NOVEMBER, 2005 NEWSLETTER
The
CLRC Clubhouse officially opened on October 29, 2005. The ribbon cutting ceremony was attended by the officers and board members and
regular members. Special guests included the club founder, Jerry
Brettschnieder, Lou and Colleen Kovach, and Brenda Mainwaring a representative
from the Union Pacific Railroad. Later Neil Basougloff of Classic Toy Trains
joined in the festivities.
Some
of the regular members who attended were: Herb Koch with his wife, Debbie, and
her mother, Rich Thayer with his daughter and grandchild, Bob Ciolino, Lyle
Eimen, Kevin Barry, John Flinn, John Balone, Swav Kojro, Charlie Cereghino,
Robert Stashak, Ed Carter, Norbert Olaska, Al Laseke, Irwin and Nathan Bross,
Daniel O'Neill, Gary Statkus, Ted Cwik and his son, Pete Conrad, Kurt Warning,
Lou and Colleen Kovach, the
Stratton Family (Kathy, Lauren, Heather, and Kevin, Jr.), Jeff and Dave Mills,
Jerry Brettschneider, Tim Romano, Bob Gleason, Jim Mc Pherson, Richard Klouzer
and his wife Lorraine, and William Schroeter. (Apologies to anyone whom I may have omitted. – Ed.)
The
clubhouse was open to the general public for a time. There was a lot of
interest in the club and our club cars. New members were signed up by Rich
Thayer at the membership desk.
All
of this could not have happened without the work, imagination, and time of a
number of individuals over a period of years. For now, we would like to thank
those who put that extra effort to get the clubhouse ready for the open house.
In addition we would like to thank those who kept things going throughout the
day. At some later time we would like to thank them by name.
THE
ELECTION MEETING will be held on November 18, 2005.
Members who have not mailed their ballot may vote at the meeting between 7
& 8:30 P.M. Trains will run at this meeting, so come early! The layout is
up and ready for your trains.
FUTURE
RUN-MEETS It is the intention to run trains every
Saturday. Check the timetable on the club website or ask a board member about a
specific date.
ANNUAL
CHRISTMAS PARTY Plans should be finalized for the party
soon. Look for details in the next newsletter and on the club web site.
YOUR
E-MAIL ADDRESS IS IMPORTANT. Once again, please submit you E-mail
address to Rich Thayer on your renewal form, and keep him informed of any
changes.
