-+March
‘09
RAILMAIL
Tulsa Garden Railroad Club
President, Donnie Shirey
918-361-1760 donniewshirey@mbcsi.com
Vice. Pres. Bob Gardine
918-476-6374 bgardine@chouteautel.com
Treasurer, Suzanne Honeyman
918-827-7516 shoneyman@honeycreekfarm.com
Secretary, Barbara Black
918-742-6669 wgblack@att.net
Editor, Jim Martin
918-756-3324 nitram1933@sbcglobal.net
Web Coordinator, Joe Salamon
918-437-8050 salamon7@cox.net
Tulsa Garden Railroad Club
C/o Barbara Black
3813 E. 38th St.
Tulsa OK
74135
www.tulsagardenrailroadclub.org
info@tulsagarderailroadclub.org
Greetings from the
President’s Roundhouse
We had two good shows within the last few weeks,
the Bentonville Arkansas show and the show here in Tulsa. Let me thank everyone who was involved
in either or both of these shows as there was a lot of hard work to make these
happen. The Arkansas
show turned out to be a bit cold and a fun drive home in the ice and snow. We
had a good module setup at the Arkansas
show and had a lot of structures and items to decorate with. This helped make
the modules look more interesting to the crowds. Congratulations goes to Jim
Martin for his first place win with his junkyard in the model competition for
structures. Good job Jim!
For the Tulsa
show, I think we had one of the largest module displays that the Tulsa Garden
Railroad Club has ever put together. We had a total of approximately 24 modules
covering a space of about 50 feet by 30 feet. The ground track and helix
covered an additional 20 by 50 feet. Lots of trains running on both the ground
track and the module display. And something new for me, I did an interview with
channel 2 news on Sunday morning. I did not get to see the segment when it
aired on TV, but I have had several people tell me that they did see it.
Our meeting for March will be held at the Herman
and Kate Kaiser Library located at Lafortune Park,
5202 S. Hudson Avenue,
Ste B, Saturday
the 28th at 1:00pm in the afternoon. Then don’t forget that the
meetings during the spring, summer, and fall will be at different club members
homes. Until the
meeting….Donnie
Banner Photo – hey, hey, hey, it’s my junk yard on display at the Great Train
Expo. Oh, did I mention that it won 1st place at the NWA Train show
in Bentonville on February 28th?
Shows,
Meetings & Events
Jenks herb Fest, Saturday, April 25th, our
annual ground track set up at this great festival. Contact Joe Salamon 918-695-7384
or at salamon7@cox.net
Okmulgee in Bloom, Saturday, May 2, This
will be the second year for the festival and the town folk are looking forward
to our trains running again. There will be vendors with plants, food, lawn
equipment, recycling info and more. More info at
918-758-1015.
25th Annual Garden
Railway Convention, July 5-11,
Denver CO.
This is where it all began twenty five years ago. Great
convention with tours, vendors and exhibits. If you’ve not been to a
Garden RR Convention, this is the one to attend. Details and registration forms
available at www.2009ngrc.com
Heart of America
Garden RR Show,
Friday/Saturday, August 14-15 This show has a couple
of years under its belt and is all large scale. If you don’t make it to the
National Convention, this is a good option. Info at www.hagrs.com
Oklahoma Rail is asking for our support to bring passenger rail
service to Tulsa and Northeastern
Oklahoma. Petitions will be available at this months meeting for
those interested in supporting the measure.
More info at www.oklahomarail.org
Wondering where the Kaiser Library is located?
5202 S. Hudson Ave. iis just south of 51st.
Street between S. Yale and S. Sheridan.
Note: Meeting day and time has been changed to Saturday the 28th at 1:00pm.
Here
are some kids eye views of our trains
