Schmidt's host February meeting at Grace Church
in Haddonfield
We thank Al & Bobbie
for setting up a place for us to meet during cold, snowy February.
Pizza and salads were provided by the Schmidt's and members
brought desserts. We gathered at 1pm and shared social time
and lunch. Grace Church is a beautiful old church located in
the heart of Haddonfield and next to the High Speed line. Attending:
Tom Ayers, Ed & Jane Barry, Tom & Anita Brown, Jay Desai,
Jim & Marilyn Fox, Larry & Donna Grady, Elaine Grindlinger,
Rudy & Alice Irizarry, Bill Keller, Bob & Patti Moffit,
Bud & Cass Oncay, Larry Paakh, Joe Profetto, Lou Ricardi,
Al & Bobbie Schmidt and Brian Steager.
Business
Meeting - Anita Brown, Pres. presided.
Donna Grady gave
treasurer's report. Donna also reminded members that order will
be taken for shirt etc. in March.
Old
Business
Annual
Luncheon
Saturday, April 13th is our annual Luncheon at Fred &
Ethel's in Smithville at 1pm. Donna Grady coordinated the
event. If you plan to attend send a check to Donna no later
than March 1st. $20/couple or $10/single. Choices are: Chicken
Corndonbleu, Salmon or London broil. This includes side dishes,
salad and apple crisp for dessert. 45 members attended last
year we hope to see you again this year. Reserve your dinner;
send the check and dinner choice to Donna Grady, 61 Monroe
Drive, Laurel Springs, NJ 08021.Make checks out to SJGRS.
Cape May Train Museum
is closed Feb. & Jan. and will reopen in March. Donna will
hold the $50 donation until they return.
Trailer Inventory
- This will be done during the train display at Green Planet
Nursery in March.
Becky Lincoln has
been approached by a Boy Scout parent inquiring as to what needs
to be done to achieve a Train or model Railroad Badge. Cass
Oncay contacted Boy Scouts of America and received a book
concerning Badges. She will send the book to Becky to
give to interested scout parent.
New
Business
Sunshine - Patti Moffit
reported that 8 birthday cards, 1 get well and 1 Thinking of
you were sent in Feb. Thanks to our Sunshine Lady.
Cass Oncay has been
in touch with Judy MacKenzie regarding the Paulsboro
day event on September 7th. Members interested in supporting
this event please contact Cass. If we are unable to get
enough commitments from volunteers we'll have to table the event
until a future time.
Open Houses - Al Schmidt
would like to see SJGRS pick a weekend (preferably in June)
where the public would be invited to go to member's homes to
see their G-Scale garden railroads. A schedule would be planned
and maps made available to each home so that people could pick
and choose where they would like to go. Light snacks and water
could be made available but no entrance fees. Bill Keller
suggested that we could have brochures at each location and
advertise in local newspapers to get the word out. More at the
March meeting.
A motion was made to give
Richard Edelman III a life membership in SJGRS. Seconded.
Discussion. Criteria would have to be made for future life memberships.
Richard has been President, Album Keeper, Equipment Manager
and he and Edith have hosted many meetings and open houses over
the years and worked on many train shows. Due to health problems
he and Edith have been unable to attend meetings. We appreciate
his dedication to the club. Vote taken, motion carried.
20TH
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Tom Brown reminded
members that our 20th Anniversary is coming up in 2014. After
much discussion, most members are in favor of taking an overnight
bus trip to Steam Town. More on this in March.
March 16th & 17th
Train display at Green Planet Nursery
10am - 4pm each day with a brief business meeting on March 17th
at 1pm
Set
up will be on March 15
From 11am - ?
We need help setting up, running trains and taking down at end
of show.
Brian will be advertising the event and will invite the public
to bring a piece of rolling stock and/or engine and members will
assist them in cleaning wheels, general maintenance and how to
keep trains running. Cass Oncay and Brian Steager are coordinating
the event.
.
Contact
Cass if you are available to help with any part of the show. 856-589-1774
or Cell 856-449-3384
Kathryn.oncay @ Comcast.net
Cass Oncay's
Cell phone is: 856-449-3384 please make a note of it.
Rudy Irizarry gave
heads up to members that companies advertise before trains are
made. He ordered a Trolley from Aristocraft and having trouble
getting information on delivery.
Cass announced that
Cold Spring is having financial problems - we'll have to keep
in touch to see whether they will be having the train weekend.
Larry Grady has a
friend who would like for someone to build him an HO layout. He
is willing to pay.
50/50 - Bob Moffit
$28/ Club $28
Want to be a garden railroader
but you don't have a layout?- George Clark has the
answer. George has a great layout but it hasn't been maintained
for a while due to George's health. He would like for someone
(or more) to come to his layout and maintain it. In return you
can run your trains and enjoy the hobby plus get expertise on
running and setting up a garden RR.
Interested - call George 856-783-2614 or
geoclarkrr@verzon.net

MARCH BIRTHDAYS
| 5th |
Larry Grady & Noreen McGahn |
| 11th
|
Clair Steager |
| 12th |
Brian Steager |
| 15th
|
John Heath |
| 20th
|
Bill McBride |
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MEETINGS
& EVENTS IN 2013
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|
| January
13th |
Club
Meeting @ Dr. Mike & Pat Lurakis |
| February
2nd |
Club Meeting @ Grace Church in Haddonfield |
| March
16th & 17th |
Train Show @ Green Plant Nursery |
| March
17th |
Club Meeting @ Green Plant Nursery (At 1 PM) |
| March
22nd & 23rd |
East Coast Large Scale Train Show - York PA |
| April
13 |
Annual Meeting & Luncheon (Fred & Ethels @ Smithville) |
| May |
Open for
Club Meeting |
| June
9th |
Club
Meeting @ Tom & Clare Ayers |
| June 24th - 29th
|
BTO
in Santa Fe, NM |
| July
|
Open
for Club Meeting |
| July
?? |
Cold Spring Train Show |
| August
|
Open
for Club Meeting |
| August
?? |
Fly
Fest- Cape May Airport |
| September
22nd |
Club
Meeting at Fox's |
| October
20th |
Club
Meeting @ Oncay's |
| November
|
Open
for Club Meeting (Nominations Meeting) |
| December
6th |
Setup
for Ocean City Train Show |
| December
7th & 8th |
Ocean
City Train Show (Tear Down @ 3:30PM on the 8th) |
| December
|
Holiday
Train Shows |
| NOTES: |
*Dates are
subject to change
Please Check for Updates
If you would like to have a meeting in 2013 contact Anita
Brown. Dates can be changed but we need to set up our schedule
in order to plan for shows etc. Contact: nanab1@comast.net
or 609-646-1102
Check out the web
page for calendar information, latest photos and updated
directory. Thanks to our Webmaster Al Schmidt for keeping
this site updated. www.trainweb.org/sjgrs>
**Names listed with
show dates are contact people, if you would like to participate.
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Where to
Shop for Model Railroading equipment and accessories:
Contact Trains 'N Things (ralphburrell@comcast.net)
Please call for Store Hours
Please
Call Store for Hours
Click
here to e-mail Holly Beach Trains (hollybeach.trains@verizon.net)
We have parts available for USA, LGB, Aristo, MTH & Lionel.
If
you know someone who would like to advertise in our newsletter, have them send
their business card(with a check for $25 which will cover their ad for one year)
to:
Anita Brown 1103 Seaside Ave. Absecon,
NJ 08201
We now have a business
card that we hand out to people who inquire about our club.
Please pick some up, if you can and hand them out to anyone
who you think may be interested.
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