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September, 2003 Newsletter
September, 2003 Newsletter
What's been happening?
The annual CLRC picnic held at the Illinois Live Steamers on June 28th was another huge success. There were 275 registered guests with about 225 of those being CLRC members and their families. The picnic committee wishes to thank all who attended and especially those who volunteered their time to help with the various activities.
Run-meets are still being held at Proksa Park in Berwyn. Those present at the September 15th run-meet were; Herb Koch, John Flinn, Al Laseke, Dan Olech, Charlie Cereghino, John Billone, Ed Rappert, Dan Zimmerman, Norbert Olaska, Richard Klouzer, Glenn Ruesch, Jeff Mills, Lyle Eimen, Wally Sehnert, Henry Pech, and Swav Kojro. In addition there were at least 20 guests who stopped in to see the trains run. The ages of the trains running spanned about 65 years from prewar tinplate to those manufactured in the last year. Thanks to those who brought trains to run for the pleasure of old and young alike.
What's going to be happening?
RUN-MEET DATES - October 3rd is the next scheduled run-meet and December 12 is the scheduled Christmas Party run. Both will be at Proksa Park in Berwyn. The time and location of the November 2003 and the January 2004 run-meets will be announced later.
MEMBER PARTICIPATION NEEDED! At the request of member Al Laseke the CLRC Board has approved the participation in a special train-run event to be held Walcamp Outdoor Ministries, 32653 Five Points Road, Kingston, IL 80145. Set up will be Saturday, September 27. Members can bring their trains to run after set up on Saturday. On Sunday, September 28 trains will run from about 10 A.M. to 3 P. M. Take down will be Sunday afternoon. This is a hands-on event with certificates being issued to young engineers, so members are needed to help run the trains. Contact Al Laseke at (847) 358-0419 or e-mail him at Ahlaseke@juno.com. This is an excellent opportunity for members in the western suburbs who would like to become involved to run their trains on
the club layout. A map has been included with this newsletter. However, it is easy to get to if you take I-90 west toward Rockford and exit at Route 47. Take Rte. 47 south to IL Rte. 72. Turn right (west) on Rte.72 to Five Points Rd. Turn right and look for the entrance to Walcamp on the left. Members in the DeKalb area should get there easily.
BOY SCOUT RAILROADING MERIT BADGE JAMBOREE will be held on October 10, 11, 12, and 2003 at Camp Hoover in Yorktown, IL. Set up is on Friday. Scouts will run trains on Saturday, and takedown will be on Sunday. If you are able to attend any or all of these days, contact Herb Koch at (708) 361-2483 or e-mail him at hkoch1@msn.com. The Boy Scouts provide meals and over night sleeping accommodations.
If you plan to attend the GREAT MIDWEST TRAIN SHOW at the DuPage County Fair Grounds on October 12, November 9, or December 14, look for the CLRC table and Lyle Eimen who is there selling club cars and membership, and generally just talking trains. Stop by and chat for a while!
IT'S ELECTION TIME AGAIN! The positions of President, Treasurer, and three Directors are to be elected in November. Incumbents Herb Koch, Pres., Bob Ciolino, Treas., and Directors Irwin Bross, Lyle Eimen, and John Flinn have submitted their names to run again. If you would like to submit your name for one of these positions, please notify Charlie Cereghino at (847) 438-2931 or e-mail him at ccereghino@aol.com no later than October 1, 2003. Nominations will close at 7:30 P. M. on October 3rd.
The next edition of the PRAIRIE STATE EXPRESS is accepting train-related articles. Please contact Lyle Eimen at (773) 685-5087 before October 15th.
ORDERS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE 17TH AND 18TH CLUB CARS. If you haven't done so, you can order "The City of New Haven" and "The City of Los Angeles" using the order blank on the back of this newsletter. The deadline to order is January 31, 2004. Order now before you forget!
Changes are being made on our INTERNET SITE. These should be completed by the end of October. YOU CAN CONTINUE TO USE THE ADDRESS ABOVE UNTIL THAT TIME. We'll keep you up to date in this newsletter.
2004 IS THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF YOUR CLRC. Your board of directors has already begun to discuss ideas to make this a special occasion. If you have any ideas for a special event in which all club members and their families might want to participate, please contact committee chair Lyle Eimen at the number listed above or see him at the next run-meet.
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