selections were a mix and there was something of interest for everyone


Next Business Meeting

Tom & Anita Brown's
November 15th - 1pm
1103 Seaside Ave.,
Absecon, NJ 08080

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If you plan to attend call 609-646-1102
or
e-mail Nanab1@comcast.net
bring a chair and a beverage.
If you plan to bring a dish let Anita know.


NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW


Anita Brown & Judy Beare are recovering from surgeries. Both doing really well.


November Birthdays

4th          Bill Keller
8th         Anita Brown
9th          Fr. Nat Elliott
14th       Ann Gairo
21st        Frank Ancher
22nd       Eugene Moore

Keep an eye on our calendar
, we have a great number of shows and meetings coming in 2009.

MEETINGS & EVENTS IN 2009
January 4thOpen House @ Lurakis' 1-5
January 11thClub Meeting @ Dr. Mike & Pat Lurakis (Bring your own chair!!)
February 21stAnnual Meeting & Luncheon - Big Apple Cafe, Buena
March 8th Atl. Div. TCA show @ Plumber's Union Hall, 2791 Southampton Rd Philadelphia, PA 19154
March 15thClub Meeting @ Shore Mall with Pizzas (Bring your own chair!!)
March 27 & 28thYork, PA - Large Scale Train Show
April 25th & 26th Train Show 4-H - Click this link for the details
April 26th Club Meeting @ 4H Show
April 30 - May 13 Train Layout at Lehner's - Coordinator - Ed DeSipio
May 15-16 Vineland Days - Coordinator - Joe Profetto (Setup on the 14th)
May 17 NO Club Meeting
June 6th Garden Railways Tour - Click This link for the details
June 14thClub Meeting @ Tomasello's
June 17 - 19thBig Train Operator @ Bird-in-Hand, PA-- Click here for Details
July 12th Club Meeting @ Shore Mall
July 31 Cold Spring Village Train Show - Setup
August 1 - 2Cold Spring Village Train Show
August 15-16Oaks, Greenberg Show
August 16thClub Meeting @ Gannotta's
September 3 Fly Fest - Cape May County Airport - Set up after Noon
September 3 - November 22Longwood Gardens --> Please Schedule with Ross Carson by clicking here
September 4 - 7 Fly Fest - Cape May County Airport
September 25-26York Show
September 27thClub Meeting @ Jim & Marilyn Fox *** NOTE DATE CHANGE ***
September 27Atl. Div. TCA show
October 18 Club Meeting @ Oncay's
November 8Atl. Div. TCA show
November 15 Club Meeting @ Brown's (Nominations)
December 5 & 6th Ocean City Train Show (Setup Friday, Dec 4th, @ 2pm)
December 11-12Set Up at Atkinson's
December 12-13Oaks, Greenberg Show
Month of December Newsletter / Member Holiday Events / Election Results / NO BUSINESS MEETING
NOTES:

*Dates are subject to change
Please Check for Updates

PLEASE Check out months that list meetings and fill it in with a date. Let Anita know your date.

**Names listed with show dates are contact people, if you would like to participate.

ATTENTION - If you have any firm dates, for meetings or shows, please contact Anita B. as soon as possible. Thanks.

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