October
RAILMAIL
President, Donnie Shirey
918-361-1760 donniewshirey@mbcsi.com
Vice. Pres. Bob Gardine
918-476-6374 bgardine@chouteautel.com
Treasurer, Kathy Klawitter
918-283-4631 mjkjn6789@cox.net
Secretary, Nadine Hodge
918-742-1743 nh2640@sbcglobal.net
Editor, Jim Martin
918-756-3324 nitram1933@sbcglobal.net
C/o
www.tulsagardenrailroadclub.org
info@tulsagarderailroadclub.org
Note: the
web and e-mail site is still
under
re-construction.
Greetings from the
President’s Roundhouse
At the time that this letter is being written, I am sitting in
Its
hard to believe that the holiday season will be here before you know it…
Remember, Christmas party coming up soon.
Until the meeting….Donnie
Banner
Photo The graffiti artists strike. Victor Guess did a grafitti work up a
Chessie box car and can do custom work for you. Got a favorite photo of your
railroad? Send it to me at nitram1933@sbcglobal.net
Shows
& Events
Great
Train Expo,
25th
Details and registration forms available at www.2009ngrc.com
Friends
in Need
RIP
Cathy Shafer, wife of Kirk Schafer, (members since 2002) passed away recently.
Please keep them both in your prayers.
Foto’s of the Buttram’s
open house and our September meeting, courtesy of Sonya Bennett
TGRRC Minutes: August 2008
The
meeting was called to order by President Donnie Shirey. The Minutes were approved as published. The Treasurer’s Report was given.
Old Business
Tour
signs -- Donnie again asked that tour hosts let him know how many tour signs
they have, so we can try to track down our TGRRC tour signs. Originally, we had 50. Currently, we have fewer than 20.
Zoolightful -- Joe reported that the
Tulsa Zoo no longer hosts the Zoolightful event, so we will not be setting up
at the zoo in December.
Bixby show – Set up for the Bixby
train show will be Friday Oct 3.
Volunteers for set-up are: Mike,
Sky, Joe, Harry and Bill. Volunteers to
work the event on Saturday Oct 4 are:
Bob G., Mike, Joe, Sky, Vern and
Ground track trailer – We have located a small
trailer for the ground track. Size: 8 ft
x 5 ft. Cost: $650. We will borrow the trailer on Saturday Oct 4
for tear-down at the Bixby show. At that
time, we will evaluate the condition and size to determine whether the club
should purchase the trailer for storing and hauling ground track. It comes with a lock and spare tire. Bob G volunteered to store the trailer at his
place. The club members unanimously
approved the purchase of the trailer pending inspection.
Insurance – Barbara Shirey will
check with the NMRA insurance carrier to determine if the ground track trailer
can be included in the coverage we have on the module trailer.
Green Astroturf – The club unanimously
approved the purchase of six strips of Astroturf for use in ground track
displays. Size per piece: 12 ft x 6
ft. Cost per piece: approx $30.
Book of plans -- Bob intends to prepare
a book of suggested layouts for ground track displays, using various
configurations of the Astroturf.
Ground track storage boxes – The club unanimously
voted to allocate an additional $100 for materials to be used by Bob G for
additional ground track storage boxes.
Clamps / rail joiners – Bob G reported that the
clamps used to join the tracks in our ground track display need to be removed
in order for the tracks to fit inside the track storage boxes he is building.
New Business
Treasurer
Kathy Klawitter mentioned there is too much money in the checking account. The club agreed to the transfer of funds from
checking to savings at the Treasurer’s discretion.
Great Train Expo -- Jim Martin asks, if
anyone hears anything about the Great Train Expo, please let him know.
Christmas Party – Barbara S and Kathy K
agreed to co-chair the Christmas party committee. A discussion was held whether to continue
holding the Christmas party at a restaurant or whether to meet at someone’s
house. If anyone has any suggestions,
please contact Barbara or Kathy.
Christmas Party Raffle – In the past, we have set
aside $300 to use for raffle items at the Christmas party. We will further discuss raffle items and
amounts at a later date.
Dues -- Bob G suggested
changing the dues to a universal $25, instead of $20 for an individual and $30
for a family. A discussion was held but
no final decision was made.
Christmas Parade – It was agreed not to
participate in Christmas parades this year.
Children’s Hospital – The Children’s Hospital
at St. Francis in
Clinics – Please let the officers
know if there are any clinics you would like to attend.
Railmail photos -- Jim needs current
photos for the Railmail. Please email
them to him at: nitram1933@sbcglobal.net
OKC train show – When: December 6 &
7. Cost: $7 per person.
Show and Tell
Vern
showed a boxcar that his youngest son painted with graffiti. Please contact Vern if you would like
something similar.
Program
No
program was presented, but we would like to extend a special thank you to Bob
and Sheila Buttram for hosting the open
house at which this month’s meeting was held.
Submitted by Nadine Hodge, Club Secretary
Parting
Glance
Return trip on the Durango-Silverton,
“Hey, why are we stopping?”
OUR
NEXT MEETING
Thursday, 6:45pm, October 30th, at the
Freewill Baptist Church, 1190 N. Mingo,